French container line CMA CGM has confirmed it is ordering nine 22,000 teu containerships.

The 14,863 teu CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt became last Tuesday the largest vessel to transit the new locks, following a route between Asia and the east coast of the United States.

Container lines CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have joined the funding for digital platform New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX).

CMA CGM has signed Letters of Intent (LoI) with two Chinese shipyards to build the world’s largest containerships yet at 22,000 teu in capacity.

Container carrier CMA CGM will launch a new direct service later this month linking the Black Sea to Algeria and Morocco, in line with the carrier’s strategy of developing short sea lines in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

French and Chinese consortium including CMA CGM has inked a concession for a new container terminal in Cameroon.

CMA CGM and reefer specialist Seatrade are launching an alliance linking the Europe, the Americas, Pacific Islands and Australasia.

Container line APL has reduced its CO2 emissions by 48% since 2009.

CMA CGM has signed an agreement with EQT Infrastructure III and its partner P5 Infrastructure on 1 July for EQT Infrastructure to acquire a 90% stake in its Global Gateway South (GGS) terminal in Los Angeles for $817m in cash.

Online booking platform iContainers warns that new “no show” charges by box lines are a “potential nightmare” for freight forwarders.