The size of container vessels calling at the port of Melbourne looks set to dramatically increase after Cosco, OOCL and ANL revealed plans to enhance their joint Asia-Australia service (the Loadstar).
READ MORE >China Customs has released Order No.56 [2017] to adjust their advanced manifest rule, which went into effect June 1, 2018. There are new mandatory elements to be included on shipping instructions (AJOT).
READ MORE >Maersk Line will launch its own weekly all-water service from the Far East to Montreal and Halifax.
READ MORE >Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) has taken delivery of its first new container vessel, the 14,000 TEU ONE Stork. According to ONE, the ship was built at the Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation and features the Japanese…
READ MORE >The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is scheduled for June 2018 in Qingdao, Shandong province of China. Due to the Summit, the Qingdao Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) is restricting all imports of Dangerous Goods (DG) into the province as follows:…
READ MORE >Yang Ming and its partners in THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express, have added Prince Rupert as the first North American port of call on the amended PS8 trans-Pacific service this spring. Originating in the ports of Tianjin, Qingdao,…
READ MORE >Customers should be aware that we are experiencing disruptions to port operations and vessel services in Shanghai, Ningbo, and Qingdao due to heavy winds and intense fog. Specific port conditions are as follows: Shanghai Port operations at Wai Gao Qiao…
READ MORE >Despite overcapacity fears and recent container spot rate erosion, analysts have a positive outlook on profitability for container shipping this year, according to the Loadstar
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