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Evergreen Group Naming Ceremony for EVER LUCENT

March 10, 2014 by

March 10, 2014

Evergreen Group today held the naming ceremony for EVER LUCENT, the fourth of its L-type vessel to be built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan. The ceremony took place at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard and was officiated by Ms. Molly Mok, Chairman of Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The official rope-cutting of the new 8,508 TEU vessel was performed by Mrs. Pan-Tin Lim, the wife of Evergreen Shipping Agency (Singapore) chairman Mr. Patrick Ang.

“According to forecasts by many economic research institutes, the global outlook is gradually improving. In view of this growth momentum, Evergreen Line has been conducting a fleet renewal program to better serve the expected recovery in trade.” said Ms. Mok in her speech at the ceremony.

EVER LUCENT is owned by Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The ship is 334.8 meters in length, 45.8 meters wide, has 948 reefer plugs and a draft of 14.2 meters. Like it’s L-type sister ships, it can cruise at speeds up to 24.5 knots. The ship will be delivered into service on the 11th of March and join Evergreen Line’s Far East – Europe route.

Evergreen Line commenced its fleet renewal program in 2010 at a time when shipbuilding costs reached cost-effective levels. The project entailed ordering of thirty L-type vessels and chartering a further five 8,800 teu units as well as ten of 13,800 teu. Furthermore, in order to meet the tonnage demand of alliance commitments, the carrier has also signed charter agreements for ten 14,000 teu vessels. The delivery of these newbuildings, scheduled between now and 2017 will be balanced by the redelivery of ships currently on charter when these agreements expire.

140310 Ever Lucent Naming Ceremony

Photo caption : (from right to left)
Evergreen Shipping Agency (Singapore) chairman Mr. Patrick Ang. and his wife Mrs. Pan-Tin Lim
Ms. Molly Mok, Chairman of Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Chairman of CSBC Corporation, Mr. Sun-Quae Lai
President of CSBC Corporation, Mr. Lie-Lin Chen

 

Filed Under: Evergreen Line

GEODIS WILSON TO EXHIBIT AT CRUISE SHIPPING MIAMI

March 5, 2014 by

Miami, 5 March 2014

The global multimodal service provider Geodis Wilson will be exhibiting at this year’s Cruise Shipping Miami exhibition in Miami, Florida, to showcase its cruise line transport and logistics capabilities.

Geodis Wilson, the global freight management division of SNCF Geodis Group, has over 30 years of experience in the Marine and Cruise Logistics industry, and for an 8th consecutive time, it will be represented at Cruise Shipping Miami from 11 – 14 March 2014 at Miami, Florida. Located at exhibition stand No. 1739, Geodis Wilson, will emphasize its presence as a leading provider of cruise line logistics solutions, running a global network of teams dedicated to the cruise industry along the entire breadth of international routes.

With more than 1,800 cruise line owners and operators from around the world attending, Cruise Shipping Miami is the ideal event for Geodis Wilson to discuss and share information on innovative technology and smart solutions for the maritime industry.

“Our expertise of over 20 years in this industry results in continuous product development and globally recognized operational performance,” mentions Mark Hedin, Marine Logistics Account Manager for the U.S., “all supported by our breakthrough eSolution, ‘Marine Order Management’ (MOM) tool, we are able to provide the marine industry with a convenient, tailored in-house order and warehouse management system.”

For more information on the Conference go to – http://www.cruiseshippingevents.com/miami

ENDS

About Geodis Wilson and the Geodis Group

Geodis Wilson is a leading, global freight management company. With 9,000 employees in 61 countries the company delivers tailor-made, integrated logistics solutions to customers enabling them to operate as ‘best in class.’ Geodis Wilson – with a revenue of 2,64bn€ in 2012 – is the freight forwarding arm of Geodis Group which became part of the French rail and freight group SNCF in 2008. With its 46,000 employees in 120 countries and a revenue of 9,5 bn € (2012), SNCF Geodis ranks among the top 7 companies in its field in the world.

For more information about Geodis Wilson go to – www.geodiswilson.com

 

Filed Under: GEODIS

“K” Line launches new JASECO Services

March 5, 2014 by

February 28, 2014

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) is pleased to announce new JASECO services to enhance our service network between Japan and Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia.

The new services will contribute to the more enhanced intra-Asia service network and schedule stabilization, and also increase the service frequency to/from Japan/Vietnam and improve its transit-time.

The new services will succeed the name of ongoing ones known as JASECO-4/JASECO-5 which will be suspended at the start of the new services.

Details of the service are as follows:

  • Vessel Deployment:
    New JASECO-4: Four (4) x 4200 TEU type vessels
    New JASECO-5: Four (4) x 2500 TEU type vessels
  • Port Rotation:

New JASECO-4: Tokyo – Yokohama – Nagoya – Kobe – Singapore – Jakarta – Singapore – Ho Chi Minh – Tokyo

New JASECO-5: Osaka – Yokkaichi – Nagoya – Shimizu – Tokyo – Yokohama – Kobe – Manila – Ho Chi Minh – Singapore – Manila – Osaka

  • Commencement Date:

New JASECO-4 SB: 12th of March ETA Singapore

New JASECO-5 NB: 17th of March ETA Singapore

Filed Under: "K" Line

Dachser takes possession of its new home in Brackmills

March 5, 2014 by

Northampton, 3 March, 2014

The UK subsidiary of one of Europe’s leading global logistics players, Dachser, has taken possession of its new purpose built facility at Brackmills, Northampton.   On 24th February the keys were handed over to Dachser by the developer, Roxhill Investments, bringing the base-build phase of the development to completion.

Dachser purchased the 16.38 acre site last year, and proceeded with a turnkey project to develop a freehold facility comprising 64,000 sq ft cross-dock as well as a 114,000 sq ft contract logistics warehouse and 21,000 sq ft of office accommodation over two storeys.  Work on the remaining fit-out items will now continue, and commencement of operations is scheduled to begin during the last week in March.

Thomas Dachser WayThe facility is located at a new address named after the founder of the company, Thomas Dachser.

“We are very pleased that we will soon be moving into a brand new facility which will give us scope to continue to expand our business,” said Nick Lowe, Dachser’s UK Managing Director.  “It represents a multi-million pound investment and endorses our commitment to Northampton as a prime location for a major European logistics hub centre.”

John Goodman, Dachser UK’s General Manager, Midlands and North, and responsible for the operations at the Northampton branch office, added, “We have seen significant increases in our European export and import volumes over the past few years, and our new facility is generating great interest from customers and our European network colleagues alike.  We are especially looking forward to showcasing our new contract logistics warehouse which will accommodate 20,000 pallet spaces, within which we will be offering flexible solutions to customers for all their outsources supply chain needs.”

Dachser UK also has branches in Dartford and Rochdale, both of which are seeing a steady growth in business volumes too as the Company continues to increase its market share. Their Reading sales office opened in January 2013 and serves the M4 corridor region, and more branches in other areas of the UK are planned for the future.

Daily line-hauls are operated from all three current locations, ensuring fast and efficient direct connections to many hub centres in Dachser’s comprehensive pan-European network. In this way, the Company provides an extremely reliable door-to-door distribution service for palletised consignments with all the benefits of track & trace visibility.

ENDS

ABOUT DACHSER UK

DACHSER UK is part of the Dachser group, a major international logistics provider which on 31 Dec.  2012 generated total sales worth EUR 4.41 billion. 21,650 staff working in 347 locations worldwide handled 49.8 million consignments comprising 37.46 million tonnes.

For more information, please visit  www.dachser.co.uk

Filed Under: Dachser UK

“K” Line launches new JASECO Services

March 3, 2014 by

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) is pleased to announce new JASECO services to enhance our service network between Japan and Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. The new services will contribute to the more enhanced intra-Asia service network and schedule stabilization, and also increase the service frequency to/from Japan/Vietnam and improve its transit-time.

The new services will succeed the name of ongoing ones known as JASECO-4/JASECO-5 which will be suspended at the start of the new services.

Details of the service are as follows:

  • Vessel Deployment:
    New JASECO-4: Four (4) x 4200 TEU type vessels
    New JASECO-5: Four (4) x 2500 TEU type vessels
  • Port Rotation:

New JASECO-4: Tokyo – Yokohama – Nagoya – Kobe – Singapore – Jakarta – Singapore – Ho Chi Minh – Tokyo

New JASECO-5: Osaka – Yokkaichi – Nagoya – Shimizu – Tokyo – Yokohama – Kobe – Manila – Ho Chi Minh – Singapore – Manila – Osaka

  • Commencement Date:

New JASECO-4 SB: 12th of March ETA Singapore

New JASECO-5 NB: 17th of March ETA Singapore

 

Filed Under: "K" Line

Geodis Wilson Sponsors Automotive Logistics Event in Bonn

February 27, 2014 by

The global multimodal service provider Geodis Wilson will be a gold sponsor at this year’s Automotive Logistics Conference in Bonn, Germany, which takes place at the Kameha Grand Hotel from 11-13 March 2014.  Mark Ellis, the Global Industry Director for Automotive, will be addressing the conference and will be joined by several representatives of Geodis Wilson.  

Now at its 12th year, the conference is part of the worldwide Automotive Logistics series and will be host to some 300 senior executive participants from the industry. It is the premier meeting place for OEMs and Tier suppliers to meet logistics service providers, while the supply chains across the greater continent have undergone radical re-shaping over the past five years, to reflect both the shifting to eastern Europe of production locations and as a response to the prolonged downturn in demand.

Speaking prior to this key event, Mark Ellis said, “Geodis Wilson understands that the automotive industry brings its own set of challenges. We stand behind our company slogan “Expect More”. This goes beyond a brand promise; it is our commitment to the industry. We help to drive the automotive business forward with an innovative approach to analyze supply chains and understand logistics needs for our customers.”

Ellis will speak during Session 2B on Wednesday, 12th March from 11.00-12.15 on Globalisation.  With the debate of Global vs Local in Europe still being highly contentious, this session will assess what tier suppliers are doing in accordance to this change, why they are doing it and what can be expected for the future.

For more information on the Conference go to – www.automotivelogisticsmagazine.com/events/europe-conference

About Geodis Wilson and the Geodis Group

Geodis Wilson is a leading, global freight management company. With around 8,000 employees in more than 61 countries the company delivers tailor-made, integrated logistics solutions to customers enabling them to operate as ‘best in class.’ Geodis Wilson – with a revenue of 2,64bn€ in 2012 – is the freight forwarding arm of Geodis Group which became part of the French rail and freight group SNCF in 2008. SNCF Geodis ranks among the top 7 companies in its field in the world.

For further information about Geodis, please visit www.geodiswilson.com

 

Filed Under: GEODIS

Delivery of ‘Corona’ Series Coal Carrier “CORONA SPLENDOR”

February 25, 2014 by

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, (hereafter called “K” Line) is proud to announce the delivery of “CORONA SPLENDOR”, an 88,000 DWT-type special coal carrier at Marugame Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan on February 25th, 2014.

CORONA SPLENDOR is the same type as “K” Line’s specialized fleet for the transport of thermal coal known as the “Corona-series”. The Corona-series, which “K” Line originated and continues to develop, consists of epoch-making coal carriers equipped with wide beam and shallow draft, which are the most suitable type to enter ports of domestic Thermal Power Stations to discharge cargo.

With this new latest deployment, the Corona-series has consisted of 17 carriers.

“K” Line takes pride that its Corona-series has been so favourably evaluated for always ensuring customers steady and reliable thermal coal transport service with maximum safety.

 

Vessel’s Specifications:

LOA:     229.98M

Beam:     38.00M

Depth :    19.90M

Full Draft :     13.904M

Deadweight Tons :     89,006MT

Gross Tons :      49,720T

Net Tons :      28,533T

Hold/Hatch :     5/5

 

 

Filed Under: "K" Line

New Insurance Cover from The Shipowners’ Club to Protect Super Yacht Owners and their Crews

February 24, 2014 by

London, 24 February 2014

In its latest response to specific market demand for insurance cover not formerly available, the Shipowners’ Club has launched a policy for its high net worth super yacht client base to indemnify them against Seafarers Unpaid Wages Following Abandonment (SUWFA).

Although some 80% of the world’s gross tonnage of shipping has been signed up to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), there are still many owners and managers unsure as to the extent and applicability of some of the provisions.  Crucially, this uncertainty includes the Convention’s requirement for ‘financial security’ (in practice, compulsory insurance) to be guaranteed by the vessel owner, leaving them liable for any unpaid wages owed to the crew.

Ian Ferns

Ian Ferns, Business Development Manager, explains the Club’s reasoning in introducing the cover, “We have noted that the issue of whether unpaid wages need cover continues to divide opinion. While we agree with our fellow International Group* members that such cover is yet to be mandatory , we have been inundated with requests to provide cover. Our yacht-owningMembers are faced with the request for a guarantee of “financial security” as a contractual condition on a daily basis.  We have therefore decided to assist.”

Importantly the Shipowners’ product responds specifically to abandonment.  Once more Ferns explains, “Rather than being triggered by insolvency, which is the norm used by other products, as soon as the crew detect that their employer may be failing in its duty to meet their agreed wage payments, the Club can be called upon to act. The declaration of the employer’s insolvency may, of course follow long after the crew has been abandoned.  Their need is for immediate help.”

The SUWFA policy is the latest initiative taken by Shipowners’ to respond to the particular demands of the super yacht sector and follows the Club’s first move to distil P&I Club liability cover into a neat, jargon free policy document; that ‘all risks’, plain language yacht policy, launched in 2011, has proved a great success.

Ferns concludes, “Our abandonment insurance, reducing uncertainty at a stroke and demonstrating our commitment to total crew welfare, is the latest manifestation of the Club’s policy of adapting its services in accordance with members’ requirements.”

Further details of the SUWFA policy and cover are available from Ian Ferns – ian.ferns@shipownersclub.com or from the Shipowners’ website –    www.shipownersclub.com

*The Shipowners’ Club is a member of the International Group of P&I clubs. Its 13 members uniquely share their claims losses via a Pooling Agreement, which is backed by a joint reinsurance programme.

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Notes for Editors:

The Shipowners’ Club is a mutual marine liability insurer, providing Protection & Indemnity insurance to smaller and specialist vessels since 1855. The Club currently insurers over 33,000 vessels from more than 6,200 Members worldwide and is a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs.

The Club has offices located in Luxembourg, London, Singapore and Vancouver.

Filed Under: The Shipowners' Protection Ltd

CKYHE Alliance to be established: Evergreen to join existing partners

February 20, 2014 by

COSCO, K LINE, YANGMING, HANJIN and EVERGREEN LINE are pleased to announce that the five parties have agreed in principle to establish a shipping alliance.  To be operational only on the trades between Asia and Europe, including the Mediterranean region, it will be called the CKYHE Alliance.

The lines intend to formally begin the new Alliance as of 1st March 2014 subject to compliance with the relevant regulations. The CKYHE will commence operations in mid April with six joint services operating between Asia and Northern Europe and four loops dedicated to the Asia-Mediterranean route.

The members of CKYHE have agreed to continuously review services on the Asia-Northern Europe and Asia-Mediterranean trades in order to optimize their efficiency and to enhance their service quality in terms of network coverage. The lines’ customers will benefit from a better quality of service in terms of transit times and service frequency.

Operational efficiencies will also strengthen the Alliance members’ effective environmental stewardship.  The lines have a commitment to cleaner shipping, which they understand their customers value highly.  The Alliance will continue to pursue measures to minimize bunker consumption via ‘eco-slow steaming’ and to reduce CO2 emissions.

Filed Under: "K" Line, Evergreen Line

Poor Container Packing Costing Industry Millions

January 31, 2014 by

CTUpack e-learningTM course launched to combat bad practice in warehouses and other packing facilities

31 January 2014

Analysis by specialist transport and logistics insurer TT Club has revealed that as many as two thirds of accidents that involve the loss of, or damage to, containerised cargo are thought to be caused by poor or improper packing and securing.  Such a finding is echoed by the ocean carriers’ Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), where a third of incidents investigated were found to have this cause. The loss to the industry is substantial, resulting in direct expense, operational disruption and management distraction, not to mention litigation or insurance costs.

The TT Club’s claims history is strewn with incidents that indicate inadequate awareness of the dynamic forces that can be encountered during intermodal transport, in addition to lack of consideration of the consequences of inappropriate load distribution within the CTU. However, since the modern container typically passes through so many handling processes during its journey, it can be difficult to pinpoint liability for an incident, even where poor packing is suspected.

 

CTUpack e-learning (Screen Shot)

“It is no surprise that the correct packing of containers is high on the agenda for industry bodies, regulators and insurers, as the consequences of unsafe and badly secured cargo are serious. It is important to take account not only of financial losses but also in too many cases serious bodily injury to operators, and even death”, says TT Club’s Risk Management Director, Peregrine Storrs-Fox.  “Increased levels of training to maintain and improve the expertise of those employed by shippers, consolidators, warehouses and depots to pack containers and other transport units is now essential”, he continues.  “This is why TT Club has commissioned the expert e-learning course designer Exis Technologies to develop the CTUpack e-learningTM course”.

The CTUpack e-learning™ course is an online training tool for those involved in the packing and unpacking of cargo transport units (CTU), comprising freight containers, swap bodies, trailers and suchlike used in intermodal transport. The first release of CTUpack is a foundation level course, which is being launched today.  The course modules focus on the topics of cargo, transport, packing and arrival. There are lessons on the issues most relevant to container packers, including forces and stresses encountered during transport, and how these need careful consideration when packing and securing cargo in a CTU.  Students are assessed continuously through the course and receive a course completion certificate which records their final score. The e-learning course is accessed via the web and is available for individual training or for national, regional or global company training programs., Multiple courses are managed using Exis Technologies’ e-learning management system, which provides administrator functions for setting up courses and monitoring students’ records.

The aim of the course is to focus industry attention on the significant and dangerous implications of bad packing and provide guidance consistent with current good practice. The course takes account of the recent revisions to the ILO/IMO/UNECE* Guidelines, anticipated to be approved as a non-mandatory, but enforceable, Code of Practice later this year. The CTUpack e-learning™ will evolve to reflect any further changes to the UN documents and other industry good practice guidance.

Storrs-Fox concludes, “CTUpack e-learning follows the well-established IMDG Code e-learning training course from Exis, which is also sponsored by TT Club.  Both courses fit closely with the risk management approach that the Club has always fostered among the global freight transport community.  As in other operational sectors of the industry, training is clearly the number one loss prevention measure and, if adopted as a core feature of the operator’s culture, can greatly reduce the number of incidents incurred globally each year throughout the industry.”

CTUpack e-learning™ can be purchased directly from www.ctupack.com.  There are discounts for courses purchased in quantity.

* International Labour Organization/International Maritime Organization/United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

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 About TT Club:

The TT Club is the international transport and logistics industry’s leading provider of insurance and related risk management services.  As a mutual insurer, the TT Club exists to provide its policyholders with benefits, which include specialist underwriting expertise, a world-wide office network providing claims management services, and first class risk management and loss prevention advice.

Customers include some of the world’s largest shipping lines, busiest ports, biggest freight forwarders and cargo handling terminals, to companies operating on a smaller scale but whose operations face similar risks.  TT Club specialises in the insurance of Intermodal Operators, NVOCs, Freight Forwarders, Logistics Operators, Marine Terminals, Stevedores, Port Authorities and Ship Operators

www.ttclub.com

About Exis Technologies:

Exis Technologies, headquartered in Darlington, UK, is the leading supplier of compliance systems for the management of dangerous goods in sea transport.  For over 25 years major container shipping lines, ports and shippers have been relying on Hazcheck Systems for regulatory compliance, efficiency and safety in their global operations. They serve 80% of the top container lines.

Exis Technologies also develops e-learning courses.  IMDG Code e-learning is a cost-effective training solution for shore side staff that has been implemented by half of the top 20 container lines as well as shippers and logistics operations worldwide. CTUpack e-learning is the latest addition to their training courses.

www.existec.com/solutions.aspx

                        

Images:

Images to illustrate the need for safer and more secure cargo packing in containers are available on request from ISIS Communications, please email:  info@isiscomms.com

Filed Under: TT Club
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