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CMA-CGM

 

The CMA CGM Group has announced that it will deploy starting end of May its flagship fleet of six 18,000 TEU vessels between Asia and the West coast of the U.S
In total, 6 ships of 18,000 TEUS will join the Pearl River Express service; a series of 6 ships bearing the names of great explorers

For their Indian Subcontinent/Middle East Gulf and Douala they have announts the improvement of its service from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East Gulf to Cameroon.To increase the reliability of its service to Douala, CMA CGM will connect the cargo at Pointe Noire instead of Cotonou. Cargo from India/Middle East Gulf will then benefit from a fortnightly service to Douala with a 5-day gain in transit time.

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd existing weekly North China India service (NCI) will be upgraded. With the restructured service, Hapag-Lloyd will have a direct Mundra call in order to provide connectivity to the comprehensive, global service network

Vessel Arrest

 The "Magic Orient" has been arrested in Singapore by the Supreme Court of Singapore on 29, 2016 at 8 p.m. local time following action by the local law firm Haridass Ho & Partners.

Ships in trouble

M.V MFV Z90 Francine

The "Francine - Z 90" suffered a fire in the afternoon of Mar 2, 2016, 32 miles south of Lizard Point in the English Canal. The Lizard lifeboat was launched, a helicopter of the Coastguard airlifted three injured crewmen

M.V. Lizrix

The vessel with a crew of eight on board alerted the CROSS Gris Nez after having suffered a damage of its propulsion system in the traffic separation scheme of the Pas de Calais. The unloaded ship was adrift about nine nautical miles from Calais.

M.V. Amadeus Amethis

 The "Amadeus Amethist" got in difficulty off Fécamp on Mar 3, 2016 in rough seas with waves of four to five meters and winds of 74 km/h. The vessel, which was coming from Antwerp and bound to Fécamp with a crew of eight on board, suffered engine failure and dropped anchor. Three tugs arrived shortly before noon. Two were sent by the maritime prefecture (Premar) Channel and another was mobilized by the owner. The Navy also sent a helicopter. In the late morning, the ship regained its propulsion and reached the port of Fécamp in the late afternoon.