Global schedule reliability of container lines deteriorated by 8.4 percentage points to 74.5% in 2017, down from 82.9% in 2016, according to SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.

Taiwan’s container carrier Evergreen Marine has continued its profitable run this year with a first half gain of TWD3.07bn ($103.46m), extending from the slim first quarter profit of TWD168.91m with a strong second quarter profit of TWD2.9bn.

Evergreen is the latest container line to team up with Alibaba Group for the online booking of containers on selected services from China.

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine has returned to the black for the first quarter ended 31 March 2017 as against the massive loss recorded in the previous corresponding period.

Major Philippines port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has achieved new standards at its Subic Bay Freeport facilities, with productivity matching the levels at its main gateway port Manila International Container...

Taiwan’s carrier Evergreen will add Subic to its existing Korea-Taiwan-Philippines (KTP) service from next month, utilising Subic’s New Container Terminals 1 and 2 operated by Manila-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).

Eleven international major carriers have complied with Chinese authorities’ request to lower terminal handling charges so as to reflect the present market conditions, and potentially allow the import and export enterprises to save around RMB3.5bn ...

The weak global container shipping market is expected to recover gradually over this year as freight rates are inching up, according to Anchor Chang, chairman of Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine.

The Ocean Alliance is quickly moving ahead with its plan to start operations from 1 April 2017, announcing the signing of an agreement, called the Day One Product, among the partners on its network, including port rotation for each service loop.

As with the airline industry container shipping alliances and service agreements have proved a great way for lines to expand their geographic scope and offer a far greater frequency of calls. One question that not many beyond lawyers probably...