Container carrier APL announced on Wednesday the introduction of a new weekly New Zealand Express II (NZ2) service with direct connection between New Zealand and key North Asian ports.

France’s CMA CGM has posted a larger loss for the third quarter ended 30 September after completing the acquisition of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines (NOL).

Container carrier APL will expand its intra-Asia service network with the introduction of a new India East Coast (IEX) service from December.

Container carrier APL will introduce the Atlantic Gulf Express (AGX) service to connect the key markets of North Europe, US South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

Container shipping is highly fragmented with a number of mid-sized lines holding a market share of just 2 – 3%. In a global industry where size and scale have become the watchwords for the mid-sized the fight for profitability and even survival...

Japan’s K Line and Singapore’s APL have announced new Far East – Middle East services, both including slots secured on services operated by Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), analyst Alphaliner says.

APL has announced the launch of the Andino Service (ANS) – a new weekly regional service linking the key markets in Latin America.

CMA CGM is set to delist Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) from the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday.

A major roading project in Kuwait City will see eight containership services which regularly call at the country’s main Port of Shuwaikh rerouted 50km down the coast to Shuaibah Port until at least the end of 2016, Seatrade Maritime News has learned.

The news that Hanjin Shipping had filed for court receivership is a very real warning to all in the industry, including the customers, that a major container line can go bankrupt.