10.77M TEUs: Asia-Europe Half-Year Exports Jump 12.6%

According to statistical reports compiled by the Japan Maritime Centre (JMC) based on raw data from the UK-based Container Trade Statistics (CTS), container exports from Asia to Europe reached 10.77 million TEU in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%, setting a new high for the January–June period.

Capital Tankers has secured purchase options for 13 tankers

Capital Tankers, under the leadership of Evangelos Marinakis, has secured purchase options for 13 tankers from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (hereinafter referred to as "Capital Maritime"), with the exercise price for the option vessels set at the shipbuilding contract price.

GMI doubles scale of hydrogen-powered bulk carrier project

Norwegian emerging shipping company Green Maritime Infrastructure (GMI Group) has doubled the size of its hydrogen-powered bulk carrier project, signing orders for two additional newbuild vessels at Indian shipyard Chowgule Shipyard.

COSCO SHIPPING issues a statement in response to false foreign media reports

Official Statement by COSCO SHIPPING Group Issued via the Group’s official website on September 3, 2026

CSSC Chengxi and CSSC Guangxi to Build 10 Bulk Carriers of 80,000 DWT Worth RMB 3.235 Billion

On September 1, CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited announced that it had entered into 10 shipbuilding contracts with Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd. and CSTC to construct 10 bulk carriers of 80,000 deadweight tonnes each, as part of its fleet expansion initiative. The vessels are scheduled for delivery between September 30, 2029, and the end of 2030.

Major European ports are set for another wave of strikes!

Labor disputes are set to disrupt operations at several of Northern Europe's largest ports. Dockworkers at major German ports are in the midst of a rolling strike that will continue until this Friday (September 4), and just as that action comes to an end, strikes in the Netherlands will begin.

Maersk initiates nuclear-powered container ship project—yet commercialization remains far from straightforward

Recently, nuclear-powered merchant ships have once again become a focal point of industry attention.