Two Miami terminals in temporary closure 
The ebb of import container volumes to the USA, mainly caused by the shutdown of Chinese ports in February, led two terminals in the port of Miami to close their gates for a limited period of time. While the South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) gate kept its gates closed... more
Balance and incentives 
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ONE deploys unit for AUE
The Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) is upgrading its participation on the Australia East Asia Service (AUE), also known as North East Asia – Australia Express (NEAX) service. Starting from April 2020, ONE will be operating a vessel on the AUE service, which is... more
Ports keep up services
The major ports worldwide are up and running in order to keep supply chains up. With Chinese ports returning to normal, US American ports being exempted from public bans, the notices of European ports spreading the news keep flowing in. Pars pro toto, just like Antwerp,... more
Cargo vessels not immune against port ban
In Australia, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) recently banned all commercial ships from entering ports in Queensland if the ship, or any person onboard, has been in any country outside of Australia within the last 14-days. Port authorities are obviously considering similar... more
CMA CGM launches Jeddex
The routes Europe and Red Sea from/to Kenya and Somalia's strategic markets are again in the focus of CMA CGM. The Marseille (France)-headquartered unit is preparing to launch its Jeddex service. The deployment consists of four vessels of a 1,100 teu nominal capacity each.... more
Vessel crews in danger, says ISSA
Crewmembers of vessels could be the ones to suffer as ships find themselves unable to take on essential medical supplies and provisions as the extent of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic takes hold around the world, according to the International Shipsuppliers & Services... more
MSC reshuffles Latin American loop
The Switzerland-based shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is adapting its USA-South America East Coast (USA-SAEC) service, starting in April with the "MSC Carolina" voyage 13R. The new rotation features new calls in Cristobal, Paranagua and... more
Cleaning up on the high seas
Ardent is on hand to help out whenever a fire breaks out on a cargo ship, if it loses containers or even should it sink. Regional director Bas Michiels recently told some exciting stories from an interesting niche. more
Special authorisation of Baltic Exchange
Baltic Exchange Information Services (Beisl), the Baltic Exchange’s and Singapore Exchange's (SGX) subsidiary, has been authorised by the UK’s financial conduct authority (FCA) as a benchmark administrator under the EU benchmarks regulation. Thus, the Baltic Exchange’s daily... more