The Canadian Coast Guard reported today that four containers from the stricken MV Zim Kingston that last week lost more than 100 units have been found ashore on the north end of Vancouver Island. One of the Coast Guard helicopters spotted the containers near Cape Scott. “Unified command has provided this information to the ship’s …
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Port Saint John in New Brunswick announced that overall cargo tonnage in the first three quarters of 2021 was 19% higher than the same period in 2020. The first three quarters of 2020 saw 18.6 million tonnes of cargo handled, with 2021 recording 22.2 million tonnes by the end of September. In the container sector, …
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Trans-Pacific shipping lines say they have no intention of paying new “emergency” fees that will go into effect Monday in Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to a report on the JOC.com daily news platform. The highly-congested port complex is making a last-ditch effort to improve the flow of containers by penalizing carriers when boxes …
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The weekend was marked by a dramatic maritime incident, with crew members safely evacuated from the MV Zim Kingston on which ten containers caught fire Saturday in Pacific waters some 8 kms off Victoria. It was the same vessel which two days earlier had lost 35-40 containers in heavy seas west of Vancouver Island. The …
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According to revised estimates in Drewry consultancy’s latest Container Insight Weekly, pre-tax profits of the global container shipping industry in 2021 and 2022 will be as high as $300 billion. The industry is expected to benefit well into 2022 from the current world supply chain crisis. The virtually unprecedented profit outlook stems from seemingly unstoppable …
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