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SMBs still looking to China for suppliers, but less than last year

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

• China-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Daily) down by 2% since last week to $1636/FEU. Rates are 32% higher than rates in 2019 at this time. • China-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Daily) are just 1% lower than last week, reaching $2578/FEU, and are even with rates for this week last year.

The Mission to Seafarers appoints two new VPs

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM overweight surcharge (OWS) from Asia to North Europe

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

China’s headstart to recovery creates rare aluminum trade

Bloomberg | May 27, 2020 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

CMA CGM begins OWS from Asia to the Mediterranean & Black Sea

AJOT | May 26, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Hapag Lloyd GRI from USA and Canada to Australia and New Zealand

AJOT | May 26, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

FMC Dye is Agriculture Transportation Coalition’s “Person of the Year”

AJOT | May 26, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

OOCL Trans-Pacific Trade – Service Update (05-22-2020)

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Maritime Day Observance Also Recognizes Award of Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Merchant Mariners

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Maritime

CMA CGM: Emergency Hazardous Surcharge to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

American Waterways Operators elects Crowley Maritime’s Art Mead as Chairman

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Maritime

The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders this week during the association's Spring Board of Directors / Annual Membership Meeting, which was held virtually due to COVID-19 precautionary measures that resulted in the meeting not taking place in Washington, DC this year.

GTI Statia extends terminal towage contract with Svitzer in St. Eustatius, the Caribbean, for three years

AJOT | May 20, 2020 | Maritime

Svitzer, global towage operator and part of Maersk, has today announced a three-year extension of their marine service contract with GTI Statia (GTIS), one of the largest independent crude and refined product storage terminals serving the U.S. Gulf Coast and Caribbean markets.

“Weathering the Storm” salutes heroes of the sea in turbulent times

AJOT | May 20, 2020 | Maritime

The American Club and Eagle Ocean Marine (EOM) have produced a video entitled ‘Weathering the Storm’ which salutes the service of seafarers in these turbulent times as they seek to protect themselves in their vital work, at sea and in port, against the ravages of COVID-19.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management crowdfunds to support seafarers’ COVID-19 relief efforts

AJOT | May 20, 2020 | Maritime

Yang Ming holds naming ceremony for new 2,800 TEU ships

AJOT | May 20, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.(Yang Ming) held the naming ceremony for two of its 2,800 TEU class full container vessels ‘YM Celebrity’ & ‘YM Continent’ at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard on May 20th.

Satisfaction survey in container transport: availability of cargo space now number one customer requirement

AJOT | May 20, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Container shipping lines’ ability to provide cargo space as needed showed a marginal improvement in 2019, but this gain will have been dramatically reversed by the end of the first half of this year, according to the fourth annual shipper satisfaction survey of Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC).

Fugro starts NOAA project to update Florida’s nautical charts

AJOT | May 20, 2020 | Maritime

Fugro has begun work on its first task order under a recently awarded multi-year hydrographic services contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).