Recently at a conference for freight forwarders everyone jointly agreed: if you’re the fastest to quote, you win the customer.…
Browsing: Shipping
Maritime industry confronts boatload of environmental challenges Keeping up in a world hurtling toward the dawn of the IMO 2020…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Nov 8, 2019[/box] Parcel shipping is a booming business. Especially e-commerce has had a…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index sheds over 7pc to touch 4-month trough The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index falls on softer capesize demand The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Shippers looking to reduce the carbon footprint From higher-quality paint to state-of-the-art propellers: shipping companies are looking…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index hits one-week trough on sluggish demand The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Shipping confidence dips as trade wars intensify Confidence in the shipping industry fell in the past three…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index down for 6th straight session on sliding Panamax rates The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index hits one-month low The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index falls for tenth straight session The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates…
Shipping as one of the world’s most global businesses bodes well at the zenith of world monetary movement. Transportation is…
Eastern Alignment Projects Sr. No. Project Name Length (Km) Status Implementation Period 1 Khunjrab – Raikot including AttaAbad Lake 335…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY First LNG cargo leaves $15 bn site as US exports grow The first cargo of liquefied natural…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index at 5-1/2 years high The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest…
A nationwide campaign of Bahria University to promote blue economy And it is He who subjected the sea for you…
Pakistan is blessed with unlimited natural and marine resources. Pakistan’s 1,200 kilometers lengthy coastline with the Arabian Sea is a…
A nationwide campaign of Bahria University to promote country’s blue economy Recognition of the blue economy and smart shipping concept…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY US seaports record surging volumes on back of robust economy Many US sea ports achieved record or…
In the past, companies have tried to optimize and unearth efficiency gains through value chain integration. Reason was that it…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index slides for twelfth session on sluggish demand The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index extended…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Matt Davis Writer, The Big Think This article was originally published by Big Think[/box] The humble…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Weak iron-ore shipping demand drags down Baltic index The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index falls on sliding Capesize rates The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for a…
The respective governments in Pakistan have been making efforts for the revival of the shipping industry since the early 1990s.…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index extends gains on Capesize, Panamax demand The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose on…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Ship operators cannot afford to turn a blind eye to cyber security The United States Coast Guard…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Maritime operators set full speed ahead for cleaner ships Shipping historically has never been much of a…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Global shipping outlook stable, says Moody’s The outlook for the global shipping sector into 2020 will remain…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY India’s fertiliser movement now eligible for subsidy A policy for reimbursement of freight subsidy for transportation of…
Three weeks ago I wrote an article ‘Brewing turmoil in Pakistan’s backyard’ and the concluding remarks were, “The fact remains…
The history of use of waterborne vessels is as old as humans. Research has found the use of boats as…
Hutchison Ports KICT is Pakistan’s leading deep water container terminal. The new facility is the closest Pakistan port to the…
Interview with Mr Hasan Sheikh Vohra — Chief Executive Officer, Hasan Enterprises International [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Since 2005…
CPEC Portfolio Projects Status Cost(US$ M) Energy (IPP financing mode) Completed 4,979 Cross Border Optical Fiber Project (GCL) Completed 37.4…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Container shipping pitfalls in the coming months As weak demand growth is forecasted for the coming quarters,…
A nationwide campaign of Bahria University to promote Blue Economy Shipping logistics represents a person or company who contracts to…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Singapore marine fuel oil hits new record high The premium of Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5 percent to…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Shipowners see rise in IMO-compliant fuels, but doubts persist Shipowners, who are facing one of the biggest…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Asian refiners may lift some middle east crude in smaller vessels post sabotage Various Asian buyers of…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Americas MR tankers see short-haul freight up 20pc on tight tonnage, fixing spree The Americas Medium Range…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Fujairah stockpiles climb to record on 11pc jump in light distillates Oil product inventories in the Fujairah…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Global ship orders fall to lowest level in 15 years Ship orders world-wide have shrunk to the…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY US west coast gasoline imports from Europe set for record April Gasoline imports into the US West…
Maritime transport, which plays a vital role in the development of the country, comprises ports, shipping, shipbuilding and ship repair,…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY South Korea ranks second in global ship orders in q1 South Korean shipbuilders came in second worldwide…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Shipowners, refiners at odds over imo fuel quality Fuel quality is the great unknown for the shipping…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Trafigura ships more Asian gasoline to Americas on new tanker Commodity trader Trafigura is shipping this month…
Key issue of long overstayed containers need to be addressed promptly Interview with Mr. Abdullah Farrukh — CEO, Pak Shaheen…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY UK hydrographic office works with Seychelles govt to help tackle piracy in the Indian ocean The UK…
New supertankers carrying gasoil west hits record Ship builders in Asia are sending a record number of supertankers west carrying…
Asian lpg premiums surge on supply tightness, houston shipping delays Asian LPG premiums have ballooned amid supply tightness in the…
Any country, when drafting its maritime policies, is faced with a dilemma that is similar in nature to most other…
Ships with scrubbers must lock in high sulfur fuel oil needs to avoid supply hassles Shipowners with scrubber-equipped vessels may…
UAE eases Qatar shipping ban The United Arab Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping of goods between it and…
Trade spats could dampen shipping growth this year An escalation of tariff wars between China and the United States could…
Global container freight market bearish as lunar new year hits Sentiment in the container freight market has turned largely bearish…
Asia resumes Iran oil imports at lowered rates Asian imports of Iranian crude oil have just started to return but…
Northwest Europe RMK 500 cst bunker fuel strengthens An increase in fuel oil exports east from Rotterdam is supporting RMK…
Container shippers likely to face a bumpy year ahead IF there was ever a year when the outlook for reliability…
Asia tanker markets may face unpredictability For the Asian dirty and clean tanker markets, 2018 was a mixed bag that…
South korean shipbuilders to benefit from LNG ship orders in 2019 South Korean shipbuilders are expected to continue to benefit…
Container market improving, but still shaky A less than convincing performance in the Asia to Mediterranean headhaul market and a…
Korean shipyards almost sweep LNG ship orders South Korean shipbuilders have bagged over 80 percent of new orders placed around…
USGC clean tanker rates hit multi-year highs Rates in the Americas clean tankers market for vessels leaving the US Gulf…
Floating lng cargoes in Asia find buyers as prices plunge Several liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes that had been stored…
Dry freight index rebounds 20pc from 7-month low The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) – which tracks global dry freight rates…
Stronger capesize demand pushes up baltic index The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships ferrying dry…
South Korea takes top spot in global ship orders South Korean shipbuilders clinched the No. 1 position in new orders…
Smaller ports pip major ones in cargo traffic growth, share rises to 42 percent Non-major ports are gradually eating into…
Maritime regulator faces growing calls for a gradual rollout of clean-fuel rules International maritime regulators begin a new round of…
Strong Asian tanker market in q4 A strong Asian tanker market is expected in the fourth quarter with visible signs…
US to be big winner of new IMO shipping rules The United States is set to be the big winner…
Asia shipping rates may firm on low-sulphur rules Freight rates in Asia may firm as some ports in the key…
Germany’s commercial shipping fleet shrinks by a third Germany, one of the world’s main maritime players, saw its commercial fleet…
Singapore bunker fuel demand likely to rebound Singapore delivered bunker fuel demand is expected to see an uptick in September,…
Shipping rates plunge on fears of trade war impact When US President Donald Trump fired the first salvos in his…
Tainted shipping fuel sparks calls for tighter quality control A wave of contaminated fuel that has clogged and damaged engines…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Aug 31, 2018 [/box] An interview from the Russian Ministry for Maritime and River…
Conditions ripe for container shipping rates to spike Container spot rates are expected to lift soon on the back of…
ExxonMobil offers bunkering transparency and innovation ExxonMobil has announced that it is the first to supply via an independently accredited…
Korean shipbuilders sweep orders for large LNG tankers Korean shipbuilders have swept all of the orders for 30 large liquefied…
Medium range tanker freight rates return to 2018 low Clean freight rates for Medium Range tankers have returned to 2018…
The VLCC race: US midstream companies plan to export more oil faster Since the US crude market began to grow…
Southern Chinese ports prioritize thermal coal imports; coking coal buying slows Coking coal end-users in southern China are taking a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Felix Richter, Jul 16, 2018[/box] When Amazon introduced the Prime membership program in the United States in 2005,…
Someone once said, ‘The ship of the future will be a floating computer’. It actually is going to be true,…
The Maritime Training Institute, an awards winning Institution duly approved by the Govt. of Pakistan, affiliated with University of Karachi…
The Port of Karachi is one of South Asia’s largest and busiest deep-water seaports handling about 60 percent cargo dealings…
It was a long time dream of Pakistan authorities to make Gwadar port — a small but strategically located fishing…