Despite expectations of a seasonal pickup in the Medium Range tanker market in the Americas in the fourth quarter -- particularly from November onward -- charterers were able to pressure freight rates lower Wednesday, with Medium Range ...
Tags: Freight Rate, USGC-Europe, LR1 tanker
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 ...
Platts office in Singapore will be closed on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 for the Deepavali holiday and there will be no East of Suez tanker or Asia-Pacific dry bulk assessments on those days. Dry Freight Wire will not be published. ...
Financial results posted by leading chip manufacturer Intel and key lithography system supplier ASML suggest that demand in the microelectronics industry – a key sector for laser companies – is to remain strong. Following ...
Tags: ASML, microelectronics industry, laser
Escalating demand for photovoltaic (PV) products drove record-breaking additions of cell manufacturing capacity during the third quarter of 2010, while subsequent announcements suggest that the PV boom is set to continue. US-based ...
Tags: Solar, photovoltaic, First Solar
The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has announced availability of its complete chipset for CWDM ...
Tags: M/A-COM, Chipset, semiconductors
Global Water Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UV-C LED system designer and manufacturer AquiSense Technologies, which is unveiling what is claimed to be the world's first UV-C LED production product for water ...
Tags: UV LEDs, Global Water Technologies, UV lamps
West coast Indian miner Fomento Resources has offered a cargo of 57%-Fe iron ore fines material through a spot tender Thursday, making this the first iron ore shipment the miner will send out of Goa after the state's mining bans were ...
Tags: Fomento Resources, seaborne prices, Iron Ore
Crude oil shipments by Kirby's inland barge fleet continued to slide in the third quarter of 2015, as did the price that transporting those volumes can command, executives said during the company's Q3 earnings call Thursday. Kirby moved ...
Handysize tanker freight rates on the Cross-Mediterranean voyage, basis 30,000 mt, have hit their lowest in five years on Monday on the lack of cargoes and ample tonnage, shipping sources said Tuesday. According to Platts data, freight ...
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Beware exhibitors: After 12 years in the trade show industry, I’ve finally been introduced to the consequences of a mixed shipment. We were hit with “special handling” (aka drayage) charges because of this mixed shipment. ...
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When it comes to exhibiting, something every company must determine is whether renting their display is more beneficial than buying them. As a matter of fact, there are certain benefits to trade show display rental, as well as purchases. ...
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After your exhibit is finalized and built, the most challenging part of a successful trade show execution is shipping your display. Getting your exhibit from Point A to Point B can prove more challenging than most expect. Streamline the ...
Are you a business owner looking to get into the trade show arena, but feel like you just don’t have the budget to purchase the right type of exhibit for your needs? Tabletop displays are a proven resource for businesses of every size ...
Tags: Tabletop Displays, Small But Powerful Resource, exhibits