Ocean Transportation

Insurance Industry Eyes Increased Risks Expanded Panama Canal Brings

June 28, 2016

The Panama Canal accounts for roughly five percent of world sea trade, and the expanded Panama Canal is estimated to generate a three percent increase in cargo volumes transiting the canal.

JLL Managing Director Comments on Panama Canal Expansion

June 27, 2016

JLL

Will the amount of cargo transiting the Panama Canal do so on fewer vessels?

A.P. Moller-Maersk Ponders Whether to Break Group Into Separate Companies

June 27, 2016

Maritime Executive

Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk could be split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive.

Officer Shortage to Ease as Growth in Global Shipping Fleets Continues to Slow

June 24, 2016

Drewry

Slowing growth in the size of the shipping fleet will reduce the shortage of officers over the coming years, according to the latest Manning report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Another Two Years of Bad News for Dry Bulk Shipping Industry?

June 20, 2016

Maritime Executive

The dry bulk shipping industry may not emerge from a protracted downturn for another two years and some smaller firms will be squeezed out, the chairman of France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

Rickmers-Linie Acquires Project Business of Nordana

June 20, 2016

Rickmers-Linie

Rickmers-Linie, a liner service specializing in breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargoes, has taken over the activities of tramp and chartering services provider Nordana Project and Chartering, with offices in Copenhagen, Bangkok, Singapore and Houston.

Reflections on Port Safety for Dangerous Goods

June 17, 2016

TT Talk

The explosion at Tianjin Port last August should be seen as a spectacular example of why those operating throughout the global supply chains should examine their work practices and risk policies more thoroughly.

Contract Rates in East-West Trades Continue to Tumble

June 15, 2016

Drewry

Ocean freight rates for cargo moving under contracts on the major East-West trade routes fell by another 18 percent between February and May, according to Drewry's Benchmarking Club, a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers who closely monitor their contract freight rates.

Averitt Adds LCL Service From China to Memphis, Charleston

June 13, 2016

Averitt Express

Averitt Express has added two weekly departures for less-than-containerload (LCL) service from China to Memphis, TN and Charleston, SC.

Around New Container-Weighing Rule, Confusion Reigns

June 13, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Still confused about what shippers must do to comply with that new regulation on the weighing of loaded containers at ports? You've got plenty of company.

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