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CMA CGM PSS update from the Mediterranean, Adriatic & Black Sea to the Far East, Middle East Gulf and Red Sea

AJOT | July 24, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC Self-Ignited Commodities Risk Surcharge for USA imports and exports

AJOT | July 24, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

World Container Index - July 23

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Drewry’s composite World Container index decreased by 0.3% to $1,995.60 per 40ft container (updated Thursday, 23 July 2020).

Storms, floods, droughts, and heat will disrupt chemical industry production as climate change impact grows

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Maritime | Bulk

Hamburg Süd GRI from U.S. West Coast and CAN West Coast to N. Europe & Mediterranean

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Ningbo Containerized Freight index rises slightly in July

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

In the first half of the year, the container throughput of Chinese ports dropped slightly, and the Ningbo Containerized Freight index (NCFI) rises slightly in July

Wilhelmsen and MPC Capital join forces

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Wilhelmsen Ship Management acquires a 50 % stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co KG, the technical container ship manager within the MPC Capital Group.

Brett Bennett to Join Crowley Logistics as Senior Vice President and General Manager

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced today that Brett Bennett will join the company Aug. 3 as senior vice president and general manager of Crowley Logistics, the company’s largest business unit with more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

AGCO awards thirteen top‐performing suppliers at 2020 North America Virtual Supplier Event

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Atlantic Container Line, a Grimaldi Group company, was recognized by AGCO, a global leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, as a new partner‐level suppliers and presented was recognized during its first annual 2020 AGCO North America Virtual Supplier Event held in Duluth, GA.

OOCL launches new Transpacific Latin Pacific 3 (TLP3) Service

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

The new service will commence via the mv. Ever Lissome (ISM) 040E, with an ETA in Hong Kong on August 2.

Hapag-Lloyd revised local charges for Australia

AJOT | July 20, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM GRR from Asia to West Africa

AJOT | July 17, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM to reorganize its AS1 service connecting Asia with the Indian Subcontinent

AJOT | July 17, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM announced the reorganization of its AS1 service now connecting North & Central China with the Indian Subcontinent, effective in August 2020.

Uptick in traditional cargos & steady international shipments moving on St. Lawrence Seaway

AJOT | July 16, 2020 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | By The Numbers

American ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system handled a diverse mix of inbound and outbound cargos from 20 countries through June, reporting strong activity with wind energy components as well as traditional Seaway cargos. Year-to-date total tonnage—from the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway on April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020—increased to 11.7 million metric tons (mt), down 8.4 percent compared to this time last year.

Fifty-one incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia reported to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre from January to June 2020

AJOT | July 16, 2020 | Maritime

Nine companies have started “Ship Carbon Recycling WG” of Japan’s CCR Study Group

AJOT | July 16, 2020 | Maritime | Technology

Newest addition to Hapag Lloyd’s Africa network: China-Kenya-Express (CKX)

AJOT | July 16, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Hapag Lloyd’s newest addition to its comprehensive Africa Service portfolio, the China-Kenya-Express (CKX).

Covid-19 and political tensions challenge shipping industry, according to new Allianz report

AJOT | July 15, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Large shipping losses are at a record low having fallen by more than 20% year-on-year, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2020. However, the coronavirus crisis could endanger the long-term safety improvements in the shipping industry for 2020 and beyond, as difficult operating conditions and a sharp economic downturn present a unique set of challenges.