Oil Leaking from YM Mandate in New York
The US Coast Guard has intervened to stem an oil Leaking from the fuel tanks of Yang Ming Marine Transport’s 6,572TEU container vessel, YM Mandate in the port of New … Read More
Tag: Shipping
Freight rates to remain high till this year
Wan Hai Lines president Tommy Hsieh expects Transpacific freight rates to remain high until at least the end of this year, even as container carriers are being urged to deploy … Read More
Hapag-Lloyd pushes up ocean tariff rates
Hapag-Lloyd has announced increased ocean tariff rates from the Middle East, Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent to North Europe and the Mediterranean, effective from 15 October, for all cargoes in … Read More
US-China open new future for container shipping
When China joined the World Trade Organization on Dec. 11, 2001, container shipping was already a well-established system, ready to unleash the output of China’s emerging industrial machine onto world … Read More
Asia-ECSA rates top dizzying USWC charges
Unprecedented spot rates approaching US$4,000/FEU moving from Shanghai to Brazil’s principal port Santos have surpassed the cost of shipping the same box from Asia to Los Angeles as the Asia-ECSA trade is … Read More
Yang Ming chairman Bronson retired on 1 Oct
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Taiwan’s second-largest liner operator, has announced that its current chairman, Bronson Hsieh will retire on 1 October, and he will be succeeded by Cheng Cheng-Mount, … Read More
MUA accused management at Patrick Terminals
In what appears to be an intensification of the Australian docker’s dispute the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has accused management at Patrick Terminals of “spreading community fear” and lying … Read More
SAL acknowledges DPWA and MUA success
The ship operator’s representative body Shipping Australia Limited (SAL) has welcomed the compromise agreement reached by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and DP World Australia (DPWA). Unions and management … Read More
USCG and partners stem flow of oil from YM Mandate
US Coast Guard officials along with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Gallagher Marine Systems have managed to stop the flow of oil from the cracked hull of the … Read More
Boxship management agreement
The ship management firm, Thome Group and the ship owner Carsten Rehder have agreed to establish a new company, which will take over the ship management of Carsten Rehder’s owned … Read More