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China and Vietnam officially opened a new cross-border bridge on Tuesday, March 19, linking the city of Dongxing in China and the city of Mong Cai in Vietnam. The 27.7-meter-wide Beilun II bridge has four main lanes and two auxiliary ones. Its opening means that …

Now that its cargo business is ramping up, thanks largely to two new weekly container ships from Asia, Port Tampa Bay has a new challenge: keeping up with its growth. “We’re sort of the dog that caught the car,” Port Tampa Bay president and chief …

The first batch of Sicilian blood oranges from Italy entered the Chinese market Tuesday, March 19, after the imported fruits passed customs inspection in Shanghai, according to the city’s customs. The blood oranges, weighing 37.44 tonnes, were shipped from Catania Harbor on Sicily Island over …

Hapag-Lloyd announces an increased FAK Ocean Tariff rate for all cargoes for 20’ and 40’ General Purpose (incl. High Cube Container) as well as for 20’ Reefer Container from North Europe to the Caribbean, Central America, South America West Coast and South America East Coast. …

Containerized shipments moved to and from ports in Russia increased 9.8% to a total of 5.075 million TEUs in 2018, according to statistics compiled by an association of commercial seaports in the nation. Throughput swelled 9.8% from the previous year, but was smaller than the …

Hapag-Lloyd’s South America – Asia / Loop 1 (AN1) Service will now offer faster transit times from Valparaíso to Hong Kong during the Chile Fruit Season 2019. A change of rotation will start in week 13 with the vessel MOL BRIGHTNESS (voyage 906W), ETA Valparaíso …

Hyster Europe has announced it is developing a zero-emission reachstacker featuring a hydrogen fuel cell for the Port of Valencia, as part of the European Horizon 2020 programme and H2Ports project. The port will be the first in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy in its …

CMA CGM will apply new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates as follows as from April 1st, 2019 (date of loading in the origin ports in Asia) until further notice: These new FAK rates will apply as follows: Origin Range: From all Asian base ports Destination Range: To …

DP World Constanta, a subsidiary of the Dubai-headquartered global trade enabler DP World, has renewed its concession agreement allowing it to operate in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta for another 30 years, until 2049. DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin …

Maersk Line announces an increase in rates, as follows: Origins Destinations Cargo Type Price Increase Amounts (USD) Effective date 20DC 40DC 40High (& Reef) 45HDry Middle East, Pakistan and Indian sub-continent United States and Canada DRY and REEFER 300 300 300 300 15th April 2019   -Reefer FAK rates- Origins …

XVELA, the world’s first maritime business network for ocean carriers and terminal operators, announced that Hapag-Lloyd AG, one of the world’s leading shipping liner companies, plans to implement XVELA’s collaboration services to increase transparency throughout the transportation supply chain and more efficiently employ assets and …

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is helping the Dutch company Ter Haak Group to improve the sustainability of its operations with the delivery of three Kalmar Eco Reachstackers, one Kalmar Gloria Reachstacker and three Empty Container Handlers to its Container Stevedoring IJmuiden (CSY) – Haringhaven and …

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 China, Taiwan, South Korea To West Africa (all ports) Quantum: USD 500/20′ | USD 1,000/40′ All …

Gulftainer, a privately owned independent port operator, welcomed the M.V. Port Klang from Sunmarine Shipping Services on a maiden call at its gateway flagship Sharjah Container Terminal, SCT. The vessel is one of the shipping group’s fastest services between the Indian subcontinent and the UAE. …

Whilst the UK government keeps working, pushing and grinding on to try again to make the case for its Brexit compromise, and MPs carry on hunting, and arguing for alternatives that could take the place of that compromise if it ultimately fails, the British International …

Singamas Container Holdings has entered into framework agreement with a potential buyer for five of its wholy-owned subsidiaries. These are Qidong Singamas Energy Equipment Co., Ltd., Qidong Pacific Port Co., Ltd.,  Qingdao Pacific Container Co., Ltd., Ningbo Pacific Container Co., Ltd., Singamas Container Holdings (Shanghai) Limited. According to a …

Maersk Line is announcing an increase in FAK rates (Freight All Kinds). Origins Destinations Commodity Rate levels (USD) Effective start date Effective end date 20DC 40DC 40HC Singapore Sydney FAK 550 1100 1100 01-04-2019 Until further notice, but not beyond 30-04-2019 Singapore Fremantle FAK 600 …

The Port of Los Angeles moved 705,306 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in February. While it was the third busiest February at the Port, it represents a 2.7 percent decrease compared to last year’s record-setting February. According to a statement, Lunar New Year played a pivotal …

Maersk Line increases its FAK rates from Far East to several destinations: North Europe Origins Destinations Commodity Rate levels (USD) Effective start date Effective end date 20DC 40DC 40High Shanghai, CN Rotterdam, NL FAK 950 1700 1750 15-04-2019 Until further notice, but not beyond 30-04-19 …

The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to design a state-of-the-art multipurpose transport vessel that will operate in Antarctic waters. According to a statement, Wärtsilä will also provide the vessel with a comprehensive package of integrated propulsion and hybrid solutions to ensure highly …