DNV joins DCSA+ to strengthen maritime data standards
DNV has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association’s (DCSA) DCSA+ partnership programme, bringing its Veracity data platform to bear on the industry’s fragmented data challenge. Veracity is a cloud-based platform...
US customs order to tighten importer requirements
The U.S. administration issued an executive order on 3 June 2026 to tighten customs enforcement, directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to...
Maersk shifts to weekly fuel surcharge amid ME tensions
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has moved to a weekly fuel surcharge review cycle, departing from its standard monthly cadence in response to elevated fuel costs stemming from the Middle...
FMC seeks $40 million as enforcement workload climbs
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has outlined its Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, alongside updates on enforcement activity, dispute resolution and regulatory implementation. Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Coast...
ZIM confirms new CEO as Glickman steps down
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has appointed Dr Chen Lichtenstein as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 July 2026, following the resignation of Eli Glickman on 15...
Hapag-Lloyd hits Americas lanes with June peak charge
Hapag-Lloyd has announced a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on cargo moving from the Far East to multiple Americas destinations, effective 15 June 2026 until further notice. The surcharge applies to...
Maersk pulls Gulf cargo from Jeddah amid Hormuz strain
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has moved to restructure its Middle East transhipment network, pulling selected Gulf-bound cargo away from Jeddah and rerouting it through alternative hubs as the carrier braces for...
Carrier profits crash as freight rates bite in Q1 2026
Container shipping’s combined EBIT plummeted from $5.47 billion to $1.35 billion in Q1 2026, as freight rate declines of up to 26 per cent drove several of the world’s largest...
WiseTech joins DCSA+ to advance shipping standards
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has announced that WiseTech Global has joined its DCSA+ partnership programme. WiseTech, a major developer of logistics execution software and supply chain technology, including...
ONE updates UK-Ireland service link
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has revised its Irish Sea Express (IRX) service rotation in a move aimed at improving network efficiency and strengthening schedule reliability across its European short-sea offering....
Hapag-Lloyd Q1 hit by rates and disruption
Hapag-Lloyd has reported a weaker start to 2026, with lower freight rates and operational disruption from severe weather and the Strait of Hormuz blockage weighing on earnings. The carrier posted...
Red Sea, Strait of Hormuz crises reshape global shipping
The Strait of Hormuz disruption is reshaping disruption dynamics in container shipping, shifting the impact away from sea transit delays and into acute landside congestion at transhipment hubs, according to...
