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July 27, 2021
Transforming Berbera into a world-class centre of trade : DP World
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
July 27, 2021
GSI secures new order for 16,000 TEUs boxship pair linked to MSC
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
July 27, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd increases prices to Australia
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′
July 27, 2021
Supply-Chain Backlogs Turn Chicago Into New Chokepoint
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
July 26, 2021
Wan Hai approves US$1 billion budget for more vessel acquisitions
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
July 26, 2021
DP World and Russia to Pilot Container Shipping Via the Arctic Route
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
July 26, 2021
Maersk enhances services from Kenya to Europe
COPENHAGEN : Maersk has decided to strengthen its Mombasa to North Europe service, specifically Felixstowe and Rotterdam, by providing a single transhipment product via the Port of Salalah in Oman. The changes in the
July 23, 2021
17 Days at Sea – what does it mean for a Crew?
Captain Piotr Orzolek is master of Hapag-Lloyd’s “Tsingtao Express”. The vessel is sailing in the IOS (Indian Ocean) service and sometimes spends 17 days at sea without berthing in a port. He has been
July 23, 2021