Port Of Montreal Welcomes Its Largest Tanker
The Port of Montreal has welcomed the largest petroleum tanker to have ever visited the port. The MT Overseas Portland, carrying 475,000 barrels of crude oil, arrived from St. James, La., on Thursday. Beginning in May, the maximum width of vessels allowed to sail into the Quebec-Montreal...
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G6 Musters To Battle P3 Alliance, Plans To Serve 66 Ports With 240 Ships
THE expanded G6 Alliance plans to expand its geographical reach and deploy 240 ships, boosting its largest ships to 14,000-TEUs, to battle the proposed P3 mega alliance of Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC. If the US Federal Maritime Commission does not raise any questions with the member shipping lines,...
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Dalian Welcomes Maiden Call From PIL's West Africa Service
SINGAPORE-based Pacific International Lines' (PIL) West African service recently made its maiden call atport of Dalian's Daoyaowan phase 1 container terminal, and became the first West African service that calls at the port of Dalian, Xinhua reports. The service offers one sailing per week,...
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Arkas Line – A New Player In Israel's Maritime Trade
Arkas Container Transport S.A. (Arkas Konteyner Tasimacilik, A.S.) trading under the brand name Arkas Line , has announced the inauguration of a regular weekly container service, as from January 1, 2014, to Ashdod port, Israel. The company offers regular Liner services between ports in the...
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FPS Launches Rotterdam-Fiji Direct LCL Service
The first ever direct ocean LCL service has been launched between northern Europe and Fiji by the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group. The new service, operating on weekly CMA CGM sailings from Rotterdam to Suva, will slash transit times from 55-60 days to just 36. Pravin Dutt, Famous Pacific...
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MOL Hikes Asia-Mexico/WC South America Rate US$600/TEU January 1
MOL hikes Asia-Mexico/WC South America rate US$600/TEU January 1 JAPANESE shipping giant MOL has announced a US$600 per TEU/$1,200 per FEU rate hike on all cargo from Asia toMexico and the west coast of South America from January 1. Asian Shipper News...
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CaroTrans Launches Direct LCL New York-St Petersburg Service
CAROTRANS has launched a fortnightly direct all-water LCL service from New York to St Petersburg. The 21-day transit will meet demand from Russia, a major trade growth market of over 140 million consumers and expanding middle class for US exporters. CaroTrans CEO Greg Howard said it plans to...
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Transpacific Carriers Seek $500 In Rate Increases
Transpacific carriers seek $500 in rate increases The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, the main discussion agreement among transpacific container carriers, is adopting a two-step "guideline" rate increase that, when combined, would hike freight rates $500 per 40-foot container in December...
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KMTC And OOCL Swap Slots On Two Far East-India/Sri Lanka Loops
SHIPPING lines KMTC and OOCL have agreed to exchange slots on two Far East-India services, KMTC's Far East-India Express (FIX) service and OOCL's Central China India CCI/CIX 3 service. The arrangement will enable KMTC to offer a new direct connection from South China (Hong Kong and...
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