History was made at the Port of Oakland last week: the welcoming of the largest containership to ever call a North America seaport.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has said it is reconsidering its operations at the Belgium Port of Antwerp as pilot strikes continue to paralyze Europe’s third largest port.
Following last weeks announcement of the operational partnership between the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and CMA CGM, the shipping lines have released details of the reorganization of its Asia-North Europe trade service.
CMA CGM and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have today agreed to form a broad-based operating partnership spanning several trades, including Asia-Northern Europe, Asia-Southern Africa and all of the South American markets.
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest shipping line, and Terminaux de Normandie (TN), the French cargo-handling operator, have announced an ambitious new project through their joint-venture company TNMSC, which will see the construction of a new container terminal at the Port of Le Havre.
Shipping companies are set to respond to industry-wide losses, caused by over capacity and price wars, by increasing rates on the Asia-US trade lanes. From January 1st, 15 of the world’s shipping companies, including Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd, are proposing a levy of at least US$400 on each forty foot container as a short-term solution ahead of mandatory annual contract negotiations, says the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.
CMA CGM Group, MSC and CSAV are to reshuffle their service linking Asia, Mexico, Central America and the west coast of South America.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will transfer both of its Asia-Europe services, the Lion and Silk Services, to Berths 8 & 9 at the Port of Felixstowe.
The UAE Port of Jebel Ali, Dubai, has welcomed two mega vessels per week in the last fortnight, as the port continues to reinforce its efforts to meet growing customer demands in the Emirate state. DP World's flagship port is often visited by so called mega vessels but the occurance of four in two weeks was seen as a welcome coincidence.
The number of services connecting Port of Felixstowe with the all-important Asian market has been increased with MSC’s Lion Service commencing calls at the Suffolk port, providing one of the fastest available eastbound connections for UK exporters. The service commenced with a call from the MSC Bruxelles, but from July 2011, the 9,200 TEU class vessels will be replaced with MSC’s largest container vessels, commencing with the 14,000 TEU MSC Livorno.