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Asian container lines announce new China to East India service
Asian container lines announce new China to East India service

A consortium of Asian box carriers will launch a new weekly direct service connecting ports in China, Vietnam, Singapore and India’s East Coast.

Container carrier sailing schedule dislocations at Indian ports grow
Container carrier sailing schedule dislocations at Indian ports grow

The current dysfunctional vessel sailing flow, fuelled by long delays at larger Western ports, is causing greater concerns for Indian shippers and freight forwarders.

How Perishable Food Items are Shipped?
How Perishable Food Items are Shipped?

The dynamic chain of demand and supply necessitates the movement of goods between centres of production and demand. Transportation of goods whether they are of perishable or non-perishable nature requires careful planning and execution.

ONE adds 6,500 reefer containers to its fleet
ONE adds 6,500 reefer containers to its fleet

Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) will expand its refrigerated container fleet with 6,500 new reefers, including 500 units equipped with advanced Controlled Atmosphere (CA) technology.

Hapag-Lloyd partners with Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation centre
Hapag-Lloyd partners with Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation centre

The German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) have signed a strategic partnership deal committing to cooperate on efforts contributing to maritime decarbonisation.

Container Freight Rates Set to Rise on More China Lockdowns
Container Freight Rates Set to Rise on More China Lockdowns

The number of containerships waiting off Qingdao, one of China’s biggest ports, is continuing to rise as the country doubles down on its COVID Zero policy, adding more delays to a strained global supply chain.

China lockdowns threaten to alter Indian container supply forecasts
China lockdowns threaten to alter Indian container supply forecasts

With new Covid lockdowns in China becoming another major challenge for global supply chains already facing widespread dysfunctions, container lines operating to and from India are expecting a knock-on negative effect on the availability of empty equipment for the resurgent market.

CMA CGM and SIPG complete China’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
CMA CGM and SIPG complete China’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering

The French shipping group CMA CGM and the Chinese port operator Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have achieved China’s first bonded LNG SIMOPS (simultaneous operations) bunkering with the 15,000 TEU CMA CGM Symi being refueled with LNG at Yangshan Port in Shanghai on 15 March.


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