Maybe a good sign… Great Lakes Limestone and Coal Trade Up Lakes Limestone Trade up 16% in September Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,461,606 net tons in September, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to August, and 16 percent better than a year ago. However, the trade was down 10.7% compared to … Continue reading “Great Lakes Limestone and Coal Trade Up”
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Container ship deliveries to hit record in July
Probably yet another good sign… Container ship deliveries to hit record in July Deliveries of new containerships will hit a record monthly high of 200,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, extending a year long influx of capacity that may stall the recent rise in ocean freight rates, a leading analyst said. The previous record … Continue reading “Container ship deliveries to hit record in July”
Mærsk reactivates laid up container vessels
Probably a another good sign… Mærsk reactivates laid up container vessels A.P. Møller-Mærsk has reactivated all six container carriers that have been laid up in Scottish Loch Striven for more than a year. The rates for container transportation have increased and there is now a huge demand for container carriers. Five of the laid up … Continue reading “Mærsk reactivates laid up container vessels”
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May
Probably yet another good sign… Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.3 million net tons in May, an increase of 16.4% over April, and an increase of 106% compared to a year ago. Shipments were also up 4.6% compared to the month’s five-year average. May … Continue reading “Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May”
Evergreen plans to purchase 100 new cargo ships
Probably a another good sign… Evergreen plans to purchase 100 new cargo ships amid recovery Taipei, June 2 (CNA) The chairman of the Evergreen Group, a Taiwan-based shipping conglomerate, has confirmed that its maritime shipping unit will order 100 new ships to modernize its fleet amid the global economic recovery. “It will take at least … Continue reading “Evergreen plans to purchase 100 new cargo ships”
Industry sees recovery in container shipping
Probably a good sign… Industry sees recovery in container shipping By DIEGO CAGAHASTIAN March 25, 2010, 3:15pm SINGAPORE – Leaders of the container shipping industry in Asia and the Pacific predicted Thursday a gradual recovery of their sector following the recent surge in raw material imports by the US and the European Union. Container shipping … Continue reading “Industry sees recovery in container shipping”
Georgia Improves Reefer Capacity
Coast Guard to Terminate Loran-C on Feb. 8
(via marinelink.com) The U.S. Coast Guard’s Director of Prevention Policy announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of plans to cease broadcasting the North American Loran-C signal Feb. 8. As a result of technological advancements during the last 20 years and the emergence of the U.S. Global Positioning System, Loran-C is no longer required by … Continue reading “Coast Guard to Terminate Loran-C on Feb. 8”
What are the odds?
(worldmaritimenews.com) November 18 2009, Times Live Pirates off Somalia attacked a Danish container ship, already hijacked once, but were scared off by a security contingent aboard. The US-flagged Maersk Alabama came under attack from automatic weapons early on Wednesday morning some 350 nautical miles east off the Somali coast but the security team returned fire, … Continue reading “What are the odds?”
Ghost Fleet
The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore: Here, on a sleepy stretch of shoreline at the far end of Asia, is surely the biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history. Their numbers are equivalent to the entire British and American navies combined; their tonnage is far greater. Container … Continue reading “Ghost Fleet”