Jaxport with new record in fiscal year 
The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) set a new container volume record of more than 1.4 million teu moved in fiscal 2021 (to 30 September), a rise of 10% year-on-year and of 5% over 2019, its previous record year for container volumes. Jaxport had no vessels waiting at... plus
First French LNG bunker vessel named
The ‘Gas Vitality’, the first LNG bunker vessel to operate from France, was named at a ceremony in China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard. The 18,600 sqm newbuild bunker vessel is the second collaboration effort of Total Energies Marine Fuels with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K.... plus
Huge investments in Gioia Tauro
After taking over 100% the shares of Medcenter Container Terminal in Gioia Tauro in April 2019, the new owner Terminal Investment Limited, the terminal branch of the Swiss carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has decided to upgrade the facility. The Italian maritime... plus
HMM launches its own FIL service
The South Korean carrier HMM, member of The Alliance, is launching the Far East-India-Latin America Service (FIL), a new regular container shipping route. The link will connect Busan to the Eastern Coast of Latin America. The service will commence on 7 December, a 5,000 teu... plus
More capacities at Duluth
In USA, Duluth has now become the second port on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System capable of handling containers by direct water connection. Recent investments in infrastructure and capabilities have upgraded existing road- and rail-based intermodal container services... plus
Fire onboard "ZIM Kingston" under control
The fire, which broke out onboard the "ZIM Kingston" last week, has been extinguished, the carrier said in a press release. On Friday 22 October 2021, the vessel, chartered by ZIM, en route from Pusan to Vancouver, ran into very heavy weather conditions. Dozens of... plus
Another service to link Gulf with Pacific
Singapore-headquartered Pacific International Lines (PIL) is launching a new weekly direct service connecting central and south China to the Gulf region in the Middle East. The new link complements the already existing CSG service between China and South East Asia to the Gulf... plus
Next LNG carrier in operation
The Knutsen shipping company from Norway recently held the official naming ceremony of the ‘Ravenna Knutsen’, a medium-sized LNG carrier for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a small and medium scale. In September the ship carried out its first LNG unloading... plus
More vessels purchased
Haifa-based shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has enlarged its fleet with used units. In October 2021, it purchased seven second-hand vessels in a number of separate transactions. USD 320 million were budgeted for the transaction. The seven vessels, built between... plus
Trade prices with China keep falling
Against a backdrop of highly volatile prices and capacities in deep sea container shipping between China and the Western countries, the Hamburg-based container market place Container X Change has published data on the trends for the period after China's Golden Week and the... plus