CMA CGM-Delmas To Abandon North Europe-West Africa Ro-ro Service
CMA CGM's Delmas unit is to stop its north Europe-West Africa ro-ro container service in June because of the loss of a military contract, reports Alphaliner. The carrier was to replace its four ageing 22,000-dwt conro ships with six conro newbuildings on order with Hyundai Mipo. These vessels...
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Costamare Takes Delivery Of 8,827-TEU MSC Athens
MAJOR international shipowner and provider of containerships for charter, Costamare, has recently taken delivery of the 8,827-TEU MSC Athens, built by Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea, which has been assigned to a 10-year time charter with Mediterranean Shipping Co....
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Norway And Russia Prepare For Arctic Route Cargo Shipping Demand
ADVANCED icebreaking and ice-strengthened hulls as well as the high price of commodities opening Arctic shipping channels over Eurasia and North America. Container trade through this route is forecast to grow between five and 14 per cent by 2020, with 10 per cent of projected trade to create...
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Evergreen, United Africa Feeder Line Plan Joint Service
Evergreen Line is joining forces with United Africa Feeder Line to launch the new ISC-Mauritius-Mozambique-Africa Service in late April. The biweekly IMMA Service will link the Indian subcontinent, Indian Ocean islands and Mozambique. It will employ three 2,500 20-foot-equivalent unit vessels....
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New Indian Short Sea Service Planned
Gati Ship and International Shipping Logistics FZE plan to launch a new coastal container service between North India and South India, covering the ports of Kandla, Mundra and Cochin. The ISL-Gati Express Coastal Service is expected to launch by the end of April. The Journal of Commerce...
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Cheng Lie And TS Lines Increase North China-Vietnam Capacity 50pc
CHENG LIE and Hong Kong's TS Lines are increasing capacity 50 per cent on their North China-Ho Chi Minh City service (NCX) with the help of Regional Container Line (RCL) by replacing 1,700-TEUers with ships in the 2,500- to 2,800 range. Gone will be the 1,700-TEU Baltic Strait, the Barents...
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Cosco To Hike Asia-US Rates In May
Cosco will increase rates for dry cargo on its trade from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent to the U.S., starting May 1: For all cargo moving via U.S. West Coast ports and for intermodal cargo via these ports destined for California, Oregon and Washington, the hike will be $640 per...
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Gold Star Line Joins Cheng Lie On China, Indonesia, Philippines Service
GOLD STAR Line (GSL) has added a service connecting China, Indonesia and Philippines in joining Cheng Lie's IPCX service, which is branded 'CH-1' by GSL, reports Alphaliner. Ship capacity has increased from the 2,800 TEU to the 3,500 TEU range, with GSL bringing in one of the four ships, the...
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NOL Names 14,000-TEU Newbuilding, Biggest Singaporean Boxship Ever
SINGAPORE's NOL Group has taken delivery of its newest, largest and most environmentally friendly vessel in its fleet, the 14,000-TEU APL Temasek. To celebrate the event, the company held a naming ceremony for the ship whose name was inspired by the old name for Singapore, meaning 'Sea Town.'...
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