Madcap English play cricket match in the sea With military precision, a flotilla of eccentric Englishmen took to the waves on Wednesday to contest one of the world's craziest sporting fixtures: a cricket match played in the sea.
2012 forecast to be tough for bulk shipping U-Ming Marine Transport Corp, the Taiwanese operator of dry bulk ships, expects next year to be a 'difficult year' for the market because of the launch of more large ships and higher iron ore production in China.
Zambezi Airlines launches Lusaka-Kinshasa service Zambia's privately-owned Zambezi Airlines now serves the route between the southern African country's capital Lusaka and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Con...
Germany and Austria introduce joint electronic toll system Germany and Austria have rolled out Toll2Go, a joint, satellite-controlled electronic toll system which allows lorries of 12 t and more fitted with an on-board unit to pay tolls th...
Automated gate processes for port of Khalifa Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) and Dalosy Industrial Systems (DIS) recently signed a contract for the delivery of a gate control system for the port of Khalifa. The container terminal a...
SCSPA launches truck replacement programme The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has launched a voluntary programme to help truck owners replace older units with newer, cleaner rigs. The seaport truck air cleanup...
Opel Vivaro reaches production milestone The Vivaro has made history in the Opel van segment as the 500,000th unit of the instantly recognisable LCV rolled off the assembly line at the company's plant in Luton (England). ...
Direct seagoing cargo vessel loading crucial for growth in Russia According to Vladimir Yakunin, president of Russian Railways, the lack of investment in rail transport remains an urgent problem in Russia. The key means of solving this are to red...
FP Marine Risks moving London office FP Marine Risks is moving into a new office in London on 1 October, located at 6/F 55 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0EE, UK. The company's telephone, fax numbers and e-mail addre...
Boeing delivers UAE's fourth C-17 Globemaster Boeing will deliver a fourth C-17 Globemaster III to the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence from the company's C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach. Boeing delive...
Swiss WorldCargo teams up with Iata Iata has launched a new initiative to develop key managers in its cargo team. The organisation will second staff to Swiss WorldCargo in a development programme to enhance Iata's ca...
Huge investment programme in port of Felixstowe The port of Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, has opened a new deep water shipping terminal, consisting of two berths. This is the first stage of a GBP 1 billion investm...
Rieck Logistik expanding in China Rieck Henco International Transportation recently opened two new sites in Shenyang and Jinan (China). The Chinese subsidiary of Germany's Berlin-based Rieck Logistics Group has thu...
Mainfreight Air & Ocean opens airfreight office in Brussels Mainfreight is opening a new airfreight office at Brussels cargo airport, Brucargo. Located at the logistics heart of Europe, Mainfreight will offer its customers a wide range of s...
Menlo becomes responsible care partner for handling chemicals Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, has announced that its Chemical group has been approved as a responsible care partner by the American Chemist...
Overcapacity and poor freight rates hammer down secondhand values Third-quarter volumes at lowest in decade, though forced sales and auctions likely
Transpacific set for long and painful recovery The withdrawal of CLX service just a year after launch is symptomatic of a deeper malaise
Vela takes triangulating VLCC top spot Saudi Aramco subsidiary beats Euronav, Angelicoussis Group and Frontline
Exclusive: Opportunistic Greeks muscle in on VLCC triangulation Hope of greater profit sees their market share on Middle East-Atlantic-Asia routes increase
Strategies for some maritime industry growth A UK government that meant what it said about our industry's technology would put its full weight behind making a better educated workforce, with a better work ethic
Heavy weather Storms have a way of defining character. Mine is slovenly
Supramax rates near six-month high Strong Atlantic trades drive up global market
Floating liquefaction market poised for investment boost Expansion of FLNG projects expected amid onshore plant concerns
Petrobras buys another single-hull VLCC Tanker reportedly bought for $25m from Titan Petrochemicals
BG Group sells 50m tonnes of LNG to India Deal comes as nation diversifies energy mix
Fledgling FLNG sector will make its profits from LPG Potential of future earnings from 'valuable' gas by-products 'key' to impressing lenders
Ocean Tankers to pitch last-ditch rescue to banks I have agreement with key charterer, chief executive Michael Ioannides tells Lloyd's List as storm clouds darken over owner
Sovcomflot confirms part-privatisation is on hold Russian minister cites market uncertainties as reason for delay
Aker Philadelphia and SeaRiver ink $400m order for aframax tanker pair ExxonMobil order is its first since delivery of ill-fated Exxon Valdez
Green Reefers turns to sale and charter-back of ships to raise $12m Finance chief cites historically low summer season as operator struggles for survival
European banks' lending to shipping has dried up, says DnB NOR chief Activity 'stopped abruptly' in third quarter
Rotterdam LNG import terminal could become maritime redistribution hub GATE Terminal owners currently studying possible export function
Maersk still to decide on strategy for a low-sulphur future Weighing of options includes future action on emissions from Triple-E 18,000 teu vessels
Quentin Soanes elected Baltic Exchange vice chairman Braemar executive director will serve with immediate effect
APL: legislation leads, industry follows Change will have to be forced, even though green shipping makes commercial sense
Stay on the sunny side U-Ming president CK Ong freely admits that appalling rates will persist until 2014, but he also thinks that now is the time to be planning for market turnaround
Selling Sovcomflot It is not yet clear that capitalism has properly replaced communism in Russia
Rongsheng secures $5.5bn mega-loan from China Development Bank Credit facility brings commitments to around $20bn this year from China and international banks
TEN clinches tanker charters worth $140m Long term deals with profit sharing 'a positive sign', says chief executive Nikolas Tsakos
NYK, Evergreen and Hanjin in new China-India service Latest sign of capacity shifting by Asian lines highlights trade growth between two giants
Widdows to stay on as WSC chairman Two new board members elected
Nautilus International to start its four-year cycle of meet-ups Theme of conference in Rotterdam is 'protect and respect' with focus on criminal penalties
Singapore refinery fire could hit bunker supply Fire at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery which produces fuel oil and gas oil leads to shutdown
Operating costs back in line with inflation Recent trend of rapid increases in vessel op costs has tailed off latest figures reveal
Carriers and shippers must talk more SHIPPERS and carriers must co-operate more closely if they are to run cost-effective supply chains, says the head of the Global Shippers' Forum
Seafarer assistance plan explained DETAILS of the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) were revealed in London today
Refinery blaze hits Singapore shipments PRODUCTS shipments from Singapore could be disrupted after a fire at Shell's refinery at Pulau Bukom on 28 September
Shipyards threaten dry bulk recovery ANY hope of recovery in the drybulk sector could be severely damaged by Chinese greenfield shipbuilders seeking to win business, delegates at Marine Money Asia week have been warned
Vale Brasil docks at Sohar VALE Brasil, the world's largest iron ore carrier, has discharged its first shipment at the new dedicated jetty at Sohar, Oman
Exxon confirms US orders EXXONMOBIL today confirmed orders for two Jones Act Aframax crude tankers at Aker Philadelphia for an aggregate price of $400M
Help for piracy victims launched A PROGRAMME to help seafarers and their families cope with the trauma caused by abuse at the hands of pirates has been launched in London
Pirates release Greek bulker THE Greek Handymax bulker Eagle has been released by Somali pirates following the payment of a ransom
Piracy attacks predicted to rise SOMALI piracy will worsen this decade, a maritime security expert has claimed
Crisis talks begin at Sevan THE senior management of Sevan Marine is locked in crisis talks with its key stakeholders to iron out the company's prolonged financial problems, the company said in a statement today
Indian coal volumes to soar INDIA'S ports are expected to quadruple coal handling capacity over the next decade, K Mohandas, secretary of shipping at the Indian shipping ministry told IHS McCloskey's Indian Coal Markets conference in New Delhi yesterday
Divided We Stand Living in Virginia, the biggest sports news I read often revolves around the Atlantic Coast Conference. Although rumors of conference...
Asia Trucking Finds Another Gear Intra-Asia transport traditionally has been a game played out by sea and air. Now third-party logistics providers are working hard...
Preparing for the Panama Canal Operating a world-class supply chain requires the ability to respond quickly to transformative events, both sudden and expected. This ability...
Intermodal Traffic Powers to All-Time Weekly High Rail intermodal volume at North America's major railroads reached the highest weekly level on record, after a 2.8 percent gain...
Truckload Carriers Taking Accessorial Charges to Shippers More than two-thirds of truckload carriers plan more use of accessorial charges, adding income from shipping fees to higher rates,...
Hanjin Adding Asia-India Service Korean container line Hanjin Shipping will launch an Asia-Pacific to West India direct service in late October. The...
Ocean rates below or near 2009 levels Analysis of spot rates on the two key east-west trades shows that carriers will have to shelve capacity in the coming months, according to the maritime analyst SeaIntel. After deducting the effect of rising bunker fees, SeaIntel found rates on the ...
WSC keeps Widdows chairman WiddowsRon Widdows, the group president and chief executive officer of Neptune Orient Lines, will remain chairman of the World Shipping Council (WSC) through September 2012, even after he retires as head of NOL at the end of this year.WSC, the chie...
Maersk adds Qingdao to Asia-Europe loop Maersk Line has added a call at Qingdao to one of its core Asia-Europe services. The call has been added to its AE7 service, which now has a rotation of Qingdao, Ningbo, Shangai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Tangiers, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterda...
APL shortens intra-Asia loop APL has omitted two major Chinese ports from an intra-Asia service linking China and the Philippines, according toAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The line has shortened the rotation of its NPX service to Hong Kong, Chiwan, Kaohsiung, Manila...
Japanese forwarders pay $46.8 million for antitrust violations The U.S. Justice Department said six Japanese freight forwarders have agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $46.8 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix certain fees involving air cargo shipments from Japan to the United S...
UPS: New container targets pharmaceuticals UPS said Wednesday it will offer an air freight container for healthcare products, such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics, with temperature-sensitive requirements. The PharmaPort 360 container, which will be manufactured by Cool Container...
STB to look at BNSF purchase The Surface Transportation Board said Wednesday it has initiated a public proceeding to examine the regulatory effects of the price Berkshire Hathaway paid when it acquired BNSF Railway last year. In May, the Western Coal Traffic League petitioned...
CBP makes headway on simplified entry U.S. Customs and industry representatives on Monday outlined how a simplified process for filing import declarations would look and said a trial program will start soon to demonstrate how fewer documentation requirements could benefit the governme...
Markets hold firm after crude dip Fujairah edges up despite Wednesday's retreat in crude oil futures.
Markets little changed as crude see-saws Rotterdam gains tempered on expectations of improved supply.
Exhaust gas scrubbers show 'great long-term promise' Scrubbing technology 'will greatly contribute to better air quality', says Port of Los Angeles offical.
Fuel oil stocks climbing October arbitrage volumes at seven-month high.
Refinery fire: Impact still 'unpredictable' Shell declines to comment on Singapore shutdown.
ECA deadline 'can't be met' 'You need a period of leniency and transition,' says shipowners' association.
Bunker prices generally down in Asia Mixed demand, ample supplies at major Asian bunker ports.
Chinese shipbuilder launches 'Super Green' vessel 8,500 dwt vessel can cut fuel consumption by up to 30%, says Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.
Experienced bunker trader joins Dan-Bunkering in Monaco Trader spent six years with BP prior to joining Dan-Bunkering.
Addax to begin Hamburg bunker ops in October Opens new office at the German town in a bid to 'diversify' outside of Africa.
Fire at Shell refinery off Singapore 'contained' Shell to conduct 'full investigation'.
Hong Kong halts bunker operations Tropical cyclone signal number 8 hoisted in Hong Kong.
High bunker costs hit bunker tanker owner London-listed Yujin swings to loss in H1 2011 but said its bunker tankers continue to 'perform well'.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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