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Container ship loses over 30 containers in North Sea

The mega container ship MSC ZOE lost over 30 containers during the night from January 1 to January 2 in North sea during rough weather, north of Borkum, Germany. The ship was heading from Sines Portugal to Bremerhaven Germany.

As of now, reports mention that 18 containers have been located, while 7 were washed in Netherlands, in Vlieland and Terschelling area. Their content was scattered around, consisting of car parts and toys.

However, there are reports that 3 containers include organic...

https://safety4sea.com/container-ship-loses-over-30-containers-in-north-sea/

SFL Acquires Two 2016 Built 19,400 TEU Container Vessels

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Ship Finance International Limited (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”) announces that it has acquired two 2016-built 19,400 TEU container vessels and contracted the vessels until late 2033, or for nearly 15 years, to a leading container line on long term bareboat charters.

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The contracts increase the Company’s fixed rate charter backlog by nearly $470 million, and the charterer has agreed to purchase obligations at the end of the charter period, effectively...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/sfl-acquires-two-2016-built-19400-teu-container-vessels/

Yang Ming Launches Two 14,000 TEU Ultra Large Container Vessels

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Two new 14,000 TEU full-container vessels built for Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan, were named as YM Wonderland and YM Wisdom respectively at a ceremony held on 21st December, 2018. Yang Ming Chairman Bronson Hsieh, and National Ocean Taiwan University President Chang Ching Fong, were invited to the naming ceremony. Ms. Sun Lan Tien, wife of Mr. Chang Ching Fong and Ms. Wu Li Fen, wife of Yang Ming Shipping Europe GmbH Managing Director Hsu...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/yang-ming-launches-two-14000-teu-ultra-large-container-vessels/

THE Alliance: Over 249 container ships to cover 76 ports in 2019

Announcing the details of their revamped service network for 2019, THE Alliance, comprising five major container shipping companies as Hapag-Lloyd, K Line, MOL, NYK, and Yang Ming, said it will cover 76 ports in Asia, Europe including Mediterranean, North and Central America, the Middle East, Red Sea and Indian Subcontinent, with the deployment of over 249 efficient container ships.

The major enhancement of THE Alliance includes a newly designed pendulum service to replace Far East Europe 1...

https://safety4sea.com/the-alliance-over-249-container-ships-to-cover-76-ports-in-2019/

BIMCO: Shipping industry searches for future growth

BIMCO released some of its reflections regarding the growth of global shipping. Namely, BIMCO said that developing countries will play a key role in the next five years, something that will affect shipping as well.

Analyzing BIMCO’s reflections, Peter Sand said that according to IMF developing countries will play an important role. What is more, advanced economies’ growth is decreasing and has been so since the mid-2000s.

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https://safety4sea.com/bimco-shipping-industry-searches-for-future-growth/

Port of Oakland beats record for November imports

The Port of Oakland informed that it had its busiest November ever for imports in 2018, shattering an 11-year-old record. The Port handled the equivalent of 83,364 loaded 20-foot import containers last month.

This amount beat the old November record of 76,902 containers set in 2007. In fact, November imports increased 15% over the same period in 2017.

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The Port attributed the increase in cargo volume to continued strong US consumer spending. It also added that...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-oakland-beats-record-for-november-imports/

Navis: Trends for shipping industry in 2019

Major opportunities are laying ahead for ocean shipping, during an era of increasing technology change, which will continue through 2019 and beyond, Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, said.

Navis expects that the biggest trends that will characterize the industry over the next year will include increased IT spending, more collaboration and data standardization, trade wars, smart containers, automation productivity gains, and improved carrier capacity management and environmental efficiencies.

https://safety4sea.com/navis-trends-for-shipping-industry-in-2019/

Port of Gdansk achieves new cargo handling record

Port of Gdansk announced that its transshipment volume is increasing. Namely, within the first 9 months of 2018, nearly 16 tonnes of general cargo were handled at the Port. The port managed to go up by two positions in the ranking of the Baltic Sea’s largest ports.

Within the first 9 months of 2018, nearly 16 tonnes of general cargo were handled at the Port, exceeding last year’s by 24.5%. This was due to containerised general cargo, as the Port handled almost 15 million tonnes of commodities in...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-gdansk-achieves-new-cargo-handling-record/

Watch: Hutchison Ports Thailand welcomes its largest ship ever

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https://safety4sea.com/watch-hutchison-ports-thailand-welcomes-its-largest-ship-ever/

MSC partnership introduces smart containers

MSC is partnering with TRAXENS introducing smart container solutions, overcoming everyday barriers concerning non-visibility of cargo and presenting efficiency, safety and predictability.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is collaborating with TRAXENS using its IoT solutions. This partnership pursues to improve supply chain management for shippers by making the cargo flow visible. In that way, door-to-door cargo flow will be able to track adding efficiency, safety and predictability.

However,...

https://safety4sea.com/msc-partnership-introduces-smart-containers/

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