Neutral-flagged patrols to deter pirates in Malacca Strait urged NEUTRAL co-operative patrols are needed urgently to end the scourge of piracy in the Malacca Strait, a Singapore-based former victim says.
Tg Pelepas port's container volume up 40% in Q2
Hyundai gets more time to repay loans
MBC forecasts higher profit
Air and Land Transport
Airlines face worst slump in decade AIRLINES are facing the worst slump in almost a decade as slowing economic growth, high fuel prices and rising labour costs threaten to end a seven-year streak of profits, investors say.
Cathay charters 10 jets for typhoon, pilot delays
Compensation for Concorde crash kin soon
Qantas, SIA upgrade inflight entertainment systems
Neutral-flagged patrols to deter pirates in Malacca Strait urged NEUTRAL co-operative patrols are needed urgently to end the scourge of piracy in the Malacca Strait, a Singapore-based former victim says.
Tg Pelepas port's container volume up 40% in Q2
Hyundai gets more time to repay loans
MBC forecasts higher profit
Air and Land Transport
Airlines face worst slump in decade AIRLINES are facing the worst slump in almost a decade as slowing economic growth, high fuel prices and rising labour costs threaten to end a seven-year streak of profits, investors say.
Cathay charters 10 jets for typhoon, pilot delays
Compensation for Concorde crash kin soon
Qantas, SIA upgrade inflight entertainment systems
ACL: Yes and no to Grimaldi ACL told shareholders that Grimaldi's bid price was too low, but advised them to sell anyway.
Cho Yang eyes new services The carrier wants to revive a number of services, including one between Asia and the U.S. West Coast, as soon as next January.
Halifax proposes Scotland port link A plan for a proposed deepwater port would make Halifax a transshipment hub for North American traffic heading to Europe.
Creditors bail out Hyundai Creditors agreed to a billion-dollar bailout after the carrier submitted a plan to sell off terminals, vessels and other assets.
Coyne offers partial charters
Court rules NY oil tax unconstitutional
LevelSeas launches Web chartering
Bank of China joins Bolero.net
Japan lines in LNG charter
CP Ships names Canna
Taiwan OKs mainland air link
United States Consolidation adds China-So. Cal. LCL
First Wave files reorganization plan First Wave Marine, Inc. has filed a plan of reorganization in its Chapter 11 proceeding and says the filing should pave the way for its emergence from bankruptcy in early fall
Izar lands order for 900,000 bbl FPSO Belgium's Exmar has awarded Spanish shipbuilder IZAR a contract to build a 900,000 bbl FPSO
Vela replaces VLCC liferaft winches Safety specialist Schat-Harding has won an order to replace the winches on the lifeboat stations of seventeen VLCCs owned by Vela International Marine Ltd, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.
Heavy lift barge Giant 4 to be converted for Kursk salvage The project to salvage the Russian submarine Kursk, lost last August with all its crew, has brought a significant conversion order to Netherlands repair yard Shipdock Amsterdam.
De Hoop takes over Houma Fabricators Houma Fabricators, Houma, Louisiana, has been taken over by Shipyard de Hoop of the Netherlands. The new ownership of the yard starts on a positive note in the shape of an order for six OSV's from Otto Candies, Des Allemandes, La.
Leiv Erikkson sea trials make progress Ocean Rig reports that, since starting sea trials on May 7, its first rig, Leiv Eriksson, has completed the inclination testing and numerous other technical system tests
Widening explodes on to Panama Canal Dynamite explodes on the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal yesterday as the Panama Canal Authority works to widen the narrow section of the cut to allow simultaneous passage of two ships. AP...
Texaco turns on the gas O il major Texaco has approached shipyards to build up to five liquefied natural gas carriers for a project transporting Angolan gas to the US markets. This is believed to be the company...
Ocean Glory I hit by three fires on its way to Dover AS M aritime and Coastguard Agency chief executive Maurice Storey attacked flag state Panama over the state of detained cruiseship Ocean Glory I , it emerged that she suffered three fires on her sh...
Eight killed in Daewoo helicopter crash A HELICOPTER which is owned by Daewoo Shipbuilding crashed yesterday, killing eight people on board including four shipyard officials and the chairman of a South Korean steel mill. The acci...
Onassis chases suezmax pair CONTINUING the expansion of its tanker fleet, the Onassis group has clinched a deal with a leading Japanese shipbuilder for construction of a pair of suezmax tankers. A final contract for t...
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