Taiwanese boxship owner Wan Hai Lines has returned to the newbuilding market, placing an order for six 6,000 teu dual-fuel LNG-powered units as it continues to expand and modernise its owned fleet.

Traditionally in shipping, alarm bells tend to ring for investors when the orderbook-to-fleet ratio of a sector goes above 30%. For certain segments today, notably LNG, LPG and megamax containerships

Greek tanker newcomer Venergy Maritime has moved to diversify its fleet, placing its first order in the containership segment after an active year in tanker newbuildings.

For years, our industry has swung between calm periods and sudden crises. When operations run smoothly, support for seafarers can slip down the list; when a problem hits, companies scramble to fix issues that should never have been allowed to build up in the first place.

The Dublin headquartered and New York Stock Exchange-listed fresh producer Dole plc (Dole) has announced that certain of its subsidiaries have entered into several agreements that when completed will result in the sale of Dole’s port and port operations in Guayaquil

The Port of Los Angeles notes that despite all the uncertainties of 2025 and the rapid changes in trade policies, that it will still have one of its top three years of all time, making it again the only North American port to exceed 10 million TEU in a year.

The Dutch inland cargo ship Anja 1 was damaged after hitting a wall while transiting near the German city of Dortmund. The bow of the vessel sustained severe damage due to the allision with a wall near the Ellinghauser Strabe bridge, and the vessel was taking on water.

New Delhi is set to realise its ambition to create the Bharat Container Line as it finalises the investor structure for the new company