During the first half of 2017, countries such as China, with 282,000 TEUs channeled and the United States with 158,600 TEUs, have positioned themselves as the main countries in channeling their foreign trade through Valenciaport, according to full TEU numbers.
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen comments on H1 results 2017
Despite a very challenging container shipping market, Hapag-Lloyd has made some good progress in the first half of this year.
Eleven crew members have been evacuated from a sinking cargo ship, identified as Hong-Tai 176, while underway in the waters of Hong Kong as tropical cyclone Pakhar battered the area.
China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd (601919.SS) (1919.HK) reported a first-half profit on Wednesday and forecast that improved demand in the container shipping market would continue for the rest of the year.
Biggest Vessel to Call U.S. East Coast Comes to Virginia First;
14,400-TEU Theodore Roosevelt Sets New Mark
The biggest container ship to ever come to the U.S.
Loaded Buy Shipping Buy Shipping Container Nashville Nashville in TEUs and Total ExpressRail Lifts by Month
| YTD | Import TEUs | Export TEUs | Total TEUs | Total
Rail Lifts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loads | Empties | Loads | Empties | Loads | Empties | Total | ||
| YTD Jul 2017: | 1,922703 | 12.415 | 805,215 | 1,066,289 | 2,727,918 | 1,078,704 | 3,806,622 | 323,078 |
| YTD Jul 2016: | 1,818,826 | 14,998 | 785,523 | 954,377 | 2,604,349 | 969,375 | 3,573,724 | 314,738 |
| % Change | 5.7% | -17.2% | 2.5% | 11.7% | 4.7% | 11.3% | 6.5% | 2.6% |
Wan Hai Lines will expand further on its already extensive intra-Asia network by launching a new weekly service between South China – Thailand and Cambodia (CTK).
The Norwegian Competition Authority has found that Samskip’s acquisition of activities associated with Nor Lines AS would not result in a significant impediment to effective competition.
We are pleased to advise that the Congestion Surcharge for Gothenburg export shipments will be cancelled, effective as from 01 September 2017.
