Australia and China Trace 91 Containers in Tobacco Smuggling Sweep
The Australian Border Force and China Customs identified 112 suspicious containers, with 91 confirmed as smuggled tobacco carrying about US$65 million in unpaid duty.
Hamburg Container Throughput Falls In A Difficult First Half
The Port of Hamburg handled 56.1 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, down 3.1 percent, with container volumes falling 3.8 percent during terminal modernisation work.
Maersk goes from red to black
A.P. Moller-Maersk has sharply upgraded its guidance, now expecting an underlying operating profit of $2bn to $4bn this year, the clearest sign yet that 2026 is shaping up as another profitable year for container shipping.
Methamphetamine Found In Vehicle Transmission Shipped From Germany To Australia
Australian officers found thirteen kilograms of methamphetamine inside a vehicle transmission shipped from Germany, and made two arrests after a controlled delivery in western Sydney.
Washington imposes tariffs on goods from sixty economies
Duties of 10 to 12.5% now apply to goods from 60 economies, reviving measures the US Supreme Court struck down earlier this year.
Carriers swap Hamburg for Wilhelmshaven on NEMX service
Three major carriers have removed Hamburg from their joint North Europe-East Mediterranean container service, replacing it with Wilhelmshaven as the German port of call.
Container ship refloated after grounding near Rio Grande
The container ship Dusseldorf Express ran aground near the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande in Brazil and was refloated within hours.
Sinotrans doubles down on Qingshan with second feeder quartet
Sinotrans Container Lines is expanding its feeder newbuilding programme at China Merchants' Qingshan shipyard with a second batch of four 1,800 TEU vessels.
Russia's container market climbs 7.1% in first half of 2026
Russia's container market grew 7.1% year on year in the first half of 2026, with June volumes reaching their highest monthly level in fifteen years.
Yang Ming orders six LNG dual-fuel boxships worth up to $1.2bn
Yang Ming Marine Transport has chosen Hanwha Ocean to build six LNG dual-fuel container ships of around 13,000 TEU each, in a deal worth up to $1.22 billion.
HMM Rotterdam makes maiden call at Felixstowe
The 23,820 TEU HMM Rotterdam has made its first call at the Port of Felixstowe, arriving from Singapore as one of the largest container ships afloat.
Shanghai Changshun expands boxship series to ten vessels
Shanghai Changshun Shipping has firmed up four optional 6,150-TEU containerships at a Chinese shipyard, expanding its newbuilding series to ten vessels in its largest size class yet.
Container ship ordering accelerates as owners chase scarce yard slots
Container vessel ordering picked up sharply in the first half of 2026, with the Post-Panamax segment attracting the strongest demand even as ultra-large vessel orders declined.
Minerva Dry orders four larger boxships in Hengli newbuilding push
Minerva Dry has ordered four 6,000-TEU container vessels at a Chinese shipyard, expanding into larger tonnage than it currently operates or has on order elsewhere.
CMA CGM names LNG-powered sistership as newest Asia-Europe flagship
CMA CGM has named its latest 24,000 TEU LNG-powered containership, the sistership of Notre Dame, ahead of deployment on the group's premier Asia-Europe route.
Eleven convicted over failed cocaine drop from containership in the English Channel
Eleven people have been convicted in connection with a failed attempt to retrieve half a tonne of cocaine dropped from a containership into the English Channel.
Trump's fresh tariff round clouds container lines' post-peak season
A fresh round of tariffs imposed by President Trump on dozens of trading partners is adding uncertainty for container lines as this year's unusually early US peak shipping season winds down.
CMA CGM names Notre Dame, the largest containership ever to fly the French flag
CMA CGM has held a naming ceremony in Le Havre for the Notre Dame, the largest French-flagged containership ever built and the first of ten next-generation vessels.
China's car export boom is overwhelming vehicle carriers, pushing millions of autos onto boxships
China's rapidly expanding vehicle exports are outstripping available car-carrier capacity, pushing an estimated two million cars onto container ships this year in what analysts describe as a structural shift.
Turkey launches its first LNG-fuelled and largest-ever domestically built containership
Turkish carrier Turkon Line has put the country's first domestically built LNG-fuelled containership into service, marking a major expansion of its fleet capacity.
Container-ship orderbook hits a record high as overcapacity fears loom
The global container-ship orderbook has passed 13.7m TEU, over 40% of the fleet, even as analysts warn of overcapacity.
Tight tonnage hands container-ship owners the upper hand in charters
Tight tonnage has given container-ship owners the upper hand in charters, with charterers accepting longer, firmer deals.
Korean group wins approval in principle for a nuclear-powered container ship
A South Korean consortium has won approval in principle for a large container ship powered by molten salt reactors.
Port of Los Angeles posts its best-ever June, topping a million containers
The Port of Los Angeles handled more than a million containers in June, its busiest June in 118 years.
Dismantling of the grounded MSC Baltic III gathers pace
Salvors have removed almost all the cargo from a container ship grounded off eastern Canada and are cutting up the wreck.
A record two million cars set to move in containers this year
A record two million cars are set to ship in containers this year as China's exports outpace the car-carrier fleet.
Yang Ming orders up to $1.2bn of dual-fuel boxships at Hanwha Ocean
Yang Ming has selected a South Korean shipbuilder for six LNG dual-fuel container ships worth up to about $1.2bn.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges posts a softer first half
One of Europe's largest ports handled less cargo in the first half as container volumes fell and disruptions took a toll.
Vietnamese-built containers win orders from global shipping lines
Containers built in Vietnam are increasingly winning orders from global shipping lines and leasing companies.
Global terminal operators lift their share of world container throughput to 49.9%
The biggest container terminal operators lifted their combined share of global throughput to just under half in 2025.
India's Vizhinjam port to open for domestic cargo in August
India's newest deep-water container port will launch full import and export operations in mid-August.
Container ship fires keep rising even as other safety metrics improve
Fire frequency across container fleets rose for a third consecutive year in 2025, a safety forum has warned, even as other metrics improved.
Acid leak on MSC boxship injures scores and halts Antwerp dock
A damaged container leaked hydrofluoric acid aboard a containership at Antwerp, injuring more than a hundred workers and suspending traffic in part of the dock.
Samskip joins HyShip to scale hydrogen-powered shipping
Samskip is bringing its hydrogen-powered SeaShuttle project into the European HyShip initiative to help build the infrastructure for zero-emission shipping.
Erasmus adds to boxship orderbook with fresh China feeder deal
Athens-based Erasmus Shipinvest has ordered two firm feeder containerships in China, with options for two more, building on its growing box fleet.
Chinese line prepares weekly Arctic container service
A Chinese operator is lining up a weekly container service along the Arctic route between China and northern Europe, moving the corridor beyond one-off demonstration voyages.
Minerva steps up in containers with four boxship order in China
Greek owner Minerva Dry has ordered four mid-sized containerships in China, a step up in size that pushes its investment in the sector towards $1bn.
South Korea opens antitrust probe into container makers
South Korea's competition authority has launched an investigation into the leading manufacturers of shipping containers, echoing scrutiny already under way in the United States.
Maersk brings a West Africa service back through the Red Sea
Maersk is restoring a West Africa service to the Red Sea and Suez, one of the first moves back to the waterway after an extended period of avoidance.
Hapag-Lloyd to raise North Europe-US rates by up to $800 from August
Hapag-Lloyd will raise freight rates on shipments from Northern Europe to the United States by up to $800 per box from August.
Seattle-Tacoma gateway handled nearly 3m TEU last year
The Seattle-Tacoma gateway handled close to three million TEU last year, supporting more than 265,000 jobs, a new study finds.
Drewry container index jumps 9% on transpacific and Asia-Europe gains
Drewry's World Container Index rose 9% to $4,530 per 40ft box as transpacific and Asia-Europe rates jumped on tight capacity.
Worker killed as containers topple at Nhava Sheva in storm
One worker was killed and another injured at India's Nhava Sheva terminal when containers fell from an anchored boxship during a storm.
Samskip's SeaShuttle becomes demonstrator for EU hydrogen project
Samskip's autonomous, emissions-free SeaShuttle will act as the demonstrator in the EU-backed HyShip project, testing liquid hydrogen on the Oslo-Rotterdam route.
ONE swaps its West India–US East Coast service for new INE loop
Ocean Network Express will suspend its WIN service and roll out a new India North America Express (INE) loop between West India and the US East Coast from August.
Shippers may have overpaid fuel surcharges on transpacific route
Shippers on the Far East to US West Coast route may have paid up to $475 per teu more than actual fuel costs in April and May, according to new analysis.
Goldenport orders feeders at revived Qingshan shipyard
Goldenport has ordered three 1,800 teu feeder containerships at China Merchants' revived Qingshan yard, joining a wave of orders at the restarted builder.
Hapag-Lloyd to roll out Inmarsat NexusWave across its fleet
Hapag-Lloyd will deploy Inmarsat's NexusWave bonded connectivity service across its global fleet following trials, deepening a near-25-year relationship.
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