Dec 5, 2012

Agreement reached in US ports strike

Disruption from eight-day dispute expected to continue for months

First ship Ob River cross the top of the world from Scandinavia to Asia. ©EPA From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 4, 2012

Arctic voyage opens way for ‘ice rush’

Tanker routes point to opportunities amid climate fears

Maersk Cargo Terminal ©AP Dec 4, 2012

Shipping lines turn to Mexico amid strike

Vessels diverted from US’s busiest container gateway

Nov 30, 2012

Dockwise rejects €682m Boskalis offer

Group says offer is at an artificially depressed price

Nov 29, 2012

UPS looks to clear TNT Express deal

US delivery group promises concessions to Brussels

From INDUSTRIALS Nov 26, 2012

Boskalis makes €682m offer for Dockwise

Dutch dredger targets demand for offshore drilling

Nov 26, 2012

Head of China’s Rongsheng steps down

Zhang resigns as chairman of shipbuilding empire and property group

Nov 21, 2012

Poor show from rivals lifts UK Mail Group

Nov 20, 2012

CMA CGM in deal to revamp $4.6bn debt

Shipping group defers $400m tranche for two years

Nov 18, 2012

Shipping sector caught in choppy waters

No sign the market will stabilise any time soon

Nov 18, 2012

Maersk to switch away from shipping

Group to reduce investments in Maersk Line

Nov 18, 2012

Focus on oil exposes Maersk to volatility

Both oil price and shipping seen as very cyclical

Week in Review Nov 16, 2012

OSG files for bankruptcy

US oil tanker operator falls victim to shipping slowdown

Nov 14, 2012

OSG falls victim to shipping slowdown

US-based oil tanker group files for Chapter 11

Nov 12, 2012

Liverpool port expansion set to go ahead

£300m plan will create deepwater quay on Mersey river

Nov 11, 2012

Retailers target goods diverted in storm

Thousands of ship containers diverted from New York in hurricane

Nov 9, 2012

Maersk heralds container fleet turnround

Danish conglomerate raises its profit guidance

Nov 8, 2012

Regulators split on Eurotunnel ferry deal

French watchdog’s approval at odds with UK decision

Nov 1, 2012

Korean shipbuilders diversify to stay afloat

Groups move into new businesses to counter protracted slump

Oct 31, 2012

Moody’s downgrades Hapag-Lloyd

Container shipping industry struggling with overcapacity

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