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JAPANESE shipping giant MOL has concluded its safety conferences in Tokyo, Mumbai and Zadar (Croatia) and is gearing up to hold its next event in Manila on March 16. MOL said it has held the meetings in its main seafarer sourcing nations every year since 2007, to explain ways to ensure safe vessel operation and encourage an open exchange of information an...
THE United Arab Shipping Co has quit the Maersk Line loop between Europe and the Indian subcontinent, according to ComPair Data. The ME1 rotation is Felixstowe, Zeebrugge, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Algeciras, Aqaba, Jeddah, Jebel Ali, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Salalah, Tangiers, Algeciras and Felixstowe. The loop is now served by seven 6,800-TEU Maersk ships...
GERMAN shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd will start a container barge service on March 28 to move cargo from Taicang Port upstream on the Yangtze 60 miles from Shanghai, calling at the deep water port of Yangshan and the Waigaoqiao River terminals. The barge service will be run in partnership with Hapag-Lloyd's booking agent in Taicang, Jiangsu Uniwill Logisti...
GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has announced a reorganisation of its four Asia-Europe eastbound strings, including its Silk, Lion, Dragon and Tiger services starting in late March. MSC said it expects to shorten the voyages by a maximum of seven days. Rotation changes on the Silk eastbound will come into effect from March 31, calling at Ningb...
Hanjin Shipping has announced Thursday a rate increase plan for Asia-Europe and Transatlantic trades from 1 April 2011. “In line with our earlier announcement on rate restoration for the year 2011, it is inevitable for us to proceed with the plan in the midst of increasing operation costs,” the South Korea-based liner said. The rates for its...
Hyundai Heavy Industries's (HHI） Gunsan shipyard has received 14 newbuildings orders this year with a sharp growth against 3 ships of 2009 and 9 of 2010. The yard expects to bag 20 newbuildings this year. The yard won 320,000dwt large oil tankers for the first time this year. "We need a big number of workers to build large-size bulkers of over 180,000-...
WHILE initial reports say all was well with 100 per cent screening of 100 per cent bellyhold cargo in passenger aircraft, obstacles loom ever larger as costs mount and speed and efficiency suffer. But the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is adamant. "Recent global events have proven that there is a need to attain the 100 per cent goal sooner...
THAI Airways International plans to invest up to US$56 million to convert two ageing Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft into dedicated freighters to meet growing demand for air cargos. The jets are believed to have been coming up for retirement since service began 15-20 years. The conversion work is expected to be performed by Boeing or Israel Aerospace ...
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