Planzer Transport investing in Scania trucks Switzerland's Planzer Transport took delivery of its first Scania unit, which sports a Euro 6 engine, at its Härkingen location early in 2012. The new Scania R440 LB 4x2's Euro 6 e...
GTS improving Bologna-Rotterdam links Italy's GTS group, which is headquartered in Bari, has improved its intermodal services between Interporto Bologna and the Cobelfret terminal in Rotterdam Botlek. It now offers fi...
EUR 5 million available to Danish transporters to protect the environment The Danish transport authority has recently started its third grants round for projects promoting energy-effective transport solutions. The application deadline is on 15 August. Tr...
Egis acquires Aeroservice in Brazil The Egis group, a French engineering entity that is involved in financing and operating roads and airports, recently finalised the acquisition of the Brazilian firm Aeroservice, wh...
TNT Express transfers airfreight processes in Berlin TNT Express transfers airfreight processes to Berlin Sch'nefeld TNT Express has transferred its regional airfreight processes to Berlin Schönefeld airport, which is right next to B...
FlyUs opens Budapest branch office FlyUs, a Dutch GSSA, has opened a branch office in the Hungarian capital Budapest, to cater for increasing demand from exporters there. FlyUs became the cargo GSSA for Air Asia, Ai...
No guarantee for on-time opening of JadeWeserPort The problems with Germany's new JadeWeserPort have not been solved. The second delivery of the largest post-panamax container gantries from ZPMC has arrived and the equipment is b...
Honorary doctorate for Isolde Liebherr Isolde Liebherr, vice-president of the board of Liebherr International, the parent company of the Liebherr group, was awarded an honorary law doctorate by the National University o...
New weekly Weiss-Röhlig Shanghai-Santos groupage containers The Weiss-Röhlig logistics joint venture has commenced a direct maritime link between Shanghai and Santos, collaborating with Hapag-Lloyd to this end. LCL consignments from Ningbo ...
Kombiverkehr increases sales by 12% The Frankfurt-based German company Kombiverkehr relieved the environment to a greater extent than ever before in the latest financial year, by shifting 972,600 truck consignments t...
Leman improved sales and results in 2011 The Copenhagen-based Danish forwarding and logistics enterprise Leman Holding improved its sales in financial 2011 by 10% in comparison with the previous year, from DKK 1.13 billio...
K+N and Corning Cable Systems strengthen Australian collaboration Kuehne + Nagel Australia has signed a five-year contract with Corning Cable Systems Australia, a leading provider of fibre optic and copper product solutions for telecommunications...
New president for port of Rouen The board of the Grand Port Maritime de Rouen has elected Jean-Philippe Laillé as its new president. Laillé is well-known in the industry, having managed the independent warehouse...
Celebrities unite in bid to foil Russian Arctic moves Tensions rise as Rio summit renews anti-drilling sentiment
Sovcomflot and Bourbon have no plans of drillships Shipping firms will stick to what they know best, for now
Japan unveils plans to invest in Russia LNG export plant Latest deal sees co-operation with Russia
Maersk Drilling turns 40 Many more happy returns with plans to double fleet by 2016
Gas conference presses for efficiency 'Floating pipeline' concept makes LNG tonnage inefficient
Relying on Japan is a risky business What if LNG demand does not grow as expected?
LNG Global Congress focuses on orderbook Debate continues despite lack of consensus
Greeks bearing ships Future LNG vessel supply and demand hangs in the balance
STX Dalian lands 10-boxship order Order said to be from Zodiac will see vessels delivered from 2014
Japanese plan for LNG security threatens Greek owners Moves to control supply chain could freeze out foreign ships to boost Japan Inc
Tourkolias takes the helm at NBG Prominent ship financier to lead Greece's largest bank
Austal USA boss quits amid speculation over shipyard Sale of majority stake in Mobile River facility to General Dynamics is said to be linked with US Navy contracts
Creditors agree to sell Sietas in parts Individual companies have more appeal than en bloc sale
Chartworld returns to Cosco yard for kamsarmaxes Project picks up orders initially headed for SWS last year
Brazil port congestion slows supramax fleet Faster ship would aid charterers but demurrage renders speeding pointless
German shipowners outraged as government slashes subsidies Budget for 2013 halves state support for shipping
UK shipping minister softens on low-SOx rules Penning signals sulphur-emissions rethink
Australia scales down its iron-ore export hopes Government expects growth to slow as China cuts its imports
Tonnage tax saves UK owners $1bn since 2000 Figures revealed in parliamentary question
APM opens Asia headquarters in Singapore Office for SE Asia and India frees Shanghai to focus on China and Japan
Standard Chartered Private Equity invests in Karaikal Pondicherry port will ease infrastructure bottlenecks
Dalian buys stake in neighbouring port Controlling stake in Changxing planned 'when conditions are ripe'
Reaction to Vela-Bahri deal focuses on VLCC spot market Concern from the market could well be that next time the Saudis need to fix a handful of vessels they will take tonnage available internally
Swire Pacific Offshore orders up to 10 PSVs from USC Singapore-based offshore player expanding fleet to meet buoyant demand
Department of obstruction ICTT will remain hamstrung until India relaxes its cabotage laws
Hamburg and Bremerhaven urged to co-operate as well as compete OECD study says Hamburg's decline after the global crisis has shown its vulnerability
Financiers forecast shipping exodus for banks Owners that cannot make payments face repossession, say experts
New Concordia Maritime suezmax tanker named Stena Supreme is tanker operator's fifth suezmax
The price ain't right Future Asian customers will reject top-dollar LNG prices
Saudi Aramco to sell tanker unit to Bahri Regulatory approval would make Bahri the fourth-largest owner of very large crude carriers
NAD says contract extension is worth $410M NORTH Atlantic Drilling said today ExxonMobil intends to extend its charter of the semi-submersible drilling unit West Alpha
Singapore chops Iran oil flow nearly 60% CRUDE transported in June to Singapore from Iran was reported today to be running 58.7% below February's highs
Liability, shortages becalm German wind sector LIABILITY problems and capital shortages are stalling installation plans for Germany's offshore wind schemes, a Bremen conference has heard
PCTC order pick-up hailed A FLURRY of new orders for PCTCs is continuing, according to a shipping analyst
DDW, Kuok form JV DRYDOCKS World said today it has formed a venture with the Asian group Kuok to widen its presence in Southeast Asia
TORM gets NASDAQ extension TORM has obtained a 180-day extension to regain compliance with listing rules at NASDAQ
Panama Canal delays toll hike RESPONDING to customer complaints, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today that it will postpone implementation of new toll increases by three months
US Intermodal Traffic Up 4.8 Percent Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending June 23 rose 4.8 percent year-over-year and slipped 1.5 percent...
AAPA Urges Action on TWIC Readers The American Association of Port Authorities said delays in setting technical specifications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential card scanners could...
Tacoma to Welcome Two New Services in August The Port of Tacoma will receive two new container services in early August when the Mediterranean Pacific and the Oceania...
South Carolina Legislature Allocates $300 Million to Deepen Charleston Harbor The South Carolina Legislature allocated $300 million to fund the deepening Charleston's harbor in the amended state budget announced Thursday....
What the Transport Bill Means for Shippers, Carriers The final surface transportation bill, expected to pass Congress Friday, is full of victories and disappointments for shippers and freight...
ILA, USMX Resume Contract Talks The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance have resumed negotiations on a contract covering 14,500 East and Gulf...
Customs, GPA Sign Five-Year Agreement for Savannah Station U.S. Customs and Border Protection signed a five-year contract with the Georgia Ports Authority to use newly renovated offices and...
Foxconn Targets Indonesia for Super Factory Electronics giant Foxconn plans to build a giant factory in Indonesia, and as a result, could employ as many as...
Martinaire Charged With Hazmat Violations Texas-based air cargo company Martinaire Aviation could receive a six-figure fine after being accused of noncompliance with hazardous cargo regulations....
Truck Strike Slams South Korea Container Trade A truck strike over working conditions in South Korea continued to paralyze import and export trade Thursday. Most ports...
Airbus Considers Building Assembly Plant in Alabama Airbus is weighing plans to build its first U.S. assembly plant in Alabama as the European aircraft manufacturer ratchets up...
Asia-Europe Rates Slip Again Average spot rates on the Asia-Europe trade slipped this week for the seventh week in a row, threatening to erode...
Bill Introduced to Deepen Mississippi to 50 Feet Congress may consider a bill to deepen the Mississippi River to 50 feet so that larger post-Panamax vessels transiting the...
No Stowaways Found on Container Ship in Newark An extensive search of a container ship at Newark, N.J., ended this morning without authorities finding any stowaways. The...
APM Terminals to Open New Asia Headquarters APM Terminals will open a new regional headquarters in Singapore in September to oversee its operations in Southeast Asia and...
India OKs Kintetsu-Gati Joint Venture Indian regulatory authorities cleared a joint venture between Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express and domestic logistics group Gati Ltd. ...
LaHood Optimistic on Future of TIGER Grants for Ports (Video) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discusses TIGER grants for transportation infrastructure. He was interviewed at Global Terminal in Bayonne, N.J., where...
Panama Canal Postpones Proposed Toll Hikes After reviewing objections raised by shipping lines to the toll increases it proposed in April, the Panama Canal Authority postponed...
MSC to Boost Rates From Asia to South America Mediterranean Shipping Co. will impose a general rate increase on shipments from Asia to the east coast of South America,...
Zim moves to reduce B/L forgery Zim Line has introduced a new standard Bill of Lading (B/L) which it claims will significantly reduce forgery. The form, which is said to exceed current industry ...
More horror for financially strapped shipowners One of Germany's largest banks, Commerzbank, has decided to cease lending money to shipowners. Cash strapped ocean carriers have been told to look elsewhere for ...
Yangtze River intermodal cargo to get boost from new terminal The largest intermodal terminal on the Yangtze River, Chongqing Guoyuan, is expected to start a partial trial run by the end of 2012, according to the Yangtze River ...
Hope as talks begin over union dispute at Portland A labour dispute at the US port of Portland that has disrupted shipping traffic in the north-west Pacific for weeks entered a new phase this week, as peace talks ...
Shipping confidence on the up - and look for the rise of the 'shanker' Confidence levels in shipping increased in the three months to May, to reach their highest level since February 2011, according to the latest survey from shipping ...
AgTC requests deadline extension for FMC export index NOI - and names its top carriers The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) has welcomed the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI0 into the possibility of launching a US ...
Customs dispute affects Brazil's ports Ocean carriers calling at Brazil's main ports are suffering delays to their services as a consequence of strikes and go-slows by the country's Customs officials ...
Transpac PSS keeps up momentum The strengthening in transpacific spot rates is holding fast following the implementation of the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) according to Drewry's container ...
APM T to set up new office in Singapore The Hague-based APM Terminals (APM TI is to open a new office in Singapore in September. It will focus on managing the terminal operator's facilities and investments ...
Logistics companies' margins remain thin The revenues of the world's leading listed transport and logistics companies flattened in 2011, according to a new report by London-based researcher and consultant Transport Intelligence (Ti).
APMT to open Singapore headquarters
IT costs to rise under BYOD trend
Maersk starts dedicated reefer Website
OnRamp appoints new president
Wheels elects directors
MavenWire buys EII APAC for Oracle boost
AgTC: More time to comment on FMC rate index proposal AgTC Executive Director Peter Friedmann said in the letter that additional time is needed to survey his membership. The comment period is due to expire July 8, but the AgTC is requesting a postponement until Aug. 8.
WTO takes on China's rare earth exports controls
Congress nears compromise on transport bill Congressional conferees are close to a deal on a two-year highway transportation bill that maintains current spending levels and institutes policy changes to speed up delivery of construction projects and consolidate transportation programs.
Search of ship in Newark finds no stowaways Government officials found no stowaways on a containership docked in Newark, N.J. The search was ordered after a Coast Guard boarding crew thought they heard a knocking sound from within a container during a routine inspection.
Track-and-trace provision missing from pharma law
Panama Canal defers toll hikes
European groups ask for transport budget safeguards
Volatile prices boost hedging 'We are experiencing an increasing demand for our knowledge and expertise,' says Global Risk Management.
More pressure on Singapore players to cut Iranian imports 'Another round of calls was made..., the companies were receptive,' says Singapore source.
'Bunker island' project looks for new backers 'They should have a few more months to see how this pans out,' says analyst.
Fuel oil stocks at 11-week high Increase comes on the back of an increase in arbitrage cargoes from the Middle East, including Iran.
Bunker prices climb in Singapore Good avails in Asian ports.
Debated part of ISO 8127:2010 addressed by CIMAC A guide on how to manage residual fuels with poor ignition and combustion properties offers a new industry reference.
SLPA to upgrade bunkering facilities at Colombo Work on the projects will start before the end of next month and is expected to take 12 months.
Canadian bunker supplier to start offering LSFO product Marine Petrobulk plans to supply 1.00% LSFO product at Vancouver before August 1, 2012.
US Navy Admiral: Biofuels clearly a factor in security 'I believe that it is important for us to continue to pursue these alternatives,' says US Admiral.
Taiwan shipping firm expects to post profit for 2012 Lower bunker prices help Wan Hai's profitability in Q2 2012, says Vice President.
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