Swiss freight forwarder Panalpina achieved steady growth in ocean freight handling on the back of freight management contracts for large industrial customers and also improved its profitability in the ...
Large contracts drive Panalpina’s box growth
One stuck ship in Great Lakes freed while another aground
A grounded freighter in the St. Lawrence River near Lake Ontario has been moved to a safe anchorage allowing navigation of the Seaway to resume on 22 April, Canadian Seaway spokesman Andrew Bogora ...
Phuket Piracy Pow-wow
Posted on: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 By: Debbie Source: Tradewinds Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean officials have met this week in Phuket in a bid to improve their joint campaign against ...
Schahin files for bankruptcy protection
Schahin, China-based ICBC Leasing's first partner in the Brazilian offshore market, announced on 17 April that 28 of its units have filed for bankruptcy protection in the Sao Paolo state court. The ...
MOL orders four car carriers
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) announced that it has signed a contract with Minaminippon Shipbuilding to construct four next-generation car carriers. The vessels will be delivered in 2017 and 2018, a ...
Kalmar receives huge orders from ICTSI
Crane manufacturer Kalmar has received two separate orders totalling nearly 60 Ottawa terminal tractors from International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) in the Philippines. A total of 42 Kalmar ...
Tanjung Priok port to be expanded
Indonesia's new political leadership is serious about its moves on infrastructure, which includes the USD4.66 billion redevelopment and expansion of the existing Tanjung Priok port. The expansion is ...
Singapore to invest more in maritime technology
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will invest more in technology in view of Singapore's push to capture new opportunities when the shipping market improves. Speaking at the inaugural ...
Piracy in Asia worsens in Q1 2015
Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported a total of 38 piracy and armed robbery incidents against ships in the first quarter of 2015. Three ...
LNG bunkering spots planned for Asia Pacific-North Europe
LNG-powered mega container ships could receive LNG bunkering in Singapore, near the Suez area, and Rotterdam in future if they are deployed in the Asia Pacific-North Europe trade, according to DNV ...
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