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2009-11-20
CMA CGM adds Singapore call to round-the-world PEX3
MARSEILLES' shipping giant CMA CGM has announced it is adding a Singapore call to its round-the-world PEX 3 service, which runs from Asia to the US Gulf via Panama, on to east coast ports then to the Mediterranean through Suez and then to the Far East. From November 11, CMA CGM said it would offer a... |
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2009-11-20
China signs deal to build box terminal in Sudan
<p>CHINA Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has signed with Sudan Port Company to build Phase I of the Suakin International Container Terminal project, reports Xinhua. The contract value amounted to over US$100 million with construction period of 36 months. This is an EPC project composed of two 100... |
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2009-11-20
Evergreen removes more ships and trims services
TAIWAN's Evergreen Line has revealed that it is reducing fleet size and services in response to the slackening of consumer demand worldwide.
"We are accelerating the disposal of redundant tonnage. Therefore, the quantity of our unemployed ships will be dynamic," said a statement from the carrier. ... |
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2009-11-20
Spain legalises shipboard armed guards against pirates
ARMED guards will be allowed aboard Spanish-flagged ship to fend off pirates "in dangerous waters" following the Spanish government passing a law to permit that which is forbidden in other countries.
The decision was made following the hijacking of Spanish fishing trawler and its 36-man crew on Oc... |
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2009-10-07
The financial blows raining down on boxship operators
The financial blows raining down on boxship operators showed no sign of easing last week as two of the world’s leading lines released financials covering the first quarter of 2009.
Denmark’s AP Moeller-Maersk, the owner of Maersk Line, the world’s largest container carrier, admitted it might pos... |
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2009-10-06
The financial blows raining down on boxship operators
The financial blows raining down on boxship operators showed no sign of easing last week as two of the world’s leading lines released financials covering the first quarter of 2009.
Denmark’s AP Moeller-Maersk, the owner of Maersk Line, the world’s largest container carrier, admitted it might pos... |
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