Shipping Line

Call for cut in operator numbers at Kwai Chung

9 Nov 2012

The number of port operators at Kwai Chung container terminal should be reduced if Hong Kong port is to maintain its operating efficiencies after the introduction of ultra-large container ships, a...

3:59AM

Hurting exporters want fairer way to set rates

7 Nov 2012

Wrangles between exporters and shipping lines over soaring freight rates "is a war that has not ended", a senior executive representing cargo owners says.

3:36AM

Container volumes suffer as trade slows

15 Oct 2010

Lower trade growth caused by high unemployment in the United States and difficult economic conditions in Europe has hit container shipping lines, which have seen a steady fall in average container...

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Transpacific freight rates to fall 10pc amid prolonged US economic slump

20 May 2009

Freight rates on transpacific routes are likely to drop at least 10 per cent in this year's contracts because there are still no signs of economic recovery in the United States, according to...

2:01AM

Asian shippers to feel sea change over pricing

2 Jul 2008

Exemption's end will leave firms open to scrutiny

Asian shipping lines sending cargo to Europe face the same antitrust scrutiny as that directed against airlines following planned...

8:58PM

Falling freight rates

8 Jul 2002

I refer to Simon Pritchard's 'Focus on Economics' column headlined 'Competition would make waves in shipping trade' (South China Morning Post, July 4).

6:31AM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Lines agree on new vessels for Montreal service

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Canada Maritime, long-term partners in the St Lawrence Co-ordinated Service (SLCS), have agreed to each commission new tonnage to be built simultaneously...

9:28PM

Damaging deadlock

There is no such thing as a good time for industrial action, but the continuing lorry drivers' blockade at Kwai Chung container terminal is estimated to be costing the SAR hundreds of millions of...

1:04PM

Council calls for talks on terminal fees

The Hong Kong Shippers' Council has proposed setting up a consultation mechanism with shipping conferences to discuss increases in terminal-handling charges.

9:09AM

Osra offers greater flexibility

The 1998 US Ocean Shipping Reform Act (Osra) gives carriers a level playing field to pursue global transport and logistics contracts with shippers, a leading executive says.

8:23AM

OOCL ready for more of same, but signs of turn

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) says it expects the trade pattern this year to be the same as last year's.

1:47PM

Conference for Kaohsiung

The Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau is organising the 1998 International Conference on Shipping Development & Port Management to be held in Kaohsiung between March 26 and 29.

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