X-Press Feeders to deploy ZeroNorth platform across its entire fleet

X-Press Feeders has agreed to deploy the ZeroNorth platform across its entire fleet of feeder vessels to improve profits and accelerate its decarbonisation process.

Under the terms of the agreement, the ZeroNorth platform and suite of vessel, voyage and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) optimisation services will be used on more than 100 X-Press Feeders ships.

“The feeder container segment plays an absolutely integral role in global trade, and we are delighted to be able to partner with a...

https://container-news.com/x-press-feeders-to-deploy-zeronorth-platform-across-its-entire-fleet/

Cargo debris outside X-Press Pearl wreckage safety zone fully recovered

All cargo debris outside the 1,000-metre safety zone of the X-Press Pearl wreckage has been recovered from water depths over 10 metres.

X-Press Feeders, the ship owner, released a statement this month, detailing an update on the recovery works.

Due to the monsoon season, salvage work on the newly built 2,756 TEU X-Press Pearl, which went up in flames off Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 20 May 2021, will be suspended in April before resuming in November.

Resolve Marine, which was contracted to recover the...

https://container-news.com/cargo-debris-outside-x-press-pearl-wreckage-safety-zone-fully-recovered/

Massive MSC newbuilding plan presents opportunity for mid-tier shipyards

As major shipyards are more or less booked till 2025, mid-tier shipbuilders are eyeing a slice of the pie as MSC is seeking to construct two dozen 8,000 TEU container ships.

Reportedly, MSC has contacted every shipyard in South Korea and China, but few can offer delivery dates before the end of 2025. Ships of such a size are now valued at around US$117 million each.

A representative at K Shipbuilding (formerly STX Offshore & Shipbuilding) told Container News that it is marketing designs for...

https://container-news.com/massive-msc-newbuilding-plan-presents-opportunity-for-mid-tier-shipyards/

X-Press Pearl salvage expected to be complete in April 2023

The salvage of X-Press Pearl is expected to be completed in April 2023, after the first of four phases have been almost completed.

Almost all containers have been recovered by Shanghai Salvage, said the ship owner, Singapore-based X-Press Feeders.

Due to the monsoon season, salvage work on the newly built 2,756 TEU ship, which went up in flames off Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 20 May 2021, will be suspended in April before resuming in November.

This month, X-Press Feeders also contracted NARA (National...

https://container-news.com/x-press-pearl-salvage-expected-to-be-complete-in-april-2023/

X-Press Feeders boosts its global network

The Singaporean shipping company X-Press Feeders has strengthened its global network with new and updated services in 2022.

X-Press Feeders has launched the Germany Sweden X-Press (GSX) service in early January 2022, using a 509 TEU feeder deployed in the following rotation: Bremerhaven – Hamburg – Södertälje – Åhus – Bremerhaven

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“GSX is a fixed weekly service and offers our customers a chance to cross position empty units from Södertälje to Åhus,” said the company.

Additionally, the 17th...

https://container-news.com/x-press-feeders-boosts-its-global-network/

X-Press Feeders the latest to add JNPT call as PSA Mumbai reports volume increase

Singapore-based X-Press Feeders is the latest player to join the regional shipping race amid buoyant volumes at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva).
X-Press Feeders has announced a fixed-day, weekly connection to rotate Singapore, Port Klang, JNPT, Mundra, Singapore, designed to operate with three ships of 1,250 to 1,350 teu capacity.
“The Singapore India Express (SIX) service will add to our Straits-Nhava Sheva and Mundra coverage by providing additional frequencies each week,” …

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https://theloadstar.com/x-press-feeders-the-latest-to-add-call-to-busy-psa-mumbai-terminal/

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