'Ship agents are ensuring that operations are being carried out'
Antwerp Port Authority agrees to delay dues for seagoing ships & barges
MOL announces development of innovative new way to secure steel coils during container transport
New appointees as Shipping Secretary & Special Secretary (Logistics)
New Turkish regulations
Peak impact of pandemic seen in terms of blank sailings
Shipping lines servicing the trade despite challenges
CAI seeks export incentives & financial assistance for cotton ginning, pressing factories
Chemicals & petrochemicals becomes top exporting sector
DP World Cochin not levying storage charges for containers
Import-laden containers moved from JN Port terminals to Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and cleared by importers from March 23 to April 26, 2020
Major Ports' volumes marginally decline in March
Volume matrix of import-laden containers shifted from Mundra Port terminals to Container Freight Stations and import delivery from Container Freight Stations during March 23 to April 26, 2020
AMTOI Liquid Logistics Council hosting webinar on ISO Tank Containers from the perspective of Custom Broker & Freight Forwarder on May 2
Govt working on creating dedicated fund for payments to MSMEs; India needs to attract investments moving out of China: Gadkari
CCI approves acquisition of majority shareholding in B.M.M Ispat by JSW Projects
Edda Wind wins long term charters for advanced offshore wind service vessels Edda Wind, the offshore wind segment of Norway's Østensjø Group, has signed long term time charter agreements with MHI Vestas and Ocean Breeze Energy respectively for two of four offshore wind vessels
Zen-Noh Grain to acquire 35 Mississippi River grain elevators Covington, La., headquartered Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (ZGC), a subsidiary of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations of Japan (Zen-Noh), has reached an agreement to acquire 35 operating U.S. grain origination elevators
Diamond Offshore files for Chapter 11 Houston-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) reports that it and select subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the
IMO 2020: Singapore detains two ships, but says most comply The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reports that, in the first quarter of 2020, most ships calling at the Port of Singapore have complied with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO)
Gibbs & Cox names cyber executive CIO Arlington, Va., headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Gibbs & Cox Inc. has hired Brian Hobbs, a cybersecurity and information technology executive, as Chief Information Officer. In his new role, Hobbs
Imabari wins ClassNK AiP for Cape size LPG dual fueled bulker Classification society ClassNK has granted Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. an Approval in Principle for its concept design of a 180,000 DWT LPG dual fueled bulk carrier developed in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding
Gothenburg reports steady first quarter throughput The port of Gothenburg has announced relatively stable freight volumes for the January-March 2020 period, compared with a year ago...
Sounding the horn for seafarers The International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers' Federation have made a call for a show of support...
Unctad sets out trade plan to weather coronavirus The 10-point plan includes ensuring transit rights, moving systems online and speeding up customs checks
Misdeclared container weights still a concern, says UK marine accident report Investigation into stack collapse on CMA CGM vessel finds box weights incorrect by up to 16 tonnes
Shipmanagers adapt to the new normal, some of it for the better Finding the new normal will be hard for many companies. V.Group is pinning its hopes on its ShipSure data platform...
TOP Ships and Gunvor go halves on a pair of new medium range two vessels Scrubber-fittted tankers have been acquired from TOP chief executive Evangelos Pistiolis and will go on charter to Gunvor subsidiary Clearlake...
Cosco's port business feels impact of health crisis Business in the Greater China area has borne the brunt, with handling volume down 6.6% in the three months during...
Green tech investor ETF Partners takes stake in DeepSea Technologies According to Deepsea, ETF's decision to forge ahead with the investment during the current coronavirus pandemic showed "strong support"
Carriers may have hit peak capacity reductions on main trades The main east-west trade lanes may have seen the worst of capacity reductions, but other trades will be slower to...
Shipping can help the world avoid mistakes of the 1930s World trade could fall by around one third as a result of coronavirus. Governments need to ensure we do not...
Lines under pressure to cut 'obsolete' low-sulphur surcharges Shippers and forwarders claim that current bafs are much too high and should be cut to reflect the rapid drop...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Floating storage at record levels as tanks fill up on land | Shipmanagers focus on crew morale...
Cosco's LNG tanker investment linked to US export projects The newbuilding plan echoes the management's comments earlier last month about their aspirations to expand the LNG and ethane shipping...
Most ships calling at Singapore now using compliant fuel MPA also initiated a declaration by the group of 20 Port Authorities Roundtable calling for them to collaborate and share...
VLCC charter breaks $300,000 a day on Egyptian hire The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation takes the Trafigura-operated VLCC for a near-record level, while average charter rates fall
CEO says Kuehne + Nagel well positioned for major challenges ahead Global freight forwarder attributes most of the 23.2% year-over-year first-quarter earnings drop to impact of COVID-19 pandemic .
Port of Antwerp monitoring social distancing with digital bracelets Employees will test devices that vibrate when wearers come too close to protect them from coronavirus infection.
Tanker craziness continues as product carriers hit record high Refined-product tankers join crude tankers in era of epic earnings.
FMC eases certain service contract filing requirements Service contract negotiations between container carriers and shippers are being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission says.
Career Tracks: Hamburg Süd, Trailer Bridge, JAXPORT and CSafe A CFO, government affairs VP and two life science sales directors are hired and a Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association board appointment is announced.
Australia secures subsidized airfreight for exporters There are more ways to help businesses struggling during the coronavirus crisis than loans and direct payments. The Australian government has operationalized an international airfreight...
Galp prepares for sales drop, abandons guidance Targets included a 13%-17% increase in upstream output in 2020 with a continued ramp up in Brazil.
ICE LSGO futures hit fresh long-term low on idled transportation Demand fundamentals weigh as marker hits all-time low.
WTI sinks 25% as USO fund moves to liquidate prompt positions Selloff comes as USO to shift portfolio away from prompt-dated futures and invest more in contracts extending into 2021.
Pakistan eases restrictions on crude, oil product imports The move comes as the country starts to ease some lockdown controls imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Singapore reports high degree of compliance with IMO 2020 regulations in Q1 From Jan-Mar 2020, about 96% of the ships that arrived in the Port of Singapore used compliant fuel.
Singapore-Fujairah delivered marine fuel 0.5% bunker spread widens to record $35/mt "April demand has improved in part because China has ended its lockdown, so their vessels are moving around Asia again," a bunker trader said.
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