MPA issues new circular on piracy COINCIDING with record high pirate attacks in the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a new circular on piracy and armed robbery against ships.
EU relaxes state-aid rules for shipping THE European Union eased state-aid rules for shipping to prevent companies relocating outside the EU and protect the region's 33 per cent hold on the world's fleet.
British 'infected' cruise ship due to arrive in Gibraltar A cruise ship on which up to 500 British passengers have been struck down with a highly contagious stomach virus is expected to dock in Gibraltar today, a senior official from the P&O shipping company said on Saturday.
UK withdraws docking nod for polluted US fleet A controversial plan to dismantle polluted US ships in Britain was thrown into confusion on Friday after Britain's Environment Agency withdrew permission for them to dock.
8 feared dead after ship sinks off Syria TWO major shipping casualties were reported last week with one seaman killed and another injured and at least eight people missing, presumed drowned.
Air and Land Transport
S-EA seeing pick-up in air traffic amid economic recovery SOUTH-east Asia, which bore the brunt of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is seeing a strong pick-up in air traffic on the back of a regional economic recovery, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Regional airlines have role: Iata
All Nippon Airways back in the black
Log Book
Dockyard
Ageing tanker market to keep yards busy AS ever American Bureau of Shipping president and CEO Robert Somerville gave a typically outspoken address at the First Annual Tanker Operator Conference in Piraeus, Greece.
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES IT is no surprise that the prices for dry bulk tonnage have continued to rise with a couple of 1995 built panamax bulkers reported sold.
MPA issues new circular on piracy COINCIDING with record high pirate attacks in the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a new circular on piracy and armed robbery against ships.
EU relaxes state-aid rules for shipping THE European Union eased state-aid rules for shipping to prevent companies relocating outside the EU and protect the region's 33 per cent hold on the world's fleet.
British 'infected' cruise ship due to arrive in Gibraltar A cruise ship on which up to 500 British passengers have been struck down with a highly contagious stomach virus is expected to dock in Gibraltar today, a senior official from the P&O shipping company said on Saturday.
UK withdraws docking nod for polluted US fleet A controversial plan to dismantle polluted US ships in Britain was thrown into confusion on Friday after Britain's Environment Agency withdrew permission for them to dock.
8 feared dead after ship sinks off Syria TWO major shipping casualties were reported last week with one seaman killed and another injured and at least eight people missing, presumed drowned.
Air and Land Transport
S-EA seeing pick-up in air traffic amid economic recovery SOUTH-east Asia, which bore the brunt of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is seeing a strong pick-up in air traffic on the back of a regional economic recovery, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Regional airlines have role: Iata
All Nippon Airways back in the black
Log Book
Dockyard
Ageing tanker market to keep yards busy AS ever American Bureau of Shipping president and CEO Robert Somerville gave a typically outspoken address at the First Annual Tanker Operator Conference in Piraeus, Greece.
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES IT is no surprise that the prices for dry bulk tonnage have continued to rise with a couple of 1995 built panamax bulkers reported sold.
MPA issues new circular on piracy COINCIDING with record high pirate attacks in the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a new circular on piracy and armed robbery against ships.
EU relaxes state-aid rules for shipping THE European Union eased state-aid rules for shipping to prevent companies relocating outside the EU and protect the region's 33 per cent hold on the world's fleet.
British 'infected' cruise ship due to arrive in Gibraltar A cruise ship on which up to 500 British passengers have been struck down with a highly contagious stomach virus is expected to dock in Gibraltar today, a senior official from the P&O shipping company said on Saturday.
UK withdraws docking nod for polluted US fleet A controversial plan to dismantle polluted US ships in Britain was thrown into confusion on Friday after Britain's Environment Agency withdrew permission for them to dock.
8 feared dead after ship sinks off Syria TWO major shipping casualties were reported last week with one seaman killed and another injured and at least eight people missing, presumed drowned.
Air and Land Transport
S-EA seeing pick-up in air traffic amid economic recovery SOUTH-east Asia, which bore the brunt of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is seeing a strong pick-up in air traffic on the back of a regional economic recovery, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Regional airlines have role: Iata
All Nippon Airways back in the black
Log Book
Dockyard
Ageing tanker market to keep yards busy AS ever American Bureau of Shipping president and CEO Robert Somerville gave a typically outspoken address at the First Annual Tanker Operator Conference in Piraeus, Greece.
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES IT is no surprise that the prices for dry bulk tonnage have continued to rise with a couple of 1995 built panamax bulkers reported sold.
MPA issues new circular on piracy COINCIDING with record high pirate attacks in the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a new circular on piracy and armed robbery against ships.
EU relaxes state-aid rules for shipping THE European Union eased state-aid rules for shipping to prevent companies relocating outside the EU and protect the region's 33 per cent hold on the world's fleet.
British 'infected' cruise ship due to arrive in Gibraltar A cruise ship on which up to 500 British passengers have been struck down with a highly contagious stomach virus is expected to dock in Gibraltar today, a senior official from the P&O shipping company said on Saturday.
UK withdraws docking nod for polluted US fleet A controversial plan to dismantle polluted US ships in Britain was thrown into confusion on Friday after Britain's Environment Agency withdrew permission for them to dock.
8 feared dead after ship sinks off Syria TWO major shipping casualties were reported last week with one seaman killed and another injured and at least eight people missing, presumed drowned.
Air and Land Transport
S-EA seeing pick-up in air traffic amid economic recovery SOUTH-east Asia, which bore the brunt of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is seeing a strong pick-up in air traffic on the back of a regional economic recovery, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Regional airlines have role: Iata
All Nippon Airways back in the black
Log Book
Dockyard
Ageing tanker market to keep yards busy AS ever American Bureau of Shipping president and CEO Robert Somerville gave a typically outspoken address at the First Annual Tanker Operator Conference in Piraeus, Greece.
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES IT is no surprise that the prices for dry bulk tonnage have continued to rise with a couple of 1995 built panamax bulkers reported sold.
MoS proposes slew of fiscal & policy sops to develop coastal shipping
Funds will be no constraint, assures Sinha
GAC India launches direct consolidation service to East Mediterranean - Direct weekly sailing from Nhava Sheva significantly reduces transit time & cost
Exporters will have to upgrade supply chain management systems: IIFT Dean - Conforming to US Bio-terrorism Act
Dubai's e-warehouse receipts system to benefit Indian commodity traders
Bangalore-based software exports to grow by 35 per cent
India several notches above China in business competitiveness: Report
STC in talks with Egypt for sale of 60,000 tonnes of wheat
Ports sector may soon open up for insurance firms
Vizag Port's traffic target for 2003-04 revised to 46.5 m tonnes
5-man panel to suggest steps to improve Kolkata Port's performance
RCT-Vadodara receives 1st MSC-dedicated import container train from MICT
Virus attacks 400 on board P&O cruiseship ABOUT 400 Britons on board P&O Cruises' Aurora have been hit by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, threatening to disrupt the three-year-old vessel's 17-night Mediterranean cruise.
Lloyd's axes Goshawk syndicate 102 LLOYD'S franchise board has acted dramatically to underline its commitment to a profitable market by calling a halt to business at the lossmaking syndicate managed by the Goshawk group.
Sudden block on ghost ships coming to UK PLANS to scrap 13 contaminated US naval reserve vessels at a Teesside breaking yard were thrown into turmoil on Friday, after a government U-turn saw it withdraw the licence that made the deal possible.
Petrobulk ship cleared after Korean search SOUTH Korea has given the all-clear to Petrobulk-managed bulk carrier Athena , which was boarded on Thursday on suspicion of carrying Islamic terrorists, write David Osler and Nigel Lowry.
Massive investment for Shenzhen CHINA Merchants Holdings International of Hong Kong is planning to spend CNY8Bn ($966M) over the next four years to upgrade its container terminals in western Shenzhen in the Pearl River Delta in south China. The move follows Beijing's approval to dredge the 20km Tonggu Channel leading from Hong Kong waters
UK ports scheme combats accidents SIX northern UK ports - Teesport, Hartlepool, Tyne, Sunderland, Blyth and Seaham - are partners in a new safety initiative aimed at reducing the number of major injuries by 10%.... Full story
Kirchner opens Madryn cruise dream ARGENTINE president N'stor Kirchner officially opened the refurbished and expanded cruise vessel facilities at the Patagonian city of Puerto Madryn this afternoon.... Full story
DFDS gives Immingham a $200M boost THE first of five large ro-ros for DFDS's North Sea services has entered service as part of a $200M investment being made by the group to upgrade its routes.... Full story
Ghost ships may not arrive THE UK's Environment Agency has admitted that modification of an existing Able UK licence to break up ships is invalid, meaning the ghost ships may have to go back.... Full story
Liberia confirms LISCR contract THE transitional government of Liberia does not plan to alter its contract with the US-based managers of its shipping register.... Full story
'Smart' container, or dumb idea? While U.S. Customs chief Robert C. Bonner calls for containers that can outsmart terrorists, a new in-box sensor system challenges low-cost solutions now favored by shippers, carriers.
U.S. international air cargo falls Dismal results in trans-Atlantic and Latin American markets offset modest growth on domestic and trans-Pacific routes.
Northbound Latin America rates rise Importers pinched by capacity shortage as perishable season heats up.
Customs chief wants containers to outsmart terrorists
Electronic filing rules still pending
Indonesia leads record piracy attacks
Coast Guard sets AIS meetings
At Air Cargo Americas: Security roils Miami trade role
Return to EU flags to continue, says ECSA EU guidelines on state aid adopted in 1997 have already encouraged a significant transfer of tonnage to EU flags, but new guidelines will continue the process, developing member-states' 'maritime clusters'.
Bulker rates drive Australian grain into boxes Australian grain exporters have flagged a huge shift to containerised shipments, as runaway dry-bulk charter rates price their favoured Panamax, Handmax and Handysize tonnage out of reach.
Canada's Coast Guard called to arms A Canadian Senate committee has called for an armed, 'muscular' Coast Guard to protect Canada's three coastlines and key inland shipping corridors like the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
Toll torpedoes Mainfreight's Owens takeover
Overnight intermodal service to start between Rotterdam and Worms
Wilhelmshaven deepwater port advances a stage
TT Club says Typhoon Maemi claims will not exceed US$25 million
Container manifests becoming US political issue
West Coast imports boost Canadian Pacific Railway intermodal revenues
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