Marines to fight pirates UP TO 225 elite Netherlands marines - including battle-hardened Bosnia veterans - are set to quit the service and combat piracy through a new mercenary task force, a Dutch company is claiming.
Balkan crisis Chinese demonstrators burn the Stars and Stripes with a wreath outside the American Embassy to commemorate those killed when the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade was hit by Nato missiles.
Gearbulk profits fall but expansion is still in mind GEARBULK Holding suffered a fall of more than 50% in first quarter profit but the cash-rich industrial shipping company continues to seek opportunities for expansion.
Chevron and Texaco in merger talks US oil giants, Chevron and Texaco have held talks that could lead to a $100bn merge, writes Jennie Harris.
ACL considers Dutch switch ATLANTIC Container Line plans to transfer its corporate headquarters from Sweden to the Netherlands for tax purposes.
ACH plans major job cuts French shipyard, Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre has confirmed plans to run down the 1,100-strong workforce at the yard over the next 18 months, starting with a first wave of 400 redundancies in July.
Princess Cruises could build up to fourteen new vessels P&O subsidiary Princess Cruises is considering placing orders for six new vessels with options on eight with three yards in Europe and Japan.
Consider the consequences of war There is a war going on at the moment. In fact, as usual, there are several wars going on, but the one in the southeast corner of Europe is getting most of the headlines. Let's consider the shipping consequences of war.
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