Maersk suspends cargo bookings for St. Petersburg, 2 other Russian ports

All bookings for St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Novorossiysk are suspended as Maersk’s…

Black Sea shipping troubles, port congestion seen to hurt box supply chains

Port congestion due to shipping disruption and container pile-ups on Baltic and…
inaugural run

China-HK cargo train delivers anti-COVID supplies on inaugural trip

First train arived on Wednesday (March 2) with about 50 tons of…

Biden announces total ban on Russian flights from US airspace

President Biden closes airspace to all Russian flights as the US joins…

WSC hits Biden’s ‘incorrect’ claims against ocean shipping industry

US President Joe Biden takes the container shipping industry to task for…

PortCalls March 2, 2022

Our latest issue (PortCalls_March 2, 2022). Stories include: PPA seeks contractor for…

Maersk ‘set to suspend’ Russia cargo bookings to comply with sanctions

Global container shipping giant Maersk says it is prepared to suspend cargo…
Fort stranded seafares

UN bodies urge action on crew change crisis involving stranded seafarers

Plight of more than 400,000 seafarers stranded at sea due to COVID-related…
waterway cargo

China sees mixed results for January waterway, road cargo volumes

January waterway and road freight volumes in China go opposite directions compared…
capacity increase

DHL Express expands capacity 27% on Ho Chi Minh-HK-US route

New route adds capacity on Ho Chi Minh City-Hong Kong route for…