Transfar Shipping

Safetrans to connect Chinese giant ports with Morocco and Russia

Safetrans, an affiliate of Transfar Shipping, will launch a new service between China and Russia, according to DynaLiners.

Safetrans aims to link China with Morocco and the port of St. Petersburg in Russia and, therefore, will commence a new service on a fortnight basis with the following port rotation:

Qingdao (China) – Shanghai (China) – Ningbo (China) – Guangzhou (China) – Tangier (Morocco) – St. Petersburg (Russia) – Qingdao

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Alibaba affiliate Transfar to sell slots on China-USWC service to BAL

Transfar Shipping, the shipping affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will sell slots on its China-US West Coast/Mexico service to BAL Container Line, a privately owned Chinese liner operator.

Established in 2012, BAL was primarily a tonnage provider, but ventured into long-haul routes in May 2021, when the company launched Asia-Europe and Transpacific services.

However, sometime in mid-2022, BAL paused its Transpacific services to focus on its Asia-Central South America service, where...

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Chinese players lead in liner growth story

Four of the seven new entrants into Sea-Intelligence’s list of the world’s 50 largest liner operators are from China, as they rode on soaring freight rates to break into long-haul routes and expand their fleets.

Leading the upstarts is China United Lines (CULines), which was not even in the top 100 at the outset of the pandemic in 2020, but now has a capacity of 82,000 TEU and is the world’s 24th largest carrier.

Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy said, “They (CULines) are one of the very clear...

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Borderlands: Tanker carrier expands in Texas to serve industrial refineries

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: LGT Transport expands in Texas; Fintech firm raises $16M for cross-border trade; Transfar Shipping launches China-US Gulf Coast container service; and El Paso Logistics Park opens.

Nebraska-based tanker carrier expands in Texas to serve industrial refineries

LGT Transport recently expanded its facility in Baytown, Texas, to handle the growing volume of industrial gas...

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