Long Beach, 9.3 mln TEUs in 2021
These figures confirm that the port has beaten its record 8.1 million TEU throughput in 2020
CMA CGM hoisting up the LNG flag
Shanghai International Port Group will supply LNG to the liner’s dual fuelers on the China-Los Angeles route
USA, Ocean Shipping Act gets first OK
House of Representatives approves the bill setting stricter regulations on Demurrage & Detention
The relentless carrier boom
Shipowner companies closed the first nine months of 2021 with profits totalling 80 billion dollars
Higher freight rates, lower reliability
People who pay more don't always get better service, according to Sea-Intelligence’s latest report
Livorno and Tunisia building new bridges
Ambassador Moez Sinaoui visits the headquarters of the North Tyrrhenian Port Network Authority
Ports at the mercy of the big alliances
In a press note the White House states that three alliances control 80% of the global shipping market
Congestion, carriers forced to skip ports
Only one of the 17 ships bound for central China, completed the return trip on time (Alphaliner)
More and more ships on the high seas
Due to congestion problems, there is an increasing number of extra ships used on trade routes