CARGO volumes handled at India's dozen state-owned major ports continue to fall, reports Chennai's Hindu Business Line
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Mauritius prepares for the worst as vessel at centre of oil spill disintegratesThe ship responsible for an oil spill in Mauritius is likely to break into two, worsening what is already an unmitigated ecological and economic...
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Nine Abducted FPSO Crewmembers Released by PiratesNine Nigerian crewmembers who were kidnapped from the FPSO Sendje Berge last month have been released, according to operator BW Offshore.
- Global air cargo up 8pc in July, continues to show a slow recovery
GLOBAL air cargo volumes continue to show a slow recovery, with an eight per cent increase in July, reports London's Air Cargo News, citing a...
- East Coast South America boxes drop 39pc - worse since 2008
EAST coast of South America container imports fell 39 per cent in June of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to DataLiner data
- Libya's oil exports set to dwindle as ports blockade persists
LIBYA plans to export 1
- Caixin's independent PMI shows China services losing energy
A CAIXIN-sponsored survey reported China's services sector reached a three-month low in July
- Oil spill from 203,130-ton bulker threatens Mauritius beaches
A 203,130-dwt Panamanian bulk carrier aground off Mauritius, is leaking oil and cracking up, and threatens disaster for the island nation dependent...
- Montreal dockers stage full blown strike, but exempt bulk cargo
MONTREAL's dockers union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375, have sent to the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) notice...
- US retail imports expected to be lowest in 4 years: Global Port Tracker
IMPORTS at major US ports during 2020 are expected to be their lowest in four years as the impact of the Covid-19 scare hits the economy, according...
- Cotton growers in Australia hit as Chinese buyer goes belly up
AUSTRALIAN cotton producers have found their prospects plunging on news that the local arm of a major Chinese buyer has gone out of business, leaving...
- Democrats wants US$170 million in Covid grants taken from Swissport
MASS layoffs at groundhandler Swissport USA has prompted congressional demands for a clawback of the US$170
- Volkswagen starts Ghana assembly after a ban on used car imports
GERMAN automotive giant Volkswagen has begun assembling cars in Ghana after a partial government ban on importing used cars, reports Bloomberg News
- North American rail volume better, but progress is slow, says AAR
NORTH American rail volume for the week ending August 1 on 12 reporting US, Canadian and Mexican railways totalled 308,202 carloads, down 16
- Virgin Atlantic tells court it expects to run out of cash by next month
RICHARD Branson and Virgin Atlantic told a London court they will run out of money by next month unless it secures approval for a US$1
- XPO Logistics revenues hit by Covid, but stays upbeat and bullish
CONNECTICUT's XPO Logistics suffered a year-on-year second quarter net loss of US$57 million, drawn on revenues of $1
- South Carolina opens first new US container terminal in 11 years
THE South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the opening of the first new container terminal in the US in 11 years according to Fort...
- 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson's engine room catches fire in Panama
FIRE broke out in the engine room of the 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson while anchoring at Balboa, Panama, according to Kiev's Maritime Bulletin, which...
- Engine room fire breaks out aboard 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson in Panama
FIRE broke out in the engine room of the 5,600-TEU Cap Jackson while anchoring at Balboa, Panama, according to Kiev's Maritime Bulletin, which...
- Increased tonnage afloat will result in rate slide, says Alphaliner
SOME 313 containerships, or 1,555,959 TEU, remained laid-up as of July 20, representing 6