USA: final rule on emergency notification systems at highway-rail grade crossings The US transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, has announced new regulations on emergency notification systems (ENS) at highway-rail grade crossings. Under the final rule published i...
Nine new Kerax vehicles for Polish firemen Renault Trucks has delivered nine new Renault Kerax to Polish fire-fighters. The units are 430 hp 18 t Kerax 4x4 vehicles with reinforced axles and a heavy chassis capable of carry...
USD 65 million investment in New Mexico to maintain and improve rail capacity BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), one of North America's leading freight transportation companies, plans to invest an estimated USD 65 million on track and rail capacity improveme...
Sievert Handel Transporte investing in fleet Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH, headquartered in Lengerich (Germany), is investing in its vehicle fleet. During the current year the company will acquire more than 100 new tractors...
WFS and Aviapartner to join forces The shareholders of WFS and Aviapartner have agreed to combine the two companies, with Aviapartner to join WFS. The new group will be controlled by LBO France, WFS' majority shareh...
New CEO for Hapag-Lloyd Central Europe Reinhard Neitzel became the new CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Austria Ges.mbH in May. From his office in Vienna he manages the liner shipping's customer services and sales activities in Austr...
Iata's Airline Coding Directory moving from print to web-based application The International Air Transport Association has said that its Airline Coding Directory (ACD) will be printed for the last time in 2012, and then switch to a web-based application (...
Bank loans fully repaid, CAM getting ready for new development The Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has fully repaid the bank loans that it required for airport infrastructure development in its early construction stage with c...
KPMG to acquire BrainNet KPMG, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, is to acquire the consulting firm BrainNet Supply Management Group, which specializes in pr...
Mandatory weighing of containers a false remedy The European Shippers Council (ESC) is against the introduction of a compulsory weighing of containers. The council stated that the measure is unnecessary and impractical, and add...
One Express extending its central hub in Bologna The Italian pallet distributor One Express is expanding its facilities at its headquarters in Bologna. The company recently phased in an additional 3,000 sqm hall with 20 truck loa...
Airgroup Express joins WPA network The Worldwide Partners Alliance Ltd (WPA) has just announced that 20 offices of Radiant Global Logistics have joined its global network. Radiant Global Logistics is a non-asset bas...
Norbert Dentressangle lands contract from Compañía Cervecera de Canarias The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle has been awarded a three year contract by Compañía Cervecera de Canarias (CCC), the Canary Islands' leading brewer. Headquartered ...
Femco is forced to reflag Alaed as long-term partners cut ties Contracts between Russia and Syria are lawful, says foreign minister
Miami launches three-point plan to recapture box traffic World's top cruise hub gears up for the container opportunities that will flow from a wider Panama Canal
Rail provider sees signals for growth Miami port's on-dock railway link will create quicker and more efficient movement of freight through and beyond Florida
Why not desulphur heavy fuel oil? Shipping faces a small but expensive list of options to meet the low sulphur rules
Biofuel works as marine fuel Meriaura completes trials on heavylift vessel
LNG bunkering spreads across the Baltic Ports responding to rise in the number of shipowners expected to opt for gas-fuelled vessels
Citibank to hold expanded shipping book EXCLUSIVE: Portfolio will target big-name deals
Commercial anti-piracy protection scheme to launch within weeks Typhon shares similarities with JLT's Convoy Escort Programme but may beat it to market with Asian funding
BP chartering manager resigns after corruption claims Nielsen resignation 'a personal decision', says oil giant
Vestas pulls out of Sheerness wind turbine project Energy group says decision leaves its commitment to offshore and onshore wind industries unaffected
European dockers close ranks against Brussels' bid for change European Commission ports package condemned as 'attack on organised labour'
Arrested vessels set to rejoin B+H Ocean Carriers fleet Chapter 11 enables struggling company to regain possession
South Korea reduces its Iran oil imports by 39% in May Asian state set to halt shipments when EU sanctions hit next week
Reading between the lines When ship records conceal the hours worked
Ill wind for tanker owners Depression becomes a storm that disrupts Gulf of Mexico trade
Yang Ming downsizes convertible bond Banks sign $206m guarantees
Okay, Wilbur Daring investor speaks out as everyone else runs for cover
Owners cut prices as yards' scrapping capacity becomes scarce Hopes that August will herald pick-up in activity
Japanese bargains drag down secondhand bulker market Tonnage clear-out sees prices plunge
China Merchants Energy Shipping appoints new president Conglomerate parent's chief economist to oversee deepsea unit
Chinese yards see orders halved in January-May China's shipbuilders suffer from overcapacity
Blacklist bad breakers As governments dither, it is up to shipowners to boycott dirty demolition yards
Brian Salerno joins BIMCO USCG veteran finds new billet after retirement
Odfjell returns to LPG shipping Norwegian owner buys two gas carriers and plans more
STX OSV invests in engineering and design firms Offshore specialist streamlines operations
IMO and UN pay tribute to seafarers Piracy highlighted as ongoing problem
Guangzhou Wenchong wins Seaboard handysize bulkers order Four-ship deal brings in China State Shipbuilding offshoot's first US customer
Valemax issues clouded by misinformation Vale chief seeks to clarify five points
Beyond the Maritime Labour Convention Day of the Seafarer is a chance to stop and think
Hutchison raises investment in Yantian Hong Kong subsidiary pumps $765m into container port
Seafarers urged to check on employers JAMAICA has called for seafarers to take responsibility for their welfare by checking the track record of potential employers
New head of Russia's USC named THE new head of Russia's state-controlled shipyard holding, United Shipbuilding Corp (USC), will be Andrei Dyachkov, company sources have announced informally
Lübeck sells port stakeholding BRITISH financial investor Rreef is going to increase its shareholding in one of Germany's biggest cargo handling and stevedoring groups
IMO backs new green forum at Rio+20 The IMO has committed shipping's involvement in a new UN-led intergovernmental forum on sustainable development
Bleak, but still foreign outlook for Chinese yards CHINA's orderbook is shrinking rapidly. During the first five months of this year, only 9.5M dwt was ordered, down 47.3% year-on-year
Foreign trade pushes up China cargo CHINA's ports handled 7.4% more cargo during the first five months of this year compared with 2011, according to the China Ports Association today
Four rescued, eight missing FOUR crewmen were rescued on Saturday from a Chinese sand mining vessel that capsized in the Bohai Sea near Huluado, northwest of Dalian
US Diesel Hits Lowest Price Since February 2011 Diesel prices in the U.S. hit the lowest point since February 2011, falling 5.1 cents in the week ending June...
Helis Named Kings Point Superintendent Retired Army Col. James Helis has been appointed superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. "Colonel...
Russia's Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Boosts Profit, Cargo Volume Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port's first quarter earnings soared 48 percent from a year ago as Russia's largest port operator handled...
Sea-Air Shippers Undeterred by Fuel Surcharges Leading forwarders say sea-air volumes remain stable despite the double dose of fuel surcharges levied on users. Shipping lines...
Shippers Preparing for ILA Strife, JOC Poll Shows Most shippers expect to decide by midsummer whether to divert cargo from the East and Gulf coasts to avoid possible...
Oman Container Lines to Launch New Service to India Oman Container Lines will begin a new service to India on July 3. The fixed-day weekly India Express common...
SIA Cargo, China Cargo Airlines Further Integrate Services Singapore Airlines Cargo and China Cargo Airlines have signed an agreement to operate joint freighter services between Singapore and Shanghai....
APL Taking Steps to Reduce Operating Costs With only moderate growth projected in the global container trades for at least two more years, and overcapacity keeping a...
OOCL Suspends Trans-Atlantic Shuttle OOCL said it is suspending until further notice the Atlantic Express Shuttle that it operates in a vessel-sharing alliance with...
MSC to Boost Rates From Far East to Caribbean, Central America Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will implement a general rate increase on all kinds of container equipment shipped from all...
Strike Threatens to Shut India's Nehru Port Local political and trade union leaders notified the APM Terminals management in India's Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) of...
FMC Seeks 'Equal Treatment' for Exporters The Federal Maritime Commission is doing its part to promote exports under President Obama's National Export Initiative by ensuring that...
Florida Ports Fortify 'Home Field Advantage' Stacks of Crowley and Seaboard Marine containers at Florida East Coast Railway's Hialeah Rail Yard near Miami are a sign...
Commentary: Traffic Warnings Low on FMCSA's Checklist Q: We're a motor carrier. Our fleet runs 40 percent of its miles in Indiana and Michigan, so-called probable cause...
Arkansas Best Thinks Outside the Box With Panther Deal By acquiring Panther Expedited Services, a $215 million non-asset trucking and logistics operator, holding company Arkansas Best is reaching beyond...
Air Cargo Expansion Projects Taking Off in the US Judging by the recent rash of U.S. air cargo expansion projects, you'd think demand was skyrocketing. It's not. ...
House-Senate Divide Takes a Toll on Road Work The lean times for transportation infrastructure spending are likely to get even leaner. The more fiscally conservative House...
To weigh or not to weigh: that is the question The age-old debate over the case for the mandatory weighing of containers prior to export is gathering pace ahead of the next IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting ...
India to relax cabotage laws The Indian government is set to ease the strict rules that forbid foreign-flagged container ships from carrying cargo between the country's ports; but ...
Reefer job spat stymies Portland A US federal judge has appointed a former Oregon governor as a mediator to help settle a dispute between two unions at the port of Portland; a rift that has caused ...
Worst over for the euro? Some economists are predicting that the eurozone has now passed its critical period - with Greece having voted to stay in the single currency - and that speculators could ...
APL restructures According to an internal memo seen by Containerisation International, APL intends to rationalize a number of structures and functions within its global network ...
Toy Story for Geodis Global logistics provider, Geodis - part of the French SNCF Group - has been awarded the management for the logistics and distribution operations in southern Europe ...
DP World adds more cranes in Aden DP World Aden, which operates cargo-handling facilities in the Yemeni port of Aden, has taken delivery of two new super post-panamax cranes for use at its Aden ...
Seychelles call for 'greater international focus' to fight piracy In a presentation to the UK's House of Lords EU sub-committee on external affairs inquiry into Somali piracy last week, its minister for foreign affairs, Jean-Paul ...
Group says ACAS bill undermines existing pilot program An industry group wants Sen. Susan Collins to postpone filing legislation that would codify an air cargo security program being tested by CBP for pre-screening shipments before loading on an aircraft at a foreign airport.
IBM announces new analytics platform
Salerno joins BIMCO as U.S. liason
QuickTSI launches new load board
Ports want larger share of TIGER grants Kurt Nagle, AAPA's president and CEO, said his organization "will continue to advocate for a permanent authorization of a TIGER program, and urge that 25 percent of future TIGER grants be provided for seaport related infrastructure."
Hapag-Lloyd points to weakening transatlantic
Ag shippers urged to consider derivatives Derivatives are gradually gaining traction in global container markets, providing shippers and carriers a way to hedge against volatile freight rate movements on tempestuous east-west trades.
Intermarine names new CEO Intermarine, an ocean carrier that specializes in project and heavy lift cargo, said that Alfred "Al" J.V. Stanley has joined the company as president and CEO. He will take the place of Andre Grikitis, who becomes operating chairman.
Prestige oil spill trial date set 10 years after spill Some $1.59 billion in damages being sought.
Prices waver in Middle East market Tight IFO avails in Cape Town.
Rotterdam market firms but Hamburg sees prices fall European markets lack direction.
VLOC operator commits to biodiesel Brazilian mining giant to run its ships, trains and trucks with biofuel.
Carnival says bunker costs 'lower than forecast' But overall, Q2 fuel bill still up by $71 million year-on-year.
Fuel oil 'surplus' in UK Exxon Mobil to decommission 'pipestill' unit.
IFO prices firming in Asian bunker markets on Monday Good supply of bunker fuel in key Asian ports fine on Monday.
Tuapse domestic bunker sales to increase as much as 15% New deep-water berth terminal will boost traffic, says interim deputy CEO of RN-Bunker.
South Korean refiner starts bonded supply operations at Kunsan GS Caltex has 400 dwt bunker barge at Kunsan.
Grindrod JV acquire shipping firm's clearing & forwarding division Merged business improve services for customers, says Managing Director of Sturrock Group.
Offshore firm receives LNG powered Island Crusader Island Crusader 'first' offshore vessel to feature lean burn gas engines as main engines, says Rolls-Royce.
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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