World-Wide Shipping bids for rest of Bergesen HONG Kong's World-Wide Shipping tycoon Helmut Sohmen has bid 10.3 billion Norwegian kroner to take over the remainder of Norwegian shipping major Bergesen.
M'sia to screen seafarers for Sars symptoms MALAYSIA has joined Singapore and Hong Kong in screening seafarers for symptoms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome with a leading protection and indemnity club recommending shore leave be restricted in affected areas.
S'pore bunker fuel prices take a beating SINGAPORE's bunker fuel prices have plunged in recent days amid speculation the war in Iraq is nearing its end.
KS Tech buys 25% stake in Ezra in $7.82m deal IN a new partnership of niche players, Singapore-listed oil and gas industry supplier KS Tech has acquired 25 per cent of local offshore support vessel builder and operator Ezra Holdings.
Coalition forces find 1 of 2 Iraqi vessels COALITION naval forces operating in the Arabian Gulf have captured one of two Iraqi vessels suspected of laying mines in and around Iraqi waters, the US Navy's Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain said.
Shell won't use tankers with ballast water in cargo holds ROYAL Dutch/Shell shell8 Group, the world's No 1 user of chartered oil tankers, said it will not hire vessels that carry ballast water in their cargo holds because of the pollution risks.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay faces gravest situation in 26 years JUST a month after announcing bumper profits, Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways warned yesterday it was facing its gravest situation in 26 years because of the Sars virus and the Iraq war.
Macau airport's March passenger traffic slumps
No rating change to Aussie, NZ airports: S&P
China Eastern profit plunges 84%
Airlines' slump to stay till at least 2005
Strait Talk
Hotly contested race for top IMO post now on THE next couple of months look set to see an unprecedented level of lobbying for the three aspirant successors to International Maritime Organization secretary general William O'Neil.
World-Wide Shipping bids for rest of Bergesen HONG Kong's World-Wide Shipping tycoon Helmut Sohmen has bid 10.3 billion Norwegian kroner to take over the remainder of Norwegian shipping major Bergesen.
M'sia to screen seafarers for Sars symptoms MALAYSIA has joined Singapore and Hong Kong in screening seafarers for symptoms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome with a leading protection and indemnity club recommending shore leave be restricted in affected areas.
S'pore bunker fuel prices take a beating SINGAPORE's bunker fuel prices have plunged in recent days amid speculation the war in Iraq is nearing its end.
KS Tech buys 25% stake in Ezra in $7.82m deal IN a new partnership of niche players, Singapore-listed oil and gas industry supplier KS Tech has acquired 25 per cent of local offshore support vessel builder and operator Ezra Holdings.
Coalition forces find 1 of 2 Iraqi vessels COALITION naval forces operating in the Arabian Gulf have captured one of two Iraqi vessels suspected of laying mines in and around Iraqi waters, the US Navy's Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain said.
Shell won't use tankers with ballast water in cargo holds ROYAL Dutch/Shell shell8 Group, the world's No 1 user of chartered oil tankers, said it will not hire vessels that carry ballast water in their cargo holds because of the pollution risks.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay faces gravest situation in 26 years JUST a month after announcing bumper profits, Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways warned yesterday it was facing its gravest situation in 26 years because of the Sars virus and the Iraq war.
Macau airport's March passenger traffic slumps
No rating change to Aussie, NZ airports: S&P
China Eastern profit plunges 84%
Airlines' slump to stay till at least 2005
Strait Talk
Hotly contested race for top IMO post now on THE next couple of months look set to see an unprecedented level of lobbying for the three aspirant successors to International Maritime Organization secretary general William O'Neil.
World-Wide Shipping bids for rest of Bergesen HONG Kong's World-Wide Shipping tycoon Helmut Sohmen has bid 10.3 billion Norwegian kroner to take over the remainder of Norwegian shipping major Bergesen.
M'sia to screen seafarers for Sars symptoms MALAYSIA has joined Singapore and Hong Kong in screening seafarers for symptoms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome with a leading protection and indemnity club recommending shore leave be restricted in affected areas.
S'pore bunker fuel prices take a beating SINGAPORE's bunker fuel prices have plunged in recent days amid speculation the war in Iraq is nearing its end.
KS Tech buys 25% stake in Ezra in $7.82m deal IN a new partnership of niche players, Singapore-listed oil and gas industry supplier KS Tech has acquired 25 per cent of local offshore support vessel builder and operator Ezra Holdings.
Coalition forces find 1 of 2 Iraqi vessels COALITION naval forces operating in the Arabian Gulf have captured one of two Iraqi vessels suspected of laying mines in and around Iraqi waters, the US Navy's Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain said.
Shell won't use tankers with ballast water in cargo holds ROYAL Dutch/Shell shell8 Group, the world's No 1 user of chartered oil tankers, said it will not hire vessels that carry ballast water in their cargo holds because of the pollution risks.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay faces gravest situation in 26 years JUST a month after announcing bumper profits, Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways warned yesterday it was facing its gravest situation in 26 years because of the Sars virus and the Iraq war.
Macau airport's March passenger traffic slumps
No rating change to Aussie, NZ airports: S&P
China Eastern profit plunges 84%
Airlines' slump to stay till at least 2005
Strait Talk
Hotly contested race for top IMO post now on THE next couple of months look set to see an unprecedented level of lobbying for the three aspirant successors to International Maritime Organization secretary general William O'Neil.
Sohmen-Pao lines up new-look Bergesen board World-Wide Shipping yesterday said it was close to finalising the new-look boardroom of its bid target Bergesen as it pledged to keep the headquarters of the historic Norwegian group in Oslo.
Takeover 'biggest in shipping history' LEADING shipping financiers HSBC, who masterminded the Hong Kong-based Sohmen family's huge $1.4bn swoop on Bergesen, claimed the takeover is the largest in the history of shipping, writes Jerry Frank .
CMA CGM and MSC join forces on Pacific TWO of the world's biggest liner shipping companies are to join forces on the Pacific with a combined string of huge containerships, writes Janet Porter.
Tanker owners ready for Opec cuts TANKER owners are steeling themselves for an anticipated cut in oil supply on the news that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has called an emergency meeting to discuss production levels.
Report may doom maritime trust fund A private sector freight transportation advisory council has formally opposed the creation of a new trust fund to pay for maritime infrastructure.
Suzuki to lead "K" Line America Toshio Suzuki succeeds Yoshio Iinuma as president and chief executive of the Japanese company's U.S. operations.
Flowers to lead UPS Americas Veteran manager to oversee 50 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean.
CMA CGM, MSC in trans-Pac agreement
FMC fines totaled $2.45M in 2002
Hong Kong opens trade e-filing
KLM drops war surcharge, resumes Mid-East flights
Northwest to cut fuel surcharge
Good beginning: Odyssey Logistics launches with Hercules
French and Italians strike Pacific deal CMA CGM and MSC announced today that they intend to start a joint Pacific service in the second half of next year using ten 8,000TEU newbuildings.
Docenave return raises optimism at Suape The troubled Brazilian port of Suape has announced the return of regular calls from Brazilian carrier Docenave, now in a partnership with MOL.
Yang Ming and K Line to launch new Asia/Med string
Canada to adopt 24-hour manifest rule within a year
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