MSC about to renew its feeder fleet
The 120 new 1,100 - 5,000 TEU vessels on order will replace the shipping company’s older boxships
Box shipbreaking at all-time low
For Alphaliner, the number of demolitions in 2025 could be the lowest ever in the last 20 years
Israel-Iran conflict, 3.4% of container traffic volumes at risk
The tension in the Middle East remains high after Iranian missiles hit the huge Soroka hospital in Beer Sheva
Asia-US West Coast capacity boom
Shipping companies are planning to add 397,000 more TEUs to the trade route for June and July
Hapag Lloyd’s capacity tops 2.4m TEUs
The world's fifth-largest operator operates 303 ships, 133 of its own (1.42m TEUs) & 170 chartered ones
Trump tariffs, big carriers sit & wait
Liners have opted to cut their transpacific trade capacity and keep their transatlantic one stable
MSC, record-breaking 900-vessel fleet
The shipping giant is preparing to acquire a colossal capacity of 8.5 million TEUs
Hapag-Lloyd upscaling small boxships
The liner has sent seven of its 9,324 TEU ships to a shipyard to increase their capacity by 1,000 TEUs
Chinese ship levies hit global fleet
USTR's proposal to impose port charges on Chinese-built ships puts 37.8% of the world’s boxships at risk