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Montreal Port Authority applauds Hapag-Lloyd's 125-year presence in Canada

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23 May 2017

It was a steamboat just over 90m long, the S/S Cremon. “In 125 years, Hapag-Lloyd has shown its commitment to the Port of Montreal more than once, in particular by developing dedicated services between Europe, the Mediterranean and Montreal, and also by choosing Montreal as the headquarters of its operations in Canada as a whole,” said Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the MPA. “We want to congratulate all Hapag-Lloyd employees who, every day, perpetuate the rigor and quality of service that is the hallmark of this great marine carrier.”

To mark Hapag-Lloyd’s 125 years of operating in Canada and the unique ties that bind the company to Montreal, Wolfang Schoch, Senior Vice President at Hapag-Lloyd Canada, presented a model of the Empress of Britain, a passenger liner from CP Ships purchased by Hapag-Lloyd in 2005. This liner carrying passengers and cargo sailed between the United Kingdom and Canada from 1931 to 1939.

Hapag-Lloyd is the world’s fifth largest container carrier. The company’s head office is in Hamburg. Hapag-Lloyd operates three weekly services from Montreal: two services with Europe and one with the Mediterranean.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, a subsidiary of TUI, is also active in the cruise sector, notably with the MS Europa and the MS Europa 2, two luxury cruise ships that call at Montreal during the cruise season.

APM Terminals Zeebrugge regains Asian service

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23 May 2017

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APM Terminals Zeebrugge regains Asian service

The NEU4 service is one of six Asia/North Europe services offered by the Ocean Alliance, which began operations on April 1st with CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line as members. The Ocean Alliance deploys approximately 350 container vessels with an estimated total container capacity of 3.5 million TEUs.

The service will call the 1.3 million annual throughput capacity APM Terminals Zeebrugge facility, which with a depth of 17 meters and seven STS cranes can accommodate vessels of up to 20,000 capacity. The largest vessel handled by APM Terminals Zeebrugge to date was the 19,224 TEU capacity MSC Maya, on April 15th, 2017. The NEU4 service will deploy 12 vessels, of up to 17,859 TEU capacity.

British Ports Association comments on Conservative Party's General Election Manifesto

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22 May 2017

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British Ports Association comments on Conservative Party's General Election Manifesto

On proposals for an ultra-deep water port to support the decommissioning of the North Sea oil fields
“we look forward to exploring the details of these proposals further, should the Conservative Party form the next Government. It is important that UK ports are able to compete in the growing decommissioning industry”

On proposals to withdraw from the London Fisheries convention and the common fisheries policy
“Fishing rights were a prominent part of the ‘Leave’ campaigns, and we expect whoever forms the next Government to be a strong voice for the industry in Brexit negotiations in defence of the sector. A number of UK fishing ports rely on landings from foreign vessels so it is important that this can continue post Brexit to help sustain regional fishing industries and communities. Given the level of seafood traded between the EU and the UK, we are confident that a pragmatic solution can be found that will allow the UK to exert more control over its own waters whilst not negatively impacting UK fish landings”

MOL Triumph calls at Le Havre

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22 May 2017

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The new vessel of the Japanese shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is the first ship to pass the symbolic mark of 20,000 TEUs in capacity.

This new sea giant vessel is one of the six vessels ordered by MOL. She has been operating on the shipping route FE2 between Northern Europe and Asia within the “THE Alliance” since the month of April. With this new shipping service, HAROPA – Port of Le Havre is directly connected to the ports in the north of China especially (very competitive transit times both on import and export). The ports of call when sailing from HAROPA ports are Jebel Ali, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Xingang, Dalian, Shanghai and Ningbo.

The “eco-sailing” at the service of world trade
“The ‘MOL Triumph’ concentrates high levels of eco-technology both as regards her design, her fittings, painting and capacity to use LNG fuel. In addition, MOL practises the ” eco-sailing” which means steering the vessel saving the energy used at the maximum while guaranteeing the call time schedule” Akihiko Ono explained, as the Senior Managing Executive Officer of the liner department of MOL.

“The best ports are also needed in order to accommodate the largest vessels, reminded Baptiste Maurand, Deputy CEO of the Port of Le Havre Authority. Port 2000 was designed to berth the largest vessels in operation today and tomorrow, 24/7, with no limitation of tides or draught. This advantage is essential for Le Havre which, so far, is one of the few major North-European ports to be able to provide berthing for fully loaded ships.”

The port services of the Port of Le Havre, pilotage, towage and moorage, anticipate the changes and invest in technically more efficient and more environmentally friendly equipment, just like the new pilot boat. The “MOL Triumph” will be handled by the company ‘Générale de Manutention Portuaire’ at the ‘terminal de France’.

The Japanese ship-owner will take delivery of the other five sister-ships in the course of the year. The next one, “Mol Trust”, will be delivered in late May and is scheduled to arrive at Le Havre on Sunday, July 23rd.