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Ports with vision can return to the heart of business life as new enablers of trade

Despite the fact that we are living in a era in which supply chains are under a continual, and unprecedented, threat of disruption – you know the buzzwords, trade wars, Brexit, climate change – there also remain some constancies: the trading world is (mostly) connected by ships because 71% of the world’s surface is water, and ships are useless unless there are ports to serve them.
This simple fact, taken in …

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Shanghai still world’s busiest container port, but Singapore is climbing back

The port of Shanghai has maintained its position as the world largest container port.
However, new data from Alphaliner today shows its lead over second-placed Singapore narrowed last year.
Shanghai posted 2018 throughput of 42.01m teu, 4.4% growth on 2017, while Singapore handled 36.6m teu, representing growth of 8.7%.
And the 5.41m teu differential between them was narrower than the 6.56m teu difference this time last year.
The 2.93m teu Singapore gained made it …

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Unifeeder launches UK-Poland service to help shippers over Brexit

In its first network development since it was acquired by DP World, shortsea and feeder shipping line Unifeeder is to launch a new service, between London Gateway and the Polish port of Gdynia.
The inaugural sailing is set for 22 February, with a weekly schedule that will see Unifeeder vessels depart Gdynia on Friday evenings and arrive at London Gateway on Mondays.
The carrier said the new service was being launched as …

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Maersk vessel’s arrival marks start of 2M service at London Gateway

The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller arrived at DP World London Gateway on November 29, the first vessel on the AE7/Condor service to call at the port.

The flagship Maersk Line vessel, which is 399 metres long and able to hold 18,270 twenty-foot equivalent container units, berthed on the River Thames in the early hours of the morning on Thursday (November 29).

2M, the largest container shipping alliance in the world, announced earlier this month that this particular Asia-Europe service would begin calling...

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London Gateway wins 2M Asia-Europe service as Maersk tries to reduce ‘unexpected disruptions’

London Gateway has won its second Asia-Europe deep sea service after Maersk Line announced that the 2M’s AE7/Condor service will transfer its UK port call from Felixstowe at the end of this month, as pressure on inland container supply chains continues to mount.
In a customer announcement the Danish carrier said that the last call at Felixstowe would be the MSC Diana, due to arrive on 20 November.
The following week, Maersk’s …

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UK port call change in Atlantic Loop 5 service

Hapag-Lloyd announces a port call change in the United Kingdom for Atlantic Loop 5 (AL5) service, switching from currently Southampton to new London Gateway.

Further to its letter of November 1, 2018 please note the revised last vessel of AL5 Service discharging in Southampton will be:

  • „NYK Rigel“ 051E ETA December 31, 2018

The first vessel loading in London Gateway will be:

  • “NYK Remus” 053W ETS January 8, 2019

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Market uncertainty impacts DP World volumes, but ‘we stay on track’

DP World has reported a 2.6% increase in container volumes for the nine months to September.
But it has warned of deceleration in the market, as its third-quarter numbers declined 1.4% on the same period last year.
Chief executive Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “We have seen our volume growth decelerate due to the strong prior year performance and general caution in the market given the current uncertainty in global trade.”
The company saw third-quarter volumes …

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Ripples from congestion at UK box hubs now reaching north Europe ports

More ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) are likely to be diverted from UK ports as Felixstowe and Southampton struggle to cope with the annual peak season surge, impacting the working programmes at other North European container hubs.
One carrier source that services both ports told The Loadstar all its UK calls would be “under the microscope” this month, due to the worsening quay and landside congestion.
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