All Insight articles – Page 18
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NewsLogistics confidence in the UK drops
Optimism in the UK’s logistics industry has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to the latest Logistics Confidence Index from Barclays and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
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NewsCanada approves ELD mandate
Last month, Canada’s transport ministry finalised an electronic logging device (ELD) mandate that will come into force on June 12, 2021, aligning the country’s vehicle regulations with the USA.
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NewsICS updates sulphur 2020 guidance
With six months to go until the implementation of the global sulphur cap on marine fuel, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has updated its guidance for shipping companies.
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NewsGlobal trade barometer falling says DHL
For the first time since its launch in January 2018, the DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) indicates a slight contraction of worldwide trade for the next three months.
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NewsSlower growth hits oil markets
World trade growth has fallen back to its slowest pace since the financial crisis ten years ago and the consequences for oil demand are becoming apparent, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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NewsMaintenance buoys non-renewable project logistics market
The need to maintain, rebuild or upgrade existing power plants to ensure they remain cost-effective and environmentally acceptable is generating significant logistics work for heavy lift service providers and project forwarders, writes Phil Hastings.
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NewsRepowering Spain’s wind farms
Wind power is big business in Spain, and confidence that this industry will remain a stable source of work for project logisticians is running high. Megan Ramsay reports.
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NewsContainer shipping swaps consolidation for logistics
Global container shipping lines are increasingly moving into the logistics business as they turn their back on large-scale consolidation activity, according to analyst Fitch Ratings.
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NewsRoad rules drive project cargoes onto rail
Germany is seeing more project cargoes switching to rail as road regulations are more strictly enforced, while in Russia the sheer distances involved ensure the economic advantages of rail, writes Yvonne Mulder.
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NewsPositive project logistics prospects for decommissioning
A growing need to decommission older non-renewable power plants, particularly nuclear, is set to create increasing business opportunities for heavy lift service providers over the next few years, writes Phil Hastings.
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NewsMultipurpose charter rates remain stable
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have remained stable over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsEurope’s divided approach to China and the impact on logistics
The Chinese investment effort that seeks to deepen infrastructure links across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America – the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – is a step closer to expanding its influence in Europe. Sophie Barnes reports.
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NewsLet’s go fly a “K”ite
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is installing an automated kite system onto one of its bulkers.
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NewsChina funds Africa’s age of opportunity
With the population of Africa forecast to double by 2050, there is increasing demand for new infrastructure. Much of this is being funded by China, which has a huge appetite for the raw materials that are found on the continent, writes David Kershaw.
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NewsPCN adds to summit agenda
The Project Cargo Network (PCN) is bolstering the agenda of its annual summit with four video sessions that have been produced by lifting and rigging industry expert Marco J. van Daal.
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NewsHow shippers and project forwarders can navigate challenging times
As risks to the global market economy stack up, HLPFI highlights some of the major challenges facing forwarders and shipping lines operating in the project logistics sector.
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NewsShipping Company Groningen launches ShipFund
The heavy lift and multipurpose shipping sector faces its own set of unique challenges when it comes to attracting finance for both tonnage and operations.
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NewsG2 Ocean successfully trials blockchain BoL
Shipping line G2 Ocean along with trading and logistics firm Manuchar have finished a pilot trial of CargoX’s smart Bill of Lading (Smart B/L) solution.
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NewsZeamarine: The time for acquisitions is over
The Zeaborn Group signed an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of Zeamarine from New Mountain Capital. Sophie Barnes spoke with Zeamarine’s Ove Meyer about the company’s strategy for the year ahead.
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NewsMy Song lost
News of the loss of a luxury yacht in transit from Palma to Genoa has prompted speculation regarding the cause of – and liability for – the incident.