Port Report: Rotterdam Throughput Stays Strong Despite Russia Decline
The volume of total cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 0.8% higher in the first half of the year (233.5 million tonnes) than in the same period in 2021 (231.6 million tonnes). In many segments, the war in Ukraine led to significant changes. For example, imports of both LNG and coal rose very sharply as an alternative to reduced European imports of Russian gas by pipeline. The throughput of crude oil increased, with oil products falling off. Throughput of iron ore, agricultural…
Offshore Wind – A Brief History
Happy 80th birthday Maritime Reporter & Engineering News! Eighty years is a significant publishing and business accomplishment!Birthdays always cause a look back. An 80-year review starts in 1939, the close of one very challenging decade, the start of events still reverberating today. History’s most important history is contained in the last 80 years.Energy dominated every one of those decades. Consider energy use, say, starting after World War II, from 1950 to 1975. There was power for everything…
British Gov't Met Potential Buyer for Tata Steel UK
The British government opened talks on Tuesday with potential buyers for Tata Steel's UK operations, including Sanjeev Gupta's commodities company Liberty Group, as it stepped up its battle to find a buyer for the loss-making business. Accused by opposition lawmakers of being "asleep at the wheel" when India's Tata Steel put its entire British operations up for sale last week, Prime Minister David Cameron also met ministers to discuss the options for a business which employs 15,000 people. Britain's business minister Sajid Javid met with Gupta in London to establish how firm his interest was in the business. He was later due to fly to Mumbai to meet Tata Chairman Cyrus Mistry to agree the process for a sale.
Hapag-Lloyd Boosts Results, Volume in 2013
Hapag-Lloyd improved its result and transport volume in the previous financial year despite persistently tough competition. EBITDA increased year-on-year by €54.6 million to €389.1 million. The operating result also saw a significant improvement, climbing by €41 million to €67.2 million, meaning that Hapag-Lloyd performed well in comparison to its competitors. Thanks to its global liner network with almost 100 services, Hapag-Lloyd was able to take full advantage of growth opportunities in a difficult market. Transport volume rose by a total of 4.6% to approx.
Hapag-Lloyd Increases Freight Rate in 2012 Financial Year
Freight rate up 3.2% on last year / Transport volume increases by 1.1%. Revenue rises by 12.1% to EUR 6.84 billion / Absence of peak season and persistently high energy costs weigh on business / Positive operating result of EUR 26 million / EBITDA of EUR 335 million. Hapag-Lloyd was able to increase the freight rate, transport volume and revenue in the past financial year. Despite the challenging economic environment, Hapag-Lloyd achieved an EBITDA of EUR 335 million and an EBIT of EUR 26 million in 2012, allowing it to once again do well compared with its industry peers. The average freight rate in 2012 saw a year-on-year increase of 3.2% to USD 1,581/TEU. Transport volume rose by 1.1% to approximately 5.3 million TEU.
Report: Americans Demand More Energy
The lack of a national energy policy has severe consequences for the American economy now and in the future, and a new report shows exactly how high energy costs are harming consumers by holding back job creation and new economic activity. The report, entitled “Energy, Jobs & the Economy: Powering America’s Future,” was released today by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), an affiliate of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). NOIA is among the organizations that contributed to the report. The report finds that blockages of American energy development could cost the U.S. economy more than 500,000 jobs, and rising energy prices will cost the transportation sector $51 billion more in 2011 as compared to just one year ago.
Iraq: OPEC Should Reduce Output Up Two Million Barrels
Oil cartel OPEC should reduce production by between 1.5 million and 2 million barrels per day (bpd) when it meets next week and shun U.S. calls for a smaller cut, Iraqi Oil Minister Amir Muhammed Rasheed told Reuters. "What we are trying in the meeting of 17th of January in Vienna is to reduce production so that we get back to the balance between supply and demand. And we think something like 1.5 to 2 million barrels a day would be a good figure," Rasheed said. "We are not in any way affecting the world economy or trying to create a recession; rather, we want to defend normal, fair prices," Rasheed said from Baghdad. The minister criticized U.S.
Bush Supports Congress’ Drilling Plan
President George W. Bush on recently said he was open to pending proposals in Congress to expand oil and natural gas leasing in federal waters provided it was at least 100 miles offshore. About 3 million acres in the eastern Gulf of Mexico would be opened to oil and natural gas drilling under a bipartisan Senate bill but the legislation could face problems from Florida and other coastal lawmakers as it moves to the floor. There are also efforts in the U.S. House to expand the areas in which industry can drill, although it remains unclear whether high energy costs will soften longstanding resistance to the idea from voters. Currently, only the central and western Gulf of Mexico and limited parts offshore Alaska are open to industry.
