No delays for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail link The latest change of government in Kyrgyzstan has not resulted in any delays to plans for a China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line, which is now proceeding at full speed - after...
Study predicts steady growth for global rail market Steady growth of 2.7% each year can be expected for the global rail market until 2017, reveals a Unife world rail market study. The regions with the strongest growth are the Middl...
Germany and Austria in joint truck checks Germany's federal office for goods transport and Austria's federal traffic agency have jointly checked trucks crossing into Austria at the Walserberg border point. 40 of the 70 tr...
SpanSet managing director celebrates 40th anniversary Hans-Josef Neunfinger, managing director of marketing and sales with SpanSet in Übach-Palenberg (Germany), celebrated 40 years of service in the company on 1 September. Starting a...
Port of Antwerp representative wins award in Shanghai Jan Van der Borght, who has represented the port of Antwerp in Shanghai since 2008, has been presented with the Silver Magnolia award, presented to foreigners based in Shanghai wh...
Höegh Autoliners expanding fleet in 2014 Höegh Autoliners has entered into twelve-year bare boat charters for two 6,500 car capacity pure car truck carriers (PCTC), to be delivered in 2014. The vessels will be owned by O...
Sinopec and Airbus to develop alternative aviation fuel in China The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China's largest energy companies, and Airbus are developing renewable aviation fuel production for commercial use in ...
US Senate votes to shield domestic airlines from EU carbon scheme The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that will protect US airlines from paying for their carbon emissions on European flights, pressuring the EU to back down from applying i...
System Alliance Europe expanding its network Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Spain has signed System Alliance Europe partner contracts. System Alliance Europe is thereby expanding its geographical reach I Spain. The new partner...
Talke group attains AEO status in Netherlands Germany's Talke group, a leading logistics service provider for the chemical and petro-chemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has attained the status of authorise...
Asco investing in Canada The Asco Group, a leading international oil and gas service company, has acquired three Alberta-based Canadian oilfield service specialists - namely EJR Trucking, Manatokan Oilfiel...
DSV Road's Manchester branch meets highest safety standards Transport and logistics company DSV Road, part of the Danish logistics group DSV, has achieved SQAS safety and quality assessment for companies working with chemicals and dangerous...
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Newsmaker of the Year: Security Association for the Maritime Industry Private maritime security companies were viewed until recently as gun-toting cowboys. Changing that perception has been slow and hard-fought
Maurice Storey wins Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement Award In an exclusive interview, Mr Storey tells Lloyd's List how he first acquired a taste for shipping, and why he still feels passionately about the industry
Sur le pont d'Avignon Historic Rhône river lives on as a modern shipping trade and energy hub
Kallas calls for coherent EU ports policy Multiplicity of different operating models and a lack of clear Europe-wide rules prevent fair competition
Boxline soap opera Speculation about where ever-larger tonnage will go is set to run and run and run
Box terminal giant TIL quashes IPO talk Dutch press reports condemned as 'pure speculation'
Dover freezes ferry tariffs No increase in first-half 2013 ahead of talks on 'longer-term price path'
Qatar bolsters relations with Japan with new long-term LNG deal Qatargas will supply 500,000 tonnes of gas per year for 15 years
Maersk rate hike could benefit dedicated reefer operators Niche traders await box operators' response to $1,500 per feu increase
Alma poised to buy seven-strong FR8 fleet for $140m Greek owner emerges as buyer in one of the largest distressed tanker deals
More operating cost inflation is to come, warn experts Owners will feel the pinch from wage and insurance bills
Box chartering activity has already peaked in 2012 New time charter deals slow as firms extend existing contracts
P+S hopeful of delivering four ferries Insolvent shipbuilder still has a month left to negotiate with DFDS and Scandlines, says insolvency administrator
Hapag-Lloyd needs two quarters of positive earnings to support IPO Going public in 2013 is still an option, says Behrendt
Indian iron ore exports continue to plummet Lifting of mining ban fails to halt decline
Total boosts Antwerp production to ease Europe diesel shortage French energy major will ramp up diesel output at expense of dirtier products
Comment: More ways to control capacity Evergreen is not the only box line that plans to re-deliver chartered vessels and cascade. But can those steps solve the tonnage overhang without scrapping or idling?
Carriers' operating costs continue to rise Shipowner bills increased 2% in 2011-12, survey finds
Ferries at a standstill as Greece goes on strike Port workers join mass rallies against further cuts demanded by country's creditors
NITC affiliates escape sanctions Washington lacks evidence to link tanker firm to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Newbuildings are not for extra Asia-Europe service, says Evergreen Taiwan carrier will deploy tonnage to target demand from emerging markets
Brightoil reports 76% drop in annual net profit Hong Kong-listed bunker supplier focuses on upstream business and fleet expansion
Conflicting demands on ballast water compliance roil owners Obstacles include lack of clarity on treatment systems, tougher US rules and lack of cash to fund retrofitting
DFDS and Dreyfus complete joint venture deal Partnership will target Mediterranean and network services in France and Spain
CIMC leases 10 boxships to CMA CGM for 12 years Contract with Hong Kong special-purpose vehicles circumvents onshore regulation
CSSC invests $1.6bn in offshore greenfield yard Southwest China site will target offshore shipbuilding and maintenance
Russia hints at Singapore Sovcomflot stake Kremlin may now seek institutional investor rather than IPO
Chemtanker collides with ferry in Indonesia Passengers missing after incident involving IM Skaugen vessel
Eight killed in sinking EIGHT people were reportedly killed today after an Indonesian ferry sank in a collision with a Norwegian-owned gas carrier
KEPCO, Qatargas sign deal QATAR'S government-backed Qatargas said today it has signed a long-term supply deal with Kansai Electric Power of Japan for 0.5M tonnes of LNG per year
Bumi's troubles compound BUMI Resources, Indonesia's biggest coal producer, is facing more financial woes
Brittany Ferries talks snarled BRITTANY Ferries told Fairplay today it won't be able to resume Channel sailings until the at least the end of this week
Tight LNG carrier supply seen A FRENZY of LNG carrier contracting after the Japan's post-earthquake radiation crisis last year is unlikely to recur in the short term, a Singapore conference heard today
LNG bunker barge planned WALLER Marine has submitted a design for a US-based LNG bunkering barge, confirming that the industry is seeking alternatives to costlier low-sulphur fuel
Chennai arrests adrift ship, crew safe A BULKER adrift off India since December 2010 is docked in Chennai today after being arrested
Japan, China, India import more LPG JAPAN, China and India imported more LPG in August as refinery outages boosted demand
NITC-tied companies escape US sanctions FOREIGN institutions that conduct business with NITC have dodged potentially crippling US economic sanctions, the US Treasury Department has determined
Fuel shortage lifts MR rates A DIESEL fuel shortage in Europe is providing a boost for medium-range Trans-Atlantic tankers, a shipping analyst and a broker said today
Tanker freed, needs damage repair TEEKAY is looking today for a yard to repair damage to its ssssdwt tanker Kyeema Spirit, which was damaged in a Baltic grounding
Truck Tonnage Growth Slowed in August Truck tonnage rose 3.2 percent from a year ago in August but dropped 0.9 percent from July, according to the...
Negotiations Continue Between ILWU, Grain Terminal Operators Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminal operators in the Pacific Northwest continue to meet each...
Oliver Named Interim Virginia Port Director Rodney W. Oliver has been named interim executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, succeeding Jerry Bridges, who is scheduled...
Volume Down, Revenue Up for Domestic Air Freight in 2011 The U.S. air freight and express industry saw volume fall 1.3 percent year-over-year in 2011 to 12.117 billion ton miles...
DHL to Hike Express Rates Worldwide DHL Express said it will raise rates worldwide by an average of 5 percent from January 1 to offset inflation...
Japan, Korea to Import More North American Biofuels North American exports of wood pellets and other biofuels will increase in coming years as several Asia countries shift to...
Container Ship Operating Costs on the Rise The annual cost of operating a container ship rose 3.1 percent in 2011, mainly because of rising wages for crews...
Ethanol, Intermodal Terminal Debuts at Port of Tampa The Tampa Gateway Rail terminal, a collaboration by the Tampa Port Authority, CSX Corp. and Kinder Morgan Energy...
Russian Stevedore to Boost Black Sea Container Port Capacity Russia's Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port plans to invest $205 million to expand capacity and modernize facilities at a container terminal...
Pacific Spot Rates Flat as ILA Strike Threat Cools Average spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade stayed flat this week after a jump of 8.6 percent last week...
Nearly Half of Canal Expansion Project Complete In a progress report on the Panama Canal expansion project, the Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that about 44.5 percent...
Japan, Colombia to Launch Free Trade Talks Japan and Colombia have agreed to launch formal negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at eliminating import tariffs...
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Vigorous not vicious competition needed Speaking at a shipping conference in China recently, the chairman of China Cosco Holdings called upon liner shipping companies to avoid instigating price wars and ...
Eurozone austerity protests spread After violent anti-austerity demonstrations in Spain and Portugal yesterday, trade unions in Greece have called a 24-hour strike today - the first general strike ...
Japanese car firms scale back in China Nissan, the biggest Japanese car firm in China, said today that it was shutting its doors three days ahead of the Golden Week holidays because of a slowdown in ...
TSA members face 'perfect storm' as they launch big rate boost Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) members are aiming to boost the baseline for freight rates as they head into a new round of 2013-14 contract negotiations ...
Maersk to raise rates on reefer shipments Maersk Line will increase rates on all reefer cargo by USD1,500 per FEU from January 1, 2013, a hike that Soren Skou, ceo of the carrier, said was equivalent to ...
Jade-Weser-Port: 'chance of a century' The first phase of Germany's Jade-Weser-Port, Wilhelmshaven deep-water container terminal finally opened for business last Friday - six weeks behind schedule following ...
Carrier schedule integrity plummets
P&I clubs should invest in salvage That was the view expressed by an executive of a global marine services group in his address to the International Union of Marine Insurance's [IUMI] annual conference ...
Tough week for Teekay Investors don't appear to have been rattled by back-to-back casualties involving vessels owned by members of the Teekay clan.
Cosco sues ADM Cosco Container Lines has dragged a US commodities giant into a New Jersey courtroom over a dispute involving a deal inked four years ago.
Record low for BPI Panamax index strikes the lowest level since its introduction in the late 1990s.
Whatcha doin' Dolan? Steve Dolan may have dodged a gun smuggling charge in Dubai but it appears he hasn't been able to shake off an unflattering photograph that keeps popping up on Fox News.
"Immeasurably low" Eurotunnel's new cross-Channel ferry service is targeting profit within two years despite a slow start.
Miclyn gets PE investor Private equity firms can't seem to get enough Miclyn Express Offshore.
Skaugen: sorrow and regret IM Skaugen CEO Morits Skaugen has pledged to uncover the truth behind Wednesday's tragic collision between one of the company's gas carriers and an Indonesian ferry.
Sorensen exits TransAtlantic Rederi AB TransAtlantic is searching for a new CEO for its struggling industrial shipping arm after barely seven months.
Parental support for RCL Regional Container Lines has turned to its largest shareholder for a cash injection.
Mixed reaction for WW Wilh Wilhelmsen's open house in Oslo yesterday has been met with a mixed reaction among equity analysts.
CGGVeritas in fundraiser CGGVeritas has launched a huge fundraiser to finance the purchase of Fugro assets.
Goatee gets CDC's goat Holland America has blamed an aberration for its cruiseship Veendam failing a sanitation check in the US.
Korsvold quits Pareto Pareto Securities has lost its head of shipping research after Martin Korsvold quit the post.
Two hurt in storm Two seafarers have been evacuated from a Lauritzen gas carrier by Dutch rescuers after suffering fractures during a storm.
Van Oord catches beach break Dutch dredging specialist Van Oord has won a contract to expand Dubai's exclusive Palm Jumeirah beach resort.
CSSC eyes new yard China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is to construct a new shipyard in Guangxi.
Dock buckles An Algoma bulker grounded after a dock collapsed at Burns Harbor in the US.
Ferry union complete DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs have put the final touches to their cross Channel and Mediterranean joint venture.
Dive "miracle" probed An investigation has been launched after a diver from a Bibby Offshore vessel survived 38 minutes under the North Sea with only his emergency oxygen supply.
Maersk to cut back Maersk Line has pledged to cut back capacity on the Asia Europe route as it looks to push up rates by one tenth.
BWO deal supersized BW Offshore has signed a contract extension which CNR International which has boosted the value of the deal to almost $1bn.
Brightoil profits plunge Brightoil Petroleum has reported a 76% plunge in full year results as higher costs ate into its bottom line.
Fesco talks Turkey Russia's Fesco is launching a new run linking the Black Sea port of Novorossiyk to Turkey.
Eight killed in clash Eight people have died in a collision between an IM Skaugen gas carrier and a passenger ro-ro off Indonesia.
Oceanteam eyes bonds Oceanteam Shipping says it is contemplating issuing a bond loan of up to $95m to help refinance an existing bond loan.
Denholm profits up J & J Denholm has reported an increase in pre-tax profits to £13.3m ($21.5m), records filed with Companies House in the UK show.
Dry drops on Spain woes US-listed drybulk stocks took a battering Tuesday as concerns resurfaced over the state of the global economy.
Pilots blast NTSB report The head of the Houston Pilots Association is raising concerns about the findings of probe tied to a collision between a tanker and containership in Texas nearly a year ago.
Export ban sparks stir Many in the dry-bulk market were on edge Tuesday on the back of reports that the Indian government has banned the export of iron ore from captive mines in Goa.
CMA CGM, CIMC partner on new vessel order The liner carrier CMA CGM will charter 10 9,200-TEU vessels from China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a noteworthy move since CIMC's primary business is manufacturing boxes, not owning ships.
King Ocean acquires Bernuth assets The deal is a major expansion for King Ocean, which has been operating eight ships in services to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela.
CKYH pulling all-water service for winter
IMO fails to move container weighing proposal A working group reached a compromise and recommended that the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention be amended to require that loaded container weights be verified, but was "derailed" by some IMO members
MSC raising Asia-Latin America rates
Maersk considers ceding reefer market share
Port Freeport seeks proposal for container terminal
NY senator wants federal truck GPS standard Sen. Charles Schumer requested the Transportation Department investigate GPS systems used by trucking companies and consider developing a federal standard for truck-routing systems.
Pet food maker deploys RFID-tracked pallets
Washington Notebook: Congress drops the ball on Russia PNTR
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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