Baltic Dry Index posts first drop in 7 sessions The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted its first decline in seven sessions on weaker demand for so-called panamax vessels.
Strike over changes to be made to Royal Mail A 24 hour strike by some 10,000 UK Post Office staff who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), is to take place today (19 June). The strike represents an on-going c...
Emons Spedition granted AEO status The forwarding company Emons Spedition, headquartered in Cologne (DE), was granted the status of authorised economic operator full(AEO F) by the city's main customs authority ...
WCA: Forwarders looking at China for business opportunities The WCA Family of Logistic Networks ' the world's most powerful grouping of independent freight forwarders and the China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA) ' China...
DSV drops bid for DFDS The Danish transport group DSV announced that it had cancelled a conditional agreement to obtain joint control of DFDS. DSV said in January that it wanted to take over the listed s...
The "Balzac" ' the largest containership ever calls at Koper On 16 June, the "Balzac", a containership operated by the French shipping company CMA CGM, d containership came alongside the extended first pier at the port of Koper (Sloveni...
New productivity record for Apapa CT Success at Apapa Container Terminal (Nigeria), now in its third year under APM Terminals management, will lead the way to future growth in the underserved African sub-Saharan regio...
KLM Cargo flies for Martinair Cargo With Martinair now a fully-fledged member of the Dutch KLM Group, fleet synergies are being sought too. For a provisional period of six months, Martinair Cargo will be operating tw...
Multipurpose Terminal in Genoa seized by Italian court The multipurpose terminal in the Sampierdarena basin at the port of Genoa (Italy) can continue to operate, despite being seized by an Italian court on 13 June. Operations...
MIA adds Tenerife to European network Miami FL has become the first US city with non-stop flights to Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, Miami-Dade County officials are not set to welcome the inaugural flight ...
Hactl to handle Cargolux Italia in Hong Kong Cargolux Italia has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its one-stop-shop service provider for physical cargo handling, documentation handling and ...
Air Canada now also flying to Geneva The national Canadian carrier Air Canada inaugurated a non-stop service between Geneva (Switzerland) and Montr'al/Toronto (Canada) on 2 June. The daily flights are operated wi...
Warning of escalating costs of war on piracy SHIPPING and international commerce face what amounts to a piracy tax to keep trade flowing off east Africa.
Europol to co-ordinate anti-piracy investigations
Fredriksen orders still dominate at Jinhaiwan despite ownership change SHIPS ordered by shipping billionaire comprise nearly 60% of the orderbook at China's Zhoushan Jinhaiwan shipyard.
Vyborg not going bust, claims Arkhangelsky OSLO Marine Group boss insists recent moves to file for bankruptcy does not mean anything yet.
Japan toughens military rules JAPAN'S parliament revised the country's Self-Defense Forces Law today, authorising Japanese warships to protect all commercial vessels from pirate attacks
Spanish strike imperils yard orders SHIPYARD executives in northern Spain today pleaded with workers to halt their strike in fear that orders could be cancelled
You can run but you can't hide INTERPOL'S initiative to compile a database on Somali pirates is a smart move in the fight against piracy, a key anti-piracy leader told Fairplay today
EC sees green future THE EC HAS presented its vision of transport's European future, a report from IHS Global Insight said today
Havila gets funds for new ships NORWAY's Havila Shipping today secured loans to pay for three newbuildings
Teekay Tankers prices follow-on TEEKAY Tankers priced its 7M-share secondary offering today at $9.80 per share, with the proceeds to finance the purchase of a Suezmax tanker from Teekay Corp
Safety forces Sulpicio to sell SULPICIO Lines of the Philippines is selling its ships as it adjusts to safety rules enforced since the sinking of its flagship Princess of the Stars
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