Europe

 
20 May 2013
BG Freight Line, the short sea specialist based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will increase the frequency of its services to Liverpool, England, in June.
Bunker Fuel Prices - Rotterdam. Source: Bunkervision via LQM Petroleum Services, Inc
 
20 May 2013
Spot prices dropped for both high and low sulfur bunker fuel in Rotterdam in the week of May 17, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services Inc.
 
20 May 2013
Shippers face the likelihood of more slow-steaming on the major east-west trade routes from Asia to the U.S.
 
20 May 2013
Romania pulled the partial privatization of the state-owned rail company after potential investors, including a US short line operator, failed to pre-qualify for the bidding process.
 
17 May 2013
Mediterranean Shipping Co. will increase rates on three of its trade routes, effective June 1...
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of May 17, 2013. Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange
 
17 May 2013
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index saw further rate erosion in European lanes, pulling the overall SCFI index below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark for the first time since February 2012, to $990.78.
 
17 May 2013
Euroseas today reported a net loss of $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, improving from a net loss of $9.0 million in the first quarter of 2012.
 
17 May 2013
MSC Belgium has introduced a new container release system that allows customers in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium to collect their containers quickly in a secure environment.
FedEx Freight Canada’s new service center for the Vancouver area.
 
17 May 2013
FedEx Freight Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx, has held an opening ceremony for its new service center for the Vancouver, British Columbia, area.
World Container Index Between New York and Rotterdam. Source: World Container Index
 
17 May 2013
Trans-Atlantic westbound rates saw another week of declines at an accelerated rate, moving to a new low of $2,027, according to the latest release of the World Container Index.
World Container Index rates to Shanghai. Source: World Container Index
 
17 May 2013
Backhaul rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai saw a 7.6 percent increase in the week of May 16, according to the latest release of the World Container Index.