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APL England Detained After Dropping Containers off Australia

A Singapore-flagged containership APL England that lost at least 40 containers overboard off the coast of Sydney has been detained by authorities in the Port of Brisbane after Australian inspectors found inadequate lashing arrangements for cargo and …
May 29, 2020 / Accidents

SC Ports works three large vessels, reports April volumes

S.C. Ports Authority worked three of the largest vessels to ever call on the Port of Charleston in April — the 13,200-TEU OOCL Chongqing, the 14,000-TEU Monaco Bridge and the 14,000-TEU APL Sentosa.S.C. Ports handled 176,152 twenty-foot equivalent …
May 12, 2020 / Curious

OOCL Announces China New Zealand Service Enhancements

OOCL enhances its China New Zealand Service (CNS). The Company has announced that OOCL will be offering the fastest transit times for southbound shipments from North-East Asian markets to Wellington.   Caption: Containership APL Denver - Image …
Mar 27, 2020 / Curious

First milestone reached for Jan De Nul in Guayaquil

The Municipality of Guayaquil (Ecuador) officially inaugurated its newly deepened maritime access channel last weekend, by welcoming the first Neo-Panamax vessel APL Esplanade in the port.After nine months of dredging, Jan De Nul Group reaches a …
Jan 27, 2020 / Vessels

Puerto Aguadulce begins 2020 operations with the largest vessel ever to call Colombia

APL Esplanade is the largest vessel ever to arrive in ColombiaPuerto Aguadulce begins 2020 operations with the largest vessel ever to call Colombia; APL Esplanade is the largest vessel ever to arrive in Colombia Caption: APL Esplanade in Puerto …
Jan 13, 2020 / Vessels

CMA CGM and the Port of Dunkirk inaugurate a "cold ironing" system allowing ships to plug into onshore electricity

Wednesday (Jan08), the APL SINGAPURA, a container ship belonging to the CMA CGM Group, inaugurated the cold ironing facilities of the Terminal des Flandres in the Port of DunkirkThanks to this innovative system, auxiliary engine emissions from …
Jan 9, 2020 / Vessels

VIDEO: Crane collapsed after being hit by APL container ship in Antwerp

Container ship APL MEXICO CITY broke off her mooring at Doel, Antwerp, in the afternoon Dec 9, drifted across harbor and contacted DP World pier crane.The crane, thankfully was unmanned at the time, collapsed and as visible in the video was totally …
Dec 10, 2019 / Accidents

CNC Introduces New Busan Thailand Saigon Service

CNC Line announced earlier today the launch of the Busan Thailand Saigon (BTS) service that will provide direct and fast weekly connectivity between South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. CNC is a brand of APL, the sole Intra Asia short sea carrier of …
Aug 21, 2019 / Curious

Fire aboard container ship APL Le Havre near Gujarat coast, escorted to Mundra port; All crew members safe

The fire was brought under control after hours of effort and the distressed ship was then escorted to Mundra port's outer anchorage.A container ship carrying Singapore flag with 26 crew members onboard was escorted to Mundra port after it caught fire …
Aug 12, 2019 / Accidents

APL Introduces New America Central America Caribbean Service

APL, part of the CMA CGM Group, today announced the launch of a new weekly America Central America Caribbean (ACC) service, connecting US East Coast to the Dominican Republic with the fastest transit time.The ACC service will be characterised by its …
Jul 8, 2019 / Curious