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China has put a new container ship with a capacity of 1,140 standard containers into service on the country’s longest river, the Yangtze, as part of an upgrade of vessels on the waterway. The ship was commissioned to go on route between the port of Wuhan, capital of central China’s …
Read More »Container ships’ substitutions
APL Florida 8136 will phase out of service in Singapore on the 5th of November 2018 and will be replaced by the Mary 0NNS2W1MA. Consequently, all cargo for destinations beyond Singapore on the APL Florida 8136 will be transhipped via Singapore and loaded onboard the Mary 0NNS2W1MA for onward journey …
Read More »Two container vessels sank in Asia
Two container ships, with a length of approximately 70 meters, sank in Asia. The ship “Sam Ratulangi” ran aground on Thursday near Thongwa township in the country’s Yangon region. Coastguard, navy and police teams have been monitoring the ship since villagers first spotted it earlier in the week. When it finally …
Read More »Concor scraps coastal shipping tender
To float new tender soon with revised terms Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) has scrapped a tender to hire two container ships for 10 years to start coastal shipping business after the lowest bidder pulled out his quote before the Navratna company launched a reverse auction. Reverse auction is …
Read More »Del Monte orders new container ships
Fresh produce giant announces the order of six energy efficient container vessels for its Central America-US shipping services Fresh Del Monte has entered into a definitive agreement for the building of six boxships, to serve its ocean transportation lanes between Central American and South American, and US ports. This ship …
Read More »Memphis shows interest in container handling
Memphis doesn’t want to miss the boat if and when container ships start plying the Mississippi River on a regular basis. Port of Memphis officials are looking at how to take advantage of an alliance with a planned deepwater port south of New Orleans and a startup that proposes a …
Read More »Wan Hai orders 12 container vessels
Wan Hai orders new feeders: According to World Maritime News, the Taiwanese container transport company Wan Hai Lines has placed an order for up to twelve 1,900 TEU container vessels with two shipyards. Japan Marine United has been chosen to build six units plus two optional ones, while CSSC Huangpu …
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