Swire Shipping and Lodestar plans to launch a joint breakbulk shipping service between New Zealand and North Asia.
The monthly service connects the ports of Napier and Tauranga in New Zealand to key Asian ports, including Incheon, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Onsan, Tomakomai and Kaohsiung.
Three Saiki-class bulk vessels (38,000 dwt) will be deployed on the service – Glorious Saiki, Furness Portland and Furness Southern Cross.
Lodestar is the logistics and shipping division of Oji Fibre Solutions.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
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Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) members gathered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for its 22nd annual membership conference on November 10-13.
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has launched a specialised logistics division catering to the cloud infrastructure industry.
Richard J. Hendrick was unanimously elected vice chair of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) board of directors.
