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Seven niche container lines launch China-Mexico joint service

Seven smaller ocean carriers will introduce a joint service between China and Mexico. Emirates Shipping, KMTC, Regional Container Lines (RCL), Sinokor, Sinotrans, SeaLead Shipping and T.S. Lines will enter into a trade that is new for most of them.

Each liner operator, according to DynaLiners report, will deploy a single boxship of around 3,000 TEUs on the service rotation, which will be as follows:

Shanghai (China) – Qingdao (China) – Busan (South Korea) – Manzanillo (Mexico) – Shanghai


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https://container-news.com/seven-niche-container-lines-launch-china-mexico-joint-service/

CNC Line retakes slots on South Korea-Thailand service

CMA CGM’s subsidiary CNC Line will take slots again on the service between South Korea and Thailand, which is operated by CK Line, KMTC and Namsung Shipping.

The three ocean carriers are each deploying a ship with a capacity of 1,800 TEUs.

The rotation of the NKT service is Incheon (South Korea), Kwangyang (South Korea), Busan (South Korea), Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou (China), Laem Chabang (Thailand), Bangkok (Thailand), Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Incheon.


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https://container-news.com/cnc-line-retakes-slots-on-south-korea-thailand-service/

Major restructuring for intra-Asia service, as Evergreen upgrades its role

The joint service FAX/IEA/EAX/REA/FAS – operated by Emirates Shipping Line, Global Feeder Shipping, Interasia Lines, KMTC, Regional Container Lines, and T.S. Lines – is undergoing a significant change.

Effective in October, the service will be restructured into two distinct loops, focusing separately on routes to Kenya and Tanzania.

The reconfiguration introduces two new services with enhanced capabilities. The FNX/IEA/EAX1 loop will deploy eight vessels, each with a capacity of 2,200 TEUs. This...

https://container-news.com/major-restructuring-for-intra-asia-service-as-evergreen-upgrades-its-role/

Emirates Shipping Line starts Russian FE-South Korea service

Dubai-based liner operator Emirates Shipping Line (ESL), is launching a Russian Far East-South Korea service, in another sign of growing cargo volumes along the route.

ESL will purchase slots on Korea Marine Transport Company’s (KMTC Line) Busan-Vladivostok Express (AVX) service, with the first voyage beginning 3 September 2020. KMTC Line is deploying a chartered vessel, the 342TEU Sunny Oak, to the service.

ESL plans to use Vladivostok as a strategic link to the Russian market, facilitating a...

https://container-news.com/emirates-shipping-line-starts-russian-fe-south-korea-service/

Liner operators revamp South Korea-China-Japan service

South Korean feeder operators, Korea Marine Transport Company (KMTC Line), Namsung, Pan Continental (PanCon Line) and CK Line, will launch a joint South Korea-China-Japan service in order to improve service efficiency.

The four companies said on 19 August that they will launch their CJ1 service, connecting South Korea’s Busan with Japan’s eastern coast and northern China.

The service will combine PanCon Line’s existing CJ1 service with the New China-Setouchi (NCS) service that is jointly operated...

https://container-news.com/liner-operators-revamp-south-korea-china-japan-service/

Disappointing South Korean liner alliance reformed for another year

Korea Shipping Partnership, a quasi-alliance of all 14 South Korean liner operators, has extended its term by a year, even as its three years of existence failed to improve earnings.

At a meeting between the liner operators and officials from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) on 28 July, the group was, reportedly, unanimously against renewing the KSP, but MOF, wanted to give it another year.

Wishing to revive the South Korean maritime industry after Hanjin Shipping was declared bankrupt...

https://container-news.com/disappointing-south-korean-liner-alliance-reformed-for-another-year/

Joint development of ballast-free boxship launched by Korean partners

Korea Marine Transport Company (KMTC Line) has launched a joint development project (JDP) with compatriot classification society Korean Register of Shipping (KRS) and shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to design a 1,800TEU ballast-free container ship.

Under the memorandum of understanding signed on 20 July 2020, HMD is doing the basic design of a ballast-free container ship as well as creating a vessel design that discharges minimal ballast water.

KRS will assess the stability and...

https://container-news.com/joint-development-of-ballast-free-boxship-launched-by-korean-partners/

South Korean liner trio develop Japan coverage

South Korean intra-Asia carriers Korea Marine Transport Company (KMTC), Namsung Shipping and CK Line have enhanced their South Korea-China-Japan services to capture more cargo volumes from western and southern Japan.

The trio, which already operate one New China-Setouchi (NCS) service, will launch a supplementary NCS2 service. The original NCS service began in June 2019, deploying two 700TEU ships on the Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-Moji-Iyomishima-Mizushima-Moji-Hakata-Busan-Ulsan loop.

The carriers...

https://container-news.com/south-korean-liner-trio-develop-japan-coverage/

South Korea ministry develops IT system to tackle misdeclared goods

South Korea’s Ministry of Ocean Affairs and Fisheries (MOF) will establish a computer system that identifies dangerous goods in containers that may be undeclared, in order to eliminate the risk of fires and explosions.

MOF said on 13 February 2020 that it plans to conduct joint inspections with Korea Customs to eliminate undeclared dangerous goods that are placed in containers.

“The volume of dangerous goods that is imported in containers has increased by 6.3% annually in the last five years. It...

https://container-news.com/south-korea-developing-it-system-to-identify-misdeclared-dangerous-goods/

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