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  • Yangtze ports test the water with longer container shipping routes
  • Global Times: Silk Road Maritime shipping routes span 153 ports, boosting global trade prosperity amid uncertainty
  • MSC, Zim return to Suez route for joint Asia-USEC service

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Yangtze ports test the water with longer container shipping routes

China’s Jiangyin and Nanjing have become the latest Yangtze River ports to demonstrate ocean-going ambitions. Yesterday, Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers, the Cosco group’s mult...

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qchron.com /1 month ago

Global Times: Silk Road Maritime shipping routes span 153 ports, boosting global trade prosperity amid uncertainty

BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the rippling Baltic waters, a cargo vessel loaded with Chinese goods glides steadily into Poland's Gdansk Port, docking at Europe's l...

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joc.com /1 day ago

MSC, Zim return to Suez route for joint Asia-USEC service

The change from a routing around southern Africa is part of the ongoing gradual return of Far East services using the shorter Suez route.

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Major carriers carving out designer networks to avoid competing on routes

Container shipping alliances are increasingly carving out distinct network niches, rather than competing head-to-head on the same port pairs, according to new analysis from Sea-Int...

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freightwaves.com /4 days ago

Time-definite ocean delivery? Container ship completes new Arctic route trial

South Korea’s Arctic shipping trial demonstrated a faster Europe route, but commercial viability remains uncertain. The post Time-definite ocean delivery? Container ship completes...

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freightwaves.com /5 days ago

No. 2 container line studying US-UK route for nuclear ships

Maersk is studying the safety and regulatory requirements for nuclear-powered container ships, including a potential U.S.-Europe route. The post No. 2 container line studying US-UK...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Asian carriers target India-East Africa trade with new dual-string service launch

Container lines are pouring more capacity into India-Africa trades that industry sources say is expanding at a strong pace as global supply chain patterns realign. Two new weekly d...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts

The return of container vessels to the Suez Canal - Red Sea route is likely to have a profound impact on the sector, especially as it continues to rol...

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Shippers urged to check routings as alliances redraw Asia–S America trade

Maersk has lost both its partners on Asia–East Coast South America in three months, and what looks like a local reshuffle is the alliance map redrawing on a trade the alliances nev...

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visualcapitalist.com /5 days ago

Ranked: The World’s 30 Busiest Shipping Ports

Global trade relies on massive, modern ports for the import and export of goods. Asia is home to the biggest and busiest.

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Investment in China’s river ports brings ocean services closer to shippers

Wenzhou’s launch of a direct container shipping service to West Africa highlights a broader transformation under way across China’s port network, as improved infrastructure and ris...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

The Suez Route Is Returning. The Voyage Is Not Yet Normal.

By Hugo Federico Hernandez Varela The return of container services to the Suez Canal is becoming increasingly visible. What is less clear is when the underlying operation can gen.....

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marinelink.com /1 month ago

Nuclear Power Considered for Transatlantic Container Route

Lloyd’s Register, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and the ports of Charleston and Felixstowe will examine the security and safeguarding requirements for the theoretical deployment of...

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joc.com /1 week ago

Rising Suez vessel transits have North Europe hubs on edge

A key concern of hubs in the region is that as container services move to the shorter Suez route, they'll begin to overlap ships on services still sailing around southern Africa, c...

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container-news.com /23 hours ago

Emirates Shipping Line launches China–Red Sea service

Emirates Shipping Line will introduce a new service connecting China with Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in November. According to DynaLiners, the new service will be marketed as t...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Shippers stressing over risks from Suez Canal and Red Sea transits

The return of Asia-Europe container shipping services to routing via the Red Sea and Suez Canal continues, despite the deteriorating security situation due to the escalating Houthi...

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container-news.com /3 weeks ago

When the route becomes the lever

Trade corridors have become geopolitical assets and their day-to-day operation is becoming a source of strategic uncertainty. Corridor sovereignty, the ability to coordinate trade...

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asiatimes.com /1 month ago

China, Korea ply Northern Sea Route as Arctic alternative to Suez

Chinese shipping company Sea Legend has launched a weekly service between China and Europe on the Northern Sea Route along the coast of Russia, opening a seasonal alternative to th...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

China Expands NSR Reaching England and Opening Murmansk

Chinese containerships are continuing in their efforts to expand operations along the Northern Sea Route through the Arctic. The first of their planne...

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joc.com /1 month ago

MSC revises Sentosa service with ‘megamax’ ship calls to Long Beach

The revamped service from Southeast Asia and South China will also be notable because the vessels will completely discharge their inbound containers in Long Beach and reload for th...

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supplychainbrain.com /1 month ago

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Resume Four Routes Through Suez Canal

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd say that they plan to continue monitoring the security situation in the Middle East, and that any changes to services will depend on the ongoing stability of...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Future for South Korea’s Jeju Island box shipping service looks grim

The South Korean province of Jeju Island wants local construction companies to aggregate containerised shipments to stem losses arising from a direct shipping service from China. L...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

China set to open Pinglu Canal – its new shortcut to South-East Asia

China is plotting a shortcut for shipping from its south-west region to South-east Asia with the opening of the Pinglu Canal on 15 September. The $10.8bn waterway connects Nanning,...

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supplychaindive.com /4 weeks ago

Shippers are exploring port-to-inland transit to de-risk supply chains

Inland routes offer a stable alternative to heavily utilized routes, APM Terminals Mobile managing director Brian Harold told Supply Chain Dive.

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