Egyptair to resume Cairo - Osaka service Starting tomorrow (1 December), Egyptair is resuming its service between Cairo and Osaka Kansai, and will now fly twice weekly with Airbus A340-200 equipment between the Egyptian c...
Philippine Airlines starts Toronto service Philippine Airlines is launching a service to Toronto (Canada) today (30 November). The Manila - Toronto - Vancouver - Manila route will be operated three times per week with Boein...
WFS wins BAWC handling contract at London Gatwick Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the contract to provide cargo handling for British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) at London's Gatwick Airport. The new contract, effective 1 Dec...
DSV Road repositioning The German subsidiary of the Danish service provider DSV Road is introducing a new organisational structure at the beginning of 2013. Like DSV Road's other national affiliates, the...
RCL in the red Thailand-based Regional Container Lines (RCL) posted a net loss of THB 216 million in Q3/2012, versus a net gain of THB 804 million in the same quarter a year ago. Without accounti...
Willmotts DJB in UK expands fleet UK's general haulage, logistics and container operator, Willmotts DJB, based in Shepton Mallet (Somerset/UK), has added ten more new MAN TGX 26.440 6x2 tractor units to its fleet. ...
American Airlines Cargo's director cargo sales is international business woman of the year American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) has just announced that Carmen Taylor, its managing director cargo sales - Latin America, has been presented with the International Business Woma...
DB Schenker: common consignment note successfully tested on rail shipment between China and Germany The German logistics service provider DB Schenker has successfully tested the use of a common consignment note for railfreight shipments between China and Europe. The simplificatio...
Special rolling stock: system costs are 30-40% higher compared to the UCT standard The International Union of Combined Road and Rail Transport Companies (UIRR), the umbrella organisation for European intermodal transport operators, has undertaken a study to deter...
Chapman Freeborn establishes new representation in Buenos Aires Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has established a commercial representation in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The branch is located in the offices of its partner Air World Travel (AWT). ...
Ceva Logistics: turnover rises, profits drop in Q3 The Netherlands-based service provider Ceva Logistics was able to boost its Q3/2012 turnover to EUR 1.844 billion, an increase of 5.1% compared to the EUR 1.755 billion generated i...
Swiss Logistics Awards 2012: and the winner is... The GS1 Schweiz Swiss Logistics Award 2012 was presented to Switzerland's giant retailer Migros and Cantaluppi & Hug AG for a transport planning project using so-called "ant" s...
DHL investing EUR 50 million in Thailand The German service provider DHL is set to build new facilities, expand its fleet of vehicles, invest in new technology and intensify staff training and development in Thailand over...
More foreign owners forced to register for UK VAT Rules for threshold changed at EU behest
Ships start to divert as LA-LB terminals remain closed Port boss warns of lost business if stoppage continues
Chemtankers to outperform crude, says Eitzen But the sector is still clearly in the wars
Boskalis will emerge as a heavyweight in heavylift Dockwise and Smit takeovers signal consolidation in niche segment
Heavylift sector likely to see more mergers Fragmented segment has been insulated from wider industry's woes
Life on another planet Beyond the green rhetoric, engineers and ship handlers operate in the real world
Rongsheng 'confident' of $1bn offshore contract haul in 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Yard also targets FPSOs but sets no timeline for first order
D'Amico to order two product tankers Italian owner is raising $83m to fund newbuilding programme
Box lines to suspend Asia-Europe sailings after Christmas US strike adds to fleet adjustment challenges
APM Terminals investigates Crumlin's phone tapping claims ITF alleges phones of members involved in LA and Long Beach strike action were bugged
Trouble lies ahead unless existing LNG export plants raise their output EXCLUSIVE: Höegh slams inefficient gas supply chain, from cargo production to shipping
Star Bulk takes a big hit on vessel values Greece-based owner suspends dividend while it sorts out covenant issues
Nordic Shipholding streamlines to avoid bankruptcy Denmark-based firm has sold its chemtanker fleet to concentrate on restructuring
Thoresen Shipping posts $25m loss for 2012 fiscal year Thai dry bulk player made $4.3m profit excluding one-time writeoffs
OFT clears Feederlink sale to Unifeeder Deal officially takes effect in mid-December
HSH Nordbank defends tactics in show-cause response Omega Navigation Enterprises acted with a 'lack of good faith', says senior lender
No coming in from the cold The oil industry is unlikely to make it easier for tanker owners to idle tonnage
Local issue, global impact California's port dispute has wider implications
Höegh LNG posts 53% hike in profits Time charter for carrier boosts company's performance
Too much tonnage Steady market boosts capesize owners but the long-term view is clouded by overcapacity
Lloyd Fonds predicts 'challenging' 2013 for KG funds Tax assessments blamed for $2.5m loss
Scorpio Tankers charters in two LR1 product tankers Fresh fleet expansion underlines company's faith in market improvement
Smuggled Felixstowe fakes found in boxes SMUGGLERS are trying Christmas early, the UK Border Force warned today
China-made Japanese car output drops 48.9% JAPAN'S automakers suffered an even steeper drop in output levels at their facilities in China during October than in September, IHS Automotive reported today
Force majeure orders lifted in Nigeria SHELL and Total have both lifted force majeure orders affecting ship cargoes from Nigeria, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
CIMC moves shares to HK CIMC's Shenzhen-listed shares were suspended today, after its application for moving its listing to Hong Kong was approved
Japan Marine yard union delayed again A DEAL to combine Japan's IHI Marine United with Universal Shipbuilding has hit another roadblock and been pushed back to January
Höegh LNG sees continued strong FSRU sector OSLO-listed Höegh LNG today unveiled narrowed losses and said its core FSRU business remains strong because customers prefer companies with proven track records
Reederei Buss joins chartering alliance GERMAN box ship chartering alliance Contchart has been boosted by the addition of Reederei Buss
PNG ferry robbed at sea POLICE in Papua New Guinea are calling for witnesses to come forward after an armed gang robbed a ferry carrying up to 200 passengers
Dockwise labels Boskalis bid as too low HEAVY-LIFT shipping specialist Dockwise has given partial approval to the takeover proposed by fellow Dutch maritime services group Boskalis
Ships wait for Xiamen auction THREE cargo ships went up for public auction in Xiamen maritime court yesterday, following the sale of three others two weeks ago
TTA loses $134M in FY THORESEN Thai Agencies said today it ran up losses of 4.6Bn baht ($134M) for the full year ended September 2012
Penguin sets up FSIV unit SINGAPORE shipbuilder Penguin International today said it has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, POS Victory
LPG price drops but uptick lags LPG DEMAND in northeastern Asia is unlikely to rise despite SAUDI ARAMCO cutting December contract prices, market sources told Fairplay today
Japan keeps choking off crude flow from Iran IRANIAN crude being imported to Japan is continuing to dwindle, according to statistics from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Supramax rates hit high in Asian markets RATES to ship Indonesian minerals on round voyages to China and India have hit five-figure sums, levels which have not been seen since May a
Port Everglades Reports Third Consecutive Year of Cargo Growth The Port Everglades handled 5.9 million tons of cargo in fiscal year 2012, which ended Sept. 30, a 3 percent increase from fiscal year 2011 and the third consecutive year of growth in cargo, according to a preliminary report form the South Florida seaport. Port Everglades moved 923,600 20-foot-equivalent units, a...
UK Customs Clarifies Policy on Authorized Economic Operators HM Revenue and Customs, the UK government's regulatory department, recently clarified its policy on authorized economic operators for imports and exports taking place after the introduction of the European Union's new Union Customs Code in 2015, according to an alert from international tax service company Grant Thornton. Importers and exports using...
US Transportation Construction Infrastructure Market Projected to Increase 3 Percent in 2013 The U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market is expected to increase 3 percent from $126.5 billion to $130.3 billion in 2013, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association's annual forecast released today. Growth is expected in highway and street pavements, private work for driveways and parking lots, airport terminal and...
Seafarers' Trust Announces Plans for Coming Year LONDON - The ITF Seafarers' Trust today announced its plans for the coming year, including a review of its operations, the provision of £1 million in grants, and ongoing provision for seafarers suffering from piracy. The following new grant was agreed by the trustees of the Seafarers' Trust, the charity arm...
Kuehne + Nagel Appoints Trefzger to Management Board Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International AG's board of directors today appointed Detlef Trefzger as the newest member of the management board, effective March 1, 2013. Trefzger will take over global responsibility for the business unit Contract Logistics. He succeeds Dirk Reich, who stepped down today and will be available to...
California Air Resources Board Verifies First Diesel Particulate Filter with Safety Device Manufactured by Boshart Engineering, Inc. ONTARIO, Calif. - On September 10, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that Boshart Engineering, Inc. had achieved verification of the BE Econix Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) active metal system with the industry's first safety device for a DPF. This verification has allowed Boshart to immediately market and...
Hactl Wins DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Award, Enterprise Award HONG KONG - Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited, the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has been honoured with the Enterprise Award in this year's DHL / SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards. The 2012 awards were presented at a glittering ceremony held at...
Troy Container Line Expands, Relocates Import Office Troy Container Line has expanded and relocated its Charlotte, N.C.-based import office to another part of the city to provide extra space for staff. Troy opened its first Charlotte office in 2008. The company said it has since experienced steady growth in the region under the direction of Christopher Hellow, COO...
Anderson Named International Business Leader of the Year Jacksonville, Fla. - The JAXUSA Partnership, Northeast Florida's regional economic development initiative, today named JAXPORT CEO Paul Anderson the 2012 Individual International Business Leader of the Year. JAXUSA recognized Anderson for leading JAXPORT's growth, building a solid foundation for the future and helping to increase Jacksonville's profile in the international business...
ABF Global Supply Chain Services Expands to Europe, Turkey Fort Smith, Ark.-based freight transportation company ABF Global Supply Chain Services is now serving Europe and Turkey with ocean transport, including full containerload and less-than-containerload solutions, continuing its expansion strategy abroad. The Arkansas Best Corp. subsidiary now operates with offices in Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Poland, the Republic of...
Teamsters Eye Wage Hike in ABF Talks The Teamsters union is considering a two-year contract with a $1 per hour wage hike in each year as the starting point for contract talks with ABF Freight System. The union's initial bargaining points were distributed at a meeting with officers from freight locals in Kansas City and obtained by The...
Isabella Shipping Launches Texas-Colombia Service Isabella Shipping has begun its Tex-Col Express service, which offers U.S. Gulf exporters direct service between Port Freeport in Texas and Cartagena, Colombia. The fixed-day route departs from Freeport on Thursdays and arrives in Cartagena on Mondays. The full rotation also includes Turbo, Colombia, and Puerto Moin, Costa Rica. The service is...
Ships Diverting From LA, Long Beach Eight vessels have been diverted from Los Angeles-Long Beach since the office clerical workers strike began on Tuesday. According to information provided by the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, two ships were diverted to Ensenada, Mexico, three to Oakland, two to Manzanillo, Panama, and one to Manzanillo, Mexico, as...
Descartes Signs Service Provider Agreement for Japan Customs' Cargo E-Filing Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group has signed an agreement with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System to file customs documents electronically with Japan Customs according to its newly enacted Advanced Filing Rules. A bill to amend part of Japan's Customs Tariff Law was passed in March, requiring vessel operators...
Samskip, DSM Develop Lightweight Container Logistics provider Samskip Multimodal and scientific firm Royal DSM N.V. have developed a new lightweight container, called DSM HighQ'. The companies have been developing the container, which is intended to be 20 percent lighter than its steel counterparts, since 2009. The weight reduction is achieved from composite panels that replace the commonly...
Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Already Losing Work From Strikes The clerical workers' strike at 10 terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has already resulted in lost work for Southern California supply chain employees, as shipping companies have started diverting cargo calls to other ports, the Los Angeles Times reported. One container ship laden with goods to...
WTSA Lines Plan $1,500 Reefer Increase Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have individually announced general rate increases on refrigerated cargo moving from the U.S. to Asia. The increases are $1,500 per 40-foot container, with proportionate increases for other equipment sizes. The carriers' actions follow Maersk Line's announcement in September that it was increasing...
Talks Resume as LA-Long Beach Strike Enters 4th Day LONG BEACH - Negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union office clerical workers and employers resumed late Thursday, but the strike that has shut down cargo-handling operations at 10 of the 14 container terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach continued Friday. The strike at the APM Terminal in Los Angeles has entered...
US Personal Income Edges Up, Expenditures Dip Personal income in the United States increased $400 million, or less than 0.1 percent, in October from September, and disposable personal income rose $800 million month-to-month, or less than 0.1 percent, in October, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures fell $20.2 billion,...
Shippers facing a blank 2013 There is another tool in the ocean carriers' locker that is being used with increasing frequency on the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe tradelane: a blank ...
OFT nods through Feederlink sale to Unifeeder The UK's Office of Fair Trading [OFT] has approved Danish short sea feeder company Unifeeder's acquisition of rival Feederlink from its parent the Irish Continental ...
Amazon tops Apple in battle for supply chain excellence Amazon is more widely admired than Apple for supply chain excellence, according to research published this week by SCM World, the leading global community of supply ...
LCT Tilbury orders Kalmar van carriers The UK Forth Ports-owned London Container Terminal at Tilbury in the River Thames has placed an order with Finland's Cargotec for 14 Kalmar straddle carriers as ...
CEVA down on container logistics Hoofddorp [the Netherlands] - based CEVA supply chain management company has blamed its disappointing third quarter performance on a continued weakness in its container ...
India's growth slows The 1.2 billion populated Indian nation saw its GDP slow to 5.3% [down from 5.5%] in the July to September period, prompting calls for the government to take further ...
LA and Long Beach container traffic grinds to a halt as strike spreads Industrial action has brought container operations to a virtual standstill in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as protests spread to more sites, with 12 ...
Spotlight on STNG Two leading European shipping clans have emerged as the owners of the mysterious pair of products carriers that were chartered to Emanuele Lauro's Scorpio Tankers just days ago.
Nordic on the brink Danish product tanker owner Nordic Shipholding is racing to cut costs in a bid to stave off insolvency in anticipation of an annual deficit that could top $20m.
HUBLine chops loss Massive cost cutting has helped Malaysia's HUBLine slash its third quarter loss.
China dims S&P interest Chinese interest in second hand tonnage has dropped by two thirds in the past three years, Clarksons says.
Confusion before smash Engine trouble and a misunderstanding between the bridge and engine room caused a BC Ferries ship to ram a dock last year, a Canadian report has found.
The future is Fuzhou? We take a look at what was said in the market in the past week.
Ostensjo selling MSV Norwegian owner Ostensjo Rederi is asking would-be buyers of a 1991-built multifunction support vessel (MSV) to pay around $22m.
Alpha bags Samco VL Alpha Tankers & Freighters of Greece is said to have bought a VLCC from Samco Shipping.
GulfMark hunts $150m GulfMark Offshore is looking to borrow another $150m to fund its fleet expansion.
Triple breakdown Kenyan commuters were well and truly stuck in Mombasa on Wednesday when three ferries stalled at the same time.
Daiichi plots recovery Share issue set to ease Daiichi's cash flow problems as talks to cut contracts and rates open.
New VLs for $80m VLCC newbuilding values could be up to $10m below prices quoted by brokers, according to Frontline CEO Jens Martin Jensen.
HHI and IHC do battle Hyundai Heavy Industries and IHC Merwede of the Netherlands are going head to head over a high value contract from Subsea 7.
Feederlink sale passes The sale of the Feederlink container line by Dubin's Irish Continental Group (ICG) has been cleared in the UK.
EOC in swap deal EOC has announced the partial sale of a floating production and storage unit (FPSO) which it recently tied up on a three-year period deal.
Consolidator shrinking happily As John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 blazes an acquisition trail its predecessor is likely to benefit from significant fleet reduction, analysts say.
Trans Agila refloated The damaged multipurpose vessel Trans Agila is under tow off Sweden after being refloated.
Majors in action TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
TTA slumps to red Thoresen Thai Agencies has been dragged into the red by a series of impairments and write-offs, mainly on its coal trading arm, UMS.
Basic orders eight Singaporean newcomer Basic Offshore has signed for up to eight new platform supply vessels (PSVs) in China.
Pratibha crew stranded Problems are piling up for India's Pratibha Shipping with the news that one of its tankers has been stuck off Bahrain for more than two months due to unpaid bills.
Greek bulker grounds A Greek bulker has gone aground in the St Lawrence River in Canada.
Write-down hurts Latvian Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has seen net losses grow in the first nine months as it wrote down the value of its tanker fleet.
"Tomorrow we kill" Somali pirates have threatened to shoot the crew of a hijacked Dubai chemical tanker if ransom cash is not handed over.
LSC reduces red Lithuanian Shipping Co (LSC) has cut its loss in the first nine months as revenue grows.
ASL to convert FSO ASL Marine has won a SGD13.5m ($11m) contract to carry out the conversion of an aframax tanker into an FSO.
Hoegh numbers improve Hoegh LNG has seen a marked improvement in its third quarter financial performance compared to twelve months ago.
DSME profits down 73% Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen third quarter profits slump 73% from a year ago to KRW64bn ($59m).
Damen wins Oz order Damen Shipyards has secured a newbuilding order to build a submarine rescue vessel for use by the Australian navy.
PBR cans ORIG charters Petrobras has cancelled charters for five deepwater drilling rigs from a consortium including George Economou's Ocean Rig.
DP World's London Gateway launches awareness offensive
TNT and UPS propose concessions to aid merger UPS and TNT have submitted potential concessions to the European Commission to aid progress on their proposed merger, with a focus on selling assets and granting air access to outside companies to ease competition concerns
ICAO unveils online air operator database
Airbus adds more capacity to 330s
Miami Chamber honors Sandler for service to trade community
Rayman named highway administration's freight management director
October air freight hits snag, IATA says Demand for air cargo drops in October, ending a mini-recovery in September, with IATA chief suggesting airlines attempts to manage capacity not enough to offset weak airfreight demand on a global basis
BIS seeks to make CCL 'clearer' BIS releases revisions to the Commerce Control List, completing a two-year process aimed at making items on the list clearer for exporters, with comments to the revisions due back at the end of January
Bunker prices end week mixed Demand was light on the US Gulf and 1% LSFO was tight, according to a local player.
Golar signs long term contract for LNG vessel The Golar Maria was delivered on November 28 and will remain on charter until the end of 2017.
MARAD awards $1.5 million to projects that reduce marine emissions 'By encouraging projects that involve more fuel-efficient ships, we can help businesses save money and protect the environment at the same time.'
VLCC deployment 'will help cut Chinese bunker prices' Brightoil says its bunker volumes in China 'should expand significantly' in the next year.
Bunker supplier: The lesson of the ECA challenge 'There is only so much room for manoeuvre. It is important that all factions of the shipping supply chain work together.'
Prices lack direction in Fujairah While bunker values were falling in South African ports.
Rotterdam IFO380 prices remain unchanged for second day Sharp gains seen in Piraeus.
BP hires tanker in storage move Contango market and burgeoning stocks sharpen search for storage capacity.
Gazprom plans new bunker tanker for Novorossiysk 3,000 dwt vessel should be in operation early next year.
Hambantota: Bunker operations can finally begin Port engineer says bunkering facilities are ready and that tank farm is in action.
LA strike: talks resumed Thursday evening Dispute has provoked calls for federal invovlvement.
Jamaica wants 'successful and competitive bunkering hub' Singapore university engaged to carry out a bunkering study.
LNG bunker tanker ready to start sea trials Vessel will be delivering LNG in Stockholm harbour: Refuelling will take '15 to 20 minutes.'
Prices uncertain in Singapore at end of week But Tokyo Bay prices firm making slight gains.
China starts spot trading in fuel oil Move described as being of 'great significance' to fuel oil industry.
TSA to set Pacific trade rates in both directions While simplified bunker surchange starts from January 1.
Port director urges end to labour dispute 'In today's shipping environment, we can't afford to lose cargo our competitive advantage.'
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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