Shipping and Maritime

G2 Ocean - MyG2

G2 Ocean Launching New Online Platform, MyG2, to Help Customers Improve Logistics Management

Dec. 2, 2020 - G2 Ocean announced that it is launching a new web-based platform for its customers; MyG2. The platform gives customers full visibility and access to live data and information related to various business activities, including:

  • Live Schedules
  • Shipment- and vessel Tracking
  • Dashboard with Performance Data

“MyG2 opens the door to a new world of opportunities for our customers and marks a major step towards improving customer service,” said Project Manager Camilla Naumann-Berg.

“We hope this easy to use platform will foster collaboration, improve efficiency and give customers relevant business insights to help them stay ahead of their competition,” she added.

New features to be added

As part of a frequent upgrade strategy, new features and functionality such as a booking of shipments will be added during 2021. Other updates include:

  • Booking of shipments
  • Extended dashboard functionality, including individual greenhouse gas emission reports
  • Integration of Bill of Lading Issuing Process

To learn more about G2 Ocean’s MyG2 platform, visit: www.g2ocean.com.

SOURCE: G2 Ocean

 

MSC Names Soren Toft as Its New CEO

Soren Toft

Dec. 2, 2020 - MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company today announced the appointment of Soren Toft as Chief Executive Officer, effective 2 December 2020. He reports directly to Diego Aponte, MSC Group President, and Gianluigi Aponte, Founder and MSC Group Chairman.

Toft joins MSC from Maersk, where he served as Chief Operating Officer since 2013 and later as a Member of the Executive Board. His impressive long-standing career in shipping over more than two decades and extensive experience in leadership roles will bring significant value to MSC’s cargo businesses, building on the company’s existing strengths and boosting its development plans even further.

In his role as CEO, Toft oversees MSC’s global cargo businesses including ocean liner and logistics. He will also be a member of the board of directors of Terminal Investment Ltd (TiL), the terminals business which is majority-owned by MSC.

Commenting on the new CEO’s arrival, Diego Aponte said, “With his twenty-five years of experience in leadership roles at Maersk, and his comprehensive understanding of the future of the container shipping supply chain, Soren is the ideal match to help lead MSC into the future at the helm of our family company, building on the strategy which has made MSC such a growing success these past five decades.”

Toft added, “I am very excited and humbled by the opportunity given to me by the Aponte family. Helping to preserve the MSC DNA and lead such a successful company into the future is a great honour and a privilege for me.”

SOURCE: MSC

 

Royal Wagenborg - Finland

Wagenborg Establishes New Shipping Agency in Eastern Finland

Nov. 18, 2020 - Royal Wagenborg  announced that as of January 1, 2021, a new Wagenborg branch office in eastern Finland will be operational to offer full agency services in various ports around the Gulf of Finland and the Saimaa region.

According to Wagenborg, the main focus of the Finnish agency office will be the port of Hamina/Kotka and the entire lake Saimaa area. In addition, agency services can be provided in all other ports along the south coast of Finland -- from Naantali in the west to Loviisa in the east.

In these Finnish ports, Wagenborg can be contacted 24/7 year-round for agency services ensuring ships a quick turnaround in these ports. On a yearly basis about 400 port calls can be expected in these ports.

“Our presence in Finland means that our customers can be assured that our shipping agents have the local knowledge and industry expertise to find the best solution to cater for their needs," said Chartering Manager, Coos Blaauw.

In addition, Wagenborg Agencies also service several European ports from branch offices in Tarragona, Algeciras and Ceuta (Spain) and Delfzijl, Eemshaven, Rotterdam region, Amsterdam region and Terneuzen region (the Netherlands).

Founded in 1898, Royal Wagenborg is an international maritime logistics conglomerate. The family owned and managed company offers a variety of maritime services, being a total solution provider with regard to shipping, offshore services, towage services, maritime management services, warehousing and transshipment, crane rental and special and heavy transport.

SOURCE: Royal Wagenborg

 

Alexander Global Logistics Expands Bremerhaven Hub

Alexander Global LogisticsOct. 6, 2020 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) announced that it has expanded its warehouse capacity significantly in Bremerhaven for new business, especially in the pulp and paper sector.

With this expansion, AGL has increased its storage capacity from 6,000 to 21,000 m², in a total of three warehouses.

The location boosts the following advantages:

  • Only 2 km distance to container terminal Bremerhaven
  • A direct railway connection at the warehouse
  • Close distance to the main highway

AGL explained that the expansion is a strategic step towards matching the increasing demands in terms of volume and handling requirements of the pulp and paper industry.

SOURCE: Alexander Global Logistics

 

Transpacific shipping

Transpacific Rates Hit New Heights – Now Three Times Higher Than Asia-Europe

By Gavin van Marle for The Loadstar

Sept. 9, 2020 - Transpacific container shippers are paying more than three times as much as their Asia-North Europe counterparts, as freight rates on the headhaul leg from Asia to the west coast North America hit unprecedented highs.

According to new analysis from Alphaliner, after the Shanghai-Los Angeles SCFI spot rate reached a record $3,758 per feu on Friday, North American shippers and forwarders are now paying carriers $0.64 per nautical mile.

In contrast, North European importers are paying $0.19 per nautical mile for a shipment from Shanghai to Antwerp, the lowest of the nine routes covered by the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.

“The fact that earnings per nautical mile are more than three times as high on the Asia-USWC trade is remarkable, as carriers need fewer resources (ships and equipment) on a shorter trade,” wrote Alphaliner today.

“A typical Far East-North Europe service requires the deployment of some 12 ships, whereas six are sufficient for a transpacific south-west loop.”

The complete article can be found on The Loadstar's website: theloadstar.com/transpacific-rates-hit-new-heights-now-three-times-higher-than-asia-europe

 
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