Baltic Dry Index up as owners refuse low rates The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, advanced for the first time in more than two weeks as owners refused to accept lower rates.
ISO certification for Global Maritime Agency Piraeus (Greece)-based Global Maritime Agency has been certified as compliant with ISO BS EN ISO 9001:2008. The quality management system is applicable to shipping agency of m...
NYK Line designates D3T as environmental partner 2009 NYK Line (Germany) GmbH recently named the Duisburg Trimodal Terminal (D3T) as environmental partner 2009. The shipping line said that D3T has been pursuing environmental aims sinc...
Up to 360 jobs threatened in Hamburg Klaus Bültjer, director of the Hamburg Shipbrokers' Association (VHSS), told the ITJ that "10-20% of the jobs in the port of Hamburg are in danger of being lost due to the cri...
Panalpina attracts Krones business Krones has awarded Panalpina its distribution of spare parts from Europe to the Asia-Pacific and Greater China area, resulting in several thousand air freight shipments per year. T...
Kerry-Talke expanding polymer handling in China Kerry-Talke Chemical Logistics, a joint venture between Kerry Logistics and Talke Logistic Services, has started work at an initial bagging line that is expanding...
K+N transporting "Ben Hur Live" musical to 14 European venues Art Concerts has awarded KN Expo Service, Kuehne + Nagel's business segment for fairs, exhibitions and events logistics, a contract for the transportation of its newest musical, "B...
Somali pirates kill another seafarer MASTER deliberately murdered after refusing to divert course.
Bid to grant immunity to seafarers who kill pirates
Seacor files objection to US Shipping reshuffle SEACOR Holdings has filed an objection to US Shipping Partners' pre-packaged reorganisation.
FIS slams LME central screen study LONDON Metal Exchange "out on its own and out of touch with reality".
DnB Nor in $2.4bn rights issue NORWEGIAN shipping lender is latest to take option to beef up its capital ratio.
OOIL chairman in call for curbs to antitrust restrictions OOIL chairman CC Tung issues impassioned call for governments to pull back from antitrust restrictions.
Norway riled by nuclear waste ship NORWAY has complained it received no warning when a Russian vessel loaded with nuclear waste passed its coastline, it was reported today
Seacor berates USSP plan SEACOR Holdings today filed papers accusing US Shipping Partners, which is now under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, of improperly failing to consider its bid
Algerian barriers harm Marseilles TRADE restrictions on Algeria's imports are harming a box trade resurgence at Marseilles, the city's port authority said today
Jamaica unveils cluster plan JAMAICA today declared its intention to establish the islands shipping credentials
NY offers low-sulphur incentives SHIPPING lines calling on the Port of New York can now start collecting incentives for burning low sulphur fuel two years before federal regulations will likely require the switch
Dar es Salaam throughput falls 25% CARGO shipped via Tanzania's Dar es Salaam port fell 25% in the first half of the year because of congestion and the recession, the country's central bank announced today
Nigeria arrests foreign vessel NIGERIA has arrested a foreign vessel for illegal bunkering in its waters, it was reported today
G20 bridge-building in the City of Bridges Friday, September 25, 2009, finds the world's richest and fastest growing nations assembled at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in the US city of Pittsburgh - nicknamed the City of Bridges. But as the Group of 20 prepares to work through the second day of a two-day agenda, bridge-building between trade-sparring nations will be required to head off the threat of an escalation of trade protectionism.
Wives want Arctic Sea crew home The wives of the four crew members still on board the Arctic Sea have contacted the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), the Red Cross and the Russian, Finnish, Maltese and
No 'bounce' for bunker markets to end week Prices still heading lower despite a turnaround in crude pricing.
Bunker prices still falling Meanwhile crude oil re-gains slightly on the NYMEX in early trading.
Fuel cell project moving forward Engine manufacturer says sea trials are being planned.
'Slime' antifouling system could cut costs by 20% Idea inspired by pilot whale to be tested on ship's hull.
Prices fall further in Fujairah and Durban IFO 'extremely tight' in Suez.
Subsidies encourage switch to fuel efficient engines US programme looks for cost effective way of cutting marine emissions.
Tanker operators welcome slide in bunker prices Lower fuel costs help boost daily returns.
ARA fuel oil inventories shrink Bunker demand is outstripping resupply.
Bunker prices continue to fall Bunker prices fall as crude oil prices weaken.
MOL predicts wider loss in H1 Sees higher operating costs related to increasing bunker prices.
ISO 8217 4th edition 'a significant advance' Biodiesel, H2S and ignition quality were 'key issues' during work to revise the global marine fuel standard.
Tanzania reveals 'strategy' to combat oil spills Plan includes mapping out areas that may be seriously affected by oil spills.
Shipwreck leaks oil Coast guard takes action to contain leak off Texas coast.
Brightoil 'licensed' for China's bonded market Chinese government lifts restrictions, allowing Brightoil to supply bonded marine fuel at all mainland ports.
Fewer Asia bound fuel oil cargoes next month Arbitrage flows in November expected to match October's.
Aramco offers another fuel oil parcel Cargo is scheduled for loading on October 11-13.
Aegean secures $50 million credit facility Actively looking for opportunities to grow existing market and enter into new markets.
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