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The latest Container Shipping News & Analysis
Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port Receives First Container Ship Call
Mike King, Special Correspondent |
Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port has received its first container vessel call.
Port News
Forwarding
Container Imports Rose 2.9 Percent in Second Quarter
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
U.S. containerized imports rose 2.9 percent in the second quarter, led by year-over-year increases in furniture, auto parts, bananas and electronics, PIERS data show.
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Savannah’s 2012 Container Volume Up 1.9 Percent
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The volume of containers handled by the Port of Savannah during fiscal 2011 ended June 30 grew by a relatively meager 1.9 percent year-over-year due to what the Georgia Ports Authority called the &ldq
Port News
Maritime
Forwarding
Japanese Ship Orders Fall 8.5 Percent
Hisane Masaki, Special Correspondent |
Japanese export ship orders fell 8.5 percent in June from a year earlier to 499,370 gross tons, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association.
Forwarding
Maritime
Burning MSC Ship Being Towed to Port
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Firefighters continue to battle a fire on the MSC Flaminia as the abandoned container ship is being towed from the mid-Atlantic toward Europe.
Container lines
MSC to Impose Low Sulfur Surcharge on US Imports
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will impose a new low sulfur surcharge on import shipments at all U.S. ports on the East, West and Gulf Coasts.
Container lines
Maritime
Forwarding
Maersk to Hike India-West Africa Rates
JOC Staff |
Maersk Line will seek a general rate increase on its services from India to West Africa, starting Sept. 1.
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Maritime
Container lines
Ocean Carriers Flex Their Pricing Power
Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor |
It’s not supposed to work like this. When cargo volumes soften, consumer confidence wanes and vessel capacity increases, ocean carriers don’t raise their freight rates.
Container lines
Maritime
Forwarding
Yildirim Says Time Is Right to Invest in Shipping
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Is this the time to invest in the maritime business? Yildirim Group thinks so.
Forwarding
Maritime
Container lines
Court Refuses to Act Against ILWU in Portland
Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor |
A U.S.
Port News
Forwarding
South Korea Importing More Cars From US, EU
Mike King, Special Correspondent |
Free trade agreements with the U.S. and the European Union are driving imports of cars to South Korea, according to a leading trade association.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Forwarding
Maersk Sets Rate Hikes on Major Trades
JOC Staff |
Maersk Line plans to raise its rates on major trade lanes as part of what it calls a new “rate restoration program.”
Container lines
Forwarding
Analysts Forecast Growth in Peak-Season Imports
Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor |
U.S.
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Middle East and Africa Hot for US Cars
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The last time you took your kids to Orlando, you probably rented a car from one of the 10 car rental companies at Orlando International Airport so you could play chauffeur from Disney World to Univers
Forwarding
Maritime
Key Senators Eye New Waterways Authorization Bill
Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |
The Senate could introduce legislation key to authorizing the deepening of East Coast ports and improving inland maritime routes by the end of the year, according to the head of the Waterways Council.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Forwarding
Asia-Europe Spot Rates Slip for Second Week
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Spot rates in the Asia-Europe trade lane eased this week, the second consecutive week of decline, as Maersk Line said it is joining other carriers in cutting some capacity in the trade in an effort to
Container lines
Forwarding
Diana Containerships Plans New Stock Offering
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Diana Containerships plans to offer and sell 8.1 million of its common shares in an underwritten public offering.
Container lines
Hapag-Lloyd to Raise Rates on Major Trades
JOC Staff |
Hapag-Lloyd plans to boost its rates on various trade lanes, effective Aug. 15, as part of a new rate restoration program.
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Maritime
Container lines
CSAV Boosts Fleet Ownership With Newest Vessel Delivery
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Chilean carrier CSAV said it moved closer to owning about 40 percent of its container fleet when it took delivery on July 12 of a new containership, the Tirua.
Container lines
NY-NJ Port Expedites Bayonne Bridge Project
Peter Leach, Senior Editor |
The Bayonne Bridge will have enough clearance by the fall of 2015 to handle larger post-Panamax ships that will start calling East Coast ports through the expanded Panama Canal, the Port Authority of
Forwarding
North American ports
Maersk to Hike US-Oceania Rates in August
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Maersk Line will boost rates on its services from the U.S. to all ports in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands next month.
Container lines
Forwarding
Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Falls for Third Week
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Average spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade lane fell 2.6 percent this week, down for the third week in a row since carriers put a peak-season surcharge into effect on June 10.
Forwarding
Maersk Renews Seattle Calls
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The Port of Seattle got good news for a change on Tuesday when Maersk Line renewed its agreement to call SSA’s Terminal 18 at the port.
Container lines
Forwarding
UASC Sets Asia-Europe Peak-Season Surcharge
JOC Staff |
United Arab Shipping Company has joined other major ocean carriers in announcing a peak-season surcharge on westbound cargo from Asia to North Europe, starting Aug. 1.
Container lines
Forwarding
Lidinsky Praises Container Availability Report
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr.
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Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Virginia Container Volume Rises for Fifth Month
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The volume of containers handled by the Port of Virginia rose by a strong 11.2 percent in June from the same month last year for the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year container growth at the p
Port News
Forwarding
Pirate Attacks Dropped in First Half of 2012
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The number of pirate attacks dropped by a third in the first half of 2012, led by a decline in Somali piracy, thanks to international naval efforts and the adoption by shipping lines of best managemen
Container lines
Shipowners Urge Caution on Emissions Fees
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
The International Chamber of Shipping said the maritime industry shouldn’t have to pay more than its share of the cost of reducing carbon dioxide emissions blamed for global warming.
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Shipowners Press EU to Keep Vessel-Sharing Consortia
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
The International Chamber of Shipping said it doesn’t object to the expiration of guidelines for ship lines after Europe’s abolition of rate-setting conferences, but that vessel-sharing co
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Maritime
India's Exports Down 5.4 Percent in June
JOC Staff |
India’s exports in June fell 5.4 percent year-over-year, shrinking for the second straight month as the global economic slowdown hurt the country’s outbound trade volume, according to prel
Forwarding
Maritime
INTTRA, SeaIntel Unveil New Container Delivery Metrics
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Container lines and the cargo owners that ship products on their vessels are getting new tools to measure both performance and schedule reliability through a new report that will enable them to analyz
Forwarding
Greek Shipowner Share of Container Fleet Grows
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
Greek shipowners are gaining a larger share of the global container ship fleet, challenging German KG partnerships as the primary providers of new charter ships in the wake of 2008 financial crisis an
Forwarding
Container Traffic Rises at Long Beach
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
June was the busiest month of the year so far at the Port of Long Beach, with the 555,359 20-foot containers handled at the port easily beating the second highest total of 497,892 TEUs handled in May.
Port News
Forwarding
Hapag-Lloyd to Raise India-US Rates
JOC Staff |
Hapag-Lloyd will raise its rates on services from the Indian subcontinent to the U.S., starting Aug. 15.
Container lines
Forwarding
LA Container Imports Rose 6 Percent in June
Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor |
Containerized imports at the Port of Los Angeles increased 6 percent in June compared to June 2011, while exports were up 6.9 percent.
Port News
Forwarding
MSC Container Ship Ablaze in North Atlantic
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
One of the 25 persons aboard the ship was reported missing and one has died from burns.
Container lines
Hamburg Sud Switches Australasia Calls to Charleston From Savannah
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor |
The Port of Charleston got more good news last week when Hamburg Sud announced it will switch calls to Charleston from Savannah in mid-September by its service between Australia, New Zealand and the U
Container lines
Forwarding
North American ports
Maersk to Hike India-Europe Rates
JOC Staff |
Maersk Line will impose a general rate increase on westbound shipments from India to North Europe and the Mediterranean, starting Sept. 1.
Container lines
Forwarding
India Container Volume Flat in First Quarter
JOC Staff |
Major state-owned ports in India, getting off to a sluggish growth trend in 2012 amid global economic uncertainties, saw container volume remain flat in the first fiscal quarter from a year ago, accor
Forwarding
Matson Begins Operating As Standalone Company
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Matson Inc.
Container lines
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