• Dry bulk poised for the comeback | 14 February 2008

    Seasoned brokers with long memories watched with little real concern as January's market turmoil helped charter rates for bulk carriers...

  • Index falls amplify stock market jitters | 14 February 2008

    Falls in the Baltic Exchange dry indices amplified turmoil in global equity markets, sparking an investor sell-off and plunging stock...

  • No answers on Wunma | 14 February 2008

    Just over 12 months since a cyclone battered the Wunma in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and almost two...

  • US slowdown won't hurt, owners say | 14 February 2008

    Shipowners are generally convinced the dry bulk industry is unlikely to be severely hit by any slowdown in the US...

  • Canada in hot pursuit of ambitious gateway plan | 07 February 2008

    As global maritime commerce steadily grows, major trading nations have been paying special attention to expanding existing gateways or establishing...

  • Driving home the point | 07 February 2008

    There's something almost Churchillian about protests on the beaches of Port Phillip Bay. Sir Winston reminded of the need...

  • Over-zealous Washington uses security as a barrier to the free flow of trade | 07 February 2008

    Canada's efforts to become a strategic gateway of choice in North America are being undermined by costly delays, due to...

  • Smoking out the class cartels | 07 February 2008

    It has often been suggested by frustrated classification society people that “nobody understands what classification societies actually do”. After the...

  • Europe terminals stretched to limit | 31 January 2008

    The first European port – Rotterdam – breached the watershed 10m teu throughput mark last year, and it is perhaps...

  • Going Dutch on port expansion | 31 January 2008

    Port of Rotterdam Authority and Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten have concluded a financing agreement for E450m (US$658m), which will be used...

  • The sweet breath of life | 31 January 2008

    It is not rocket science to ensure that you refrain from entering an enclosed space that you suspect may not...

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