A contractor from Chico, Calif., will begin dynamiting solid rock in the Warrior Rock stretch of the Columbia just upstream of the Lewis River. The channel-deepening project … has involved cutting the shipping lane 3 feet...
Read MoreNeptune Orient Lines Ltd., Asia’s third-largest container line, completed its longest losing run in almost eight months in Singapore trading after predicting “significant losses” through at least the first half of 2010....
Read MoreDespite signs of economic recovery, the Korean shipping industry is suffering both internally and externally, according to several sources. … The global shipping industry has been struggling. Unlike Western countries that...
Read MoreBryce Olson, a commodity marketer at Pendleton Grain Growers, sees an “interesting year” ahead. “The grass seed market is still low,” Olson said. “There’ve been estimates of 400,000 acres that...
Read MoreHapag-Lloyd’s financial position is improving on the back of stable ocean freight rates and a successful cost-cutting program, the troubled German ocean carrier’s largest individual shareholder said. Hapag-Lloyd,...
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