Dachser Expands in Poland
The internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser, is continuing to expand its global logistics network. The Dachser Air & Sea Logistics business segment is setting up its own team in the Polish air and sea freight market. Read more
Weekly Joint Service Line to Asia
The handling of shipments for the Xin Hong Kong at the Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH) on 17 July 2009 launched a scheduled weekly container service which connects North Europe to the Far East.
Under this new joint service schedule the Chinese ocean carrier Shipping Container Line (CSCL) and Evergreen Line from Taiwan cooperate on these routes for the first time. The new AEX-1 / CEM uses 4 container boats of CSCL, with a capacity of about 9,600 TEU and four Evergreen units between 7,000 and 8,000 TEU. The carriers CMA CGM, ZIM and IRIS Lines have also booked container positions for the service line.
After its first calling at Hamburg, the XIN HONG KONG called at Rotterdam and Zeebrügge, then entered its home port Hong Kong as well as Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo and Yantian (Shenzhen). The cruising speed of the units used allows a traveling time of 56 days for a roundtrip.
In Hamburg, container traffic with Asia reached a total volume of 5.5 million containers (TEU) in 2008. With 3.1 million TEU the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong) achieved also in 2008 a top position among the ten major trading partners of Hamburg Harbour in container traffic .
(Picture: Hamburg and its new joint service line China Shipping and Evergreen Line / photo: Hamburg Harbour)
Drastic Fall in Sea Freight Rates
The global economic downturn and the drop in oil prices have led to a fall in sea freight rates in Germany. Read more
