Nothegger adding thirty new Kögel Cargo Rail multimodal trailers to fleet Nothegger Transport Logistik GmbH, located in St Ulrich (Austria), is adding thirty new Kögel Cargo Rail multimodal trailers to its fleet. In this way Nothegger is making a conside...
JAL in the middle of new Dreamliner service launches Japan Airlines (JAL) recently launched a new Boeing B787 Dreamliner service between Tokyo Narita and Boston MA (USA), thereby providing the first-ever nonstop connection between th...
LAN Cargo introduces CO2 calculator Chile's LAN Cargo, a carrier that aims to lead the aviation business and to be a pioneer in environmental initiatives in Latin America, is launching a CO2 calculator. The latter is...
Scania's Q1 operational income fell The commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania reported that its earnings for Q1/2012 amounted to SEK 2.323 million (EUR 261,200), equating to SEK 1.16 million (EUR 130,000) less than ...
More trucks crossing US borders The number of commercial truck crossings into the USA from Canada and Mexico was 10.4 million in 2011, 1.7% more than in 2010, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bu...
New weekly service for port of Dunkirk The French maritime transport group CMA CGM will include Dunkirk (after Antwerp and before Le Havre) in the rotation of its EPIC (Europe Pakistan India Consortium) service from 1...
Port of Antwerp opens with strong first quarter in container handling The port of Antwerp (Belgium) handled 46.32 million t of freight in the first three months of this year, a drop of 2.2% compared to the same period in 2011. Container freight did b...
HGK offers one stop solution from Cologne to Domodossola The German port and transport service provider Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) is augmenting its long distance service offer. At the beginning of 2014 a new handling terminal ...
DTL and Logwin agree to close collaboration in textile logistics sector The logistics service provider Logwin, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), and the German logistics specialist Deutsche Textil Logistik (DTL) with its owners Meyer & Meyer and ...
DSV boosts Q1/2012 turnover and profit DSV A/S, a global transport and logistics service provider headquartered in Br'ndby (Denmark), increased its Q1 turnover from DKK 10.793 billion in 2011 to DKK 10.819 billion (appr...
Loxxess lands Planet Sports as major customer The German logistics company Loxxess AG has developed and implemented a European central warehousing scheme in Bor (Czechia) for the firm Planet Sports. Loxxess is an international...
Greek lending increased in 2011 Petrofin survey offers surprise conclusions
Show me the buyers, says Petropoulos No takers for available portfolios
Why are states reluctant to share casualty reports? Industry awaits outcome of Costa Concordia investigation
How the UK's MAIB investigates vessel accidents The MAIB explains the process and shares its concerns
VLCC pools have supported spot market rates so far this year Influence of major shipowners within pools has created greater resistance to low rates
It's the little things that count Innovation was the over-arching theme of the recent BIMCO annual meeting in Singapore
Hapag-Lloyd's Behrendt to extend contract Will remain chairman of executive board ahead of possible IPO in 2013
A river runs through it Royal Jubilee and 2012 Olympics showcase London's relationship to the Thames
Shipping needs fuel bill transparency to fight climate change Danish shipowners urge industry to stop sitting on the fence
End of dry bulk 'nightmare' is in sight Record demolition and shrinking order book arouse optimism in Peter Georgiopoulos
NewLead eyes non-shipping business Embattled owner to exit tanker sector and focus on dry bulk
Cards on the table Collecting fuel consumption statistics as a way of then creating reductions needs the input of all shipowners, a group that has notorious difficulty in finding a joint consensus
Rising Chinese lending and drought boost dry bulk demand Infrastructure projects and power generation drive imports
Ultra large containerships lead box fleet growth in April More than 80% of the teu capacity delivered last month was for vessels over 10,000 teu
Lloyd Fonds eyes shipping acquisitions Company targeting distressed vessels or fuel-efficient newbuildings, says Teichert
Deadline set for bidding in ex-SeaFrance ferries sale Sealed tenders to be delivered in Paris by 1700 hours on Friday
Statistical quirk suggests a box charters rise is on the way Analysis by broker points to seven-month time lag between charter rates and the freight trend
Japan targets LNG ahead of nuclear shutdown Country eyes Henry Hub as global prices hit three-year high
Eastern promise China's Yangtze and Bohai Rim ports have strong prospects
Fitch awards AA rating to Port of Los Angeles revenue bonds Outlook reflects resilient income and flexible capital programme
Rosatomflot wants new icebreaker by 2018 Growth in shipping in Russian Arctic justifies new giant nuclear-powered vessel
Construction of Yamal LNG terminal to squeeze ice-class heavylift market Only a handful of suitable vessels available to ship the equipment and infrastructure to develop Sabetta port and gas plant
Crude fixtures boost Capital Product earnings Evangelos Marinakis-led tanker partnership reiterates payout policy after latest distribution
BW Rhine presumed hijacked off Togo No AIS signal from product tanker since Saturday
US box imports jump 7.3% Figures for March show furniture and car parts drove year on year gain
G6 holds back capacity to boost rates Alliance halts planned seventh Asia-Europe loop
General Maritime emerges from bankruptcy Chapter 11 reorganisation plan expected to secure 97% backing from bondholders
Asian yards report gloomy first quarter Shipbuilders in China, Japan and South Korea land few commercial orders
Obama signs swingeing executive order on Iran and Syria Expansive new sanctions could hit class societies and P&I clubs
MISC retrenches 1,400 MALAYSIA'S energy shipper MISC today confirmed to Fairplay it has retrenched 1,400 staff since closing its loss-making box business
Tug workers killed off Qatar SEVEN people were killed when a tug exploded and caught fire in Qatar's Ras Laffan offshore field
India loosens curbs on sugar exports DELHI today added sugar to the exports on which it is loosening controls
Smuggled cocaine found CUSTOMS authorities have seized a record 140kg of cocaine in a container at Marsaxlokk Freeport in Malta
Trans-Pac boxes lead sector TRANS-Pacific box shipments will outstrip those on Asia/Europe routes this year, a study has predicted
Scandlines profits halved DANISH-German ferry operator Scandlines said net profits were slashed to €10M ($13.14M) last year amid restructuring and soaring bunker costs
LPG hits five-month low SAUDI ARAMCO has dropped LPG prices to a five-month low, after soaring crude sent prices of the gas rocketing past $1,000 per tonne in February and March
Drybulk port snarls ease DRYBULK port congestion is continuing to ease, particularly at Australian coal and iron ore facilities
Japanese take stake in Browse LNG JAPAN Australia LNG today said it would buy a unitised 14.7% stake in the Browse LNG project for $2Bn from Woodside Petroleum
Mercator International issues bonds to parent MERCATOR International will subscribe to $19M worth of convertible bonds from its Singapore-listed subsidiary
Japanese car sales surge 92% JAPAN'S car sales surged by a year-on-year record 92% in April, as the sector recovers from the quake crisis of March 2011
Schneider National Replacing More Than 3,000 Trucks Schneider National, the largest privately owned U.S. truckload carrier, is replacing one-third of its truck fleet, purchasing more than 3,000...
California Facing High Diesel Costs, Lost Jobs by 2020, Study Says California's low carbon fuel standard will contribute to the increasing price of diesel in the state, as high as $6.69...
West Coast Container Trade on the Rise West Coast ports handled 7 percent more loaded containers in March compared to the same month last year, according to...
CMA CGM's Thenoz Discusses Trans-Pacific, Atlantic Trades Outlooks (Video) Jean-Philippe Thenoz, Senior Vice President North America Lines at CMA CGM, and keynote speaker at Containerisation International's Global Liner Shipping Conference...
TNT Profit, Acquisition by UPS on Track The UPS acquisition of TNT Express is on track and so is profitability at the Dutch parcel delivery company, but...
Activist Investor Says CP Shareholders Determine Management Activist investor William Ackman said shareholders should determine Canadian Pacific Railway management amid reports that some railroad directors are floating...
Senators Urge Apparel Sourcing Flexibility in Trans-Pacific Partnership A bipartisan group of 15 senators urged President Obama to give U.S. apparel shippers more flexibility in sourcing under the...
Pitt Ohio Speeds Expedited, West Coast LTL Service Trucking company Pitt Ohio expanded its expedited less-than-truckload service for national and global shippers. The Pittsburgh-based Mid-Atlantic carrier is offering...
Bigger Fleet Boosts Diana Containerships Profit Owner-charterer Diana Containerships said its first quarter net profit jumped to $1.9 million from $300,000 a year earlier, mainly due...
BDP International Plans China Expansion BDP International will expand its operations in western and northern China later this year. The Philadelphia-based logistics company is...
Jaxport Gets New Calls by China Shipping, UASC The Port of Jacksonville will get new calls this month by China Shipping and United Arab Shipping, which participate in...
Indian Authority OKs Mumbai Port Terminal Rate Hike India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports approved a 25 percent increase in tariffs levied by Indira Container Terminal, the private...
G6 Alliance Gives Up Plans for Seventh Europe Service The members of G6 Alliance said Wednesday they would not reinstate Loop 2 of the seven Asia-Europe services that the...
Port Productivity a 'Game-Changer' Container terminals must improve productivity at the same rate as growth in ship sizes or "preferably much more," an APM...
Higher Rates, Volumes Triple Con-way Profit Trucking and logistics giant Con-way more than tripled its net profit in the first quarter, increasing earnings to $25.6 million...
Maersk Hikes India-South America Rates Maersk Line will impose a general rate increase on cargo from India to the east coast of South America, starting...
Port of Oakland Closed for Day Shift on Tuesday Waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union agreed to close down the Port of Oakland during the day...
Commerce Official: Exporters Should Soon See Benefits From US-Korea FTA Importers, exporters and investors in Southern California learned on Tuesday that they should soon begin to realize benefits from the...
Are you certain you know the contents of your container and was it insured? So you have now located your container. It was shipped on the Bareli that grounded off the south east coast of China in mid-March. The ship has been declared a ...
Dow marches ahead as NAFTA trade booms With America's Dow Jones Index hitting a four-year high yesterday on better-than-expected manufacturing growth data, comes some good numbers from the US Department ...
Maersk highlights sea freight's green credentials Maersk Line has again highlighted the environmental benefits of sea freight in a recent report entitled 'Route 2: A new roadmap for a sustainable world - the future ...
Dole SA concerned about reliability and costs Andy Connell, business manager for logistics at Cape Town-based Dole South Africa, believes that a combination of poor service levels and high costs are limiting ...
Hapag-Lloyd forges links with GAC in West Africa As part of its expansion and service efficiency upgrade programmes in its West African services, Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the global ship agent ...
G6 suspends introduction of Asia/Europe service The G6 alliance between the Grand Alliance (OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK) and the New World Alliance (APL, MOL, HMM) have decided to further postpone the introduction ...
NSCSA changes name to Bahri Riyadh-based National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has changed its name to Bahri, in a moved described by the company as better reflecting its global ...
CKYH to launch new transpac East Coast service The CKYH Alliance is launching a new transpacific US East Coast service via the Panama Canal dubbed AWE-6/AWS which CI-eXpress understands is slated to start on ...
Southampton gets green light for further expansion The UK's Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has approved further expansion and dredging of Southampton container terminal's 201 and 202 berths. The full extent ...
Evergreen to buy space from Crowley Evergreen Line has agreed a deal with Crowley Latin America Services in the trade between Panama, Florida and Costa Rica. The arrangement, which is due to start ...
'Large volumes' of bunker product being diverted to Singapore Iranian player: 'We are facing problems selling fuel oil into the Fujairah market.'
Oil falls as inventories reach 21-year high 'Prices should be lower because there's no shortage of oil and we're looking at rather anemic economic growth,' says analyst.
IFO prices firm across the board Quiet market in Hamburg.
IFO prices firming in Fujairah South African markets lack direction.
New CEO for software company supplying bunker applications UK-headquartered Inatech is controlled by Chemoil.
Cruise industry's alternative ECA plan splitting opinions EPA not in favour of CLIA's sulphur averaging proposal but industry is lobbying Congress for support.
Asian fuel oil markets 'at risk' from Iranian sanctions 'It doesn't take much to see that fuel oil cracks may head higher.'
Arrested bulk carrier sold at auction Vessel was seized over claim of unpaid bunkers.
Hedging specialist forecasts short term price dip Advises buyers to use 'any decline in oil prices' to establish new bunker hedges.
Fuel subsidies lift offshore fishing firm into profit Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International records net profit of $10.4 million in 2011.
Asian bunker markets see prices firm Supplies of bunker material 'fine' on Wednesday.
Titan continues negotiations with GCL Delays publication of its 2011 annual results in view of uncertainties arising from recent events.
CSDC in the red for Q1 2012 Bottom line affected by sluggish shipping market and high fuel costs.
Scrubbers 'suitable alternative' to meet emission regulations LNG may be the fuel for the future but a number of issues need to be resolved, says BIMCO.
Fuel being removed from grounded vessel in Micronesia Operation will remove 2,446 gallons of fuel oil from M/V Teraka No. 168.
Vopak's new joint oil storage terminal to open in 2014 Oil terminal in southeast of Johor, Malaysia will complement Vopak's existing operations in Singapore.
Singapore-based firm to own 'green' vessels Greenship Holdings establishes two separate entities for ship-owning and operating activities in gas and dry bulk sectors.
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