The provisional agreement between the European Parliament and European Council negotiators sets out a fuel standard for ships that steadily increases the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels.

Europe agrees to ‘ground-breaking’ shipping decarbonization deal 

The Port of Hamburg is once again being disrupted by strike action that is causing significant disruption to vessel schedules at Europe’s third-largest container hub. 

Hamburg strike action closes vital waterway to container shipping 

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The Scan Baltic to USA service, which will begin calling Jaxport in late April, marks the port's second trans-Atlantic service and fifth container service. 

MSC adds Jaxport stop on trans-Atlantic service

The fast-track hearing schedule came after the South Carolina State Port Authority told the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals the port could become “bottlenecked” if ships can’t call the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal.

Charleston gets expedited hearing in appeal over ILA’s Leatherman lawsuit

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Maersk in April will stop collecting detention and demurrage fees on days terminals are closed and shippers can’t pick up or drop off containers, a move yet to be followed by competing ocean carriers. 

Maersk going it alone, so far, on policy changes to free time billing

Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift

New operator Swire is growing its fleet and gearing up to move cargo for the busy Australian minerals and energy markets. 

MPV carrier Swire Projects eyes growth in Australian project market 

Any effort to dictate chassis pool models would reduce competition, innovation, and capital investment, making intermodal networks less resilient for the shippers and consumers who rely on them, writes the CEO of chassis provider DCLI.

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Avoid ‘one-size-fits-all’ business model for chassis use in US: DCLI CEO 

As we come to the end of a surge of historic proportions in terms of both scope and longevity, the only place for volumes to go, at least in the near term, is down.

Annual Review and Outlook

North American intermodal unlikely to rebound after 'disappointing' 2022

Carriers’ record container ship capacity on order is being led by MSC, which will grow its fleet – already the world’s largest – by almost 40 percent over the next two years.

MSC prepares for delivery of Hapag-Lloyd-sized orderbook 

The move by the carrier comes as the FMC is in the midst of a rulemaking process around detention and demurrage billing mandated by the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 last June. 

 Maersk shifts detention billing to consignees ahead of FMC regulation 

Senior Editor

Norfolk Southern and the Port of Virginia are not only targeting importers using trans-Atlantic services from Europe and Asia, but also exporters moving goods through Memphis, such as the cotton industry.

New NS Norfolk-Memphis service aims to grab East Coast cargo shift

Retailers say their main concern right now is to avoid over-ordering product from factories in Asia until they get a better handle on consumer demand later this summer.

US imports to begin recovery, but remain well below 2022: retailers

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