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China's Coastal Coal Freights Began Rising in Week

Feb 22, 2017

Freight rates for shipping coal from northern China's Qinhuangdao port to the other Chinese ports of Zhangjiagang, Shanghai and Guangzhou in eastern and southern China began to rise in the week to Tuesday, port operator Qinhuangdao Port ...

Tags: coal, coal demand

Li & Fung Says Retail Disruption Dragged Down Sales In 2015

Mar 21, 2016

Li & Fung Limited, which designs, sources and distributes consumer goods for many of the world's leading consumer brands, reported sales 2.4 percent to $18.8 billion in 2015. “2015 was a challenging year," said Spencer Fung, Group ...

Tags: Li&Fung, Sales, Retail distribution

Dry Bulk Atlantic: Panamax Owners Consider Lay-UPS on Weak 2016 Outlook

Dec 15, 2015

The Panamax dry bulk short period freight market is currently trading below operating costs and some owners may be tempted to lay up their vessels as the outlook for 2016 is very weak, sources said. The Panamax short period market is ...

Tags: Dry Bulk, vessels

Analysis: Dry Bulk Shipowners Faced with Loss of USGC-China Petcoke Route

Nov 6, 2015

Dry bulk shipowners are heading toward 2016 with the prospect of one fewer cargo option on the key loading region of the US Gulf Coast, as new environmental legislation introduced by Beijing this summer could mean China will no longer be ...

Tags: USGC-China Petcoke Route, Dry Bulk Shipowners, sulfur

Air Freight Volumes Were up 3.3% in April

Jun 17, 2015

The IATA reports that air freight volumes were up 3.3% in April compared to a year ago, which was below the 4.3% expansion seen so far this year. The April result provides a clearer reading of air freight market performance, after holiday ...

Tags: Air Freight Rebound, global economy

CCVS Gained Great Success in Its Second Edition in 2013

Jan 14, 2015

Crowned as “the Milestone of China Auto Industry” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Commercial Vehicles Show (CCVS) has gained great success in its second edition in 2013. The third edition of CCVS ...

Tags: Commercial Vehicles Show, freight market, Transportation

China's SSEFC Plans to Release the First Freight Contracts

Jun 4, 2014

China's Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange plans to launch dry bulk freight futures contracts on June 18, the first of its kind in the global freight market, SSEFC President Yu Jun said late last week. "Being the first to launch such a ...

Tags: Dry Bulk, iron ore, coal

Rates and Sentiment on The Iron Ore Freight Market Got a Boost

May 6, 2014

Rates and sentiment on the iron ore freight market got a boost Friday after Bocimar International NV was heard taking at least six ships in the Atlantic over the May Day holiday in Asia, putting an end to the downward spiral in Capesize ...

Tags: Iron Ore, freight market

The Thermal Coal Panamax Freight Market Lost Some Bullishness

Apr 28, 2014

The thermal coal Panamax freight market on Thursday lost some of the last week's bullishness as firm cargoes eluded the market, sources said Thursday. The coal freight market from Indonesia to India was quiet, market sources said, with ...

Tags: Thermal Coal, coal freight rate

Iron Ore Capesize Freight Rates Continued to Edge Down This Week

Apr 21, 2014

Iron ore Capesize freight rates continued to edge down this week, with expectations that rates could see further contraction in the next week, market sources said Thursday. The West Australia to Qingdao iron ore Capesize market was active ...

Tags: Iron Ore, freight rates, miner

Fuel Ethanol Fuel Ethanol Traders Swamped Freight Market with Inquiries

Feb 26, 2014

Fuel ethanol traders have swamped the freight market with inquiries for westbound transatlantic rates as multi-year low prices in Rotterdam have prompted interest in exports to Brazil, where stocks could fall to razor-thin levels before the ...

Tags: Ethanol Exports, Chemicals

Air Freight Markets Stabilised in September, After an Extended Period of Slow Increase

Nov 1, 2013

Air freight markets stabilised in September, after an extended period of slow increase. Global freight tonne kilometres were up 0.5% in September year-on-year, a slowdown on the 3.4% growth in August, and there was no increase in volumes ...

Tags: Global Market Transport, Service, Transport

Volumes and Rates Grow Over The Coming Months

Sep 26, 2013

The third-quarter Transport Capital Partners survey reveals more U.S. carriers are expecting to see volumes and rates grow over the coming months. In this quarter's survey, more carriers are expressing optimism for increases in volumes ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts

Prices Drifted Sideways in The Delivered South China Cargo Market for Thermal Coal Friday

Sep 22, 2013

Prices drifted sideways in the delivered South China cargo market for thermal coal Friday in the absence of any significant buying interest from China, and sellers pondered the next move in a buoyant freight market, market sources said. ...

Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

SYFA Will Hold Its 2013 Fall Conference

Sep 5, 2013

The Clover, S.C.-based Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA) will hold its 2013 Fall Conference, titled "Resurgence of Textiles Back in the Region," September 26-27 at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Charlotte. "After many struggles ...

Tags: Textile

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