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MSC has become the latest shipping line to register its global container fleet on BIC’s BoxTech Global Container Database. It makes available technical details of more than 10 million containers, 40% of the global fleet, to database users including shippers, forwarders, terminals and software solution providers. BIC secretary general Douglas Owen said that the world’s three largest ocean carriers have now registered their fleets.
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A serious fire broke out on board the 15,262teu Maersk Honam while she was en route from Singapore to Suez at 15.20GMT on 6 March, 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. Following unsuccessful attempts to fight the fire, 23 crew members were safely evacuated to the ALS Ceres, but ...
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The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) has won the Bureau International des Containers 2017 Award. Presented annually, the award honours an individual or organisation for notable contributions to safety, security, standardization, or sustainability in containerised transportation. It was presented to CINS vice-chairman Ken Rohlmann of Hapag Lloyd, and Jean-Christophe Triat ...
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MSC and Hapag Lloyd are introducing a new service between South America’s east coast and Northern Europe, improving port coverage and transit times. The new NWC/SAEC service will call at London Gateway and ports in North-West Europe, Rio Sepetiba, Santos, Navegantes, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Navegantes, Paranagua and returning ...
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Scotland’s Greenock Ocean Terminal handled its largest ever container vessel last week – the 4,045teu MSC Pohorje. The team at the Peel Ports-owned facility loaded 500teu of Scottish spirits destined for Le Havre, France.
As reported in the Scotland feature in FBJ 5 earlier this month, Peel Ports has high hopes ...
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MSC’s West Africa Service started calls at DP World London Gateway with the visit of the MSC Sabrina on 27 June. The service calls at ports including Dakar, Abidjan, Lagos, Tema with transit times of around 22 days.
MSC UK commercial director, Michael Collins, said: “This move follows the reconfiguration of ...
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The largest container ship to call in North Europe so far has made its maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe.
The 20,568teu Madrid Maersk, operated on the 2M NEU2 Asia to Europe service, has arrived at the port with over 6,000teu for the UK loaded in China and Malaysia.
She is ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has extended its contract with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), to run container services out of Felixstowe by a further three years. GBRf runs three services daily, one to Newell and Wright in Rotherham, and two to ABP Connect in Hamshall. Under the new contract, GBRf will be ...
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has appointed Michael Collins and Jonathan Burke to its UK board of directors. Jonathan Burke becomes UK Operations Director following the retirement of Kelvin Wilden and Michael Collins is commercial director, a new role within the company.
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Paris in Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool handled its largest ever containership at its new deepwater terminal on 6 March. Liverpool2 played host to MSC’s 6,552teu HS Paris, which is the first post-Panamax vessel to call since opening of phase 1 opening of the new terminal last November.
Chief executive of Peel ...
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