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14h ago Shanghai posts container throughput of 2.62mln TEU in January China's Shanghai ...

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Shanghai posts container throughput of 2.62mln TEU in January
China's Shanghai port opened the new year with 2.62m teu of containers handled in January, a figure lower compared to both year-on-year and month-on-month volumes.

Shanghai moved 3.3% less containers last month compared to 2.71m teu recorded in January 2012. Last month's figure was also 1.5% lower compared to 2.66m teu posted in December 2011, according to statistics from Shanghai International Port (Group).

In 2011, Shanghai remained the world's largest container port with container throughput of 31.74m teu, edging out its nearest rival Singapore with 29.9m teu.

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Jan 26, 12:06 Maersk reorganizes Far East-Mediterranean services Maersk Line is reorganizing ...

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Maersk reorganizes Far East-Mediterranean services
Maersk Line is reorganizing its Far East Asia-West Mediterranean service network, effective mid-February, Journal of Commerce reports. The changes include new port calls at Qingdao, China, and Busan, South Korea, on the AE20 Service, and suspension of the existing calls at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and La Spezia, Italy, on the AE11 Service.

The revised port coverage of the two AE services is as follows:

AE20: Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Nansha, Tanjung Pelepas, Valencia, Malaga, Algeciras, Tangiers and Singapore, starting the westbound sailing Feb. 19 from Ningbo and eastbound, Valencia March 16.

AE11: Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Said, Valencia, Barcelona, Genoa, Port Said, Salalah and Singapore, starting the westbound sailing Feb. 9 from Qingdao and eastbound, Valencia March 12.

The Danish carrier also said the AE20 will discontinue calling Qingdao and Busan, effective in early April. The last vessel to call these ports will be the Maersk Sydney, arriving at Qingdao April 5 and Busan, April 6.

“With the new improved services, we will be able to provide an even better coverage of the West Mediterranean,” Maersk said.

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Jan 22, 11:10 Grand China Shipping scraps Shanghai-Japan SNS shuttle service Grand China Ship...

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Grand China Shipping scraps Shanghai-Japan SNS shuttle service
Grand China Shipping has shelved its Shanghai-Japan shuttle (SNS) service, which had a rotation of: Shanghai, Nagoya, and back to Shanghai, Shippingazette reported.

According to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data, intra-Asia carriers, MCC Transport and TS Lines, purchased slots on the service that was operated using one vessel.

It added that TS Line left another Grand China service, the STX, in December.

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Jan 10, 11:01 Yusen Logistics launches Shanghai-UK LCL service Yusen Logistics this week laun...

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Yusen Logistics launches Shanghai-UK LCL service
Yusen Logistics this week launched a weekly less-than-containerload service from Shanghai to Southampton, U.K., as the forwarder builds on a similar service from England to Singapore, the Journal of Commerce reports.

Through the Japanese company’s consolidation facility, which has customers clearance available daily, delivery of shippers’ freight is speedy and secure, Yusen said. The forwarder’s new direct service also provides shippers' full visibility of their cargo in transit and delivery through a fleet of GPS-monitored vehicles.

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Jan 4, 21:13 China Shipping Container Lines to hike charges from January 1 China Shipping Co...

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China Shipping Container Lines to hike charges from January 1
China Shipping Container Lines plans to hike shipping charges from January 1 next year, reports China Business News, citing a company filing, CapitalVue reports.

Charges for routes between Asia and the E.U. and the Mediterranean will be raised by $225 per TEU, while that for routes between Asia and the western and eastern seaboards of the U.S. will be upped by $400 per FEU.

The company will raise charges for the route between Asia and Central America by $560 per FEU, while that for routes between Asia and the Middle East will be increased by $150 per FEU.

The container shipping market had been weak for the past few months and many enterprises were incurring losses, according to the report.

With the Spring Festival approaching, almost all the routes are facing a surge in the shipping volume, and some companies had even shipped their cargo for February in advance, said a company insider.

The average utilization rates for European routes recently hit 90 percent, while that for routes to the eastern and western coast of the U.S. hit 95 percent and 85 percent, respectively.

Last Friday, the New Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) rose 0.4 percent from the previous week.

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Dec 31, 15:53 Shanghai and Beijing offices become a fully Jumbo Shipping entity Thanking Chin...

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Shanghai and Beijing offices become a fully Jumbo Shipping entity
Thanking China Shipping for the pleasant cooperation during the past 10 years the joint venture between Jumbo Shipping and China Shipping has come to an end with mutual consent, the heavy lift operator's press release said.

In Shanghai Jumbo continues to serve its clients from its recently set-up representative office at a new location. The office is headed by my Mr. Sun Ming, with ms Li Mo as his assistant.

The Beijing-based office has also become a fully operated Jumbo entity. This office is headed by Mr. Simon Jiang, with Mr. Li Tong as his assistant.

Operating from two locations, Beijing and Shanghai it is Jumbo’s aim to further increase the level of service, personal contact and responsiveness to client needs.

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