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DP World London Gateway Port is claiming a clean sweep of all the UK’s direct services to Australia after CMA-CGM announced that its NEMO (North European Mediterranean Oceania) and Hapag-Lloyd’s EAX (Europe, Australia Express) combined service will begin calling in early January.
The service will also provide direct links between Singapore, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Malta and Italy.
Full inbound calls into the UK comprise Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Singapore, Port ...
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Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) signed a business combination agreement to merge both companies on 18 July. The new Hapag-Lloyd will be among the five largest container shipping lines in the world, with 237 vessels and a total capacity of around 1.6m teu and turnover of about US$12 ...
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Following several weeks of speculation, CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line have confirmed that they are to form a new grouping, the Ocean Alliance.It will offer services including Asia-Europe, Transatlantic, Asia-Mediterranean, Asia-Red Sea, Asia-Middle East, Trans-Pacific, and Asia-North America East Coast.
In a statement, its ...
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Container line Hapag Lloyd has strengthened its Special Cargo team who handle cargo that does not fit into standard boxes due to its size or weight. In addition to the Special Cargo Division at its headquarters in Hamburg, there are now similar teams in the major markets in Asia and ...
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West African shipping and logistics specialist OMA has appointed David Yeung as country manager for OMA Côte d’Ivoire. He replaces Julien Contie who is moving on to a new venture. David Yeung joins from UAFL in Mauritius and has 22 years of experience in shipping and logistics including 11 years ...
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Hapag-Lloyd says its Watchdog programme registered 65% more incorrectly declared dangerous goods last year compared to 2014. The program developed jointly by Hapag-Lloyd’s IT and dangerous goods experts identified 4,314 incorrectly declared dangerous goods cases last year compared with the previous year’s 2,620 cases.
Hapag-Lloyd’s dangerous goods experts looked into more ...
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Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new Black Sea Mediterranean Express (BMX) service from mid-February. It offers a weekly connection between Egypt, Israel, Turkey and major Black Sea ports with competitive transit times and will improve connections between the Black Sea, North Europe and the rest of the network. Ports served include ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 6,000 (12,000 TEU) latest generation reefer containers to help it It follows an order in April for five new 10,500 teu ships slots for up to 2,100 reefers. Around 1,000 of the new containers will be fitted with controlled-atmosphere technology to prolong the life of fruits and ...
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Hapag Lloyd unveiled a new design of steel-floored container at the Transport Logistic fair in Munich on 5 May. Unlike conventional wooden-floored containers the new model is significantly sturdier and longer-lasting, as well as 150kg lighter, says the line.
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Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) have obtained approval for their merger from all relevant national authorities, the two container lines said on 2 December. Contracts for the merger of the two companies were signed back in April in Hamburg.
The merged entity will be the fourth biggest ...
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