What lies beneath, a challenging year at London Gateway: Xeneta
OSLO: Earlier this year, eeSea – now powered by Xeneta – examined the recurring congestion that led to several services diverting from London Gateway, including Maersk’s Neo Samba and ONE’s Indian Ocean Express. The port has faced several challenges on top
Container ship turned missile battery spotted in China
BEIJING : On the Christmas Day of this year, images of a Chinese shipping vessel carrying several containerized vertical launch cells systems appeared online. The basis of the Vessel in question appears to be
Hapag-Lloyd wins ZEMBA’s second tender for pioneering e-fuel deployment
HAMBURG: On Wednesday, the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) announced that Hapag-Lloyd is a winner of its second tender for ocean shipping using hydrogen-derived e-methanol. Through this agreement, ZEMBA members have committed to collectively abate at least 120,000
DNV awards MSC, Zhoushan Changhong International, and CIMC ORIC AiP for new 21,700 TEU ammonia powered mega-boxship
SINGAPORE: DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the joint consortium of MSC, Zhoushan Changhong International, and CIMC ORIC for a new 21,700 TEU ammonia-dual fueled ultra-large container ship design. The AiP
Container ship orderbook is almost entirely in the big three shipbuilding nations : Alphaliner
The global container ship orderbook is the largest on record, with more than a thousand newbuildings and over 10 Mteu on order, equal to 31.1% of the global fleet in teu slot capacity. China,
Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update
OSLO: Average spot rates on four main fronthauls out of the Far East have all increased from last week. This uptick follows the previous week when rates were stable after a drop on 1
Asia-Europe container freight collapses to multiyear Lows
NEW YORK: The third quarter of 2025 marked a dramatic reversal for the European container freight market, with spot rates sliding steadily to their lowest levels since late 2023. Carriers attempted to offset falling
Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update: Average Rates Retreat
OSLO: The average spot rates of all trades slightly declined from last week. Ranging from -6.6% to -4.6%. This follows from last week, when there were sharper drops across the board.• September was a