Maritime ExecutiveMore from Maritime ExecutiveAll LogisticsDespite Vow to Limit Support, China Continues Subsidizing Domestic Shipbuilding IndustryChina is handing out new subsidies for buying ships to help its beleaguered shipbuilders, confounding a government pledge to reduce support for sectors with over-capacity in order to reform the economy.December 13, 2013All LogisticsOcean Shipping Industry Struggles with Profitability Despite Record Volume, U.N. Survey FindsDriven by rising domestic demand in China and by increased intra-Asian and so-called South-South trade, international seaborne trade performed relatively well in 2012, with volumes increasing by 4.3 percent, reaching 9.2 billion tons for the first time ever, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Review of Maritime Transport 2013 reports.December 12, 2013All LogisticsUrgent Imports of LNG Sought for Southern French PortsGas supplies at the southern French hub of Marseille are running dangerously short on a dearth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries, cold weather and low stocks at the onset of winter, pushing prices there to among the highest in the world.December 10, 2013All LogisticsRCMP Busts Canadian Suspected of Passing Shipbuilding Procurement Practices to ChinaCanadian police have arrested a Toronto man suspected of seeking to give China classified information about Canadian shipbuilding procurement policies, security officials said on Sunday.December 4, 2013All LogisticsEU to Investigate Possible Price Collusion Among 14 Top Container LinesEU regulators will investigate whether 14 of the world's major container shipping companies, including A.P. Moller-Maersk and MSC, have been illegally orchestrating price rises for European routes since 2009.November 27, 2013All LogisticsJust in Time for the Holidays - Toxic Toys Seized at Numerous U.S. Ports of EntryU.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators have seized more than 200,000 toy dolls arriving from China due to high levels of phthalates, a group of banned chemical compounds.November 25, 2013All LogisticsU.N. Urges Continued Battle Against Piracy, Hostage-taking at SeaThe United Nations Security Council reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy and armed robbery at sea, which continue to pose a threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia.November 22, 2013All LogisticsCalifornia's 'Green' Barge Corridor Expected to Reduce Truck Traffic on State HighwaysThe U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has dedicated the California Green Trade Corridor, which is designed to take freight traffic off California's congested I-580 by offering shippers an option to move cargo along the waterways between the Ports of Oakland, Stockton and Sacramento.November 8, 2013All LogisticsGrowing Chemical Production Spurs Building Specialized Ocean TankersAfter four years in the doldrums, the specialized chemical tankers that ply the seas between the United States and Asia are set to generate bumper profits for the handful of companies that own and operate them.November 6, 2013All LogisticsJacksonville to Get LNG Fuel Terminal for Trucking, Rail, Maritime IndustriesClean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries.November 5, 2013Previous PagePage 32 of 40Next Page
