The Rotterdam showdown

The feud between the parties in the Port of Rotterdam continued this week:

Port of Rotterdam parties to resume negotiations

European ports waiting for news from Rotterdam

Container traffic down in Europe's largest port

Photo: APM Terminals

Maersk's Russian headache

The Russian anti-monopoly authorities have reached a decision in the multiple-year competition case against several container carriers. But Maersk Line disagrees with the decision:

Russia fines Maersk Line in price announcement case

Maersk Line will appeal Russian competition ruling

Maersk Line: Demand at 30-year low

Mixed news from dry bulk

Ultrabulk is to become one of the few dry bulk players to herald a profit for 2015, while Golden Ocean's Herman Billung projects an elimination race in the sector:

Ultrabulk CEO projects profit in 2015

Golden Ocean CEO: 2016 will be a dry bulk elimination race 

Rio Tinto breakaway to kick-start new bulk company 

Drewry: Everyone was wrong in dry bulk

Bunker price was the death of slow steaming in 2015

Swedish maneuvers

Stena Bulk has earmarked USD 2 million for the legal aftermath of the OW case, and other plans for the Stena Group's tanker carriers were also unveiled this week:

Stena Bulk wants in on Iranian oil adventure

Stena Bulk has put USD 2 million aside in OW case

Concordia Maritime CEO: Tanker market fragile as an eggshell