Evergreen plans $3.3bn sea and air expansion TAIWAN's Evergreen is planning a major expansion of both its containership and aviation fleets.
Seabulk OBO fleet to double in Waterfront deal NORWEGIAN combination carrier specialist Seabulk is acquiring the ore/bulk/oil vessel (OBO) operations of Waterfront Shipping, it was disclosed yesterday.
GoshawK in black with '1.31m half LLOYD'S underwriting group GoshawK Insurance, which has a substantial marine portfolio, turned round from a loss of '2.37m ($3.8m) last year to profits of '1.31m in the first half of this year.
Intertanko image on an upward curve Intertanko convenes in London today for the 'Green Event' and autumn council meeting. Chairman RICHARD DU MOULIN has written to members assessing progress and looking to the year ahead. This is an edited version of his letter.
P&O admits low morale on Dover ferry service THE DOVER ferry operation of P&O has admitted to staff morale and retention problems after the erosion of salary levels over the past decade, according to minutes of an internal company meeting.
Contract to Hulls new steel-handling facility ASSOCIATED British Ports' new steel-handling facility at Hull has won its first contract for a service handling exports to Denmark and Sweden, writes Justin Stares.
SafeHull boosts ABS orderbook THE orderbook of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US classification society, stands at a 20-year peak, boosted by the growing acceptance of its innovative SafeHull design and evaluation system.
'Capetan Tzannis' spill clean-up begins BEACH clean-up operations got underway yesterday at Anglet in southwest France following the refloating of the 1971-built, 14,938 dwt, Panamanian-flag Capetan Tzannis, which went aground on Sunday, write Andrew Spurrier, Paris Correspondent and Anthony Poole.
International Bulk Congress is postponed THE International Bulk Congress that was due to take place next week in Kuala Lumpur has been postponed because of the smog in the region.
Australian coal exports to be reassessed AUSTRALIA'S coal export projections have to be reassessed in light of the financial crisis that has been affecting importers in the ASEAN region.
Troubled coal industry calls for action THE coal industry is calling for urgent action to escape an imminent plummeting of coal demand from OECD countries.
Germans and Dutch form dredger partnership GERMANY'S Krupp F'rdertechnik of Essen and Verolme Scheepswerft (Shipyard) Heusden of the Netherlands have signed a letter of intent for future co-operation in dredger construction.
New rail link for Felixstowe UK intermodal specialist, Freightliner, has started a daily rail freight service linking the port of Felixstowe and Doncaster Railport in the north of England.
Korean orders surge ahead NEWBUILDING orders received by South Korean shipbuilders surged 187 per cent to 8.72m gt for 144 vessels in the first nine months of this year.
Norwegians hail new marine insurance plan THE Norwegian market has combined to promote the New Norwegian Marine Insurance Plan 1996.
PZM signs newbuilding contract with Mitsui PZM, the Szczecin, Poland-based owner and operator, will this evening sign a contract for the construction of five 'Lake-max' type vessels with Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui.
Shanghai to become fifth container port SHANGHAI will become the world's fifth largest container port in 2020, with a handling capacity of 12-14m teu, according to an academic at Dalian Maritime University.
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