GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have taken three more containerships from Maersk Line indirectly through a charter from Greek non-operating owner Costamare. The three 1,920-TEU ships, the Maersk Maine, Maersk Vermont and Maersk Maryland, were run by Maersk unit Farrell Lines, and had been deployed under the US-flagged Maersk Line. Broker ...
Qantas Airways Ltd has rejected claims made by the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) about Qantas pilots' job security being under threat, saying they are "completely unfounded," according to the Shipping Gazette. The threat of industrial action from AIPA comes during ongoing negotiations with Qantas management, including CEO Alan Jo...
Upstate New York's National Air Cargo (NAC) has received necessary federal permits to begin operating its National Airlines (NA) charter service, reports Buffalo Business First. The Orchard Park company said the US Department of Transportation issued a foreign charter certificate to National Air Cargo for charter services. NA faces Federal Aviation Admi...
To enhance customers’ convenience, OOCL has introduced “Empty Pickup Appointment (EPA)” service since October 2010 in Hong Kong. This service is the first of its kind in the shipping industry. Customers can make appointments prior to empty container pickup by simply calling our hotline number. They can also amend or cancel their appoint...
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations’ (UN) maritime agency, has launched a new drive against piracy amid concerns that the seizing of ships by Somali pirates was outstripping international attempts to stop them, according to Exim News Service. "Piracy seems to be outpacing the efforts of the international community to st...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) has announced that it was named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights Inc. of Canada on January 29 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to Exim News Service. The selection was a first for MOL, which earned the No. 32 position in the world and the highest ranking in the shipping in...
Greek shipping line, Tiger Lines, will start calling at the New Container Terminal-1 (NCT-1) at the Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines starting the second quarter of this year. Tiger Lines will deploy a 750-TEU to 1,000-TEU capacity vessel for its planned bi-weekly service plying Subic, Singapore and Malaysia. The bi-weekly service is also a common ...
A new contract to supply ships services to one of the world’s largest chemical transportation fleets, Jo Tankers, has strengthened Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s port coverage for the customer in the USA. Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has been contracted to provide services in the ports of Houston, Freeport and New York by Jo Tankers, which is in...
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