»Australia¡¯s top iron ore port may face delays2014-08-07

Tug boat engineers at Port Hedland, Australia¡¯s biggest iron ore port plan to stop work for four hours on Aug. 9, 11 and 13 over a pay dispute, which would slow exports from BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group.

»Maersk port arm to sell terminal in Virginia2014-07-24

Port operator APM Terminals, a unit of Denmark's A P Moller-Maersk, said it would sell a big US container terminal to infrastructure investor Alinda Capital Partners and a British private pension fund.

»Maersk, Hapag to shippers: Stand by for low-sulphur fuel surcharges2014-07-24

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are preparing shippers for low-sulphur fuel surcharges of up to US$150 per FEU when regulations are enforced in the Emission Control Areas (ECAs) of Europe and North America, reports London's Loadstar.

»PIL and Wan Hai first to call at Iranian port since easing of sanctions2014-07-24

Singapore's Pacific International Lines (PIL) and Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines have resumed calls at Iran's main port of Bandar Abbas on their jointly operated China-Middle East-India CMS service after a two year absence, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Seaspan reaches top of fleet ranking2014-07-24

Vancouver-headquartered but Hong Kong-administered Seaspan this month climbed to the top of the Alphaliner Non-Operating Owner (NOO) league, relegating Claus Peter Offen to second place.

»GB Group to implement Tideworks Technology for Greenfield terminal in Haiti2014-07-24

Tideworks Technology®, Inc., a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal management and planning software solutions, announced that GB Group has selected to implement Tideworks terminal operating system (TOS) solutions for its greenfield container terminal, Port Lafito, S.A., in Haiti.

»Pirates attacked a Malaysian-flagged 2,500-tonne oil tanker2014-07-23

Pirates attacked a Malaysian-flagged 2,500-tonne oil tanker in the Malacca Straits, stealing its cargo, according to the Malaysian Navy, reports London's Tanker Operator.

»Damen Marine Components builds the smallest ever nozzle2014-07-23

For records, the only way isn¡¯t always up. Damen Marine Components (DMC), part of Damen Shipyards Group, has smashed its propeller nozzle world record by 33 percent downwards. This downsizing to an inside diameter of 665 millimetres only - from the previous 1,000 mm ¡®entry level model¡¯ - marks a new milestone for DMC¡¯s Optima Nozzle series.

»NAT took delivery of its 21st Suezmax vessel2014-07-23

Nordic American Tankers Limited ("NAT") took delivery of its 21st Suezmax vessel, the Nordic Sprinter, built in 2005 at a shipyard in Korea. NAT agreed to purchase the vessel.

»Growing numbers of shipowners are avoiding calls at Sevastapol and Crimea ports2014-07-23

Growing numbers of shipowners are avoiding calls at Sevastapol and Crimea ports as the legality of doing business there is increasingly open to question.

»port of Rotterdam throughput grows by 0.6%2014-07-23

The port of Rotterdam achieved steady results in the first half of the year. Total throughput increased by 0.6% compared to the first half of 2013. The throughput of crude oil increased by 3.3% while that of mineral oil products decreased by 13.5%. The throughput of coal grew by 9.5%, while ore throughput stayed virtually the same. Container throughput, measured in tonnes, increased by 2.7% or 1.9% when measured in TEUs.

»Seaspan acquires 10,000 TEU ship for MOL Asia-Europe G6 service2014-07-22

Hong Kong-operated Seaspan, the independent charter owner and container lessor with a headquarters in Vancouver, now takes delivery of the first of 10 neopanamax 10,010 TEUers built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Evergreen launches 7th of ten 13,808-TEUers2014-07-22

Taiwan-based Evergreen Line has received the seventh in a series of 10 box ships, the 13,808-TEU Thalassa Mana ordered in July 2012 from Hyundai Heavy Industries for a 10-year charter.

»LA up 14pc in June to 736,438 TEU2014-07-22

The Port of Los Angeles handled 736,438 TEU of container cargo in June, a 13.8 per cent year-on-year increase while the adjacent Port of Long Beach enjoyed an eight per cent increase to 610,516 TEU, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Three state-owned Philippine ports in Mindanao to be privatised2014-07-22

The state-run Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) plans to privatise three ports in Mindanao under the government's public-private partnership (PPP) programme, reports Seashipnews of Dalian.

»PD Ports announces Freightliner move to Teesport2014-07-22

PD Ports announced a new rail service with Freightliner, which will result in an investment of over £3M in a new intermodal rail terminal at Teesport.

»Port of Hamburg Marketing opens representative office in North Rhine-Westphalia2014-07-22

With the opening of a representative office in North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the second most important region of the German market for Hamburg, the Port of Hamburg¡¯s internationally active marketing organization is making a point. From 18 July, Port of Hamburg Marketing¡¯s Representative Office (West) will be located in Dortmunder Hafen AG¡¯s head office. This on-the-spot presence will enable Port of Hamburg Marketing to cover the NRW region even more promptly and intensively. Heading the new representative office will be Volker Hahn, who has until now looked after the region from Hamburg.

»Port of Rotterdam first half box volume up 1.6pc2014-07-22

Rotterdam, Europe's biggest container port, posted a 1.6 per cent first half box volume increase to six million TEU year on year, driven by higher volumes on Asian and North American routes, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Antwerp first half container volume increases 2.9pc2014-07-22

The Port of Antwerp handled 98,229,046 tonnes of freight in the first half of the year, an increase of 2.7 per cent year on year on the back of higher container volumes and a 32 per cent increase in liquid bulk volumes.

»Maersk Line increases Asia-north Europe rate2014-07-22

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line, the world No 1 container carrier, has announced a US$450 per TEU freight rate increase on the Asia-northern Europe trade lane effective August 1.