Carlsson predicts wide-beam tankers will set trend Speaking at Marine Log's Maritime Legislation conference in Washington, D.C., today, Lars Carlsson, president of Concordia Maritime AB, predicted that other owners would follow the trend set by Concordia's wide-beam, twin-skeg V-max tankers.
Nigerian tanker flees detention, banned from European ports Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has banned the Nigerian flagged oil tanker DELMAR EAGLE, from entering any European Port under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Port State Control.
Japanese yards take on Korea KAWASAKI Heavy and Mitsui Engineering have announced a shipbuilding alliance to counter-attack competition from South Korean rivals and weakening demand for ships.
Shipping told to back training initiative KEITH Hill, the new British shipping minister, yesterday urged the country's maritime community to back the government's training initiative, writes Janet Porter.
NOL edges back into the black following Asian recovery NEPTUNE Orient Lines, the Singapore carrier, returned to the black in the first half of the year, boosted by Asia's economic recovery.
Golden Ocean credit rating cut after debt default CASH strapped Golden Ocean has became the latest casualty in the round of high yield debt defaults.
Capesize bulker hopes JARLE Hammer, director of Fearnresearch, believes improved prospects for the steel industry coupled with a rather flat tonnage development may lead to better times for large bulk carriers.
Livestock vessel detained at Dover AN AFRICAN-flagged ship chartered to carry sheep from Britain to France has been detained in Dover harbour this week because she failed a Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspection.
Delivery delayed Bad weather has delayed the entry into port of a ship carrying nuclear fuel to a nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, writes Matthew Flynn. Tokyo Electric Power said that yesterday's delivery by the 4,648 Pacific Teal has been delayed until today due to high waves. The Pacific Teal is one of the two ships sailing from France to deliver 220 kg of plutonium from spent nuclear fuel. The Pacific Pintail, pictured, is sailing with her and is waiting off the coast of Ohkuma.
DFDS loses ferry for six months repair SCANDINAVIAN ferry operator DFDS will loose its passenger/car ferry Princess of Scandinavia for up to six months from tomorrow as the ship is removed from service to repair damage to her main propulsion plant.
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