APL expands Philippines feeder service
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APL, the container unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has expanded its North Asia Philippines Express (NPX) feeder service to cover Central China and
Decline in Suez Canal Container Ship Transits Slows
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The number of container ships passing through the
Changes in Asia-Black Sea services
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OOCL said it will introduce a service connecting Asia, the East Mediterranean, and
The first call will be provided by ZIM Shekou which is scheduled to arrive on Sept. 6 at Pusan and will have the following port rotation is Pusan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Da Chan Bay, Port Kelang, via Suez Canal, Haifa, Istanbul, Odessa, Novorossiysk, Istanbul, Haifa, via Suez Canal, Nhava Sheva, Port Kelang, Da Chan Bay, and Pusan.
NYK links HK-Kaohsiung to Mindanao, Naha, Haiphong on slot buys
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THROUGH the purchase of slots on three of Mariana Express Lines (MELL) container shipping services,
Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Aug. 16
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Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in August, September and October.
Intra-Asia
Diana Containerships to buy two 6,500-TEUers bound for CSAV charters
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DIANA Containerships, a company that owns and operates ships, has signed, via two subsidiaries, an agreement to buy two 6,500-TEU vessels.
The 2006-built Puelo and Pucon were bought for US$47 million each. The sellers are expected to deliver the Puelo by the end of August and the Pucon in mid-September.
PIL Revises China Transpacific Service
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Pacific International Lines has revised the port rotation for its China Transpacific Service, which connects the U.S. West Coast, Oceania and
The new CTP rotation will be: Long Beach, Calif.; Brisbane, Australia; Sydney; Melbourne, Australia; Tauranga, New Zealand; Brisbane; Manila, the Philippines; Keelung, Taiwan; Ningbo, China; Shanghai; and back to Long Beach.
Hapag-Lloyd shifts 3 loops from Hutch-owned Thamesport to Southampton
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HAPAG-LLOYD announced it will switch three of its transatlantic services from Thamesport to
The German container carrier, the world's six largest, said the move was made "to further improve schedule reliability and offer the best possible service".
MOL ups Asia-east coast South America rate US$500/TEU from September
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JAPAN's biggest ocean carrier, MOL, has announced a US$500 per TEU and a $1,000 per FEU rate increase on all cargo moving from Asia to the east coast of South America from September 1.
Maersk Line Revises South Atlantic Express Service
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Maersk Line has revised its South Atlantic Express service.
The container line has removed the
