Pacific Forum Line to Revise South Pacific Service 2013-5-10Pacific Forum Line has announced a few changes to its Southpac service.
ZIM adding Norfolk to Pacific service 2013-5-10ZIM said that its ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP) would call on Norfolk from mid-June. The first vessel to call Norfolk will be ZIM Mediterranean voyage 47/W.
New Houston-San Juan Service Planned 2013-5-9National Shipping of America plans to launch a fortnightly Jones Act domestic service between Houston and San Juan, Puerto Rico, using a U.S.-flag ship with capacity of 575 20-foot-equivalent units.
MSC to Implement Asia-Mediterranean, Black Sea Surcharge 2013-5-9Mediterranean Shipping Co. will apply a peak-season surcharge to cargo from Asia to the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
UASC to Hike Asia-Europe Rates in June 2013-5-9United Arab Shipping Co. will boost rates on some of its trade routes
MOL to launch new Asia-Mexico service 2013-5-9Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will launch a new Asia-Mexico Express Service, departing Ningbo on June 24. The weekly service will deploy seven vessels and be operated by Hapag-Lloyd.
Kenneth Cambie resigns as OOIL chief financial officer from June 1 2013-5-9Hong Kong's Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), parent of OOCL, has announced that its chief financial officer Kenneth Cambie has given notice and will leave the company on June 1 to pursue other career interests.
G6 to launch two Far East-east coast North America services via Suez 2013-5-9Container shipping lines belonging to the G6 Alliance (APL, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, MOL, NYK and OOCL) are commencing two new Far East-US east coast services via Suez starting May 17 with slots taken by Zim, according to the Shipping Gazette.
Container Ship Scrapping Heads for Record 2013-5-8A record number of container ships, including increasingly younger vessels, is set to be scrapped this year, but this won't reduce the current oversupply of vessels, according to industry analyst Alphaliner.
Hapag-Lloyd Adds Cotonou Call to West Africa Mediterranean Express 2013-5-8Hapag-Lloyd will add a fortnightly call at Cotonou, Benin, to its weekly West Africa Mediterranean Express service, starting in mid-May.
MOL to Launch Asia-Mexico Service in June 2013-5-8Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will launch a new weekly Asia-Mexico Express Service, via a service operated by Hapag-Lloyd.
Maersk Line Ltd. Upgrading Container Ship Fleet 2013-5-8Maersk Line Ltd. has purchased and is currently reflagging eight newer and larger container ships to upgrade the ocean transportation services provided to its U.S. military, government and commercial customers.
MOL to launch new Asia-Mexico service 2013-5-8Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will launch a new Asia-Mexico Express Service, departing Ningbo on June 24. The weekly service will deploy seven vessels and be operated by Hapag-Lloyd.
Two Terex®Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes Forst. Peter Port, UK 2013-5-8Terex Port Solutions has delivered and commissioned a Terex Gottwald HMK 170 E Mobile Harbour Crane to St. Peter Port Harbour in Guernsey, UK. This represents the first phase of the project, with another HMK 170 E crane scheduled for delivery during November 2013.
COSCON, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming to jointly launch Russia-Finland service 2013-5-8COSCON, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming will launch a jointly-operated Russia-Finland service from the middle of May.
Rederi AB TransAtlantic Names Bergendahl CFO 2013-5-7Rederi AB TransAtlantic has appointed Tomas Bergendahl as CFO, succeeding the interim CFO, Erik Hansen.
Rickmers-Linie Adds 10th Ship to Pearl String Service 2013-5-7Rickmers-Linie has added a 10th vessel on its eastbound round-the-world Pearl String Service, which connects Europe, Asia and North America, as part of its continuing investment program.
Hyundai Confirms CSCL Order for 18,400-TEU Ships 2013-5-7South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries today confirmed it has won a $700 million order to build five of the world's largest container ships for China Shipping Container Lines.
Cosco, Hanjin, Yang Ming Partner on Russia-Finland Service 2013-5-7Cosco, Hanjin, Yang Ming Partner on Russia-Finland Service
Container Lines: Piracy Is Down But Still a Threat 2013-5-7Container lines CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Maersk Line and Hamburg Svd have met to discuss the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa.
