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European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 2009

Freight & Logisitcs News - 4 hours 34 min ago
Empower your supply chain to beat the economic crisis!

Following a hugely successful 2008 event, the European Supply Chain and Logistics summit returns for its 11th year, put these dates in your diary for 8th 10th June 2009.
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Famous Pacific Shipping builds stronger presence in Australia

Freight & Logisitcs News - 4 hours 34 min ago
Famous Pacific Shipping continues to build its presence in the important Australian market through a range of strategic investments and planning decisions that will see the global freight forwarding group ratchet up the pressure on the competition.
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Synn Global Announces the Patent Pending Day & Night Trailer Loading Product

Freight & Logisitcs News - 4 hours 34 min ago
Backup Balls, a patent pending product for trailer loading from Synn Global is a remarkable achievement to help load a trailer anytime day or night. The unique design allows for a single person to attach the trailer to the ball hitch without getting in and out of the vehicle numerous times.
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Tanker industry avoiding crisis: For how long?

Top Story - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
It seems as if shipping is divided in two separate camps these days. On one side there is dry bulk...

Persian Gulf Tanker Rates May Drop as Owners Await Demand Boost

Top Story - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
The cost of delivering Middle East crude to Asia, the world’s busiest route for supertankers, may extend its steepest annual...

Dry bulk market shows signs of recovery

Top Story - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
THE dry bulk market slump is expected to continue into this quarter due to the uncertainties in demand of iron...

Australia's Newcastle Thermal Coal Price Slips 1.7%

Freight News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
Power-station coal prices at Australia's Newcastle port, a benchmark for Asia, slipped 1.7 percent last week as the number of...
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ConocoPhillips Purchases An LNG Cargo For Zeebrugge Terminal In Belgium

Freight News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
ConocoPhillips announced recently that the company has acquired its first LNG cargo for the Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal...
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Maersk expands in US Gulf

International News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
Maersk Line will be adding a fourth vessel and three ports of call to its weekly north-south Espreso service linking...

ZIM and MSC will Swap Slots on their Israel- Adriatic Strings

International News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
MSC and ZIM agreed to swap slots on their Israel – Adriatic lines MSC’s Adriatic Service and ZIM's ADX Service....

Suez Canal to Keep Transit Fees Unchanged This Year

International News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
The Suez Canal, the waterway that carried a 10th of global seaborne trade in 2007, will keep transit fees unchanged...

Caribbean Tankers, Little-Changed From Last Week, May Soon Fall

International News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may fall after little change last week, amid...

Shipping Sector Seen Entering Rougher Waters

International News - Tue, 06/01/2009 - 02:00
Analysts said Malaysia's shipping sector will face a more difficult environment this year, as transport volumes shrink given the tight...

Richards Bay Coal’s 2008 Exports Fell on Rail, Eskom

Freight News - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 14:25
South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal, the world’s largest coal-export facility, shipped 6.6 percent less fuel last year because of...
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Vietnam 2009 coal exports seen at 19.5 mln tonnes

Freight News - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 14:21
Vietnam, a key coal supplier to China and Japan, forecast on Monday coal exports in 2009 would edge down to...
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Rio Considers $2 Billion Reinvestment, Says Weekend Australian

Freight News - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 09:47
Rio Tinto Group is considering a $2 billion dividend reinvestment plan as it seeks to reduce debt, the Weekend Australian...
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2009: A puzzle for most analysts of the dry bulk market

Top Story - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 02:00
Last year proved to be a year of broken records, both positive and negative. With the freight market becoming increasingly...

Fitch: Global Steel Production & Pricing Under Pressure Through 1H'09

Top Story - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 02:00
According to Fitch Ratings' 2009 global steel outlook report issued today, Fitch expects the current sharp contraction in steel demand...

India to reduce coal price to $48 per ton

Freight News - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 02:00
Exporters of the Indian state of Meghalay have agreed to reduce the coal price by 5 dollars to 48 dollars...
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Coal imports by Japan down by 4.2% in November 2008 YoY

Freight News - Mon, 05/01/2009 - 02:00
According to the trade statistics for November 2008 issued on December 26th 2008 by the ministry of finance, coal imports...
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