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Diesel-Loaded Tankers Stranded off Asia as Demand Wanes

Dec 07, 2018

Several tankers carrying diesel fuel are floating off Taiwan and Southeast Asian waters as a steep fall in oil prices kept buyers at bay, trade and shipping sources said on Friday, helping push rates to their highest since January 2016.With tanker rates also boosted by strong Chinese oil exports…

Ukraine Accedes to International Convention on Load Lines

Dec 06, 2018

Eastern European country Ukraine has acceded to an important International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship safety treaty – the 1988 Protocol relating to the International Convention on Load Lines.Limitations on the draught to which a ship may…

Rotterdam’s Waalhaven Harbour to Focus on Breakbulk Sector

Dec 06, 2018

The recently signed smart carrousel plan in the Waalhaven is expected to give breakbulk and heavy cargo companies space for further growth in Rotterdam’s Waalhaven.In the coming three-and-a-half years, 12 hectares of industrial site and 1,155 metres of quay will undergo a user change…

Crowley Logistics Adds 400 New Reefer to its Fleet

Dec 06, 2018

Florida-based Crowley Logistics has added 400 new refrigerated (reefer) cargo containers to its industry-leading equipment fleet just in time for the peak perishables shipping season beginning in Central America.The additional units, all 40-foot-long…

Kolkata-Patna: India's Second Inland Container Cargo Sector

Dec 06, 2018

Patna, capital of Indian state of Bihar, will witness a new landmark in the country’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector with 16 TEUs of container cargo (equivalent to 16 truckloads), belonging to food majors PepsiCo India and Emami Agrotech…

The Tipping Point: U.S. Exports more Oil than it Imports

Dec 06, 2018

The United States last week exported more crude oil and fuel than it imported for the first time on record, underscoring the nation's growing influence as a supplier of oil to the world.Exports of crude surged in the week to Nov. 30 to more than 3…

Crowley Adds 400 Reefer Boxes to Fleet

Dec 06, 2018

Crowley Logistics has added 400 new refrigerated (reefer) cargo containers to its industry-leading equipment fleet just in time for the peak perishables shipping season beginning in Central America.The additional units, all 40-foot-long, high cubes built to Crowley’s exacting standards…

Bad Weather Shutters Eastern Libyan Oil Ports

Dec 06, 2018

The eastern Libyan oil ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Brega and Zueitina were still closed on Thursday because of bad weather, port and shipping sources said.Libyan state oil company NOC had said on Wednesday that all the country's oil export terminals were closed by bad weather…

Cargotec Makes Waves in Maritime Startup Program

Dec 05, 2018

Cargotec, the Finnish company that makes cargo-handling machinery, has  partnered with Rainmaking in September this year to establish a startup collaboration programme called Trade & Transport Impact.The programme connects world leading corporations…

HyperloopTT, Hamburg Port Operator in Shipping JV

Dec 05, 2018

Port of Hamburg terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) joined force with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT/HTT) to form a new company.According to a press release from HTT, the company will…

Samskip’s UK Investments Transcend Brexit Disruption

Dec 05, 2018

Two years of pre-Brexit investment in North Sea container shipping services is proving decisive in winning shippers away from cross-Channel ferry routes at a critical time for UK-EU relations, according to leading multimodal operator Samskip…

Dachser Names Touya to Head U.S. Management Team

Dec 05, 2018

Touya brings 30 years of successful company development to American supply chain endeavors.Dachser has named Vincent Touya as Managing Director of its U.S. based organization. Mr. Touya is from France and has been with the family-owned company for over 30 years…

Stink Bugs Drive Car Carrier from Port

Dec 05, 2018

Biosecurity New Zealand has directed a vehicle carrier to leave New Zealand waters following the discovery of stink bugs and other regulated pests.Biosecurity officers intercepted 3 live and 39 dead brown marmorated stink bugs and 69 other dead…

NWSA's Terminal 18 Breaks Records with 2018 Volume

Dec 05, 2018

SSA Marine’s Terminal 18 surpassed 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in yearly container volume last week, marking the first time in Washington state history that a single marine terminal handled a million TEUs in a year.Located in the North Harbor of The Northwest Seaport Alliance…

IOC: 5-year Tender on Scrubber-fitted Tankers

Dec 04, 2018

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) issued a global tender to charter scrubber-fitted oil tankers for at least five years to import Iraqi oil, a tender document seen by Reuters showed.The tender says Indian shippers will be given first right of refusal for…

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