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Automotive Oct, 07, 2022 0

Car carriers race to new rate highs

This year has seen record rates for many ship types with containers and LNG grabbing most headlines. Also cruising to new highs are car carriers, with analysis suggesting this niche…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 06, 2022 0

Hapag-Lloyd AG acquires terminal business of SM SAAM S.A.

Hapag-Lloyd AG and SM SAAM S.A. signed a binding agreement today under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 100 % of the shares of SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. and…
Shipping Sep, 30, 2022 0

Valemaxes are squeezing capes for Brazilian iron ore exports

The valemax fleet is taking an ever greater chunk of iron ore exports out of Brazil at the expense of capesizes, new data from BRS shows. Brazil iron exports carried…
Shipping Sep, 21, 2022 0

Exposed carriers struggling to pay sky-high charter rates

The abrupt plummet in boxship charter rates is making plenty of headlines, with warnings that some carriers are struggling to keep up with their rental payments for ships signed earlier…
Shipping Sep, 19, 2022 0

Poland opens canal to Baltic bypassing Russia territory

Poland on Saturday opened a canal that allows vessels to sail from the Baltic Sea to its Elblag port without passing through Russian territorial waters. Elblag, in northern Poland, is…
Mercosul Line
Shipping Sep, 16, 2022 0

Mercosur Line introduces new “drought tax” on the Amazon River

Due to the dry season, the water level along the Amazon River’s bed has dropped dramatically. This draft restriction directly impacts the maximum cargo capacity ships can travel through the…
Shipping Sep, 16, 2022 0

COSCO Shipping eyeing methanol for new round of ship orders

More newbuildings might be in the pipeline for COSCO Shipping Lines, as the fourth liner operator is thinking of adding 32 container ships that are already under construction. The Chinese…
aliança
Shipping Sep, 16, 2022 0

Gov’t study casts light over cabotage shipping in Brazil

Between 2010 and 2020, the amount of containerized cargo transported in cabotage navigation in Brazil tripled compared to other types of cargo (general loose items, liquid, and solid bulk), with…
container vessel
Shipping Sep, 13, 2022 0

New liner entrants face pressure from high charter bills

As liner fortunes turn, some carriers are left saddled with very expensive chartered in ships, which could become a drag on profits. Alphaliner data looking at the top 30 carriers…
Shipping Sep, 13, 2022 0

Shipping Lines, Container Owners Struggle to Return Boxes to China

Shipping lines and container owners in North America (majorly in the U.S.) are finding it difficult to return containers to China. To add to the present challenges, the U.S. is…