Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack,

Message to ocean carriers: Act on U.S. agriculture exports or face FMC action

Two Biden administration cabinet members, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, have written leading ocean carriers. They urge them to help mitigate disruptions to agricultural shippers of

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Hapag-Lloyd exercises option for 6 more ME-GI engines

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered si× MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines for six ultra-large, 23,500+ TEU containerships on order for Hapag-Lloyd. The new order exercises an option in

DNV supports Hapag-Lloyd’s milestone green financing

As we reported earlier, Hapag-Lloyd has secured green financing for six containerships on order for delivery from South Korea in 2024. Hapag-Lloyd obtained the favorable financing with the support of DNV which

Hapag-Lloyd secures green financing for newbuilds

Hapag-Lloyd is breaking new ground in financing. It has concluding two initial transactions under the Green Loan Principles of the Loan Market Association (LMA). Both transactions — a syndicated loan of $417

Hapag-Lloyd places $1 billion order for six ultra large box ships

Hamburg-headquartered Hapag-Lloyd has signed an order for six 23,500+ TEU container vessels with South Kiorea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Set for delivery between April and December 2023, the vessels represent a