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Sea-Intelligence: Increased Service Instability

Since the pandemic, we have seen a severe escalation in liner service instability across major deep‑sea trades, caused by increases in blank sailings, services phasing in/out, vessels delayed into the following week, and ad‑hoc extra‑loaders. We measure the instability as the standard deviation of the number of weekly…

What the Transpacific boom means for operations

The route’s record earnings reflect scarce usable capacity more than strong demand, and that changes the risks facing carriers, ports and shippers. The transpacific has become the most lucrative major container trade in the world. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! R…

Hapag-Lloyd announces export gate-in restrictions at APMT Valencia

Hapag-Lloyd has announced temporary restrictions on export container deliveries at APM Terminals Valencia due to ongoing congestion at the Spanish terminal. Effective immediately, the export container acceptance window has been reduced from 14 days to nine days before a vessel’s estimated time of arrival. (function ()…

Why Evergreen’s Suez return matters for container supply

Evergreen’s first transits add little tonnage. Their importance lies in what they bring closer: the release of millions of TEU into a market already bracing for a wave of new ships. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! Remember Me Lost your password? Don't have an acco…

SFL reports higher quarterly profit as charter backlog reaches US$5 billion

SFL Corporation reported net income of US$37.4 million for the third quarter of 2026, while its fixed-rate charter backlog reached approximately US$5 billion. Operating revenue remained broadly stable at US$201.6 million, compared with US$200.8 million in the second quarter. Net income increased from US$33.8 million, …

Explainer: How Africa’s ports are diverging

The same investors and the same Cape rerouting are reshaping both seaboards. West Africa is competing on efficiency, East Africa on geopolitics. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! Remember Me Lost your password? Don't have an account? Register The post Explainer: How…

ClassNK endorses CYTUR shipboard cybersecurity management platform

ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to CYTUR-SBOM, a cybersecurity management platform developed by CYTUR for shipboard computer-based systems. The platform allows shipping companies to centrally manage information about onboard hardware, software, firmware and system configurations…

India joins ISF Verify initiative for digital seafarer certification

India has joined the ISF Verify initiative, marking a significant step towards the wider adoption of digital seafarer certification across the global shipping industry. The agreement brings together India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Lloyd’s R…

Navios Partners triples quarterly profit and expands boxship backlog

Navios Maritime Partners reported a sharp rise in third-quarter earnings as the shipowner expanded its containership orderbook and secured additional long-term charter revenue. The company generated revenue of US$432 million during the third quarter of 2026, up 24.5% from US$346.9 million in the same period last year.…

Expanding U.S.–Turkmenistan Ties: Envoy and Business Group Visit Ashgabat

Turkmenistan and the United States are working to deepen their economic and diplomatic relationship, with a top American diplomat and a U.S. business delegation visiting Ashgabat this week. The U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council had announced a semiannual business mission to Ashgabat on November 4–5, a trip that comes…

Matson raises outlook as China volumes climb 16%

Matson reported stronger third-quarter results and raised its full-year outlook, supported by higher volumes and freight rates on its China services. The US carrier generated consolidated revenue of US$1.11 billion during the third quarter of 2026. This represents an increase of 26.5% from US$880.1 million in the same…

DHL Global Forwarding revenue jumps as ocean freight volumes rise

DHL Group reported higher revenue and operating profit in the third quarter of 2026, supported by growth in international freight forwarding, express deliveries and contract logistics. Group revenue increased by 12.6% to €22.7 billion, compared with €20.1 billion in the same period last year. Operating profit (EBIT) r…

Opinion: Overcrowding on Almaty Buses – A Man-Made Transit Crisis

The Kazakh authorities’ grand plans to turn Almaty and its picturesque surroundings into Central Asia’s next tourist mecca have run headlong into a public transportation crisis this fall. Almaty residents have been flooding social media with photos and videos of overcrowded buses and trolleybuses, saying they have not…

ID Logistics and Terra Robotics plan humanoid robot pilot in Germany

ID Logistics has partnered with Terra Robotics to explore the use of humanoid robots in warehouse operations, with plans to launch its first pilot under real operating conditions in Germany within six months. The strategic partnership, which took effect on 1 November 2026, follows initial tests involving two humanoid …

18 Dead in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in Uzbekistan

Eighteen people died in three suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incidents in Uzbekistan between October 25 and November 1, prompting warnings about dangerously modified gas boilers being sold as new. On October 25, seven members of one family died in the village of Chimyon in the Fergana region. On November 1, anoth…

Hapag-Lloyd unveils standalone AMX and ASX services linking Asia and Latin America

Hapag-Lloyd has announced two standalone container shipping services connecting Asia with Latin America, as the German carrier prepares to expand its network in 2027. The new AMX and ASX services will provide connections to Mexico and the East Coast of South America, respectively. Both will operate independently under…

Kazakhstan’s Top Three Universities Slip in QS Asia Rankings

Kazakhstan remained the only Central Asian country with universities in the top 100 of the latest Asian rankings from higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), although all three of its leading institutions fell. In the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 , released on November 3, Al-Farabi Kazakh Natio…

Kazakhstan Asks Russia to Reopen Druzhba Oil Route to Germany After Six-Month Halt

Kazakhstan has formally asked Russia to restore oil shipments to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline, six months after Moscow suspended the route. The request follows a drone attack on Russian infrastructure that briefly halted another Kazakh oil export route earlier this week. Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said…

Kazakhstan Victims Compensation Fund Pays Out Just 9% of Revenue

Kazakhstan’s Victims Compensation Fund has collected more than 9.3 billion tenge ($20.6 million) over eight years but paid out only about 9% of that amount to crime victims. Snezhanna Imasheva, a member of the Kurultai, Kazakhstan’s unicameral parliament, has proposed increasing compensation payments or expanding elig…

StormGeo and CCS launch digital link for maritime emissions verification

StormGeo has partnered with China Classification Society (CCS) to improve the digital exchange and verification of maritime emissions data, strengthening its presence in China’s shipping market. The agreement allows shipping companies using StormGeo’s s-Insight platform to share validated emissions data directly with …

Hackers Walk Back Claim of Uzbekistan Data Leak Affecting 27 Million

Journalists in Uzbekistan found their own personal information and details about relatives in a database circulating online, Gazeta.uz has reported . The Interior Ministry announced an investigation on October 29 after reports linked the records to SAFE Service, formerly known as SafeRoad, a digital service for motori…

Kazakhstan Wheat Exports to Israel Under Discussion

Kazakhstan’s Food Contract Corporation is prepared to discuss long-term contracts to supply between 200,000 and 500,000 metric tons of food-grade wheat to Israel. Samat Tenbayev, deputy chairman of the company’s management board, outlined the proposal during talks in Jerusalem, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture sai…

A paperwork detention in the Arctic, and why shipping should care

Norwegian inspectors boarded a Chinese-owned heavy-lift ship and found that it had no valid flag registration and lacked the required certificates, so they detained it until further notice. High North News reports that the ship was using a false Guatemalan flag. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription …

PIL orders seven methanol-ready feeder containerships in China

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has ordered seven new methanol-ready feeder containerships from Huanghai Shipbuilding in China, as part of its fleet renewal and expansion programme. Each vessel will have a capacity of 1,400 TEU, bringing the combined capacity of the order to 9,800 TEU. Deliveries are scheduled betwe…

Tokayev signs law on opening customs service offices of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Maersk raises 2026 guidance as Ocean earnings surge in third quarter

Maersk has raised its full-year 2026 earnings guidance following a strong third quarter, driven by higher ocean freight rates and continued supply chain disruptions that limited available shipping capacity. The Danish shipping group reported revenue of US$18.1 billion, up 27% from US$14.2 billion in the same period la…

ZIM’s ZX3 enters a Transpacific premium race already shaped by speed and landside access

ZIM’s planned ZX3 service between China and Los Angeles adds another competitor to the premium Transpacific market. But the significance of the launch extends beyond the advertised 12-day crossing from Shanghai. It places ZIM in competition with carriers that have already built expedited shipping products around termi…

JAXPORT secures US$40 million for Blount Island berth upgrade

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has secured a US$40 million federal grant to modernise Berth 32 at the Blount Island Marine Terminal. The funding was awarded through the US Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). (function () { var id = 'div-gpt-ad-article-inline-' + Math.ra…

Chile maintains environmental approval for San Antonio Outer Port

Chile’s Committee of Ministers has maintained the favourable environmental approval for the US$4 billion San Antonio Outer Port project. The committee reviewed administrative appeals against the project during its twelfth session under the government of President José Antonio Kast. The authorities partially accepted s…