Shenzhen to overtake HK box port in 5 yrs THROUGHPUT at container terminals in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen is likely to overtake those in Hong Kong in five years, but it will be a bit longer before the city loses its title as the world's busiest port, a major terminal operator said on Tuesday.
MPA to set up $20m IT upgrade fund for SMEs THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is setting up a five-year, $20 million information technology upgrading fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises .
Seeking consensus on newbuilding standards IN the face of mounting regulatory pressure, four global shipping organisations continued their ground-breaking dialogue in Seoul last week in a bid to reach an industry-wide consensus on quality standards for newbuildings.
Evergreen plans $10b expansion TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine group plans to invest NT$200 billion in the next 10 years on expansion and development, a group official on Monday quoted chairman Chang Jung-fa as saying.
Crew of grounded tanker arrested PAKISTAN has arrested eight crew members of a grounded Greek tanker on charges of negligence in handling the ship's entry to the port, but police said on Sunday they would be freed soon on bail.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay Pacific seeks rights to fly Aussie-US route CATHAY Pacific Airways said it will seek rights to fly between Australia and the United States when Hong Kong and Australian officials hold talks on an air-services agreement next month.
Lufthansa prefers new planes to takeovers
Lufthansa spends 300m euros on massage seats
Worst over for aircraft leasing sector
Viet Air's passenger numbers rise
Rolling in the next phase
Strait Talk
Less work for salvors but their role is as important as ever ANYBODY relying on the general media for their understanding of the shipping industry would probably be surprised to learn that the number of casualties is getting smaller, notwithstanding the occasional headline-grabbing event.
Shenzhen to overtake HK box port in 5 yrs THROUGHPUT at container terminals in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen is likely to overtake those in Hong Kong in five years, but it will be a bit longer before the city loses its title as the world's busiest port, a major terminal operator said on Tuesday.
MPA to set up $20m IT upgrade fund for SMEs THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is setting up a five-year, $20 million information technology upgrading fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises .
Seeking consensus on newbuilding standards IN the face of mounting regulatory pressure, four global shipping organisations continued their ground-breaking dialogue in Seoul last week in a bid to reach an industry-wide consensus on quality standards for newbuildings.
Evergreen plans $10b expansion TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine group plans to invest NT$200 billion in the next 10 years on expansion and development, a group official on Monday quoted chairman Chang Jung-fa as saying.
Crew of grounded tanker arrested PAKISTAN has arrested eight crew members of a grounded Greek tanker on charges of negligence in handling the ship's entry to the port, but police said on Sunday they would be freed soon on bail.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay Pacific seeks rights to fly Aussie-US route CATHAY Pacific Airways said it will seek rights to fly between Australia and the United States when Hong Kong and Australian officials hold talks on an air-services agreement next month.
Lufthansa prefers new planes to takeovers
Lufthansa spends 300m euros on massage seats
Worst over for aircraft leasing sector
Viet Air's passenger numbers rise
Rolling in the next phase
Strait Talk
Less work for salvors but their role is as important as ever ANYBODY relying on the general media for their understanding of the shipping industry would probably be surprised to learn that the number of casualties is getting smaller, notwithstanding the occasional headline-grabbing event.
Shenzhen to overtake HK box port in 5 yrs THROUGHPUT at container terminals in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen is likely to overtake those in Hong Kong in five years, but it will be a bit longer before the city loses its title as the world's busiest port, a major terminal operator said on Tuesday.
MPA to set up $20m IT upgrade fund for SMEs THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is setting up a five-year, $20 million information technology upgrading fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises .
Seeking consensus on newbuilding standards IN the face of mounting regulatory pressure, four global shipping organisations continued their ground-breaking dialogue in Seoul last week in a bid to reach an industry-wide consensus on quality standards for newbuildings.
Evergreen plans $10b expansion TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine group plans to invest NT$200 billion in the next 10 years on expansion and development, a group official on Monday quoted chairman Chang Jung-fa as saying.
Crew of grounded tanker arrested PAKISTAN has arrested eight crew members of a grounded Greek tanker on charges of negligence in handling the ship's entry to the port, but police said on Sunday they would be freed soon on bail.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay Pacific seeks rights to fly Aussie-US route CATHAY Pacific Airways said it will seek rights to fly between Australia and the United States when Hong Kong and Australian officials hold talks on an air-services agreement next month.
Lufthansa prefers new planes to takeovers
Lufthansa spends 300m euros on massage seats
Worst over for aircraft leasing sector
Viet Air's passenger numbers rise
Rolling in the next phase
Strait Talk
Less work for salvors but their role is as important as ever ANYBODY relying on the general media for their understanding of the shipping industry would probably be surprised to learn that the number of casualties is getting smaller, notwithstanding the occasional headline-grabbing event.
EU sulphur regulations: Fuel catalyst trials to begin P&O is taking further steps to test alternative methods to deal with sulphur emissions from ships, as European regulations demanding lower sulphur limits and reduced emissions from marine fuels draw closer. The company is preparing to test the fuel catalyst Green Plus, and is already running a trial with a scrubbing technique.
Suez soft to steady, canal well supplied
Everything peachy in Piraeus
Tight avails keep soft numbers out of Korea's reach
St Petersburg suppliers split on pricing
US inventory forecasts: Crude to build, distillates stocks down
Crude rally fizzles out on profit taking Today's softer crude prices were largely attributed to profit taking following a 15 percent rise in crude prices in the 2 weeks since OPEC announced its unexpected production cut.
Greece turns up heat on Pakistan to free crew of Tasman Spirit PAKISTAN is facing mounting diplomatic pressure to release the crew of the Tasman Spirit pending a hearing of the case as the men's plight is taken up at the highest rungs of the Greek government.
IACS plans global standards for bulkers and tankers by end-2004 A NEW set of global fabrication and safety standards for bulk carriers and tankers could emerge before the end of next year.
Intertanko chief Swift hits back at regulators FED up with being pushed around by the regulators, Intertanko managing director Peter Swift has attacked irresponsible authorities for failing to ratify conventions and provide facilities for the tanker industry.
Seaspan considered a 10,000 teu ship SEASPAN and Samsung Heavy Industries discussed the possibility of developing 10,000 teu class ships before plumping for the more manageable 9,150 teu design that has yet to be finalised, writes Sam Chambers.
World-Wide to sell bulkers: Sohmen WORLD-WIDE Shipping Agency of Hong Kong is to sell its remaining large bulkers this year and focus on crude oil, especially VLCCs
Seaspan linked to largest boxships SEASPAN Container Lines has confirmed it plans to order eight 9,500 TEU container ships at South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries
Belgians backtrack on ghost ships AS two US MarAd 'ghost ships' begin their journey to the UK, Belgium says it will try to persuade the US not to demolish the 13 ships in Europe
Japanese seafarer numbers falling THE ALL Japan Seamen's Union fears that the number of registered ocean-going Japanese seafarers will fall from 4,000 today to 2,500 in ten years' time
Repairs begin on damaged Discovery STENA Line is hoping to bring the fast ferry Stena Discovery back into service on Saturday after it suffered damage last night while mooring
Partial settlement in tug case A partial settlement has been reached with one of the 12 Mississippi terminal operators under investigation for providing anti-competitive tug services to bulk ships
Ports need $15B for projects: Report U.S. public seaports will require $15 billion for a variety of short- to long-term capital improvement plans over the next five to 10 years, says Fitch Ratings.
Global air cargo up, but growth slows Volume increased 3.6% in August against year-ago levels, but growth slowed from earlier in the year.
Taiwan eases logistics rules As part of its efforts to spur the logistics sector, the government issued new rules intended to improve efficiency and reduce red tape.
Pakistan to trade port charge discounts for seamens jobs
CSI shows security measures are achievable, says PONL The US Customs' Container Security Initiative (CSI) has shown that EU proposals to require cargo manifests 24 hours before EU entry or export are 'achievable, but not without cost'.
Container trade to be evicted from Sydney Harbour The New South Wales Government will not renew Darling Harbour and White Bay container berth leases upon their expiry in 2006 and 2007, signalling the end of container traffic in Sydney Harbour (Port Jackson).
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill signed
Council Working Group working on 'EU24' hour rule
Changes on southeast Asian routes for Gold Star and FAS
China Shipping links MICT with China, Japan ports
Dutch and German bilateral talks yield Betuwe deal
Taiwan trade one factor in Xiamen construction plans
APL changes MAA service to Visak Container Terminal (VCT)
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