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Backdated rates no aid to port development

Potential investors in port-centric projects could be deterred by huge bills

Second strike in Finland is off

Warehouse staff agree deal, but dock dispute goes on

Lines launch Far East express service

CPT will link China, Philippines and Thailand

Shipowners slam 'minor adjustment' in light dues hike

Reduction of increase in charges to fund lighthouses not enough

Box rates from Asia top 2008 levels

ELAA figures show European trade lanes gradually recovering

DFDS looks to a happier new year

Ro-ro operator reflects on a challenging year, and expects growth in 2010

Chilean ports getting back to normal

Some northern ports already back in full swing after earthquake

More laid-up ships back in service

Idle containership fleet at its lowest since last July

CMA CGM raises rates on Europe to Far East

French line also to separate terminal operating charges

MSC boss blames shippers for rising rates

Price instablity created by abolition of conferences

China's box trade gap narrows

Half of all US and German container imports in 2009 came from China

Forth Ports rejects shareholder buy-out

Consortium makes two bids, but fails to offer enough cash

Brighter picture at US ports

Statistics show double-digit increases into the summer

New talks in bid to end Finnish port strike

Trade standstill enters sixth day as exports pile up

Asia-Med ocean rates fall, but Asia-Europe still rising

Ups and downs on rates from Shanghai to US too

Feeder operators hit out at global carriers over bunker fees

Operators want their share of fuel surcharges paid by shippers

Are carriers colluding again?

Shippers claim signalling to the market is a return to the bad old days

MOL launches service to meet demand in Chennai region

SMX links Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and India

PD Ports is Asda's best buy

Operator's coastal feeder service scoops award

What's going on along the Yangtze?

First survey notes all development projects at 73 ports

Container boom just a blip, says Maersk boss

Lines unlikely to be tempted into bringing back laid-up tonnage

K Line revamps Japan-US service

Bigger vessels introduced

Volumes on Asia-US down

Second year running for falling market

Revamp plan for PSX

New World adds extra ship to Pacific string

Adriatic freight-only service a winner

Line claims new Italy-Greece service a success

Capacity boost as India-Asean trade grows

Lines combine to launch new feeder service

New French connection for Huelin

Extra call is latest move in development of Channel Islands route

Volumes up for APL, but rates are down

Higher volumes on key trades before Chinese new year

Forwarder has gloomy outlook on capacity

But DSV feels new sense of optimism

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Features

Space: the perennial challenge

Space: the perennial challenge

A lot can happen in a year, and nowhere has that been more evident than in the ocean freight sector, writes Damian Brett

Still loch waters run deep

The peace and quiet of a Scottish loch was shattered with the arrival of six giant containerships. Gavin van Marle discovers how the world's biggest shipping line managed to calm local hostility

An industry listing to port

Excess capacity, low volumes and mounting debt are causing a split in the heavylift and project cargo shipping sectors, according to operators, writes Alex Lennane

Hedging your bets

The obscure art of derivatives trading – long used in bulk commodities – has finally come to the world of container shipping, writes Gavin van Marle

Interviews

Slowly but surely the key to Asia expansion

Slowly but surely the key to Asia expansion

TNT expects to win more market share and see improved organic growth in Asia this year, as the global economy picks up

Eurotunnel targets smaller hauliers

Eurotunnel’s latest drive to draw small and medium-sized hauliers to its truck shuttle services appears to be paying off, writes Isabel Lesto

Opinion

More space, lower cost?

What will be the effect on rates of idle ships returning to service? asks Damian Brett

Gauging the capacity needs of rail customers

While some shippers do not want to get involved with the nitty gritty of rail freight transport, for others it is becoming a matter of increasing concern, writes Tony Berkeley, chairman of the Rail Freight Group

People

Irene Gräf

Developing business for Jettainer

Bruno Mandrin

New role at Geodis

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