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ONE breaks record for highest utilized vessel
Oakland, CA— Ocean Network Express (ONE) has broken the last reported world record for the largest amount of cargo ever stowed – carrying over 19,100 TEU aboard the MOL Tribute. Utilizing Navis’ StowMan vessel stowage planning software to optimize the…
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Hapag-Lloyd first in world to convert large container ship to LNG
Hamburg, Germany — Hapag-Lloyd will retrofit its 15,000 TEU ship “Sajir” to operate using liquified natural gas (LNG). In future, the engine system will be able to function using either of two types of fuel: LNG or low-sulphur fuel oil…
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Burning container ship likely headed for the Bahamas: shipping expert
Halifax, NS — A massive container ship that has been burning in international waters off Canada’s east coast since Jan. 3 now appears headed for the Bahamas instead of Halifax, its original destination. Satellite tracking shows the smouldering, 320-metre ship…
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Bad weather continues to hamper fire dousing efforts on container ship
Halifax, NS – Poor weather conditions are still preventing crews from extinguishing a fire burning aboard a large Halifax-bound container ship about 1,775 kilometres southeast of the city, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday. A Belgian…
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CMA CGM signs up with Freightos for online booking
Marseilles, France — The CMA CGM Group and Freightos announced they have signed an ambitious pilot agreement whereby CMA CGM has become the first ocean carrier listed on Freightos. Online bookings, guaranteed pricing, and secured capacity on CMA CGM China-US…
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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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Maersk first container shipping company to launch instant booking confirmation
Copenhagen, Denmark — With the introduction of instant booking confirmation, Maersk customers can now complete their bookings within seconds compared to previous waiting times of up to two hours. Eliminating this delay, as the first in the industry, is a…
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Hapag-Lloyd establishes Marine Fuel Recovery (MFR) mechanism
Hamburg, Germany — Hapag-Lloyd announced it has developed a Marine Fuel Recovery (MFR) mechanism, which will be gradually implemented from 1 January 2019 and replace all existing fuel-related charges. With a stricter International Maritime Organization emissions regulation (IMO 2020) coming…
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Hapag-Lloyd launches optimized app for shippers
Hamburg, Germany – Beginning immediately, all Hapag-Lloyd customers can make use of the advantages offered by the carrier’s optimized app. The app’s functionality has been expanded to include Quick Quotes and online booking. Quick Quotes makes the quotation process for…
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Bigger, Better, Stronger?
The past few years have seen a wave of consolidation amongst container shippers, reducing their number, while at the same time ocean cargo carriers operating in multiple trade lanes has also dropped. Yet the container industry remains only marginally profitable.…
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Port of Hamburg introduces eco-friendly power for container ships
Hamburg, Germany — The Port of Hamburg is taking a further step toward improving air quality at its port. Innovative technology developed right here in the city is set to enable large and very large container ships to switch off…