Spain-South Africa Service To Be Merged With SAECS
Member lines of the Southern Africa Europe Container Service, including Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Maersk Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Safmarine, have decided to merge the current service with Med-Shuttle/225 Service. The Med-Shuttle/225 Service, operated by Maersk and Safmarine between...
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OOCL Increases Europe-to-Asia Rate US$200/TEU, $300/FEU From October 1
OOCL increases Europe-to-Asia rate US$200/TEU, $300/FEU from October 1 HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) will increase rates to US$200 per dry TEU and US$300 per dry FEU from North Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, UK/Ireland to Asia from October 1. OOCL also announced that it would...
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Hapag-Lloyd Joins Maersk In TP Rate Hike
The liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said it plans to raise eastbound transpacific rates by $400 per 40-foot container to the U.S. West Coast and $600 per FEU to the East Coast starting Sept. 1. The announcement comes a week after competitor Maersk Line announced rate increases for the same date at...
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18,000-TEU Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Calls At Port Of Tanjung Pelepas
THE 18,000-TEU Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, the world's largest containership, made its maiden call at the Portof Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia. On its maiden call at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller loaded 4,800 TEU. On leaving Tanjung Pelepas the ship sail to Suez and on to...
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Hapag-Lloyd Implements Montreal Low Water Charge
Hapag-Lloyd said it is implementing a "low water surcharge," effective Aug. 5, for cargo moving between Montreal and North Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa as well as East Asia, Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East. The German carrier cautioned earlier this month that it might implement...
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12-Month Container Ship Deliveries Hit 1.275 Million TEUs
New container ship deliveries hit 1.275 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the 12 months through June 2013, adding to pressure on freight rates across all trade lanes, industry analyst Alphaliner reported. Half of the new capacity, or 622,000 TEUs, was deployed on the Far East-Europe route....
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Halifax Linked To Asia With Hapag's 7,506-TEU Berlin Express Via Suez
NOVIA SCOTIA's Port of Halifax has handled the Hapag-Lloyd's 7,506-TEU Berlin Express, one of the larger ships in the industry, due to the Canadian government's port investment of C$52.5 million (US$55.5 million) which allows for handling the world's largest ships simultaneously. The Berlin...
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APL Takes Fifth Of Ten 14,000 TEUers With Half Charter-bound To MOL
THE container shipping arm of Singapore's NOL group, APL, has taken delivery of the 14,000 TEU APL Vanda that was ordered in June 2011 from shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co, a member ofSouth Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries group. This is the fifth newbuilding out of a bulk order...
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Valmer Lines Shipping Cut Down Its Israel Service
Malta-based Valmer Lines Shipping which launched a year and a half ago a trade calling at Ashdod, Haifa(Israel), Mersin (Turkey), Castellon (Spain), andValencia (Spain) with 700 TEUs boxships "Helena Sibum" and "Aquarius J." announced its decision to cut its services to Israel. Upon the...
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