From LEX May 20, 2013

Shipping: too much supply

A container ship prepares to dock a pier at Taiwan's northern Taipei Port ©AFP

Overcapacity and weak demand; what would you do?

May 17, 2013

Maersk warns on slowing global trade

Shipping group adjusts container demand expectations

An oil tanker is anchored near the Port of Long Beach, California, US ©Bloomberg From MARKETS May 12, 2013

Oil tanker trade growth is fastest in a decade

Suppliers to US seek new customers further afield

A docker eats a noodle soup at a camp set up outside Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong on May 6, 2013. Striking Hong Kong dock workers voted to end a near month-and-a-half long industrial action for better pay and working conditions, the union said, after a 9.8 percent pay raise offer from employers. ©Bloomberg From WORLD May 7, 2013

Hong Kong dockers end strike action

Dispute set workers against Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing

From UK Apr 30, 2013

Loss-making Sealine put in administration

Luxury yacht builder put up for sale by Baker Tilly

Apr 22, 2013

Mitsui Engineering jumps on merger report

Japanese shipbuilder’s shares leap on prospect of Kawasaki Heavy tie-up

The ore carrier Vale Beijing is towed away on December 7, 2011 from the Ponta da Madeira terminal, in Sao Luiz, northern Brazil. The 361-metre-long, 400,000 DWT ship was docked at the Ponta da Madeira terminal loading ore when the operation had to be aborted after a leak on her ballast tanks was detected. The VLOC (Very Large Ore Carrier) ship suffered multiple cracks on her ballast tanks that allowed water to flood into the No.7 hold. The vessel entered service on September 27, 2011 as the largest ore carrier afloat and is classified as Valemax, nearly twice the size of a typical capEsize vessel that carries iron ore from Brazil to China ©AFP Apr 18, 2013

China permits giant Valemax to dock

Unclear if move signals relaxation of official ban on large ships

From RAIL Apr 14, 2013

US rail operators divided over LNG future

Freight network players are examining case for adopting fuel source

From INDUSTRIALS Apr 7, 2013

Earnings boost for Jones Act tankers

Handful of vessels reap benefits

Eddie Stobart Truck Apr 5, 2013

Stobart rocked by coup and counter coup

Chief financial officer denies sell-off plan for diversified assets

Apr 2, 2013

MSC offloads 35% stake in ports business

Move follows a spate of asset sales by smaller rivals

Apr 2, 2013

STX Offshore seeks creditor reprieve

Shares in struggling S Korean shipbuilder sink 15%

Apr 1, 2013

Virginia governor mulls port privatisation

Rejected bids to be reviewed

Mar 25, 2013

Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd end talks

Attempt to merge German shipping companies breaks down

From INDUSTRIALS Mar 24, 2013

CollectPlus to target small sellers

Parcel delivery service wants to tap eBay traders

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 21, 2013

Eurotunnel seeks watchdog ferry compromise

Channel tunnel operator hopes for resolution on sea service

Mar 20, 2013

Asset sales help lift DP World profits

Port operator refocuses on emerging markets

Feb 26, 2013

Titanic plan grows from yard’s ambition

Chinese shipyard seeks to enter cruise ship market

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 26, 2013

Fraport eye’s Turkey’s airport hub plan

Six-runway airport tie up between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa

Feb 22, 2013

Maersk muted on outlook for Asia trade

Danish shipping bellwether warns freight rate falls set to go on

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A Tam SA Airbus A319 airplane takes off from Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Air carriers led by Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA and Tam SA are delivering the biggest returns in Brazil's corporate bond market over the past six months as growth in Latin America's largest economy fuels record travel. ©Bloomberg Latam Airlines plans a $1bn share sale after first-quarter net income fell 48.9% from a year ago

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