Heavy fuel could prove a tough habit to kick for shipping The longer shipping waits to tackle its carbon emissions, the sharper the shock to the industry, says LR report
Capes may face lower-than-expected Brazilian exports on Vale cuts Brazilian miner cuts 2017 iron ore production guidance as ramp-up of S11D to take double the time than earlier expected
Marshall Islands supports five-year 'trial period' for BWMC Greece-based Martecma seeks 'comprehensive postponement' for new ballast water rules
SGX's takeover of London's iconic Baltic Exchange is dubbed Asia's top news event of the year Deal might just be the catalyst that reinvigorates trading interest in freight markets, and puts shipping back on the commodities trading map again
Helmut Sohmen named 2016 Lloyd's List Asia Awards lifetime achievement winner A recognised influencer, Dr Sohmen, and now his son, have for many years been well placed in the Lloyd's List annual top 100 people in shipping
Lloyd's List Asia Awards 2016 winners announced Glittering night at Singapore's Shangri-La hotel rewards industry excellence
Capesize plummets to near $10,000 per day on weak Brazilian activity Despite the overall drop, some spot trades reportedly fixed at $19,000 and $20,000 per day
GasLog claims 180,000 cu m LNG carrier order at Samsung Vessel will go on charter for seven years to UK-based Centrica
Cancellations of US LPG cargo liftings expected this quarter Monthly US VLGC shipments curbed to 30 in July-September, though spot Middle East-Japan rate inches up to thee-month high
To dividend or not to dividend Tanker companies have a tough decision to make - how much to pay out in dividends for a lost third quarter
ING to avoid Flinter fleet fire sale Bank aware of dangers of sudden influx into market of distress-price multipurpose vessels
Profile of a shipping disrupter: Xeneta New digital platform offers huge improvements in communication, data and decision-making power for cargo owners
SAAM gears Guayaquil for big-ship status Berth extension will enable Ecuadorian terminal to handle ULCs from early 2017
More job losses possible at SHI if 2016 order targets are missed Shipbuilder currently plans to cut workforce by 40%
Avance Gas writes down fleet value by $45m, restructures financially No dividend declared, as weak VLGC market persists
Hanjin to lay off half its land-based employees by early December Shipping line has given notice to its labour union
Arms race: The ballast water winning ticket Manufacturers suffer with indecision over ballast water rules as much as the shipowners, but the first to get US type approval will be able to secure a solid market share
Michael Parker appointed MCA non-executive chairman CMA CGM UK chairman takes non-executive position at UK agency
Bondholders serve Rickmers Maritime with second legal letter Holders looking to enforce notes repayment with interest
Rio Tinto trims iron ore guidance while Fortescue sees better demand Divergent results come despite the dry bulk market receiving support from Chinese demand
India awards multimodal terminal contract to Larsen & Toubro Dry bulk terminal to be built at Sahibganj in Jharkhand
Qatargas inks new long term LNG deal with Petronas Company will delivery LNG to Petronas in the UK until end-2023
The reporting culture Increasing numbers of people are now reporting incidents to Chirp, secure in the knowledge that their report won't come back and bite them
Industry group pushes for secure truck stops in Europe The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), whose mission is to prevent cargo losses from the supply chain, has presented a plan t...
Companies accuse Hanjin of not complying with court order Hanjin Shipping is being accused of not complying with an order by a federal judge to promptly notify creditors when a ship went off charte...
Trade Trends: Linking GTM systems and FTA utilization The near-term outlook for global trade may seem grim in light of the fact that the global economy is not doing well and uncertainty in runn...
Commentary: Law & Order litmus test In a court of law-or at least in the courts of the TV show Law & Order -prosecutors need to show three things to convict a defendant: m...
Union Pacific's Q3 net income falls amid lower volumes Union Pacific Corporation's net income for the third quarter of 2016 tumbled 13 percent year-over-year to $1.1 billion, according to the co...
Cass: North American freight market free fall continues in September The North American freight market free fall continued in September 2016 despite "less bad" data coming out of August, according to the late...
WTO largely favors China in U.S. antidumping measures dispute The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed with China in most aspects of its dispute against the United States over the methodology for how ...
CDPQ acquires 'sizable' minority stake in Indian 3PL Canadian investment fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has acquired "sizable" minority stake in in Chennai, India-based thi...
DB Cargo UK to cut nearly 900 jobs DB Cargo UK plans to slash 893 positions from its workforce due to what it calls "unprecedented challenges" in the rail transportation mark...
Special Coverage: C.H. Robinson's impact on produce shipping Just-in-time logistics is all about getting products to where they're needed at a specific moment in time to either continue a manufacturin...
SAL transports components for offshore wind farm SAL Heavy Lift, a subsidiary of "K" line, has entered intoa contract with Van Oord to transport foundation components for wind turbines to ...
Landstar reports Q3 decline in profits, revenues Landstar System, Inc., an asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions, posted gross profits of $121.8 million fo...
Agility strengthens presence in Africa Integrated logistics provider Agility opened a distribution park near Ghana's main port. The 45-acre Ghana Agility Distribution Park in th...
Gearbulk, Grieg Star unveil plans for joint venture Star Kilimanjaro Source: Grieg Star Gearbulk and Grieg Star said they plan to establish a joint venture that will operate more than 130 ope...
Rising freight rates in Med impact jet fuel trading in region Typically, freight rates on the Med-NWE route mirror the sentiment on the cross-Med voyage. Generally, there is a Worldscale 10 premium on the rate for the Med-NWE route compared with the cross-Med trip.
Bangladesh's BPC floats tender for 1.175 mil mt of crude products Of these petroleum products, 965,000 mt are of 0.05% sulfur gasoil, 120,000 mt are of 180 CST high sulphur fuel oil and 90,000 mt are of jet A-1 fue
ANALYSIS: Nigerian crude could regain ground with recent OSP cut Nigerian crude, which is largely light and sweet, rich in gasoline and middle distillates, normally commands a significant premium over Dated Brent.
Nigeria Forcados crude exports resume; loading delays of up to 2 weeks The Everbright and the Front Balder loaded on Saturday and Tuesday respectively, both of which were also two weeks later than initially scheduled.
External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
Norway's Statoil awards LNG bunker supply deal to Skangas The deal will start in April next year and run to the end of 2020, with the option to extend it to 2022.
GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: Supply slows from OPEC heavyweights Sailings from Saudi Arabia dropped to 26 -- their lowest in a month -- from 29 the previous week
Rotterdam-Hamburg fuel oil price spread narrows on slim German demand Hamburg premium dropped to $2/mt on Wednesday from $9/mt a week earlier
External: Wired Bunkering
Rival bunker sulfur cap study to go to IMO meeting next week Independent study with contributions from BIMCO and IPIECA casts doubts on 0.5% sulfur fuel availability from 2020
FUTURES 2: Crude dips on profit-taking after overnight rally
FUTURES : Crude holds steady as investors digest US inventory draw
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