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Encore une #avarie_commune sur un porte-container
(plus quelques infos sur la précédente et l’info qu’en général plus d’un container sur deux n’est pas couvert par une assurance…

Fire-Stricken APL Vancouver Singapore-Bound After #General_Average is Declared – gCaptain
▻https://gcaptain.com/apl-vancouver-general-average

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The fire-stricken 9,200 teu APL Vancouver is en route to a Singapore lay-by berth for inspection by surveyors, following the decision last week to declare general average (GA).

In the early hours of 31 January, off the Vietnamese coast, a fire started in a cargo hold forward of the vessel’s accommodation block.

The ship, in transit from China to Singapore, had to be partly evacuated during the firefighting operations and APL said that there were no reported injuries to crew members.

The CMA CGM subsidiary declared GA on 7 February, instructing salvor Ardent Marine on Lloyd’s open form terms, but details of the average adjustors have not so far been advised.

GA is a principle of maritime law where damages and salvage costs are shared among the cargo in proportion to its value.

London-based marine claims firm WE Cox Claims Group said it expected cargo loss on the APL Vancouver to be “significant” after several days of water being pumped onto the ship and cargo to fight the fire. Unconfirmed reports advise that the ship, which operates on APL’s CIX (China-India Express) service, had around 4,500 containers on board.
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Elsewhere, shippers with containers on the 7,500 teu Yantian Express, which caught fire off the Canadian coast on 3 January, are now beginning to discover the status of their cargo.

The vessel, operating on the east coast Loop 5 of THE Alliance Asia-US east coast service, arrived at its nominated safe harbor in Freeport, Bahamas on 4 February.

Hapag-Lloyd declared GA on 25 January and the carrier, along with The Alliance partners ONE and Yang Ming have advised that there are 198 containers that are “most likely” to be a total loss to fire damage and a further 460 that were stacked in the vicinity of the fire will require inspection.

It is the intention to discharge potentially salvageable containers this week when surveyors for the cargo interests will be invited to inspect their contents. Cargo interests for containers that survived the fire will be required to provide GA security and a separate salvage security before the boxes are released, and are also likely have to pay the cost of relay to the final destination.

Of the expected total-loss containers, ONE has the highest number, 99, followed by Hapag-Lloyd with 68 and Yang Ming with 31.

It is estimated that less than 50% of containers shipped globally are insured.

Major box carriers to launch association to harmonise digitalisation in shipping - The Loadstar
▻https://theloadstar.co.uk/major-box-carriers-launch-association-harmonise-digitalisation-shippi

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Shipping lines from each of the alliances have formed an association in a bid to develop “digitalisation, standardisation and interoperability”.

The move follows last week’s announcement of a joint #blockchain platform comprising the Ocean Alliance and Yang Ming from THE Alliance, which triggered questions as to how the industry would standardise, given Maersk’s involvement with rival platform TradeLens.

But while all the alliances are represented in the new association, it includes only Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express for now. However, the association – which is neutral and non-profit – has said it will “welcome new members with open arms”.

It said it would be operating from early 2019, subject to any regulatory requirements and puts shipping a step closer to creating a cohesive IT infrastructure across the industry.

China Expands Economic Efforts In Lebanon, Syria Challenging US Foreign Policy In Region
▻https://southfront.org/china-expands-economic-efforts-in-lebanon-syria-challenging-us-foreign-p

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On October 9th, a new shipping line opened between China and Lebanon’s Tripoli, doubling the volume of products coming from China to the country.

The first delivery was made by a container ship called the CMA CGM Congo.

“The vessel is the first to hold 10,000 containers. It will unload 1000 containers in Tripoli port for the local market, and the rest will go to other ports in the region,” said Ahmad Tamer, manager of Tripoli port.

The new line is called Beks and according to Tamer it is characterized by its capacity to hold big-size cargo vessels that can be up to 50 meters wide and 300 meters long. He also said that improvement of the port and trade between the countries resulted from Lebanon’s efforts and China’s support of the improvement plan.

CMA CGM’s 22,000 TEU Ships to Feature ’Bulbless’ Bow Made for Slow-Steaming – gCaptain
▻http://gcaptain.com/cma-cgms-22000-teu-ships-to-feature-bulbless-bow-made-for-slow-steaming

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A steel cutting ceremony took place in China last week on the hulls of the first two ships of CMA CGM’s order for nine 22,500 teu LNG-powered ULCVs, featuring a potentially game-changing bow design.

Alongside similar ULCVs being constructed for MSC in South Korea, these behemoths will be the largest containerships afloat, and the first to extend to 24 containers across the weather deck.

The French carrier’s new flagships will also be the first constructed with a “bulbless” bow, as the container line commits its future to slow-steaming.

An elegant protruding bulb shape at the bow has been a feature of containerships for decades, but the new tugboat-like design could become the new normal on liner trades where lower unit costs have won out over fast transit times.

New CMA CGM flagship so efficient it can save $20,000 every sailing day - The Loadstar
▻https://theloadstar.co.uk/new-cma-cgm-flagship-efficient-can-save-20000-every-sailing-day

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The CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery, delivered on Friday, will burn 25% less fuel due to its technologically advanced engine and optimised water distribution propeller system, it is claimed.

The new 20,600 teu flagship of the French carrier was constructed by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) in the Philippines and is the largest ship ever built in the country.

(Interestingly, HHIC’s headquarters are in Busan, South Korea, where shipyards continue to suffer from a fall in demand and tougher competition, particularly from China’s state-owned yards.)

The Becker Twisted Fin duct system improves the effectiveness of the propeller at differing speeds and sea conditions, and has also been fitted or retro-fitted to a number of container vessels, including Hamburg Süd’s newest Santa-class vessels.

Europe Billionaires Are in High Seas ‘Arms Race’ - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/shipping-magnates-shock-an-industry-out-of-funk-with-huge-orders

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A shopping spree by two billionaires is shaking up a shipping industry still recovering from years of falling rates and overcapacity.

Jacques Saade’s CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container line, announced an order for nine massive vessels in September, after a year of tepid sales for new ships. Within days, Gianluigi Aponte’s Mediterranean Shipping Co., the No. 2 container line, confirmed it had lobbed in an order for 11 behemoths, each of which can hold 22,000 shipping containers, enough capacity for 44,000 cars or 8.8 million 50-inch TVs.

The orders amounted to almost $2.9 billion combined, according to London-based Vessels Value, an online ship-valuation database. Longer than 3 1/2 football fields, the container ships will be among the largest ever built.

Question finale, dont on peut sans doute omettre le dernier mot…

“It becomes kind of like an arms race,” said Lee Klaskow, a shipping analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Who has the biggest ship?”

#CMA_CGM Preparing Order for 22,000 TEU Containerships -Reports – gCaptain
▻http://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-readying-order-for-22000-teu-containerships-reports
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(le CMA CGM Rodolphe, seulement 11000 TEU)

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CMA CGM is rumored to be on verge of placing a massive order for the construction of up to nine 22,000 TEU containerships, which if built would be the largest in the world.

According to several reports, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is competing with a shipyard in China for the contract to build the ships. Reports say the order, which could finalized in the new few weeks, will consist of six 22,000 TEU newbuildings with options for three additional vessels.

CMA CGM is not responding to request for comments about the rumors, but it is also not denying them.

#22000_TEU #conteneurs #ContainerShip

Evergreen and OOCL suspend Qatar shipping services | Daily Mail Online
▻http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4580614/Evergreen-OOCL-suspend-Qatar-shipping-services.html

Taiwan’s Evergreen and Hong Kong’s OOCL said on Wednesday they had suspended shipping services to Qatar after Arab countries severed diplomatic ties with the Gulf state and imposed port restrictions this week.
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Evergreen, the world’s no.6 container shipping line and OOCL, the world’s no. 7 carrier, said in separate statements that they had temporarily suspended services to and from Qatar until further notice.

Evergreen said this was “in light of the blockade imposed on Qatar”, while OOCL cited “the current political climate in the region”.

“We are working closely with our stakeholders to address the impact on services,” OOCL added.

Denmark’s Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping line, said on Tuesday it was unable to transport goods in or out of Qatar because it could not take them through the United Arab Emirates port of Jebel Ali. Maersk added that it was trying to find alternative routes.

In contrast, the world’s No.2 line, MSC of Switzerland, said on Wednesday “cargo acceptance to and from Qatar is still ongoing”.

“The company is in dialogue with the relevant authorities and assessing the potential impact on its operations,” MSC said.

The ban imposed earlier this week has meant that container ships and other types of vessels sailing to and from Qatar will be prevented from calling at major ports in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which include Jebel Ali, as well as Bahrain.

The UAE said on Wednesday that more moves against Qatar, including further curbs on business, remained on the table.

Larger container ships are unable to dock at ports in Qatar due in part to shallow waters so shipping lines especially use feeder services, which transport container boxes from the larger port of Jebel Ali.

Evergreen said before the suspension it had offered a direct service to Doha by taking cargo slots on ships operated by France’s CMA CGM, the world’s no.3 line.

Evergreen said other cargoes had been separately transhipped via Jebel Ali.

CMA CGM did not immediately respond to requests for comment over whether it had suspended services.

Shippers subpoenaed in U.S. price-fixing investigation - WSJ | Reuters
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-shippers-idUSL3N1GY4S8

Soupçons d’entente dans le transport conteneurisé

U.S. Justice Department investigators have subpoenaed top executives of several container shipping companies as part of an investigation into price fixing, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Maersk Line, a unit of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, confirmed that it was issued a subpoena related to a probe into the container shipping industry on March 15.

“The subpoena does not set out any specific allegations against Maersk Line,” a Maersk Line spokesman said, adding that the company will fully cooperate with the authorities in their investigations.

The subpoenas were issued during a meeting of the world’s 20 biggest container shipping operators in San Francisco, the Journal reported.

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG also confirmed it was given a subpoena by Justice Department investigators, the report said.

Hapag Lloyd could not be immediately reached for comment.

(intégralité de la brève)

CMA CGM Partnership to Promote Use of LNG Fuel by Large Containerships – gCaptain
▻https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-partnership-to-promote-use-of-lng-fuel-on-large-containerships

The world’s second largest container shipping company, CMA CGM, has signed a Memorandum of Unserstanding with French energy group ENGIE to promote the use of liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel.

The agreement, which was signed Wednesday at CMA CGM’s headquareters in Marseille, France, will be centered around on a technical and economic study on the use of LNG as a fuel for future container ships. The study will focus primarily on the development of engineering specifications for a bunkering vessel adapted specifically to LNG-powered container ships.

Shipping group #CMA_CGM targets $1 billion savings in tough market | Reuters
▻http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cmacgm-results-idUKKCN0YB216

France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, reported a first-quarter net loss on Friday and targeted $1 billion (0.68 billion pounds) in cost cuts to keep operating margins positive during the current market downturn.

Weak freight rates in the past year have left many lines operating at a loss.

The Marseille-based company is in the process of acquiring Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for $2.4 billion in its biggest-ever deal, and last month announced a global vessel-sharing alliance with three Asian lines.

CMA CGM to Deploy Six Megaships to U.S. West Coast - gCaptain
▻https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-to-deploy-six-megaships-to-u-s-west-coast

French container shipping company CMA CGM has confirmed that starting in the end of May it will deploy six 18,000 TEU ‘megaships’ between Asia and U.S. west coast ports.

The ships will be the largest to call regularly in North America.

The company says the decision to deploy its ‘flagship fleet’ is in line with the company’s growth strategy in the United States and around the world, calling the trans-Pacific market “the most active and dynamic market to date”.

The decision follows 399-meter long CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin’s two visits to the U.S. west coast last December and again in February, setting the record for the largest ship ever to call in the United States. The series of 4 trial-calls – including the port of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Seattle – meant to test U.S. west coast port’s ability to accommodate larger vessels. The trial-calls were hailed as a success, but still many have questioned whether U.S. west coast are prepared to handle megaships on a regular basis.