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Splash247: ZIM workers escalate strike action over Hapag-Lloyd takeover
Workers at Israel’s flag carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services have escalated strike action following news of its planned $4.2bn sale to Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd.
Splash247: Costamare locks in $940m with 12 forward charters
Greek container tonnage provider Costamare has locked in nearly $1bn in fresh contracted revenues after fixing 12 vessels on a forward basis for periods stretching up to eight years.
Seatrade Maritime: ZEPA launches battery-electric container handling standards, load tool
New tool and updates aim to support port decarbonisation through transition to battery-electric operations.
Maritime Executive: CMA CGM Signs India’s First Shipbuilder Order for Containerships
France’s CMA CGM Group and India’s Cochin Shipyard finalized a contract for the construction of containerships, which is being called a defining moment for the Indian shipbuilding industry and the country’s aspirations to become a world-class shipbuilder
Maritime Executive: Reports of Closure in the Straits of Hormuz Overstated
A range of international media outlets, some with rigorous collateral information checking protocols, accepted Iranian claims that the IRGC had closed sections of the Straits of Hormuz yesterday (February 17)
Maritime Executive: Argentine Mariners Strike to Protest Law That Cuts Pay, Benefits and Rights
Argentina's maritime labor unions are going on strike to protest a proposed labor law that could eliminate overtime pay, reduce the right to strike, and restrict unions' ability to organize
ONE: Notice of Surcharge Cleanup Project
We are pleased to inform you of an upcoming enhancement to our surcharge framework as part of ONE’s ongoing commitment to transparency, efficiency, and customer-centric pricing.
ONE: Transatlantic Trade – AT1 Service – Vessel Maintenance Scheme (VMS)
Please be advised of the scheduled VMS in week 12 2026 on the Transatlantic AT1 service, as agreed by partner lines to mitigate schedule delays.
Hapag-Lloyd signs merger agreement with ZIM
the world’s 10th largest container shipping line, under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 100% of ZIM’s shares.






