THE Alliance allays fears
NewsMembers of THE Alliance have stressed to their customers and stakeholders that operations will “continue as normal throughout 2024”....
Wan Hai planning new ship orders
NewsWan Hai Lines is close to ordering new ships for its intra-Asia operations and, following several months of discussions, it appears as if co...
Intra-Asia trades’ changing fortunes
NewsDemand on the intra-Asia trades is slowing, with freight rates also depressed, forcing shipping lines to seek new survival strategies....
The rise and rise of Indochina
NewsThe Indochinese peninsula of South East Asia continues to develop as a low-cost manufacturing hub....
Order book bounce
NewsAfter five months of no activity, there are signs that a few owners/operators are returning to shipyards for new tonnage....
Wan Hai inks new transpacific deal
NewsTaipei-based Wan Hai Lines has expanded its operations in the transpacific trade by making deals with Coscon and K Line. The moves strengthe...
Betting on Black in uncertain times
NewsAfter mixed fortunes in recent years there is optimism for the future of Turkish and Black Sea ports, but is too much capacity being built, ...
Shanghai expects to remain top box port
NewsShanghai, the world’s busiest container port, expects its throughput to grow 10% annually for the next five years as manufacturers open pl...
Green light for TCIT
NewsMitsui OSK Line Ltd (MOL) has received approval from the government of Vietnam to establish a new joint terminal operating company, Tan Cang...
Evergreen staying in Kaohsiung
NewsEvergreen founder Chang Yungfa has rebutted a report that his group’s container shipping unit, Evergreen Marine Corp, may pull out of the ...
Shipping pact boost for China/Taiwan ports
NewsTaiwan and China have set aside decades of hostilities and agreed to allow shipping links across the Taiwan Strait. Officials signed the agr...
China-Taiwan set to sign sea pact
NewsTaiwan hopes to conclude negotiations with China next month to restore direct cross-strait shipping links, which have been suspended since 1...
Evergreen ups TPCT stake
NewsTaiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corp will invest a further US$9.22M in Taipei Port Container Terminal (TPCT), boosting its total investment to U...
Small no to PTP move
NewsSmaller container lines calling at Malaysia’s Johor Port have voiced opposition to a proposal by parent Malaysian Mining Corp (MMC) to mov...
Wan Hai All Set again
NewsWan Hai Lines has again specified loose lashing equipment from MacGregor’s All Set Marine Lashing AB for its latest and largestever contai...