JOHANNESBURG : Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has published the following new freight rates, which will be effective from 7 August 2021 until further notice but not beyond 31 August 2021. The updated prices will
SINGAPORE : In June 2021, Ocean Network Express (ONE) transportededucational materials for children free of charge to support the non-profit organization “Togetherwith Africa and Asia Association” (TAAA1).ONE Japan loaded educational materials including donated English
LONDON : There could be a shortage of merchant sailors to crew commercial ships in five years if action is not taken to boost numbers, raising risks for global supply chains, a report said.
SINGAPORE : PSA Southeast Asia recently reached an agreement with JWD InfoLogistics Public Company Limited (JWD), selling an effective stake in Eastern Sea Laem Chabang Terminal (ESCO) over two stages, totalling up to 20%. The agreement, which
DUBAI : Last month, I joined Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Dagmawit Moges, Minister of Transport of Ethiopia, and Mustafa Mohammed Omar, President of the Somali
GENEVA : CSSC-affiliated Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has entered into a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Trading and CMB Financial Leasing for two 16,000 teu containerships linked to Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC). The scrubber-fitted
HAMBURG : Hapag Lloyd has announced new rates for Australian destinations that will take effect in the next months. Firstly, the German carrier will implement a peak season surcharge (PSS) of US$500 for 20′
CHICAGO : Some railroads have restricted container shipments into the key Midwestern freight hub as bottlenecks from a flood of container imports stretch inland from the West Coast Chicago is emerging as a new
TAIWAN : Wan Hai Lines’ chairman has authorised a US$1 billion budget for “asset acquisition and disposal”, as the Taiwanese liner operator appears to prepare for fleet expansion. The budget authorisation was announced at
DUBAI : Russia continues to develop shipping through the Arctic promoting it as a faster route that is an alternative to the Suez Canal. In the latest development, ROSATOM, the Russian nuclear energy company