http://www.joc.com/ Delivering Global Trade and Logistics Intelligence - since 1827 enhttp://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/severe-weather-disrupts-black-sea-shippingInchcape Shipping Services has issued an alert that thickening sea ice has disrupted shipping across the Black Sea. "Black...2012-02-03T09:52:29-08:00http://www.joc.com/road-rail-barge/dramatic-move-us-coronado-video Louisiana's Berard Transportation has completed the loadout of the U.S. Navy's newest addition to its fleet, the 2,800-ton Coronado....2012-02-02T18:41:13-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/wwii-attack-plane-rolls-tacomaA rare World War II Russian attack plane rolled off Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Morning Composer Thursday at the Port of Tacoma...2012-02-02T18:17:09-08:00http://www.joc.com/wind-renewables/samsung-bases-offshore-wind-center-scotlandSamsung Heavy Industries will establish its first European offshore wind center in Scotland at the Fife Energy Park in Methil....2012-02-02T18:02:15-08:00http://www.joc.com/wind-renewables/sinovel-supplies-offshore-turbines-shanghaiChina’s Sinovel has won a tender from the Shanghai municipal government to supply 17 of its largest capacity wind...2012-02-02T17:44:30-08:00http://www.joc.com/nuclear/generator-ships-rail-western-russiaThe first of four steam generators for the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant in Russia has been transported to the...2012-02-02T17:40:46-08:00http://www.joc.com/road-rail-barge/aaras-handles-shipment-china-pakistanAaras Shipping Agencies in Pakistan handled the discharge of 5,000 tons of cargo at Karachi Port. Sino South,...2012-02-01T16:32:15-08:00http://www.joc.com/ocean/blue-water-prepares-rig-transportDenmark's Blue Water Shipping has been awarded a contract to transport a jack-up rig to the Caspian Sea from the...2012-02-01T16:28:31-08:00http://www.joc.com/nuclear/pair-submits-bids-finnish-nuclear-plantFennovoima has received bids from its preferred suppliers, Areva and Toshiba, for the construction of a new nuclear power plant...2012-02-01T16:26:08-08:00http://www.joc.com/wind-renewables/alstom-supplies-zambian-hydropower-projectAlstom will supply turbines and generators to the new Itezhi-Tezhi hydroelectric dam in Zambia. The US$26.3 million contract was awarded...2012-02-01T16:24:29-08:00http://www.joc.com/compliance/guilty-sentenced-operation-navigator-caseA U.K. court has sentenced four men found guilty of corruption in oil and gas contracts. The cases were prosecuted...2012-02-01T16:20:19-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/strike-cost-antwerp-millionsThe 24-hour national strike in Belgium has ended. Most terminals at the Port of Antwerp were closed after dock workers,...2012-01-31T17:48:17-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/tacoma-breakbulk-volume-grew-68-2011The West Coast port of Tacoma in Washington ended the year with a 68 percent increase in breakbulk cargoes, representing...2012-01-31T17:45:48-08:00http://www.joc.com/piracy/philippines-authorizes-armed-guardsThe Philippines has approved the use of private armed guards aboard Manila-flagged vessels to protect Filipino seafarers from Somali pirates...2012-01-31T17:42:55-08:00http://www.joc.com/wind-renewables/siemens-bags-turbine-orders-africaSiemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders in Africa. Nareva Holding and Siemens signed a contract for the...2012-01-31T17:40:27-08:00http://www.joc.com/wind-renewables/vestas-china-supplies-turbines-hubeiVestas China has received a turbine order from Datang Hubei Renewable Energy for a project in the Hubei province. ...2012-01-31T17:38:25-08:00http://www.joc.com/oil-gas/ge-wins-ichthys-supply-contractGE Oil & Gas has received contracts totaling more than US$1 billion to supply equipment and services for the Ichthys...2012-01-31T17:34:34-08:00http://www.joc.com/steel-metals/us-steel-imports-rise-2011Steel imports rose 18.9 percent to 23.929 million tons last year, including a 6.6 percent year-over-year increase in December, the Commerce...2012-01-30T20:50:42-08:00http://www.joc.com/nuclear/snc-lavalin-wins-nuclear-venting-system-contractCanada’s SNC-Lavalin has signed a US$48 million contract with Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica to install reactor containment filtered venting systems at...2012-01-30T20:42:51-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/cleveland-adds-new-class-i-rail-loopThe Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority has hired the Great Lakes Construction Co. to build an on-dock rail loop at the...2012-01-30T20:31:04-08:00http://www.joc.com/piracy/french-test-non-lethal-anti-piracy-defensesThe French Environment and Energy Management Agency plans to launch a pilot program to test non-lethal weapons as an alternative...2012-01-30T20:04:06-08:00http://www.joc.com/mining/colombia-expects-billions-investmentsColombia expects to benefit from foreign investments totaling US$10 billion in the country’s crude, mining and energy projects in 2012....2012-01-30T19:32:47-08:00http://www.joc.com/supply-chain/restarting-supply-chainsThe Thai economy’s twin pillars, automotive and hard disk drive production, suffered heavy damage in last year’s flooding, which inundated...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/logistics/cargo-flood-thailandThailand’s persistent and heavy monsoon rains from July through November overwhelmed its flood defenses. Quite literally, the country’s primary trade-revenue-earning...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/ocean/surviving-against-oddsTBS Shipping in December received another reprieve from creditors on its debt obligations. Prospects seem distant, however, for a reversal...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/cargo-willingBrazil’s economy is expanding rapidly. China and the rest of the world lust after its wealth of natural resources from...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/logistics/cautious-optimismIndustry executives from every corner of the globe share their expectations and apprehensions in this year’s Breakbulk Outlook. For the...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/risk-buyers-sellers-vendorsIncoterms are helpful guidelines buyers and sellers use to determine each party’s obligations, risks and costs associated with sales transactions....2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/logistics/smoke-and-mirrorsAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard claims to have made history in November by setting a carbon-pricing scheme for carbon dioxide...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/ocean/beyond-forestInterforest Terminal believes the Port of Rotterdam is moving to become a strategic European gateway for forest products and other...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/banking-rotterdamBroekman Group recently joined the Port of Rotterdam’s breakbulk push with the dedication of another quay and warehouse at its...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/rotterdams-roiThe Port of Rotterdam’s intensified focus on breakbulk cargo is paying off. As the port authority and area industry...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/ocean/taking-carriers-temperaturesIt’s a new year, and everyone wants to know what will happen in the breakbulk sector during the next 12...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/transportation/gambling-manA Houston businessman is betting that a new packing operation in Shanghai will ease the wariness of shippers tired of...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/transportation/handle-careAnyone can relate to arriving home from the grocery store to discover the absent-minded bagger packed a dozen eggs beneath...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/logistics/new-silk-roadWhen Siddique Khan was a teenager in the early 1980s, he dived into a school assignment involving geography and history...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/commentary/resources-ruleDuring the 20th century, cheap natural resources underpinned an industrial boom that placed the U.S., Japan, Germany and the rest...2012-01-30T00:00:00-08:00http://www.joc.com/roro/nissan-build-third-plant-mexicoJapan’s Nissan Motors plans to build a US$2 billion manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, which will bring its plant total to...2012-01-29T22:45:33-08:00http://www.joc.com/roro/ro-ro-ship-strikes-kentucky-bridgeA vessel carrying rocket parts hit the Eggner Ferry Bridge in Kentucky, causing the bridge to collapse. The collision occurred...2012-01-29T21:42:06-08:00http://www.joc.com/piracy/navy-seals-rescue-pirate-held-hostagesU.S. commandos dropped into Somalia by helicopter and rescued two hostages held by pirates south of the village of Galkayo....2012-01-29T21:35:37-08:00http://www.joc.com/ports-terminals/strike-close-port-antwerpThe port of Antwerp will be shut down Monday as dockworkers participate in a 24-hour strike protesting the government’s plan...2012-01-29T21:30:37-08:00