DENMARK'S Maersk Line, French carrier CMA CGM and the Danish Unifeeder Line will impose surcharges on each bill of lading from January 1 to recover costs imposed by new EU customs regulations. Because EU customs now demands cargo information 24 hours before sailing, CMA CGM is introducing a Customs Documentation Charge of US$25 per bill of lading while...
“K” LINE (EUROPE) LIMITED, which is the regional head quarter in Europe of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line), will receive AEO –F (Authorised Economic Operator for both “Customs simplifications” and “Security and safety”) certificate from the UK customs (HMRC) on January 4th, 2011. Then, “...
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering , the world's second-largest shipbuilder, aims to secure $11 billion in orders next year, a spokesperson said on Sunday, confirming an earlier media report. Nam Sang-tae, chief executive of the South Korean shipbuilder, also told reporters on Friday that the firm took $11.2 billion in orders this year,...
The Thai-flagged MV THOR NEXUS laden with 20,377 tons of general cargo was attacked Suturday, Dec.25 by pirates approximately 450 nautical miles North East of the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, EU NAVFOR press release said. The ship with the 27 crew (all from Thailand) was on her way to Bangladesh from Jebel Ali in the UAE at the time of the att...
Dhaka, Dec. 26: Bangladesh authorities have detained Indian ship MV Ocean Pearl after a court issued an “arrest order” over a suit claiming compensation for the alleged loss of cargo. The ship has been detained at Patenga, 14 km south of the port city of Chittagong, the New Age reported on Sunday. A cargo supplier has sought a compensation o...
Kuala Lumpur: Penang-based MTT Shipping Sdn Bhd (MTTS) has chartered 10 vessels from debt-laden PN17 company Swee Joo Bhd, writes The Star. Swee Joo executive director Allistar Hilton Smith said the fleet comprised seven container ships and three tugboats and barges owned by Swee Joo’s subsidiary, Johan Shipping Sdn Bhd. “These vessels are c...
Shanghai: SITC International Holding Company Limited (SITC) announces it has signed two shipbuilding contracts with an undisclosed independent yard to build two 1,100teu boxships, worth $39.6m in total. The company, founded in 1991 as Shandong International Transportation Corp, said the non-geared vessels are due for delivery in September and December 2...
DB SCHENKER Logistics has started offering customers mobile shipment tracking information on the Apple iPhone, a service that will be available in several languages. A company statement said customers can retrieve the status of shipments being moved by land transportation, air and ocean freight worldwide. The application is available free of charge in t...
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