Press room

•  Hong Kong's Hutchison shuts down Amsterdam terminal as volumes collapse 2012/09/05
•  China Merchants acquires a 50pc stake in Lome container terminal in Togo 2012/09/04
•  Trade slump to bring hard times to Chinese shipping: Qingdao port chief 2012/09/04
•  OOCL to levy Asia-New Zealand US$300/TEU rate increase from October 1 2012/09/03
•  Maersk sees 'significant' rate hike November 1, major layups to follow 2012/09/03
•  More calls at Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay as OOCL's Vietnam feeder joins throng 2012/08/31
•  Cosco posts first half net loss of US$767 million, revenue rises 1.3pc 2012/08/31
•  Zim posts US$1 million quarterly profit after $79 million loss last year 2012/08/30
•  China-wide July port cargo volume growth slows 3.7pc from June 2012/08/30
•  MSC raises Asia-Canada freight rates; suspends US-NZ strike surcharge 2012/08/29
•  OOCL to levy US$250/TEU Asia-Europe rate increase from September 10 2012/08/29
•  Peak season in August will be 'positive surprise' for boxes, says BIMCO 2012/08/27
•  Asia-Europe rates lowest since first quarter, down 4.7pc to US$1,46/TEU 2012/08/27
•  Zim increases Asia-Europe rates US$300 per TEU from September 10 2012/08/24
•  Mass cargo diversion threat as US east coast longshore talks collapse 2012/08/24
•  Zim CFO Allon Raveh to quit by January, guided company through bad times 2012/08/23
•  Wan Hai Lines, Interasia Lines and MOL in joint Japan-Indonesia service 2012/08/23
•  Singapore's APL to quit Westbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement 2012/08/22
•  MOL to raise 50pc capacity of its Japan-Indonesia-SE Asia service 2012/08/22
•  US east coast dock strike fears grow over resistance to ILA featherbedding 2012/08/21
•  Cosco increases rates to Europe, Americas and South Africa in September 2012/08/21
•  Rates fall on major trades led by Asia-Euro fall of 6.6pc to US$1,505/TEU 2012/08/20
•  Evergreen to commence feeder service to Yangon, Myanmar 2012/08/20
•  Fujian dry port investment hit US$47 million in first-half year 2012/08/17
•  Shanghai starts pilot project of port of origin quick tax rebates 2012/08/17
•  Emirates raises rates US$250/TEU, $500/TEU on Asia loops September 1 2012/08/16
•  Maersk raises rates from US$150/TEU up on various Asia services Sept 1 2012/08/16
•  Scandlines sells cargo business to SOL to focus on passenger service 2012/08/15
•  European ports need to change to cope with coming megaships: study 2012/08/15
•  Transport Ministry: China leads world in container shipping throughput 2012/08/14