Merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern
The Canadian Pacific Railroad purchases the Kansas City Southern Railroad. The transition of the function of both companies will take... Continue Reading
This beginning of the year, Mexican ports recover containers
After ending 2020 with a 9.1% drop in the movement of 20-foot containers (TEU) operating 6,461,476 units, compared to 7,105,882... Continue Reading
New Containerships
Hong Kong-based containership owner and operator Seaspan has announced it has entered into an agreement with a major shipyard for... Continue Reading
Containers Lost at Sea
The Maersk Essen incident is the latest of at least four significant container loss incidents to take place in the... Continue Reading
The lack of container availability
“You have to be prepared to pay elevated rates. The Shanghai index [Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI)] plus a premium,... Continue Reading
Lazaro Cardenas port and shipping companies suffer rail blockades
The most intense blockade on record on the railways that connect the Lázaro Cárdenas port, in Michoacán, with the center... Continue Reading
Lack of containers in china
’Twas the night before Christmas and all though Shenzhen, not a container was stirring; they’d been “rolled” yet again. This... Continue Reading
CMA CGM’s New LNG-Powered Megaship Sets Cargo Record
The world’s first natural gas-powered containership has also just set a new world record for the highest number of full... Continue Reading
Clandestine tap discovered in Gulf of Mexico
Mexican authorities said on Sunday they had confiscated a vessel in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz and a warehouse... Continue Reading
Actual Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Study Shows
The global container shipping industry continues to see a declining trend in the number of containers lost at sea each... Continue Reading