Fresh evaluation made of LNG and scrubber payback times Study makes direct comparisons of installing an exhaust gas cleaning system, waste heat recovery and LNG tanks and dual fuel engines in different combinations
Dover tariffs decision spurs a collective sigh of relief After two-month delay, ferry operators' legal challenge to port bills is rejected - but the path to privatisation is still not clear
Fredriksen's six VLGC order flags support for LPG Middle East Gulf exports hit all-time high this month
A cloud with a sulphur lining? Proposed amendments to EU SOx directive worry shipowners
Shipowners must test the new green technology EEDI and SEEMP force managers to find cost-effective solutions
Iran oil exports to Mediterranean, Japan and India fall sharply in April Exclusive Lloyd's List Intelligence data reveals crude oil volumes at lowest levels since sanctions tightened
Pleiades switches from Heidmar to in-house chartering Greek owner wants more customer contact after 15 years in Star Tankers pool
Indian shipowners ponder P&I offering to sidestep Iranian sanctions SCI is waiting to hear back from the EU and the Indian government
Anek crashes to first-quarter loss Company blames Greek economic slump combined with fuel prices
Low offers for VLCC resales signal fall in asset values Bids for vessel $13m apart in uncertain market
FMC to hit back at congressman's criticisms House of Representatives Committee alleges climate of 'fear and intimidation'
Green Australia moves slowly to deliver LNG projects Exclusive interview: Tough environmental rules put rushing out of the question
Lomar inks deal for up to six China-built boxships Libra Group firm confirms third round of orders this year
Products-only MR tankers lose value compared to combination models Five-year-old Japanese vessel sells for $3.5m less than expected
Japanese yards sign three-year boxship pact Imabari Shipbuilding and MHI hope to see off Chinese and South Korean rivals
Be prepared Asia-Europe carriers gear up to new rates increases
Box lines eye new rates hikes beyond June As markets soften, carriers must act to halt sliding prices
Mercator sees annual profits plunge Lacklustre shipping divisions erode growth in coal earnings
Easier to travel than to arrive A 'roadmap' is to be drawn up to address the skill shortages that inhibit the UK's marine industries
Eimskip posts first-quarter box growth Iceland shipping line invests in reefer trade
HHI bags second offshore order this month South Korean shipbuilding giant catches up with compatriots
Broker exits Paragon Shipping ADRs Move prompted by fears of Greek euro exit
Sanko Steamship supports WBC's Rule C arrest Charterer seeks to secure cargo as drama continues
Breaking keeps slipping OWNERS are holding back from sending ageing ships for demolition amid further falls in breaking prices
Imabari, MHI forge box ship alliance JAPANESE shipbuilders Mitsubishi HI and Imabari Shipbuilding today signed an agreement to collaborate on box ship technology
FPSO conversion falls through SAIPEM, the Italian oil and gas industry contractor, has sold a VLCC for demolition, after plans to convert it into an FPSO never materialised
188 rescued off 2 dinghies MALTESE rescuers are today holding 188 migrants saved within 12 hours in two lifesaving operations
Tilbury strike starts WORKERS have begun a 48-hour port walkout at Tilbury over wages and contracts
Key box rates keep falling SHANGHAI Containerised Freight Index figures are still showing resistance to more rises on Asia/Europe and trans-Pacific rates
Canada rail strike rolls on CANADIAN Pacific Railway intends today to reopen its intermodal terminals, as Canada prepares to offer back-to-work legislation later today
Indonesian sub-bit coal prices hit 2012 low WEAK demand for Indonesian sub-bituminous coal and competition from US coal exports has resulted in prices of the former hitting a 2012 low
COSCO leads box S&P COSCO led a string of en bloc box ship sales last week, offloading five vintage feeder ships to a compatriot buyer
Canadian Government Could End CP Strike Later This Week Canadian Pacific Railway shippers could see their raw materials and products move once again later this week, as accelerated legislation...
Rising Costs Sink Eimskip Profit Eimskip, the Iceland-based container shipping and refrigerated logistics group, reported operating profit almost halved in the first quarter from a...
Emirates SkyCargo to Add Dubai-Dulles Service Emirates SkyCargo this year will launch service between Dubai and Washington Dulles International Airport, the seventh U.S. airport the U.A.E.-based...
FedEx to Open Japan Hub FedEx Express will set up a new regional hub for the North Pacific in Japan in 2014. The center...
Bremen-Bremerhaven Box Traffic Soars The German twin ports of Bremen-Bremerhaven boosted container traffic 13.6 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, closing...
Quijano Prepares For New Job as Panama Canal Authority Administrator Jorge Quijano is preparing to move out of his old office in what looks like temporary buildings on the site...
10 Steps to an Effective National Freight Policy With Congress debating federal surface transportation bills, one would hope there might be an opportunity to create an effective national...
Footwear Importers Make Changes, Plan for Stronger Year Footwear importers are looking forward to a strong back-to-school season this year as the industry rebounds from a somewhat disappointing...
How to Build a Green Supply Chain When Nike this month accepted the Federal Maritime Commission Chairman's Earth Day Award for outstanding shipper leadership and innovation in...
U.S. Electronics Exports on the Rise As bad as the air cargo industry has fared in recent years, the woes would be so much greater if...
Furniture Imports Remain Sluggish With Housing Market To gauge the outlook for furniture sales, check the real estate market. When people change homes, they often spend to...
Sustaining Ag's Bumper Exports Fiscal 2011 produced record agricultural exports from the U.S., and exports for this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, are...
Auto Parts Exports Thriving as Demand at U.S. Plants Spikes When I took my 1999 Saab into the shop last year, the service manager told me I would need more...
Voxx Plays It Safe Veteran logistician Pat Moffett has been around since the last time the International Longshoremen's Association struck at East and Gulf...
World Bank Ranks Logistics Efficiency Around the Globe A recently released World Bank report confirms what any shipper who has struggled to get containers out of an Indian...
Local Governments Seek Private Funding For Infrastructure Repairs Chicago realizes it will have to put more of the heavy infrastructure lifting on its broad shoulders because the federal...
Near-Sourcing Will Barely Offset Jobs Lost, Survey Says President Obama, corporations and organized labor alike have heralded the trend of manufacturers bringing back jobs to the Americas as...
The Ups and Downs of the Container Shipping Industry We're never quite sure here in the Pacific Northwest just when summer will arrive - or whether it will at...
Customs Needs Congress' Help to Process Shipments, AAEI Says Customs and Border Protection may be receiving high grades from the trade community for its attempts to streamline cargo entry...
Trucking Dashboard 2012: First Quarter
Four Times the Brokerage Fun Q: We're a broker, and we use another broker for one of our customers, who was an incumbent when we...
Trucking? There's an App for That? Want to know what the next generation of technology used by transportation operators will look like? Glance at the nearest...
Electrolux Weighs Long-Term Contracts With Fewer Carriers Electrolux's Bjorn Vang Jensen is looking for a new way of negotiating contracts with ocean carriers. "As we look at...
US Exports to China on the Rise In the heated political debate over U.S. economic policy, Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one essential goal: China...
Trade Community Pins Hopes on Trans-Pacific Partnership Critics scoffed two years ago when President Obama announced his National Export Initiative aimed at doubling U.S. exports between 2010...
About the Top 100 The Journal of Commerce's Annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters ranking is based on data from PIERS, a JOC sister...
Coming Full Cycle: Recycled Paper Top US Export Yogi Berra might as well have been talking about the 2012 JOC Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings when he...
Container Lines' Hopes Hang on Restocking Container shipping lines hope peak-season volumes will get a boost from customers' need to replenish tight inventories. Since the...
American Consumer Buying Power Returns American consumers are spending again, fueling optimism that container shipping this year will see something missed the last two years:...
Plateau reached for idled box fleet? According to the latest survey data produced by Lloyd's List Intelligence [LLI] the inactive fleet of containerships was little changed as at week 21, from the ...
Ocean carriers given comfort Philippe Hoehlinger's Macro Q1 12 report published last Friday on container trade prospects highlights that the road to recovery looks set for ocean carriers. It ...
ICS criticises Panama Canal rates hike proposal A proposed increase in tolls for several ship types using the Panama Canal has sparked sharp criticism from owners/operators across the world, with the UK-based ...
Panama Canal widening behind APM T Virginia proposal, says chief The major reason that APM Terminals has submitted a proposal for a long term concession to run the Port of Virginia is to capitalise on the widening of the Panama ...
Evergreen and Hanjin to launch new Asia/Europe service According to Alphaliner, Hanjin plans to replace CSCL and Zim Line in the CEM/AEX1/CUS service between Asia and Northern Europe shortly, leaving Evergreen as the ...
TFR targets 'agri' sector Johannesburg (South Africa)-based Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is making a determined effort to recapture its share of South Africa's all-important agri-business ...
Norbert Dentressangle denies interest in Gefco Fast expanding Norbert Dentressangle (ND) claims to be uninterested in buying a stake in PSA Peugeot Citroen's logistics subsidiary Gefco. Speaking at a press gathering ...
CP rail strikers await back-to-work bill Nearly five thousand striking Canadian Pacific Railway [CPR] workers could be forced to return to work today if the government is successful in getting emergency ...
Nigerian ports handled 11% more boxes in first quarter The number of containers handled at Nigerian ports rose by 11% in Q1 12, versus the same period of the previous year, to a total of 371,164TEU. This was a highly ...
Baltic Oil Terminals to undergo fuel optimisation project Pumping flow lines for loading of vessels will be reconfigured to allow a step-up in the flow rates when loading vessels.
Greek ferry operator hit by recession and politcal instability Company's immediate goals are to keep operating costs as low as possible.
Prices firming in Southern Europe Gibraltar bunker market quiet.
Fujairah prices little changed Quiet market in Suez.
Slow steaming hitting supply chains 'Many firms are seeking commitments from carriers on delivery times.'
Investors will 'channel' funds to giant container vessels Business case for larger ships and for more fuel-efficient ships 'very compelling'.
Fujairah pipeline will be 'operational next month' Bunker hub's 'geopolitical importance' will grow.
Further detail on EU Sulphur Directive Bunkerworld finds answers to questions raised in poll on outcome of EU negotiations.
IFO prices down in Asian markets Supplies of bunker fuels fine.
Singapore bunker supplier acquires VLCC Hero I deployment 'awaiting decisions from management,' says source from Sentek Marine & Trading.
Chemical tanker firm narrows Q1 losses Spot volume and freight rates 'significantly up' even after adjusting for bunker price increase, says Eitzen Chemical.
KPI Bridge Oil and BLT resolve unpaid bunker dispute Compromise 'first step' in resolving the trader's total outstanding with BLT, says KPI CEO Jan Obel.
Removal of wreck to cost owner $8.2 million Singapore-based shipowner of MV Tycoon has been 'unwilling to take practical action', say Australian authorities.
The Black Art of Blending The costs of improper blending are very real and can result in off-spec fuel.
Fujairah 'maintains' bunker sales volume in 2011 Fujairah has 52% of the bunker market share in the Middle East, says port official.
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