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INDIA's shipping ministry is considering liberalisation of domestic coastal shipping laws to permit foreign carriers to enter, though it faces opposition from the domestic industry. If the Indian cabotage trade is restricted to domestic carriers, the ministry reasons, it is likely that non-Indian lines would avoid using the new one million-TEU DP World...
FORMER Republican US presidential candidate Senator John McCain of Arizona has introduced a bill that would repeal the Jones Act, the protectionist law that keeps coastal shipping to American carriers, shipyards and crews. "The Jones Act adds a real, direct cost to consumers - particularly consumers in Hawaii and Alaska. A 1988 GAO [General Accounting O...
EVERGREEN, CSCL and CMA CGM have started cooperation on the AEX7 service connecting Asia and Europe from late June. The reorganised AEX7 service will use nine ships of a range between 8,000 to 9,250 TEU, six from CSCL, two from Evergreen and one from CMA CGM. The service will be calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen-Shekou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, ...
GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the re-introduction of its old Eagle Service from July 10, connecting five ports in Greater China to Long Beach. An MSC statement said it was introduced in response to strong market demand up to and including the peak season. The loop will deploy six 6,500-TEU vessels and will be operated as i...
eModal has launched an online port community system for the iPhone, improving communication and collaboration between trucking, marine and rail communities. ‘Container Availability’ for the iPhone enables users to look up container information at over 40 US container terminals, viewing real-time status information, such as import container avail...
Nokian Heavy Tyres has introduced a revolutionary ‘all-new’ structural construction for its HTS Straddle radial tyre, combining durability, high load-bearing capacity and driver comfort. The multi-layer tyre body features an ultra-durable textile structure that maximises the stiffness of the body to provide stability, even at high speeds. Th...
China Shipping Container Lines Co, the nation's second-biggest cargo-box carrier, plans to impose additional surcharges on transpacific shipments next month because of a global shortage of containers. The shipping line will levy an "emergency equipment surcharge" of $400 per forty-foot box from July 1, Deputy General Manger Zhao Hongzhou said yesterday...
SEMBCORP Marine has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new yard that is expected to make an important contribution to the company's integrated marine hub. SembCorp Marine contributes nearly 30 per cent of the industry's manufacturing output in Singapore, and its investment in building capacity is expected to have a strong spin-off effect on the en...
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