Container Shipping News

Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its South American perishables network by acquiring three companies that together handle about 75,000 tons of air export perishables annually.

Food importers will be looking more closely at their foreign suppliers — a new food safety measure signed into law early this year requires them to vouch for the safety of imported products and

President Obama’s plans to visit Brazil and Chile in March are bringing renewed media attention to the region, but South America has been seeing steadily increasing trade levels, especially with

Concerned about looming completion, the Florida Citrus Commission has commissioned a three-year, $174,941 study to determine if China’s growing citrus industry will cut into Florida’s shar

Take droughts and floods, add an improving global economy and increasing numbers of middle-class consumers, then mix in several animal diseases, consumer fears, political tension, protectionism, heavy

Vessel-handling operations were starting to return to normal in Port Said, Egypt, Feb.

Vessel utilization rates in early January in the eastbound trans-Pacific averaged 88 percent to the West Coast and 95 percent to the East Coast leading up to the Chinese New Year celebration, and trad

French ports are at a standstill Feb.

Container throughput at terminals in the Port of Philadelphia increased 18 percent in 2010 to 264,059 20-foot equivalent units, compared to the 222,900 TEUs handled in 2009, the Philadelphia Regional

HHLA, Hamburg's biggest stevedore, boosted container traffic 19 percent in 2010 from a year ago, outpacing its rivals and increasing its market share in the Le Havre-Hamburg port range.

Middle East carrier United Arab Shipping Company announced a "contingency surcharge" on cargo moving to and transshipped via ports in Egypt.

Matson Line's operating profit dropped 14 percent to $11.6 million in the fourth quarter of last year from $13.9 million in the same 2009 quarter.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. announced a series of increases in freight rates and bunker surcharges, all of which are effective March 1.

The Port of Oakland received a $5 million grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for a shore-side electric power project that will allow vessels at berth to operate on clean electrica

The Montreal Port Authority and the two companies that operate the port's three key container terminals on Thursday announced two level-of-service agreements that are intended to produce supply chain

The Suez Canal remained open to ship transits Thursday and shipping companies are re-opening offices despite escalat

A strike by unionized dockworkers Wednesday morning crippled operations in India’s Port of Cochin, a major gateway on the southeast coast.

TUI and a group of German investors are moving toward an initial public offering for German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd in the second quarter, Reuters reported.

PD Ports started work on a project to eventually triple container capacity at Teesport, the UK's third largest port.

The river Rhine in Germany re-opened to shipping in both directions for the first time since a motorized barge carrying 2,400 tons of sulfuric acid capsized three weeks ago in a narrow bend in Europe'

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is adding the Port of Seattle to its California Express service out of Europe with the arrival this week of the container ship MSC Vienna.

Higher shipment volume helped boost C.H. Robinson's profit 17.6 percent in the fourth quarter to $103.2 million as revenue rose 15.8 percent to $2.3 billion.

China Shipping Container Lines took delivery of the first of eight new container ships whose capacities of 14,100 20-foot equivalent units are among the world’s largest.

Trade between the United States and India jumped 31 percent year-over-year in the first 11 months of 2010, driven largely by increased imports from India.

SEA ISLAND, Ga. - International companies report little disruption to their operations in Egypt as a result of the widespread protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

Japanese carrier MOL said 97 percent of the ships in the trans-Pacific services on which it participates arrived at ports within 24 hours of schedule during the last quarter of 2010.

Eurogate, Europe's biggest container terminal operator, boosted 2010 traffic 5.2 percent from a year ago, trailing double digit increases at rival terminals due to lower Hamburg volume and sluggish gr

Costamare, the NYSE-listed container ship owner, announced the signing of a contract for two new vessels with capacity of 9,000 20-foot equivalent units and the acquisition of three smaller secondhand

Jacobson Companies, a global 3PL headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is expanding into Europe with the help of a strategic partnership with Rhenus Logistics, a $3.7 billion logistics service provider b

More than 350 container ships were scheduled to enter the world fleet last year, but shipyards delivered only 290, London-based shipbroker Braemar Seascope said in a report.

Yusen Logistics boosted net profit 125 percent year-over-year to $34.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2010 with the absorption of NYK Logistics.

The port of Marseille boosted traffic just 3 percent in 2010, lagging double digit growth rates at rival European ports as it paid the price for prolonged strikes.

The Suez Canal remained open to vessel traffic on Tuesday, but A.P.

Cosco and its Piraeus Container Terminal management will work with the Athens International Airport to build sea-air business by speeding up cargo connections between the Greek seaport and the airport

The Port of Long Beach this year will progress in the development of four key infrastructure projects that will prepare the port to accommodate cargo volumes that are approaching pre-recession levels.

Neptune Orient Lines said Monday container volume for its APL subsidiary grew 24 percent in 2010 over the previous year on an average gain of 22 percent on revenue per container.

Container shipping provided most of the profits that put Japanese carrier “K” Line back in the black during its October-December quarter, reversing losses of a year earlier.

Japanese shipping group MOL reported higher container shipping profit but cut its earnings forecast for its fiscal year ending March 31, citing weakness in bulk and tanker markets.

Egyptian ports were closed or operating at sharply reduced capacity amid a seventh day of anti-government protests Monday, but the Suez Canal remained open for transits.

NYK Line’s net profit jumped more than tenfold in the Japanese shipping company’s October-December fiscal third quarter as improved container shipping results offset higher fuel costs and soft bulk ma