6 global carriers agree to use Indonesia’s Belawan box terminal
Indonesia’s state-controlled port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Pelindo I) has scored a deal with six global shipping and cargo companies, including Maersk Line…
After passenger terminal, Manila North Harbour turns to work on container facility
NORTH Port operator Manila North Harbour Port Inc. (MNHPI) is going full blast in its rehabilitation of the country’s premier domestic port. After inaugurating…
G6 Alliance sets Asia-Europe void sailings for winter
The G6 Alliance will drop eight Asia-Europe sailings over the winter season—from late October 2013 to February 2014—in expectation of weak demand. The void…
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has accepted the delivery of its eighth 13,208-TEU (20-foot-equivalent unit) ship and named it NYK Hyperion at a christening…
Cascading excess capacity to North-South trade could hurt profits
Container shipping lines have been managing capacity on the East-West trades quite well, but cascading the excess supply to the North-South lanes may not…
OPERATIONS at Zamboanga City’s seaport have returned to normal following the military’s declaration that hostilities in the city are over, with a dusk-to-dawn curfew…
APL christens new 9,200-TEU box ship bound for Asia-US trade
Singapore-based APL, a unit of global shipping and logistics company Neptune Orient Lines, has received the delivery of a 9,200-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) container…
TUGBOAT operator Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. has its sights on business expansion, aiming to become the leading marine service provider in the Philippines…
Asian shippers reject IMO decision on cargo weighing
The Asian Shippers’ Council (ASC) has rejected the recent agreement at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) making mandatory the verification of gross weight of…
OOCL to raise Asia-Europe rates, YM to launch SE Asia loop
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) said it is implementing a revenue restoration on the Asia-Europe trade lane from November to “continue providing quality and…
27 PH customs collectors put in ‘freezer’, transferred to planning agency
TWENTY SEVEN district and deputy collectors of the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) have been transferred to the Customs Policy Research Office (CPRO), a…
Rolf Habben-Jansen will be the incoming head of Hapag-Lloyd, coming on board in July 2014 to succeed chief executive officer Michael Behrendt, who leaves…
IMO endorses mandatory container weighing to enhance ship safety
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has passed a draft amendment mandating the verification of container weights in an effort to increase ship safety. The…
