Liner Shipping

Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) entered into an agreement with Shoei Kisen Kaisha today to charter twelve 11,000 TEU class containerships. The charter parties were signed by EMC Chairman Mr. Anchor Chang and President of Shoei Kisen Kaisha Mr. Yukito Higaki.

Crowley Maritime Corp. has helped launch a pilot Vehicle Validation Export Process Program that now allows shippers to submit original vehicle export documentation electronically instead of delivering physical copies to a local customs trade office.

Evergreen's Roy Amalfitano said that the global transportation industry "must all be committed to constantly look for ways to keep our businesses strong, be open for change, and strive to achieve profitability, no matter how difficult it may seem." He added: "It could be the key to your very survival."

Specialist multipurpose carriers and long-standing collaborators, AAL and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), are entering an exciting global cooperation that will see both carriers expand their trade route coverage, sailings frequency, and MPV fleet capacity. 

Effective from the below mentioned vessels, the TA5 service will no longer call La Spezia, Italy & Boston, United States. Additionally, the TA5 Eastbound Algeciras, Spain call will be replaced with Port Tangier, Morocco.

Beginning in April, Hamburg Süd is launching a new service network between Asia and South America West Coast, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.