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BIMCO – The Baltic and International Maritime Council is the largest private shipping organisation in the world. It was started in Copenhagen Denmark in 1905 to improve co-operation in the NW European Freight Shipping industry. It now includes the shipowners of over 14000 Freight Vessels, which represents about 65 per cent of the overall world maritime freight capacity. BIMCO has always been a forum for the transfer of relevant practical shipping information, and Shipbrokers and Marine Insurance interests have been members from its early years.
A Dutch zero-carbon sailing ship will operate from mid-August carrying passengers and freight on routes across the North Sea, Channel and Bay of Biscay. The 40m long De Tukker (built 2012) will have maximum cargo capacity of 70 tonnes and ...Read More
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U-S beef exports reachedanother new value record in March, reaching $1.07 billion. It is reported that beef exports raced to a record pace in the first quarter, topping $3 billion. Top export markets were South Korea, Japan and China/Hong Kong. ...Read More
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East African countries are expected to experience more importdelays following new Covid-19 cases in China, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Authorities in Beijing have imposed lockdowns in regions of China reporting infections. At the same time East Africa ...Read More
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Exports from and imports to China struggled last month as worsening Covid outbreaks reduced demand, undermined production and disrupted logistics. Export growth in April in slowed to 3.9 percent in US dollar terms from a year earlier, compared with an ...Read More
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