Japan’s January steel exports dropped by 19.2% year on year and by 13.7% from December to 2.49 million mt, the data released by the Japan Iron & Steel Federation showed. A JISF official said the drop in January’s steel exports was because domestic mills were facing short supply. “Facility problems...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/japans-jan-steel-exports-drop-19-on-year-to-2-49-million-mt/
Big boost for inland waterways! The world’s largest container shipping firm – Maersk – successfully completed its first voyage on the Ganga river, National Waterways 1. The Ministry of Shipping recently announced that an Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) vessel with as many as 16 Maersk...
With effect from April 1, 2019 Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and all container types from East Asia to Mexico, Central America, West Coast of South America, Caribbean and Panama as follows:
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Οι κύριες τάσεις και τα κρίσιμα θέματα του ναυτιλιακού κλάδου παρουσιάστηκαν από την PwC Ελλάδας στο πλαίσιο της εκδήλωσης «Ετήσια Οικονομική Ενημέρωση του Ναυτιλιακού Κλάδου». Στην εκδήλωση παρευρέθηκαν περισσότερα από 100 ανώτερα στελέχη των οικονομικών τμημάτων πλήθους ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών και ενημερώθηκαν για κύρια τρέχοντα θέματα τα οποία σύμφωνα με τους οι ειδικούς της PwC θα πρέπει να λαμβάνουν υπόψη τους οι ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες κατά τον σχεδιασμό των στρατηγικών τους όπως:
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On Monday the 25th of February 2019, the Consular Corps in Greece (CCG) held its new year dinner and traditional Vasilopita celebration.
The Consular Corps in Greece was established in 1972 to develop relations among its members and the host country (the Hellenic Republic), and encourage more effective performance of each member’s consular functions.
The CCG, through its numerous activities during the past 35 years, has succeeded in creating bonds of friendship between its members, which...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/01/the-consular-corps-in-greece-ccg-annual-dinner/
Shipping costs could rise by $3bn next year, according to a new report that will undoubtedly unnerve shippers.
The cost rise will follow the “steep” drop associated with next year’s IMO implementation of the 0.5% sulphur cap, against 3.5% allowed now.
The report, 2019 Global Container Shipping Outlook, by Alix Partners, notes that the new cap would see the costs of shipping on eastbound Asia-Americas and Asia-Europe routes increase by up to …
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https://theloadstar.com/imo-2020-low-sulphur-fuel-cap-could-cost-shipping-industry-3bn-next-year/
For the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and its beleaguered minister (under pressure from all quarters today), the last few months have been, well, rather tricky.
First it hired Seaborne Freight with no ferries – although the lack of ferries wasn’t actually the big problem in this deal. Then there was the news that the port Seaborne intended to use wouldn’t be operational in time. Next came the news that the …
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https://theloadstar.com/government-pays-eurotunnel-33m-over-brexit-ferry-case/
The Blockchain in Transport Alliance (Bita) Standards Council has appointed FedEx’s blockchain strategist, Dale Chrystie, as its first chair.
He will be responsible for helping the organisation and its members develop a blockchain standards framework, as well as helping educate the market.
Mr Chrystie has been a member of Bita since its founding in 2017.
Board member Ken Craig said: “Dale brings the broadest perspective from a transport provider I can imagine, ranging from …
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https://theloadstar.com/bita-standards-council-appoints-dale-chrystie-as-its-first-chair/
In its 2019 Global Container Shipping Outlook, AlixPartners say that the trade between the US and China, the tariffs imposed because of that, and Brexit will disrupt the container shipping industry throughout the course of 2019.
Specifically, the introduction of the new tariffs, as well as Brexit, are possible to disrupt the container industry during 2019. The industry is currently facing new pressures, the report notes, including the costs regarding the IMO 2020 cap on sulphur emissions 2020....
https://safety4sea.com/2020-sulphur-cap-could-raise-costs-significantly-for-shipping-report-says/
