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CUSTOMS will begin using a new x-ray machine for container inspection shortly at Da Chan Bay's Terminal One, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Shenzhen Customs Shi Fusheng. Da Chan Bay Terminal One invested CNY28 million (US$4.09 million) in the advanced x-ray equipment that will be used by customs at Da Chan Bay, to detect dangerous and illegal go...
MARSEILLES shipping giant CMA CGM has announced a westbound all-cargo rate increase of US$400 per TEU and $500 per FEU between north Europe and the US and Canada from September 1."A rate restoration is necessary to maintain a viable presence on this trade and ensure the best level of services," said CMA CGM vice president Jean-Philippe Thenoz. Earlier t...
COSCO Container Lines have announced a bunker surcharge on cargo from the Far East to the Red Sea, Gulf and Indian subcontinent that will take effect September 1 until September 30. The revised surcharge for trades from the Far East (excluding Japan) to the Persian Gulf and the Indian subcontinent will be US$231 per TEU and US$462 per FEU. From Japan to...
On 23 July 2009, an unusual vessel "Super Servant 4" docked at DCT Gdansk. The carrier is suited to shipping yachts. It has the ability to submerge under water so that yachts can be easily floated onto its board. After the yachts have been docked onboard, "Super Servant 4" comes to the surface and takes the load to a place of destination. The vessel is owne...
Drewry Shipping Consultants, the world’s leading maritime consultancy, has published its latest port sector report, “Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators 2009.” 2008 was a turning point for the container terminal operators as the final quarter of the year saw unprecedented volume declines set to worsen in 2009… leav...
The world’s leading ships service agency Wilhelmsen Ships Service is equipped for the complex changeovers that the Montreal Protocol will demand when it comes into law on 31 December 2009.After this date, the European Union will not permit ships’ crews to maintain, service or top up any refrigeration systems containing R-22 or other ozone deplet...
DENMARK's Maersk Line has announced a transatlantic rate increase for both east and west bound cargo of US$400 per TEU, $500 per FEU and the same for 40-foot high-cube and 45-footers from September 1. Today's rates are "unsustainable", said the Maersk announcement. "This rate increase is necessary to continue to operate services with the high level of r...
JAPANESE shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is adding a port call at Da Chan Bay in Shenzhen to its Japan-Hong Kong-Straits Service (CHS1), starting August 20. The weekly CHS1 route is served by three 3,500-TEU ships. "The additional call at Da Chan Bay will meet increasing demand in Shenzhen, South China, a rapidly expanding region. It also allows M...
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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