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Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit
A look at how foldable containers are helping Outokumpu move steel scrap from Mexico to Alabama with fewer truck trips and cheaper shipping costs.
Maersk has become the first international shipping line to procure an export-import (EXIM) shipping container manufactured in India, marking a milestone for the country’s maritime...
Outokumpu's use of foldable containers simplifies the transportation of difficult to move scrap steel, per a case study from the Alabama Port Authority.
Resilient global trade is not only driving surprising growth, but volumes of ‘disbalanced’ empty containers, too. The post Empty containers a freighted issue for global trade growt...
The first outcome of the ₹10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme announced in Union Budget 2026-27 came on July 3, when an India-made EXIM container built by DCM Shriram Group...
Global shipping giant Maersk has placed a landmark order for 1,000 India-manufactured shipping containers with DCM Shriram Group, marking the beginning of a long-term partnership t...
With vessel space increasingly scarce, cargo rollovers on certain premier westbound services out of India’s key gateway ports of Nhava Sheva and Mundra have been as high as 2,000 t...
Ningbo Ocean Shipping, the liner shipping unit of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group, has joined the list of container carriers that have ventured into vehicle transportation. The carrier...
Murmansk marked a key milestone in its efforts to develop the port into a logistics hub, taking advantage of the growth on the Northern Sea Route. The...
These days companies are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, cut costs, and reduce environmental impact. One such solution gaining traction in various in...
The World Bank wants the region to double its container capacity by 2040. The harder problem is that nobody knows wha...
Shipping container colors serve distinct purposes, meant to enhance efficiency in global freight operations.
Surging Chinese vehicle exports are continuing to drive a global shortage of pure car and truck carriers, a leading CEO says. The post China growth straining global auto shipping c...
Singapore-based World Shipping Council (WSC) has expressed concern over the continuation of forced shipment of un-manifested empty containers at Chittagong port that gravely jeopar...
A Korean antitrust probe running alongside a US Justice Department case against four container manufacturers exposes a new axis of maritime leverage one built not on straits or ter...
Shipping lines are adding more capacity to the East Asia-Australia route, after freight rates surged by more than 30% within a month. Tight capacity resulting from high demand on t...
Sallaum Lines has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Shipyard for one 8,600 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), with an option for a second vessel. The newbuild...
Forwarder sources say the lead services operated by European carriers are already sold out through the end of the month or even until early September on certain sailings.
But the growth is overwhelming the port and inland logistics infrastructure needed to support it as enormous volumes from Asia flood the continent.
A string of major port investments this summer highlights how ocean carriers are increasingly locking in marine terminal capacity.
Ocean shipping remains under pressure as geopolitical conflicts, port congestion and rising fuel costs continue to disrupt global trade flows and drive higher transportation rates...
The new ships are set to carry offshore wind components and Chinese-manufactured industrial cargoes including Battery Energy Storage Systems.
Containerships hitting the water this week have mostly gone to Far East-Mediterranean and Far East-Indian Subcontinent routes – a sign of firming cargo volumes and freight rates on...
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