CULines to Launch FE-E. Africa Svc.

China United Lines (CULines) will enhance its service network to East Africa with the launch of a new Mombasa Far East Express (MFX) service. The Chinese carrier will provide the…

Greece’s GSL Purchases 3 Secondhand 8,600-TEU Containerships

Global Ship Lease (GSL), a Greek containership owner and lessor, has purchased three 8,600-TEU containerships for an aggregate purchase price of $90 million. Built in South Kore…

WSC Joins Coalition to Call for Passage of Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has joined a broad coalition of 90 industry partners calling for quick passage of the bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025. “…

Port of Osaka Foreign-Trade in October180,184 TEU

The Port of Osaka handled 180,184 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in October, down 7.3% year on year for the second consecutive month of decline, according to preliminary statist…

Container Throughput at NY/NJ Port Increases 3.2% to 727K TEUs in Oct.

The U.S. port of New York and New Jersey processed 727,059 TEUs of containers in October, up 3.2%, marking its first year-on-year increase in two months. Containers to and from Ne…

NAWE Raises Concern About UP-NS Merger

A group of U.S. ports and terminal operators has raised concern about the pending $85 billion railroad merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), maintaining tha…

“K” Line Kinkai Dispatches Representative to Vietnam

Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen (“K” Line Kinkai) has dispatched an overseas representative to Vietnam. The representative is stationed at “K” Line (Vietnam) in Ho Chi Minh City, an overse…