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HMM announced on March 22 that HMM Nuri, the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class newbuild containerships, starts its first voyage from the port of Busan in Korea. HMM’s 16,000 TEU container


vessels have been built at the Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and are scheduled to be delivered from this March throughout the second quarter of 2021. HMM Nuri will be deployed


on the Far East Europe 4(FE4) route under THE Alliance’s product plan, with its port rotation of Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton, Suez Canal, Yantian, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Busan. The vessel has a nominal capacity of 16,010 TEU and is


her seven sister vessels have adopted a full range of modern container securing systems to improve operational safety. In particular, the lashing bridges have been designed as a wind- resistant structure that ensures reliable securing of containers from high winds. The latest smart ship solution


HMM’s first 16,000 TEU containership HMM Nuri. (HMM photo)


equipped with 1,200 plugs for reefer containers. HMM is expected to enhance


its environmental capabilities by adding newly-launched eight 16,000 TEU containerships. Each ship is fitted with an open-loop scrubber system embedded with hybrid-ready technology, and selective catalytic reduction technology


has been applied to reduce NOx


more compared to the industry average. The carbon footprint per


vessel also can be reduced by 52% with greater energy efficiency, enabling HMM to accelerate the pathway towards decarbonization. Besides, HMM Nuri and


Cargo surge breaks March, Q1 records at Port of LA


The Port of Los Angeles processed 957,599 TEUs in March, a 113% leap compared to March 2020 when global trade slowed to a crawl at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the strongest March in the Port’s 114-year history, its busiest first quarter and by far the largest monthly year-over- year increase.


Year to date, overall cargo


volume has increased 44% compared to 2020. “As more Americans get


vaccinated, businesses reopen and the economy strengthens, consumers continue to purchase goods at a dizzying pace,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “I applaud our


longshore labor force, truckers, terminal operators and supply chain partners who are working day and night to process the additional cargo. “Collectively, we have been


able to significantly reduce the amount


of container vessels


awaiting offshore,” added Seroka. “I’m also proud of the steady


emissions by 80% or


is one of the remarkable features of operational transmitted


will to HMM’s


the vessels. All data


be Fleet


Control Centre in real-time to have complete visibility over the ships. HMM expects to strengthen


its service competitiveness with a total of twenty highly efficient mega vessels, including twelve of the world`s largest 24,000 TEU container ships acquired last year. HMM plans to expand its capacity to about one million TEUs by 2022.


progress being made to vaccinate waterfront workers at the Port’s on-site location and elsewhere.” March 2021 loaded imports


reached 490,115 TEUs, an increase of 123% compared to the previous year. Loaded exports edged up 1.5% to 122,899 TEUs. Empty containers, heavily in demand in Asia, surged 219% compared to March 2020 reaching 344,585 TEUs. A total of 95 cargo vessels


arrived in March, including four extra loaders.


The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest month and its second-best quarter on record as consumers continued to practice physical distancing guidelines in March and turned their computers into virtual shopping malls. Although March is


traditionally one of the slowest months on


the shipping


calendar, dockworkers and terminal operators moved 840,387 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, a 62.3% jump from March 2020 and marking the largest year-over-year increase for a single month at the Port. The previous “best month”


record of 815,885 TEUs, set in December 2020, was surpassed by 24,502 TEUs. It was also the third time in the Port of Long Beach’s 110-year history that it has handled more than 800,000 TEUs in a single month. Imports rose 74% to 408,172


TEUs, while exports declined 3.9% to 139,710 TEUs compared to March 2020, when the economic effects of COVID-19 led to canceled sailings and fewer cargo shipments processed through Long Beach. Empty containers moved through the Port were up 112.5% to 292,505 TEUs. “Although the pandemic is receding, consumers are


spending less on travel this year and turning toward online retail in unprecedented numbers to purchase exercise equipment, office


furniture and home


improvement items,” said Mario Cordero, Executive Director of the Port of Long Beach. “The demand for e-commerce is happening more quickly than we anticipated, but we will continue to collaborate with our industry stakeholders to catch up with


the unprecedented


cargo volume at our gateway.” “We’re pleased that many of


our essential workers on the waterfront have been able to receive their COVID-19 vaccines to keep them healthy and to


maintain the flow of cargo,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission President Frank Colonna. “Even as we set records, the economy is still in recovery mode, so it is vital to keep our supply chain workforce strong.” March’s numbers mark the


ninth consecutive month that the Port of Long Beach has broken cargo movement records for a particular month amid a historic cargo surge that started in July 2020. The Port has moved 2,376,128


TEUs during the first quarter of 2021, a 41.2% increase from the same period in 2020. It was also the Port’s best first quarter on record, breaking the previous record set during the first three months of 2018 by 481,251 TEUs, and its second- best quarter overall, behind the fourth quarter of 2020.


Issue 4 2021 - FBJNA News Roundup


Port of Hueneme welcomed the first of two cutting-edge, energy-efficient Del Monte vessels on March 19. The ships’ arrival marks a new chapter in environmental partnership, continuing the port’s mission to be the cleanest, greenest, most efficient port possible.


Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. (FMT) signed an operating agreement with Port Itawamba, increasing its presence in the Southern region within this vital inland waterway system. The facility, located in Northern Mississippi on the Tennessee- Tombigbee Waterway, will be handling a variety of commodities including steel, bulk, forest products, and project cargoes, while exploring additional opportunities.


MSC has launched a new intermodal solution between Asia and Europe. This new offer combines both sea and rail service departing from China, Korea, and Japan to Europe, via Vladivostok and Vostochniy with further feeder connections from St Petersburg. From St. Petersburg, cargoes can be shipped directly to European hubs such as Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam and Le Havre through MSC’s European feeder network.


The Methanol Institute (MI) has announced A.P. Moller - Maersk as the association’s newest member company. Maersk’s first carbon-neutral vessel will be a methanol dual fuel ship. It will have a capacity of around 2000 TEU and be deployed in one of its intra-regional networks. While the vessel will be able to operate on standard VLSFO, the plan is to operate the vessel on carbon neutral e-methanol or sustainable bio-methanol from day one.


CMA CGM has launched the first low-carbon shipping offer by choosing biomethane. With biomethane, a non-fossil energy, CMA CGM provides customers with a new and immediately available solution, bringing the Group a step closer toward carbon neutrality. The solution translates to 12,000 tonnes of biomethane, the equivalent of two 1,400-TEU LNG-powered ships on an intra-European service for a whole year. This un unmatched CMA CGM Group offering helps its customers reduce their CO2 emissions by at least 67% (well-to-wake).


The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the MDOT Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) have renewed and expanded a voluntary MOU with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to strengthen environmental initiatives at the Helen Delich Bentley’s state-owned, public marine terminals. The agreement calls for a continued committed effort to reduce diesel and greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency at the port. The pact extends the original MOU signed five years ago by the agencies and adds MEA as a new partner.


Port Manatee’s containerized cargo trade keeps soaring to record heights, with the number of container units crossing port docks in the six months ended March 31 rising nearly 74% over the comparable year-earlier period. An all-time-high 67,675 TEUs moved through Port Manatee during the first half of the port’s current fiscal year, up 73.7% over the prior first-half record of 38,954 TEUs, established in the six months ended March 31, 2020.


Port Manatee continues to serve the fuel needs of Southwest and Central Florida motorists for at least another 25 years under a renewed agreement slated to take effect May 1. Denver-based TransMontaigne Terminals LLC, which has been operating at Port Manatee since 1970, has agreed to extend its operations on a 28.41-acre port tract through May 2046, with an option for a further 25-year extension.


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