Topic
Supply chain
Every Vessel Hunter story on Supply chain: 10 stories, from 10 July 2026 to 20 September 2026. Newest: "Asian Port Congestion Passes Its Pandemic Peak at 4.3M TEU". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Asian Port Congestion Passes Its Pandemic Peak at 4.3M TEU
Container capacity stuck at Asian ports has reached 4.3m teu, above the pandemic peak, with Colombo turnarounds at six days and about 6.6 percent of the global fleet unavailable for normal service.
German Seaport Workers Move to an Indefinite Strike Ballot
Ver.di members at Germany's main seaports have rejected the employers' latest offer and opened a ballot on indefinite strike action running to 1 October, covering up to 11,000 workers.
Maersk resumes limited Suez transits but warns strain will persist
Maersk has restarted Suez transits on three services while telling customers to plan for variable lead times across India, the Middle East and Africa.
NORDEN Issues the First Verified Maritime Emissions Reductions Under Book and Claim
NORDEN has delivered verified emissions reductions through the RSB Book and Claim registry, letting a cargo owner buy the benefit of sustainable fuel burned on someone else's voyage.
US Customs Weighs Demanding Foreign Export Filings From Importers Before Cargo Sails
Customs and Border Protection has opened consultation on rules that could require importers to supply foreign export declarations and trace products further back through their supply chains.
Orsted Shelves 1.4GW Incheon Offshore Wind Project in South Korea
Orsted has suspended its bid for what would have been South Korea's largest offshore wind project, off Incheon, after it failed internal investment criteria.
Hanjin's Collapse Returns to Court as Korea Rethinks Rehabilitation Rules
A decade after Hanjin Shipping was declared bankrupt, the Seoul Rehabilitation Court is considering reducing its reliance on the court-appointed examiners whose valuations decide corporate survival.
Maersk Expands Its AI Customs Platform as Tariff Exposure Gets Harder to Price
Maersk has widened Trade & Tariff Studio into a connected customs environment covering HTS classification, landed-cost modelling and audit readiness across a shipper's whole product catalogue.
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.
Pacifico Energy Korea signs local supply deal for offshore wind cluster
Pacifico Energy Korea has signed an MoU with three local suppliers to support its 3.2GW Jindo offshore wind cluster and build a Gwangyang Bay supply hub.
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