container ships

Two new berths to be added at COSCO PSA terminal in Singapore

COSCO SHIPPING Ports and PSA Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, November 21, for two additional berths at Cosco-PSA Terminal (CPT) in Singapore.

With the launch of the two new berths, CPT will have five mega-vessel berths, and will increase tits capacity from 3 million TEU a year to 5 million TEU.

The new berths, like the current three berths, will be supported by automated yard technology at Pasir Panjang Terminals, allowing for more efficient berthing...

https://safety4sea.com/two-new-berths-to-be-added-at-cosco-psa-terminal-in-singapore/

Fuel leak reported in Yilport as container ship hits pier

The container ships ‘MSC Katyanim’, carrying the Panamanian flag, hit a pier in Yılport, Turkey, on November 19, as it was berthing. As a result of the incident, fuel leak was detected from the ship’s tank.

When ‘MSC Katyanim’ reached Yilport, docked at the berth, but it hit a pier. After this, a fuel leak took place from the container ship’s fuel tank.

After the leak, relevant authorities took action to prevent the leak from spreading. As of now, a containment boom is located around the vessel...

https://safety4sea.com/fuel-leak-reported-in-yilport-as-container-ship-hits-pier/

China upgrades boxships on Yangtze River

China has put a new container ship with a capacity of 1,140 standard containers into service on the country’s longest river, the Yangtze, as part of an upgrade of vessels on the waterway.

The ship was commissioned to go on route between the port of Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, to the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai on the river’s estuary, on Friday. The route is about 1,000 km long.

The Yangtze is the world’s busiest waterway. More than 2.3 billion tonnes of cargo are...

http://container-news.com/china-upgrades-boxships-yantze-river/

Maersk, IBM face problems with blockchain project

Maersk and IBM are reportedly struggling with their blockchain platform, TradeLens, as besides them, only one other carrier has joined in, Pacific International Lines (PIL). This comes at a time when, Maersk’s competitors such as CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen, OOCL and Yang Ming have also established a similar platform.

Maersk and IBM announced the blockchain platform in the beginning of the year, aiming to address issues such as inconsistent data; complex peer-to-peer messaging; and inefficient...

https://safety4sea.com/maersk-ibm-face-problems-with-blockchain-project/

New digital seafreight platform launched to help container shipping

Kuehne + Nagel announced that it will expand its digital seafreight platform Sea Explorer. It will now become a smart gateway for all liner services in container shipping, offering smart connections to a number of ports.

Sea Explorer will be offering smart connections between 1,200 ports globally, through a pathfinding algorithm. Over 63,000 port pairs are connected either by 750 direct weekly services or by a multitude of transhipment options.

Users can also find, compare and visualise shipment...

https://safety4sea.com/new-digital-seafreight-platform-launched-to-help-container-shipping/

AMSA to deploy underwater drones to assess containers lost from YM Efficiency

On 8 November, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) signed a contract to commence operations with Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROUVs) to investigate the containers lost from the YM Efficiency. The ROUVs will descend to the ocean floor and provide imagery of the containers and any associated debris that has been identified by the surveys so far. These images will allow an assessment by salvage experts on whether the items can be brought to the surface safely and without...

https://safety4sea.com/amsa-to-deploy-underwater-drones-to-assess-containers-lost-from-ym-efficiency/

Container ships’ substitutions

APL Florida 8136 will phase out of service in Singapore on the 5th of November 2018 and will be replaced by the Mary 0NNS2W1MA.

Consequently, all cargo for destinations beyond Singapore on the APL Florida 8136 will be transhipped via Singapore and loaded onboard the Mary 0NNS2W1MA for onward journey maintaining current schedule.

Vessel particulars are as per the below:

Vessel Name Mary
IMO9635664
FlagMarshall Islands
Year Built2013

Also, Allise P V024N will phase out in Pusan on...

http://container-news.com/container-ships-substitutions/

How alliances are affecting the container shiping

The International Transport Forum published a report assessing the affect of alliances on the maritime transport chain and its main stakeholders. It also analyses their impacts on competition and what benefits they may bring, as well as policy options for governments.

Alliances have increased a lot in the container shipping, with around 95% of the major East-West container trades covered by carriers that form part of three global alliances. Namely, 2M, Ocean and THE Alliance represent about 80%...

https://safety4sea.com/how-alliances-are-affecting-the-container-shiping/

Container volumes continued to grow at Port of Rotterdam

In the first three quarters of 2018, total throughput in the Port of Rotterdam was 0.4% less than in the same period the previous year. However, container volumes continued to grow at a higher pace than the first nine months of 2017.

On the other hand, wet and dry bulk declined in volume, despite the fact that LNG and biomass were two positive outliers within these product segments.

Overall, 350 million tonnes of cargo were handled, a decrease of 1.5 million tonnes compared to last year.

Containers

https://safety4sea.com/container-volumes-continued-to-grow-at-port-of-rotterdam/

Container traffic at Port of Gothenburg up by 20%

Freight volumes at the Port of Gothenburg increased during 2018, as container traffic, car figures and energy product flows all increased, when compared to the same time last year.

As a matter of fact, container traffic increased by 20% compared with the last year, while energy product flows remained consistently strong. In addition, rail traffic also increased by 7%.

New car figures were up by 4%, but they now appear to be levelling off at a high level.

In addition, energy products totalled 17.7...

https://safety4sea.com/container-traffic-at-port-of-gothenburg-up-by-20/

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