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February 08, 2012
G6 Alliance moves launch of Asia-Europe service up to MarchFebruary 08, 2012 G6 Alliance moves launch of Asia-Europe service up to March Hong Kong, February 08, 2012: Members of the G6 Alliance announced today that their groundbreaking cooperation in Asia-Europe container shipping will begin operation in the first week of March – one month ahead of schedule. “We are eager to roll out our competitive products to benefit customers by offering a comprehensive and increased coverage of 40 ports in the Asia-Europe market with more sailing frequency,” the members said in a statement. “Customer response to the G6 Alliance is strong, the latest economic condition in the trade supports the timing of the launch, and we are ready to meet the market’s expectations.” The G6 Alliance, serving the Asia-to-Europe-and-Mediterranean market was announced last December. The G6 Alliance members are the carriers in the Grand Alliance and New World Alliance: APL, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line. The G6 Alliance will launch six services between Asia and North Europe in the first week of March. Those serving Japanese ports will commence after completion of consultations with the Japan Harbor Transportation Association and labor unions. A seventh service will follow when it can be supported by sustainable trade conditions. The service will provide direct coverage to the Bohai Bay ports in Dalian and Xingang. The G6 Alliance will continue the existing Asia-Mediterranean Express Service (EUM) and will also launch a new Asia-Black Sea Express service (ABX) in the first week of April. The base-plan port rotation of the G6 Alliance loops is as follows, subject to the confirmation of berth availability: Loop 1 Kobe – Nagoya – Shimizu – Tokyo – Hong Kong – Cai Mep – Singapore – Jeddah – Rotterdam - Hamburg – Southampton – Le Havre – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kobe Loop 2 To be finalized Loop 3 Shanghai – Ningbo – South China – Singapore – Tangier – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – Gdansk - Gothenburg – Rotterdam – Jeddah – Singapore – South China – Hong Kong - Shanghai Loop 4 Ningbo – Shanghai – South China – Singapore – Southampton - Hamburg – Rotterdam – Singapore – South China – Ningbo Loop 5 Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai – South China – Singapore - Rotterdam - Hamburg – Thamesport – Singapore – Kwangyang Loop 6 Kaohsiung – Xiamen – South China – Hong Kong - Singapore – Colombo – Southampton - Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jebel Ali – Singapore – South China – Kaohsiung Loop 7 Qingdao – Shanghai – Hong Kong - South China – Singapore – Salalah – Le Havre – Rotterdam - Hamburg – Southampton – Tangier – Salalah – Singapore – South China – Qingdao ABX Service Ningbo - Shanghai – South China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Said – Ashdod – Istanbul – Constanza - Odessa – Istanbul – Ashdod – Port Said – Singapore – Ningbo EUM Service Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Klang – Jeddah – Damietta – Genoa – FOS Sur Mer – Barcelona – Valencia – Damietta – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Pusan -
December 20, 2011
Grand, New World shipping lines create new Far East-Europe alliancePress Releases December 20, 2011 Grand, New World shipping lines create new Far East-Europe alliance Six carriers, nine services with fast transit times, improved port coverage; More than 90 ships, covering more than 40 ports in Asia, Europe and Mediterranean; Includes Bohai and Baltic loops Hamburg, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo – 20 DECEMBER 2011 Six leading container shipping lines have agreed to create one of the largest vessel networks in the Far East-to-Europe trade lane. The comprehensive agreement will bring together members of The New World and Grand alliances to create The G6 Alliance. New World Alliance members are APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, and Mitsui O.S.K Lines. Grand Alliance members are Hapag-Lloyd AG, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line. The new partnership will create one of the leading networks in the Far East-to-Europe and Far East-to-Mediterranean container shipping markets with more than 90 ships in nine services calling at more than 40 ports in Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean. The integrated cooperation of these six lines will enable product and service features to be easily adjusted to market requirements. “This is a milestone agreement that significantly improves service coverage in the Asia-Europe market,” member carriers said in a statement. “We will offer sailing frequencies and direct coverage that compete with anyone in the market.“ The new alliance is scheduled to begin operation by April 2012 with seven joint services operating between Asia and Europe and two services to the Mediterranean. It includes a direct Far East-Baltic service with calls at Gdansk, Poland and Gothenburg, Sweden as well as transshipment in Singapore. Member carriers said the new alliance will be characterized by fast transit times, broad port coverage and the latest vessels, with capacities of up to 14,000 TEU. The new alliance will enable the most efficient integration of the largest ship sizes that will be introduced over the next 30 months. The nine joint services will offer more frequent departures with daily sailings from the major Asian, European and Mediterranean ports. The schedule will include multiple weekly calls at Singapore, South China, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Hong Kong Shanghai and Southampton. The ports of call also include Le Havre, Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Thamesport, the Bohai Bay ports of Dalian and Xingang, Ningbo, Qingdao, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Cai Mep, Japanese ports, Colombo, Jeddah, and Port Said. “The extensive port coverage, frequent sailings and very attractive transit times make the nine services a unique product with the best and most comprehensive set of connections on offer for all shippers in the Far East-Europe/Mediterranean trade,” members of the new alliance said. The base-plan port rotation of the nine loops is as follows. Plans are subject to change based on changing market conditions: Loop 1 Japan – Hong Kong - Cai Mep – Singapore - Jeddah– Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Le Havre – Singapore – Hong Kong – Japan Loop 2 Dalian – Xingang – Pusan – Qingdao – Singapore – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Salalah – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Pusan – Dalian Loop 3 Shanghai – Ningbo – South China – Singapore – Tangier – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – Gdansk – Gothenburg – Rotterdam – Jeddah – Singapore – South China – Hong Kong – Shanghai Loop 4 Shanghai – Ningbo – South China – Singapore – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Singapore –South China – Shanghai Loop 5 Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai – South China – Singapore – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Thamesport – Singapore – Kwangyang Loop 6 Kaohsiung – Xiamen – South China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Colombo – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Singapore – South China – Kaohsiung Loop 7 Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Hong Kong – South China – Singapore – Salalah – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Tangier – Port Said – Singapore – South China – Qingdao Loop 8 Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo – South China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Klang – Jeddah – Damietta – Genoa – FOS Sur Mer – Barcelona – Valencia – Damietta – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong Loop 9 (Asia / Black Sea) To be determined -
August 29, 2011
OOCL ranked first for its comprehensive schedule toolsOOCL is pleased to announce that our online schedule tools have been ranked as being the best in the industry according to a research carried out by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis (SeaIntel), published in July 2011. Among the top 15 global carriers surveyed, OOCL was the only company to score full marks, reflecting the ease with which customers can access quality and comprehensive data of shipment schedule information. Based on user experience, SeaIntel rated the online schedule tools according to eight parameters: port-to-port pair search, schedule by vessel, listing of full service rotation, service map, gate-in cut-off times, cargo availability time at destination, easy drop-down help for port searching and mobile solution. This recognition accentuates OOCL’s core value of delivering customer-focused service as well as our dedication to “Excellence through Quality” with innovative IT solutions. In meeting our customer’s needs instantly, our easy-to-use online schedule tools allow customers to quickly retrieve exactly the information they need on their shipments. Our various lines of software application for liner, logistics and compatible platforms are all designed with a purpose to provide full information visibility to our customers. The MyPodium Mobile, OOCL Lite iPhone App and Real Time Monitored Trucking Service are some of our unique tools that enable customers to access real-time sailing schedules of vessels and trucking schedules anytime, anywhere right at their finger tips via their smartphones. Mr. Stephen Ng, Director of Corporate Planning of OOCL said, “We are very proud to be the top carrier in providing our customers with the most accurate, timely, informative and user-friendly online schedule tools. We attribute our success to our Group’s strategy of superior customer service delivery by leveraging our IT capabilities. We will continue to invest in both areas to stay above the competition.” -
March 24, 2011
OOCL Signs for Six 13.000-TEU VesselsOOCL signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of six 13,000-TEU vessels. This marks the first newbuilding order OOCL has ever placed for mega container vessels of this size. The new collection of the 13,000-TEU vessels further reinforces OOCL’s commitment to substantial asset investment in order to offer customers better service and to support the expansion of world trade with reduced environment impacts.The six container vessels are to be delivered by 2013. -
March 04, 2011
European Union (EU) Regulation 1875/2006 –Advance Manifest – Implementation UpdateSince the implementation of the EU Security Advance Manifest regulation from 1 January, 2011, OOCL has devoted our best effort to communicate with the EU customs authorities as well as our customers to ensure our compliance to the EU regulatory requirements while providing a smooth shipment process for our customers. With the support from our valued customers, we are pleased to advise that during the first 2 months of the EU Security Advance Manifest operation, OOCL has achieved an overall acceptance ratio of over 99% from its relevant EU customs offices for our customs submissions. As it is expected that the EU regulation will be strictly enforced in the very near future, customers are reminded to provide complete and correct shipping instruction before documentation cutoff times as published on our website. OOCL will not accept any incomplete or incorrect shipping instruction for customs submission. We would like to advise that any late shipping instruction submissions may result in cargo not being loaded, cargo hold or potential levy of penalties. Please visit the EU website at http://ec.europa.eu/ecip/security_amendment/procedures/index_en.htm and the FAQ posted on OOCL.COM for more information about the EU requirement. If you would like to get more information about the EU customs regulation, please feel free to contact our office. -
November 29, 2010
EMX service-Ports of call changesStarting with week 50, EMX vessels will no longer call ports Da Chan Bay and Xiamen,in exchange service will provide direct connection with port of Qingdao and improved transit time from/to Far East ports. -
November 01, 2010
Two new variants for the Dacia DusterThe prestigious Financial Times (FT) has dedicated an article regarding the unexpected success of the Dacia brand. Starting from the idea that success is based on "moderation" , FT journalists stated that Renault plans to increase sales by over 50% of the Romanian brand over the next four years."Dacia objective is to increase substantially in Europe. Today we sell 350,000 units by 2015 we want to reach 550,000 units, " Gerard Detourbet told to FT, head of the" entry level "within Renault. In addition to the ambitious plan mentioned by Detourbet Gerard, the Financial Times notes that the official supported the idea that Renault intends to launch two new variants of the model Duster. Duster will also benefit from a significant restyling before its launch in Britain in 2012. -
October 12, 2010
RENAULT-NISSAN AWARD 2010 for Neptune LinesBest Supplier for Delivery Management - Sea 2010 We have the pleasure to advise that our owner, Neptune Lines, had the honour to be awarded by Renault Nissan Alliance for his excellent performance in sea transport, offering their liner services on various routes, as well as reaching the quality standards of above Principals for the year 2009-2010. -
September 21, 2010
Dacia Duster nominated for "Car of the Year 2011"Dacia Duster was included in the list of nominations for the title "Car of the Year 2011" in Europe. In the first stage, until November 2, will be selected seven finalists from the 41, winner to be announced on November 29, 2010. -
September 15, 2010
Neptune Iliad at ConstantaThe fourth high capacity ro-ro ship of the 4 last purchased, Neptune Iliad, made the first call in Constanta, on 14.09.2010. -
August 22, 2010
Vessel's schedule-September23 AUG,2010Vessels's schedule for September was issued -
May 31, 2010
Neptune Odyssey at ConstantaThird high capacity ro-ro ship of the 4 last purchased, Neptune Odyssey, made the first call in Constanta, on 31.05.2010. -
May 02, 2010
Ford Romania started production in RomaniaFord Romania has started production at the plant in Craiova, so going from a utility assembly work at the production Transit Connect. -
April 20, 2010
Neptune Ithaki at ConstantaSecond high capacity ro-ro ship of the 4 last purchased, Neptune Ithaki, made the first call in Constanta, on 19.04.2010. -
March 01, 2010
New models for DaciaDacia could reach ten models, and the following model development process has already begun, said Wednesday at the Geneva Motor Show, Director of Operations delegated Renault, Patrick Pelata. -
February 22, 2010
Neptune Kefalonia at ConstantaFirst high capacity ro-ro ship of the 4 last purchased, Neptune Kefalonia, made the first call in Constanta, on 22.02.2010. -
January 31, 2010
Dacia exportsDacia began in force the export production in 2010, after 22,000 vehicles have been sent abroad.In the first month of 2010, Dacia has reported increasing exports by almost 150% compared to January 2009. Dacia exports exactly one year ago were 8900 units, and now stood at 22,000 cars. -
January 04, 2010
TRADE AREASActual trade areas covered by Neptune Lines vessels on regular liner service includes more than eighteen key ports in twelve countries within the Mediterranean and Black Sea area, splitted in 8 different loops.A-Derince(Evyap)>Yenikoy>Borusan>Piraeus>Koper>Piraeus>Derince(Evyap)B-Koper>Valetta>Piraeus>Limassol>Beirut>TartousC-Derince(Evyap)>Yenikoy>Borusan>Piraeus>Limassol>Beirut>TartousD-Derince(Evyap)>Yenikoy>Borusan>Civitavecchia>Livorno>Marseille>Barcelona>Valencia>Piraeus>Derince(Evyap)E-Koper>Barcelona>KoperF-CONSTANTA>Borusan>Marseille>Barcelona>Sagunto>Valencia>Algiers>Tunis>Ilyichevsk>ConstantaG-Koper>Tunis>Algiers>Barcelona>Civitavecchia>KoperH-Valencia(or Sagunto)>Casblanca>Alexandria>Borusan>Valencia -
August 31, 2009
Neptune Lines fleet expansionCarrier Neptune Lines announces expansion of his current fleet in 2009-2010 with another four ships (Neptune Kefalonia, Neptune Itháki , Neptune Odyssey,Neptune Iliad ), each having a capacity of 3200 vehicles.They are ultra modern vessels, each equipped with several engines, a large loading ramp aft and stern quarter ramp, an eco-friendly propulsion plant and CPP propeller. Energy saving devices are also installed at each of these vessels to reduce fuel consumption and gas emissions. -
February 15, 2009
Grand Alliance restructuring Asia-East Med/Black Sea Service Grand Alliance membersGrand Alliance restructuring Asia-East Med/Black Sea Service Grand Alliance members - Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today they will restructure the coverage of the Asia-East Med/Black Sea trade. After having suspended the ABX service as reported earlier, the Grand Alliance is now offering an East Med/Black Sea Express service (EMX) in co-operation with ZIM Lines. The rotation of the EMX is Pusan-Shanghai-Ningbo-Shekou-Port Kelang-Colombo-Nhava Sheva-Istanbul-Novorossiysk-Constanza-Istanbul-Nhava Sheva-Colombo-Port Kelang-Shekou-Xiamen (starting 23.05.2009)-Pusan. First sailing will be the ZIM YOKOHAMA eta 23rd February 2009 at Pusan. With this arrangement, the Grand Alliance Lines continue to offer a direct coverage to the main ports in the East Med as well as Black Sea and like to demonstrate their commitment in serving the needs of their customers even in rather volatile markets. The Grand Alliance, formed in 1998, is the leading integrated consortium in global container shipping. Its members are Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), MISC Berhad (Malaysia), NYK (Japan) and OOCL (Hong Kong). -
February 02, 2009
Grand Alliance announces changes to Asia-Black Sea Express Service (ABX)The member lines of the Grand Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, NYK and OOCL, have decided to temporarily suspend their ABX Service between Asia and Black Sea/East Mediterranean with immediate effect. The weekly service, which was jointly operated by The New World Alliance (TNWA), has been operated by eight vessels with an average capacity of 5,000 TEU. Ports of call are Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Damietta, Istanbul, Constanta, Odessa, Constanta, Istanbul, Damietta, Jeddah, Singapore, Shanghai. This service change is in response to the global economic slowdown that has led to reduced customer demand. However, although the joint cooperation with TNWA on the ABX service has been suspended, the Grand Alliance will continue offering alternative coverage between Asia and the Black Sea/East Med ports. We will inform Grand Alliance customers of their options as soon as possible. The Grand Alliance, formed in 1998, is the leading integrated consortium in global container shipping. -
January 15, 2008
Medgroup new ro-ro terminal at Constanta starts operationsOperations at the Medgroup new Romcargo terminal in Constanta (Romania) officially commenced on 10 January. Romcargo terminal has a surface area of 30,000 sqm, with a possibility to expand to 58,000 sqm, and a 202 m berth. It is the first terminal dedicated to ro-ro cargo in Constanta. The first vessel that the terminal handled was the "Neptune Dynamis", which loaded 505 Dacia cars. -
March 29, 2007
MEDTAINER RO srl, as agent for Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)We proudly announce that we have been nominated as agents for Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) in Romania starting with 30th of March 2007 together with Via Multima Ltd in Odessa, Ukraine and Via Multima Bulgaria Ltd in Varna, Bulgaria. OOCL’s recently announced a new weekly service, operated by the Grand Alliance, starting in June 2007 with the rotation of Shanghai / Ningbo / Shekou / Singapore / Damietta / Istanbul / Constanta / Odessa / Izmir / Damietta / Singapore and back to Shanghai. "We are confident OOCL’s sophisticated in-house integrated systems will help raise customer service quality levels. In turn, this will assist our customers to develop their business to and from the Black Sea region." Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 230 offices in 58 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: www.oocl.com
