Germany-based Hamburg Sud held a double christening for its two new container ships, the liner operator’s largest ever vessels, each with a nominal capacity…
Hapag-Lloyd announced general rate increases (GRIs) for all dry, reefer, flat-rack and open-top containers from East Asia to all U.S. and Canada destinations effective…
PH maritime regulator urges ships to comply with emission rules
THE Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has urged overseas shipping companies and other maritime entities to comply with energy efficiency regulations to cut their…
Hapag-Lloyd improves Asia-South America East Coast coverage
German box ship Hapag-Lloyd will revise its Asia-South America East Coast (ASE) service effective week 27 to offer more comprehensive port coverage, increased frequency,…
The latest edition of the PortCalls Cargo Transport Directory has just been released. The annual publication carries the most complete and up-to-date listing of…
Box carriers eye GRIs on various Asia routes in June
APL, the container shipping line of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, will impose a general rate increase (GRI) effective June on its South America network…
Hapag-Lloyd revises rates on East Asia-Latin America network
German box carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced general rate increases (GRIs) for its East Asia-Latin America services effective the middle of June. In advisories released today,…
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates and implement a peak season surcharge (PSS) on its Asia services. Effective July 1, Hapag-Lloyd will hike the rates…
CONCESSIONARY rates for marine charges and terminal tariff for operators of the proposed ASEAN roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) service are key points of a draft memorandum…
Thailand-based Regional Container Lines (RCL) announced a new slot exchange deal with MCC Transport on the Thailand/Vietnam-Hong Kong trade route that begins in the…
PSS, GRI and BAF await boxes on Cosco’s Far East-Europe network
Cosco Container Lines plans to impose a peak season surcharge (PSS) on the Far East-Northwest Europe and Mediterranean starting next month. In a statement,…
Israel-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services announced it will add the port of Norfolk in Virginia, U.S.A., to its Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP) route…
New orders for ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) are undermining attempts by carriers to solve the capacity overhang, according to Drewry’s monthly report “Sea &…
Maersk Line has recruited Stephen Richard Schueler as chief commercial officer effective May 27. Schueler, 46, came from Microsoft Corporation where he was the…
