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Hamburg-Based Hapag-Lloyd Has Been Forced To Put Its Newbuild Plans On Ice The famous shipping organization from Hamburg called Hapag-Lloyd is regarded as the fifth largest liner in the world with 1.7m slots in its well-stocked and advanced fleet has decided to put its new build vessel plans on ice due to the raging COVID-19 that has taken the entire maritime industry out on a toss! Earlier, Hapag-Lloyd had plans of teaming up with HMM, MSC, and CMA CGM for placing a bulk order of six huge boxship vessels but the CEO has recently confirmed that the pending orders are on hold as such a giant investment cannot be expected amidst a global crisis. Evergreen Shipping Introduces A New Container Service From New Orleans Evergreen Shipping has recently come up with a brand-new service on April 29 that will shuttle between the Port of New Orleans (NOLA) and the Caribbean and it featured the Evergreen Arkadia visiting the Port’s Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. The CEO Brandy D. Christian and the Port NOLA President have put forward the statement that the launch of the new weekly container service will surely boost the global connectivity working through the Evergreen organization’s widespread network of maritime-based services in Panama. The terminal operator Ports America is trusted with the constant supervision of new container service at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. The Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) Decides To Keep Ports Open To Encourage Seaborne Trade The entire world is now crumbling under the pressure of the devastating Coronavirus pandemic as the global scenario continues to deteriorate without any sign of slowing down. Realizing the need to highlight how the shipping sector plays an instrumental part in ensuring that the trading operations across the globe are up and running, the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) from Europe, Asia, North America, and Middle East have joined hands to announce that the ports will remain operational amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The port authorities are focused on the smooth transaction of trading procedures by figuring out the best strategies. Austal Australia Wins A Wonderful Deal To Construct Six Australian Navy Patrol Boats In the middle of the global crisis owing to the life-threatening pandemic, Austal Australia has got a reason to celebrate by winning an award that features a A$324 million contract to plan, design and build not one but six advanced Cape-class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) for the Royal Australian Navy. This has never happened before in the entire history of the Australia-based shipbuilding company and it is undoubtedly the largest contract ever signed by Austal that is meant for an Australian vessel construction program. The GAC Group Launches A Tailor-Made Support Package To Fight The Corona Crisis The GAC Group has played an integral role in introducing a customized support package as an attempt to restrict the spread of the deadly virus as we can find that the shipping companies across the globe have no other valid option but to lay-up their vessels till the situation reverts to normalcy. GAC has worked hard and teamed up with strategic suppliers and is trying to utilize its resources to the maximum potential. This will surely prove to be beneficial in choosing the appropriate solutions for departing personnel and off-signers. Sources: https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-puts-megamax-orders-on-ice/ https://www.porttechnology.org/news/evergreen-launches-new-service-from-new-orleans/ http://www.maritimegateway.com/20-port-authorities-signed-declaration-keep-ports-open-seaborne-trade-support-fight-covid-19-pandemic/ https://www.marinelink.com/news/austal-wins-contract-build-six-australian-478102 http://eximin.net/NewsDetails.aspx?name=43870