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WEB4 days ago · Salvage begins on burning tanker attacked in Red Sea. Salvors began towing the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion, still burning from attacks by Houthi militia in late August. The vessel became a symbol of civilian shipping targets that have led container and other vessel operators to detour around the region. American Shipper.
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WEB2 days ago · Hazmat carrier sues Dali shipowners for negligence. Higher freight costs linked to the Baltimore bridge collapse are causing customers to flee to competitors, an energy company owner tells FreightWaves. ... FreightWaves provides …
How big are the world’s largest ocean container ships?
WEBJan 14, 2023 · Twitter/X. LinkedIn. Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine in June launched the largest container ship ever built, the aptly named Ever Alot. The massive ship has a capacity of 24,004 twenty-foot equivalent units, just a little more than its slightly older sibling, the Ever Ace, launched in July 2021 and the …
Crude shipping revs up; supertanker rates top $100,000 a day
WEBMar 10, 2023 · LinkedIn. Spot rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) — tankers that carry 2 million barrels of oil — just breached the $100,000-per-day threshold. It could be a taste of things to come. Analysts and investors are increasingly confident that the tanker business is headed into a long, sustained upcycle. “VLCC rates have surged at the ...
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WEBSep 18, 2024 · RXO gets negative outlook from Moody’s but keeps investment-grade rating. Moody’s held its investment-grade debt rating of RXO, but its outlook was shifted to negative. ... Read the latest logistics news and insights from FreightWaves covering multi-modal transportation. Award winning news coverage at your fingertips.
‘Astronomical’ gains for dry bulk shipping but rally looks fleeting
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Rates for Capesizes — larger dry bulk vessels with capacity of around 180,000 deadweight tons (DWT) that carry iron ore, coal and bauxite — averaged $54,600 per day on Monday, according to Clarksons Securities, more than triple rates on Nov. 1 of $15,800 per day. “This is a week that [shipowners] …
Top 10 container lines: How did rankings change during boom?
WEBJan 5, 2023 · The other five carriers in the top 10 have either grown moderately during the COVID era or dropped capacity. Hapag-Lloyd and Yang Ming: Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, the fifth-largest liner operator, increased capacity by 1.8% last year and by 64,800 TEUs or 4% over the past three years. At No. 9, Taiwan’s Yang Ming upped capacity by 60,724 TEUs ...
20 carriers named as 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For
WEBJan 6, 2021 · Twenty carriers have been named to the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For list. This year’s Best Fleets includes four carriers new to the list and 16 carriers that were also named to the 2020 list.. Produced by CarriersEdge, in partnership with TCA, Best Fleets to Drive For is an annual survey and contest that identifies the for-hire carriers ...
Knight-Swift deal shows the value in owning an LTL
WEBJul 14, 2021 · For the second time this year, a truckload-centric transportation company has acquired a less-than-truckload carrier. Canadian TL and logistics outfit TFI International announced the $800 million acquisition of UPS Freight in January.Last week, the biggest TL carrier in the nation, Knight-Swift Transportation, inked a $1.35 billion deal for regional LTL carrier AAA Cooper Transportation.
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