MSC Suspends Novorossiysk Bookings After Drone Strike on Boxship
MSC has suspended new bookings to and from Novorossiysk with immediate effect after one of its containerships was struck by a drone leaving the Russian port.
China Takes 80% of Container Ship Orders as Korea Fills Slots With Gas
Chinese yards took more than 80% of global container ship orders in the first half, around 380 vessels, while Korean builders filled 2029 slots with LNG carriers and other high-value gas tonnage.
MSC Files New Far East-Africa Rates for September as Demand Firms
MSC has filed new freight-all-kinds rates on Far East-Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean trades for 1-14 September, ranging up to $8,000 per 40-foot container to Somalia.
MSC Reaches 500 Secondhand Boxship Purchases Since 2020
MSC has bought its 500th secondhand containership since August 2020, taking its operated fleet from about 3.8m teu to close to 7.4m teu and more than 21 percent of global capacity.
Carriers Raise Panama Canal Surcharges as Gatun Lake Falls
Falling water levels at Gatun Lake have brought stricter draft restrictions, and CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and MSC have all announced significant Panama Canal surcharges.
MSC Tests Suez Transits as Container Volumes Rise on the Corridor
MSC has sent seven eastbound vessels through the Suez Canal and Bab el Mandeb in two weeks, as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd return services to a corridor CMA CGM never fully left.
MSC's Terminal Arm Withdraws Barcelona Antitrust Filing
MSC's terminal arm has withdrawn an antitrust filing relating to Barcelona, ending for now a review of its position in the Catalan port.
MSC Fined Six Million Dollars Over Runaway Boxship At Charleston
The ship management arm of the world's largest container line has been fined six million dollars over a 2024 incident in which one of its vessels lost speed control approaching a bridge at Charleston.
MSC pays $1.4bn for 49% stake in Adani's Vizhinjam port
MSC's terminal arm TiL is acquiring a 49% stake in Adani Ports' Vizhinjam transhipment terminal for $1.4bn, in what the partners call the largest foreign private investment in Indian port infrastructure.
MSC Boxship Partially Sinks At Zhoushan Repair Berth
The MSC Silvana VIII has partially sunk alongside a repair yard at Zhoushan after a typhoon grounding and a failed refloating, with her engine room flooded and 3,000 tonnes of fuel removed.
Six Men Removed From Cruise Ship After Faking Emergency Over Intercom
Six young men were removed from the cruise ship MSC Divina and handed to Italian authorities after broadcasting a false announcement over the ship's intercom that the captain had lost control.
MSC sues logistics customer over container fire caused by electric vehicles
Mediterranean Shipping Company has sued a United States vehicle logistics specialist over a fire aboard one of its container ships, alleging that improperly secured electric vehicles inside two of the customer's containers caused the blaze.
CMA CGM set to overtake Maersk as world's #2 boxline
é reported by French daily Les Echos. Saadé expects the Marseille-based carrier to move ahead of its Danish rival within roughly 18 months, though Linerlytica data suggests the switch could come as early as July 2027. T…
MSC returns to megaship ordering with up to 20 new giants
MSC has reportedly returned to the newbuilding market with an order for up to 20 20,000 teu LNG dual-fuel containerships at China's Hengli Heavy Industry.
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