A container ship named Amnah(5,200 tons deadweight) lost stability during loading and unloading operations at the port of Ambarli in Istanbul, Turkey, and finally capsized on the side of the dock.

The annual container throughput of Shanghai Port exceeded 50 million TEU, setting the highest record in the history of global port container transport, and is expected to rank first in the world for the 15th consecutive year.

Terminal operator TIL (a subsidiary of MSC) has proposed to invest about Rs 200 crore (about 17.2 billion yuan) to develop Vadhvan Port.

CMA CGM returns to Ukraine with the new Odessa Express (ODX) route, becoming the latest liner to offer services to Ukraine after MSC and Iteris Feeders.

The prospect of a strike at U.S. East Coast ports in January could push up rates on transatlantic routes, which have held steady since mid-October.

Geodis plans to increase profits from 3.8 percent of global revenue to 6 percent over the next three years, even as sales remain only stable or even decline, a far cry from the peak ocean and air freight rates reached in the 2021-2022 period.

In 2025, the dry bulk market may not be able to continue this year's strong performance, with the average dry bulk carrier earnings falling by as much as 19% in 2025 as new ship deliveries exceed trade volume increases.

​ The trade investigation has undoubtedly further exacerbated tensions between China and the United States in the semiconductor field, while also bringing more uncertainty and challenges to the global semiconductor supply chain.

Denmark's Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has acquired TN Logistics Group (ITN), a privately held Canadian freight forwarder, subject to antitrust approval by Canadian authorities and expected to close in the first quarter of 2025.

Singapore shipping company SeaLead has announced the launch of DUKE, a direct liner linking Pakistan with the Middle East and East Africa, with the first vessel set to depart Karachi on December 24, 2024.