The CMA CGM Group has moved its Africa regional office to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, consolidating strategic functions including Commercial, Export Pricing, Customer Service, Intermodal and Equipment Management. The relocation aims...
Hapag-Lloyd posts 8 per cent volume growth in 2025
Group revenues reached €18.6 billion ($21.1 billion) while EBITDA stood at €3.2 billion ($3.6 billion) and EBIT at €1.0 billion ($1.1 billion), positioning results at the upper end of guidance...
Global GDP growth masks looming container volume squeeze
Global GDP growth appears steady, but container shipping faces a looming volume squeeze as trade slows and tech exports dominate. In issue 750 of the Sea‑Intelligence Sunday Spotlight, the latest...
A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced a routing adjustment for one of their shared services under the Gemini Cooperation, shifting transit to pass through the Red Sea and...
Global LNG demand set for growth in 2026
Global LNG trade is set for a notable uptick in 2026 as recovering Asian demand and robust European imports converge with record fleet expansion, according to Drewry. Speaking at the...
Queen Mary 2 completes historic Panama Canal transit
As part of her 2026 world voyage, Cunard Line’s flagship, The Queen Mary 2, has completed her inaugural passage through the Panama Canal. The transit occurred between 24 and 25...
Global container schedule reliability dips in December 2025
Global container schedule reliability fell to its second-lowest level of 2025 in December, highlighting persistent operational volatility across trade lanes and carriers. Sea-Intelligence has released issue 173 of its Global...
Far East–Europe delays hit supply chains in December 2025
Container rates surged across major trade lanes as capacity shifts and port congestion continued to disrupt Far East–Europe, Far East–US, and Mediterranean shipping. Recent data from Xeneta and eeSea highlights...
CMA CGM revives Red Sea route on INDAMEX Loop
CMA CGM has confirmed that its INDAMEX service will now transit the Suez Canal on both fronthaul and backhaul rotations between India/Pakistan and the US East Coast — a structural...
Drewry Container Index falls as trans-Pacific rates slide
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) fell 2 per cent week-on-week to $1,806 per FEU in Week 48, driven by lower rates on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades. Compared with...
Far East-US spot rates fall while Europe routes strengthen
Spot rates on key container shipping routes showed mixed trends last week, according to Xeneta. Far East to US trades saw notable declines, with average spot rates falling to $1,958...
Turkey has rejected a newly signed maritime demarcation agreement between Lebanon and Cyprus, saying the deal violates the rights of Turkish Cypriots and is therefore unacceptable. Lebanon and Cyprus signed...
