Felixstowe congestion eased
Shipping lines are reporting that the UK Port of Felixstowe is again accepting returned empty containers by road, from 19 September, and will accept returns by rail from 22 September. … Read More
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The importance of Mongla port is increasing.
Mongla, the second largest seaport in Bangladesh became functional in December 1950. The port contributed to the economic uplift of the country over the decades, but later it became a … Read More
Making a hash of lashing
Container losses – why do they keep happening? Asks Neil Gardiner, managing master mariner, one of the accident investigation team at Brookes Bell. Neil argues that while there are not … Read More
FMC to investigate carriers’ runaway rates success
Following up on last week’s efforts by the Chinese Ministry of Transport to curb runaway spot rates, United States authorities have threatened to take carriers to court if they discover evidence … Read More
Maersk first to cancel GRI and cut transpacific rates as China wades in
Maersk has reportedly reduced its planned mid-September transpacific GRIs, thought to be due to China’s move to step in to reduce freight rates on the trade. Last week, Zest Shipping Media reported that Chinese authorities … Read More
KITA proposals seek Seoul action on soaring Pacific rates
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, urging them to take measures … Read More
Container lines on track for US$15bn pandemic windfall
Runaway freight rates in the second and third quarters have had analysts scrambling to re-write doomsayer forecasts published as recently as June to predict what promises to become the industry’s … Read More
Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi breathed his last on Friday, September 18th
Hefazat-e-Islam’s Amir Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi breathed his last on Friday, Sept 18th evening while undergoing treatment at Asghar Ali Hospital in the capital. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday … Read More
Woke lines playing the uneven field
Liner shipping companies have had a bumper year with profits in 2020 expected to exceed any year in the histroy of container shipping. All during a pandemic that is expected … Read More
Maritime industry critical of EU’s emissions stance
Industry associations and regulators have criticised the European Union following Wednesday’s (16 September) vote in the European Parliament to include shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). Concerns from the … Read More