German naval base joins 'supership' war Germany's chief naval base during two world wars will be transformed into its only deepwater port as part of a 950 million euro (S$1.7 billion) plan to stop a new generation of container 'superships' diverting to Rotterdam.
Benin at centre of piracy fight in West Africa The small nation of Benin has found itself on the front lines of an intensifying battle against piracy off West Africa's coast, with a spike in attacks raising deep concern in the shipping industry.
US sees strong rise in light truck field The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has reported that the US light vehicles market rose to 1.05 million units in September. German car makers performed far bett...
Billions for Australian highway upgrade A key section of the Pacific highway between Frederickton and Eungai in NSW (Australia) is to be upgraded to a dual carriageway, providing 26 km of four lanes for USD 4.1 billion, ...
Icao endorses English language testing to promote aviation safety To further improve aviation safety worldwide, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) has launched a new service to help its member states assess more accurately pilot...
Goldhofer project: from value analysis to more value added A series of Ingenics projects at Memmingen-based Goldhofer, a renowned provider of special solutions for heavy and special transport loads, confirm that the more cost-efficient the...
AAT cargo tonnage drops in September Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal Co (AAT) announced that its throughput in September was 57,309 t, a drop of 7% over the same period last year. Kenneth Yeung, AAT's corporate d...
Driessen and AF-KLM Cargo launch full composite pallet The Dutch company Driessen, a member of the Zodiac Aerospace Group, is the first in the industry to create a full composite pallet. The lightweight composite pallets will help airl...
Valorec and 3E Logistic support Macedonian waste disposal The Swiss state secretariat for economic affairs has, in the framework of its economic cooperation and development efforts, established a project with Macedonia's ministry of the e...
SBB Cargo looks to shunting future with hybrid locomotives SBB Cargo and railway manufacturer Stadler Rail have presented the new hybrid locomotives of the Eem 923 type in Winterthur (Switzerland). At the beginning of 2012, SBB Cargo will ...
Horizon Lines promotes Joe Rodriguez to VP eastern region Horizon Lines, a leading US domestic ocean shipping company, has appointed Joe Rodriguez as vice-president, sales and marketing, eastern region. Rodriguez will oversee all sales ac...
Booming North Europe-Baltic container trade in 2010 The container trade between Rotterdam and the Baltic Sea littoral states boomed in 2010. Volumes rose from 912,000 to 1.15 million teu. Hamburg, the market leader (in teu), reporte...
K Line adds China-Philippines-Indonesia link Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has launched a new weekly Jaseco service, from northeastern to Southeast Asia. The port rotation starts in Qingdao and proceeds to Shanghai, Ningbo, ...
Saudi Landbridge freight line now a state project The Saudi Arabian council of ministers has decided to proceed with the Saudi Landbridge east-west freight line as a state-funded project, according to media reports. The line linki...
Navigating the changing offshore environment Post-Macondo, the industry faces the prospect of increasing scrutiny and significant costs as new regulations emerge
Newbuildings mean sailing into a crisis Forget talk of consolidation. Recovery will only come from inward retrenchment, not external expansion
Bad weather can lead to good earnings Delays caused by the forces of nature boost shipowners' fortunes
Novatek close to revealing LNG tanker details New ship design will be needed for exporting liquefied natural gas out of the Arctic year round
Q-Flex and Q-Max fleet overhaul could create a spike in market prices Owners and charterers still mulling conversion of diesel engines to have LNG power capability
New cheap bunkers are one-third water Fuel could be up to 10% cheaper and on the market by next year
MSC will contribute to Rena clean-up New Zealand general manager meets with transport minister
First reported resale of 300,000 dwt bulk carrier Prices of $73m-$75m understood to have been paid for Universal Shipbuilding vessel
Rickmers threatens to ditch German flag Step would be in protest at axing of government subsidies
Maersk poised to expand Apapa capacity as Nigerian cargo booms New generation of ships spurs APM Terminals to push for enlargement of Lagos facility
All-time high on cards for VLGC rates Tight vessel availability in Middle East driving rates up by the week
South of England P&I goes into provisional liquidation Non-IG P&I insurer forced by regulator to cease trading
Handysize boxship charter durations fall Average of 6.5 months in 2011 as lines become wary of taking in excess capacity
APL revenue per box falls as volumes rise Rates for 40 ft boxes slide despite increased cargoes
Attica aims to raise $33m Proposed capital increase mooted as Greek ferry industry suffers
Dynamic positioning station-keeping incidents on the decline IMCA insists lower 2009 figure is not just due to under-reporting
Michael Ryan takes charge at US Shipping Man credited with American Commercial Lines turnaround appointed chief executive
Break it and take it In law at least it's the shipowner not operator who is responsible for maritime pollution
Rickmers calls for consolidation Offers merger talks with struggling tramp owners
Maersk takes two VLCC newbuildings on long-term bareboat charter Tanker company shows desire to expand fleet despite poor freight rates
Cash buyers' high prices puzzle demolition market Reports of breaking yards renegotiating rates at the last minute
Unisea charters out aframax for 10 years at $20,000 per day Rate indicates little improvement in rates over next decade for crude oil aframaxes
Kuehne+Nagel seafreight volumes rise 11.4% in third quarter as turnover falls Swiss logistics group on target to double volumes by 2015
Modal blocks Modal shift initiatives hit by lobbying and practical obstacles
Greening to be grilled on pilotage standards UK transport secretary asked to address concerns in wake of Sea Empress ruling
Venezuela to seek custodial sentences in Jürgen Schulte drugs haul Company maintains 11 seafarers held and nine others bailed are unconnected with find
Capesizes look sweet Rally will continue as panamax and supramax markets ebb
NY cluster reports rise AN independent study released today confirmed the maritime sector's growing importance to New York and New Jersey, although future revenues will hinge on raising the Bayonne Bridge
Bulker owners told to weigh period deals BULKER owners have been advised to consider sealing more period than spot business for next year because the current bull market might not be sustainable
Oz scheme for 'floating harbour' approved SOUTH Australia's government has approved an IronClad Mining scheme that includes plans for a 'floating harbour', the company said today
Jova shuts down Manzanillo MEXICAN box port Manzanillo has been closed since yesterday because of damage from Hurricane Jova
Breakers killed in Bangladesh AT LEAST three workers have reportedly been killed and several injured in a Bangladesh breaking yard accident
US proposal targets owner abandonment SHIPOWNERS who abandon crew members accused of violating US maritime laws could be required to pay their support costs under a proposal in Congress
Skaugen unveils losses IM SKAUGEN, the Oslo operator of small LPG carriers and tankers, today reported net losses of $1.95M for a 3Q11
Box rates bottom-feeding BOX RATES have sunk to a year-to-date low, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index
Suezmax tanker rates edge off highs SPOT RATES for Suezmax tankers, whose owners had hailed strong gains in recent weeks, have edged off last week's highs
Variable box rates urged CMA CGM today proposed variable freight rates in long-term shipping contracts as a "reasonable" measure to address the global box shipping squeeze
Greek passenger ship crews strike GREEK crews for passenger ships today began a 48-hour strike over government austerity measures, Fairplay was told
Tanker boost seen in US refinery exits REFINERY closures in the US could boost tonne-mile demand for VLCCs and LR2 products tankers, according to a market report
Breaking speculation sours PRICE ping-pong is continuing in ship recycling markets, with some cash buyers' speculative purchases turning sour as ships were resold for less to end-buyers
Pirates foiled off India A BULKER crew has thwarted a pirate attack off India
K+N box bookings rise 11.4% LEADING ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel is on track to expand its market share, with a rise in 11.4% in ocean cargo bookings this year
NY-NJ Port-Related Jobs Up 3.5 Percent The number of jobs generated by the Port of New York and New Jersey rose nearly 3.5 percent during the...
Lowe's Closes 20 Stores, Curbs Expansion Plans Home improvement retailer Lowe's is closing 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cutting its plan to open up new...
Spot Market Truck Volume Up 47 Percent Spot market volume on TransCore's network of load boards rose 10 percent in September from August and 47 percent from...
Small Container Ships Face Challenges, Report Says Container ships with capacities of 1,000-2,000 20-foot equivalent container units face uncertain cargo demand and growing competition from larger vessels,...
Port of Antwerp Container Traffic Up 3.1 Percent The Port of Antwerp's container traffic increased 3.7 percent in the first nine months of 2011 from a year earlier,...
CP, Contrans Convert Flatbed Freight to Intermodal Canadian Pacific Railway is partnering with truck and logistics provider Contrans by using collapsible containers to convert some flatbed-type shipments...
CSX to Haul Maersk Cargo From Virginia to Midwest Maersk Line and CSX Transportation signed a contract for the railroad to haul the Danish ocean carrier's discretionary cargo...
Retail Sales Up 1.1 Percent in September Retail sales rose a higher-than-expected 1.1 percent in September, led by a 3.6 percent jump in motor vehicles and parts,...
Heartland Express Founder Russell Gerdin Dies Russell Gerdin, the son of a truck driver who founded one of the most profitable companies in trucking, died Oct....
All Nippon Airways Cargo Traffic Falls 2.5 Percent Japan's All Nippon Airways' international cargo volume fell for the first time in two years in August on a year-on-year...
Kuehne + Nagel Boosts Profit 1.1 Percent Kuehne + Nagel's earnings grew 1.1 percent in the first nine months of 2011 from a year earlier as the...
APL Names Wong President for North Asia APL appointed Wong Siew Loong regional president of its North Asia business, which covers China, Japan and Korea. ...
T.S. Lines Launches India-Middle East Service Taiwanese ocean carrier T.S. Lines launched a container service earlier this month that connects the Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal...
OOCL's Zaninelli Warns of Container Crunch A shipping executive warned exporters to plan ahead for their equipment needs because empty containers will be increasingly difficult to...
Looking Beyond the Fine Print About a year ago, Daniel J. Vandermeulen and his global procurement team at Mattel huddled with the toymaker's in-house lawyers....
APL Volume, Revenue Slip in September APL's container volume fell slightly in September from August, while average revenue per container slipped despite attempts to impose a...
Cathay Cargo Sees No Sign of Peak Cargo carried by Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair contracted for the sixth straight month in September as demand for exports...
Bangkok Airport Stays Open, Prepares for Floods Operators at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport said they are ready to divert flights and close terminals if monsoon flood waters...
Floods Cripple Thailand's International Trade The worst monsoon floods to hit Thailand in decades have crippled the country's international trade as rushing waters prevent workers...
Trade Official Hails New Agreements New trade pacts approved by Congress will provide a major boost to help push the U.S. out of its economic...
Planning Better Driver Retention The building blocks of driver retention seem deceptively simple: pay, working conditions, communications and training. But drivers can be lost...
What Should Shippers Do? A few years ago, shippers might have considered driver retention a carrier problem. But with truckload capacity increasingly tight and...
Trucking's Money pit Want job security? Look for work as a driver recruiter at a truckload carrier. Annual driver turnover rates...
Judge Rules Arbitrator Needed Grain exporter EGT and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union continue to cry out for clarity over the union's contention...
Honda Loses Traction Although most Japanese producers have recovered at home and abroad from the impact of Japan's March 11 natural disasters, some...
Rolling Across Asia Policymakers believe creating a network of scheduled roll-on, roll-off services across Southeast Asia can reduce transportation costs and spur economic...
Restarting the Ro-Ro Engines The catastrophic events triggered by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami in March that devastated large areas of Japan...
The Super Transport View The congressional 'super committee' that is supposed to slice trillions in federal spending has a new suggestion from the top...
Three FTAs Down; What's Next? U.S. GDP is expected to grow by $12 billion as a result of new free trade agreements with South Korea,...
Working on the Railroads President Obama stepped into a simmering dispute between rail unions and most major railroads Oct. 6, ordering up a special...
Outcry at the Border Canada and the United States have maintained a peaceful border for almost 200 years, but the peace is occasionally broken...
'K' Line joins CNC China-SE Asia service "K" Line said Friday it will join as a slot buyer in a service linking China with the Philippines and Indonesia. The Japanese line will join the China 1 service operated by CNC Line, the intra-Asia subsidiary of CMA CGM. The service has a rotation...
MSC joins northbound Oceania/USEC service Mediterranean Shipping Co. has joined the northbound leg of a service linking the Oceania region with the U.S. East Coast, according toAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The service is the Hamburg Süd and Maersk Line operated Oceania string, ...
Salvage work continues on Rena Salvage work continues onRenaSalvage work continues onRena A salvage crew continues to remove bunker fuel from the containershipRena , which went aground on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga, New Zealand earlier this month. Government agency Maritime New...
APL appoints North Asia regional head APL has named Wong Siew Loong as regional president of its North Asia business. Wong has worked for 15 years at APL and will be responsible for the company's commercial activities in China, Japan and Korea. He will be based in Shanghai.He has hel...
Rodriguez named Horizon eastern VP Joe Rodriguez has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Horizon Line LLC's eastern region. Rodriguez will oversee all sales activity, pricing and marketing in the eastern half of the United States and Puerto Rico, reporting to Brian ...
Ostenfeldt named Thome's managing director Thome Ship Management has appointed Carsten Brix Ostenfeldt to managing director. He replaces Bjorn Hojgaard who has resigned from the group to pursue other interests, the Singapore-based third-party ship management company said. Ostenfeldt spent t...
Transplace buys intermodal logistics firm Non-asset based logistics provider Transplace on Thursday announced it has acquired Chicago-based intermodal marketing company Celtic International to increase its capabilities in the growing intermodal market.Privately held Transplace said the co...
Corcoran joins ContainerPort Group Cleveland-based ContainerPort Group said last week that Daniel Corcoran has joined the company as regional vice president for the West, where he will be responsible for the Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City operations. Corcoran was ...
Hines named VP at Zonar Zonar, a Seattle-based firm specializing in compliance and fleet efficiency information technology applications for the trucking industry, has appointed Chris Hines to executive vice president. Prior to this appointment, he was president and chief ...
SEAat welcomes new member Oceanox is focused on developing post-combustion exhaust gas cleaning for ships.
Spill in Tacoma waterway contained Environmental damage minimised because the vessel placed booms around the vessel during the fuel transfer.
Fuel oil prices firm in Fujairah The Engen refinery in Durban is shut for maintenance until the end of November 2011.
Bunker markets continue to firm In Gibraltar, MGO prices climb $30.
'On-spec' cargo expected to head to Singapore Players say destination suggests Middle East product tightness is easing.
Charterer under pressure to contribute to clean-up costs Transport Minister encourages MSC 'to think very carefully about their financial contribution'.
Japan reports fall in bunker sales Dip follows three months of growth.
No bunker operations in Piraeus "No bunkers can be delivered or supplied," player tells Bunkerworld.
NOL says MGO switch is 'complete' All its vessels using distillate product while at berth in Singapore
Asian bunker prices rising as week starts Supplies in Singapore still 'a bit tight,' says traders.
Fishing for shipping capital A personal response to the Capital Link Forum.
Puerto Rico's new port fee faces legal complaints Companies including Harbor Bunkering, Crowley Marine and Horizon Lines filing lawsuit against Puerto Rico Port Authority.
Saudi tanker firm posts 76% plunge in profits Amid a backdrop of weak freight rates and rising costs of bunker fuels.
380 cSt avails easing in Hong Kong Replenishment cargoes from Sinopec and Chevron arrived at the port over the weekend.
More oil could leak from stranded vessel Pumping operations underway but 'long way' to go before the completion of the operation, says New Zealand's Transport Minister.
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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