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Port of Rotterdam Wins ESPO Award 2018

Nov 08, 2018

The largest port in Europe the Port of Rotterdam Authority has been awarded the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2018.The award was made in recognition of the port's engagement with the city or wider community through the creation…

Baltic Index Losing Streak Continues as Capesize Rates Drag

Nov 08, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for the eighth consecutive session on Thursday, pressured by weakness in the capesize segment.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Three Asian groups vie for Brazilian Wilson Sons Ports

Nov 08, 2018

Three Asian groups are interested in acquiring two container terminals up for sale by Brazilian private port operator Wilson Sons, Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Thursday.Singapore's PSA, China's Hutchison Port Holding and China…

North Carolina Ports Hosts Second Annual Cold Chain Summit

Nov 08, 2018

North Carolina Ports hosted the Cold Chain Summit 2018: Cold Gateways Expansion – Farm to Table and Beyond in historic downtown Wilmington on Wednesday.This is the second year NC Ports has organized and hosted the event focusing on current markets…

Finance Conference Speakers Take Optimistic View of Shipping Market Trends

Nov 08, 2018

The fourth Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference, held at Abu Dhabi’s Sheraton Hotel and Resort, was in many ways very different from the preceding three events in this increasingly popular series. While in other years the sense of challenge and adversity was dominant…

Norwegian Oil, Gas Plants Restart after Ship Collision

Nov 08, 2018

An oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway's west coast on Thursday, injuring eight people and triggering the temporary shutdown of a North Sea crude export terminal, Norway's top gas processing plant and several offshore fields…

Wärtsilä’s Develops Lock Entry Assist System

Nov 08, 2018

Wärtsilä said it has developed a lock entry assist system that will facilitate a vessel’s approach and entrance into waterway locks. The development work has been carried out in cooperation with the Canada-based CSL Group. The initial deployment…

India Approves Sale of State-owned Dredging Co

Nov 08, 2018

India has approved the sale of its entire 73.44 percent stake in Dredging Corporation of India to a consortium of four ports, government minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.Prasad also announced the government would lease out six airports across India in public-private partnership deals…

Russia's Abramovich, Partner to Buy TransContainer Stake from VTB

Nov 08, 2018

Roman Abramovich and a business partner will buy a 24.84 percent stake in Russia's largest freight container operator TransContainer from VTB bank, two industry sources told Reuters on Thursday.Abramovich, best known in Britain as the owner of the English Premier League soccer club Chelsea…

Moody’s: U.S.-China Trade War Means 'Dip' in Global Growth

Nov 08, 2018

Credit rating agency Moody’s warned on Thursday that global economic growth was likely to slow in the next two years and that it expected the trade war between the United States and China to escalate further.'We expect global growth to slow to under 3…

Hapag Lloyd CEO Expects Global Shipping Demand Growth Over Next Two Years

Nov 08, 2018

CEO sees box shipping volumes growing 3-4% annually from 2018 to 2019, lower than sector experts estimate due to geopolitical risks.Hapag Lloyd also expects global demand to outstrip supply growth over next two years.CEO also says ship scrapping…

BREAKING: Tanker, Frigate Collision Shuts Down Norwegian Oil, Gas to Europe

Nov 08, 2018

Norway has been forced to close the Sture Oil Terminal near Bergen and has started closing down the nearby Kollsness gas-and-condensate terminal — a lifeline of heating gas to Europe — after an early morning collision between a $440-million frigate and an oil tanker…

Sempra Energy Signs New Mexican LNG Terminal

Nov 07, 2018

Sempra Energy, the US group that aims to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility near Ensenada, Mexico, to serve customers in Asia moved closer to becoming reality as the natural gas utilities holding company  announced agreements with three international firms…

Eamonn O'Reilly Re-elected as Chairman of ESPO

Nov 07, 2018

Eamonn O’Reilly was unanimously re-elected as Chairman following a vote of European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)'s General Assembly in Brussels. E. O’Reilly has been chairing the organisation during the last two years.The General Assembly also…

Tellurian to Start Building LNG Export Plant in 2019

Nov 07, 2018

U.S. liquefied natural gas company Tellurian Inc said on Wednesday it expects to start construction on its Driftwood LNG export terminal in Louisiana in the first half of 2019 and begin operations in 2023.Chief Executive Meg Gentle said in the…

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