“K” Line develops new fire detection system for car carriers
NewsThis research aims to develop a fire detection system that detects fires earlier and with higher accuracy than existing smoke detectors for ...
K-Line to order eight 7,000 CEU PCTCs running on LNG
NewsFollowing the delivery of CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN in March, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd has decided to procure another eight LNG-fuelled PCTCS, ...
Iquique handles biggest call size for automobiles to date
NewsNIAGARA HIGHWAY is the 31st car carrier call at the North Chilean port since K-Line began calling in September 2017...
Peru points the finger at car carriers
NewsPeru’s national competition authority (Indecopi) has found that six car carriers colluded on price between 2001 and 2012 and gained an ext...
EC fines car carriers
NewsThe European Commission (EC) has fined several ocean carriers engaged in the transport of finished vehicles and automotive parts and compone...
Japanese carrier merger has not been rejected
NewsContrary to some media reports, the US Federal Maritime Commission has not rejected the merger of K Line, MOL and NYK....
SAAM gets sustainability index listing
NewsFor the first time SAAM will be part of the select list of Chilean companies that make up the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile...
Box builders face tougher times
NewsReefer production recovered strongly in 2015, but the outlook for 2016 is less assured as demand has weakened again and the main manufacture...
Six container lines form “THE Alliance”
NewsHanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, “K”Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Yang Ming to create a new alliance, bringing together 18% of ...
Husky commits
NewsHusky Terminal has reached an agree ment to extend its lease in Tacoma by 20 years. Since August 2015, Port of Tacoma has been part of the N...
Reefer leasing loses its edge
NewsDespite the strong upturn in global reefer demand, leasing companies accounted for a declining share of new deliveries during 2015 and only ...
Automotive shipping revs up
NewsThe ocean car-carrying business appears to be in good health, with investments being made in port and terminal facilities, as well as new to...
…Cosco eyes in Kaohsiung
NewsChina Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco) is in talks to buy a stake in a container terminal in Kaohsiung under development by Yang Ming Marine Transp...
Charleston rolls on
NewsFollowing a six-month, US$21.7M improvement project, the Port of Charleston’s Columbus Street Terminal is now handling BMW’s automobile ...
Cosco and China Merchants eye Taiwan terminal stakes
NewsTaiwan’s Yang Ming Marine has received separate offers from Cosco and China Merchants Group to acquire a stake in Kaohsiung’s new automa...