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Expanded Suez Canal to open August 6
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The “new” enlarged Suez Canal that will allow two-way transits for ships will open on schedule on August 6, according to the waterway authority.
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Swire, Rickmers-Linie form India, Mideast partnership
JOC Staff |
Swire Shipping, the liner shipping division of China Navigation, is teaming up with Rickmers-Linie, the breakbulk and heavy-lift carrier, to enhance services in India and the Mideast.
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Sanctions, oil price drop rattle Russian container shipping industry
Eugene Gerden, Special Correspondent |
ST PETERSBURG — Western sanctions and the fall in oil prices that devalued the rouble have devastated Russian container volume and sent shockwaves through the sectors dependent on the business. But there is some hope that fortunes will begin to improve in the coming months.
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Airbus ships first components by sea to Mobile port
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Airbus is using multipurpose ships to transport large components from Hamburg, Germany, to Mobile, Alabama, for production of the European aircraft manufacturer’s first U.S.-built planes.
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CaroTrans launches new US-Japan export service
JOC Staff |
CaroTrans is launching a new weekly less-than-container-load service between Southeastern U.S. and Japanese markets, cutting out transshipment and avoiding congestion at ports in Los Angeles and Busan.
Logistics Technology News
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Car carrier operator to pay $800,000 in pollution case
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Car carrier operator AML Ship Management GmbH was sentenced to pay $800,000 in fines and community service payments for illegally discharging oily bilge water off the Alaskan coast and presenting false records to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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US shippers’ forecast freight growth falls to near five-year low
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
U.S. shippers’ expectations for freight growth has dropped to its lowest levels in nearly five years, according to a recent survey.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
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C.H. Robinson to accelerate global forwarding
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide is priming its $330 million Global Forwarding division for faster growth in 2015, naming Mike Short president and opening new offices in Asia and Europe.
Logistics Technology News
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Truck brokers
CaroTrans to launch direct Montreal-Le Havre service
JOC Staff |
CaroTrans, a non-vessel-operating common carrier, will begin a weekly direct less-than-container load service from Montreal to Le Havre, France, on May 22.
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China-US East Coast spot fall suggests West Coast diversions easing
JOC Staff |
Spot rates in the China-U.S. East Coast lane are falling back down to historical levels, a sign that vessel diversions driven by West Coast congestion may be easing.
Maritime
Container lines
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European ro-ro carriers reverse fortunes on plunging oil prices
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
A year ago, the European roll-on, roll-off market was rife with fears of carrier bankruptcies, shotgun sales and shuttered operations. Then the unexpected happened: Oil prices plummeted, and those fears haven’t just been allayed, but ro-ro carriers are on the verge of a mini-boom.
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Volume, spot rate rise show US East Coast diversions’ staying power
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Spot rates and volume from China to the U.S. East Coast continued to rise through March, signs that West Coast congestion is still driving cargo owners to other ports.
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Qatar-based company begins Nhava Sheva-Doha feeder service
JOC Staff |
Milaha Maritime and Logistics has kicked off a direct feeder link between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva), India, and Doha, Qatar, a route that has seen significant gains in trade volumes in recent years.
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Brazilian truckers end Santos blockades, but protests continue
Rob Ward, Special Correspondent |
After 10 days of "spontaneous" protests, many independent truck drivers in Brazil have agreed to government-inspired peace talks aimed at preventing the South American country from grinding to a halt.
Trucking labor
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New Detroit-Canada bridge to cut congestion, add needed capacity
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The U.S. and Canada cleared a big hurdle to building a second span over the Detroit River, a critical crossing and sometime choke-point for cross-border trade.
Trucking News
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North American ports
Container lines face looming threat as 2020 low-sulfur fuel cap is affirmed
Peter Tirschwell |
The shipping industry — container carriers included — should prepare for a low-sulfur fuel requirement to be imposed on schedule in 2020, a development industry leaders have said will result in carriers incurring tens of billions of dollars annually in higher fuel costs, with no clear mechanism for recovering those costs from customers.
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Asia’s emerging markets top Agility logistics index
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Asian countries dominated the 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index released today with four nations ranked in the top 10 emerging markets – China, Indonesia, India and Malaysia.
Supply chain
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MCC and CSCL to launch direct China-Myanmar services
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Maersk subsidiary MCC Transport and China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) will both launch direct services between China and Myanmar on Jan. 24 to capitalize on growing trade between the two Asian nations.
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SCFI: US East Coast rates rise as West Coast congestion escalates
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Spot rates on the Asia-U.S. East Coast rose to their highest level in more than a year, suggesting that the rapidly deteriorating labor talks on the West Coast are driving cargo owners in search of alternative gateways.
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Time healing supplier pain as China’s Go West policy gathers momentum
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Challenges remain for second-tier suppliers of major manufacturers in China’s inland production centres more than 14 years after the Go West policy was introduced to shift factories away from the wealthier coastal areas and boost the economies of its poorer central provinces.
Supply chain
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Intermodal providers
UPS expands global express freight service as air cargo demand rises
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Air Cargo Forwarder News
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Grounded car carrier Hoegh Osaka drifts free
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
The grounded car carrier Hoegh Osaka unexpectedly drifted free Wednesday after salvors delayed plans to refloat the vessel outside the U.K. Port of Southampton.
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Hoegh plans salvage of grounded car carrier
JOC Team |
Hoegh Autoliners is working with salvors to develop a plan to free a car carrier ship that was intentionally grounded off the Isle of Wight after developing a list following its departure from the British port of Southampton.
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2014’s geopolitical risks stir 2015 supply chain concerns
Alan M. Field |
Despite the smorgasbord of security crises in 2014, the global economy has managed to sputter along with few disruptions for global shippers. Are things likely to get worse in some regions of the world, and, if so, how?
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Bunker price erosion slows over holiday week
JOC Team |
The steep fall of bunker fuel in recent months prices slowed over Christmas week, though the price per metric ton still continued to drop.
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Breakbulk carriers face critical year as competition builds
Peter T. Leach, Editor-at-Large |
So many breakbulk and heavy-lift carriers are losing money that industry analysts expect some smaller carriers to face bankruptcy in 2015 or consolidation with other carriers, at the very least.
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Breakbulk News
Bunker price drops total 30 percent since November
JOC Team |
Bunker prices sank an additional 8 percent last week, as a six month spiral has now led to a 50 percent decline in fuel prices.
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Deadlines closing in as holiday shipping season hums along
JOC Team |
Though many retailers initially began the holiday season with early shipping deadlines, shops clamoring for last-minute customers are testing fate with extended deadlines once again.
Truckload
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Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Dec. 19
JOC Team |
Carriers announced general rate increases that span into February this week, as spot rates around the globe respond to mid-December rate hikes. Drewry Maritime Research’s World Container Index composite index, which measures 11 East-to-West trade lanes, jumped a cumulative 35.8 percent this week.
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US-flag cargo provision stripped from Coast Guard bill
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Provisions to boost U.S.-flag ships’ required share of government-purchased food aid were deleted from the final version of a Coast Guard authorization bill that President Obama signed into law this week.
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FedEx profits rise ahead of rate hikes, dimensional pricing roll out
JOC Team |
Rising volumes propelled FedEx profit up 23 percent year-over-year to $616 million in its second quarter ended Nov. 30, the second-largest U.S. transport operator reported today.
LTL
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Bunker prices continue descent, down 40 percent since September
JOC Team |
The price per metric ton for both low and high sulfur fuel dropped almost 10 percent during the week of Dec. 12, the second consecutive week of large losses.
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Shippers to be big winners from cheap ship fuel, Drewry says
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Ocean carriers will reap considerable financial benefits from cheap oil in 2015 if prices stick close to current five-year lows, but shippers will be the big winners, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants.
Container lines
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US West Coast slowdowns could affect retailers' Q4
JOC Team |
Delays in receiving holiday sale inventory will likely affect fourth-quarter results of some shippers as they incur the added costs of diverting cargo and lost sales.
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Longshore labor
No long-term benefit to lines from falling bunkers, experts warn
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Spot freight rates are falling faster than the bunker fuel price and helping to erase any long term gain in profitability for the over-supplied container shipping industry.
Maritime
Container lines
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Bunker prices drop an additional 10 percent to 5-year low
JOC Team |
Fuel prices out of Rotterdam, a leading global indicator of the broader fuel market, dropped over 10 percent last week, the latest in a downward spiral that began in July.
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Asia port congestion shortens feeder ship charters
Peter Tirschwell |
Congestion at Asia ports this is year is continuing to force intra-Asia carriers to charter feeder ships more frequently and for shorter time periods in order to maintain weekly schedules.
Container lines
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LA-LB congestion wreaks more havoc on liner schedule reliability
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Ongoing congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to hurt the schedule of reliability of carriers calling the largest port complex in the Americas last month, according to SeaIntel Maritime Analysis’ latest Global Liner Performance Report.
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Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Nov. 28
JOC Team |
Multiple container lines have planned general rate increases in numerous trade lanes in November, December and January, although any gains achieved could be temporary as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue.
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Idle container fleet shrinks as port congestion keeps box ships busy
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The idle container ship fleet has fallen to its lowest level since the global financial crisis erupted in late 2008 , as port congestion on the U.S. West Coast and in Manila keeps vessels in work.
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