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In a continued effort to provide its customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs of the following General Rate Restoration: Effective April 1st, 2019 (B/L date): From India West Coast To Mogadishu, Somalia Quantum: USD 100/TEU All cargo dry, reefer, OOG and breakbulk …

APL will apply the Terminal Handling Charge (THC), Destination Delivery Charge (DDC) and Monitoring Charge (MC) for the service scope stated below: Origin Receiving Charges (THC) Effective date: 15 April 2019 until further notice Origin: Lithuania Destination: All Destinations Equipment Type Currency 20′ 40′ 40H’ 45′ Dry EUR 105 105 …

The Sevmorput container carrier, owned by Russia’s nuclear fleet authority, Atomflot, is the only nuclear-powered cargo vessel, which may be used to deliver export consignments from the Arkhangelsk port to China and to bring fish from the Far East to Russia’s European part, press service …

‘Our world is changing rapidly and profoundly. Global developments such as the energy and raw materials transition, digitisation and changing goods flows have far-reaching consequences for all our activities. Flexibility and adaptability are therefore required in the further development and renewal of the Rotterdam port …

A new crane installed at North Korea’s Nampho container terminal. That indicates continued infrastructure improvements to the area, despite a sanctions regime that should greatly restrict the volume of trade in either direction. The upgrade is one of a series of improvements in the area, which in …

Sungjee Construction Co. announced on March 15 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesian state-owned port company PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia 1 (Persero) for joint development of Tanjung Sauh Container Port. The project calls for building a container port on Batam Island in the southeastern …

India‘s large inland waterways network has immense potential to be an alternative means of transportation The recently launched container barge service between Kottayam Port, ICD and Cochin Port through national waterways is getting encouraging responses from stakeholders. The terminal operator DP World Cochin said that …

The Austrian economy is interested in even closer cooperation with the northern Adriatic At the business meeting (March 19) held in Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve near Koper, 26 Austrian companies active in the logistics, transport, IT and civil engineering sectors took part. Some of them …

HMM plans to complete the scrubber installation on its 19 containerships currently operated by the first half of 2020. On March 21, 2019, HMM announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a win-win fund for scrubber installation in preparation for IMO 2020 and to …

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the details of its Intra-Asia – East India service network for 2019, offering improved service coverage and comprehensive port connections. For the South East Asia to East India services offered under ONE’s 2018 profile, the Thailand East India 1 (TEI1) …

PIL launches its new Middle East service – China Straits Gulf (CSG), with effect from April 2019. This new service will provide an enhanced direct service between North/Central/South China and Middle East, calling Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi and Dammam. CSG Rotation as below: QINGDAO – …

MSC is updating its network to better serve shippers moving cargo between the Baltic region and key North European hubs, connecting with destinations worldwide. “MSC’s holistic approach to the region means that we can offer a variety of different solutions for shippers. Thanks to the …

The Chennai port has surpassed its own record in container handling. The East Coast’s gateway port handled 15.70 lakh TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) as on March 21 — 10 days ahead of the fiscal closure . The previous record of 15.65 lakh TEUs was achieved …

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has tendered notice of legal rolling industrial actions at DPW terminals, including actions such as: bans on overtime, shift extensions and delayed start and finish time. These actions are expected to begin from 22nd March 2019, and continue for …

Over 117.16 million tonnes recorded before end of fiscal year 2018-19 South Central Railway has recorded the highest ever freight loading of 117.16 million tonnes (MTs) surpassing the target as well as the earlier best ever annual performance much before the end of the financial year of …

Announcement of Port of Rotterdam:  Since launching in the U.S. two years ago, Uber Freight has worked to revitalize the trucking industry and bring new opportunities to the entire logistics ecosystem. The Uber Freight app connects trucking companies of any size with loads to haul, …

APL’s Shipping Instructions Amendment (SIA) charge will be adjusted as below. Origin: Hong Kong; Macau Destination: All Destinations Effective Date: 1 April 2019 Quantum: HKD620 per request basis SIA charges shall be prepaid at above origins. SIA charges will not apply for the following scenario: – Freight Suppression – Insufficient B/L …

Sea and rail containers moved to and from major ports in China surged 29.4% year on year to a total of 4.501 million TEUs in 2018, thanks to advancements in China-Europe rail services under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Coastal ports were responsible for …

APL will apply the following Food Quality Surcharge with effect from 1 July 2019: Origin: Indonesia Destination: All destinations Effective Date: 1 July 2019 Equipment CUR 20′ 40′ 40H’ 45′ Remarks Dry USD 25 50 50 50 Per container FR/OT/TANK USD 25 50 – – Per container Refrigerated USD …

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement to supply a further three Kalmar T2 terminal tractors, including preventive and on-call maintenance service, to leading Dutch online retailer VidaXL. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2019 Q1 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled …