Hamburg, India Sea Trade Up by 17%
In the 2019 first half, 106,000 TEU - 20-ft standard containers - were handled in Hamburg on direct services with Indian ports, a gain of 17 percent. This brought India up into tenth place in Hamburg’s ranking of its trading partners for container transport.With Hapag Lloyd and its partner shipowners ONE, YML and COSCO offering an additional weekly sailing from Hamburg on the IEX - South-East India–Europe Express service from November onwards, the prospects for further growth are good.Ten liner services link the Port of Hamburg with India. Of these, four are container liner services, three are Ro-Ro services transporting vehicles, and three are general cargo services…
Hapag-Lloyd Expands Indian Services
German-based cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG expects Indian container market to grow further and it launches two new services."In response to growing demand, Hapag-Lloyd will offer more services from and to India. Two new services, the South East India - Europe Express (IEX) and the Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX), will enter into operation in October," the shipper said.Both the IEX and the MIAX will further strengthen and optimize Hapag-Lloyd’s market-leading position in India and connect the country even more closely to North Europe and Africa.“We believe in serving the needs of all Indian customers. To do that…
ONE Launches India-Europe Direct Service
Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the launch of a new direct service, the Indian Ocean Service 3 (IO3), which covers South East India, Mediterranean, and North Europe.The new product will offer new port coverage and boost reliability to a wider range of direct port call options to ONE’s valued customers, the Japanese container shipping company said in a press release.It will also further expand ONE’s already comprehensive service offerings and allow its clients to enjoy greater choice while bringing efficiency and additional values to the supply chain, the release added.The first sailing of the loop is now expected to start from…
Maersk Line Sees Little Impact on Customers' Cargo from Hanjin Collapse
Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper and a unit of Danish conglomerate A. * Maersk Line expects minimal impact on its customers' cargo. * Maersk Line on Aug. 30 instructed its global operations centres to not load any cargo onto Hanjin owned vessels. * Says customers have cargo on board two of Hanjin's operated vessels, Maersk Sebarok and Maersk Senang, sailing on the Chennai Express service between Far East Asia and South East India. * Says vessels Hanjin New Jersey…
CMA CGM Rolls out Bengal Bay Express
CMA CGM has introduced its new Bengal Bay Express service, operated with 11 vessels of 6,500 TEU on a weekly basis, in a continuous effort to provide its customers with the best quality service.
Krishnapatnam Port Wins Award
Krishnapatnam Port of India took the top honours in the Non-Major Port category at the mega comprehensive logistics and maritime event - South East CEO Conclave & Awards 2009 held for the first time on August 28th, 2009 at the sprawling Taj Coromandel in Chennai. The spectacular event was managed and organised by Exim India Shipping Times & Fairplay Exposition Group and supported by leading trade bodies. The gala event brings together the region’s key logistics and maritime industry players who were recognized as they set benchmarks for performance excellence.
P&O Wins 30-Year Concession for Container Terminal
British shipping and logistics group The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) said on Thursday its Ports unit had won a 30-year concession to develop a container terminal in India worth $170 million. The concession provides for the modernization of the current terminal operations and the development of Madras in south east India as a major hub port.
