container ships

Port of Rotterdam welcomes initiatives to increase container bundling

Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomed initiatives from companies including BCTN, Kramer and Waalhaven Group for more efficient transportation of containers between the Port of Rotterdam deepsea terminals and the hinterland.

Namely, BCTN is bundling freight in Alblasserdam from its eight terminals in the Netherlands and Belgium in order to offer point-to-point services to the deepsea terminals on Maasvlakte. Kramer and Waalhaven Group are bundling cargo at their own terminals in Rotterdam and...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-welcomes-initiatives-to-increase-container-bundling/

Concor scraps coastal shipping tender

To float new tender soon with revised terms

Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) has scrapped a tender to hire two container ships for 10 years to start coastal shipping business after the lowest bidder pulled out his quote before the Navratna company launched a reverse auction.

Reverse auction is a mechanism followed by state-run firms to gauge whether any of the qualified bidders are willing to offer a rate lower than the one discovered through the initial bidding process.

Mumbai-listed...

http://container-news.com/concor-scraps-coastal-shipping-tender/

Venta Maersk calls at St. Petersburg concluding passage of Northern Sea Route

On Friday, 28 September 2018, Venta Maersk called the port of Saint Petersburg, Russia, after successfully completing a trial passage of the Northern Sea Route. Venta Maersk started her voyage on 22 August 2018 in the port of Vladivostok, Russia. The ship stopped in Vostochny Stevedoring Company and Busan, before passing through Bering Strait on 6 September 2018 on her way to Bremerhaven.

According to Maersk, the voyage went as planned and without specific incidents, as the vessel and all...

https://safety4sea.com/venta-maersk-calls-at-st-petersburg-concluding-passage-of-northern-sea-route/

JAXPORT set record in container volumes during August

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) achieved its highest monthly container volumes in August, moving nearly 115,700 TEUs. The previous JAXPORT monthly container record of 115,300 TEUs was set in December 2017.

JAXPORT’s container volumes increased 20% year–to–date in fiscal year 2018. Considering the volumes moving through private terminals, Jacksonville’s port will exceed last year’s record-setting 1.3 million TEUs.

The port’s Asian container volumes showed significant growth, up by 10%...

https://safety4sea.com/jaxport-set-record-in-container-volumes-during-august/

Port of Houston sees bigger ships to its facilities

The investments in Port Houston’s channel are beginning to provide results, as with the completion of the widening and deepening of its Bayport Channel and work on the Bayport flare, Port Houston saw growth in the size of ships calling its container facilities.

Namely, Port Houston will receive its largest container ship to date, a 9,500 TEU vessel Port Commission Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority Janiece Longoria announced.

In addition, during July the port recorded the largest number of...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-houston-sees-bigger-ships-to-its-facilities/

HMM signs contracts for 20 eco-friendly mega boxships

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) informed that it has finalised the contracts for its twenty eco-friendly mega containerships with three shipyards. The order includes twelve above-20,000-TEU and eight 14,000-TEU mega boxships.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will construct seven and five 23,000 TEU containerships, which will be delivered in the second quarter of 2020.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will build eight 15,000 TEU containerships, which...

https://safety4sea.com/hmm-signs-contracts-for-20-eco-friendly-mega-boxships/

THE Alliance and Ocean Alliance combine Mediterranean-US east coast service

Two major alliances on the container shipping sector announced a strategic cooperation with combination of operations in Mediterranean-US East Coast service, to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service quality.

Namely, THE Alliance, comprising the recently formed Japanese venture Ocean Network Express (ONE), German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd, and Chinese Yang Ming, will cooperate with members of The Ocean Alliance, China Cosco Shipping, French giant CMA CGM, and Chinese OOCL, to...

https://safety4sea.com/the-alliance-and-ocean-alliance-combine-mediterranean-us-east-coast-service/

Del Monte orders new container ships

Fresh produce giant announces the order of six energy efficient container vessels for its Central America-US shipping services

Fresh Del Monte has entered into a definitive agreement for the building of six boxships, to serve its ocean transportation lanes between Central American and South American, and US ports.

This ship building programme will initially replace the company’s entire US east coast fleet of vessels, with the first ship delivery estimated in late 2019, and will eventually be...

http://container-news.com/del-monte-container-ships/

Venta Maersk docks at Bremerhaven after sailing through Northern Sea Route

Venta Maersk, the first container ship that travelled through the Northern Sea Route, docked at Bremerhaven on September 22. The vessel started its voyage on August 23 from Vladivostok and was using ultra low sulphur fuel during the voyage. Venta Maersk left Bremerhaven on September 23, heading to its final destination: St. Petersburg.

The ship is carrying frozen fish and travelled through the Northern Sea Route until the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska, before travelling along the...

https://safety4sea.com/venta-maersk-docks-at-bremerhaven-after-sailing-through-northern-sea-route/

IUMI: Outlook for marine cargo insurance remain challenging

Sean Dalton, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Cargo Committee Chair, reported that the marine cargo market is still the largest commercial marine line of business in terms of premium income. However, 2017 was the worst year for natural catastrophe losses in the history of the insurance industry.

IUMI’s 2017 statistics indicated global cargo premiums amounting to US$16.1 billion. Worldwide, the cargo line has been unprofitable for several years with rising loss ratios and...

https://safety4sea.com/iumi-outlook-for-marine-cargo-insurance-remain-challenging/

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