MSC is excited to announce the launch of its new Alpaca service, starting in September 2025, which will offer customers exceptionally fast transit times for trade between the Far East and the South America West Coast. This service will feature market-leading speeds, including direct connections between Ningbo, China, via Busan, South Korea, to Callao, Peru. […] The post MSC launches fast new Alpaca service for Far East to South America appeared first on Container News.

Shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM has joined Finnish clean tech company Hycamite as a new investor, strengthening its push toward decarbonizing maritime transport. The investment comes through CMA CGM’s energy fund, PULSE, and will help scale up Hycamite’s methane-splitting technology, which produces low-carbon hydrogen and solid carbon products. Hycamite plans to begin operations later […] The post Hycamite gains strategic investment from CMA CGM appeared first on Container News.

The Yeoman Bank has made its final call at the Port of Liverpool, ending more than 30 years of service. The self-discharging bulk carrier is operated by Holcim UK. It has delivered more cargo to Liverpool than any other vessel. Since 1991, it visited Royal Seaforth Dock 195 times. In total, it carried almost seven […] The post Final call for Yeoman Bank in Port of Liverpool appeared first on Container News.

Marine insurer NorthStandard is growing its footprint in Asia with a new office set to open in Imabari, Japan, in September 2025. The move strengthens the company’s presence in Western Japan and brings it closer to a key hub of the country’s shipping industry. Firstly, Imabari is home to about 70 ocean shipping companies and […] The post NorthStandard expands in Japan with new Imabari office appeared first on Container News.