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Shipping May, 29, 2023 0

PIL decides to only accept prepaid freight in imports to Argentina

With effect from 1st June 2023 (ship on board date), Pacific International Lines (PIL) will only accept new import shipments into Argentina on a freight prepaid basis. Payments must be…
Shipping May, 29, 2023 0

CMA CGM sees profit easing as demand wanes, new ship supply

CMA CGM expects its profit to ease further for the rest of the year after a first-quarter decline, as an uncertain economy and influx of new vessels cool the container…
Rosário recupera áreas de Zonas Francas de Bolívia e Paraguai
Shipping May, 25, 2023 0

Carriers in Argentina adopt ‘freight collect’ to avoid payments in local currency

On Wednesday, May 24, leading shipping company MSC, followed by seven others, announced that, from June onwards, ‘freight collect’ will be charged for exports from Argentina, meaning that these charges…
Shipping May, 25, 2023 0

Suez traffic returns to normal after ship briefly stranded

Tugboats refloated a large ship that had been stranded for several hours in the Suez Canal on Thursday (May.25.2023), and sources said shipping traffic through one of the world’s busiest…
Shipping May, 24, 2023 0

Seaspan ammonia-powered boxship design unveiled

Working with Seaspan, the world’s largest boxship lessor, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping yesterday revealed the design of an ammonia-powered 15,000 teu container vessel. The ship…
The Port of Paranaguá Container Terminal
Shipping May, 23, 2023 0

Global container production falls as demand for goods sinks

Global production of shipping containers has fallen significantly as demand for goods sank following the easing of pandemic restrictions, leaving the corrugated steel boxes piled up at major ports. Figures…
Shipping May, 23, 2023 0

Number of containers lost at sea falls to record low

A total of 661 containers were lost overboard in 2022, out of 250m transported, representing the lowest losses in percentage since the Washington-based liner lobby group, the World Shipping Council…
Paraguay-Paraná waterway
Shipping May, 22, 2023 0

Countries of the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway against toll collection by Argentina

The group of countries that make up the Paraguay-Parana Waterway Agreement Committee suggested Argentina refrained from adopting measures that violate the agreed rules and stop charging tolls to barges passing…
Shipping May, 19, 2023 0

PortosRio leads efforts to remove abandoned vessels in Guanabara Bay

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state port authority PortosRio is leading an important initiative in collaboration with the State Secretariat for Energy and Seaborne Economy, the Navy, and the State Institute…
Shipping May, 17, 2023 0

Podium switch? CMA CGM tipped to edge past Maersk in the liner rankings

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is being tipped as the winner for the next round of ship orders from Maersk and CMA CGM, contracts that in turn could see the French liner…