Ports brace for the post-Suez onslaught as ships begin arriving at ports

Supply chain headaches caused by the Suez canal blockage aren’t over yet with 1.9M TEU of capacity sailing towards already overburdened ports

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  Containership SINAR SOLO collides with Panamax Bulk CarrierMay 10, 2021
  Containership SINAR SOLO (IMO: 9202792), en route from Singapore to Bangkok, reportedly collided with a Panamax bulk carrier.
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  Containership LIMA VALERIE suffers Heavy List. Salvage team contracted.May 3, 2021
  Containership Lima Valerie has reportedly suffered stability loss & developed a heavy list at the port of Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore.
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  Engine Room Fire disables containership President EisenhowerApril 29, 2021
  An engine fire aboard the containership, President Eisenhower, reported on Wednesday, Apr 28 at around 0900 UTC has disabled the ship.
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  Containership CONTSHIP NEW comes under pirate attackApril 26, 2021
  Cyprus flagged containership CONTSHIP NEW (IMO: 9373905) was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on 23 April 10:30 A.M. GMT.

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  FMC Requests WSC to Mitigate Contract Guidelines for CarriersApril 20, 2021
  The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) assents to request the World Shipping Council (WSC) to alleviate the laws when freight lines need to file initial service agreements with officials of the United States.
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  project44 Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation VisibilityApril 19, 2021
  The results are in! project44 has been recognized as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility.
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  How to Lower Your Ocean Freight CostsApril 15, 2021
  Some of the significant challenges for shippers and freight forwarders are understanding freight costs, lowering the ocean freight spend, and realizing better margins. While market trends and dynamics play a major role in determining your freight cost, having access to critical visibility data ensures that businesses can utilize data to better predict market fluctuations and trends.

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  CargoGulf launches new North Asia Gulf Express (NAGE) ServiceMay 10, 2021
  The North Asia Gulf Express (NAGE) service will complement its Arabian Gulf to Asia (AGA) service serving trade to/from Southeast Asia.
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  CMA CGM Reshuffles its Intra-Levant Service EMED Express 2May 10, 2021
  CMA CGM has announced the reshuffling of their standalone EMED EXPRESS 2 that connects Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and South Turkey.
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  CMA CGM converts AS6 from Pendulum to individual Loop serviceMay 3, 2021
  The AS6 additional calls are expected to enhance the service network, providing an exclusive direct service from Nansha to Pipavav & Colombo.
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  Wan Hai announces new weekly service AS1 between Asia and South AmericaMay 3, 2021
  Wan Hai Lines has announced that they will be expanding their Asia-South America network by launching a new weekly service (AS1).
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  MSC adds new Liberty Service to its Transpacific USEC NetworkApril 26, 2021
  MSC will update its Transpacific USEC network with the aim to better manage the current issues of congestion across the supply chain.
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  MSC omits calls to Los Angeles from its Santana serviceApril 23, 2021
  Congestion at the Port of Los Angeles continues. To maintain service quality & reliability, MSC has decided to omit LA from Santana service.

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  The Alliance and Ocean Alliance Hold off on calling Hugh Leatherman Terminal Until Disputes Settle.May 10, 2021
  The Alliance and Ocean Alliance, chose to hold off on calling the newly Hugh Leatherman Terminal by the Charleston Port until the disputes between the International Longshoremen’s Association and South Carolina settles up.
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  New York and New Jersey Ports Emphasize Container Capacity with Increasing ImportsMay 10, 2021
  The marine terminals in the New York and New Jersey ports aim to enhance the container handling capacity and deduct the time haulers spend on their provisions as the ongoing surge to import into the US that began last summer.
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  Georgia Port Authority Forms a Comprehensive Capacity Expansion Plan for Savannah PortMay 6, 2021
  The Georgia Port Authorities have delineated record volumes of 3.9 million TEUs by the end of their financial year for the period of July 2020 to March 2021.