More ships and charters for Diana 
Diana Shipping, an Athens-based shipping company specialising in dry bulk vessels, has taken over the “MV DSI Pyxis” (formerly “STH Montreal”. The 2018-built Ultramax dry bulk vessel has a capacity of more than 60,000 dwt. It is one of nine modern Ultramax dry bulk vessels... more
For bigger units in Oceania
In the Oceania region, the Marseille-based CMA CGM Group is continuing to deploy its largest vessel in capacity at the Port of Melbourne (PoMC). Recently, the carrier broke its own record previously held by the “CMA CGM Ural” with more than 10,600 teu operated by ANL on the... more
Connecting Abidjan
Swiss carrier MSC has added a new direct call at Abidjan to its Africa Express service. It will enable to transport freight travel directly and quickly between China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and Ivory Coast. MSC also added the port of Tema, Ghana, to the port rotation... more
No end to newbuilds? 
The order book is impressive. The Chinese shipbuilders of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding have inked contracts for 22 newbuilds. Their approximate value is estimated at USD 2.5 billion, taking the group's total orderbook to around USD 10 billion. MSC is the driver with an order of... more
New SSS connection in Southern Italy
Starting on 17 October, the Grimaldi Group is further extending its operations between Sicily and Naples. A new three-weekly service will be launched for the transport of passengers and freight Naples. The ro-pax vessel “Cruise Ausonia” will be deployed, a modern unit with a... more
The quartet is full
The Singapore-based company AAL Shipping (AAL) has added further vessels to its multipurpose cargo vessel (MPV) fleet. The units are owned, not chartered. This month saw the delivery of the 2010 “AAL Gunsan” (ex-BBC America) and her sister vessel, the 2009 “AAL Geelong” (ex-BBC... more
Capacities flowing back
The Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence recently leveraged the capacities deployed by the carriers with the rates in the market. In the weeks following Golden Week (weeks 41-43), carriers are taking out significant levels of capacity per week on... more
More LNG infrastructure projects
The port company Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) is building a second LNG jetty on the German seacoast. The LNG handling facility at the Port of Stade is scheduled to go live in the winter of 2023/2024 to strengthen Germany's security of gas supply. To this end, new port... more
OOCL's revenues keep rising
Cosco affiliate Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), headquartered in Hong Kong, has reported its figures for Q3/2022. The revenues passed the threshold of USD 5 billion, a significant increase of 16.9% compared to Q3/2021 (USD 4.31 billion). Yet, cargo flows went down by... more
A butterfly for Morocco
CMA CGM’s short sea lines division is strengthening its links to the Maghreb. Its new butterfly Morocco shuttle service will commence as from week 45 between ports of Morocco, France, and Spain. The weekly service (starting ex Agadir on 10 November 2022) between Agadir &... more