»Consultant says LNG-fuelled ships can gain US$10/TEU in cost savings2014-07-03

LNG-powered vessels are cheaper to run than diesel by as much as US$10 per TEU and produce less emissions, according to senior consultant of Ocean Shipping Consultants David Bull.

»Urgent preparation needed now for 2015 sulphur regulations2014-07-03

With exactly six months to go until the 2015 ECA regulations take effect on 1 January next year, marine fuel trading company Dynamic Oil Trading has called on ship owners and operators to prepare now to ensure that they can still meet their supply requirements for compliant products within Emission Control Areas (ECAs), and to work collaboratively with their fuel suppliers in order to minimise the impact on their operations and profitability.

»APM Terminals buys 22 Hans Kuenz rail-mounted gantries for Maasvlakte2014-07-02

APM Terminals is exercising an option to purchase 22 automated, rail-mounted gantry cranes from Austrian crane maker, Hans Kuenz GmbH and ABB of Sweden for the deepwater Maasvlakte II terminal to boost capacity to 2.7 TEU million, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Zhanjiang port container volume up 49pc2014-07-02

Southern Guangdong seaport of Zhanjiang saw its container throughput surge 49.27 per cent year on year to 196,500 TEU in the first five months of the year, representing a highest growth among the Beibu Gulf ports, reports Xinhua.

»Hiab is moving to a dealer based distribution in New Zealand2014-07-02

Hiab, part of Cargotec, and New Zealand Trucks, a subsidiary of Hellaby Equipment Limited, have signed a Distribution Agreement and Asset Sale Agreement for the distribution partnership in New Zealand. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction which occurs on 1 July 2014.

»Wärtsilä receives repeat order from Prestige Cruise Holdings for compr2014-07-02

Two vessels have been added to the five-year maintenance agreement that was signed between Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, and US-based Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc. (Prestige), the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The agreement now covers eight vessels with a total of 35 Wärtsilä engines.

»Cargo diversion from USWC with 40pc heading for Canada2014-07-02

There appears to be substantial cargo diversion away from US west coast ports as the longshoremen's labour contract expires on June 30, prompting shippers to fear the disruption of union militants to pressure employers, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Evergreen named Best Intra-Asia Shipping Line at Shanghai gala2014-07-02

Taiwan's Evergreen Line has been awarded Best Shipping Line - Intra-Asia by Cargonews Asia in the 28th Annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) in Shanghai, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Damen, MTU and SVITZER will launch the world¡¯s first RSD CNG tug in 20162014-07-01

Three leading companies have teamed up to bring the first ever Reverse Stern Drive (RSD)® Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tug to the market. Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands, German engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, and Denmark¡¯s SVITZER have embarked on the pioneering project with the official launch of the new eco-friendly tug planned for 2016. The new RSD® CNG tug combines high power with lower fuel costs and a substantial reduction in emissions.

»Russian shipping market changing to meet new challenges, says DELO Group2014-07-01

Over the past three years, DELO Group, one of Russia¡¯s leading private transport companies, has implemented a major investment programme, including investment in rail and other adjacent port infrastructure, construction of stevedoring and inland storage terminals for oil products, construction of the KSK grain terminal, acquisition of 50% of the NUTEP container terminal from its JV partner and subsequent expansion programme turning the terminal into one of the leading container terminals on the Russian Black Sea coast and in Russia as a whole.

»Time and tide wait for nobody: Shipowners and ports call for scrubber clarificat2014-07-01

Following the plenary meeting of the ESSF (European Sustainable Shipping Forum) last week, European shipowners and port authorities urgently call for the clarification of the rules pertaining to the use of scrubbers.

»A new ocean shipping container service from Gdansk to Mexico2014-07-01

The Port of Gdansk Authority has launched a new ocean shipping container line. The Maersk Line service has linked Gdansk with Latin America. The voyage will take 24 days, with vessels making calls at the ports in Mexico, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. A slightly longer return voyage of 31 days will additionally include the Russian ports of St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga, as well as the Finnish port of Kotka. Container carriers operating under the CRX service are scheduled to call at Gdansk on Saturdays, immediately upon departure of the AE10 service vessel from the "DCT" Terminal.

»Russian shipping market changing to meet new challenges, says DELO Group2014-07-01

Over the past three years, DELO Group, one of Russia¡¯s leading private transport companies, has implemented a major investment programme, including investment in rail and other adjacent port infrastructure, construction of stevedoring and inland storage terminals for oil products, construction of the KSK grain terminal, acquisition of 50% of the NUTEP container terminal from its JV partner and subsequent expansion programme turning the terminal into one of the leading container terminals on the Russian Black Sea coast and in Russia as a whole.

»BMT's new Port Choice Model, Port 360 for analysis2014-06-30

BMT Asia Pacific, the Hong Kong-based arm of the UK maritime design engineering and management consultancy, has unveiled its latest IT solutions for global ports, Port Choice Model and Port 360 tools.

»AADA hikes China-Oz rate on August 12014-06-30

Member lines of the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) are levying a rate hike on August 1 of US$300 per TEU and $600 per FEU on cargo from mainland China and Hong Kong to all points in Australia, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Carrier alliances to enjoy EU antitrust immunity for five more years2014-06-30

The European Commission has confirmed that the maritime consortia block exemption will remain in place until April 2020, reported Lloyd's List.

»Hamburg Sud wrapped upsizing of the vessels on Europe-ECSA trades2014-06-30

Germany's container shipping line Hamburg Sud has wrapped the upsizing of the vessels deployed on its Europe-East Coast South America 'Plate Loop', operated with sister company Alianaa, from 7,100 to 9,800 TEU.

»'K' Line to order two additional new next-generation 7,500 TEUs2014-06-30

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd ("K" Line) has decided to order two additional new next-generation 7,500 TEUs with delivery 2017 to add to a recent identical eight-vessel shipbuilding contracts with delivery from 2015 to 2016 from Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd, according to Shipping Gazette

»Delivery of 82,200cbm-type LPG carrier ¡°GALAXY RIVER¡±2014-06-30

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo announced the delivery of ¡°GALAXY RIVER,¡± an 82,200 cbm-type LPG Carrier at Sakaide Shipyard of Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan on June 27, 2014.

»CSAV buys slots on Jamaica-USEC-Asia-Caribbean G6 service2014-06-27

CSAV is to start taking slots from German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd, with which is about to merge, on the Jamaica to US east coast leg of the Asia-Caribbean-USEC service, according to Shipping Gazette.