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Indian Container Trade Grows 6%: Maersk

Mar 07, 2019

India’s containerised trade grew 6 per cent during the last quarter of 2018, with the western region outperforming the other three regions in Q4 trade.A report released by the world’s largest container shipping company Maersk has attributed…

Shipbuilding: Chris Allard, CEO, Metal Shark

Feb 19, 2019

Metal Shark has arguably been one of the more active and successful boat builders in the U.S. over the last 12 to 24 months, boasting a strong order book and expanding facilities and portfolio. In particular, the company has been able to capitalize on the burgeoning ferry market…

St Petersburg Port Cargo Handling Up by 12%

Feb 07, 2019

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg (CTSP), a company of UCL Port, stevedoring division of the international transportation group UCL Holding, handled 7.7 million tonnes of cargo showing a 12-pct increase versus the result of 2017.The increase of cargo…

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…

India's Oil Imports Surge in September

Oct 15, 2018

India's crude oil imports in September touched $10.91 billion, up 33.6 percent from a year ago, Indian government data showed on Monday.Shipments of gold to India, the world's second-biggest buyer of bullion, rose 51.5 percent last month, the data from India's trade ministry showed…

Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China on the Rise

Oct 10, 2018

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose 5.3 percent in September from a month earlier, port data released on Wednesday showed.Iron ore shipments to China from the world's biggest iron ore port totaled 37.4 million tonnes in September…

Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Jump

Sep 10, 2018

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose nearly 10 percent in August from a month earlier, port data released on Monday showed.Iron ore shipments to China from the world's biggest iron ore port totalled 35.5 million tonnes in August…

Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Climb in June

Jul 10, 2018

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose 7 percent to 39.69 million tonnes in June from a month earlier, port data released on Tuesday showed.Total June iron ore shipments from the world's biggest export terminal for the steelmaking raw material totalled 47…

Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Rise 2.4% in May

Jun 11, 2018

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal in May rose 2.4 percent from a month earlier to 37 million tonnes, port data released on Monday showed.Iron ore shipments to China in April stood at 36.1 million tonnes.Overall…

Mexico Slaps Tariffs on US Steel, Agricultural Products

Jun 05, 2018

Mexico will impose tariffs of 15 percent to 25 percent on U.S. steel products and on some agricultural goods, the Mexican economy ministry said on Tuesday, after pledging to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trump's metals tariffs.The…

China's ShFE plans commodities platform to set physical prices

May 15, 2018

Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) said on Tuesday it would launch China's first real-time platform for trading physical commodities from copper to chemicals, as it seeks to improve transparency and challenge rivals in the global futures market…

LME Certification for Port of Amsterdam

Jan 17, 2018

Port of Amsterdam was awarded an LME certification this week by the London Metal Exchange (LME). From now on, Amsterdam is listed as a goods delivery point for aluminium, aluminium alloy, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. This will enable our…

Sanjeev Gupta to Buy US-based Steel Assets in 2018

Dec 18, 2017

British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is in talks to purchase and build more U.S.-based steel and industrial assets next year, after buying ArcelorMittal's Georgetown Steelworks at the weekend.Gupta, executive chairman of GFG Alliance which is a $10 billion metals…

Global Logistics to Reach $12 Trillion by 2025

Oct 20, 2017

The global logistics industry is expected to reach $12 trillion in value by 2025, recording a 6 percent CAGR over the period, says a research report. According to Wiseguyreports, 2015 was a difficult year for global logistics companies. However…

Congo Lifts Ban on Raw Metal Exports by Chinese JV

Oct 11, 2017

Congo's government has lifted an order requiring a joint venture of Chinese investors to stop exporting raw copper and cobalt, the mines ministry and the company said on Wednesday. Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister Martin Kabwelulu last month ordered Sicomines…

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