Zim Hikes Asia-Europe Rate US$950/TEU After OOCL, Hanjin Do Likewise
Zim hikes Asia-Europe rate US$950/TEU after OOCL, Hanjin do likewise ISRAELI flag carrier Zim Line will increase rates US$950 per TEU on all cargo shipped from Asia to European and Mediterranean ports from November 1. The increase follows last week's general rate increases fromHong Kong's OOCL...
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Bigger Ships Bring Fears Of Longer Waits With Panama Canal Widening
SHIPPERS on the US east coast are fearful of cargo delays brought about by larger containerships expected with the completion of the Panama Canal expansion in 2015, reports Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. "Big ships not only mean lower slot costs, they also come with some risks of service delays...
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MOL's PNW-PS1 Asia-Puget Sound Transpacific Services Merge
MOL's PNW and PS1 Asia-Puget Sound transpacific services will be merged into one called PNW with no change in port rotation except for adding a call atKaohsiung's APL terminal. Thus, the new rotation with the Kaohsiung (Fri/Fri), Hong Kong (Sat/Sun), Shenzhen-Yantian (Mon/Mon), Shanghai...
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14,074-TEU CSCL Ship Makes Zeebrugge Call After Buying Into Terminal
CHINA Shipping Container Lines' (CSCL) containerships have started calling at APM Terminals Zeebrugge after buying 24 per cent of the Belgian container terminal. The 14,074-TEU CSCL Star, on the AEX7 service loop, was the first China Shipping vessel to call at the terminal, reports UK's Port...
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Feeders From Felixstowe, Rotterdam To Spain's North Coast In October
STARTING mid-October, near-sea Hamburg-based Team Lines and OPDR will run a service between Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Bilbao, the hub on the northern coast of Spain within easy reach of south western France. "Both companies are specialists for the container traffic in and out of the Iberian...
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New Austral Asia Line Serves West Coast
American Worldwide Agencies will represent a new Austral Asia Line (AAL) service to the West Coast that will cater to the needs of the breakbulk, heavy-lift, dry bulk and project cargo shippers. Under the multi-year contract that began Oct. 1, AWA will serve as sales agent for AAL s direct port...
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Zim Rotterdam: The Largest Ever Cargo Vessel To Enter The Thames
The 10,000teu Zim Rotterdam has called at DP World London Gateway and will undergo required maintenance. The 10,000teu ship is the largest ever cargo vessel to enter the Thames. ZIM Rotterdam plies the Asia - North Europe trade route on ZIM's Asia - Europe Express Service (AEX). As a result of...
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First 13,800-TEU Ship Delivered For Evergreen Service
A Greek shipowner-charterer has taken delivery of the first in a series of 10 ships with capacities of 13,800 20-foot-equivalent units that will be deployed on Evergreen Line services. The Thalassa Hellas was delivered to Greece s Enesel by Hundai Heavy Industries of South Korea. The ship was...
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UASC And CSCL To Launch Intra-Asia Loop
Dubai-based United Arab Shipping Company and China Shipping Container Lines will introduce a direct weekly intra-Asia container service (IAC1), on September 21. The service will cover Japan, South Korea, central and South China and Thailand and will follow the route...
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