P&O Ferries: no u-turn on redundancies
about a company’s downfall, affecting not hundreds but thousands of families. Likewise Shapps’ demand to postpone the deadline fixed for March 31st for the acceptance of the offers of compensation...
Shipbuilding, China leading the way
China continues to lead the way in the shipbuilding industry. This has been confirmed by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Between January and June, Chinese shipyards have...
Rotterdam, change in leadership
his knowledge of the financial sector and his experience with complex projects in the areas of financing, risk management and international alliances. Vice President of ING Bank for many years,...
Felixstowe dockers ready to strike
national official Robert Morton confirmed that Unite’s door remains open for further talks, but the strike would go ahead unless the company made an offer which was acceptable for their...
Carriers, Q4 EBIT in rough waters
by HMM, reporting an EBIT of $9 billion and a positive margin of 0.7%. Alphaliner believes Cosco performed well too, although the carrier will not publish its full figures for...
On the lookout for missing cargo
Congestion problems continue to clog up the quays in the world’s major ports, provoking ‘traffic jams’ along current trade routes and leading to delays in sailing schedules. In February, delays...
Asian ports fraught with congestion
ports in Malaysia and China, where waiting times for goods to be loaded have increased substantially. In Shanghai, for example, ships had to wait up to five days before they...
More ships avoiding the Suez Canal
by shipping companies. Today the French carrier announced its intention to return to using the Suez route for its east-west transits on a case-by-case basis. Its website informs its clients...