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AV+ saves energy up to 25pc

18 Mayıs 2013 Cumartesi 14:59

MAERSK Container Industry (MCI) says its automatic ventilation system AV+ can save cargo owners and shippers up to 25 per cent in energy costs in refrigerated containers.

Owners face hard times CONTAINER shipowners are said to be in for one of the toughest years on record as vessel values continue to fall.		Container weigh-in obligations THE European Shippers' Council (ESC) has praised the Dutch government for abandoning its position on mandatory weighing of containers before loading on ships.

CMA CGM implements new policy FRENCH shipping line, CMA CGM, has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to protecting the environment, saying its largest and most environmentally-friendly ship in its fleet.		CGT Presents New SeaCell A revolutionary new container design is set to change the economics of shipping palletised cargo, allowing cargo owners and consolidators to increase significantly the volume of cargo shipped at any time.

Biggest box maker seeks SHENZHEN'S China International Marine Containers (CIMC), the world's biggest container maker, hopes to raise $600 million in 3-year notes on the US debt market to restructure its own debt load.		Safety groups urge upgrade THREE promoters of safer cargo handling, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association, TT Club and ICHCA International, have published recommendations on upgrading container yard equipment safety.

Containership capacity squeeze CONTAINER shipping companies potentially face a shortage of small- and medium-sized ships in future despite the glut of newbuild ordering in the mega-sized range, warns Clarksons in its latest Container Intelligence Monthly report.		Maersk Line Reaches Milestone 15 November marked a significant milestone in the history of Maersk Line in North China, as the carrier was the first ever to reach a throughput of one million TEU in the Port of Qingdao in a single year.

Xiamen port sees rise The Port of Xiamen saw container volume rise 10.7% in the first nine months of the year to 5.1m teu, while overall cargo went up 7.4% to 126m tonnes.		Hong Kong box numbers down Hong Kong's container throughput continued sliding in October, with overall volumes falling 9.9% to 1.9m teu from 2.1m teu in October 2011.

Container handling soars CHINA's annual throughput for domestic containerised sea freight grew from five million TEU in 2001 to 52.53 million TEU in 2011, accounting for 32 per cent of the total container handling.		Global capacity withdrawal GLOBAL container capacity fell slightly during the third quarter, showing the deepest drop eastbound from Europe to Asia at 3.8 per cent to 337,946 TEU while westbound fared better at 1.6 per cent decline to 98,774 TEU.

Must focus on efficiency SINGAPORE's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) chairman Kwa Chong Seng told the Singapore International Bunkering Conference that cost control rather than growth must be the focus of the container shipping industry in years to come.		Will work on 18,000-TEUers CONTAINER stacking weights can be modified to allow the carriage of more cargo, and as much as 10 per cent weight could be added to the cargo transported aboard an 18,000-TEU ship, says Lloyd's Register marine director Tom Boardley.

Hıgh Investment Low Return DANISH shipping giant Maersk Line is to reduce investment in reefer containers due to disappointing returns and high costs until 2013, despite growing demand from its dry container customers for perishable services.		Peak season hopes fade WITH the approach of the weak summer season, the idle containership fleet rose to 446,200 TEU in early July with carriers redelivering surplus chartered ships while demand for big ships remained firm.

Shipping Sniffs Recovery The global shipping market is entering a gradual recovery period from this year after hitting the bottom at the end of 2011, said an analyst with Woori Investment & Securities of South Korea.		Container rates back in the black Container shipping freight rates are profitable again and could rise further if trade picks up over the summer, the head of A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish shipping and oil group, said on Thursday, Reuters reports.

Sales of refrigeration box units MAERSK Container Industry (MCI), a member of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, has reached an important milestone after producing its 100,000th 'Star Cool' refrigeration container. Production takes place at factories in Qingdao, Dongguan and Huidong, China.		Drewry warns of container sector An excess of capacity on key routes, as well as poor discipline from carriers means that container-shipping lines will not cover their cost of capital in 2011 and many will lose money once again, according to Drewry Maritime Research.