Two ships collided in the sea of Japan, and one capsized!
NO.1 express logistics companies make efforts to expand the Indian market
Recently, a number of international logistics companies including CEVA, UPS and Maersk, as well as Indian companies such as Delhivery and Blue Dart, are stepping up acquisitions and investments in the Indian market in order to catch up with the country's growing economy. and e-commerce rides.
India's e-commerce market is expected to grow by about 10 percent to nearly .2 billion, according to global data analytics firm Statista.
CEVA Logistics recently announced the acquisition of Stellar Value Chain Solutions, headquartered in Mumbai, India; Maersk also announced recently that the number of electric vehicles delivered by the company in India's front-end, mid-range and terminal has expanded to more than 200, distributed in 15 cities; at the same time, Blue Dart, an Indian company owned by DHL Group, announced earlier this month that it would open 15 self-operated retail stores, 15 franchised collection centers, 15 express sales agents and 15 regional service franchisees.
NO.2 In the first half of the year, the throughput of the Port of Hamburg was 58.2 million tons
In the first half of this year, terminal operators in the German port of Hamburg handled 58.2 million tons of seaborne cargo. Compared with the same period of the previous year, it decreased by 5.8%. Total tonnage was 23.1 million, down 2.1%, with rail almost maintaining traffic there.
Port container handling has improved every month in the first half of the year. In particular, June increased by 10.2% compared to January. A comparison of the previous two quarters shows that container throughput rose by 4.6%. Typically, the growth rate for this period is around 0.6%. A total of 3.8 million TEUs passed through the terminals, a drop of 11.7% compared to the same period last year. The container tonnage throughput was 38.7 million tons, down 10.8%.
NO.3 CMA CGM is about to take over the two ports of New York and New Jersey
The Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey have agreed to amend the leases of Global Container Terminals (GCT) at two of its main container terminals in New Jersey and Staten Island, paving the way for French shipping giant CMA CGM to start operations..
The revised lease will allow CMA CGM, one of the world's largest shipping lines, to take over the Port of Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten Island (GCT Bayonne and GCT New York) business. Currently, the two terminals have a combined annual throughput capacity of 2 million TEUs.
Preliminary bidding for NO.4 HMM sale is over! Four companies shortlisted
Recently, the preliminary bidding for the sale of the management rights of HMM, the largest container shipping company in South Korea, ended, and four shortlisted companies were announced.
According to the South Korean investment bank (IB) circle, the bidding was completed by Samsung Securities, the lead manager of the sale. The four companies participating in the bidding are LX International, Dongwon Industries, the Harim-JK Partners consortium and the German shipping company Herber Roth, while Samra Midas Group and Global SeAH, which had previously expressed interest in acquisitions, were absent.
As the fifth largest container shipping company in the world, Hapag-Lloyd has stronger capital than the three Korean companies. But KDB is unlikely to sell the country's only national ocean shipping company to an overseas company, according to assessments.
NO.5 Two ships collided in the sea of Japan, and one ship capsized!
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), late at night on the 24th, a Japanese general cargo ship collided with a container ship in the waters of the Kii Strait off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, causing a ship to capsize and two crew members missing.
The shipping circle has learned that the general cargo ship involved is the "Izumi Maru" ship (IMO 9371220), with a deadweight of 1,651 tons, built in 2006 and flying the Japanese flag; the container ship involved is the "Contship Uno" ship (IMO 9379026), carrying The container capacity is 1118 TEU, built in 2007, and hangs the flag of Liberia.
At around 7:30 am on the 25th, in the video taken by the NHK helicopter, the overturned "Izumi Maru" wheel was turned upside down, and only the red bottom could be seen. Most of the hull was submerged in seawater, while the hull of the container ship "Contship Uno" was not seriously damaged.
