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Ocean Network Express shifts from road to rail in the UK

June 22nd, 20180 Japan’s newly formed container shipping company, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have signed a contract...

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Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf to acquire $3.8bn stake in China Merchants Port

June 21st, 20180 Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf has announced plans to acquire a 38.72% stake in China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPH) for a total price of RMB24.65bn ($3.8bn). Shenzhen Chiwan...

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Libya declares force majeure at two key oil export ports

June 18th, 20180 Libya declared force majeure at Ras Lanuf and Es Sidr over the weekend after fighting in and around both key oil export ports intensified over the past week. Libya's...

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SSA commits to Oakland

June 18th, 20180 SSA, the American terminal operator, has signed up for a new lease at the Port of Oakland in California, which will run through to 2027. The agreement includes options...

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Charleston Harbour Deepening Project receives $49m boost

June 13th, 20180 The Charleston Harbour Deepening Project has received a financial boost with $49 million of funding announced by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in its 2018...

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PDVSA looks to ship-to-ship transfer to ease logjam at its terminals

June 12th, 20180 Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer and it may provide a chance for the country to reduce the backlog of...

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Murphy’s law of freight

June 11th, 20180 The most important human factor in logistics is your relationships, writes Marta Kuzma from Tuscor Lloyds. ‘Logistics is generally the detailed organization and...

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Guangzhou Port to develop new logistics park

June 7th, 20180 Guangzhou Port Group has announced a plan to develop a new logistics park in the Nansha Port area in order to meet the increasing demand for intermodal container...

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In logistics, trust is still a four-letter word, but that’s changing

June 7th, 20183 Stefan Kukman, the founder and CEO of CargoX, writes exclusively for Splash today. A few years ago, logistics companies would have been flabbergasted if a partner...

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MPA and NUS Enterprise launches maritime accelerator programme

June 6th, 20180 Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and NUE Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore, has officially launched Asia's first...

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Abu Dhabi Ports introduces blockchain technology

June 4th, 20180 Maqta Gateway, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has developed a blockchain technology called Silsal to provide a seamless and secure link between stakeholders in the...

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Canadian authorities to buy Kinder Morgan pipeline, increased tanker shipments likely

May 30th, 20180 Canada’s federal government has announced it will buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from Houston-based energy infrastructure firm Kinder Morgan for $3.4bn. Energy...

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DP World completes $316m deal to acquire Peru's CAM

May 30th, 20180 DP World, the Dubai-based global terminal operator, has closed its acquisition of Peruvian container and logistics giant Cosmos Agencia Maritima (CAM), according to the...

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CEC Systems: Solving the empty container riddle?

May 29th, 20180 Sydney-based CEC Systems is making efforts to develop new technologies to bring the humble shipping container into the 21st century and solve one of box shipping’s...

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Pressure continues to mount on Skou’s Maersk vision

May 28th, 20180 Two key investors in Maersk, who combined have $125m backing Denmark’s largest maritime conglomerate, have questioned the strategic direction the company is taking,...

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Hyundai Heavy runs out of offshore work
South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it will suspend... Jun 22nd, 2018 inShipyards
This is why jackup rig dayrates will double
David Carter Shinn from Norwegian offshore rig brokerage and advisory Bassoe Offshore reckons it's... Jun 22nd, 2018 inOffshore
The Great Reversal: US crude and the diverse forces shaping tanker markets
Reduced floating storage, the high level of deliveries and mixed impact of increased US crude... Jun 22nd, 2018 inContributions
Korea’s largest steel mill gets shipping partners to install scrubbers
Korea, Inc has thrown its weight behind scrubbers. In a significant move, POSCO, one of the top... Jun 22nd, 2018 inEnvironment
HMM denies it is preparing for life without Maersk and MSC
January 1, 2020 marks a date creating headaches for shipowners around the world as they gear up for... Jun 20th, 2018 inContainers
Should HMM stay or go?
On March 16 2017, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) inked a three-year strategic cooperation agreement... Jun 20th, 2018 inOpinion

Diana Shipping newcastlemax gets pay rise from Koch

Danaos seals $2.2bn debt refinancing

Wilhelmsen Ship Management adds UK office, targets ambitious growth

Angelicoussis back at DSME for another LNG carrier

Port of Prince Rupert agrees next stage of terminal expansion with DP World

Negligent homicide charge dropped against commander of USS Fitzgerald

Yangzijiang wins more newcastlemax orders

Cox Oil agrees on $322m buyout of EGC

GMS adds to its growing operational fleet

Shelf Drilling to list in Oslo on Monday

Shelf Drilling IPO oversubscribed

Rowan jackup gets three-year Saudi Aramco contract

Hyundai Heavy runs out of offshore work

Korea’s largest steel mill gets shipping partners to install scrubbers

Sungdong Shipbuilding seeks new owners

Ocean Network Express shifts from road to rail in the UK

COSL secures jackup contracts from Aramco

Worker dies after falling off ship at Beihai Shipbuilding

Cosco’s huge swathe of boxships still to deliver this year puts liners on edge

Cosco offers US authorities Long Beach terminal solution to solve OOCL takeover

Port of Prince Rupert agrees next stage of terminal expansion with DP World