With larger tonnage in demand to cover scrubber retrofits, a two-tier charter market has been created, with vessels in excess of 6,000 teu commanding increasing rates as smaller ships lose ground

Asia-Europe carriers are facing a capacity glut in the third quarter of the year, as transpacific carriers look to other trade partners to pick-up the slack of weakening China cargoes

Owners will have to withdraw transpacific capacity if proposed tariffs come into effect, leaving chartered tonnage due for expiry in 2019 heavily exposed, according to MSI analysts Daniel Richards

‘Government investment in Brexit resilience is always welcome, but not leaving without a deal is a zero-cost choice that would go much further in avoiding disruption at key trading gateways’ — Mark Simmonds of the British Ports Association

Danish forwarder expects to benefit from scale and complementary forwarding capabilities, such as LCL and air charter networks

Danish forwarder expects to benefit from scale and complementary forwarding capabilities, such as LCL and air charter networks

There is also a big question mark on the blended fuels, says Teo Siong Seng

Zim carried its second-highest volume in the second quarter of the year, at 731,000 teu, compared with a record 772,000 teu in the same period a year earlier

The deal, if successful, will be APSEZ’s third acquisition on the east coast of India following the purchase of Dhamra port in 2014 and Kattupalli port in 2016

The assets disposed of include Ouhua’s shipbuilding facilities on Xiaoqian Island in Zhoushan and eight vessels under construction