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AN editing error resulted in the dock capacity of Poland's DCT Gdansk terminal of 15,500 TEU being misapplied to the size of the Maersk Elba, resulting in the ship being described as having a capacity of 15,500 TEU when in fact it has a capacity of 13,092 TEU. The Hong Kong Shipping Gazette regrets the error and apologises for any misunderstanding it ma...
SHIPOWNER associations' of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF) has urged navies to authorise a legal mandate to immobilise pirate motherships and provide up-to-date information on their location to shipping. The rising incidents of daily attacks and growing number of seafarers held hostage - 600 - i...
GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced plans to set up its own offices in the cities of Huangpu, Foshan, Shunde and Zhongshan in a bid to meet rising service requirements and maintain a strong presence in South China. The new offices in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Nanshan and Shenzhen will be responsible for direct sales, documentatio...
THE UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will investigate the prevalence and dangers of false container weight declarations to prevent wrongful stowage, thus reducing risks of capsizing ships or having slot columns collapse while at sea. The IMO has established a working group with representatives from Netherlands, Denmark and Australia to cons...
DANISH shipping giant Maersk Line has revealed it will postpone its planned June US$500 per FEU Asia-North Europe rate hike until July 1, reports American Shipper. But the company also said it would increase its Far East-south Europe rate by $250 per TEU and $500 FEU (also applied to 45-footers) on June 1. (Source:http://www.schednet.com)
Australia's docks face another day of disruption and industrial upheaval, as farming and shipping groups called on the federal government to intervene in the dispute due to the harm it was causing to the economy. The pressure comes as Patrick's container ports in Sydney and Brisbane were shut yesterday after the company said it would not pay workers who...
French maritime transport group CMA CGM is in talks to transfer to its shareholder Turkish Yldirim a 49 percent stake in the container terminal at Valletta's port, in Malta, French daily les Echos reported, without disclosing its sources. The two companies are reportedly close to an agreement, even though other groups are still in the race. The stake s...
BLANK Rome has announced that Conor Warde has relocated to the firm's Hong Kong office, Blank Rome Solicitors, an affiliated entity, from its office in Washington, DC. Mr Warde is described by the company as being an experienced maritime and corporate attorney who focuses his practise primarily on regulatory and transactional matters. "Mr Warde's move ...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi
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