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SITC back at Yangzijiang for six 2,600TEU ships

n.savvides - December 22, 2020 0

In just a month, Chinese intra-Asia carrier group SITC International Holdings has ordered 13 newbuildings from compatriot Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. After ordering seven newbuildings on 30...

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UK Government rejects calls to extend Brexit transition

n.savvides - December 21, 2020 0

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has rejected calls from Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon to extend the transition period, when EU rules no longer...

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Updated: UK Government calls emergency meeting as France shuts out freight

n.savvides - December 21, 2020 0

France has closed its ports to UK accompanied freight and passengers as the rise of the variant Covid-19 virus has taken hold in the...

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Taipei joins chorus to curb container freight inflation

n.savvides - December 21, 2020 0

The Taiwanese government has joined its counterparts in China, US and South Korea, intervening to cool the overheated container shipping market. The Ministry of Transportation...

Industry Opinions

Click and connect; clever boxes supply the link in the chain

n.savvides - December 19, 2020 0

Digital supply chains require information that is instantly accessible in order for the chain to hold together. Smart containers will supply that link, offering...

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FMC looking for container lines to lead in congestion dispute

n.savvides - December 18, 2020 0

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has held talks with top executives of the world’s leading shipping lines in a bid to get them to...

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PIL ship on fire in NZ’s Napier port

n.savvides - December 18, 2020 0

Fire broke out in the cargo holds of one of Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) container-carrying general cargo ships in the morning of 18 December. New...

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Updated: Shippers blame carriers for entirely predictable US container graveyard

n.savvides - December 17, 2020 0

Shippers are not buying into the box shortage paradigm, that the dearth of containers in Asia is caused by the pandemic, presented by shipping...

Services

Japan-China-Europe container sea-rail service launched

n.savvides - December 17, 2020 0

China Rail has opened a container sea-rail route from Japan's Nagoya port to Europe, via Wuhan, China. The service began on 2 December 2020, with...

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Cosco partners Chinese bank for new blockchain B/L initiative

Container News Team - December 16, 2020 0

Cosco Shipping Lines has partnered with Bank of China and other enterprises to support the launch of a new blockchain-based bill of landing pilot,...

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Bulker sale refocuses PIL on container shipping

n.savvides - December 16, 2020 0

Pacific International Lines, the beleaguered Singaporean liner operator, has sold another bulk carrier, as it increasingly concentrates on its core container business. VesselsValue reported PIL...

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More than half of Busan’s empty boxes are dirty or damaged

n.savvides - December 15, 2020 0

Trailer drivers in Busan have complained that shipping lines are neglecting to inspect, clean and repair containers, instead they have passed on the responsibility...

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