Lloyd's rate hike call LLOYD'S marine underwriters are calling for substantial rate increases to address the erosion of the premium base and meet the rising cost of claims.
Tunnel row hits shuttle FRENCH Channel Tunnel workers yesterday blockaded access to the shuttle service, causing severe disruption, writes David Osler.
Rate pressures hit Sea-Land revenue Rate pressures and trade imbalances produced yet another bothersome quarter for Sea-Land Service Inc, the largest US containership operator.
Profits up at Indian state oil and gas corporation India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has announced a 2.9% improvement in the net profits for the financial year ended March 31, 1999, in comparison with its 1997-98 performance.
Mediterranean ferries 'high risk' claim GERMAN motoring organisation Adac said its latest survey of the safety of car ferries in Europe, carried out in April and May, found that vessels operating in Mediterranean waters are more risky than those in the North Sea or Baltic.
Rhine ready to reopen for ships as high water levels fall back The Rhine will probably reopen to shipping late today, once high water levels around Karlsruhe drop, German shipping authorities in Mannheim said yesterday.
Indian breaker watchdog CONCERNED with the steadily mounting pressure from environmentalist groups over contamination from shipbreaking in India, the surface transport ministry has constituted an advisory committee to monitor the industry.
Gatz gets given top job at Polish Ocean Lines Polish Ocean Lines, the state-owned carrier, appoint ed a new chief executive yesterday.
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