Hanjin Shipping will expand its network into north-south trade lanes by buying slots on a new “K” Line South Africa Express service from Asia to South Africa.

Container traffic in the port of Antwerp surged 16.9 percent in the first nine months of 2010 from a year ago to move within sight of the pre-crisis record set in 2008.

Container traffic through the largest US seaport complex in September continued to show big year-over-year gains, with the Port of Los Angeles showing a 22 percent increase and the Port of Long Beach recording a 30.5 percent rise.

The level of the water in the St. Lawrence River has risen from last summer’s lows, which is enabling container ships to carry more cargo into the Port of Montreal.

Israel's Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. Line has launched a weekly north Europe to west Africa service, which is part of a slot-exchange agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, enabling Zim's customers to use MOL's African Rainbow (ARN) between north Europe and west Africa in addition to the present NAF service.

Data released by the Shipping and Ports Authority (S&PA) at the Ministry of Transport, noted that during the month of August Israeli port handled TEU 198,000.