Freight Agreements Get More Confusing Every Year

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With Alliances Forged and Foundered Australia Reviews Anti-Trust Regulation

AUSTRALIA – UK – WORLDWIDE – The London based International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted comments on behalf of the global shipping industry to a comprehensive competition policy review being conducted at the request of the Australian Government, which is looking at ways to ‘reinvigorate Australia’s competition culture’. In its submission, the ICS makes a firm point to support the maintenance of what it calls ‘important’ antitrust exemptions that currently apply to international maritime transport, particularly the container shipping sector, exemptions which it argues support the ocean freight industry in a myriad of ways, and the Chamber also draws attention to the practices and recent rulings of other countries that Australia has trade ties with. 

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Atlantic Panamax freight rates improve on tight prompt tonnage, better sentiment

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Published on Friday, 25 July 2014 22:56
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London (Platts)--25Jul2014/324 pm EDT/1924 GMT


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Freight rates ticked up for trans-Atlantic Panamax runs as prompt tonnage was met with a fair volume of inquiry, but the long-term outlook remained uncertain, shipping sources said Friday.
     The Hampton Roads, Virginia-Rotterdam coal route, basis 70,000 mt improved to $9.25/mt on Friday, up from $9/mt the day before. SVS was heard fixing on subs at $11/mt on its 70,000/10 mt cargo with 2-port load from Baltimore and Norfolk with discharge at Redcar for August 8 laycan.            According to shipping sources, stems with one port load would be achieving $9.25-9.5/mt for similar dates. ArcelorMittal was heard fixing its Port Cartier, Canada-Ghent, Belgium 75,000/10 mt iron ore cargo at $8.5/mt level for August 7 laycan. The cheaper rate can be

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Shipping association BIMCO sees demolitions supporting tanker market

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Published on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 15:16
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Copenhagen-based shipping association, the Baltic and International Maritime Council said Tuesday that it saw high demolition prices and volumes for old tankers supporting an uneventful tanker market going forward.
It said that as expected, the second quarter turned out to be less "action-packed" than the first.
"For all tanker segments, rates have side-stepped, with a few noticeable exceptions," BIMCO said in a report released Tuesday.
BIMCO said Handysize product tankers rates lost steam unexpectedly and fell to $5,000/day recently, against above $10,000 and above for much of May.

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It said VLCCs disappointed, slipping below the $10,000/day mark, compared with above $20,000 in February, to end seven months with average earnings at $30,081 per day from October to the

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Hapag-Lloyd and MOL in new UK-West Africa service

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Hapag-Lloyd and MOL in new UK-West Africa service

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A new service between Hapag-Lloyd and MOL will connect DP World’s London Gateway with various ports in West Africa.

 

The service, to rotate between Antwerp, Hamburg, DP World London Gateway, Algeciras, Dakar, Lagos/Apapa, Tema, Abidjan and Algeciras before returning to Antwerp, will enable the UK to export chemicals, white goods, malt, fish and meat to Africa.

Meanwhile import goods such as canned fish, timber, bananas and vegetables will be carried inland by rail carriers DB Schenker and Freightliner.

“The decision to bring the service to DP World London Gateway by existing customers Hapag Lloyd and MOL demonstrates confidence in DP World London Gateway’s ability to deliver a reliable efficient service and their desire to

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Is the Dry Bulk Shipping Market on the Brink of a Rally? Diana Shipping Thinks So

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Published on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 14:58
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Source:  Diana Shipping

According to Ziad Nakhleh, CFO of DryShips  (NASDAQ: DRYS ) , "The bull market is just around the corner." It's DryShips' position that the global market for shipping rates is poised to escalate in 2014 and 2015. Diana Shipping  (NYSE: DSX )  appears to feel the same way. When the much more conservatively operated Diana Shipping agrees with anything optimistic reported by DryShips, investors should listen.

Why it even mattersAccording to Nakhleh, DryShips is "well positioned" to take advantage of rising rates by allowing its fleet to operate based on the daily fluctuating spot rates. For this reason, it's obvious why the volatile short-term rates matter to DryShips. DryShips gives

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