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...
CCSC and Yang Ming push back deliveries of box ships
NewsChina Cosco Shipping Corp (CCSC) and Yang Ming Line are the latest carriers to put in place deferral strategies for some of their ships. The...
Korean shipping partnership planned
NewsReliable reports emanating from South Korea suggest that the country’s container shipping companies are planning to create a national alli...
More Poland-UK multimodal options
NewsA new lo-lo shipping service and reorganised rail/ro-ro services will provide environmentally welcome alternatives to long distance driver-a...
Maersk expands Indian options
NewsIn response to growing trade to/from the country and in the interest of improving service reliability and improving transit times, particula...
Bright future for Japanese trio?
NewsJapan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) can rival Maersk – at least that is the opinion of Lars Green, principal of Green Consulting and for...
Viking ship order
NewsViking Line has signed a conditional contract worth €194M with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry for a new LNG-powered ro-pax cruise ferry for ...
SOL acquires three more ro-ros
NewsThe three vessels, time-chartered to Stora Enso, are further acquisitions by Swedish Orient Line from the Rederi TransAtlantic fleet...
TransAtlantic to be wound up
NewsIn the light of the current market and a bleak outlook, Viking Supply Ships has decided to close down its ro-ro/general cargo affiliate Rede...
Taiwan supports its shipping lines
NewsIn a further sign of the severe difficulties being experienced by the world’s liner shipping companies, the Taiwanese Government has annou...
MacAndrews revamps services
NewsUK/Ireland-continent shortsea specialist MacAndrews, part of CMA CGM, has introduced a new service schedule, including a brand new call in A...
China down but not out
NewsDespite China’s economic slowdown, the country still offers a number of interesting trading opportunities....
Grimaldi increases Finnlines' stake
NewsGrimaldi Euromed SpA has acquired an additional 10.58% stake in its Finnish subsidiary, Finnlines Oy, increasing the Grimaldi Group's share ...
Yusen Logistics into Pakistan
NewsYusen Logistics, NYK Line's forwarding arm, has opened a new branch in Karachi to meet the growing need for logistics services in Pakistan...