Category: Shipping

Order boxes

Order boxes

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

While parts of the German economy will probably have to undergo an even stricter lockdown, imports and exports are booming. Container transport on the route from South East Asia to Europe is in particularly high demand. As a result, the ships deployed here are almost fully booked and freight rates for containers have multiplied in some cases. Another problem is that containers are currently not available in sufficient numbers in Asia, which is also due to the fact that significantly fewer goods are exported from Europe than producers ship in the opposite direction. The boxes are therefore sometimes returned with a long delay and then end up in the wrong place.

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Hapag-Lloyd shines

Hapag-Lloyd shines

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Hapag-Lloyd, Germany's largest shipping company and number five in the global ranking of liner shipping companies, has received a strong tailwind from the coronavirus pandemic and was able to present a significantly improved result compared to the previous year. According to preliminary figures, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to around 1.3 billion euros. This includes one-off expenses totalling around 120 million euros. The increase in freight rates by an average of almost USD 50 per TEU compared to 2019 due to high demand and lower bunker prices played an important role in the good result. However, cost savings of around 500 million euros also had an impact.

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The danger is averted

The danger is averted

Gepostet von | 6 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Freighter is safe at the pier - great achievement by coastguard and tug crews The cargo ship "Eemslift Hendrika", drifting in the North Sea without a crew, has been secured. The ship had been drifting in the sea for several days without a crew or propulsion. The concern that the ship's fuel, namely heavy fuel oil and diesel, would spill into the sea has therefore been averted. Apart from the boats visible on the upper deck, nothing else is known about the cargo. There has also been no information about the service boat that apparently went overboard. Salvage crews managed to get on board and connect the ship with two tugboats - both at the bow...

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Baby on board!

Baby on board!

Gepostet von | 4 Apr 2021 | , , | 1

A baby was born on the rescue cruiser Pidder Lüng during the night of Easter Sunday. The crew of the ship stationed on Sylt were woken at two o'clock in the morning. A rescue helicopter was not available. The ship headed for the Danish harbour of Havneby. From there, an ambulance was to take the expectant mother to a hospital in Flensburg. However, during the 25-minute crossing, foreman Holger Speck, himself the father of three daughters, realised that the baby didn't want to wait that long. And as soon as the lines of the Pidder Lüng were secured in Havneby, a healthy baby boy arrived at 4.02 a.m....

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Mission for the boarding team of the Berlin

Mission for the boarding team of the Berlin

Gepostet von | 3 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

A freighter flying the flag of Sierra Leone was inspected by the Berlin boarding team in recent days. The ship was on its way from Turkey to a Libyan harbour. During the search, the crew of the freighter was co-operative and no weapons or other prohibited items were found on board. This was the first boarding mission for the German task force provider as part of Operation Irini. The operation was carried out by the soldiers from Lithuania who had embarked on board the Berlin. This was the tenth boarding as part of Irini. The EU-led operation involves 24 members...

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