On Saturday, April 27, 2019, the Port of New York & New Jersey and representatives from Taiwan-based global shipping company Yang Ming celebrated a new milestone—the arrival of Yang Ming’s first Ultra Large Container Vessel on the East Coast. The company’s operations team, led by Wenjin Lee, Senior Executive Vice President of Operations, joined the Port Authority of NY & NJ’s Rado Saragih, Manager, Outreach, BCO and Industry Relations, to recognize this inaugural occasion. Built in 2015, the YM World sails under the flag of Hong Kong and has a container capacity of 13,892 TEUs. The ship, which was carrying more than 12,000 TEUS fromRead More →

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The Port of New York and New Jersey welcomed one of the world’s most advanced, High-Efficient Ro-Ro (HERO) ships, the M/V Titus, on Tuesday, July 31, when it completed its maiden voyage from Asia to Port Newark’s Berth 13. The new M/V Titus can handle a wider range of cargo types with increased capacity and optimized fuel efficiency, reducing its energy consumption and emissions. The M/V Titus is the first in a series of four new Post-Panamax vessels due to enter the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) fleet. It is the first large car and truck carrier ever built in the CSIC Xingang shipyard in China.Read More →

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Global Marine Terminals (GCT) hosted the arrival of its first 14,000 TEU class ship to be operated in the east coast service (EC4) by “The Alliance” consortium of carriers. “The Alliance” is comprised of member carriers Hapag Lloyd (Germany), Yang Ming Lines (Taiwan), and the three Japanese carriers: NYK, K-Line, and MOL. The “Malik Al-Ashtar,” registered in Malta, is the first of four new ships added by Hapag Lloyd to serve the trade from South China, Taiwan, and Vietnam via the Suez Canal.  Later in the spring, K-Line will contribute another seven 14,000 TEU ships to the service. GCT will be the first port ofRead More →

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Today the Port of New York and New Jersey marked the arrival of the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, which passed under the newly raised Bayonne Bridge at approximately 9:30 a.m. to make berth at APM Terminals in Elizabeth, New Jersey. With a total cargo capacity of 14,414 TEUs, the Theodore Roosevelt is the largest container vessel ever to call the port’s berths. The Roosevelt’s visit is part of her maiden voyage after departing Asia’s shipyards on July 26 of this year to begin her rotation on CMA CGM’s South Atlantic Express Rotation (SAX) from Hong Kong to Shanghai. Her call on the Port of NewRead More →

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The COSCO Vietnam, the first vessel in the Ocean Alliance’s new partnership to call the Port of New York and New Jersey, arrived at Maher Terminals at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal on Monday, April 17. Members of the Ocean Alliance include China COSCO SHIPPING, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line, and OOCL. The 8,500 TEU vessel is dedicated to the Trans Atlantic Europe (TAE) service. The COSCO Vietnam sailed from LeHavre, France prior to calling the Port of New York and New Jersey. To salute the inaugural sailing of the Ocean Alliance’s first vessel call to the Port of New York and New Jersey, a commemorativeRead More →

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