Calls for an early end to EU yard aid PRESSURE is growing for the European Commission's proposed phase-out of contract-related shipbuilding subsidies to be accelerated.
Emerald The rainbow funnel of Thomson Cruises' 24,851 gt Emerald brought a splash of colour to the UK port of Southampton's Mayflower cruise terminal on a cool autumn day when she made her maiden call there. The 1,153 passenger Emerald, built in 1958, is one of three Thomson Cruise vessels normally based in Palma, Majorca.
Swire box service first JOHN Swire & Sons unit Steamships Trading has taken delivery of a small tanker/landing craft with 61 teu of container capacity for deployment on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea.
Australia's cruise industry changes AUSTRALIA could attract cruise operators by opting for changes to legislation such as cabotage, fuel excise and other taxes, writes Susan Parker.
Fremantle second port bid 'by 2001' WESTERN Australia is to sound out the private sector to develop major port facilities in Kwinana, in a plan which will bring forward the mooted development of a second port for the Fremantle area by five to 10 years.
Mutual warns on liability cover THE spread of containerisation and port privatisation are two developments in the transport industry fuelling demand for liability insurance from those companies involved in the door-to-door delivery chain.
Filipino owners to help STCW drive PHILIPPINE Maritime authorities, short of both funds and trained personnel, have agreed to tap the services of private sector volunteer assessors.
Ferry aground after hitting Cebu jetty A PASSENGER ferry has run aground after ramming a concrete jetty of an oil depot in the central Philippine island of Cebu, writes Alec Almazan, Manila.
Ecuador aims to cut week from customs procedures VICE-minister of Ecuadorian customs, Jorge Zavala, has unveiled a new EDI system which aims to cut customs paperwork for Ecuadorian shippers by more than a week.
Trasroll/Hamburg Sud dispute to be heard in Rio LONDON arbitrator Michael Keer has decreed that a dispute between Transroll and Hamburg Sud over excess container carriage should be decided by a Brazilian court.
Legal wrangles delay Rio privatisation CONTINUING legal disputes are delaying the privatisation process of Rio de Janeiro's main container terminal.
Overseas influence welcomed on ICS council THE Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers is hoping to open the way for direct representation of overseas members and branches on the Institute's ruling council.
Storli buys six chemical tankers from Holland HOLLAND Chemical International has sold its fleet of six chemical tankers to Norwegian operator Storli for $40m.
Yugoslav line re-opens US Gulf service AFTER five years of UN Security Council-backed sanctions, a Montenegro-based liner company has re-opened a service from former-Yugoslavia to the US Gulf.
P&O Nedlloyd rumoured to buy Elite Shipping P&O Nedlloyd is rumoured to be interested in acquiring Elite Shipping, the Copenhagen-based feeder containership owner.
Frontline plans bond issue to buy vlccs FRONTLINE is planning to raise $150m through an offer of ten-year bonds in the US to finance the acquisition of four 308,000 dwt vlccs.
Ugland buys 112,000 dwt Borgestad shuttle tanker A JJ UGLAND group company has acquired the 112,000 dwt shuttle tanker Dicto from Borgestad for about Nkr425m ($60m).
French truckers' strike ends STRIKING French truck drivers removed their barracades blocking roads and ports and returned to work during the weekend
Westshore Terminal to break coal throughput record BRITISH Columbia's Westshore Terminals expects to set its third consecutive coal throughput record this year.
Saarikangas promoted to Kvaerner top job KVAERNER has appointed Martin Saarikangas as president of its shipbuilding business division.
Canada to stop disputes blocking grain shipments THE Canadian government will go ahead with amendments to its labour laws which will prevent employers and longshoremen from blocking grain shipments during disputes.
Algoma Central Marine doubles nine month profits ALGOMA Central Marine has doubled earnings for the first nine months of the year.
Spinelli makes surprise bid for Genoese terminal AN ITALIAN investor has put in a bid of Lire120bn ($71m) for VTE Voltri Terminal Europe.
Officers put work rider on SRG deal Members of the Australian Maritime Officers Union have supported their union’s in principle agreement with owners and operators on the response to the Shipping Reform Group’s recommendations, on the condition that productivity aboard Australian vessels is improved. The decision, which is likely to put further pressure on relations between the maritime unions, clears the way for the union’s executive to seek a final agreement with owners and operators.
NZ owners fear reform delay The pending elevation of Transport Minister Jenny Shipley to the Prime Ministership in New Zealand has stalled hopes of shipowners for an SRG-style reform package for NZ shipping. Ms Shipley had agreed to take the matter to Cabinet, but within the Coalition the Nationals and New Zealand First hold diametrically opposed views.
Mass limits get Vaile’s backing New federal transport minister Mark Vaile has thrown his weight behind the NRTC’s proposed increases in mass limits for heavy vehicles, boosting the proposals’ chance of acceptance at this week’s Australian Transport Council meeting in New Zealand.
Waterfront out of kilter, NFF claims The National Farmers Federation has seized on Dr Judith Sloane’s Flinders University study of employment conditions on the waterfront to call again for "genuine’ reform of the sector, saying serious anomalies in pay and conditions need to be addressed.
Govts agree to streamline maritime safety Federal, State and Territory governments have reached agreement on the implementation of a national regime designed to substantially reduce duplication, inconsistency and the costs of regulation and administration of maritime safety.
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