The outlook for global shipping in 2020 may not be positive on the back of geopolitical instability and the persistence of an oversupplied market situation, according to South Korean shipowner Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM).

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has ordered four feeder container vessels from South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for KRW110bn ($100m).

Container line MSC is re-routing some vessels from French ports due to ongoing industrial action in the country which has paralysed multiple modes of transportation.

2019 has seen a number of significant vessels either for the technology used on the newbuilding, its sheer size, or a combination of the two.

Container line Ocean Network Express (ONE) is to offer a new service linking South Korea and North Vietnam.

The accelerating pace of digitalisation, rapid technology developments and a likely increase of more than 80% in demand for container transport by sea between now and 2050, have been key catalysts in DNV GL’s move to develop a new Containership...

Vincent Clerc has been promoted to run AP Moller - Maersk’s core ocean and logistics business in a newly created ceo position, which follows coo Soren Toft quitting to join MSC, as the Danish group makes changes to its executive board.

Swire Shipping and Matson are launching a new joint South Pacific service in January 2020.

CMA CGM intra-Europe line Containerships has taken delivery of its fourth dual-fuel, LNG-powered boxship.

Andy Tung is standing down as co-ceo of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) one-and-a-half years after the company was sold to Cosco Shipping.