Recent big boxship orders placed by Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk have pushed firm newbuilding contracts placed since January to almost 4m teu

The ‘opening salvo’ in the next trade war came two months before Donald Trump’s inauguration. The president-elect’s tariff threat against China is real, and will impact container shipping immediately. Tariffs targeting Mexico and Canada are viewed as more of a negotiating tactic, with the effects on ocean shipping more hypothetical

Pool claims for 2021 now substantially top half a billion dollars after backyear deterioration

Vertom Group has boosted its orderbook for multipurpose cargo vessels at Indian shipyard Chowgule, while Navigare Shipping has contracted four MPVs from Dutch shipbuilder Thecla Bodewes

Spot freight rates for container shipments from Asia to the US west coast continue to slide. Either US importers are not frontloading cargo yet in anticipation of a port strike and Trump tariffs, or there are too many containerships in the Pacific

Leveraging mainland China’s enormous production potential to supply green methanol fuel is a big focus. However, there are serious warnings against over-emphasising the prospects of this one particular fuel

The strong run for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued in October, with both ports reporting record volumes. Combined, the two ports reported their second-strongest month ever

Israeli carrier Zim reported its best quarter since the pandemic boom, posting $1.2bn in profits. Earnings were driven by ongoing upside from Red Sea reroutings, stronger than expected demand and the deliveries of cost-efficient newbuildings