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CMA CGM BAF update - Algeria & Tunisia Roro services

AJOT | July 08, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

US seeks to lower spiking shipping costs with competition

Container inspection: An unsolved need.

AJOT | July 08, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

This article is on containers, more specific on the inspection of containers and the challenges that increasing trade brings along for that important task in our need for global security.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 08, 2021

229% surge in China-US shipping costs drives inflation pressure

The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to $10,000 as the world’s biggest economy keeps vacuuming up imports amid slower recoveries from the pandemic from Europe to Asia.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 07, 2021

Egypt waves goodbye to Suez Canal saga with payoff and a party

For a nation that provides safe passage for so many ships through its waters, Egypt is reserving rather special treatment for the Ever Given.

MSC DTHC rate increase scope: USA to Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain & Point Lisas

AJOT | July 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Effective August 2nd, 2021, MSC TRINIDAD & TOBAGO will be adjusting local destination surcharge as follows:

MSC PSS scope: North Africa to USA

AJOT | July 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Effective August 6th, 2021 (Last Container Gate In Date) Countries: Tunisia, Morocco (Casablanca only), Algeria (Bejaia, Alger, Skikda, Annaba, Oran), Libya (Khoms, Tripoli, Misurata, Benghazi) and Malta.

MSC SCS scope: Oceania to USA

AJOT | July 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC SCS scope: Import Middle East / Indian Sub-Continent to USA

AJOT | July 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM to reshuffle MIDAS 2 service connecting South Africa with the Middle East Gulf and India

AJOT | July 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

In a continuous effort to maintain a high service reliability and punctuality, CMA CGM informs its customers of the service change concerning Pointe-des-Galets call on our MIDAS 2 service.

Damen & Conrad Shipyard enter license agreement to build first US multi cats for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a licence agreement with US-based Conrad Industries. The agreement will see the Conrad Shipyard LLC construct two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation.

[FBX Weekly] Spot rates hit new highs on July GRIs even as carriers add capacity

AJOT | July 07, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index - Jul 21

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index tracks one-year period charter rates across a basket of vessel types and sizes and forecasts the market movement over the coming month. The vessel types include breakbulk and project cargo ships.

ZIM and Seaspan announce new long-term chartering agreement for ten 7,000 TEU LNG-fueled vessels

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Xeneta container rates alert: increase slows, but still no relief in sight for global shippers

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Counting the cost of BWT inaction by shipowners

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Maritime | Technology

Berge Bulk and marine biofuel pioneer GoodFuels successfully complete first bio-bunkering

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Energy | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Trial further demonstrates the viability of GoodFuels’ sustainable marine biofuel in future fuel mix and takes Berge Bulk another step closer to shipping’s decarbonisation goals

Great White Fleet adds 850 efficient and highly serviceable Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE units

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Great White Fleet has acquired 850 new containers refrigerated by Carrier Transicold’s energy-efficient PrimeLINE® units to support banana and pineapple export operations from Central America. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions.