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Dec 3: Container ship SAN DIEGO BRIDGE (IMO 9560376, dwt 72300, capacity 6400 TEU) Okhotsk sea: changed route on Nov 30, sailed from Pacific to Okhotsk sea, looped back and forth off northern Hokkaido, resumed sailing on Dec 2 at ... continue reading

On October 25, the DUSS terminal in Hamburg received “Shanghai Express”, the first container block train of the new service between Shanghai and Hamburg. The new service was inaugurated by deputy Mayors of Shanghai, Zong Ming, and Zhang Wei. Operated ... continue reading

Struggling with heavy backlogs and congestion at ports, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) have announced to impose a fine of 100 US dollars per day per container from shipping companies that unload ... continue reading

To manage the ongoing congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, a new attempt has been made. The City of Long Beach, California has temporarily relaxed the zoning rules to provide additional storage space for shipping containers ... continue reading

The disruptions in the supply chain and the lack of containers and vessels are expected to last through the holiday season this year and perhaps far into 2022, so businesses are constantly looking for new ways to keep goods flowing ... continue reading

Growing grudge against container shipping giants Sep 9: Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) on Sep 8 has held an online meeting with Carl W. Bentzel, USA FMC (Federal Maritime Commission) Commissioner, to discuss issues arising from container crisis. Thailand exporters ... continue reading

Florida has joined the series of regional ports in the United States seeking to catch the opportunity created by the ongoing congestion at primary seaports in the US. The Florida Ports Council (FPC) is aggressively promoting its fifteen public seaports ... continue reading

Coca-Cola on Friday, October 1st announced chartering of three bulk carriers for the supply of raw materials to its global chain of production units. The revelation was made by Coca-Cola’s procurement director, Alan Smith in form of a Linkedin ... continue reading

The largest container ship, Ever Ace on her maiden voyage, arrived at Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK. The mammoth vessel is 400m long and has the capacity of carrying 23,992 containers, which is a record capacity among similar-sized vessels. Owned by ... continue reading

Amidst the worsening crisis of container shortage in the industry, Asian dry bulk owners have taken a lead in turning it into an opportunity. Soaring profits have attracted dry bulk carriers in Asia to accept and transport containers onboard, setting ... continue reading

Bonn, August 26, 2021: DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, is making it possible for its customers to fully decarbonize their ocean transports by choosing sustainable marine fuels for both less-than-container load (LCL ... continue reading

The Danish shipping giant Maersk has ordered the construction of carbon-neutral container ships that will run on green methanol in addition to traditional bunker fuel. The investment amounts to $1.4 billion, which is for 8 ships whose construction has ... continue reading

The latest problem that has taken over the shipping industry is the short supply and blockages of containers. Addressing the complaints from shippers regarding the unavailability of equipment, the Port of Shanghai has taken action to speed up the distribution ... continue reading

Carriers having learned the lesson from the Yantian Port closure this summer have reacted quickly to the news of the Ningbo Port closure. Since 11 August, the Meishan Island container terminal of the Ningbo Zhoushan port complex has been closed ... continue reading

Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) of Iraq celebrated the achievement of hitting the 3 million TEU milestone. After seven years of establishment, it was when the container terminal was handling Ever Uranus, an Evergreen’s container ship, they hit the 3 ... continue reading

In the past few days, it was North American and the European Ports that were making headlines with their massive growth in container volumes, and now China is the new entrant into the league. The Ministry of Transport of China ... continue reading

The Indian exporters are facing the heat of container congestion as severe scarcity of empty containers has taken over the country. They were already struggling with skyrocketed freight rates and now the unavailability of containers has added to their misery ... continue reading

In the wake of problems faced by the shippers in outbound container shipments from Chittagong, the government of Bangladesh has formed a task force. On 7th July, a meeting attended by shippers, shipping ministry officials, and other stakeholders including officials ... continue reading

Ministry of Transport of Thailand has appointed a National Committee to conduct study, and work out framework, for establishing a National Shipping Line, during a special meeting on Jun 30. national tonnage accounts for just 9% of total nation’s ... continue reading

Thai food exports are choked by exorbitant transportation costs, including rice or canned seafood. Rice export to USA is about to become negative, with $500 transportation cost exceeding the cost of buying rice from farmers. Exported canned foods retail prices ... continue reading