SeaLand, an ocean freight shipping company recently revived by Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, and APL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, a global transportation and logistics company, selected Florida International
Terminal, LLC (FIT) at Port Everglades to provide cargo handling and stevedoring services. The new service is expected to generate more than 20,000 container moves annually.

“The joint SeaLand/APL service is an excellent fit because Port Everglades is already a leader in the North-South trade lanes, particularly the perishables market, and the company is positioned to grow with us as we deepen and widen our channels and add berths for larger cargo ships,” said Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director Steven Cernak. Port Everglades is investing more than $600 million in waterside improvements, and in the last year celebrated the opening of a 43-acre intermodal rail container transfer
facility and a multitude of road improvements.

SeaLand/APL’s NAE/ACX service will arrive in Port Everglades as a first-in call every Thursday from Manzanillo, Panama, before sailing to other U.S. East Coast ports and returning on Sundays as a last-out U.S. call before sailing to Cartagena, Colombia.

Considered a pioneer in the container shipping industry, SeaLand, which Maersk acquired in 1999, opened its headquarters in Broward County, FL, in the city of Miramar, earlier this year.

At the crossroads of north-south and east-west trade, Broward County’s Port Everglades is Florida’s leading container port, handling more than one million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units, the industry standard measurement for container volumes) and serving as a gateway to Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. Located within the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Dania Beach, Florida, Port Everglades is in the heart of one of the world’s largest consumer regions, including a constant flow of visitors and up to a combined 110 million residents and seasonal visitors within a 500-mile radius. Port Everglades has direct access to the interstate highway system and the 43-acre Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) intermodal hub, and is closer to the Atlantic Shipping Lanes than any other Southeastern U.S. port. Ongoing capital improvements and expansion will ensure that Port Everglades can continue to handle future growthin container traffic. A world-class cargo handling facility, Port Everglades serves as an ideal point of entry and departure for products shipped around the world.

As a result of the restrictions, the Port of Saipan will accept vessels during daytime hours from Friday 7 August, with no docking and undocking before sunrise and after sunset. Until further notice, port operations for loading and unloading operations will also occur during daytime hours only. The restrictions apply to all types of vessel. Typhoon Soudelor hit Saipan on Sunday 2 August – the first time a typhoon has hit the island since 1968. The island still has no water or electricity and a state of Major Disaster and Significant Emergency has been declared for Saipan, Tinian, Rota and the Northern Islands. Saipan is the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, a commonwealth of the United States. ISS Guam will continue to monitor developments and keep its clients
updated.

The company has been operating in both the maritime and aviation sectors. Currently, the administrators are offering the business and assets for sale as an on-going concern basis. The company has offices in the UK and Malaysia and has been trading for 14 years.