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Australasia/Oceania - Exports to South and Central America. Source: Container Trades Statistics
 
CTS: Australasia Exports to South America Plummet
Bunker Fuel Prices - Rotterdam. Source: Bunkervision via LQM Petroleum Services, Inc
 
Rotterdam Bunker Prices Slide
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of May 17, 2013. Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange
 
SCFI: Asia-Europe Rates Fall Despite Mid-May GRIs
World Container Index Between New York and Rotterdam. Source: World Container Index
 
WCI: Trans-Atlantic Westbound Rates Continue to Slide

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Port of Antwerp Wins Prestigious 2013 Environmental World Ports Award
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Europe: Containerized exports to North America through March 2013. Source: Container Trades Statistics
 

Containerized Exports From Europe to North America at Eight-Month High

22 May 2013
Containerized export volume from Europe to North America reached 322,300 20-foot-equivalent units in March, its highest volume since July 2012 and the second highest volume in this lane since the JOC began collecting this data in January 2011, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd.
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MSC to Raise Asia-Europe Rates
22 May 2013
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will increase rates for all dry and refrigerated cargo on its trade from Limassol, Cyprus, to any destination in the Far East, beginning June 1.
 
Cargotec Opens Technology, Automation Center in Finland
22 May 2013
Cargotec has unveiled its Technology and Competence Centre in an opening ceremony in Tampere, Finland.
 
Rotterdam Opens First Phase of Giant Maasvlakte 2 Container Hub
22 May 2013
Rotterdam today officially opened the first phase of Maasvlakte 2, Europe’s largest container terminal hub, which is expected to unleash a fierce battle for cargo across the Le Havre-Hamburg port range at a time of sluggish traffic growth.
 
DFDS Loss Widens on Flat North European Cargo Markets
22 May 2013
Denmark’s DFDS reported its pre-tax loss in the seasonally weak first quarter widened to 118 million kroner ($ 20.5 million) from 98 million kroner ($17 million) a year earlier, as cargo traffic stalled on its key North Sea and Baltic shipping routes.
 
Diana Containerships Posts First Quarter Loss
21 May 2013
Diana Containerships today reported a net loss of $31.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared with a net income of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2012.
 
Finnair Cargo Expands Air Freight Capacity for Brussels, Tokyo
21 May 2013
Finnair Cargo will add more air freight capacity to and from Brussels, starting June 6.
 
EU Provides Funding for Anti-Piracy Efforts in Africa
21 May 2013
The European Union has allocated €37 million (about US$47.7 million) for its Regional Maritime Security program to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries.
 
Navios Maritime Holdings Reports Net Loss of $10.2 Million
21 May 2013
Navios Maritime Holdings today reported a net loss of $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2013, plummeting from a net profit of $9.5 million in the first quarter of 2012.
 
CEVA's Revenue, EBITDA Fell in First Quarter
21 May 2013
CEVA Group reported its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the first quarter of 2013 were €31 million (about US$39.8 million), plummeting 53 percent from $84.8 million in the first quarter of 2012.
 
Royal Mail's Profits More Than Double
21 May 2013
Royal Mail’s profit more than doubled, driven by surging parcel deliveries, in a major boost to the forthcoming privatization of the UK’s 363-year-old state-owned postal company.