Maritime ExecutiveMore from Maritime ExecutiveAll LogisticsPorts on West Coast Could Remain Congested for MonthsCongestion at the U.S. West Coast ports could take as much as two months to unwind, according to port and trade group officials, with retailers and other companies bracing for further shipment delays after the apparent resolution of a months-long labor dispute.February 27, 2015Global GatewaysWest Coast Port Strife Diverts Meat Exports - U.S. Carnivores to See Cheaper Prices?U.S. Carnivores U.S. meat exporters caught in the middle of the West Coast port labor standoff diverted millions of pounds of chilled pork and beef into cold storage facilities over the last few weeks, creating an oversupply of meat, analysts said.February 24, 2015All LogisticsKintetsu World Express Looks to Gobble Up APL LogisticsJapanese freight carrier Kintetsu World Express Inc. is buying Singapore's APL Logistics for $1.2bn, paying a higher than anticipated price for an overseas deal at a time of slow domestic growth.February 20, 2015All LogisticsReport Sees Dramatic Increase of Ship Pollutants Fouling 'High Arctic' Over Next Ten YearsAt current fuel sulfur levels, pollutant emissions from ships in part of the Arctic region could increase 150 to 600 percent by 2025, according to a report from the International Council of Clean Transportation.February 17, 2015All LogisticsBankruptcy Looms as Bulk Carriers' Earnings Take HitThe Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slid to an all-time low on Monday as sluggish cargo demand - especially from China - battered sentiment.February 13, 2015Air CargoChina Plans to Build Hong Kong 2.0China is planning to build a second Hong Kong city in Nansha, a district in southern China's Guangdong province.February 12, 2015All LogisticsCap on Sulfur in Ocean Shipping Fuel May Be Instituted Five Years Ahead of 2025 DeadlineThe International Chamber of Shipping says that the shipping and bunker refining industries should recognize that the global 0.5-percent sulfur-in-fuel cap, currently set to go into effect in 2025, may be implemented worldwide by 2020.February 11, 2015All LogisticsGrowth Rates of Past 30 Years Said Not Likely to Continue at European Container PortsEuropean container ports are unlikely to be able to maintain the strong growth rates of the past three decades, Fitch Ratings says.February 10, 2015All LogisticsLimited Number of Supertankers Affects Oil Sales to AsiaThe window to sell Western fuel oil to Asia is starting to close as demand for a limited fleet of supertankers to store cheap crude pushes freight rates to multi-month highs, shipping and trade sources said.February 2, 2015All LogisticsOcean Piracy Down Overall Around the World, But Continues to Rise in Southeast AsiaAttacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.January 20, 2015Previous PagePage 26 of 40Next Page
