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Recently, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has updated the requirements for ships arriving during Covid-19.

MSC became the first liner to take action on the extremely volatile bunker charges it faces when, on the 14th, it announced that it will conduct a fortnightly review of bunker surcharges on all Asian trade spot and quarterly contracts, starting in the middle of next month, instead of a monthly review.

At around 0015 UTC on March 13, a 12,118 TEU container ship named "EVER FORWARD" of Evergreen ship runs aground in Chesapeake Bay channel shortly after leaving the Port of Baltimore. The container ship, which was loaded with Chinese cargo, is still stranded as of now and its schedule has been delayed.

There was a backlog of about 72 ships near the Qingdao port on Monday, nearly double the number at the end of February, according to shipping data. The backlog of ships at the ports of Shanghai, Ningbo and Zhoushan is also building, with about 262 vessels now up from 243 a week ago. Salmon Aidan Lee, head of related divisions at energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said the increase in ship backlogs and delays could further push up freight rates.

Several associations in Spain's transport ministry have called for an indefinite strike across the country from March 14. Maersk issued a statement saying that the strike will make container shipping a challenge and that shipping plans will also be affected due to external reasons beyond its control.

The Shenzhen "COVID-19" Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters released the latest epidemic prevention and control measures on March 13.

At about 0200 UTC on March 12, a Maersk container ship named "LAUST MAERSK" collided with the "NAPOLES" Ro-Ro ship in the Alboran Sea, about 53 nautical miles southeast of Malaga, Spain. The voyage was interrupted and the container was suspected to be lost.

The port of Messiah eased, with waiting ships halving from January's highs and container handling speeding up. But the industry warns that this may only be a temporary phenomenon......

The freight rate per FEU on the route from China to the United States may double or triple the current rate, that is, from US$10,000 per 40-foot container to US$30,000 .....

Once it is found that the product name information is concealed/missed and intentionally misreported, a liquidated damages of USD 15,000/Container and all other related costs will be imposed....