Moody's: Global shipping sector faces risks Moody's notes that the ongoing shift in trade patterns owing to falling US oil imports has credit-negative implications for the entire tanker industry as it is likely to depress freight rates.
New investors needed to help finance ships below 3,000 TEU: Drewry THE collapse of the German KG ship financing system leaves a hole in the small box ship market, which needs to be filled, particularly as smaller vessels need to be more fuel efficient and eco-friendly
Moody's: Global shipping sector faces risks Moody's notes that the ongoing shift in trade patterns owing to falling US oil imports has credit-negative implications for the entire tanker industry as it is likely to depress freight rates. Saturday, 18.May.2013, 01:54
UK: Maersk Receives IMO Award for Sustainable DevelopmentMaersk won the IMO 2013 themed award: “Sustainable Development – IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20” in support of the IMO’s theme for World Maritime Day for 2013 Saturday, 18.May.2013, 01:51
Cargotec wins US$48 million order for MacGregor offshore cranes Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc, has placed an order worth EUR37 million (US$47.9 million) with Cargotec for four MacGregor 250-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes Saturday, 18.May.2013, 01:47
Channel's Haropa triple-port complex voted Best Seaport in EuropeTHE French port complex of HAROPA that groups together the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris has been voted by readers of the Cargonews Asia newspaper the Best European Seaport of 2013. Saturday, 18.May.2013, 01:45
MCI's automatic ventilation 'AV+' saves energy by up to 25pc MAERSK Container Industry (MCI) says its automatic ventilation system AV+ can save cargo owners and shippers up to 25 per cent in energy costs in refrigerated containers. Saturday, 18.May.2013, 01:43
New investors needed to help finance ships below 3,000 TEU: Drewry THE collapse of the German KG ship financing system leaves a hole in the small box ship market, which needs to be filled, particularly as smaller vessels need to be more fuel efficient and eco-friendly Saturday, 18.May.2013, 01:39
Rates plunge to their lowest level since February 2012Average global freight rates have fallen to a 15-month low, according to Drewry’s new online Container Freight Rate Insight which launched yesterday. Friday, 17.May.2013, 02:11
Italy: Keel Laid for P&O Cruises’ 141,000-Ton Cruise ShipThe keel laying of the largest cruise ship ever built for the British market took place yesterday, May 15 2013, at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy. Friday, 17.May.2013, 02:07
Drewry claims Manila's rising star, ICTSI, shares are overvaluedMANILA's International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) continues to attract investors mainly due to the company's continuing profitability of the container terminal management sector Friday, 17.May.2013, 02:05
MTT Shipping to buy 1,200-TEUers for east-west Malaysia trade MALAYSIA's MTT Shipping Sdn Bhd wants to buy two ships in the 1,200-TEU range to exploit the growing west-east Malaysian trade, adding to the five already in service, reports Bernama news agency. Friday, 17.May.2013, 01:58
Ship orders show trace of recovery, but no big shift expected soon CHINA Shipping Container Lines' (CSCL) CNY4.2 billion (US$683.9 million) new order for five 18,400 container ships with Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has given confidence to investors Friday, 17.May.2013, 01:56
SIX shipping giants, CMA CGM, Maersk, Hamburg Sud, CSAV, China Shipping and Hanjin, will restructure Far East to South America east coast services with three new joint strings from July.
Following the powerful recovery of the world economy in 2010 and a weaker 2011, global growth continued in the past financial year, albeit at a slower pace.
Greek players continue to dominate the dry bulk second hand market. Hearing seven to eight prospective buyers (half of them being Greeks) are currently inspecting Japanese controlled panamax BOTAFOGO.
Tug Fairmount Sherpa has safely delivered rig GSF Arctic I in Las Palmas. The rig has been towed from offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. GSF Arctic I is a semi-submersible drilling rig for deepwater operations, owned by Houston based Transocean.