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Evergreen Signs A New Project For Building Ten Container Vessels Evergreen is one of the most popular shipping companies in the whole world and has originated from Taiwan. Evergreen owns no less than 206 vessels in its well-stocked fleet that has catapulted it to success in the maritime industry, thus earning the tag of the seventh largest liner in the whole world. Of recent, Evergreen has sanctioned the inception of an important newbuilding project that will focus on the construction of ten containerships that are sized individually at 23,000 teu. The completion of the ten, large-sized vessels will be supervised at three major shipyards that includes the Jiangnan Shipyard and the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China, the Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The new containerships are of great significance and are considered to be the largest vessels in the Vietnam-based organization and will be utilized in the European and West American trade routes. Westports Holdings Aims At Handling A Record Capacity Of 10m TEU This Year The Malaysia-based Westport Holdings has carved out a niche in the maritime arena with its penchant for delivering a brilliant performance every single time. This year, the company has set an incredible goal of achieving a record performance of 10m teu that will make it successful in handling a high container throughput. Over the period of last 25 years, this shipping company has excelled in container handling and has become the fastest growing terminal in Port Klang. Given the praiseworthy growth rate that the Westports Holdings is experiencing, there is no doubt that it will be soon be able to achieve a double-digit percentage growth surge in 2019. Moreover, it is also selecting the final layout design for expanding its existing facilities in the container terminal. NELCO Has Introduced Maritime Communications Services In India NELCO has earned a lot of popularity in our country by establishing its presence as one of the major VSAT solutions providers. Now, it has taken a step further ahead by introducing the maritime communication services that has made it a pioneer in providing broadband services within the shipping sector in India. By ensuring that the maritime connectivity is taken a notch higher, the company will be able to offer high-end support by giving the necessary access to Data, Voice and Video services as you make your journey on ships, cruise liners and so on. Chennai Port Trust Sealed The Deal With KIA Motors To Boost The Export Of Vehicles Making a steady development in the marine segment, the Chennai Port Trust has agreed to a long-term agreement with KIA Motors (based in Korea) to be able to offer custom-made services related to the export of vehicles. For this project, the port authority has teamed up with their trustworthy logistics partner called the Glovis India Anantapur Pvt. Ltd, which will also churn out some benefits for the customers from time to time. KIA Motors has strongly established their hold in the trading markets of India by launching its full-fledged plant in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. This long-term deal will definitely mark the company’s reign in the South Asian markets as it utilizes the Chennai Port to its fullest potential after the ordered vehicles are manufactured at the new plant in Anantapur. Chennai Port has offered a helping hand to assist this venture by providing safe berthing facilities for the carrier vessels (carrying the cars as shipment) at reasonable pricing, along with the necessary provision of car parking at reduced rates. CMA CGM Has Launched The Rhine Valley Rail To Connect Rotterdam With German Hinterland CMA CGM has planned to introduce the Rhine Valley Rail that will serve as a great connector between Rotterdam and German Hinterland. This will serve as a great substitute to the truck and barge transport regarding the famous Rhine river. The rail service will include no less than six departures per week and will offer a more reliable and quicker means of transport between Germany and Rotterdam, which happens to be the busiest port in entire Europe. The train service is supposed to operate at three separate terminals (ECT, RWG and Euromax) in Rotterdam that will offer much flexibility to the port authority as well as to the ones who wish to avail this useful service. Sources: https://splash247.com/evergreen-confirms-newbuilding-project-for-ten-mega-boxships/ https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/westports-confident-of-handling-over-10m-teu-this-year/ http://www.maritimegateway.com/nelco-launches-maritime-communications-services-india/ http://www.eximin.net/NewsDetails.aspx?name=42032 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/cma-cgm-to-connect-rotterdam-with-german-hinterland/