Ship owners are expected to face huge delays and congestion in their attempts to book future retrofitting or ship repair projects in the various...
-
Major Gridlock Expected in Ship Repair Yards -
Five South Korean sailors abducted in waters off BeninFive South Korean sailors and a Ghanaian have been kidnapped by unidentified armed groups in waters off Benin in West Africa, the Foreign Ministry...
-
U.S. warns of pirates in southern Gulf of Mexico!The U.S. government on Wednesday issued a warning about the threat posed by pirates to boats and oil installations in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
-
Hapag-Lloyd ups east Asia/Oceania rate US$300 to Red SeaGERMAN shipping giant Hapag Lloyd has announced a US$300 per TEU general rate increase from east Asia including Japan and Oceania to Arabian Gulf and...
- CMA CGM to hike China-Mideast rate US$200 twice in July
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced US$200 per TEU increase from July 1 and another $200 per TEU applied from July 14 from all China ports to...
- Abu Dhabi starts Safeen Feeders to ensure food and medicine delivery
THE Abu Dhabi Ports Co (ADPC) will start operating Safeen Feeders to call on nine ports in India, Pakistan and the Persian Gulf in an effort to...
- Abu Dhabi Ports links up with Bengal Tiger Line to launch Safeen Feeders
ABU Dhabi Ports has established a new feeder services company named Safeen Feeders in partnership with Bengal Tiger Line (BTL), as part of its...
-
Container traffic in Mexico declines 7.8pc in first quarterPORTS in Mexico handled 1
- Chem giant Dow set to sell ports, marine terminals, storage, rail facilities
AMERICAN chemical giant Dow Inc is exploring the sale of its ports on the US Gulf Coast and six railway hubs as it refocuses on chemicals, reports...
-
MSC to apply US$200/FEU rate hike from US Gulf ports to Far East June 15THE Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) will impose a general rate increase of US$180 per TEU and a $200 per FEU on dry cargo from US Gulf ports of...
-
"Washington's aggressive naval posturing continues despite pandemic" - OOCL cancels two additional transpacific services in June
HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is withdrawing two sailings from transpacific services in May and June, the Pacific North West...
- MSC cancels sailing on Gulf to South America East Coast/UCLA service
THE Swiss-Italian Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) will cancel one sailing during week 21 from SAEC to Gulf and week 24 from Gulf to South American...
- More sailing cancellations on OOCL's transpacific trade in May and June
HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has voided a number of transpacific sailings in response to the low demand...
- THE Alliances's AG3 service makes maiden call at Jubail Commercial Port
GULF Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), part of the Gulftainer group of companies, announced that it has received the Hyundai Tacoma container...
- OOCL cancels seven transpacific sailings in May and June
HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is withdrawing seven sailings on four transpacific services in May and June, the Pacific China...
-
VLCCs: Charterers Regain Control, Suezmax: Rates tumbledA quieter week in both Middle East and Atlantic regions has allowed charterers to regain control as tonnage availability increases, with the...
- MSC delays start of new Panama Canal emergency surcharge hike
THE Panama Canal Emergency Surcharge (PCE) increase that was scheduled to go into effect on April 23 by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has been...
- 2M voids 2 Asia-US Gulf sailings, as top 10 US ports see imports dive
2M alliance partners Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have blanked two more sailings from Asia to the US Gulf, in response to...
-
Piracy and armed robbery a threat to ships’ crews, warns IMBSeafarers face continuing threats from pirates and armed robbers on the world’s seas, says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), reporting...