Police poised to end Patrick deadlock FEARS of violent confrontation outside Patrick Stevedore's East Swanson Dock term-inal in Melbourne were growing last night amid speculation that police, and possibly even the armed forces, were planning a night-time operation to forcefully remove pickets.
'Club Med 1' to get facelift SEVEN years after its construction, sail-cruiseship Club Med 1 is back with its builder, France's Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre (ACH), for a FFr50m ($8.20m) modification programme before going into service with another former ACH customer, Windstar Cruises.
Static freight rates raise Skaugen loss STAGNANT freight rates and a strong dollar contributed to Norway's I M Skaugen posting a preliminary group net loss of NKr22m ($2.94m) for the first quarter of 1998.
Royal Olympic deficit is cut FAST-expanding Royal Olympic Cruises reported a smaller loss for the first quarter of 1998.
US watchdog hits out over cruiseship fire THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) appears to have done little to lift the mantle of mystery that has enveloped the July 27, 1996, fire on the Panamanian-flag passengership Universe Explorer.
Indonesia port operators in line for privatisation THE Soeharto government has revealed that state-owned port corporations, Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II and III are under the spotlight for partial privatisation later this year.
Manila terminal hit by Asia crisis THE Philippines' largest container terminal operator - International Container Terminal Services (ICTS), has postponed its Pesos2bn ($53m) domestic expansion programme this year because of the economic slowdown.
Salazar quits role of president ROGELIO Salazar, president of International Container Terminal Services, resigned on Thursday.
Color Line 'running illegal casinos' COLOR Line, the cruise ferry company, has operated casinos and gaming machines on its vessels contrary to Norwegian law since 1995, according to the country's Ministry of Justice.
CMA-CGM makes bid for Italian lines CMA-CGM has launched a surprise bid to take over the Italian liner operators Lloyd Triestino and Italia di Navigazione.
Move to clarify Metro confusion SHIPPING accountant Moore Stephens has moved to dispel growing confusion about the status of oil cargoes affected by the collapse of Metro Trading International.
Foreign cruiseship sought for protected US trade AMERICAN Classic Voyages has confirmed that a foreign-built cruiseship is being sought to replace the ageing US-built Independence on Hawaiian Islands cruises.
Paradip coal project behind schedule THE coal-handling project at the Indian port of Paradip is expected to be commissioned by April 2000, two years behind schedule.
Med Club Express splits up THE Med Club Express service operated by CMA and Taiwan's Yang Ming Line, linking the Mediterranean and the Asia Pacific region, will be terminated from August.
CSSC worried about price cutting CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp has admitted it is concerned about price cutting at member yards and other Chinese shipbuilders.
Fairyoung to complete Pacific Ports sale THE proposed sale by Fairyoung Holdings of a stake in Pacific Ports to New World Infrastructure now looks set to proceed.
Saigon River terminal ready soon VIETNAM International Container Terminal is set to begin operations on the Saigon River this summer.
Yang Ming to reflag vessels YANG Ming Marine is reflagging six 2,900-teu P-class vessels from Taiwan, probably to Liberia.
Montreal gets dredging go-ahead MONTREAL port has received approval from the Canadian Oceans Department to dredge selected regions in the St Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City.
Canadian Coast Guard receives first hovercraft THE Canadian Coast Guard has received the first of two state-of-the-art hovercraft.
Storms hit Mississippi River traffic HIGH water in the upper reaches of the Mississippi River has closed navigation locks and shut down a 156 mile-long stretch of the river to commercial traffic.
Australian strife strands thousands of containers AUSTRALIA'S maritime dispute has now stranded at least 12,000 containers around the nation, with no sign of a breakthrough in the crisis.
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