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Evergreen Marine Is Looking Forward To Adding Eleven New Ships To Its Existing Fleet There is no denying the fact that the Evergreen Marine has a strong presence by establishing its position as the largest shipping company in Taiwan. Of recent, the well-established organization is planning on acquiring no less than eleven vessels that are each of 23,000 teu and a remarkable budget of $1.76 billion has been allotted for this fleet addition on a large scale. Evergreen Marine has also made it clear that five or six out of the eleven new vessels will be fresh orders whereas the six remaining ones will provide a chartered service. The acquisition of the eleven vessels will certainly boost the overall performance of the current 1.3m teu fleet of the organization and the rumour has it that the renowned Imabari shipyard in Japan might be associated with the development. Jinjian Shipping Has Recently Introduced A New Taicang-Southeast Asia Service The China-based Jinjian Shipping has successfully launched a new, container shipping service that will efficiently connect Taicang along with Southeast Asia. In order to establish a good connection for Taicang-Southeast Asia route, the organization will deploy four container ships that are each of 750 teu and are well-equipped for uninterrupted, top-notch service. This new service is all set to feature the significant ports of Taicang, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Haiphong and Xiamen. According to sources, the container vessels will commence their journey from Taicang on every Tuesday and Saturday and will reach the Hong Kong port in a span of five days, and the Haiphong port within a period of eight days. The introduction of the this Taicang-Southeast Asia service will definitely play an instrumental role in satisfying the ever-increasing demands of regional exports and imports, as well as optimizing the company’s coverage in the regions of Southeast Asia. Haldia Port’s First Containerized Movement Commenced Its Journey Via Inland Waterways The Haldia International Container Terminal has witnessed its very first containerised movement by the name of MV Bhavya that has made its way through the inland waterways (National Waterway 1, to be more precise) at Haldia Dock Complex. MV Bhavya falls under the supervision of Adani Logistics and travelled all the way from Haldia to Bihar. As the reports stated, the vessel was filled with 48x20’ laden containers and 4x20” empty ones and included a great amount of nicely packed containers that comprised Adani Wilma’s edible oil. Cochin Shipyard Launches Two RoPax Vessels For Inland Waterways Authority Of India Cochin Shipyard Ltd. is well-known for its consistently good performance and has recently supervised and designed the construction of two new RoPax vessels for the Inland Waterways Authority Of India (IWAI) and these vessels happen to be the third and fourth vessels in the series of ten vessels as previously ordered by the Inland Waterway organization. The Cochin Shipyard is also entrusted by the IWAI to build 8 RoPax vessels along with 2 RoRo vessels that will provide their services at convenient locations along the National Waterways 1 and 2. Keeping in mind the proper IRS standards, each and every vessel will be well-equipped with life-saving features to come in handy during times of need. Teekay Receives The Delivery Of A New Icebreaking LNG Carrier With its headquarters established in Bermuda, Teekay has indeed come a long way from being just a regional shipping company to one of the best marine energy transportation, storage and production organizations across the globe. The company has recently acquired the possession of a newly launched Arc 7 icebreaking LNG carrier (by the name of Vladimir Voronin) the potential of which will be put to good use for the Yamal LNG project. The Yamal LNG Project is gradually gaining ground as an intricately planned energy project on an international scale that is being funded by world-class organizations like Novatek, China National Petroleum Corporation and Total. Sources: https://splash247.com/evergreen-commits-to-eleven-new-23000-teu-ships/ https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/jinjiang-shipping-starts-taicang-southeast-asia-service/ http://www.maritimegateway.com/andhra-pradesh-talks-vpt-develop-masula-port/ http://www.eximin.net/NewsDetails.aspx?name=41833 https://www.marinelink.com/news/teekay-adds-th-arc-icebreaking-lng-469604