Container News Team
‘Cool port’ barge service speeds up distribution from Rotterdam
The logistics surrounding the Port of Rotterdam are daunting. Eight deep sea terminals; 600 barges with 150 different owners; some 150,000 shippers from across...
Trump’s Tariffs Could Deliver a Sizable Hit to China’s Economy
Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese imports could cut as much as half a percentage point from the...
APL, Middle East – Gulf Service Update – Void Sailing Update
Please be informed that APL will be implementing the following void sailings in the Middle East - Gulf market.
Week
Service
First Port
Arrival
27
Pendulum Gulf Express (PE2)
Yangshan
6 Jul...
APL, Trans-Pacific Market: Holiday Logistics – U.S West Coast Ports
APL's announcement:
This is to inform that the U.S. West Coast marine terminals located at the Los Angeles-Long Beach basin, in Oakland, CA and Seattle,...
Hapag-Lloyd, Turkey – Inspection Fee Destination
Hapag-Lloyd informs that the Inspection Fee Destination (IFD) in Turkey will increase as of July 19, 2018 as follows:
Charge Description
Charge Code
Charge Amount
Application
Inspection Fee Destination
IFD
USD 15
Per Container
For...
Maersk Line, fresh FAK rates
Maersk Line is announcing an increase in FAK rates (Freight All Kinds). Below are the FAK rates for a sample list of corridors, commodities...
Connected containers: CMA CGM deploys its innovative solution for containers tracking, TRAXENS by CMA CGM
As part of its Customer Centricity strategy, CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping group, has the pleasure to announce the commercialization of a...
South Carolina Ports Authority Announces Record May Container Volume
Today South Carolina Ports Authority announced 197,437 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled last month, a record for the month of May and the...
Modulift and Siemens Design Rig for Dockside Lifts
Below-the-hook equipment manufacturer Modulift and Siemens Heat Transfer Technology B.V. combined forces to design a special rig for lifting modules that weighed nearly 200t...
Port of Antwerp seeks to double rail volume with Railport Antwerpen
Railport Antwerp, a joint initiative by Antwerp Port Authority, the Left Bank Development Corporation and the industry associations Essenscia Vlaanderen and VOKA-Alfaport, is to...
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Hapag-Lloyd applies GRI on Pakistan–Middle East trade lanes
Hapag-Lloyd has announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) from Pakistan to the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia (Eastern and Western Provinces), Jordan and Yemen, and...
Wan Hai Lines debuts new Vietnam–Thailand–India direct route
Wan Hai Lines has announced a new direct service, the Tamil Nadu–Thailand Express (TTX) service, with the first vessel arriving at India's Chennai and...
Red Sea Eases, but Carriers Wary as Suez Canal Pushes for Return
As the haze begins to lift over the troubled waters of the Red Sea, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is carefully balancing reassurance with...
MSC and ZIM downsize joint Far East-US East Coast service network
In response to the recent changes in demand for cargo transport from Asia to the United States, MSC and ZIM have decided to adjust...