Shippers cry foul over increased freight rates In sharp contrast to the same time last year, the more familiar refrain of lines raising container freight rates and shippers crying foul is starting to emerge again.
Ship queues get bigger as cargoes slow Shipping lines outside the world's biggest ore and coal ports are near the longest since at least 2008 as demand gains and freezing weather in China delays cargo unloading, according to Global Ports, which tracks congestion.
High-explosive leak shuts US ports Officials shut down a busy port and urged people to get out of town on Tuesday after a forklift operator accidentally punctured containers of PETN, the highly explosive substance used in a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt.
Slovakian government yields to protests The Slovakian government has yielded to the protest of road haulage companies. Road charges will still be levied on express highways and motorways, but normal roads are free o...
New immobilizer technology for trailer braking system The USA-based tier-one supplier Wabco Holdings Inc has introduced a new trailer immobilizer that increases protection against trailer theft by using the trailers braking system. Th...
The economic downturn causes bankruptcies in Austria Steel transport specialist MR Transport & Spedition GmbH (MR) and Tron Trans GmbH are bankrupt. Austria's creditors' association (Alpenl'ndische Kreditorenverband) expects bank...
Kuehne + Nagel provides healthcare logistics services for Roche in Chile Roche Chile has chosen the Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based company Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) to manage its national distribution centre. The exclusive logistics contra...
Agility to appear in court in the USA Court proceedings against Public Warehousing Company (PWC), now part of the global service provider Agility, recently commenced in Atlanta GA (USA). The US department ...
Goodrich Power Systems renews contract with DB Schenker Goodrich Power Systems has extended a contract with DB Schenker in the UK. The agreement pertained to import and export air freight, primarily from the USA and Canada. The two...
HHLA: "Securing the future" project to be extended The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is extending its 'Securing the Future' project, which it successfully launched in 2009. The focus is now on...
MOL develops world's first portable liquid-level gauge for ballast tanks The Japanese shipping company MOL recently announced that it and Musashino Co Ltd have jointly developed the world's first portable liquid-level gauge for vessel ballast ...
Emes trading as "Arkas Line" Emes Shipping & Transport SA, the liner/container operating unit of the Turkey-based Arkas Group, changed its name to Arkas Container Transport SA and began to operate und...
Marek Retelski appointed head of TIR department at the IRU Martin Marmy, the secretary general of the International Road Union (IRU) announced that Marek Retelski was appointed head of the IRU's TIR department on 11 January 2010. Retelski ...
Air France-KLM accounts missing millions The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM has discovered a hole of between EUR 21 and 24 million in its accounts, according to the French daily newspaper "Le Figa...
Astar Air Cargo to lay off 303 pilots Astar Air Cargo (known as DHL Airways until 2003), based in Cincinnati OH (USA), recently announced that it will lay off 303 pilots between 6 March and 1 July this year, due t...
US railroad employment up for first time in months The US labour department registered an increase of 700 railroad employments in December last year. It was the first improvement in months. The railways employed 208,900 people...
US Coast Guard offers quake aid THE US Coast Guard is among several parts of the shipping sector that began today mobilising aid for earthquake-ravaged Haiti
Fuel change worries P&I Club LONDON's P&I Club has expressed concern that a new EU directive on the use of low-sulphur fuel by ships "presents a serious safety risk"
India-Bangladesh port tie agreed INDIA WILL be allowed to use Bangladesh's Chittagong and Mongla ports under an accord reached in summit talks this week in Delhi
Timchenko 'behind Kozmino deal' RUSSIAN businessman Gennady Timchenko has today been identified by a newspaper as the man behind the company that won the first crude oil loading assignment at Kozmino
Teekay plans bond refinance TANKER giant Teekay today announced a $300M junk bond offering to refinance the group's existing notes
B+H sells Sachem Michael Hudner-led shipowner reportedly offloads bulker converted from tanker for $10.5m.
Haiti port crippled Liner operators cancel calls in Haiti after earthquake hits Port-au-Prince port facilities, but relief shipments are promised as soon as it's safe.
TK paying facility Teekay Corp unveils details of new notes offering, $100m of which will pay down a revolving credit facility.
Sigma's newest OceanFreight's tanker Tigani enters Heidmar-managed aframax pool in latest tie-up with George Economou.
Fleet deal dead Gulf Navigation abandons plans to acquire an entire fleet and eyes individuals buys, CEO says.
Casualty file This week's WebTV roundup of shipping incidents brings footage of the grounded CSCL Hamburg off Egypt.
$83.9m for owner OceanFreight reveals proceeds of selling 73.3 million shares to Yorkville Advisors and files $400m shelf registration.
Red ahead Louis Cruise Lines warns of full-year loss as it reports sale of ageing ship.
Bulk sale admitted Nasdaq-listed OceanFreight confirms that it sold the panamax bulker Pierre for $22.6m.
Get out! Logistics tycoon Klaus-Michael Kuehne wants TUI to sell 43% holding in container line Hapag-Lloyd.
Slow salvation Applying the brakes to container services saves almost 50 vessels from lay-up, Alphaliner says.
Digging it Dutch government gives go-ahead for overdue dredging work to deepen Scheldt near Antwerp.
Numbers up Finland's Viking Line carried more passengers and freight in 2009 despite slump.
Box threat Irish authorities warn ships of submerged containers which tumbled from German ship in storm.
Four guilty Captain of Neftegaz-67 tug and three others from Chinese bulker face sentencing in Hong Kong Friday over fatal collision.
Sri Lankan scraps Chinese yard chosen by Mercantile Shipping to scrap Safmarine Soyo as Indian yards full.
Norilsk nails it Russian mining giant's own fleet of ships carried nearly 1m tons of cargo in 2009.
New high Liberian ship registry adds 215 ships in 2009 to reach new record.
KO for Cougars Carnival not in for a second helping of a cruise theme which unites older women with younger men.
Topaz Viet gig US-listed offshore drilling company part owned by TMT's Nobu Su ties up work for its fourth jack-up.
'No pirate novice' Alleged Maersk Alabama hijacker being charged in US seized two other ships, prosecutors say.
Deep freeze China warns of serious impact on shipping as ice cover expands in Bohai Bay.
Déjà vu Michael McClure stands down as CFO from Navios entity for second time in almost as many years.
Noble ambition Hong Kong shipping and trading group lines up terminal investment at Ceyhan, Turkey.
Wreck unearthed Erosion at Seattle's aptly named Washaway Beach reveals bare bones of Canadian Exporter that sank in 1921.
Dalian higher Chinese port sees healthy growth in crude oil imports while box volumes remain largely unchanged.
Rough crossing Passengers injured on Danish ferry Villum Clausen in bad weather off the island of Bornholm.
Pressure easing Improving finances bring S&P bond rating upgrade for container line Zim.
Ro-ro drifted Crew fix engine failure on SNCM ferry that was adrift off Corsica.
Gorgon win sealed Aussie offshore company Neptune Marine Services secures $5m deal from Chevron LNG project.
Inventory report sends crude below $80 Markets surprised by builds in major categories.
Prices weakening across Europe Rotterdam prices for the key HS 380 cSt grade have lost almost $20 pmt in two days.
Fujairah market falls further Falling prices wipe out the gains seen since January 1.
Hamworthy Krystallon wins EPA approval Company says its technology will show what is achievable without using lower sulphur fuels.
Fuel oil export duty to rise Only minor changes to the Russian export tariff.
Companies must explore alternatives to low sulphur fuel Failure to consider exhaust gas cleaning systems leaves companies open to charges of hypocrisy.
Norway: Full 0.1% compliance expected by September Modification plans will not be taken into account after the end of August.
Bunker sales up in South European hub Reports say bunker volumes at record levels in Gibraltar and Algeciras.
New regional manager for DNVPS Sales manager from Piraeus office takes on position at Rotterdam regional office.
Singapore 380 cSt in drops below $500 Asian bunker markets bearish as crude oil falls.
Tight supplies in Manila Unusually strong demand drains stocks.
More fuel oil cargoes headed for Asia Several bookings made in the past week as arbitrage window opens.
Praxis expands to Hamburg It is the fourth office for the global marine fuel specialists.
New player in Singapore's fuel oil market Tullett Prebon sets up physical fuel oil trading desk in Singapore.
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