News

Armed guards’ insurance cover needs greater clarity

Shipowners could be liable for PMSCs that lack adequate or correct cover

Hapag-Lloyd sale could be completed within weeks

Talks between Tui and the Hamburg-based Albert Ballin consortium are at ‘advanced...
The long goodbye to Hapag-Lloyd
KG fund Emstor files for insolvency

Failure is latest in a series of insolvencies of funds from the Leer-based GHF stable...
Feedership KG fund collapses
Capesizes dodge the worst of the dry market meltdown

Rates edge sideways as brokers look to mild improvement in February
Market goes quiet for China new year break

Electronic pay firms woo seafarers away from wage packets

US firm SeaPay opens office in Liverpool to target European owners
West Africa suezmax daily earnings dip below $20,000 for first time in six weeks

Charterers drip feeding cargoes into the spot market have left owners scrambling for work

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Market Data

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Clean 653 (8) Dirty 801 (-2) Baltic Tanker Indices

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Containers

MSC and Zim join Asia-Europe rates push
World Container Index down after Shanghai-Rotterdam component declines
Deepsea calls into Baltic drive new feeder carrier consolidation
Costamare tops expectations with improved fourth-quarter results
20% of arms and narcotics trafficked on German-owned boxships
Containership charter market needs a post-Chinese new year holiday boost
OOCL hikes North Europe-Asia rates

Dry Cargo

Stabilisation of dry bulk asset values is imminent
Chief executives agree secondhand and newbuilding prices cannot go much lower
Glencore merger with Xstrata would threaten bulk trades
China Shipping Development separates dry bulk and tanker units
Zero dollar rates reported as Atlantic supramax demand dwindles
January capesize spot fixtures reach lowest level in over three years
China sheds light on valemax ban

Tankers

Ports & Logistics

DFDS and Louis Armateurs set Dover-Calais launch date
Norman Spirit to be switched from DFDS Dover-Dunkirk service, with a second ship...
Salvors win US Navy contracts worth up to $215m each
Pressure mounts in US for Harbour Maintenance Tax Fund reform
North Europe faces zero import growth in 2012
US Congress to review Harbour Maintenance Tax
Fitch awards negative outlook for Indian shipping

"It is troubling how eager we are to vilify one man rather than contextualise his actions and consequently confront any system as a whole " Liz McMahon

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"New study proves that tired seafarers put themselves and their vessels at risk " Michael Grey

Middle East

US sanctions leave room for manoeuvre

Waivers for countries that show intent to reduce imported Iranian crude

North America

PetroChina buys $1bn stake in Shell’s Canadian shale gas business

Deal boosts North America export prospects

Asia

Australia plans national maritime law

Act would replace eight sets of laws

Central & South America

January capesize spot fixtures reach lowest level in over three years

Weak cargo demand explains dry bulk rates crash

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Finance

HCI Capital tops KG league
KG house raised $76m for shipping funds last year
Italy faces ship finance freeze
Royal Caribbean tries to reassure cruise customers
OSG chief Arntzen backs US tax change on foreign earnings
Auerbach raises cash to buy second cargo vessel
Sevan struggling to secure restructuring agreement

Insurance

Ship Operations

Costa to choose Concordia salvor
Ten companies invited to submit proposals
Samsung Heavy profits fall 12%
At least 100 still missing from Rabaul Queen
Hyundai Heavy reports sharp drop in profits
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries books operating loss
US Navy buys Hawaii Superferry catamaran pair for $35m

Regulation

French public prosecutor announces investigation
Over 500 passengers now part of Costa Concordia class action in US
Australia plans national maritime law
US Senate committee approves tougher sanctions against Iran
Private maritime security body launches self-regulation programme
BP must cover some Deepwater Horizon claims against Halliburton
Iran sanctions change to target NIOC and NITC

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