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Rates Have Risen, but 2017 Holds Further Uncertainty

Jan 11, 2017

Xeneta, a global benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight, is forecasting further uncertainty for the global container shipping market in 2017. Although rates have risen significantly from the historic lows of early 2016…

Sagarmala – Sailing Towards a Vibrant Gujarat

Jan 10, 2017

India's Shipping Minister of State  Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the state- of -the -art exhibition display of Sagarmala, Ministry of Shipping at Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit, 2017, yesterday (Jan 11).  Gujarat has been at the forefront of the maritime development in India…

Van Oord consortium to undertake Angolan Reclamation

Jan 10, 2017

The consortium consisting of Van Oord and Urbinveste – Promoção e Projectos Imobiliários, S.A. has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of the Marginal da Corimba project in Luanda, Angola.The contract has been signed…

J.F. Lehman & Company Appoints Hanenberg to Principal

Jan 09, 2017

J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors, is pleased to announce the promotion of William J. Hanenberg from Vice President to Principal. Hanenberg joined the…

Port of Santos Bullish on 2017

Jan 06, 2017

In a year of changes and challenges in the national and global scenarios, Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo (Codesp) (Santos Port Authority) has developed actions to maintain the position of the Port of Santos as the main port complex in Latin America…

Fresh Hopes in Container Shipping: Alphaliner

Jan 06, 2017

The new year brings with it fresh hopes for a recovery in container shipping although the market remains fundamentally imbalanced, says an Alphaliner report. A slew of new records were set in 2016 but most of them marked new lows for a…

Lerwick Port Spells out Strategy for Expansion

Jan 06, 2017

Lerwick Port Authority has detailed a series of objectives to meet its aim of running an efficient, cost-effective harbour, including continuing expansion of the infrastructure. The goals are featured in an interim Update produced ahead of publication of a new style annual report in Spring…

Spot Box Rates Rise Above 5-Year Average

Jan 05, 2017

Spot container freight rates on the major East-West routes reached a 20-month high this week and have risen above the average of the last 5 years, said a report by Drewry. The latest weekly reading is $1,770/40ft container for the composite index…

Multipurpose Shipping Freight Rates to Improve by End 2017

Jan 04, 2017

The multipurpose shipping market will see the first signs of recovery by the end of 2017, following in the steps of the dry bulk and container shipping markets, according to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry…

Newcastlemax Duo Joins Diana Shipping’s Fleet

Jan 04, 2017

Diana Shipping has taken delivery of the m/v San Francisco (formerly Hull No. H2548)  and the m/v Newport News (formerly Hull No. H2549), two new building Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels that were contracted in May 2013. The m/v San Francisco has been time chartered to Koch Shipping Pte…

Shipping Industry Confidence Improves – with Caveats

Jan 03, 2017

Operating cost movements are central to shipping’s fortunes. Shipping has certainly lived up to its reputation for volatility during the past twelve months. The quarterly Moore Stephens Shipping Confidence Survey showed industry confidence…

Colombo Port Volumes Surpasses 2mln TEUs

Jan 02, 2017

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has reported a throughput of two million TEUs  for the 12 months ending 31 December 2016, a year-on-year growth of 28 percent in volume, enabling the Port of Colombo to register overall incremental growth during three consecutive years…

France May Step in on Shipyard Sale

Dec 30, 2016

France may intervene in the sale of the Saint-Nazaire shipyard by bankrupt South Korean shipbuilder STX if the French government's conditions are not met, Industry Minister Christophe Sirugue said.'The government is fully mobilised and will not hesitate to use all of the levers at its disposal…

Hanjin Sells Operations at Port of Seattle

Dec 29, 2016

Bankrupt South Korean shipping company Hanjin will sell its operations of the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 46 to Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping COmpany (MSC) subsidiary Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), reports AP. The Seattle Times…

Transshipments at Port of Gdansk Exceed Last Year's Record

Dec 28, 2016

2016 is not yet over, but the volume of transshipments is already higher than in the previous record year, being currently estimated at more than 36.3 million tonnes.  This is a result which, until recently, would have been out of reach for any Polish port…

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Ukrainian Drones Sink Russian Cargo Vessel

Operations Begin at Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

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