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Regional container trade growth in 2025 is increasingly asymmetric, with economies commonly grouped – albeit loosely – under the term ‘Global South’ pulling decisively ahead of their ‘Western’ counterparts,” said Simon Heaney, Drewry’s senior manager of container research.
Through 10 months of data, the Container Trades Statistics Ltd. (CTS) shows loaded container traffic for North America, Europe and Oceania all falling below the global average growth rate. “In contrast, Sub-Saharan Africa, ...
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Danish shipping behemoth A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) said it has made changes to its regional leadership.
“The past years, our regions have executed strongly against our strategic priorities, driving growth, increasing customer-centricity and integrating acquired companies,” said Vincent Clerc, CEO at Maersk. This effort created ...
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Maersk has appointed Robert Erni as chief financial officer and a member of the executive board, succeeding Patrick Jany, who has served in the role for six years.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said Erni is a “highly qualified CFO with deep roots in the global logistics ...
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The Port of Long Beach said goods moved before tariffs started earlier in 2025 helped put the port on course to have its all-time busiest year, exceeding the record-setting 9.6 million cargo containers moved in 2024.
The San Pedro port achieved its second-busiest November, when dockworkers ...
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Tanker shipping company Stena Bulk said it has reflagged its Suezmax tanker Stena Surprise under the Swedish Shipping Register.
Built in 2012, the Stena Surprise joins the Stena Sunrise and Stena Suede in flying the Swedish colors.
The reflag in Sweden will improve the country’s global shipping ...
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The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) said John Nardi, president of the Shipping Association of New York and New Jersey, received the Connie Award, while Steven Rothberg, founding partner of Mercator International LLC, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at an awards luncheon Dec. 8 at ...
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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners were expected to select longtime Port of Long Beach executive Dr. Noel Hacegaba as the Port’s next CEO, effective Jan. 1.
Hacegaba, currently chief operating officer, would succeed Mario Cordero, who is stepping down at the year end, after ...
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Through November the capacity of bulker newbuilding contract fell 54 percent year-over-year to 25 million deadweight tons, its lowest level since 2020, said BIMCO, the Danish shipping association.
The result is the dry bulk orderbook 4 percent lower than a year ago, and accounting for 11 ...
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BIMCO and self-performing contract platform provider Hunit have launched a joint pilot project that aims to reduce risks, cut manual workloads and modernize the maritime industry’s work with standard contracts, the Danish shipping association said.
The pilot project will address rising operational demands driven by sanctions ...
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SAL Heavy-lift and Intermarine, heavy-lift and multipurpose carriers of the Harren Group, said they have streamlined ocean services portfolio designed to give customers seamless access to the services they need, wherever they operate.
The new SAL operates a fleet of about 80 vessels worldwide, giving customers ...
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