Concerns weigh on Baltic Index The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted its biggest weekly decline since August on speculation that customers have a dwindling number of cargoes left to book for this month.
DB Schenker and SNCB found joint venture DB Schenker Rail, Deutsche Bahn's railfreight operator, and the cargo division of Belgium's SNCB have founded a joint company which aims to make Belgian-German freight operations m...
Panalpina in corruption negotiations with US department of justice Panalpina, the logistics corporation based in Basel (Switzerland), has started settlement discussions with the US government (department of justice) in connection with alleged viol...
Investors acquire stake in TNT The Canadian enterprise Alberta Investment Management Company and the US investment firm Jana Partners have acquired 5.39% of TNT, which belongs to the Dutch post office. Market re...
Geodis Wilson preparing leading Danish logistics centre Geodis Wilson is concluding preparations for Denmark's leading ocean and airfreight logistics centre at Vejle. The global freight forwarder will create a 3,250 sqm facility with a ...
Norbert Dentressangle opens new platform in Spain Norbert Dentressangle Gerposa, a Spanish subsidiary of the French transport and logistics enterprise Norbert Dentressangle, recently commenced operations in a new 4,000 sqm logisti...
Röhlig becomes AEO certified The Hamburg customs authorities have issued an authorised economic operator certificate that enters into effect on 15 December to the Bremen-based German logistics service provider...
DPD deploys second Gigaliner in Netherlands The parcel and express service provider DPD is set to deploy more very long trucks, sometimes also called Gigaliners or EcoCombis, in the Netherlands. The second such truck started...
Local railfreight operator to be founded in France Dominique Bussereau, the French secretary of state for transport, has announced the founding of a new railfreight operator for local activities. The new firm, NaviRail Atlantique, ...
DB planning regional freight cuts The German state railway operator Deutsche Bahn is planning to cut its regional freight activities, according to German media reports, with up to 800 jobs on the line. DB said that...
Grand Alliance sets winter programme for US west coast Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL have set the winter programme for their US west coast services, with adjustments to take effect from the end of December. The Grand...
QM2 Mermaid claim balloons CARNIVAL Corp is now seeking "in excess of $130M" from Mermaid pod suppliers Rolls-Royce and Converteam, as propulsion woes continue to haunt the Queen Mary 2
IEA sees floating storage rise THE IEA today predicted a possible rebound in floating crude storage, while reporting a jump in November products storage
Pirates release Ariana PIRATES have released Ariana after a ransom was paid, the bulker's Greek operator told Fairplay today
China boosts iron imports 12% CHINESE iron ore imports rose 12% last month, to 51.1M tonnes, Beijing's customs authorities said today
Remember the 'forgotten' hostages interned at the Horn of Terror The countdown to Christmas has begun in earnest: families will be getting together at home over the festive period or visiting friends and relatives in far-flung places. But spare a special thought for the 250 or more seafarers held hostage off the coast of Somalia onboard involuntary-idled hijacked vessels; they are unsure whether they will ever see their loved ones again, let alone be home for Xmas.
China's new steel duty sparks protectionism debate
Release at last for the 'forgotten' Ariana?
G-77 in call for US to be part of COP15 solution
IMO's Mitropoulos 'concerned' over safety of hijacked tanker
Dutch feeder vessel to Frederikshavn for repair The Dutch container feeder vessel Pride of Sneek has been towed to Frederikshavn from Immingham. A main engine piston broke down and penetrated the engine. The vessel has a MAN
Marin Mätteknik to reflag Swedish Marin Mätteknik has begun preparations to reflag its fleet. The union and employees have been informed that the process has been initiated. The reason for the decision is that
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