Fire breaks out on board the MSC Rita
The ship had moored in the port of Khalifa on 6th June. One sailor was seriously injured.
Wan Hai in the red in 1st quarter
The Taiwanese carrier closed its January-March period with a $68.4 million net loss. Revenues -68.3%
Boxships cutting their sailing speed
-5% compared to last year. Slow steaming has removed up to 6% of the world fleet from the market
Boxships getting slower and slower
According to BIMCO their average speed decreased by 4% in the 1st quarter and could be 10% slower by 2025
MSC scrapping some of its ships again
So far this year the Italian-Swiss carrier has sold six boxships for scrapping. It had not done this since 2018
Maersk halts services to Iskenderun
A fire broke out in the port two days ago. Maersk has just announced its contingency plan
Gambling in times of crisis
Carriers are continuing to buy new containerships. Will the market be able to absorb this capacity?
MSC, still at the top of the big carrier list
The shipping company continues to rank first in terms of its containership fleet’s operational capacity
Neptune makes its market debut
The Chinese company will be operating services between Nansha, China and Vladivostok, in Russia