
Explosion at Port of Rotterdam Kills One and Injures Six; Overall Port Operations Continue
A safety incident has occurred at Europe’s largest logistics and energy hub. At approximately 11:30 a.m. local time on August 13,

Q2 2026 Carrier Earnings: Maersk and CMA CGM Strengthen, While Higher Costs Weigh on Hapag-Lloyd's Profit
One clear change in the global container shipping market in the second quarter of 2026 was that cargo volumes and freight rates im

Around 70 Casualties Could Lead to USD 2 Billion in Claims as Marine Insurance Costs Affect Global Freight Forwarders
Continuing tensions in the Middle East are affecting global shipping and placing new claims pressure on the marine insurance marke

RCL Container Ship Refloated After Striking Hooghly Riverbank with 483 Containers Bound for Kolkata
On August 12, local time, a container vessel was involved in an incident on the Hooghly River near Diamond Harbour in West Bengal,

CMA CGM and MSC Revise Panama Canal Surcharges, with Rates Reaching USD 500 per TEU-Asia-U.S. East Coast Freight Forwarders Take Note
Pressure on Panama Canal transit is continuing to feed through to international ocean freight costs. On August 11, CMA CGM announc

Fire Breaks Out Aboard Dole Colombia at Port of Wilmington, Raising Concerns Over Banana Carrier Safety
A vessel fire recently broke out at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, United States. A fire started in the engine room of the re




