The Los Angeles Board of Harbour Commissioners voted to allow Maersk to begin using automated cargo handlers at the port, after a contentious four-hour debate, reported Washington, DC's Supply Chain Dive.

Investment rating agency Moody's expects more automated container terminals will be built over the next decade given their "competitive advantages".

bet356中文版The South Korean container liner shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will join THE Alliance as a full member. Through this, the members of THE Alliance have also decided to establish a new cooperation with four members and a term until 2030. The actions were agreed in Taipei on 19 June 2019. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, the new contract between the four lines will start on 1 April 2020.

The Council of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) - the industry voice of the Lion City's maritime community - has made history by nominating the its first-ever female president since its founding in 1985, according to Shipping Gazette.

Hapag-Lloyd and Evergreen Marine have put in separate requests to Asian yards for the construction of more than a dozen mega containerships worth a combined US$2.2 billion, reported The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified sources.