Modern Shipping Services, agents for the global container carrier Hanjin Shipping, marked this week the maiden call of MV Hanjin Kingstony, which arrived at Port Sultan Qaboos as part of Hanjin’s new FGX service, Plus News Pakistan reported.

The vessel call is part of Hanjin’s new FGX service, which was introduced along with United Arab Shipping Company. Vessels of both companies will be calling PSQ on a weekly basis, connecting Middle East ports with South East and Far East ports and avoiding pre-carriage to Dubaiy ports.

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• Rivals Exchange Hanjin and Hyundai Space Ship

    Korea’s two biggest shipping companies Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine will be joining hands to overcome the ongoing economic downturn. The two companies agreed Monday to exchange vessel space in the service network between Asia and the east coast of the United States starting next month, allowing the two companies to

• Hanjin and Hyundai cooperate in the Trans-Pacific trade

     Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine have announced that they will co-operate in the Trans-Pacific trade, effective October.   The two carriers will exchange vessel space: Hanjin will take slots on Hyundai’s Suez Express (SZX) service and Hyundai on Hanjin’s All Water North Atlantic (AWN) service.   The co-operation agreement will

• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services announced that Med-East Africa-Israel GRI

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• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services announced that Med-East Africa-Israel GRI

     Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has announced that a General Rate Increase (GRI) will be implemented as of May 15th, 2010, (Loading Date) on the following trades:?- South Bound from East Mediterranean ports to East and South Africa – USD150/TEU- North Bound from East and South Africa to East Mediterranean

• Hanjin Shipping slowly introducing steam in Asia – U.S. East Coast

    Hanjin Shipping announced the launch of slow-steaming in one of its Asia – U.S. East Coast services effective middle of January. As part of the agreement settled among the CKYH (COSCON, “K”Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) Alliance partners, Hanjin Shipping will be beginning slow-steaming in its current AWH (All

• MSC hikes U.S. and Asia Prices U.S. $ 150 – $ 225/TEU of 1 January

    Geneva’s Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a rate increase for cargo moving from the US to Asian ports from January 1. From US west coast ports, the increase will be US$150 per TEU and $200 per FEU on non-reefer boxes

• MSC offers a direct US-Jeddah service

    Mediterranean Shipping Company will offer direct service from the U.S. East Coast to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a change in rotation on its GGS USAEC / Far East service.

• SCI plans to hike freight west bound trade

    The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) proposes to hike freight rate on the west-bound trade from India to Europe as part its rate restoration initiative, according to shipping industry sources. Effective March 1, the proposed increase will be $250 a TEU and will apply to all cargoes moving from India

• CSAV adds Persian Gulf Feeder

     CSAV Norasia said it will start a feeder linking Persian Gulf ports.The Intra Gulf Service will start on March 8 with a rotation of Jebel Ali, Dammamy, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jebel Ali.It is intended to link to three of CSAV’s major east/west services, the Super Galex (which links the Far

• UASC launches new Australia South East Asia Trade Lane

     United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) will launch a new service in September, the Asia Australia Container Service 1 (AAC1), which will cover the trade lane from Australia to South East Asia.? The new AAC1 service will be operated jointly between UASC, Hyundai Merchant Marine, China Shipping Container Lines, and