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GreenSteam, the global supplier of vessel-based machine learning solutions, and Unifeeder, the largest, Pan-European feeder and short-sea operator, are expanding their partnership to pave the way for sustainable shipping. The Climate is a hot topic, which is why we need to find new sustainable ways to create energy. GHG emissions caused by vessels have long been a major challenge facing the modern shipping industry. Shipping strategy to focus on reducing annual GHG emissions Vessels are still...

WAN HAI LINES (the “Company”) solemnly declares that the Company is a safety-certified and good-quality enterprise (AEO), and is always at the top of container shipping schedule reliability recognized by this industry for long. Also time and again has the company always been recognised for schedule reliability and awarded “Container Shipping Line of The Year India-Far East Trade Lane”. International safety standards, laws and regulations In strict accordance with the r...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announces details of a new service with direct coverage between Africa, India and the Middle East (AIM). The new product will broaden ONE’s already expansive global coverage by offering direct port calls between West Africa, South Africa and key locations in West Asia. Expansive global coverage The AIM Service, launched through a joint cooperation with Hapag-Lloyd, will commence from October 2019 with 9 ships of nominal 2,800 TEU. The new service will offer...

Global shipment management software solutions provider, CargoSmart, announced the execution of Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) Services Agreements with maritime industry operators CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Hapag-Lloyd, Hutchison Ports, OOCL, Port of Qingdao, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group. Under these agreements, each signatory commits to provide resources to support preparatory work required to establish the GSBN, a not-for-profit joi...

To better serve the customers and meet the changing needs of the market, PIL announces improvements to its Southeast Asia to Australia services. Its current Australia-Asia Alliance Service 1 and 2 (AA1 & AA2) will be upgraded to offer more competitive transit times and better port connections. Enhanced AA1 and AA2 services The enhanced AA1 and AA2 services will cover all major ports in Australia with effect from early August. Port rotations are as follows: AA1 Laem Chabang – Si...

The 19th China International Transportation and Logistics Expo (CITLE), the 2019 Global Logistics Technology Conference, and the 2019 Transport Logistic China kicked off at the Hangzhou International Expo Center. Upon invitation, CULines made their debut at the CITLE. During the three-day fair, the booth attracted an endless stream of customers and partners for communication and consultation. CULines’ staff received visitors warmly and professionally by introducing to them the compan...

Pacific International Lines Pvt. Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of 2 new India services – China India Service (CIS) and China Pakistan Service (CPS), with effect from August 2019. These new services will provide enhanced direct service between Central/Southern China and India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, calling Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi (SAPT & Port Qasim), and Colombo. Rotation of CIS SHANGHAI – NINGBO –SHEKOU – NANSHA – SINGAPORE – PORT KLANG...

Ocean Network Express (ONE), together with Hapag-Lloyd, joins TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM, to benefit shippers and drive greater innovation. CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company also recently announced joining TradeLens. ONE is constantly strengthening and expanding its coverage to meet the challenging demands of the crucial Asia market and recognises that expanding digital collaboration is critical to t...

Members of THE Alliance, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hapag-Lloyd, and Yang Ming announced a fourth member, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), a South Korean container liner shipping company to join The Alliance as a full member. Through this, the members of THE Alliance have also decided to establish a new cooperation with four members and a term until 2030. The actions were agreed in Taipei on 19 June 2019. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, the new contract between the four lines wil...

In line with the team’s continuous efforts to monitor and analyse maritime and defense trends, the organising committee of DIMDEX, led by Chairman Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdelbaqi Al Ansari, have attended MASTAsia 2019 (Maritime/Air Systems & Technologies), the only international defense show in Japan, which took place from 17-19 June in Tokyo. Key decision-makers DIMDEX’ Chairman Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdelbaqi Al Ansari, said commenting on the visit to MASTAsia 2019: “DI...

Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a global trade platform company and a subsidiary of CrimsonLogic (a provider of digital solutions, products, and services) announced the addition of Pacific International Lines (PIL) – the world’s top 10th containership operator on CALISTA™, an interoperable, neutral and trusted platform that enables supply chain orchestration across the world. Benefits of intermodal connectivity PIL will leverage the innovative supply chain orchestration platfo...

HMM (CEO Jae-hoon Bae) announced the launch of its new Corporate Identity (CI) to reflect its vision and ambition to take a leap forward to a bright future. The new CI features the pride of Korea’s national flagship carrier as well as an intuitive grasp of the shipping business. The blue HMM letter embodies the shape of the front of a large ship crossing the ocean, and the red line on top represents the rising sun on the horizon where the ship is sailing. Making fresh resolution ...

Within ten years, the Becker Mewis Duct has become a globally successful product. Demand for the energy-saving device is rising again, as the new IMO environmental guidelines come into force next year. Accordingly, there will be great interest at the Nor-Shipping 2019 trade fair, which is taking place in Oslo, Norway, from 4th June to 7th June 2019. Becker Marine Systems will also be presenting other maneuvering systems and energy-saving solutions for ships. Becker Mewis Duct reduces CO2 emiss...

In order to anticipate violations or dangerous incidents in the shipping and logistics industry in the country, especially those related to the contents of cargo/containers. The Directorate of Marine and Coastal Guard Units (Dit. KPLP) - the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation in collaboration with the Australia Maritime Safety Authority (AMSAT International - Australia) held the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code training, from March 25 to March 29, 2019 in Surabaya. Represe...

RCL is pleased to advise that it will take over vessel operation from ONE on its RTY service. RTY currently operates between Thai Sugar Terminal (TST) / Singapore / Yangon (MIP) / Yangon (MITT) / Port Klang (North) / Singapore / TST on a 21 day, 3 vessel rotation. RCL already operates 2 of those vessels. Maiden voyage The maiden voyage will commence with the Yantra Bhum 1024W/E ETA TST 11 May 2019 With RCL replacing ONE's own vessel, RCL will operate all 3 vessels on the service using 3 x 1...

Jae-hoon Bae, President & CEO of HMM, starts to accelerate the pace of overseas on-site management following his visit to the sites in Korea. Mr. Bae departed for London, UK on April 22 to strengthen business relationships with not only major customers in Europe but global top-rated carriers, and return to Korea on April 26. Mr. Bae plans to visit the European headquarter of HMM, located in London, to encourage its employees and make sales strategies based on the character of each region a...

The container feeder vessel ”Wes Amelie”, owned by Wessels Reederi and operated by Unifeeder, was the first of its kind to run on the eco-friendly fuel Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and on April 21st 2019, it received LNG through the first ship-to-ship bunker operation for a container feeder vessel in the Baltic Sea. Maritime energy transition When “Wes Amelie” was successfully retrofitted with a LNG engine in 2017, it paved the way for the current maritime energy transi...

To further improve its Intra-Asia services, CULines, together with WHL and IAL, is launching a new China-Vietnam-Kampuchea service (CVK) at the end of April this year. China-Vietnam-Kampuchea service CVK is expected to further expand CULines’ direct service network linking East China with Southeast Asia The CVK is expected to further expand CULines’ direct service network linking East China with Southeast Asia. After its launch, in addition to the direct sailing from Shanghai/Nin...

Hong Kong-based TS Lines has taken in charge the 1,808 teu TS QINGDAO, fifth of six ‘Bangkokmax’ ships that the carrier is to receive from CSBC of Taiwan. TS Lines had ordered the first two vessels July 2015, with two more orders placed in May 2016 and another two in March 2018. Built at CSBC’s Keelung yard, the gearless ships are examples of the CSBC 1800 wide-beam Mk-II type of which more than 20 units have been delivered since 2014. Exhaust gas cleaning The TS QINGDAO is...

On March 27, 2019, HMM has appointed Mr. Jae-hoon Bae as President & CEO of HMM. Mr. Bae’s appointment was approved by the Board of Directors, followed by the 43rd regular shareholders meeting of the company, which was held at HMM headquarters, Seoul. On March 7, the CEO recommendation committee led by Korea Development Bank selected Mr. Bae as the final candidate for the next HMM CEO following a comprehensive candidate examination. Before his formal appointment, Mr. Bae cam...

In the current situation, where normal air freight is closing down or getting minimised, air charter options have become more and more relevant and useful. On road transport, BWS experience some delays and other difficulties, as border crossings are closing down or imposing travel restriction. This includes the risk of truck drivers ending in quarantine if they have to deliver goods in restricted areas. Cargo control At the moment it is still possible for planes to use most airports as long a...

RCL, with its partner ONE, is pleased to announce the revamp of both its existing Thailand to Indonesia services i.e. RIT1 and RTI2 via Port Klang and Singapore. The current and new changes are: RTI 1 and RTI 2 service The maiden voyage will commence ex Laem Chabang on the 4 April' 19 on the RTI 1 & 6 April' 19 for the RTI2 RCL will continue branding the service as “RTI 1” and “RTI 2” on both strings. RCL will deploy the 2,800 TEU nominal capacity - Racha Bhum o...

RCL is pleased to advise that it will take over vessel operation on the RBH service from its current partner ONE from 3 April 2019. Replacement in vessel RCL will replace ONE's existing vessel with the M.V. Danu Bhum; followed by the ALS Satsuki Currently, RBH includes calls at Thai Sugar Terminal (TST) – Laem Chabang – Haiphong – Hong Kong – Shekou – Thai Sugar Terminal with 2 X 1,000 TEU nominal-sized vessels. Both RCL and ONE contribute one vessel each to th...

RCL is pleased to join its partners ONE, Xpress Feeders, and COSCO in merging the TCX and TSC services which are currently plying between Thailand and East India into one mega service with 4 x 5,500 TEU vessels calling Thailand and East India. The new and current proformas are: Maiden voyage RCL will continue branding the service as RMB while contributing the M.V. Felixstowe Bridge as its vessel contribution to the service. The maiden voyage on the westbound for the new RMB will commence wit...

RCL is pleased to announce that it will take over CNC's existing vessel operation on the RBC1 come end March 2019. RBC currently rotation RBC currently rotation includes calls at Ningbo – Shanghai – Laem Chabang – Bangkok (PAT) – Laem Chabang in a 3 vessel, 21-day rotation. RCL already employs two of those vessels on the service i.e. M.V. Jitra Bhum and Itha Bhum on the service. RCL will phase in the M.V. Kama Bhum to replace CNC's vessel at Ningbo from 28 March 19, ma...

RCL is pleased to announce the launch of its new Port Klang (West Port) – Port Klang (North Port) – Calcutta – Port Klang. Branded as ‘RCH8’, the service will deploy two vessels i.e. the Ora Bhum (628 TEU) and the Chana Bhum (750 TEU) in an 18-day rotation on this service. Feeder type ports RCL is already involved in the Indian main port trades through our cooperation with partners" The maiden voyage will commence with the Ora Bhum 411N on the 16 March 2019 from...

HMM announced on January 31 that it will develop the cloud-based next-generation IT system under the tentative name “New-GAUS 2020” in 2020. “New-GAUS 2020” is the shipping and logistics system to be independently developed by HMM and is a project that increases efficiency and convenience by rebuilding the existing "GAUS" (Global Advanced &Unified System) as a cloud-based IT system. To this end, HMM will sign the main contract with Oracle and start developing it in e...

On 20 January 2019 PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines officially opened a new route Jakarta- Padang- Bengkulu to make it easier and more satisfying for customers in the once-a-week departure period. In the future, other new routes will be launched in order to achieve the vision of the shipping company which has been established since 1970.

In view of the growth potential in Latin American trade, Evergreen Marine Corp. (Evergreen Line) is continuing to establish its own offices at main service locations in the region. The move will strengthen the effectiveness of the line’s operations, improve its capability to react to market opportunities, optimise the efficiency of its network routing and enhance its competitiveness in the area. Trade expansion in Latin America Evergreen confirms its continued commitment to serving the t...

The launching ceremony of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) and COSCO SHIPPING “Hainan-ASEAN (Singapore)” Liner Route, co-hosted by Hainan Provincial People’s Government and COSCO SHIPPING, was held at Hainan Yangpu Xiaochantan Terminal owned by Hainan Harbor & Shipping Holding Co., Ltd. Attendees at ceremony Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) Xiao Yaqing, Governor and Vice Governor...