Greece, Malta and Cyprus aim to present common front on shipping policies Flag state trio pledges to fight for competitiveness of European shipping
Busiest ever month for transpacific traffic Asia-Europe's peak season volumes continue to disappoint
Hanjin collapse will mean 'complex headaches for marine insurance' Considerable concern over extent of cover
Hanjin Shipping insolvency and insurance implications Can cargo insurers expect an avalanche of claims as a result of Hanjin Shipping's demise?
Genco raises $125m in fresh equity Support from three largest shareholders paves the way for debt refinancing with new $400m loan facility
Answer the question The industry has seen significant change this year. Our list of the most influential people in shipping is set for a thorough shuffle
Stolt-Nielsen third-quarter profit drops Terminal division gains offset by falling tanker and container profits as fourth-quarter uncertainty looms
Shipping urges smarter, fairer industry legislation Malta summit poll hints at frustration with quality of rulemaking, rather than quantity
Tote ships sail amid Hurricane Matthew and against US Coast Guard warnings USCG issued safety warnings to boat users and oceangoing commercial vessels
BIMCO says dry bulk owners should brace for consolidation Future will see larger companies ruling major trading routes without broker mediation, says industry association
Future disruption? Is the train service from Rotterdam to Chengdu in China
Will it be 2020 or 2025 for low-sulfur fuel? A decision that could boost the annual cost of moving ocean cargo to $60 billion, could take place later this month when the Marine Environ...
Rise of e-commerce has companies eyeing automated payment In a sign of e-commerce's increasing importance to world trade, AFEX, a non-bank provider of global payment and risk management solutions, ...
Executive Moves: Chamber of Marine Commerce and DTI The Chamber of Marine Commerce has appointed Raymond Johnston interim president. He will oversee the implementation of the recently announc...
WLS: Capacity plummets in wake of Hanjin bankruptcy Overall capacity in the major east-west trades dropped in the third quarter of 2016 after experiencing a boost heading into peak season at ...
BlueWater Reporting Hanjin Terminal Report BlueWater Reporting tracks terminal data for services operated by major carriers and has released a report detailing all services on which ...
Using APIs to deliver e-commerce duty transparency The story of how the two founders of the shoe retailer Bucketfeet met and dreamed up their business seems a little too improbable to be tru...
HMM unveils new transpacific liner service Hyundai New Start service Source: Hyundai Merchant Marine In the wake of the Hanjin bankruptcy, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has announced...
U.S. ports, railroads give latest updates as Matthew inches closer Several ports and Class 1 railroadshave issued operational updates as they brace for Hurricane Matthew. At 11:00 a.m. EST, the National Hu...
Port of Brunswick adds auto capacity A 100-acre expansion of the auto terminal on Colonel Island by May is part of a long-term plan to increase capacity and meet future transpo...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic down 6.9% through September United States-based freight railroads have seen shipment volumes drop 6.9 percent through the first three quarters of 2016 compared with th...
Flex drivers sue Amazon for misclassification Three delivery drivers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. in federal court in Seattle, Wash. seeking back wages, overtime pay and...
DHL subsidiary acquires Italian logistics provider DHL Supply Chain has acquired a 100 percent stake in Italian logistics provider MIT Safetrans, the company said in a statement. Based in C...
Great Lakes limestone trade slips in September The Lake Carriers' Association reported Thursday limestone shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2.96 million tons in September, a 9.5 perce...
Port of Longview puts wind turbine blades onto railcars The Port of Longview in Washington state has become the first U.S. port to move wind turbine blades directly from a ship to on-dock railcar...
Future of Maersk Oil a question of scale and timing The future of the A.P. Moller Maersk Group's oil business should be viewed through short-term and medium-term lenses, according to an energ...
Platts Market on Close activity blows out New Orleans-Houston IFO 380 premium The New Orleans IFO 380 CST premium to Houston IFO 380 stood at $29/mt, the largest differential since January 8 when it was $31.50/mt, S&P Global Platts data showed.
US Gulf Coast fuel prices up, but unaffected by Hurricane Matthew USGC HSFO -- the primary component of USGC IFO 380 CST -- rose 82 cents/b to $40.90/b, or $5.25/mt to $261.76/mt. Houston IFO 380 CST was assessed at $266/mt ex-wharf
NYMEX crude tops $50/b as spotlight returns to potential OPEC cut NYMEX November ULSD settled 1.35 cents higher at $1.5958/gal. NYMEX November RBOB settled up 50 points at $1.4978/gal.
Atlantic Coast ports preparing to close ahead of Hurricane Matthew The storm is expected to hit the Florida coast early Friday morning and Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday.
No let-up seen in race to supply Asia Landings in the three big Asian destinations -- China, India and Japan -- all increased from the previous week.
Saudi Aramco halts products supply to Egypt's EGPC: sources "[The] Saudi government has stopped all product deliveries to Egypt, all gasoline, all gasoil and all fuel oil," said one middle distillates trader Thursday.
Gazprom sees 1.35 million mt of Russian LNG bunker demand by 2030
Possible barge operator strike in S Korea sparks supply, price concerns South Korean refiners did not respond to requests for comment, while many traders were not contactable due to an industry conference being held in Singapore this week.
Mauritius's STC targeting bunker sales of 1 million mt/year within five years "We know that there is potential do so because substantial demand exists for both onshore and offshore bunkering,"
ANALYSIS: China independent refiners' pursuit of crude imports calms
Piraeus bunker fuel rises to 13-year high against Istanbul fuel oil
External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
INTERVIEW: Surcharge can help cushion shippers from burden of cleaner fuel costs If all ports implement similar norms on fuel specifications, carriers have the opportunity to pass on the costs to the charterers.
IMO's impending 0.5% global sulfur cap would be tough to meet by 2020: sources Earlier date will not likely leave sufficient time for refiners to install adequate capacity to meet the demand.
Prompt Singapore HSFO swaps hit 14-month highs amid low arb volumes, crude strength Speculative interest in the fuel oil paper markets in Singapore could also be a factor for the upbeat flat prices, a trader said.
FUTURES: Crude steadies after rallying on surprise oil draw
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