CMA CGM says acquiring Containerships will strengthen its position as a major player in European transport
Kalmar equips -again- EUROGATE Tanger
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver two rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to EUROGATE, Europe’s leading shipping line-independent container terminal operator, for use in their Tanger S.A. terminal in Morocco. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 Q3 order intake, with delivery scheduled to take place during Q3 of 2019.
The EUROGATE Tanger container terminal is conveniently located on the Strait of Gibraltar in Morocco, making it the ideal transhipment hub for the western Mediterranean,...
APL is applying new FAK rates
Please be advised that APL will apply the following Freight All Kind (FAK) Basic Ocean Rates with effect from 15 November 2018 until further notice, for the service scope stated below.
The FAK Basic Ocean Rates do not include and are subject to Bunker related charges, Terminal Handling Charges (Origin and/or Destination), Peak Season Surcharge, Security related Surcharges, and similar charges, which can be found here. In some cases, the amount of one or several of the aforesaid items are nil....
New Chinese-designed bulk carrier granted AIP by ABS
ABS has granted AIP to MARIC for a dual fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier.
GRAINS-Corn hits 5-day low on advance harvest pressure
U.S. corn futures edged lower on Wednesday as friendly weather was expected to see farmers advance harvesting, pushing prices to a five-day low. Wheat fell for a second consecutive session, while soybeans were little changed. The most active corn futures on the Chicago Board Of Trade were down 0.1...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/grains-corn-hits-5-day-low-on-advance-harvest-pressure/
Surgutneftegaz awards tender to Mitsubishi – traders
Russia’s Surgutneftegaz has awarded a tender to sell 1.2 million tonnes of Urals crude oil loading from Russian Baltic ports in January-June 2019 to Japan’s Mitsubishi, traders said. Mitsubishi purchased the volumes in the interest of Glencore, they added. Glencore will receive via Mitsubishi...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/surgutneftegaz-awards-tender-to-mitsubishi-traders/
Porous security: Foreign Sailors slip in illegally through Incheon Port
Poor security at the Port of Incheon on Korea’s west coast has been blamed for allowing two foreign sailors to enter the country illegally in the past week. A Chinese sailor, 53, entered through Dongbang storage yard at the international harbor’s North Port at 9 a.m. on Oct. 22. Incheon Port...
Adjusters warn marine rates at crisis level
A surveyor at work. Credit: Korean Registry Loss adjusters and marine surveyors have warned that the pressure to cut the prices they charge is at the point where they are no longer be sustainable.
While the global maritime sector continues its slow recovery, adjusters and surveyors warn that the...
Πειραιάς – Ηράκλειο μέσω Χανίων για μερικές εβδομάδες
Μια μικρή καθυστέρηση στην άφιξη τους στο Ηράκλειο θα έχουν οι επιβάτες των εγ/ογ των Μινωικών για το Κρητικο λιμάνιμέχρι τις 20 Δεκεμβρίου αφου στο διάστημα μέχρι εκείνη την ημέρα θα πραγματοποιήσουν τις απαραίτητες ετήσιες ακινησίες των εγ/ογ Κνωσός Παλάς και Φαιστός Παλάς.
Έτσι σύμφωνα με το αίτημα της Πλοιοκτήτριας στο προχθεσινό ΣΑΣ που έγινε δεκτό τα πλοία θα ξεκινάνε απο Πειραιά θα φτάνουν Χανιά και απο εκεί θα συνεχίζουν για Ηράκλειο .Αντίστοιχα οταν ξεκινάει απο Ηράκλειο θα συνεχίζει...
$1.1bn 100-year Utopia project relaunched
US owner planning to sell flats for $36m on luxury vessel previously earmarked for Samsung Heavy Industries.
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/passengerships/1621489/usd-11bn-100-year-utopia-project-relaunched