10-January-2023: MSC, like 2021, is the shipping company that added the most TEUs to its fleet, In 2022, the shipping company added 321,500 TEUs to its fleet, an increase of 7.5%. In 2021, MSC already added 411,000 TEU to its fleet, according to ship data collector Alphaliner.
10-January-2023: Off Port Saïd, in the northern part of the Suez Canal, a large cargo ship ran aground on Monday morning. With the help of several tugs, this ship was quickly refloated. The bulk carrier Glory ship was on its way to China with Ukrainian grain.
10-January-2023: During the trial at the Port of Immingham in Northeast Lincolnshire, the vehicle will transport shipping containers. The hydrogen technology means the vehicle produces no exhaust fumes.
10-January-2023: US IT company FourKites has analysed its cargo tracking information with a view to port development in Europe. The analysis shows that the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven are still congested and that congestion has not decreased as in other European ports.
04-January-2023: The punctuality of container ships improved again in the month of November. According to statistics from Danish Sea-Intelligence, 56.6% of ships sailed on time. This is an increase of more than 6% compared to October, where for the first time more than 50% of ships were on time.
04-January-2023: Following the oil spill in the Kiel Canal (NOK) near Brunsbüttel (Dithmarschen district), the canal will remain closed to navigation at least until Wednesday (28.12.). According to evaluations of aerial photographs, about 12 cubic metres of oil are believed to be in the water, said Spangardt (spokesman of the emergency command).
04-January-2023: A new intermodal train service connecting DP World’s container terminals at London Gateway and Southampton will boost the resilience of the customers’ supply chains and enable them to switch volumes quickly and easily between the two UK locations.
04-January-2023: Logistics professionals are returning to business. Truck drivers who went their separate ways during the pandemic are rejoining transport companies and operations personnel are applying to freight forwarders.
