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liner shipping
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Hapag-Lloyd and others plan to establish a container shipping association
Hamburg, Germany — A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express plan to establish container shipping association with the purpose of paving the way for digitalization, standardization and interoperability in the container shipping industry. IT executives…
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APL extends Eagle GO Guaranteed
Singapore — APL announced the extension of Eagle GO Guaranteed to its Asia-Latin America and North America-Latin America networks. Applicable to five East-West Asia-Latin America services and three North-South America services, Eagle GO Guaranteed cargoes from the direct load ports…
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Hapag-Lloyd enters bilateral feeder network cooperation with ONE
Hamburg, Germany — Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) have concluded a Bilateral Strategic Feeder Network Cooperation Agreement, which has already started on the first trades. The collaboration is leveraging the unique strengths and competitive advantages of both companies and…
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Maersk implements new guidelines on dangerous goods stowage
Copenhagen, Denmark — After a thorough review of current safety practices and policies in the stowage of dangerous cargo, Maersk has now completed implementation of new guidelines to improve safety across its container vessel fleet. Following the tragic fire aboard…
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Evergreen Group celebrates 50th anniversary
Taipei, Taiwan — Evergreen Group celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation, home of the charity set-up by Evergreen Group Founder and Chairman Dr. Y.F. Chang. In addition to senior executives and employees of the Group’s businesses, the…
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World’s biggest shipping company cautions on trade tensions
Copenhagen, Denmark — Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk says it swung to a profit in the second quarter but cautioned about uncertainty related to global trade amid U.S. sanctions on major economies. Second-quarter revenue grew 24 per cent to $9.5 billion, leading…
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COSCO making progress in cyber attack recovery
Seacacus, NJ – COSCO Shipping Lines released the following statement today on its website to update customers concerning the cyber attack on its Americas network which occurred on Wednesday. “After the network security problem in the Americas has been detected,…
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“K” Line, APL settle defamation lawsuit
Tokyo, Japan — “K” Line says it has settled a defamation lawsuit against APL Logistics, a subsidiary of Kintetsu World Express. According to a statement from “K” Line, in September 2016, “K” Line said employees of APL Logistics had “circulated…
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Emergency surcharges: an unwelcome legacy of the cartel era, says GSF
London, U.K. — In recent weeks, the world’s leading liner shipping companies have announced the introduction of “emergency” bunker surcharges in response to rising fuel costs, almost in unison. In most cases, these emergency surcharges are imposed on top of…
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Shipping industry calls for carriage ban on non-compliant fuel
London, UK — Leading environmental organizations and the global shipping industry have joined in calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels when the global 0.5% sulphur cap takes effect in 2020. IMO has agreed that…