http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au Breaking shipping, logistics, trade and transport news. daily 1 2009-07-06T15:39:03Z http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/wa-ports-developing-to-keep-up-with-boom Throughput at Western Australia’s state ports is forecast to be 1bn tonnes per annum by 2030 according to the Regional Freight Transport Network Plan released yesterday. No publisher Ashleigh Telford Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/international-eco-ships-offer-owners-no-competitive-advantage A leading financial institution has poured cold water on industry claims about the benefits of ordering so called eco-ships just as leading shipowners forge ahead with orders. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/international-hapag-lloyd-cuts-its-first-quarter-losses Hapag-Lloyd has warned there cannot be “a repeat of last year” as it remained in the red during the first quarter of the year, but the result was an improvement on the same period last year. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/international-maersk-rate-increase-undercuts-hapag-lloyd Ahead of its first-quarter interim results on Friday, Maersk Line has announced a general rate increase on the Asia-Europe westbound trade lane of US$750 per teu, effective July 1. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/asia-dhl-invests-to-grow-supply-chain-in-vietnam Global logistician, DHL, has committed to spend €10m (US$13m) to grow its presence in the Vietnamese market by 2015. No publisher Jemma Castle Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/asia-china-offers-two-decades-of-growth-says-zhang China will grow with the same momentum for the next 20 years, according to Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) president Zhang Ye. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/asia-stx-pan-ocean-posts-us-67m-first-quarter-loss STX Pan Ocean has reported a loss attributed to shareholders of US$67m in the first quarter, compared to a much deeper loss of US$103.8m in the first quarter of 2012. No publisher Tom Leander Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/acting-customs-ceo-vows-to-harden-agency-against-corruption Marion Grant, the new acting chief executive of the Customs and Border Protection agency has vowed to harden her organisation against corruption and infiltration by organised crime. No publisher Jim Wilson Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T06:13:02Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/anl-to-join-coscon2019s-sas Ripples from the advent of the new STA/CAT service in the North and East Asia-Australia trade continue to spread, with ANL Container Line to take Pacific International Line’s place as a vessel provider in Coscon’s Sino Australia Service (SAS). No publisher Jemma Castle and Dale Crisp Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/16/two-more-chinese-banks-lodge-suits-against-csc-phoenix Two more Chinese banks have lodged legal action against CSC Phoenix for multimillion dollar arrears, following a similar move late last month by the Import-Export Bank of China (Cexim), according to regulatory filings. No publisher Jing Yang Daily Top Stories 2013-05-16T03:14:46Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/16/asia-nol-back-in-the-black-but-apl-revenues-drop Neptune Orient Lines returned to the black in the first quarter of the year, thanks to the sale of its headquarters, but has warned that the industry “remains saddled with overcapacity”. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-16T03:14:46Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/16/asia-ofers2019-singapore-hub-plans-take-shape International shipping magnate Idan Ofer has bolstered his rapidly developing operational shipping hub in Singapore, appointing Orient Overseas (International) chief financial officer Ken Cambie to oversee a new company, Quantum Pacific Shipping Services. No publisher Tom Leander, Damien Brett & Richard Meade Daily Top Stories 2013-05-16T03:14:46Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/16/international-box-leasing-rates-bump-along-the-bottom The opening quarter of any year tends to be the most challenging for the liner shipping industry and 2013 was no different, as box output was soft and lessors’ equipment utilisation levels were down, albeit only slightly on the record levels (well over 95%) of the past two years. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-16T03:14:46Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/16/international-liverpool-dockers-ponder-ballot-on-industrial-action Liverpool dockers are considering a ballot on industrial action following the dismissal of a colleague last month, according to officials of the Unite trade union. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-16T03:14:46Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/16/international-container-charter-market-turns-a-corner Overcapacity is still a big issue in the container shipping industry, both on a global scale and on many trade lanes. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-16T03:14:46Z News Item