Yearly Archives: 2023
Freight Rates Expected To Keep Declining
Container freight rates will keep declining in the current realignment of shipping demand and supply, said the chief executive of Germany's liner Hapag Lloyd,...
Plans To Reshape US Marines Comes Under Sharp Criticism
The US military commitment to the Pacific was underlined in a White House meeting between the leaders of the US and Japan.
A...
Finding The Needle In A Haystack : Missing Radioactive Capsule Found !
Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule which went missing last month.
A huge search was triggered when...
Deltamarin and Socatra Inked Contract For A Conversion Basic Design Package
Deltamarin and Socatra have signed a contract for a conversion basic design package for installing two Norsepower rotor sails onboard the 50,000dwt Chemical/Product tanker...
Standardised Noon Report Data Format Launched
A Standardised Vessel Dataset (SVD) for Noon Reports has been launched by the Smart Maritime Council following the completion of a proof-of-concept project involving vessel operators OSM...
Cross-Alliance Cooperation On The Increase As Market Weakens
Ocean carriers are pulling capacity from Chinese export routes and redeploying the ships to more robust tradelanes with growth potential, says an article published...
Brazil’s Largest Port And Maritime Logistics Operator Welcomed Affinity Diva
Affinity Diva is largest fertiliser vessel to call at the port so far. The ship departed the port of Huanghua, China, mid-October and was chartered...
Western Tankers Increase Russian Oil Shipments Amid Price Limitation
Western oil tankers ramped up their shipments of Russian crude in January as prices for Moscow's flagship Urals grade held below an international...
SeaLead ‘Pauses’ Service To The US West Coast
SeaLead Shipping has confirmed to The Loadstar it has suspended its Far East-US west coast service.
It follows other long-haul newcomers quitting such trades in...
China’s Lunar New Year Shutdowns And Port Delays Will Worsen Supply Chains
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A recent news article published in the Yahoo Finance states that Lunar New Year lull to make supply chain 'even worse' amid factory closures,...