1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (354+ words) Suez is back on the North Europe route, as CMA CGM appears to send its new Ocean Rise Express service through the Red Sea instead of around the Cape of Good Hope. The move would mark the first clear test…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (117+ words) CMA CGM has agreed to buy 100% of Lebanon's Fattal Group, with the deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval." Fattal is a Beirut-headquartered family business founded in 1897. It operates in eight countries: Lebanon, Iraq,…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (482+ words) The global container shipping market entered 2026 in relatively firm shape, with tight capacity and high vessel utilisation helping to support rates in January. But that stability did not last. By the end of the quarter, the market was facing a…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (568+ words) Eurasian rail had a much tougher year in 2025 than the report's upbeat tone suggests. Container traffic between Asia and Europe fell sharply as ocean shipping became cheaper again, leaving rail with one clear advantage " more stable pricing " but a growing…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) Norway has set the date for its Digitoll customs switch, and hauliers entering the country will need to be ready by September 2026. The new rules will require advanced digital reporting before the truck reaches the border, with a second round…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (270+ words) Port conditions across Europe became more uneven in 2025, with both the Mediterranean and Northern Europe recording sharp rises in anchorage times." The sharpest deterioration came in the final quarter. Vessel Bot says anchorage times rose by 32. 9% in the Mediterranean and…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (270+ words) The north of Vietnam just got direct access to the world's biggest container ships. Maersk, which now owns nearly half the terminal making that possible, thinks it knows exactly where global manufacturing is heading next. Maersk's terminals arm, APM Terminals,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (587+ words) For the first few weeks after Iran's latest escalation, container rates did something surprising: they kept falling. Ships had already changed course. War-risk surcharges were already being applied. Yet the headline numbers on the main Asia-Europe lanes continued to soften....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (397+ words) Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd all moved more cargo last year than the year before, and all felt the squeeze of a freight market that paid them less for it. What kept earnings intact wasn't ships. It was terminals. One…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (233+ words) Maersk is bucking the trend for larger container ships, ordering eight 18, 600 TEU vessels that the company says will be easier to deploy across different routes than the mega-ships now entering service. Maersk has signed a contract with New Times Shipbuilding…...