CU Lines joins South Korea-Vietnam route shake up
China United Line (CU Lines), is launching a service between South Korea and South East Asia for the first time after purchasing slots on the Hai Phong Express (HPX) service … Read More
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Evergreen joins vessel recycling initiative
Major Taiwan container ship operator Evergreen Marine Corporation has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) initiative that allows ship operators to securely share vessel recycling information. SRTI is a … Read More
HMM sees profit as Transpacific builds on peak season demand
Profits on considerably lower volumes are the trend in this pandemic blighted year. But South Korea’s serial underachievers at HMM, normally the onion in the apple pile, said its membership … Read More
OOCL to launch new intra-Asia service
COSCO-owned carrier, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has introduced the new China Indonesia Philippines service (CIP), which is expected to launch in September 2020. The first sailing will start from … Read More
Matarbari deep sea port Construction work has started again
The construction work of Maheshkhali Matarbari deep sea port has started again after overcoming the complications of the Corona period by constructing a new channel with a dam in the … Read More
Govt taking Tk3,461cr from Chattogram port’s surplus fund
As per the government decision, the Chattogram Port Authority will provide Tk3,000 crore to the finance ministry and Tk461 crore to the Payra Port The government is taking Tk3,461 crore … Read More
Cement raw material import falls 13pc for Covid-19
Import of raw materials for the cement industry fell nearly 13 per cent year-on-year to Tk6,481 crore in the fiscal year 2019-20 because of the stagnation in construction activitiesacross the … Read More
Bangladesh relieves Chinese vessels from mandatory quarantine
Bangladesh has relieved Chinese vessels and seafarers from the mandatory 14-day quarantine in Chittagong waters before berthing at the port, as the COVID-19 situation in China has improved. The department … Read More
166 Ships Recycled During First Quarter of 2020
There were a total of 166 ships broken in the first quarter of 2020. Of these, 126 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia for dirty and dangerous … Read More
1st Container Ship Between Bengal and Northeast via Bangladesh Flagged Off
GUWAHATI: In a historic development, North Eastern region of India is now connected by sea-ports of Bangladesh. Union shipping minister Mansukh Mandaviya, virtually, flagged off the first trial movement of … Read More