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CP Ships has named Andrea Bolch as Vice President of its Europe-Asia Business Unit based in Ipswich, United Kingdom. US East Coast-India; South East Asia / India / Arabian Gulf. for Australasia. Bolch was previously Senior Vice President, ANZDL. Since joining the company as Commercial Director in 1992, she has held a number of senior management posts. Within the Ipswich-based Business Unit, Peter Hill continues as Vice President for the Australasia Business Unit having line management responsibility for the multiple services operated under the Contship Containerlines and ANZDL brands in the Australasian markets. These include: Europe-Australasia; Ocean Star Round-the-World; US West Coast-Australasia; Trans-Tasman and Australasia/Asia.

Limited has met its initial commitment to enter 11 ships into the UK's Tonnage Tax regime, but there could be more to come. Tonnage Tax regime and add vessels to our initial commitment. UK subsidiary and managed by the technical department in the UK. Limited has made a commitment to train UK nationals as cadets. training programme with courses onshore and onboard CMA CGM vessels. recruit this year. shipping. income earned. business. losses or depreciation. the relevant shipping company. made for a ten-year period and, once made, is irrevocable. CMA CGM (UK) Limited entered the Tonnage Tax regime in July 2004. Tonnage Tax Regime comes at an exciting time for the CMA CGM Group. services and launch of new ones. significant player with a developing maturity.

Zealand. including 1300 reefer plugs. The large reefer capacity of these ships will significantly enhance Contship Containerlines' ability to carry temperature-sensitive cargoes. Containerlines brand. Business Unit. service between Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The retonnaging will also allow Contship Containerlines to restructure the additional services that it operates in this trade. round-the-world strings. one sailing eastbound the other westbound. Canal, returning via the Panama Canal and the East Coast of the USA. deployed in this string. Aurora. via South East Asia and the Suez Canal. capacity will be deployed in this string with three provided by Contship. announcements will be made in the near future. Mr Halliday. the Contship Containerlines brand.

service on December 17 in Auckland. reefer container ships in service. David Halliday, senior vice president of CP Ships' Australasia and Asia Business Unit. "The new ships deploy integral reefer technology, rather than the old air blown system. This is a more flexible approach with global compatibilities making the transport and handling of reefer cargoes more efficient and flexible. The new ships replace tonnage deployed in Contship Containerlines' Eagle service between Europe, Australia and New Zealand, forming part of a new service program on the route.

Contship Containerlines is offering passenger voyages directly to the public. The voyages are available on the Contship Aurora, Contship Australis and Contship Borealis - that Contship has recently introduced the eastbound routing of its contra-rotating services in the Europe-Australasia trade. The three new vessels are the first to be owned by Contship. the world's largest reefer contsinerships. calls on the US eastern seaboard. The full round-trip will take nearly 70 days. available. and WC. The cabins are fitted with beechwood furniture and fittings. Containerlines. "There is nothing mass-market or commercialised about a freighter. experience. screen television and a bar. Meals are taken in the Officers' Mess. returning to Tilbury.

Jeremy Masters has been appointed as the vice president for the CP Ships Limited business unit. He will report to Chief Operating Officer Frank Halliwell, and will be based in the United Kingdom. Masters joined Canada Maritime in 1984 and for the past years has been CP Ships Vice President responsible for the Asia Service Unit in Hong Kong, which provides sales, marketing and administrative support for CP Ships services in Asia. He will take over from David Halliday, who for personal reasons will in due course leave the company after a long and distinguished career of over 22 years with both Contship Containerlines and, since 1997, CP Ships. Stuart Rattray will replace Jeremy Masters as Vice President Asia Service Unit in Hong Kong.

they are among the most 'green' and environmentally friendly. even have their own 'green' passports. Europe/Australasia/North America services. Germanischer Lloyd. awarded Germanischer Lloyd's 'Green Passport' classification. shipowner/operator to demonstrate its commitment to the environment. emissions to the sea and air. legislation that is still pending. regional standards. · hold ISO 14001 accreditation through the ship managers. Australasia and Asia Business Unit. Card, or passport, is a very stringent regime for ships to meet. in helping to expand our business. environmental policies. ahead of the game . and much of the competition .

North America - Mediterranean container shipping trade. The frequency of its service between ports on the U.S. 3300 teu. Middle East and Indian sub-continent. responsibility for Contship Containerlines. strength. that are shipping between the USA, Mexico and the Mediterranean. Barcelona, Valencia and Miami.