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CMA CGM and the New World Alliance (MOL, APL, HMM) have signed a cooperation agreement to start a a new weekly service linking Japan and the US West Coast.

Deepwater seaport is to be built in Karelian Belomorsk, press center of Karelian government cites Andrei Kyachin, Director General of Belomorsky Port CJSC as saying June 4 at the meeting of the work group dedicated to attraction of investments into Karelian economy.

In a move that would allow Tuticorin Port to handle larger mainline vessels and bulk carriers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal for undertaking Rs 538-crore channel deepening project at the port.

A 32-tonne bollard pull tug, m.t Iswari, constructed at the Hindusthan Shipyard Ltd here for the New Mangalore Port Trust, was launched on Thursday by Ms Juliet Tewari, the wife of Rear-Admiral Ajit Tewari, the Chairman and Managing Director.

Evergreen said it had become the first shipping company in the world to join the Greenhouse Gases Measurement Project sponsored by the European Commission.

Authorities at the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas say they expect the expansion of the Panama Canal by 2015 to boost the volume of containerised cargo at the port.

Denmark's Maersk Line plans to launch its new trans-Tasman Southern Star Express service later this month.

Foreign trade cargo handled by the Qingdao customs cumulated to US$36.1 billion in value from January to April this year, an increase of 34 per cent over the same period in the preceding year, Xinhua reported.

Customs at the Port of Rizhao in north eastern Shandong province, handled 39,848 TEU during the first four months of this year, a surge of 110 per cent comparing to the same period in 2007, Logistics Week reported.

OOCL will implement Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) for exports from mainland China (excludes South China) to the Mediterranean and Black Sea region and adjust various surcharges for exports to Europe, Mediterranean and Southeast Asia starting from early June this year.

Lloyd's Register has developed a voluntary assessment programme, designed to support the practical implementation of the forthcoming ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) on new and existing ships.

The Port of Salalah has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Oman to build and operate three more deepwater container berths.

Managers at A.P. Moller - Maersk's Odense Steel Shipyard have decided to lay off up to 250 staff after talks with union representatives failed to agree to a cost saving solution.

The European Union's (EU) highest court has upheld an EU law that makes maritime pollution a crime, increasing pressure on shipping companies to control waste and avoid spills and other accidents.

In January-May, 2008, throughput of commercial seaport Yuzhny totaled 9.088.6 million tonnes of cargo (+4.6% against plan), the seaport informs.

New challenges facing dock safety came up for review at the Sixth All India Workshop on Dock Safety currently being held at Kolkata port under the aegis of Directorate General, Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes, Mumbai, under the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment.

Dubai's DP World has acquired a 100 per cent stake in the container terminal at Chennai Port in India for an undisclosed sum, after buying out its partner's shareholdings in Chennai Container Terminal Pvt Ltd.

Perma Container (UK) Line Ltd, a UK registered NVOCC, says it has relocated its headquarters from Dubai to Singapore to strengthen and expand its operations in Southeast Asia and the Far East.

Multi-Trade container shipping line Safmarine has named its second newbuilding, the Safmarine Komati.

Ports in China lifted 39.7 million TEU from January to April, an increase of 17.4 per cent compared to the same period a year ago, Xinhua reported.