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OOCL bares 6-month slack season program

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced a slack season program from January to June 2012 “in response to the forecasted change in demand on the…
  • December 9, 2011
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6 key Philippine ports face expansion

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is bent on expanding six major ports any way it can — either on its own, through private sector…
  • December 9, 2011
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MSC to implement bunker charge, GRI in January 2012

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said it will apply bunker compensation (BUC) of US$795 per 20-foot container on all cargo from Asia to West and…
  • December 9, 2011
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MSC unveils Asia-North Europe joint services with CMA CGM

Swiss ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has introduced a new service setup with new partner CMA CGM that will cover Asia and North…
  • December 8, 2011
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Five carriers combine winter service for Asia-South Africa-South America East Coast trade

Chilean shipping company CSAV announced a restructuring of services from December 2011 in view of the weaker demand during the winter season. It said…
  • December 8, 2011
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APL in tie-up with MOL on new Japan-Thailand-Philippine service

Singapore-based APL has announced a tie-up as a slot operator with Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to enhance its Japan to Thailand and the…
  • December 8, 2011
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Batangas Port gets new caller starting Dec 10

Singapore-based MCC Transport will make a maiden call at the Batangas International Container Port, 110 kilometers south of Manila, on December 10, according to…
  • December 6, 2011
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WB executive outlines measures to boost shipbuilding, ship repair in PH

The Philippines can adopt three strategies to increase shipbuilding and ship repair bookings, according to Vicky Viray-Mendoza, a US-based World Bank executive. These strategies…
  • December 6, 2011
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NOL takes delivery of two 10,000-TEU ships

Singapore-based shipping and logistics giant Neptune Orient Lines has received the delivery of two new vessels, each with a capacity of 10,000 TEUs to…
  • December 5, 2011
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NOL says Hapag-Lloyd purchase not true

Singapore container shipping giant Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has shot down reports that it was seeking to acquire shares in Hapag-Lloyd. The denial was…
  • December 5, 2011
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Container leasing posts most impressive fleet growth in years

The global container leasing industry managed its highest fleet growth in many years during 2010 and the first half 2011, as it rushed to…
  • December 2, 2011
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CMA CGM and MSC partner up on major trades

MSC and CMA CGM, the world’s second and third largest container shipping companies, announced on December 1, 2011 that they have formed a “broad-based…
  • December 2, 2011
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Global ocean lines announce rate hikes, peak-season fees

Several global box lines—CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, and Hanjin Shipping—have announced a series of rate increases and peak-season surcharges effective December 2011 and…
  • December 2, 2011
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Confusing documentation, taxation systems hobble overseas shipping sector in PH

Chaotic documentation and taxation systems as well as ownership requirements are the three major challenges facing the Philippine’s overseas shipping sector, according to the…
  • December 1, 2011
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CSAV not selling container business

Chilean shipping company Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has refuted earlier reports that it is selling its container shipping operations after incurring huge…
  • November 29, 2011
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Mandatory weighing on hold at Manila North Port

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has temporarily suspended mandatory weighing of outbound containers and roll on-roll off vehicles at the North Port, days after…
  • November 29, 2011
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High pilotage fees push PH lines to drop Cotabato calls

PHILIPPINE cargo carriers will cease services to and from Polloc Port (Port of Cotabato) as early as next week due to allegedly exorbitant and…
  • November 29, 2011
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Carriers anticipate losses in 2011, take gloomy outlook of 2012

Global container shipping lines are anticipating losses for the full year 2011 and bracing for a gloomy 2012 marked by high costs, vessel glut,…
  • November 28, 2011
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CSAV posts Q3 loss, mulls sale of boxline operations

Chilean Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores or CSAV is considering selling its container shipping operations following another revenue loss in the third quarter of…
  • November 28, 2011
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Zim hit with $66-M loss in third quarter

Israel-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services has suffered a $66 million loss in the third quarter of the year after a profit of $37 million…
  • November 28, 2011
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