Category Archives: Sea Freight

Port of Oakland’s executive director Danny Wan has unveiled plans to invest in a renewed, smart and zero-emissions port. “The theme for 2022 is to invest in and plan for a future that is not what used to be, but one that improves upon the past,” stated Wan at his annual State of the Port address […]

Maersk has confirmed that its 2018 – built Mumbai Maersk has run aground near the Port of Bremerhaven in Germany on 2 February at around 23:00 (Central Europe Time – CET). All the crew members of the 20,000 TEU vessel are safe and there is no sea or environmental pollution, according to Maersk, which also […]

The French ocean carrier CMA CGM will implement new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rate increases in shipments destined to West Africa, effective from 1 March. Firstly, the Marseille-based liner operator will push up its rates from the European ports, including Barcelona, Valencia, Genoa, Lisbon, Koper, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Le Havre, and Tilbury, to West African […]

Conley Container Terminal has handled Evergreen’s Ever Fortune, the largest container ship to ever call at the Port of Boston, on 16 January. The Port of Boston said that the 11,850 TEU ship’s arrival reflects its US$850 million investment to modernise and expand Conley Terminal and dredge Boston Harbor, including the addition of three large […]

The MV Madrid Bridge container vessel from Ocean Network Express (ONE) has suffered a container collapse in the North Atlantic Ocean. The 13,900 TEU container ship Madrid Bridge has suffered a container collapse in the North Atlantic Ocean on 7 January, according to the vessel owner, Ocean Network Express (ONE). The New Panamax container ship is deployed […]

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that the Taiwanese container carrier Wan Hai is under investigation for possible violations of 46 U.S.C. § 41102(c) with respect to charges relating to container returns. FMC stated that during the spring of 2021, Wan Hai charged “unreasonable” detention fees at least 21 times. These charges range from […]

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has knocked Maersk from the top slot of the world’s largest container line, according to analyst Alphaliner. Latest figures from Alphaliner show MSC edging ahead of Maersk for the first time by 1,888 TEUs. MSC has 645 ships with a combined capacity of 4,284,728 TEUs, compared to Maersk with 738 ships […]