Unique boxship economics MARITIME transport is the backbone of international trade and an important enabler of economic globalisation. If not for the significant gains in technical and organisational efficiencies achieved in shipping and international logistics, we would not be seeing the rapid expansion of international outsourcing and global production networks.
Tianjin Port merges with rival in US$1.4b deal Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd is paying US$1.4 billion for control of Shanghai-listed rival Tianjin Port Co Ltd, in an expected consolidation of China's third-largest port.
Strait Talk
Celebrating S'pore's shipping links AS recently as October 2008, shipping people were gathering in Singapore for last year's Maritime Week. So it may come as a bit of a surprise that we are just a month away from this year's celebration of the island's links with the sea and shipping.
Unique boxship economics MARITIME transport is the backbone of international trade and an important enabler of economic globalisation. If not for the significant gains in technical and organisational efficiencies achieved in shipping and international logistics, we would not be seeing the rapid expansion of international outsourcing and global production networks.
Tianjin Port merges with rival in US$1.4b deal Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd is paying US$1.4 billion for control of Shanghai-listed rival Tianjin Port Co Ltd, in an expected consolidation of China's third-largest port.
Strait Talk
Celebrating S'pore's shipping links AS recently as October 2008, shipping people were gathering in Singapore for last year's Maritime Week. So it may come as a bit of a surprise that we are just a month away from this year's celebration of the island's links with the sea and shipping.
Pacific box lines unveil plan to bolster rates TSA seeks to hike rates by $500-600 per feu on 2009-10 contracts, cut off reduced spot rates by June.
Pacific box lines turn to new bunker formula
Pacific Adventurer box search like "needle in a haystack" QUEENSLAND minister says efforts to recover 31 containers like trying to find "a needle in a haystack".
China Shipping sees net profit rise 18% SURGING revenue from its dry bulk and tanker business helped lift 2008 net profits to Yuan5.4bn.
Gdynia yard put up for sale POLAND'S Gdynia shipyard today had its assets divided and put up for tender
US bulk fears of Mexican standoff A SPAT OVER Mexican trucks venturing into the US may now impact bulk and breakbulk trades between the two nations
Coal is king in China COAL IMPORTS to China last month surged to their highest levels in at least 22 months, according to a report in the China Daily
Star Bulk reveals successful debut STAR BULK Carriers today announced a net income of $133.7M for its first full year of operations, buoyed largely by a successful fourth quarter
Grimaldi calls for mandatory phase-out of older vessels The Grimaldi Group CEO, Emanuele Grimaldi, calls for a mandatory phase-out of all vessels over 30 years to fight the downturn plaguing the shipping industry, Lloyd's List reports.
Wallenius vessels in lay-up Wallenius is laying up six vessels. The Toba (built in 1979, 3,900 cars) and the Tabiola (built in 1978, 4,000 cars) which are owned 50/50 with Wilh. Wilhelmsen and
Million-dollar fine for oily water discharge A federal judge in Corpus Christi, Texas, has sentenced the Portuguese company General Maritime Management to a USD 1 million fine and five years of probation for illegal discharge of
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