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CMA CGM to launch IEX 2 connecting Asia with Indian Subcontinent

AJOT Newsroom | April 29, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM announced launch of a new India East Coast Express 2 (IEX 2) service that connects Asia with Indian Subcontinent, effective m/v "Songa Tiger” ETD Singapore on May 30th, 2022.

MSC PSS and EBS from Indian Sub-Continent to USA effective May 1st, 2022

AJOT Newsroom | April 29, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Wave after wave of problems causes lowest level of seafarer satisfaction in eight years, says latest Seafarers Happiness Index

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2022 | Maritime

From COVID to the Ukraine conflict and contractual concerns, global issues have massively impacted seafarer welfare and morale

The first hybrid ro-ro vessel delivered to Finnlines

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2022 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Finneco I, the first of three ro-ro vessels in the Eco class was delivered at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) in China on 28 April 2022. According to the current plans Finneco I will enter Finnlines’ Baltic Sea, North Sea and Biscay traffic in June 2022.

Ship design concept from Ulstein can solve the zero emission challenge

[Freightos Weekly Update] Shanghai lockdown continues, but some optimism about recovery

Port of Redwood City’s Zortman hails annual dredging agreement with Army Corps

Stas Margaronis | April 28, 2022 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Redwood City’s success in persuading the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide annual dredging of the port’s ship channel will enhance revenues and tonnage according to Kristine Zortman, executive director, Port of Redwood City.

Intermodal

Canadian Pacific | April 28, 2022

CP & Hapag-Lloyd announce additional seasonal call to Port Saint John

Canadian Pacific and Hapag-Lloyd AG today announced an additional call into Port Saint John, N.B., via a seasonal extra loader in another step forward for the growing Atlantic Canada port.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2022

MSC adds another new service to the Port of Philadelphia with the Indus 2

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, PhilaPort welcomed the maiden call of a new ocean liner service to The Port of Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. The 6,730-TEU container vessel MSC Michaela is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) “Indus 2” service.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2022

Southeast Toyota Distributors and JAXPORT announce $210 million agreement to relocate and expand company’s vehicle processing operations

Public-private partnership will modernize 88 acres of vehicle processing space at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022

Ocean carrier chooses Virginia for new rail link connecting the Mediterranean and US West Coast

Virginia is the only USEC stop for Hapag-Lloyd’s reworked MGX service

MSC’s Florida Gulf Feeder service begins calling JAXPORT

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The first vessel in Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC’s) Florida Gulf Feeder service made its inaugural call to the Jacksonville Port Authority yesterday. JAXPORT representatives presented a plaque to the crew of the container ship MSC Reet II to recognize the ship’s maiden voyage to Jacksonville.

Yang Ming receives one more 11,000 TEU ship, YM Trophy

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Today (April 27th), Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) took delivery of one new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Trophy’. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and was built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. After delivery, YM Trophy will be put into service immediately on Yang Ming’s Trans-Pacific route PS6 to provide efficient transport service between Asia and Pacific Southwest.

CMA CGM initiates the opening of the American hub of ZEBOX, a global incubator and accelerator

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022 | Maritime | Technology

MSC THC - scope: Mexico to San Juan, Puerto Rico

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Effective May 30th, 2022, MSC terminal handling charge increase in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for cargo originating in Mexico:

P&O restarts truck ferries on crucial Dover-Calais route

Bloomberg | April 27, 2022 | Intermodal | Maritime | Trucking

P&O Ferries Ltd. resumed freight-only services on the critical English Channel crossing between Dover and Calais after a six-week hiatus as it tries to move on from outrage caused by the abrupt firing of nearly 800 staff.

Hapag-Lloyd selects ORBCOMM’s newest dry marine container telematics solution to manage its global supply chain

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2022 | Maritime | Technology

ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s leading global shipping lines, has selected ORBCOMM’s newest telematics technology to provide end-to-end visibility for their extensive fleet of dry marine containers. A pioneer in the digitalization of container shipping, Hapag-Lloyd is the first in the industry to leverage ORBCOMM’s purpose-built, innovative dry container IoT technology to drive efficiencies and improve customer satisfaction throughout their operations.