News & Highlights

• NY-NJ port readying to guide terminals on truck appointment systems

  February 9th 2026

  But the recommendations will not include guidance on handling empty container returns, as port stakeholders see it as a separate issue. (read more)

• Fourth-quarter rate slump drags down Hapag-Lloyd’s 2025 financials

  February 9th 2026

  The carrier reported a steep drop in profitability as declining rates combined with higher costs of rerouting ships around southern Africa and s (read more)

• Bangladesh boxes begin to move as Chittagong port workers suspend strike

  February 9th 2026

  The entire port workforce walked off the job almost two weeks ago to protest a government decision to lease the port’s busiest terminal to DP World. (read more)

• MPV carriers emphatic on no resumption of Suez transits under current conditions

  February 9th 2026

  Ship operators say a return to the Red Sea hinges on broad shipper acceptance across multi-shipper voyages, according to a survey conducted by One Wor (read more)

• Maersk widens deployment options with order for ‘flexible’ new ships

  February 9th 2026

  The new vessels are shorter and narrower than most 400-meter megaships that are mostly confined to the Asia-Europe trade, giving the carrier more depl (read more)