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Service Announcements(800) 876-6422, FAX (904) 791-8836, e-mail gburrows@shippers.comAPL joins transatlantic leg of pendulumAPL has joined the westbound transatlantic leg of the weekly Europe/U.S.East Coast/Autralasia Oceania Pendulum service, jointlyoperated by Maersk Line and CP Ships.APL will take slots on the service betweenZeebrugge, Tilbury, Bremerhaven, Rotterdamin Europe, to Charleston, Savannah and Miami.The Singapore carrier, which markets theservice as ASX, said it is the first time it hasserved Savannah.The Oceania Pendulum service uses 11 ships averaging 4,111TEUS and has a full port rotation of: Zeebrugge, Tilbury, Bremerhaven,Rotterdam, Charleston, Savannah, Miami, Kingston, Balboa,Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Port Chalmers,Balboa, Kingston, Philadelphia and back to Zeebrugge.APL currently offers seven weekly services, including the ASX,in the transatlantic trade.FEFC lines raise rates, bunker surchargeThe Far Eastern Freight Conference, which includes most ofthe Asia/Europe container shipping lines, are raising freights ratesthis month.Effective April 1, the following rate increaseswill be implemented:• Six-month contracts for cargoes fromAsia (excluding Japan) to North Europe,Scandinavia and Mediterranean subject to a$200 increase.• Twelve-month contracts to jump $200 for cargoes from Japanto North Europe, Scandinavia and Mediterranean.• Six-month contracts for cargoes from Japan to North Europe,Scandinavia and Mediterranean to be raised in two tiers;$150 from April 1 to Oct. 1 and then another $150 for the nextsix month period.• Cargo moving from Scandinavia, North Europe and Mediterraneanto Asia (including Japan) will be subject to a $50 rateincrease.The FEFC also said its bunker adjustment factor will rise 5percent to $270 for the month of April, from $257 in March.According to the January World Liner Supply reports of ComPairData, fourth quarter 2005 capacity in the Asia/Europe and Mediterraneantrade increased 4 percent compared to the previous quarterand 15.8 percent compared to the same quarter 2004.FEFC carriers are: ANL Container Lines, CMA CGM, EgyptianInternational Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai MerchantMarine, “K” Line, Maersk Line, MISC, MOL, NYK, OOCL,Safmarine and Yang Ming.Zim details AMP service rotation changeZim Integrated Shipping Services provided details on a previouslyreported change to its AMP service in April, when ships onthe service will begin calling directly to East Mediterranean portsinstead of Adriatic ports.The new rotation will be: Piraeus, Kumport, Constanza, Haifa,Colombo, Singapore, Shekou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Pusan, Vancouver,Portland, Pusan, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Shekou,News & Trends in Transportation MarketingReport: 34% of marketingpros in transportation earnover $100K a year.According to the 2006 TMCA MarketingTrends Report, 33.8% of marketing, sales,and communications professionals earnannual base salaries of more than U.S.$100,000 (excluding benefits and bonus).In addition, 44% receive an annual cashbonus of over $10,000. To order this newreport, visit www.TMCAtoday.org or call(952) 442-5638, x208.Emerging Trends in 2006• Market Research continues to play apivotal role in bottom-line results, rangingfrom product development and pricingto customer service, strategy andmeasurement. How are you leveragingindustry research and intelligence tostrengthen your company’s performance?• Lack of time, budgets and human resourcescontinue to limit a transportation company’sability to effectively “go to market.”• Building a brand establishes a sustainableadvantage in today’s changing marketplace.How are you leveraging your brandcapabilities to strengthen your positionin the marketplace?• Learn more from your peers and industrythought-leaders at the 2006 TMCA AnnualConference and Expo — May 21-23 inKeystone, Colo. For details, visit onlineat www.TMCAtoday.org.TMCA Conference & ExpoMay 21–23, 2006 • Keystone, COEvent Sponsors:Transport TopicsADVERTISEMENT94 AMERICAN SHIPPER: APRIL 2006TMCA provides connections, resources , information, and solutionsfor today’s marketing professional in transportation and logistics.
Singapore, Haifa Piraeus. The first vessel in the rearranged servicewill be the Zim Canada, scheduled to launch April 27.Meanwhile, the Adriatic service will be maintained by a dedicatedweekly service connecting Haifa and Ashdod.COSCO, Evergreen start China/U.S. loopCOSCO and Evergreen in March commenced a joint weeklyAsia/U.S. East Coast service.The China-U.S. East Coast Service (CUE) initially deploys threevessels of about 2,700 TEUs calling Shanghai; Yantian; HongKong; Cristobal, Panama; Savannah, Ga.; Miami; Cristobal; andback to Shanghai.Zim adds Oakland to RTW serviceZim Integrated Shipping Services said it has added another stopon the U.S. West Coast for its round-the-world service.Vessels on the service will begin calling at Oakland (the servicepreviously called only at Los Angeles) in response to market demand,the carrier said in a statement.The service’s new route is: Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen andChiwan in China; Singapore; Port Kelang, Malaysia; Mundra,Nhava Sheva and Tuticorin in India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Suez;Port Said, Egypt; Felixstowe; Rotterdam; Hamburg; New York,Newport News, Va., and Charleston; Kingston, Jamaica; PanamaCanal; Los Angeles; and Oakland.Hanjin to join new Asia/Med loopKorean ocean carrier Hanjin Shipping has started taking spacefrom CKYH alliance partner Yang Ming on its recently startedweekly Asia/Mediterranean AMS2 service.The AMS2 service started late-February anddeploys seven 3,500-TEU ships, with “K” Lineproviding five of the vessels and Yang Mingthe other two. The port rotation is: Shanghai,Ningbo, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Yantian, Singapore,Jeddah, Port Said, Genoa, Fos, Valencia,Port Said, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Shanghai.Hanjin joins the AMS2 marketing the services as New AsiaMed Express (NMX).‘K’ Line, MOL introduce New Andes linkJapanese ocean carriers “K” Line and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines releaseddetails of their joint weekly Asia/Mexico/West Coast SouthAmerica service due to start April.The first sailing of the New Andes Service,which replaces the two carriers’ former vesselsharing agreement with A.P. Moller-acquiredP&O Nedlloyd, will be made by the vesselCielo D’ Europe when it departs ChiwanApril 8.The New Andes Service will use nine 2,000-TEU ships — fivefrom “K” Line and four from MOL — and have a port rotationof: Keelung; Chiwan; Hong Kong; Xiamen; Shanghai; Qingdao(fortnightly); Busan; Manzanillo, Mexico; Buenaventura; Guayaquil;Callao; Iquique; Valparaiso; Lirquen; Yokohama and backto Keelung.“New Andes will be the first service that offers direct link fromXiamen and Qingdao to West Coast South America ports,” thecarriers said in a joint statement.Econocaribe starts Newark/Ecuador serviceNon-vessel-operating common carrier Econocaribe has startedoffering a new service from the U.S. Northeast to Ecuador.Econocaribe said the new weekly less-than-containerload servicedeparts from the Port of New York-New Jersey to Guyaquil,Ecuador. Voyage time is nine days.Miami-based Econocaribe has an office in New Jersey, whereit has been consolidating shipments to several destinations in theCaribbean, as well as Argentina and Brazil. A company spokesmansaid growing volumes from the U.S. Northeast to Ecuador promptedthe company to start a regular weekly service.Internet Indexof AdvertisersCheck out these locations on the World Wide WebAmerican ShipperComPair Datawww.AmericanShipper.comwww.compairdata.comAlabama State Port Authority www.asdd.comAPL Co. PTE Ltd. www.apl.comAtlantic Container Line www.ACLcargo.comAvalon Risk Management www.avalonrisk.comCOSCO www.coscon.comCrowley Maritime Corp. www.crowley.comEmirates Sky Cargo www.skycargo.comEvergreen Marine www.evergreen-marine.comFreightgate www.freightgate.comGlobal Maritime Transportation Serviceswww.globemar.comHamburg Sud www.hamburgsud.comHatsu Marine www.hatsu-marine.comHorizon Lines www.horizonlines.com/alwaysHRMA International Trade Symposiumwww.PortofHamptonRoads.com/symposium/Hyundai America Shipping Agency Inc. www.hmm21.comIntermarine LLC www.intermarineusa.comIntermodal Association of North Americawww.intermodal.orgInternational Bond & Marine Brokerage Ltd.www.intlbondmarine.comInternational Container Terminal Services Inc.www.ictsi.comItalia Marittima S.p.A. www.italiamaritima.itLOGICON Conference www.wbresearch.comMaersk Line www.maerskline.comMatson Navigation www.matson.comMediterranean Shipping Co. USA Inc.www.mscgva.chMOL (America) Inc. www.molpower.comNational Industrial Transportation League www.nitl.orgNortheast Trade/Transportation Conference 2006www.conect.orgOld Dominion Freight Line www.odfl.comPort Authority of New York and New Jerseywww.portnynj.comPort Everglades Authoritywww.co.broward.fl.us/port.htmRickmers-Linie www.rickmers-linie.comSchneider National www.schneider.comSeaboard Marine Inc. www.seaboardmarine.comSouth Carolina State Ports Authoritywww.port-of-charleston.comTMCA Conference www.tmcatoday.orgTT Club www.ttclub.comVirginia Ports Authority www.vaports.comWaterman Steamship Corp.www.waterman-steamship.comAMERICAN SHIPPER: APRIL 2006 95
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