The Philippines has become the latest to confront the constraints in shipping that occurred in 2021 by launching its own shipping service to the United States. A Philippine-registered vessel is departing for the first time in 45 years for a nonstop voyage to the United States transporting containers and goods from the island nation.

Driven by the continuing demand for containership capacity, Seaspan announced that it is increasing its already large orderbook with a further ten containerships orders. The company, which primarily builds and finances vessels operated under charter to the large container lines, has been at the front of the pack driving the record containership orders in 2021.