CMA CGM has said it will increase freight rates on the Asia-Europe trade by US$300 per teu, as they had reached unsustainable levels. New rate increases will apply to all cargo moving westbound from Asia to Europe, effective 1 July 2009. It added that it would also start to invoice BAF separately fr
Ro-ro line Transfennica has announced plans to add a third vessel to its Bilbao-Zeebrugge in September, and has introduced a cut-price €450 (US$640) rate for unaccompanied trailers. The addition of the new vessel represents a 67% increase in capacity, and sailing frequency will increase from three t
Blue Sky Network (BSN) and Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) announced today that they have agreed to supply the Open Passage Expedition with voice communications and GPS mapping technology for its upcoming four month-long Arctic journey. Equipped with the BSN D2000 device, and the Iridium 9555 satell
Seatec, the International Exhibition for technology, subcontracting and design for boats, yachts and ships, now in its eighth year, due to be held at the CarraraFiere exhibition centre from Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 February 2010. Since it was launched in 2003 to this year, Seatec has recorded a ste
The seventh MYDA – Millennium Yacht Design Award – the international design award for pleasure boats promoted and organised by CarraraFiere at Seatec, the International Exhibition for technology, subcontracting and design for boats, yachts and ships to be held in Marina di Carrara from 10 to 12 Febr
Jeppesen Marine today announced that its Marine Pilotage Charts (MPC) are now available for the waters in and surrounding Chile. Jeppesen MPCs are a new concept for procedural passage plans designed to meet the needs of pilots and commercial shipping companies. The charts use a format derived from J
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently presented the first annual Elmer A. Sperry Junior Navigator of the Year Award to Midshipman First Class Kyle Szatkowski in ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy. The Elmer A. Sperry Junior Navigator of the Year Award was established by Northrop Grumma
The volume of traffic handled at Irish ports has continued to decline during the first quarter of the year. Statistics from the Irish Maritime Development Office showed that during the first quarter container traffic declined year-on-year by 22% to 259,417teu, with laden imports down 30% and laden e
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported supplies and equipment for Japan’s Ministry of Defense to the Republic of Djibouti as part of multinational action to wipe out piracy off the coast of Somalia. The airline operated two Antonov AN-124 flights from Sendai, Japan to Djibouti on 20 and 26 May, delive
Germanischer Lloyd’s expanding business in Sweden yet again requires larger office areas. The new and extended office facilities in Gothenburg have opened today. They now house both the GL Station Gothenburg as well as part of the Area Scandinavia Business Development organisation serving the client
Despite the economic downturn hitting Spain and Portugal hard, Grimaldi has increased its ferry, shortsea and car carrier capacity serving the Iberian peninsula. In February, the operator launched a new service between Barcelona and Porto Torres in Sardinia, linking into its service to Civitavecchia
Halloween and carnival product manufacturer Rubie’s Masquerade is expanding its warehouse space in the port of Liverpool by more than 50% to 5,800sq metres. The New York-based firm said it was increasing its presence at Liverpool with a new 2,000sq metre storage shed to enable it to increase sales a
Evergreen Line and China Shipping Container Lines will co-operate on Asia-Europe, Asia-Mexico-US east coast and Asia-US west coast services from the middle of June. The lines explained the partnership in a joint statement: “With the benefits of slot-sharing arrangements and joint services, we expect
At its 42nd meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2008 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag States and Recognized Organizations. These lists will take effect from 1 July 2009. The “Black List” for 2009 contains 21 flags States, two more than last year. The
