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World’s largest container ship completes first voyage from Asia to Europe
Geneva, Switzerland — MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company today announced that MSC Gülsün, the world’s largest container ship, has arrived in Europe after completing its landmark maiden voyage from the north of China. MSC Gülsün is the first of a new…
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First simultaneous operations LNG bunkering in Europe
Hamburg, Germany — CMA CGM-owned shipping company Containerships announced that it has successfully completed the first simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) LNG bunkering on a container vessel in Europe. SIMOPS, which allows for loading and unloading procedures to take place at the…
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Hapag-Lloyd makes record-breaking reefer order
Hamburg, Germany — Hapag-Lloyd has placed a record order for than 13,000 refrigerated containers or “reefers”. Production of 970 20-foot containers and 12,450 40-foot containers is already scheduled to commence as early as July. Delivery of the refrigerated containers, which…
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TradeLens adds major ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express
Copenhagen, Denmark and Armonk, NY — Rapid adoption of TradeLens across the global shipping supply chain continues as Hapag-Lloyd and Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) Pte. Ltd announced they will join the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P.…
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HMM to join THE Alliance
Hamburg, Germany — The South Korean container liner shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will 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…
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Maersk introduces online booking of containers
Copenhagen, Denmark — Maersk has expanded its product offering with Maersk Spot. Fully digitally enabled, the new online product provides customers a cargo loading guarantee at a fixed price upfront. With the launch of the new product, Maersk takes further…
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Staggering drug bust on cargo ship shows traffickers turning to East Coast
If drug interdiction can be compared to a giant game of whack-a-mole, federal law enforcement officials delivered one mighty wallop this week when they raided a container ship at Philadelphia’s port and discovered a staggering amount of cocaine. Hidden inside…
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New loaded containership record set by Monaco Maersk
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia –– Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a member of MMC Group has set a new world record to depart a vessel with a final load over 19,000 TEUs. The milestone was accomplished recently when Monaco Maersk, one of…
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ONE to roll out cloud-based network for Latam services
Oakland, CA – Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced plans to implement XVELA, a cloud-based collaborative network for ocean carriers and terminal operators, which will enhance operational efficiency by ensuring real-time insights and control via a platform of connected systems. In…
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Hapag-Lloyd unveils real-time container monitoring program
Munich, Germany — Real-time GPS location, temperature information, power-off alerts – these are just a few of the features that “Hapag-Lloyd LIVE” will offer. At the Transport Logistic international trade fair in Munich, Hapag-Lloyd introduced its new real-time container monitoring…
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Two more major ocean carriers join TradeLens
Copenhagen, Denmark and Armonk, NY — Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced they will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM. With CMA CGM, MSC,…
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Third shipping company invests in Traxens
Marseille, France — Traxens announced that A.P. Moller – Maersk will be joining CMA CGM and MSC as a key shareholder and customer of Traxens. Founded in 2012, Traxens has been developing solutions for the cargo logistics arena and has…