As the containership charter market begins 12 to 24 months of virtually zero tonnage availability, ocean carriers are on a last-ditch mission to charter new vessels.
But at the same time, they are anxious to protect ships they already have …

Shifting the maritime sector from high- to zero-carbon fuels is proving to be every bit as difficult as expected, but Maersk’s order of at least eight methanol-powered ships has been hailed as a positive move.
Hazards await the early movers …

HMRC has ramped up its efforts to get cargo owners and hauliers ready for changes to UK customs processes, but the industry seems concerned at “alarming” levels of uncertainty.
From 1 October, there will be new safety and security requirements …

Global grounding of passenger fleets led to a $1.2bn surge in Air Charter Service (ACS) sales for 2020-21, although it knows such a surge is unlikely to be repeated.
Pointing to the chaos in air travel from the pandemic, the …

Straits Orient Lines (SOL) has grown its fleet to a dozen ships, after buying a pair of feeder vessels formerly operated by Heung-A Line.
The Singapore-based feeder operator has acquired the 1997-built 653 teu sister vessels Heung-A Jakarta and Heung-A …

“Our strong CargoWise revenue growth in FY21 demonstrates industry recognition of our customer value proposition. We have continued to gain momentum (…) with six new CargoWise global rollouts by large global freight forwarders secured in FY21, and the signing of …

More than 90% of HMM’s seafaring union members voted to strike on Sunday and, if a resolution is not reached, the 453 union members are threatening to resign en masse tomorrow and apply to join Swiss-Italian rival MSC.
HMM’s seafaring …