ZIM Djibouti, largest ship ever to call Port of Tacoma

Heralding the larger ships cascading into service from the Asia-Europe trades to the trans-Pacific, the ZIM Djibouti, the largest container ship ev...

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OOCL hikes rate US$525/TEU on westbound Far East-Europe trade August 1

In order to continue providing quality and sustainable services, OOCL is announcing a revenue restoration program in the Asia Europe Trade. Wit...

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MSC to commence Hazira coverage from August

The Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has announced its coverage of the port of Hazira in India from early August 2013. According to an official...

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MSC announces 3 new services connecting Red Sea, Africa

In a major service enhancement, Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has announced the commencement of three new services from the end of July (week 31...

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Evergreen adds service options on Asia - Australia Trade

Through a port rotation enhancement and a new slot charter agreement Evergreen Line is improving its service options on the Asia-Australia trade. ...

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Asia-Europe box rates up

Asia-Europe spot rates soared last week as carriers took a hard line on the July 1 price increases against a background of weak market fundamentals...

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MOL Comfort fore section catches fire

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. updates the status of the fore part of Containership MOL Comfort which hull fractured in 2 parts on the Indian Ocean on J...

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Hamburg Süd launches a new service between South Africa " Argentina/Brazil

Hamburg Süd will be offering a new service from South Africa to Argentina and Brazil (SABR Service) in cooperation with Nile Dutch. The new fixed-d...

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Maersk Line honoured with Seatrade Asia Award

Maersk Line won the ˜Environment Protection Award' at the 2013 Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony, in Hong Kong. Cliff Chow, General Manager for Sal...

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Hapag-Lloyd to add Paita call to Mexico-Peru service

Hapag-Lloyd informs that starting week 32 they will introduce new call at Paita, Peru with their Mexico-Peru Service (MXP). The first call will be...

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Aft part of Split MOL Comfort sank in the sea

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports the aft part of the containership MOL Comfort sank in the open sea (water depth about 4,000m) at 16:48 JST (11:48...

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Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM teams up for an operational alliance

MA CGM, Maersk Line and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA have agreed to establish a long-term operational alliance on East " West trades,...

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CMA CGM ups North Europe-Asia rate from July 1

CMA CGM has announced it will impose a general rate increase (GRI) on services from North Europe to Asia by US$150 per TEU and $200 per FEU from Ju...

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OOCL ups rate US$650/TEU on Asia Europe Trade

Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is announcing a revenue restoration program in the Asia Europe Trade in order to continue providi...

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NYK announces introduction of Bengal Arabian Service

NYK is pleased to announce a new West Asia service, the Bengal Arabian Service (BAS), together with partners Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan), and S...

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CNC Liner replaces OOCL in RCL's Intra-Asia Service

Regional Container Lines has announced that CNC Line will replace OOCL as its partner in the RBC service, which connects China, Thailand and Vietna...

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OOCL to join India-Africa Service

Hong Kong-based container carrier OOCL announced plans to join the IDEA service, recently launched by a consortium of Evergreen Line, Hanjin Shippi...

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Hapag-Lloyd launches Levante Express linking Italy, Turkey and Egypt

Hapag-Lloyd is launching the new Levante Express Service (LEX). First sailing of the weekly service which further enhances Hapag-Lloyd's port cover...

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OOCL increases rate on Southeast Asia-Australia services

The ocean freight rates continue to be below the required level to cover basic operating costs or transportation costs in their Southeast Asia-Aust...

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Horizon lines to expand Gulf Service

Horizon Line, Inc., one of the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping companies, announced that it will add a Jacksonville call to its southbound...

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