Container lines

Hapag-Lloyd has announced several changes to rates.

Maersk Line is ceasing to accept bookings to and from Gioia Tauro, Italy.

Maersk Line, the global containerized division of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, will start to call Marsaxlokk, Malta, on eastbound trips of the ECUMED service, which sails between Ecuador and the Ukraine.

Maersk Line will implement a general rate increase on its New Zealand to Australia trade lane, effective Feb. 1.

Maersk Line has cancelled three vessel calls to Ningbo, China, from Europe because of anticipated reduced demand during the upcoming Chinese New Year period.

Ingram Barge Co., a subsidiary of Ingram Industries based in Nashville, Tenn., has promoted Robert Barker to senior vice president and chief information officer.

The world container ship capacity reached 16.335 million 20-foot-equivalent units on Jan. 1, 2013, an increase of 6 percent from a year ago, according to industry analyst Alphaliner.

Japanese carrier “K” Line has announced it will report a profit in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending March 31, after some investment securities were re-evaluated and a loss of 14.4 billion yen (about US$163.3 million) was reversed.

Emirates Shipping Line has announced general rate increases, effective Jan. 15.

Greek bulk shipowner Capital Products Partners has made its debut in the container market by swapping two oil tankers for a couple of container vessels.

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. plans to lease up to 10 new mega-ships from Seaspan Corp., Reuters reports.

MOL President Koichi Muto said the Japanese ocean carrier must reduce costs and “shift to a business structure that is not reliant on a recovery in freight rates.”

U.S. steel imports in November totaled 2.659 million tons, up 2 percent from 2.606 million tons in October and a jump of 25.4 percent from November 2011 volume, according to preliminary government data covered by the American Institute for International Steel.

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Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, jumped 7.6 percent year-over-year in October.

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Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new service to Cap Haitien, Haiti.

DFDS, a short-sea transportation company in North Europe, has confirmed that its negotiations with the German shipyard P+S Werften concerning the construction of two roll-on, roll-off ships are ongoing.

The NATO Shipping Centre, which connects North Atlantic Treaty Organization naval forces with the merchant shipping community, has advised merchant vessels to remain vigilant in the gulfs of Oman and Aden and off the Somali coast.

Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd will resume eastbound calls at Lisbon, Portugal, starting Jan. 13, as part of its Med Canada Service, which runs between Canada and the Mediterranean.

The American Waterways Operators and Waterways Council have released updated data on the economic impact of a potential shutdown of the Mississippi River’s barge traffic in January...

The Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries has filed petitions with the U.S. government seeking relief from subsidized shrimp imports from seven countries, including China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd is planning to raise rates from the Indian subcontinent...

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Matson Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire assets formerly owned by Auckland, New Zealand-based Reef Shipping.

Hapag-Lloyd is advising customers to avoid delivering reefer exports to inland locations...