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CMA CGM launches Wazzan Service in West African Trade

June 15, 2015

The CMA CGM Group has launched the Wazzan Service, linking Morocco with Northwest Africa and boosting its intra-Africa coverage.

U.S. Manufacturing Fuels Shipping on St. Lawrence Seaway

June 11, 2015

Chamber of Marine Commerce

U.S. manufacturing is expected to keep ship traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway bustling this season after a strong start for general cargo shipments through the navigation system.

L.A., Long Beach Struggle Against Ports That Can Handle Bigger Ships

June 10, 2015

Los Angeles Times

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled 39 percent of U.S. container imports in 2002, but that figure fell to 32 percent by 2013, according to U.S. census data. They have lost business to competitors at a time when, overall, global trade is booming and imports are rising at all ports, including L.A. and Long Beach. And the ports are losing out to others that can handle larger vessels.

Matson Wraps Up Acquisition of Horizon Lines

June 5, 2015

Matson Inc.

Matson Inc. has completed its acquisition of Horizon Lines Inc.

SeaLand Adds North Atlantic Express to Latin America Service

June 3, 2015

SeaLand

SeaLand, an arm of the Maersk Group providing intra-Americas ocean carriage, has added the North Atlantic Express (NAE) service to its north-south network.

CMA CGM Launching New Container Service Between North America, North Europe

June 2, 2015

CMA CGM Group

The CMA CGM group is launching a new container-shipping service between North America and North Europe, as of the end of May 2015.

CaroTrans Adds Direct Montreal-to-Le Havre Service

June 1, 2015

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean-freight consolidator, has launched a weekly less-than-containerload service from Montreal, Quebec to Le Havre, France.

SeaLand Expands Service Network with North Atlantic Express Service

May 28, 2015

SeaLand

SeaLand, the intra-Americas regional ocean carrier of the Maersk Group, has added the North Atlantic Express (NAE) service to its North-South network.

Container Rates Continue to Experience Volatility, Especially on Shanghai Routes

May 28, 2015

Drewry

The volatility of global spot freight rates since the start of 2015 has continued to increase in comparison to 2014, according to rate assessments on 11 routes gathered by the World Container Index (WCI). Price turbulence on the globally important Asia-to-Europe routes has been particularly high in 2015 with monthly volatility increasing 43 percent on average in comparison to 2014.

Forecast Bleak for Return to Profitability in Dry Bulk Shipping Sector

May 19, 2015

Drewry

The dry bulk shipping market is not expected to return to profitability until 2017, despite a modest recovery in earnings anticipated over the next two years, according to the latest edition of the Dry Bulk Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.