News: 2026-10-10 (10 October 2026)

Hapag-Lloyd will introduce an Equipment Imbalance Surcharge for exports from Luanda, Angola, to destinations worldwide. The Luanda equipment imbalance surcharge will apply exclusively to 20-foot dry containers and...

Container News · 22:00 UTC

Swire Shipping will remove Marsden Point from its North Asia Service (NAS) rotation in November 2026. The Swire Shipping NAS service connects the Far East, Pacific islands and New Zealand. It operates monthly with three...

Container News · 20:00 UTC

By Patrick Van Oosterom Oct 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Dutch government proposed a legal change to crack down more effectively on Russia’s shadow fleet, prompting the Russian embassy to threaten its...

gCaptain · 19:55 UTC

Oct 10 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates National Guard said on Saturday it had rescued 22 Asian crew members after a fire broke out aboard an oil tanker in Gulf waters....

gCaptain · 19:31 UTC

By Lucia Kassai Oct 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –When hurricanes sweep through the Gulf of Mexico, oil companies can lose millions of dollars waiting for the all-clear to restart production. Shell Plc...

gCaptain · 19:16 UTC

Regional Container Lines (RCL) will introduce a new inbound container processing fee for import shipments to Mexico. The RCL Mexico import processing fee will take effect on 10 October 2026, based on the vessel’s...

Container News · 18:00 UTC

South Africa has taken its most consequential step as it moves from a vertically integrated, cross-subsidising logistics conglomerate to a credible landlord-port model. The post Explainer: Turning the Cape into leverage...

Container News · 12:00 UTC

The Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology marked two decades of industry dialogue with the 20th Annual Conference of Marine Technology, held on 6 and 7 October 2026 at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens. The...

Container News · 10:00 UTC

Japan’s LNG bunkering vessel Kaguya completed its 200th ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Mikawa Bay on 30 September 2026. The Kaguya LNG bunkering milestone comes nearly six years after the vessel began operating...

Container News · 08:00 UTC

The Panama Canal has emerged largely unscathed from a powerful earthquake that struck Panama on Friday, with vessel transits continuing normally despite damage elsewhere across the Central American country. The...

Splash247 · 06:16 UTC

A fire-damaged HMM containership is seeking a port of refuge in South Africa after salvors were appointed under Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF), with cargo interests facing the prospect of general average. The 5,593 teu HMM...

Splash247 · 06:11 UTC

Framo has signed a four-year service agreement with Petrobras covering pumping systems across the Brazilian energy company’s fleet of approximately 30 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units. The...

Container News · 06:00 UTC

Maersk will increase its Emergency Contingency Surcharge (ECS) on the S5S trade connecting the Indian Subcontinent with South Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. The revised Maersk S5S surcharge will apply from the...

Container News · 04:20 UTC

Yusen Logistics has strengthened its healthcare distribution network in Italy with the opening of a new logistics hub in Bari. The facility, operated by Movianto and Eurotranspharma (ETP), became operational on 6...

Container News · 02:40 UTC

The Ocean Alliance has removed Mersin from the rotation of its BEX2 service connecting the Mediterranean with the Far East. The alliance includes CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines/OOCL and Evergreen, while CMA CGM operates...

Container News · 01:00 UTC