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CMA CGM Launches Priority Cargo Service

Mar 25, 2020

The CMA CGM Group has launched SEAPRIORITY Go, a  new solution that offers priority boarding for goods during the loading process.SEAPRIORITY Go provides customers exclusive treatment: their goods will be given priority whether it be for container allocation or loading on board…

Port of Savannah up 17% in February

Mar 23, 2020

The Port of Savannah achieved its busiest February ever last month, handling 364,405 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 17% over the same month last year, the Georgia Ports Authority said. Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority…

Port of Hamburg Says Containers Are In Good Supply

Mar 23, 2020

The Port of Hamburg, responding to reports of bottlenecks in the supply of empty containers, conducted a flash poll this week asking shipping lines about the current situation and found that shipping lines see no appreciable scarcity of equipment in Hamburg and other German seaports…

Western Supply Chains Buckle as Coronavirus Lockdowns Spread

Mar 23, 2020

Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most affected areas, such as Italy…

Viking Continues Operations on Main Freight Lines

Mar 23, 2020

Finnish cruise ferry operator Viking Line announced Monday it will continue service on its 'most important' routes despite concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.'Taking the security of supply for Finland and Åland as well as the cargo transport demands into consideration…

No April Fool; Brexit Ready

Mar 23, 2020

Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports, owner of the Port of Tilbury, writes about a new British port coming to market.Coronavirus has slowed down world trade and interfered with the EU-UK trade talks, and the ripples continue to be felt through the world economy…

Baltic Index Posts First Loss in 6 Weeks

Mar 20, 2020

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell on Friday, posting its first weekly fall in six weeks, weighed by lower panamax and supramax vessel rates.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels that ferry dry bulk commodities…

China's Reefer Situation Improving

Mar 20, 2020

Chinese port workers have made progress to move a logjam of refrigerated containers that has disrupted supplies of fresh and frozen food and pushed up freight rates outside China amid the coronavirus outbreakFrench container carrier CMA CGM…

Container Shipping Firms Brace for Coronavirus Hit

Mar 20, 2020

Leading container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk scrapped its 2020 earnings forecast on Friday, while rival Hapag-Lloyd warned of slowing growth until at least June, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a heavy toll on global tradeThe container shipping industry…

Israel's Biggest Seaport Operating Fully

Mar 19, 2020

TEL AVIV - Israel's largest seaport in the southern city of Ashdod is fully operational, with containers being unloaded at a similar pace to a year ago despite the global outbreak of coronavirus, the port's chairwoman said.Some 97% of cargo to Israel…

Santos Port Operating Normally Amid Coronavirus

Mar 18, 2020

Latin America's largest port in Santos in Brazil will maintain regular operations, port operators said after meeting with dock workers and authorities on Wednesday to discuss measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.In a statement sent to Reuters…

HR Lines Launches New Feeder Service

Mar 18, 2020

HR Lines Limited announced it will launch a fixed day of the week user feeder service between Bangladesh, Singapore and Malaysia.The new Bangladesh Express Service (BES) will provide fixed day weekly port calls between Chattogram, Singapore and Port Klang…

COVID-19 and Supply Chain Implications for Ocean Shipping

Mar 17, 2020

Only 10 days ago, reports indicated that China cargoes were returning to pre-coronavirus levels, and there appeared to be light at the end of the tunnel. Today, however, a barrage of new headlines has underscored the impact on the rapidly changing global supply chain…

Maersk Suspends Crew Changes

Mar 17, 2020

The widespread coronavirus outbreak has led the world's largest container carrier to suspend crew changes aboard its entire fleet of operated vessels until April 14, a Maersk spokesperson confirmed to MarineLink.The full statement from A.P.…

Maersk Launches Door-to-door Cargo Insurance

Mar 17, 2020

A.P. Moller - Maersk said it has teamed up with Zurich Insurance Plc (Zurich) to bring Maersk Cargo Insurance, a product to protect customers goods against physical loss or damage from the time they are first moved for loading until the completion of unloading at destination…

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