Many int'l seafarers denied shore leave in N America TOUGH new North American visa requirements have hit international seafarers hard, depriving many of shore leave just as the International Labour Organisation has adopted a new global convention for maritime identification.
Norway blast suits can be heard in Philippines: labour official STAR Cruises subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines is entitled to shift at least 14 lawsuits filed on behalf of Filipino seamen killed or injured by the Norway boiler blast from the US to the Philippines, according to a Philippine labour official.
American couple sues NCL A married couple has sued Norwegian Cruise Lines, alleging that they were held captive on one of its luxury ships in Hawaii because the wife was doing work for a law firm suing the company.
ICTSI fined 1m pesos by market regulator INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc, the biggest non-state port operator in the Philippines, said it was fined 1 million pesos by the regulator for failing to disclose a plan to boost capital after it was cleared by the board.
Right whales get right-of-way SHIPPING lanes in the Atlantic Canada's Bay of Fundy changed last week in a bid to save the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing hopes 7E7 will fulfill airlines' dreams GIVEN a choice between nonstop flights on distant international routes or changing planes at busy hub airports, future airline passengers will gladly pay to avoid time-consuming connections.
Probe into Sudanese airliner crash begins
Sydney Airports to reduce 40% of workforce
Asiana, THAI to offer more flights in ticketing accord
LOG Book
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Air France has appointed Jean Claude Moutic as regional director, South-east Asia and Australia, based in Singapore.
Many int'l seafarers denied shore leave in N America TOUGH new North American visa requirements have hit international seafarers hard, depriving many of shore leave just as the International Labour Organisation has adopted a new global convention for maritime identification.
Norway blast suits can be heard in Philippines: labour official STAR Cruises subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines is entitled to shift at least 14 lawsuits filed on behalf of Filipino seamen killed or injured by the Norway boiler blast from the US to the Philippines, according to a Philippine labour official.
American couple sues NCL A married couple has sued Norwegian Cruise Lines, alleging that they were held captive on one of its luxury ships in Hawaii because the wife was doing work for a law firm suing the company.
ICTSI fined 1m pesos by market regulator INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc, the biggest non-state port operator in the Philippines, said it was fined 1 million pesos by the regulator for failing to disclose a plan to boost capital after it was cleared by the board.
Right whales get right-of-way SHIPPING lanes in the Atlantic Canada's Bay of Fundy changed last week in a bid to save the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing hopes 7E7 will fulfill airlines' dreams GIVEN a choice between nonstop flights on distant international routes or changing planes at busy hub airports, future airline passengers will gladly pay to avoid time-consuming connections.
Probe into Sudanese airliner crash begins
Sydney Airports to reduce 40% of workforce
Asiana, THAI to offer more flights in ticketing accord
LOG Book
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Air France has appointed Jean Claude Moutic as regional director, South-east Asia and Australia, based in Singapore.
Many int'l seafarers denied shore leave in N America TOUGH new North American visa requirements have hit international seafarers hard, depriving many of shore leave just as the International Labour Organisation has adopted a new global convention for maritime identification.
Norway blast suits can be heard in Philippines: labour official STAR Cruises subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines is entitled to shift at least 14 lawsuits filed on behalf of Filipino seamen killed or injured by the Norway boiler blast from the US to the Philippines, according to a Philippine labour official.
American couple sues NCL A married couple has sued Norwegian Cruise Lines, alleging that they were held captive on one of its luxury ships in Hawaii because the wife was doing work for a law firm suing the company.
ICTSI fined 1m pesos by market regulator INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc, the biggest non-state port operator in the Philippines, said it was fined 1 million pesos by the regulator for failing to disclose a plan to boost capital after it was cleared by the board.
Right whales get right-of-way SHIPPING lanes in the Atlantic Canada's Bay of Fundy changed last week in a bid to save the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing hopes 7E7 will fulfill airlines' dreams GIVEN a choice between nonstop flights on distant international routes or changing planes at busy hub airports, future airline passengers will gladly pay to avoid time-consuming connections.
Probe into Sudanese airliner crash begins
Sydney Airports to reduce 40% of workforce
Asiana, THAI to offer more flights in ticketing accord
LOG Book
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Air France has appointed Jean Claude Moutic as regional director, South-east Asia and Australia, based in Singapore.
Post-election blues for Mexican suppliers Before the election, bunker suppliers entertained a glimmer of hope that the reform-friendly ruling party might gain control of congress, opening the way for eliminating a heavy tax on sales of MDO.
Crude largely flat after US reports give contradictory picture The weekly data from the US Department of Energy and the American Petroleum Institute proved to be a rather mixed bag, going against expectations on almost every score.
Spain: Supplier hopes to get Tarragona barge back in service Tarragona's only bunker barge has been taken out of service with no advice on when it might return.
Nigerian ports resuming work after strike ends
Demand drops with prices in Istanbul
Sharp falls in Korean prices begin to attract more interest
Confinement structure to seal Prestige wreck Repsol YPF has awarded Seal Engineering SA, a wholly-owned affiliate of Technip-Coflexip, a basic engineering contract for the fabrication and installation of a confinement structure for the Prestige
Tidewater announces debt issuance Tidewater Inc. has completed the issuance and funding of $300,000,000 of senior unsecured notes.
Paralegal accuses NCL of 'detaining' her on ship A NEW York legal assistant has accused Norwegian Cruise Line of "holding her captive" on the Norwegian Star during a Hawaii cruise in February and subsequently ejecting her from the ship, because she started investigating the cruise company's conduct in a class action lawsuit spearheaded by her law firm while on holiday herself.
Technip wins contract to put cap on Prestige oil FRENCH oil industry engineering group Technip-Coflexip has been awarded a basic engineering design contract for the construction and installation of a "canopy" to stop heavy fuel oil leaking from the Prestige.
Tesma unveils shape for third-party role TESMA, the new vehicle for the shipmanagement interests of both sides of the demerging Tschudi & Eitzen set-up, has announced further details of its novel alliance structure.
CP Ships checks lifts after OOCL Montreal death fall CP Ships, which owns Canada Maritime, has shut down all lifts of similar design to that installed on the OOCL Montreal in its own fleet while additional safety checks are carried out.
Operation Safe Commerce short-changed Washington has yet to deliver $30 million of a total $58 million in funding for the federal supply chain security initiative.
Intermodal safety deal near A long-awaited agreement among marine terminals, railroads, trucking companies and equipment lessors assigning responsibility for intermodal equipment upkeep could be reached by the end of the year.
JN Port protests against blanket congestion surcharge Jawaharlal Nehru Port has strongly protested moves by shipping lines to implement a blanket Nhava Sheva congestion surcharge.
Fall guys: Owners await autumn fixings as index continues to climb
IndAmEx abandons conference status
All vessels calling in US face US-flag obligations
August launch for phase II of Hanjin's Long Beach rail link
French line launches pan-Mediterranean link
New ceo of ICF is Zeno Baggio
Tragedy prompts restrictions on shipboard lift use
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