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Direct container shipping line launched from Iran’s Bushehr to UAE
Iran has launched a direct container shipping line from the country’s southwestern Bushehr Port to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Port of Jebel Ali, the director-general of Bushehr Province’s Ports and Maritime Department announced. According to …
Jan 6, 2023 / Curious
Hapag-Lloyd to provide full transparency on vessel arrivals
With this initiative on schedule reliability, Hapag-Lloyd is tackling one of the main challenges faced by the global shipping industry. Container shipping is currently going through its worst operational crisis in many years. Due to high demand, …
Jun 14, 2021 / Curious
Estuary container shipping on the rice in Zeebrugge
Estuary container shipping is growing in Zeebrugge. PortConnect, which offers container transport between Zeebrugge and Antwerp, has added the ‘Polybotes’ and the ‘Euroports’ to its estuary shipping fleet, strengthening the connection between …
May 10, 2021 / Curious
Hapag-Lloyd orders 150,000 TEU of standard and reefer containers for 2021
Hapag-Lloyd is stepping up once more the investment in its container fleet in light of the current situation – similar to what the container shipping line did in 2020 in its initial response to the pandemic – as today it needs significantly more than …
Apr 15, 2021 / Curious
SM Line makes first container service call at Port of Portland’s Terminal 6
South Korea-based container carrier SM Line made its inaugural vessel call at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6, bringing weekly container shipping service back to Portland.The 4,360 TEU vessel, the Qingdao, left the Port of Ningbo in China on …
Jan 15, 2020 / Curious
Hapag-Lloyd expects further growth in Africa – New MIAX service to launch in October
Hapag-Lloyd continues to develop its position in Africa and launches the new MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service – which will offer direct connections and fast transit times between South and West Africa, the Persian Gulf, India, Colombo …
Oct 4, 2019 / Curious
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
Oman Shipping plans to invest in modern container fleet
Oman Shipping Company (OSC), the wholly Omani government-owned maritime freight transportation services provider, plans to invest in a modern container shipping fleet in an ambitious bid to become a significant player in the regional container …
Jun 24, 2019 / Curious
APL Adds Honolulu To Eagle Express X Service
APL, part of the CMA CGM Group, today announced the addition of Honolulu as a port of call to its Eagle Express X (EXX) service. Directly connecting Central China, Korea and Japan to Hawaii, the fortnightly call to Honolulu on the EXX service marks …
May 14, 2019 / Vessels
Independent study reveals compelling investment case for LNG as a marine fuel
SEA\LNG released on Wednesday (Jan23) an independent study revealing a strong investment case for LNG as a marine fuel in the container shipping market.Peter Keller, Chairman, SEA\LNG, stated: “We commissioned this study from independent simulation …
Jan 24, 2019 / Curious