Press room

•  First half volume growth at top North America seaports turns flat 2016/08/09
•  Peak season 'washout' looms in container shipping as spot rates collapse 2016/08/09
•  Maersk drops 10 Chinese ports of call to focus on profitable ones 2016/08/08
•  A-E rate falls 23.5pc to US$861/TEU, drops 13.8pc to Med ports 2016/08/08
•  MOL hikes Asia-east coast South America rate US$750/TEU from August 15 2016/08/05
•  Maersk to levy US$400/FEU peak season surcharge from September 1 2016/08/05
•  HIT reports 70pc fewer accidents and 20pc fewer injuries in H1 2016/08/04
•  US trade rep warns China would receive 'keys to castle' if TPP axed 2016/08/04
•  Business leaders urge LA/LB dockers to start early labour talks 2016/08/03
•  DP World leases first container terminal on the east coast of North America 2016/08/03
•  Houston keeps most of its 2015 18pc H1 gain as volume falls 4pc 2016/08/02
•  First half's 75,000 TEU in new ships are all 3,300 TEUers or less 2016/08/02
•  Panama Canal lock lane to close 3 days, another for 12 hours 2016/08/01
•  A-E rate rises 58pc to US$1,125/TEU, up 51pc to Med, 2pc to USWC 2016/08/01
•  Latest Maersk-MSC ''back to the future'' move favours Panama over Suez 2016/07/29
•  OOCL adds intra-Asia loop for China, Vietnam and Thailand 2016/07/29
•  Philippines pulls US-backed mention of Hague ruling in ASEAN communique 2016/07/28
•  Rivals MSC, CMA CGM tie-up in backing TRAXENS box tracker 2016/07/28
•  Seaspan first half profit drops 57pc to US$43.5 million, as sales rise 13.4pc 2016/07/27
•  Maersk-MSC cuts ports on Asia-Europe route by deploying mega ships 2016/07/27
•  Mediterranean Shipping Co names 19,224-TEU MSC Sveva at Le Havre 2016/07/26
•  G6 merges Asia-US west coast services, but other loops remain unchanged 2016/07/26
•  CMA CGM applies new terminal handling charges in Togo and Benin ports 2016/07/25
•  A-E rate drops 8pc to US$713/TEU, down 14pc to Med ports, off 9pc to USWC 2016/07/25
•  CMA CGM announces US$300/TEU rate increase from Asia to Red Sea ports 2016/07/22
•  Maersk Line cuts freight rates on Asia-Europe trade lane 2016/07/22
•  AADA bunker surcharge rises to US$200/TEU, $400/FEU on August 20 2016/07/21
•  Hapag-Lloyd warns on falling profit in 2016 with UASC merger deal 2016/07/21
•  CMA CGM revamps India and Middle East Gulf services to East Africa 2016/07/20
•  Ocean Alliance boosts services from Asia to US East and Gulf Coast 2016/07/20