Rate climb mirrors carrier capacity management
Headhaul spot rates on the Pacific mirrored the capacity management by the lines with the rates climbing as the capacity on the trade reached its nadir, culminating this week with Asia … Read More
Author: BSN Correspondent - Ctg
Syed Monirul Alam
OOCL launches new China Straits services
OOCL has joined the rush to develop intra-Asia services with the introduction of two new loops, the China Straits Service 1 (CSS1) and China Straits Service 2 (CSS2), both set … Read More
Hapag-Lloyd introduces fresh North America rates in October
Hapag-Lloyd has announced new rates from Europe to the US, Canada and Mexico, effective from 1 October, for all cargoes for 20’ and 40’ general purpose (including high cube containers) … Read More
Mixed H1 results for COSCO and CIMC
COSCO Ship Holdings (CSH), the container shipping unit of the China COSCO group, blames lower cargo volumes on long-haul routes for the decline in first half of 2020 (H1 2020), … Read More
Collaboration key to West African port congestion
Solutions to the persistent congestion at Nigerian ports are multiple and must include a collaborative element, according to a Dutch consultancy report published last month. Dynamar publishes regional reports throughout … Read More
Dynamic pricing will alter shippers’ carrier experience
Developments in the technology over the last 10 years have allowed shipping lines to offer fast quotations but Softship’s latest development of its Pricing Calculator will offer a new dimension … Read More
Ctg Port 58th among 100 busiest ports
Advances 6 steps on Lloyd’s List Dwaipayan Barua Chattogram sea port has advanced six steps in a year in terms of annual traffic of containers in 2019, according to Lloyd’s … Read More
Tilted container vessel regains equilibrium at Ctg port
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) did not allow the ship to leave the port after the vessel tilted A container vessel that had tilted at Chittagong port regained its equilibrium … Read More
BD to import cleaner marine fuel
Bangladesh will start importing cleaner marine fuel with 0.5 per cent sulphur from July instead of 180 CST high sulphur fuel oil with 3.5 per cent sulphur as per the … Read More
Beijing releases Covid-19 reefer prevention guidelines
China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has issued guidelines for the cold chain logistics sector handling refrigerated containers and other equipment after the Covid-19 virus was found on batches of imported … Read More