OOCL links South China and Thailand with new route
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a new South China Laem Chabang Service (CHL7). The service is designed to strengthen connectivity between South China and Thailand for shippers and...
Spot rates near COVID peak as reliability keeps sliding
Spot rates from the Far East to the US East Coast are closing in on the COVID-19 peak, while global schedule reliability keeps deteriorating, according to the latest Xeneta Weekly...
Panama Canal eases booking rules for Neopanamax ships
The Panama Canal has announced temporary changes to its Transit Reservation (Booking) System for Neopanamax vessels. The changes are aimed at giving customers greater flexibility, improving how available capacity is...
Container lines post strong Q2 2026 revenue recovery
The container shipping industry has reported a strong recovery in the second quarter of 2026. Combined revenues, operating profits and global cargo volumes all posted substantial year-on-year gains, following a...
OOCL launches direct India-East Africa service
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a new service connecting India with East Africa, adding direct links between the two regions. The Asia-East Africa Service 8 (EAX8) uses a...
Maersk tops reliability at 73.7 per cent as industry slumps
Global liner schedule reliability slumped to its lowest point of 2026 in July, according to the latest Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Performance (GLP) report. The report tracks performance across 34 trade...
ONE expands India-Middle East-Africa network
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched two new services connecting India and the Middle East with East Africa, expanding its regional network with improved transit times and additional routing options....
ZIM posts $64 million Q2 profit on Transpacific strength
ZIM reported net income of $64 million for the second quarter of 2026, up from $24 million a year earlier, as strong demand on the Transpacific trade lifted freight rates...
Vessel delays absorb 1.7 million TEUs of capacity
Global container shipping schedule reliability remains stuck at around 60–65 per cent, well below the 70–80 per cent range recorded between 2011 and 2019, according to the latest Sea-Intelligence analysis....
ONE announces new EFS rates on key trade lanes
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has revised the quantum of its Emergency Fuel Surcharge (EFS) across a number of trade lanes, building on an earlier update issued on 20 July 2026....
Xeneta warns shippers face 41 per cent jump in long-term rates
Peter Sand, Chief Analyst at Xeneta, has warned that Middle East war disruption is now spreading into the long-term freight contract market. Average long-term rates from the Far East to...
HGK calls for €12.5 billion Rhine fleet renewal by 2035
HGK Shipping is calling for a long-term fleet renewal programme for commercial inland waterway shipping, as record-low water levels on the river Rhine expose the vulnerability of the region’s ageing...
