Asia/Med peak season started badly as cargo growth from Asia to the Mediterranean was poor in June, which is an ominous sign for the rest of this year’s peak season.Containerized exports from Asia to the Mediterranean rose by only 1% between May and June…
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu departs later this week (Thursday, August 15) on a five-day Arctic sea voyage as part of a fact-finding mission to the region.Mr. Sekimizu will be the guest of the government of the Russia aboard the nuclear…
With the peak season now in full flow, cargo rollovers are more likely, but ocean carriers are not the only party to blame.Cargo no-shows and phantom bookings are still a major headache for ocean carriers, particularly during the peak season…
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg-based specialist in the worldwide ocean transportation of breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo recently appointed an owner’s representative in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr Celso H B Pavao assumes the role as Owner’s Representative – South America…
Ports America announced that Paul Birnbaum has joined Ports America Stevedoring as vice president-sales and marketing. Reporting to Ports America Stevedoring President Tom Perdue, Birnbaum responsibilities include coordinating and driving…
NorSea Group, a supplier of base services and integrated logistics systems to the oil and gas industry in Norway, appointed Kim Christensen as its first U.K. General Manager to lead the group’s future developments in Scotland.Mr. Christensen will head up NorSea Group (U…
Domestic container volume continued its steady performance in the second quarter of 2013 with 9 percent year-over-year gains, largely attributable to a strong big box segment, with total intermodal traffic rising by 2.4 percent for the quarter…
The first four new gates for the Panama Canal’s Third Set of Locks will be arriving to Panama from Italy on August 19th; one of the biggest milestones of the Expansion Program. Additional Info:The Third Set of Locks has a total of 16 rolling gates (eight for each new lock complex)…
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) will introduce the results of a joint global study on 'Best Practice in Ship Management', conducted with the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML), to the Hong Kong Shipping community on August 7…
The practical challenges of using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel will be a major theme of the 2013 SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization Conference, Oct. 22-24 at the Sheraton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, Conn. “A number of major…
Geodis Wilson announced the appointment of Rene Bach-Larsen as Cluster Managing Director of Singapore and Southeast Asia. Looking forward to his new role of developing Geodis Wilson’s business in one of Asia’s most dynamic economical hubs…
Offshore accommodation and workspace specialists HB Rentals, part of Superior Energy Services has made two key appointments to its business operations as it continues to grow in the eastern hemisphere. Brad Hirst and Mike Christie have…
The Port of Hueneme held a Maritime Career Exploration Day at the Port on Wednesday. Attendees came to meet and talk with representatives of a half dozen companies doing business at the Port, groups that represented everything from a major shipping line to GAPS…
Transport Intelligence, a leading logistics research and consultancy specialists, have published a new report which reveals the full extent of the increasing divergence between the air and sea freight forwarding markets. Although the overall market grew by 3…
US exports have been relatively robust in a backdrop of a moribund global economy, but slowing growth means that President Obama’s ambitious plan to double outbound trade in five years will fall short.In his first State of the Union speech in January 2010…