Abolition of maritime antitrust unlikely: Creel Speaking at a shipping conference in London, the Federal Maritime Commission chairman said Congress is unlikely to support ending liner shipping companies' limited immunity from antitrust laws, regardless of the upcoming U.S. elections.
Containerized imports from Asia slowing at Los Angeles-Long Beach Figures show that containerized imports through the nation's largest port complex in September did not rise at the double-digit rate of recent months.
Koch: World Shipping Council seeking common ground
Corpus Christi to move on proposed box terminal
UPS selects site for distribution center to serve e-commerce companies
Larger ships, more traffic will demand efficiency, ports told
British Midland may take government to court over collapse of US talks
Manitowoc acquires Marinette Marine
CN, BNSF expand joint RoadRailer service in US, Canada
Hong Kong terminal operator reports 12.1% jump in third-quarter
Manitowoc buys Marinette The Manitowoc Company, Inc., has signed an agreement to purchase the stock of Marinette Marine Corporation.
Hvide yard starts construction of another landing craft Sun State Marine Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Hvide Marine Inc. has begun construction on the second in a series of new U.S.-flag cargo ships at its shipyard facility in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
SENESCO gets barge order from NNS Southeast New England Shipbuilding Co. (SENESCO), Quonset Point, R.I., is to build three barges for Newport News Shipbuilding.
Russian and Norwegian divers, working in an increasingly stormy Barents Sea Russian and Norwegian divers, working in an increasingly stormy Barents Sea to retrieve the remains of 118 sailors from the sunken nuclear submarine Kursk, penetrated the strong inner hull of the vessel yesterday. The divers, working from the Norwegian offshore platform Regalia, have to make seven holes in the Kursk to reach each corner of the 154-metre sub, which was badly damaged by explosions. The operation is being run by the Norwegian arm of US oil services firm Halliburton, whose Norwegian divers have been doing most of the survey work and cutting holes in the sub. But only Russian military divers will actually go inside the vessel.
Bureau Veritas boss mulls 'supersociety' A BUREAU Veritas-led alliance incorporating the French classification society and its Italian and German counterparts could create a European champion in the sector, Bureau Veritas marine division managing director Bernard Anne argues.
Gerling launches oil cargo insurance system on web INSURANCE group Gerling has launched OilSure, an internet-based trading system for oil cargo insurance.
US yard giants post solid results TWO of America's big three shipbuilders posted solid results last week for the third quarter and first nine months of this year, with earnings and revenues either in line with or ahead of the equivalent periods in 1999.
TotalFinaElf in row over ship age stand TOTALFINAELF will appeal against a French court decision ordering it to settle its debts with Cherbourg-based bunker shipping company Copamar, which claims that its survival is threatened by the oil group's decision to cease using its ships on age grounds.
More than 120 employees More than 120 employees of France's last surviving cargo-handling equipment manufacturer Caillard protested on Friday against the UK's Rolls-Royce group's plans to close the company over the next 15 months. Set up in Le Havre in 1859, Caillard was sold to Rolls-Royce at the start of 1996 by the Fives-Lille group. It belongs to the UK group's materials handling division.
January start-up for UK-Iberian ro-ro link ANOTHER ro-ro service aimed at capturing UK-Iberian cargo is set to launch in January.
Tongue-tied by jargonese LEGAL niceties - or the calculated choice of formal language to safeguard one's position - matter an awful lot when feelings are running high and the prospect of failure does not bear thinking about.
Japanese yards in order book high Japan has been boosted by a large order intake for the first half of the year - the highest level seen in three years.
Concordia rides tanker wave Concordia Maritime's fleet of veteran ULCCs and VLCCs is pushing the Swedish company to a profitable year.
Enron breaks into online tanker futures trades US energy giant Enron is adding its weight to the tanker freight futures trades.
NOL talks up tankers Neptune Orient Lines' chief Flemming Jacobs is flagging up American Eagle Tankers to investors.
Income collapse at International Shipholding Tough times for New Orleans based lighter aboard ship specialist.
ITF campaign sparks action for "abandoned seafarers" Union names and shames more substandard ships as publicity spurs culprits to make a move.
P&O shareholders approve cruise spin off Trading is due to kick off on Monday in P&O's delisted cruise unit Princess Cruises.
Lithuanian Shipping sold DFDS and BB Bredo to carve Lisco in two under a break-up agreement.
NYK predicts dramatic hike in profits Strong liner and cruise operations boost interim and full-year figures at Japan's largest ship owner.
Tokyo shipbroking legend dies Frank Naito, the former tanker supremo at Tokyo broker Aall & Co, has died aged 72.
Chevron ULCC in spill scare Spill precautions are being stood down as reports come in that only a modest amount of crude has leaked during a tanker loading operation at Ras Tanura.
P&O Nedlloyd revamps boxship route Boxship player P&O Nedlloyd is pulling away from consortium partners to make a new service on an Asia-South America service.
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