WA miners facing higher port fees

Western Australia’s miners will be hit with additional shipping fees of between 3c/t and 4c/t as part of...

Dry bulk FFA market – facing unpredictable weather

Dry bulk freight rates held stronger for most of this week, thanks to stronger panamax rates that continued to ...

Alphaliner: Classic Panamaxes Facing Their Demise

The opening of the long-awaited Expanded Panama Canal will inflict a severe blow to the classic panamax market, i.e. the fleet of 4,000- 5,300 teu vessels, according to Alphaliner, as they are phased out of service and sent for scrap.

HMM facing court receivership as talks fail on charter rate cut

Troubled Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is facing a real threat of ending up in court receivership as talks to...

Opportunities - and challenges - facing UAE continue to mount

The UAE's unrivalled land, sea and air connectivity put it in poll position to harness global strategic...

Facing weak margins, Asia refiners switch to fuel oil from costly crude

Asian refiners are increasingly replacing costlier crude oil with a low-value oil product to produce higher value...

Shipbuilders facing tougher year in 2014: Martin Stopford

Leading shipping analyst Martin Stopford says that next year will be tougher for shipbuilders as new deliveries...