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Zim deal offers Hapag-Lloyd entry into niche car carrier market
Hapag could leverage Zim-owned Gold Star Line’s ready-made ro/ro fleet to expand its offering in the breakbulk market, but overcapacity provides potential headwinds.
Rotterdam congestion limits benefit of second-half surge in imports
Europe’s largest port handled 14.2 million TEUs during what was described by its CEO as “a challenging year” set against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions.
After Hapag-Zim deal, Premier Alliance may be next in the spotlight
Premier Alliance carriers may not have the most chips in the game, but in a world where all the alliances are competing to provide the best product, they can inject some very useful capacity to enhance particular trade lanes, writes Jeremy Masters.
Jeremy Nixon to step down as ONE CEO after eight years at the helm
Nixon, one of the most recognized executives in container shipping, led the transformation of legacy Japanese carriers K Line, MOL and NYK into a unified global company based in Singapore.
India-Europe spot rates climb on seasonal booking demand, tighter capacity
Forwarders say reefer-centric Indian grape exports combined with sporadic vessel schedule disruptions have enabled carriers to adjust rates upward on the trade lane.
IEEPA tariff decision prompts flood of correction tools for refunds, customs entries
A number of forwarders and software vendors are providing products, often for free, to help shippers and customs brokers calculate refunds they may have coming following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling.
Hapag-Lloyd inks new sustainable biofuel deal with DSV
The forwarder has contracted a total of 18,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent emission reductions on a well-to-wake basis that will be derived through the carrier’s Ship Green product.
No clear path to get IMO’s net-zero framework over the line: industry experts
Whatever measure is ultimately agreed to by member states, decarbonization experts agree the IMO’s revised emissions reduction targets set in 2023 will need to be pushed back.
Maersk, MSC units begin interim management of Panama Canal terminals
APMT and TiL will operate the Balboa and Cristobal terminals, respectively, for 18 months while Panama’s government considers how best to award long-term contracts after nullifying the 28-year concession held by CK Hutchison.
Zim acquisition sets up network changes for Gemini: Sea-Intelligence
Hapag-Lloyd said it wants to integrate Zim into the alliance with Maersk, but adding new ports and overlapping coverage means changes to services.
Hapag-Lloyd's deal for Zim won’t fix challenges facing container shipping
The $4.2 billion acquisition announced last week does nothing to alter the market’s weak fundamentals, notably soft demand and vessel oversupply, writes analyst John McCauley.
Asia to dominate global wind cargo market through end of the decade
A record number of wind farm installations in 2025 has set the tone for accelerated year-over-year demand growth for wind components, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
Trump administration seeks to undo court rulings favoring offshore wind projects
In the wake of several successful appeals that crimped Donald Trump’s executive order banning new projects, wind developers are racing against the clock to complete work as quickly as possible.
Hapag-Lloyd set to grow its intra-Asia network through Zim's Gold Star Line
Gold Star has a network of 20 China-centric liner services operated by 40 owned and chartered ships totaling 100,000 TEUs serving Asia, India and South Africa.
Trans-Pacific carriers, importers slow-walking service contract negotiations
Retailers are holding back on signing their 2026-27 service contracts because they anticipate spot rates may sink further in the next few weeks, while carriers hold out hope market fundamentals will emerge to reverse the softening trend.
Ocean carrier on-time arrivals tumbled in January: Xeneta
While Gemini Cooperation continues to top the industry’s schedule reliability, even its resilient network was not immune to deteriorating operational factors last month, notably severe weather in the North Atlantic.
US Supreme Court rules against Trump in critical IEEPA tariff case
The 6-3 decision by the nation’s highest court to declare as illegal the global tariffs implemented by the US since last April’s so-called “Liberation Day” is likely to throw the Trump administration’s tariff policy into disarray.
CargoSprint acquires key appointment scheduling tool for LA-LB dray carriers
Dray Dog is predominantly used by large drayage carriers serving the Southern California ports and handles a significant portion of appointments made at the 11 Los Angeles and Long Beach marine terminals.
Maersk to upsize India-USEC capacity to tap post-trade deal cargo growth
The carrier has finalized plans to inject significant incremental westbound capacity into the market on its “MECL” service, multiple industry sources told the Journal of Commerce.
Southern California imports ‘return to trend’ after lengthy period of turbulence
The monthly year-on-year decline in import TEUs landing in Los Angeles and Long Beach over the past half-year isn’t a cargo swoon, but rather a return to normalcy, according to Larry Gross.