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HUTCHISON PORTS AND TIL ANNOUNCE NEW DEVELOPMENT 
 
Hutchison Ports and Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl (TIL), the terminal investment company of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), have announced a collaboration to develop a new container terminal in the Europahaven, where the north side of the Hutchison Ports ECT Delta terminal and Hutchison Ports Delta II (the former APMT-R site) are located. 
 
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PORT OF FELIXSTOWE LAUNCHES OCEAN 
 
Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe has launched OCEAN (Online Container Enquiry Analytics Notifications), a new online platform to provide fast and accurate real-time information for customers. 
 
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Ningbo-Zhoushan hits record container volume amid Shanghai lockdown 
 
In April, Ningbo-Zhoushan port is expected to post a container throughput of over 3m teu, a new high for single month and an increase of 10% year-on-year. 
 
Amid the recent covid-outbreaks happened in Yangtze river delta, especially the wave in its neighboring port Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan port maintained smooth operation for container trucks transportation and provided more solutions including opening up new services, adding freight places and adjusting empty containers to effectively relieve the logistics pressure in Yangtze river delta region. 
 
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PORT OF FELIXSTOWE TOPS 100 MILLION TEU 
 
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has passed the 100 million TEU mark since it handled its first container in the 1960s. 
 
The 100th million TEU was loaded at Berth 8, the port’s newest facility and one of four berths at the UK’S largest container port capable of handling the world’s largest container ships. 
 
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Little relief in sight for container equipment shortages 
 
The shortage of boxes that is plaguing shippers is not due to any underinvestment in the equipment fleet, but due to the extended time they are spending in transit, according to container shipping specialist Drewry 
 
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Port operations in Shanghai and Ningbo halted by Typhoon Chanthu 
 
Ports in Shanghai and Ningbo, the world’s largest and third-largest container hubs, have closed for the second time due to the impact of a typhoon this summer. 
 
China’s National Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert, the second-most serious level, for the Typhoon Chanthu, which is expected to make landfall in the Zhoushan Archipelago, Zhejiang province on Monday with strong gales and heavy rainfall. 
 
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Ningbo’s Meishan terminal partially reopens 
 
THE blocked Meishan terminal in the major Chinese container port of Ningbo appears to have partly been reinstated, with new arrivals of three containerships last weekend – and after Meishan started to handle vessels at berth in the middle of last week. 
 
The development comes after two large boxships – 22,000 teu CMA CGM Rivoli and 8,633 teu CMA CGM Samson – left Meishan over the weekend after being at berth for more 10 days due to the coronavirus-led closure of the facility. 
 
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Shippers urged to book early for this peak season 
 
Cargo owners are being urged to book early for this year’s air and ocean freight peak seasons, with the current strong demand for space and limited capacity likely to extend into next year – along with high prices. 
 
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Ocean rates continue to climb as peak season heats up 
 
Demand for ocean freight capacity on key trades continues to outstrip supply as peak season heats up, pushing listed Asia-North Europe spot freight rates past the US$13,000/FEU mark, “and sending Europe to South America rates spiking more than 30% since last week”, the latest spot market figures and analysis from digital freight platform Freightos indicate. 
 
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Ocean freight spot rates continue to surge 
 
Ocean freight spot rates have continued to surge over the last week, with average rises close to 5% compared with the previous week across the eight major East-West trades assessed by container shipping specialist Drewry, and further rises expected this week. 
 
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