Boxship fire in Singapore put out
The fire, which broke out on the Ever Lenient on 10th April, took 20hrs to get under control
Asian market spot rates skyrocket
Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index shot up 28% in the first week of April, to $865 /FEU
ONE-Wan Hai transpacific service
First call at Qingdao on 18th May. It’s designed to offer new links between China and California
Shipping, the new geography of power
Container shipping is preparing to undergo one of its most significant transformations in the last few decades. Angelo Roma's analysis
CMA CGM back to the African route
The group announced it’s putting its FAL1, FAL3 & MEX service ships on the Cape of Good Hope route
Second-hand boxship market boom
In 2025, 332 second-hand ships, or 859,000 TEUs, were sold. The most sought-after were small vessels
Maersk, 2nd second Suez crossing
After the Maersk Sebarok, the Maersk Denver has successfully crossed the Egyptian canal
MPCC orders six new boxships
They will be delivered in the second half of 2028 and chartered for 10 years to a top liner company
Reliability down in October
61.4% of containerships arrived at their destination on time, 3.7% less than in September