Baltic index down for first time in a week The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for the first time in a week last Thursday as a rally seen in recent days ran out of steam due to weaker sentiment and slower cargo business.
Number of cargo flights increases in Atlanta Despite a tough economy, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport continues to expand its air cargo reach and capacity. Weekly cargo flights increased by more than 40% from...
Sovkomflot postpones floatation The Russian state shipping company Sovkomflot is postponing its IPO at the London stock exchange planned for the autumn. According to Sovkomflot board chairman Sergey Naryshkin, th...
DKV launches new service for drivers in Spain DKV Euro Service, one of the leading service providers to the logistics and transport industry for 75 years, has been reclaiming the Spanish tax on fuel for registered customers an...
New Kombiverkehr timetable for Germany-Poland route Kombiverkehr has a new timetable for its Germany-Poland route, with three departures per week in each direction. The company will also serve the Poznan HUB terminal, which is new t...
Cargoitalia reviews sales posts Italy's all-cargo carrier Cargoitalia has appointed Molocon Logistics Consulting - a specialist aviation marketing consultancy based in Germany - to conduct a full review of its sy...
Sichuan Airlines starts flying to Ho Chi Minh City China's Sichuan Airlines yesterday launched its Nanning-Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) service. The twice-weekly flight was due to be launched on 23 June, but was postponed.
Production trebled, turnover doubled Schmitz Cargobull overcame the crisis in the trailer market in financial 2010/2011, exceeding its original forecast of 18,000 vehicles for the year by more than 100% and producing ...
Russian Railways increases revenues by 18% The Russian Railways holding's revenues in 2010 rose by 18% to RUB 1,334 billion (about EUR 32 billion). The relative increase in revenue was largely the result of the poor perform...
Panama Canal and port of Corpus Christi sign agreement The Panama Canal Authority recently joined the port of Corpus Christi in celebrating the port's 85th anniversary and signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on promoting ...
Marco Sorgetti new Fiata director general Marco Sorgetti is to become the new director general of the world freight forwarders' association Fiata on 1 January 2012. At the Fiata World Congress (16-21 October) in Cairo, Sor...
Swissport appoints new management team for Brussels Swissport International, one of the world's leading providers of ground services to the aviation sector, has appointed a new management team to run ground handling operations at Br...
ShipServ wins new German client as Nordic Hamburg signs up to TradeNet ShipServ, a leading marine and offshore e-marketplace, has won a further endorsement from the German shipping community with the signing of Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement to its Tra...
UPS expands airfreight hub for USD 200 million Exactly 25 years after starting operations at Cologne Bonn Airport, UPS has announced plans to significantly expand the European air hub. The expansion project, which is to be comp...
New direct LCL service form Shanghai to Poland Kuehne + Nagel Poland recently opened a new, weekly import LCL service between Shanghai (China) and Wroclaw (Poland) in order to develop a fast and frequent relation between southe...
Agility obtains GDP certification for pharmaceutical firms Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has obtained the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its pharmaceutical competence center (PCC) in Switzerland. The cer...
HHLA donation to port museum in action Port handling and historic lorries are on the agenda of the Hamburg port museum on 17/18 September, when anyone interested in the port can experience a former traction engine of HH...
Rand Logistics prices follow-on issue Great Lakes operator could raise up to $18m to aid acquisition of two bulkers
South Africa ports regulator quashes tariff rumours Any research into tariff methodology has to include all partes in the maritime industry and not just NPA, says Riad Khan
Maersk's daily dose of revolution Will the prospect of reliable supply chain scheduling and money back guarantees force other box carriers to follow suit?
Careful about what you carry Onboard fires and explosions are on the rise; have crew become too distanced from their cargo?
Tough decisions ahead for suezmax owners Hold for higher rates or fix now before slump
Petrobras locks in four suezmaxes for three years Brazilian oil major charters tonnage at market levels of around $21,000 per day
Capesize charge losing momentum Rates still firm but march higher has stopped for now amid strong selling pressure in FFA market
Why it was assumed that Ofer Group owned TPM? US has removed sanctions against the Israeli firm it imposed for the actions of its manager
Stena Line set to cut jobs, warns Nautilus International Dumfries and Galloway MP pledges to 'fight' any job losses
IM Skaugen wins battle to get last Wintergas vessel Chinese trading company accused of fraud after withholding vessel and tax rebates
Floating LNG production builds momentum Flex LNG, Shell and GDF Suez are among the players driving this young sector forward
Exporters turned importers drive new LNG demand New importers boost LNG demand growth, supporting businesses such as Flex LNG
IMO asks coastal states to "facilitate" armed guards Responsibility stays with flag state
Cargo hubs could be among 'rising stars' of Greek revival New McKinsey study says action needs to be taken if ports are to live up to potential
Arrested tanker pair sold in Singapore Epoxy-coated handysize tankers fetch close to $20m each
Dockwise to use Dutch forces for Indian Ocean transit Mighty Servant 3 at risk of attack from pirates
Lürssen bids for Blohm+Voss yards B+V parent ThyssenKrupp has 'considerable doubts' about deal but says it will assess offer
Hopes increase of delay to low-sulphur enforcement Finland, Estonia and Sweden raising questions on impact of 0.1% SOx emission limit
RS Platou wants to go public next year Two earlier IPOs were cancelled due to horrid stock market conditions
Fairplay buys WUZ Gdynia Deal makes Hamburg-based operator the biggest provider of Polish ports' towage services
Yangshan port bonded storage to increase fourfold in 2012 Move in Shanghai free trade zone will boost copper and aluminium futures trading
Africa fever Even Maersk is joining in the feeding frenzy for African trades
Holding on to your SOx UK, Swedish and Finnish governments start to listen to industry concerns on low sulphur fuel use
Japan buys more LNG from Chevron's Wheatstone project in Australia Kyushu Electric inks deal for 700,000 tonnes per year
Bulk carriers to benefit from higher thermal coal imports into China Move to boost demand for panamaxes and supramaxes
Peak season surcharge boost lost on transpacific Freight rates down three-quarters since mid-August to $1,633 per feu
Ta-Tong Marine sells oldest supramax for $22.3m Price is level with for similar vessel sold in May, implying steady asset values
Lloyd's Register looks offshore for international expansion New chairman Thomas Thune Andersen seeks transnational role for class society
UK cuts would save $0.5M THE MCA told Fairplay today that disbanding the Maritime Incident Response Group would save the UK government £340,000 ($535,000) per year
Venezuela, China sign iron ore loans VENEZUELA'S government has signed three co-operation agreements with China worth $522M to boost iron ore production in Bolivar State, IHS Global Insight reported today
Indonesian copper strike snarls Amamapare's port PORT workers and pilot captains at the Indonesian port of Amamapare have reportedly begun a month-long strike that threatens millions of tonnes of copper cargoes
Bridgestone guilty of price fixing JAPAN'S marine hose maker Bridgestone said today it had been ordered to pay $28M as part of a guilty plea bargain in a US price fixing case
OOCL renews UK intermodal deal HONG KONG's shipping line Orient Overseas Container Line and UK intermodal operator Freightliner have renewed their 10-year agreement
UN rebuked over piracy THE Asian Shipowners' Forum slammed the UN today for failing to suppress Somali pirates
Slash of UK safety response group attacked THE UK government's move to cut off funding for the Maritime Incident Response Group was attacked today by a marine safety expert
Moody's grades down NYK and MOL MOODY'S graded down its outlook today on Japanese shipping giants NYK and MOL, from stable to negative
ITF urges charter ban approach to combat piracy NO SHIP from any flag state refusing military security coverage should be chartered, the ITF's chief has told a piracy conference
Indonesian coal cargoes boost Supramaxes DEMAND for Indonesian coal exports pushed Supramax rates up and led brokers to claim the Baltic Exchange's average rates are underrated
Ore stockpiles push down Capesize rates CAPESIZE rates dropped for the first time in seven trading days, as high iron ore stockpiles in China reduced spot demand
VLCC spot rates scrape bottom VLCC SPOT rates on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Japan route hit a record low yesterday when Samco Amazon was reportedly fixed at Worldscale 42, with earnings of $1,000 per day
YRC Worldwide Stock Plummets 77 Percent YRC Worldwide's stock plunged 77 percent Friday to 7 cents a share ' its lowest price ever ' after shareholders...
Norquist Says Transportation Dollars Go to Cronies Politicians promising to spend tax money for roads and bridges will use the dollars to line the pockets of their...
Gartner Forecasts Decline in Chip Shipments The Gartner research group lowered its forecast for semiconductor shipments in 2011, saying sales of the chips that are the...
Terminal Truck Maker Expands Distribution Network Terminal truck manufacturer Capacity of Texas is expanding its own distribution capacity, adding 13 new dealers in the U.S., the...
Tropical Shipping Sets Peak Surcharge Tropical Shipping said Friday it will implement a planned peak surcharge on container shipments from the U.S. and Canada to...
YRC Shareholders Approve Restructuring YRC Worldwide shareholders overwhelmingly approved the last step in the trucking giant's financial restructuring plan Friday, voting in favor of...
Consumer Sentiment Rises, Still at Recession Levels U.S. consumer sentiment edged up early this month but remains at recession levels, according to the monthly Reuters/University of Michigan...
BNSF's Rose Calls For Major Infrastructure Spending Striking a cord of urgency, BNSF Railway Chairman and CEO Matthew Rose called for a coordinated and massive investment in...
UPS Invests $200 Million at Cologne/Bonn Hub UPS's $200 million investment at Cologne/Bonn Airport will upgrade and expand its European hub's handling ability by nearly three-quarters. ...
SIA Cargo Begins Indonesia-Singapore Service Singapore Airlines added a weekly 747-400 freighter service between Singapore and Indonesia, as the carrier targets the latter's exports of...
Maersk Drives Growth at China's Guangzhou The Port of Guangzhou's cargo traffic in the first seven months of the year rose 16 percent year-over-year, as the...
Maersk Restructures Asia-Mediterranean Service Maersk Line is restructuring its Asia-Mediterranean service network, effective mid-September, enhancing port coverage and reducing transit times on the route....
Panama Pilots Affiliate With ILWU The 250-member Panama Canal Pilots Union will affiliate with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, extending the reach of the...
Seeds of Growth Bob Sinner's family has been growing wheat in North Dakota's Red River Valley for five generations, first, for the ever-expanding...
Panalpina To Lease Two 747-8 Freighters Panalpina will lease two 747-8 freighters from U.S.-based Atlas Air to meet increasing demand for capacity in the healthcare, high-tech,...
Judge Finds ILWU in Contempt A federal court judge in Tacoma Thursday found the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in contempt of court for vandalizing...
Dredging in the Doldrums Much of what it will take for the Port of Jacksonville to realize its goal of becoming a top East...
Deutsche Post Invests $1 Billion in Parcel Service Deutsche Post DHL will invest $1 billion in its domestic German parcel delivery service to keep pace with surging online...
YRC Worldwide Says Directors Took Pay Cut Trucking giant YRC Worldwide disputed claims that members of its new board of directors will be paid more than members...
Senate Passes FAA, Highway Extension The Senate late Thursday avoided a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday by passing a "clean" bill to...
European Transportation European cities promote inland waterwayPoliticians from European cities Brussels, Berlin, Budapest, Paris and Vienna plan to sign a charter on Friday to "step up the dialogue with the inland ports authorities and take the necessary decisions in vie...
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OOCL, Freightliner renew U.K. intermodal deal OOCL and Freightliner said Thursday they have renewed a 10-year strategic partnership to provide OOCL customers with U.K. intermodal services. Under the new contract, OOCL has committed to increase capacity by 50 percent, with daily wagons being l...
Laker cargo up nearly 4% in August U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 10.4 million tons of dry bulk cargo in August, 3.7 percent more than in August 2010. Iron ore volume was 4.8 million tons, up 8 percent; limestone was 2.9 million tons, up almost 21 percent; and coal was 2.2...
ESC: Maersk thinks like customers The European Shippers' Council welcomed Maersk Line's announcement earlier this week of adaily time-definite service between Asia and northern Europe , as well as a scale of penalties applying to shippers in case of a container "no-show" and to th...
Changes on APL Central, South America loop Liner carrier APL has expanded the rotation and changed the name of a service connecting Central America and the West Coast of South America, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's service formerly known as PX2 has changed...
Nordana reintroduces Libya calls Nordana said it will reintroduce regular service into Libya. The carrier said it operated the only regular direct roll-on/roll-off service from the U.S. Gulf and East coasts into Libya until unrest forced the temporary suspension of services in Feb...
UPS plans to expand Europe Air hub UPS said it will spend about $200 million to expand its hub at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany. The project, to be completed by the end of 2013, would equip the existing facility with new technology and expand the existing building. Package so...
Alternative aviation fuels sought The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Australia's Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism have reached a memorandum of understanding to continue research and development of clean, sustainable alternative aviation fuels. "Air travel is g...
Bunker prices firm as week ends Crude futures settled at its lowest this week.
World Fuel Services CEO stock trading plan announced Stebbins may sell a maximum of 150,000 shares, which represents approximately 20% of his holdings.
Corvus Energy joins Aquarius project Company stated that conservative estimates suggest that the system will reduce operational costs by up to 20%.
Middle East markets see prices climb In Durban, deliveries were available for supply up to and including September 30.
RBS in new loan to Marco Polo Seatrade 'Financing is being provided on a fully consensual basis,' says shipowner.
European bunker markets firm Hamburg busy as buyers fearing more price rises.
The story of the Revolution Container Company A satirical look at how necessity drove ships to become bigger, stronger, safer and super.
Ship arrested over unpaid fuel bills Reports say bunker supplier is pursuing $599,000 claim.
External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V.
Report reopens attacks on Gibraltar's bunker sector Observers say crticisms are 'routine'.
Finland calls for ECA delay 'We are talking about flexibility in the execution schedule,' says Environment Minister.
Asian bunker prices surging as week closes Demand mixed and avails generally ample on Friday.
Saudi Aramco sells second 180 cSt cargo at record high premiums Tight supplies of on-specification cargoes expected to ease next month.
China's fuel oil imports to weaken in September Weak demand from bunker players due to ample stockpiles.
Chemoil enters agreement to sell US-based JV firm for $21 million Offering 50% of IPC USA to Itochu Corporation in conditional stock purchase agreement.
Vietnam's Petrolimex now offering ISO 8217:2005 bunkers Company using Optima 7000 DV ICP-OES spectrometer system to ensure ISO 8217:2005 bunker specification.
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