The world’s largest containership the 24,000 teu HMM Algeciras has transited the Suez Canal on her maiden voyage from Asia – Europe.

A weekly report from the International Association of Ports and Harbors - IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer shows that the COVID-19 pandemic impacts ports differently according to the regions.

Container lines have started to ‘un-blank’ a small number that had been cancelled in Q2 according to analysts Sea-Intelligence.

In times of crisis, global solidarity and interconnectedness take many forms - one of them is a large artwork, roughly 12m X 2.5m, painted by Hamburg artist Jeannine Platz on a red 40-ft-Hamburg Süd container.

Yang Ming Marine Transport’s 2,800 teu newbuild container vessels are to receive Smart Ship notations from international classification societies, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), DNV GL, Bureau Veritas (BV) and Classification Society (CR).

In an exclusive interview, Maersk Latin America ceo Lars Oestergaard Nielsen, talks about volumes, routes and the impact of COVID-19 in the region.

Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has reported a 1% revenue decline and 4% drop in container volumes for the first quarter of this year.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is launching its first direct container service between China and Indonesia.

The container volume of eight major Chinese ports kept declining during the first 10 days of May.