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Tanker rate boost from pipeline cyberattack could be fleeting
Trans-Atlantic product tanker rates have spiked, but a quick pipeline restart would curb future upside.
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FreightWaves Flashback: A simple error in measurement
1978: More than a decade ago, someone accepted the measurement given in a manufacturer’s advertisement at face value. The figure has been used since then…
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US, Canadian pilots unions clash over Cargojet and fatigue rules
The Air Line Pilots Association has accused the bargaining unit for Cargojet pilots of going along with the company’s effort to weaken new anti-fatigue rules.
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Trans-Atlantic rivalry brews over Airbus A321 converted freighter
Airbus is competing not only against Boeing to sell small converted freighters, but it now has a new U.S. competitor in retrofitting A321s.
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Container shipping boom is bleeding over into dry bulk
Formerly containerized cargoes are being loaded onto bulkers. Box-ship orders are keeping future bulker growth in check.
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Among Piers: Empty containers continue making waves
Exported empties contribute to the Port of New York and New Jersey’s monthly volume record.
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US regulator probing China’s role in container shortage
China’s potential monopoly over containers and intermodal chassis is the target of an investigation by FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel.
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Why this tanker shipping depression is different from past slumps
Tanker execs explain lack of distress sales and scrapping this time around, and why new orders will be more curtailed.
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ILA lawsuit throttles South Carolina container terminal traffic
In the next two weeks, only two container ships are slated to berth at the new Leatherman Terminal. Forty are scheduled at the Port of…
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Boeing, IAI expand production lines for 737, 777 freighter conversions
Aircraft conversion houses tear apart passenger aircraft, then reinforce the walls and floor so they can handle heavy cargo on the main deck. Business is…
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