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Drewry Survey: Container Transport Dissatisfaction Grows

Jun 28, 2018

Satisfaction survey in container transport: Customers more dissatisfied with the service quality of ocean carriersThe service provided by container shipping lines has deteriorated since 2016 and is now seen by exporters, importers and freight forwarders as more problematic…

Baltic Index Up on Higher Capesize Rates

Jun 28, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose on Thursday after an eight-session losing streak, on higher rates for capesize vessels. The overall index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose 20 points, or 1…

Xeneta Rolls-out Container Shipping Index

Jun 27, 2018

Xeneta, the leading ocean freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform, is launching a product offering that aims to transform the way shippers, freight forwarders and carriers conduct freight rate negotiations.  The Oslo headquartered firm has created a new offering…

India's ‘Sagarmala’ Receives Gold Award

Jun 27, 2018

Indian Ministry of Shipping’s flagship program for port-led-prosperity ‘Sagarmala’ received the ‘Gold Award’ in infrastructure sector in the recently concluded 52nd Skoch Summit 2018 in New Delhi, recognizing the programmes’s contribution to…

Eagle, Crowley Supply LNG to Puerto Rico

Jun 27, 2018

Crowley Fuels and Eagle LNG Partners have signed a multi-year agreement to provide a pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico with containerized liquefied natural gas (LNG), an expansion of LNG supply chain services for customers seeking cleaner…

U.S. Coal Cargo Reaches China, Beating Import Tariff Deadline

Jun 27, 2018

A vessel carrying 164,000 tonnes of coal from the United States reached Caofeidian port in northern China on Tuesday, Thomson Reuters Eikon ship tracking data showed. The vessel named Partnership is on schedule, while Beijing plans to impose steep tariffs next month on a list of U…

Maersk Line to Comply with U.S Sanctions on Iran

Jun 27, 2018

Maersk Line, a part of A. P. Moller-Maersk, acknowledged that the United states has announced it will cease its participation in the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA), and re-impose Sanctions on Iran following a wind down period. Maersk will respect U…

APM Terminals India Becomes Authorized Economic Operator

Jun 26, 2018

APM Terminals India Pvt. Ltd became one of India’s first Inland Service providers to receive the internationally recognized security standard, Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) from the World Customs Organization. The aim of the AEO program…

Europe: Train Gains Ground in Goods Transport

Jun 26, 2018

Parties involved in the transport of goods by rail have reached agreement with State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven on a package of measures designed to make goods transport by rail more sustainable and more attractive.  The measures include a large reduction in the user fee…

World’s Largest Port Joins IAPH

Jun 26, 2018

The Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group, which manages the port complex of Ningbo and Zhoushan in China, decided to join the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH).  That was confirmed following the Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum…

Canada Dreams of Oil Exports to Asia, but California Beckons

Jun 26, 2018

The nationalization of a crude oil export pipeline in western Canada has buoyed long-standing hopes for crude exports to markets beyond the United States - but the most likely destination for much of that oil is California. Faced with declining…

Panama Canal Expansion Marks Second Anniversary

Jun 26, 2018

Today marks Panama Canal's two-year anniversary of the inauguration of its Canal Expansion. It is the largest enhancement project in the waterway’s 103-year history. To date, the Canal has transited 3,745 Neopanamax vessels.The performance…

Migrants Rescued by Boxship Land in Sicily

Jun 26, 2018

More than 100 rescued migrants from private cargo ship Alexander Maersk, picked up off the coast of southern Italy on Friday, arrived in the southern port of Pozzallo in Sicily on Tuesday. The new Italian government has closed its ports to ships operated by charities in the Mediterranean…

Baltic Index Falls for Seventh Consecutive Session

Jun 26, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell for the seventh straight session on Tuesday, due to lower rates across vessel segments. The overall index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell 10 points, or 0…

Suez Canal Seeks 300 mln euro Loan

Jun 26, 2018

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority is seeking a 300 million euro ($350.19 million) loan from Gulf banks, three senior banking sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The loan will be used to finance the purchase of two new dredgers, the sources said…

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