Ocean Transportation

CMA CGM Launches New Med Gulf Ecuador Service

January 6, 2016

CMA CGM has launched a Med Gulf Ecuador (MGE) service, offering a direct connection between the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador.

Logistics Confidence Index Hits Lowest-ever Mark as Air, Sea Freight Shipments Slump

January 6, 2016

Transport Intelligence

With a score of 45.4, the December edition of the Stifel Index has recorded its lowest-ever total, amidst a continued pattern of decline.

CaroTrans Launches New Service Between Miami, Manaus

January 5, 2016

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has launched a direct, biweekly service between Miami, Fla. and Manaus, Brazil, for less-than-containerload exports.

Big Ships, Small Infrastructure: A Recipe for Disaster

January 4, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

By the time you read this, the largest containership ever to call a U.S. port will have visited the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland. It won't be the last. But will regulation and environmental pressures prevent carriers from developing the infrastructure needed to handle these seagoing behemoths?

AAL Enters Space-Sharing Pact in Asia-East Coast Australia Trade

January 4, 2016

AAL

The breakbulk, project and heavy-lift carrier AAL has entered into a space-sharing agreement with Swire Shipping in the Asia-to-East Australia liner service.

Sight Slippage in On-Time Performance Recorded Overall in November by Container Shipping Lines

December 28, 2015

Drewry

Containership reliability was broadly unchanged in November as the average on-time performance across all trades slipped by just 0.8 percentage points against October to 77.2 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Chinese Yards Help Iran Build Its Merchant Marine Fleet

December 21, 2015

Maritime Executive

Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has announced plans to order new 18,000 TEU (Triple-E type) container vessels from Chinese yards, according to Iran's Press TV.

In 2016, U.S. Seaports May See Modest Growth in Container Imports

December 21, 2015

Maritime Executive

Container volume at U.S. ports is expected to grow next year, but at a slower rate of three to four percent, down from five percent in 2015, says ratings company Moody's.

Merger of Chinese Ocean Lines to Create World's Fourth-Largest Container Shipping Company

December 17, 2015

Maritime Executive

China's cabinet has approved the merger of its two biggest shipping conglomerates, China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group Company (parent of CSCL), in the government's latest effort to make the industry more competitive globally.

U.S. Ports See Final Surge Before St. Lawrence Seaway Season Closes

December 15, 2015

Chamber of Marine Commerce

The number of vessels in the Great Lakes-Seaway system exceeds the five-year average as ships deliver much-needed supplies and make a final push to export grain before the St. Lawrence Seaway closes Dec. 30.

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