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Panama Canal tweaks booking system to stretch capacity

The Panama Canal has temporarily loosened parts of its booking system in an effort to make scarce transit capacity more flexible as deteriorating water conditions continue to squeeze one of…
Shipping Sep, 01, 2026 0

COSCO takes 2026 boxship spending to $8bn with latest $3bn haul

COSCO Shipping Holdings has signed up for another 18 containerships worth RMB20.27bn ($2.99bn), taking its newbuilding commitments in the segment this year to 48 vessels and around $8bn. The latest…
Shipping Aug, 31, 2026 0

Charleston Integrates into CMA CGM AmerXL Service Connecting South America

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) is offering increased capacity between the Port of Charleston and key South American markets, with six weekly services to and from the region following its recent incorporation into…
Shipping Aug, 27, 2026 0

Trade disruptions give container shipping a temporary reprieve

Tides are easy to predict; business cycles much less so. Six months ago, AP Møller-Maersk warned it could sink into the red this year; now the world’s second-largest container shipping line…
Shipping Aug, 27, 2026 0

Braskem christens Blissful Future in China as it modernizes naphtha fleet

Braskem held the christening ceremony for the Blissful Future in China on Wednesday, August 26, officially adding another vessel to the Braskem naphtha fleet operated by Braskem Trading & Shipping,…
Shipping Aug, 26, 2026 0

Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM launch new weekly Asia-Brazil container service

Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new weekly maritime service between Asia and the east coast of South America, expanding its coverage between China and Brazil. The new Asia-Brazil container service, named…
Shipping Aug, 24, 2026 0

Strait of Hormuz sees 17 vessel transits in 48 hours

A total of 17 merchant vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, shipping data released on Monday, August 24, showed, as Iranian and U.S. blockades continued to restrict…
Shipping Aug, 24, 2026 0

Argentina: River transport of grains moves its largest cargo volume in five years

According to a report prepared by Ana Rubicondi , Bruno Ferrari , Emilce Terré , and Julio Calzada for the Rosario Board of Trade (BCR) , Argentine river transport of grain reached its highest volume in five years in 2025. This was achieved by transporting almost…
Shipping Aug, 21, 2026 0

ZIM’s shipping boom softens deal shipwreck

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is languishing in the wake of the latest container shipping boom. Shares in Denmark’s ​Maersk, the world’s second-largest container shipping group behind MSC, have jumped 32%…
Shipping Aug, 21, 2026 0

Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño

The Panama Canal ‌Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it gears up for a longer-than-usual El Niño season expected to reduce water levels, it said on…