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An international road transport agreement between China and Russia

On June 8, 2018,  together with President Xi Jinping  and Russian President Vladimir Putin  witness, Chinese Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng and Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Asaur, represented the governments of each country in  the Great Hall of the People  to sign an Agreement on International Road Transport between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation. The agreement  showed that it expands  the scope of opening up of international road transport between China and Russia the scope of opening up of international road transport between China and Russia . T he restrictions on some freight routes  are removed.  The carrier  is able to choose  the most suitable routes according to their  needs of the market. At the same time, the agreement also allows to t ransport to the territory of the other side of the transit or from the other side to t...

CMA's New Attempt: Artificial Intelligence Used in Ship Collision Avoidance

It is reported that CMA was cooperated with the US company, Shone, which is a artificial intelligence startups. Shone focuses on the application of artificial intelligence in the shipping industry. The headquarter of Shone is in San Francisco and it was founded in 2017 by three French engineers. Shone is committed to introducing artificial intelligence technology into marine applications. Shone is eager to become a benchmarking company in the field of artificial intelligence in the shipbuilding industry. This cooperation will promote the development of the Shone artificial intelligence system on shipbuilding. Shone will collect data from CMA in order to get further analysis of artificial intelligence . Once the artificial intelligence development research confirms, this innovative measure will optimize the work of the crew. Of course, its development is also benefit by government decision support,  and maritime safety and navigation assistance. click here to see the p...

Accident | A captain crashed into the sea and the vessel had just arrived.

It is reported that on the evening of June 4 th , while checking the draft, the 57-year-old captain of this EVNIA vessel of Cyprus had inadvertently fell off the pilot ladder. Then he swept away by the big waves. How terrible was it! Click here to see the photo: http://sowoll.com/en/dnewsdetail/830.html ▲ EVNIA bulk-cargo ship was built in 2003 with Cypru s flag, IMO 9232163, dwt 53806. The manager is TRANQUIL NAVIGATION CO LTD, Cyprus. After it happened, the search and rescue organization arranged several ships to search in the area at once. But until the morning of June 5, the captain who had fallen into the water was still missing. It is reported that this bulk carrier was departed from China to Chittagong in May. When it happened, the bulk carrier was just arriving in Chittagong before long and it was parked at the number 7 terminal of Chittagong. Now it is still parked in Chittagong.

From Shijiazhuang to Russia--A new road for international logistics

On June 2 nd , a  China-European freight train consisting of 41 carriages   departs from Shixi Operational Dept.in the Shijiazhuang Freight Center   of the China Railways Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd.  That is a miracle time!The destination is heads for Minsk, the capital of Belarus.The opening of China-Europe  Route made a brand-new international logistic channel between   Hebei Province and Europe. It is reported that there are totally forty-one 40-foot container s loading with diesel engines, fishing gear, valves, shoes and hats, furniture, etc. The whole  running time is about 15 days  with the entire process of about 9600 kilometers .Then, the  return trip will be initiated by the Koryatzki station,passing through   the Walsinau station, Yekaterinburg, and Novosibirsk station to Shijiazhuang .All containers will be loaded the wood en  products of Belarus and neighboring countries. Learn more: http://sowoll.com/en/dn...

Attention! The customs discovered and seized 1.44 tons of hazardous chemicals,which has been temporarily detained according to law!

A few days ago,a trading company   applied to export a batch of shoe products such as EVA soles and EVA sheets in Fuzhou.Customs  in Xiamen   found that a large number of barrels of liquid unlabeled goods were contained in the rear of the container   during   inspections .It was suspected   of being   hazardous chemicals.Customs promptly initiated a joint inspection plan for  this issues, conducted a thorough investigation of the goods   and notified the Maritime Affairs Bureau of the relevant information.After  checking, the   unlabeled   barreled liquid  mentioned above   is  all PU adhesives .It all   belong s  to the third category of flammable liquids   in the “Dangerous Chemicals Catalogue”. We should remember the lesson of history.T hree years ago , the "8 • 12" special fire and explosion accident in Tianjin port happened.That is a terrible news for everyone.This explosion claimed 165 l...

NEWS of Shanghai Port

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According to a notice issued by MSK route, EUGEN MAERSK 821W, the European route AE1 scheduled to sail for 5/27, is currently scheduled to be closed in Shanghai Port at 5:25 on the 5th/25th, due to the delays. The HMM, MSC, etc in schedule should be adjusted like the same. However, at the end of the month, it is also short in shipping space. Early packing, early declaration, and early arrival in the port all are necessary to do so as not to delay the sailing schedule. According to a notice issued by ship owner, EMC, because the container source and outside ports all are relatively tight, equipment lists will temporarily be in Yangshan port. At present, only the Waigaoqiao Terminal (outside of the 5 yards) may have a few boxes. For special needs, please contact your European experts to try to apply. In Europe, in Lisbon dock, one of the largest ports in Portugal, workers are on two-week strike!  The statement of the Lisbon Union Port of Portugal shows that the strike is...

MPC picks up three more discounted boxships as the charter market heats up

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Oslo-based containership owner MPC Container Ships has launched another raid on the former assets of German KG companies for three discounted 2,500 teu feeder vessels to boost its fleet to 68 ships. In a combined cash and shares deal, it has an agreement with Triton Debt Opportunities to purchase the geared 2,500 teu 2005-built Victoria Schulte for a total consideration of $11.8m. And it is to purchase two 2,500 teu vessels, the Welle and the Woge, built in 2005 and 2006, for $11m each. MPC has aggressively built a portfolio of predominately feeder ships on a blueprint strategy of acquiring the distressed assets at rock-bottom prices and capitalising on the rising charter market in this sector, thus improving vessel value. Constantin Baack, chief executive, said: “We are very pleased with the development in the past year. Within only 12 months, MPC has become the largest owner globally of feeder containerships with a capacity of up to 3,000 teu. During the same time, c...