All Rates articles – Page 17

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    Consultant highlights bright spots for heavy lift

    2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Douglas-Westwood (DW), a leading provider of market research and consulting services to the energy industry worldwide, has picked out offshore wind energy and decommissioning as two bright spots for the super-heavy lift shipping sector.

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    Better prospects for dry bulk

    2017-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Drewry's latest report on the dry bulk shipping market could be good news for those owning and operating multipurpose and heavy lift ships.

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    Maersk's finances fall

    2017-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - A.P. Møller-Mærsk's annual report for 2016 reveals a net loss of USD1.9 billion compared to a USD925 million profit in 2015.

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    Xellz pioneers new approach

    2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Speaking with HLPFI Peter Bouwhuis provided some details about Xellz - a new company that offers freight and logistics management solutions to the shipper side of the project logistics industry.

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    Sinotrans Shipping forecasts losses

    2017-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - Hong Kong-based Sinotrans Shipping has issued a warning that it expects a substantial increase in net losses for the 12 months ending December 31, 2016, compared to the deficit recorded in 2015.

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    GPO Heavylift prepares for action

    2017-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - The launch of GPO Grace, GPO Heavylift's first 65,000-dwt semi-submersible newbuilding, in December last year at China Shipbuilding Corp's (CSBC) Kaohsiung shipyard in Taiwan was a major turn of events for the heavy lift sector of the shippin

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    Industry prepares for widespread consolidation

    2017-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Consolidation was the word on everybody's lips at the Breakbulk Americas 2016 exhibition held from September 26-29 in Houston, USA. Annie Roberts reports from the show.

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    Veolia and Peterson win decommissioning contract

    2017-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - A partnership between Paris-based Veolia and Netherlands-based logistics firm Peterson has been awarded two platform decommissioning contracts for recycling at their facility in Great Yarmouth.

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    Shipping will find a way, Moore Stephens predicts

    2017-01-05T00:00:00Z

    January 5 - Moore Stephens says the shipping industry will use a mixture of experience and innovation to navigate what is likely to be another volatile year for the industry in 2017.

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    Recovery in sight says Drewry

    2017-01-04T00:00:00Z

    January 4 - According to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report, published by Drewry, the multipurpose shipping market will see the first signs of recovery by the end of 2017.

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    Shipping confidence hits 15-month high

    2016-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Shipping confidence improved for the third successive quarter in the three months ending November 16, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Making the most of the downturn

    2016-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - GAC Group president Bengt Ekstrand noted during a recent managers' conference that the company is pushing for greater innovation and flexibility in order to cope with turbulent global markets, and has maintained a solid balance sheet despite

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    Revenues decline at Rickmers

    2016-11-11T00:00:00Z

    November 11 - Rickmers Group generated consolidated revenues of EUR373.6 million (USD406.1 million) in the first nine months of 2016 - a 15 percent decline compared with the same period of 2015.

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    DPDHL hails successful Q3

    2016-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Deutsche Post DHL Group has reported a significantly increased profit for the third quarter, "despite a weak economic tailwind" according to ceo Frank Appel.

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    DSV freight volumes grow

    2016-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - DSV's Air & Sea division has posted a 51 percent year-on-year increase in sea freight volumes for the first nine months of 2016, along with an 84 percent increase in airfreight volumes, when compared with the same period last year.

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    Ship operating costs set to rise further

    2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Vessel operating costs are expected to rise by 1.9 percent in 2016 and 2.5 percent in 2017, according to the latest survey by shipping consultant Moore Stephens.

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    Japanese lines to merge box operations

    2016-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - Three of Japan's largest shipping companies have announced that they plan to merge their container shipping and overseas terminal operations as the industry struggles with overcapacity and mounting losses.

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    Drewry releases latest multipurpose report

    2016-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - According to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by Drewry, "the last three months have been some of the worst the multipurpose and project carrier sector has endured in living memory".

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    Grace period over for box weighing

    2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - This weekend saw the passing of a key date for anyone involved in international container shipping.

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    Drewry 'even more pessimistic'

    2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Drewry analyst Susan Oatway has said that she is even more pessimistic than she was six months ago about the outlook for the heavy lift and multipurpose market over the next couple of years.