Containers

Despite the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the key Chinese container shipping market the Southeast Asian hub port of Singapore reported a 5.8% jump in volumes in February.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport jointly issued notice to officially start the 2020 programme of national logistics hub construction.

MSC has deployed one of the world’s largest containerships on the transpacific.

Chinese ports are getting back to normal after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and last week saw 9.1% jump in container volumes, however, bulk shipments were down.

India and Russia are forging ahead with a planned rail link that transits through Iran.

Reflecting the trend towards renewing their fleets with larger vessels at the beginning of March the Greek-owned fleet of vessels over 1,000 gt was down on 12 months ago but up in terms of carrying capacity and gross tonnage.

The number of new blank sailings of container shipping has started to taper off amid the impact of the coronavirus, a sign that carriers can expect demand ramping up back to normal levels over the next few weeks, according to analyst Sea...

One of Greece’s highest profile shipowners, Evangelos Marinakis, has revealed on social media that he is in self-imposed isolation after contracting the coronavirus.

A potential delay of at least two years in completing the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) between Mumbai and the Dadri Container Freight Station (CFS) in Uttar Pradesh, in India’s land-locked north-west, is making the authorities at the country’s...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is adding a call in Batangas, Philippines to it its Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam (TPV) service.