P&O Ports, HNN face volume deadline PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie and its rival P&O Ports will be forced to relinquish some of their new terminal concessions at Antwerp port to Maersk Sealand if they fail to fill as much as 45 per cent of the new capacity by mid-2005.
All-water trend boosts Panama Canal's business CONTAINER shipping's accelerating embrace of the all-water route helped boost the Panama Canal's transits and tonnage to record levels in fiscal 2003.
APL ships taking part in global weather project NEPTUNE Orient Lines' liner division, APL, is doing its part in helping scientists better understand global climate change by taking part in a pilot programme to collect north pacific weather data.
Box volumes at HK's key terminals slid further CONTAINER throughput at Hong Kong's main container terminals of Kwai Chung have slid for the sixth consecutive month with a 1.9 per cent drop in November throughput over the same period last year.
Vessels sink off Estonia, Philippines THREE seamen were missing and 22 rescued after a Philippine trawler sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in southern Philippine seas yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing board likely to approve 7E7: analysts BOEING Co's board of directors is almost certain to go ahead with the new 7E7 commercial jet, mostly because the aerospace company desperately needs a new plane to sell, analysts and company sources say.
Emirates interested in new Boeing 7E7 jet: report
America celebrates Wright Brothers flight centenary
Korean Air raises domestic fares
Atlas Air delays filing for bankruptcy
Delta frequent-fliers top in aiding US soldiers in Iraq
Dockyard
Is conversion of single-hull tankers economically viable? IT is probably safe to say the single-hull tanker phase-out debate has been settled once and for all at the International Maritime Organisation .
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES MODERN tankers have taken pride of place in this week's sales list, with a number of 'multiple ship' deals, the most notable of which being the sale of the Niarchos Tanker fleet of 3 Modern VLCC's and 2 x 2003 built aframaxes.
P&O Ports, HNN face volume deadline PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie and its rival P&O Ports will be forced to relinquish some of their new terminal concessions at Antwerp port to Maersk Sealand if they fail to fill as much as 45 per cent of the new capacity by mid-2005.
All-water trend boosts Panama Canal's business CONTAINER shipping's accelerating embrace of the all-water route helped boost the Panama Canal's transits and tonnage to record levels in fiscal 2003.
APL ships taking part in global weather project NEPTUNE Orient Lines' liner division, APL, is doing its part in helping scientists better understand global climate change by taking part in a pilot programme to collect north pacific weather data.
Box volumes at HK's key terminals slid further CONTAINER throughput at Hong Kong's main container terminals of Kwai Chung have slid for the sixth consecutive month with a 1.9 per cent drop in November throughput over the same period last year.
Vessels sink off Estonia, Philippines THREE seamen were missing and 22 rescued after a Philippine trawler sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in southern Philippine seas yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing board likely to approve 7E7: analysts BOEING Co's board of directors is almost certain to go ahead with the new 7E7 commercial jet, mostly because the aerospace company desperately needs a new plane to sell, analysts and company sources say.
Emirates interested in new Boeing 7E7 jet: report
America celebrates Wright Brothers flight centenary
Korean Air raises domestic fares
Atlas Air delays filing for bankruptcy
Delta frequent-fliers top in aiding US soldiers in Iraq
Dockyard
Is conversion of single-hull tankers economically viable? IT is probably safe to say the single-hull tanker phase-out debate has been settled once and for all at the International Maritime Organisation .
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES MODERN tankers have taken pride of place in this week's sales list, with a number of 'multiple ship' deals, the most notable of which being the sale of the Niarchos Tanker fleet of 3 Modern VLCC's and 2 x 2003 built aframaxes.
P&O Ports, HNN face volume deadline PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie and its rival P&O Ports will be forced to relinquish some of their new terminal concessions at Antwerp port to Maersk Sealand if they fail to fill as much as 45 per cent of the new capacity by mid-2005.
All-water trend boosts Panama Canal's business CONTAINER shipping's accelerating embrace of the all-water route helped boost the Panama Canal's transits and tonnage to record levels in fiscal 2003.
APL ships taking part in global weather project NEPTUNE Orient Lines' liner division, APL, is doing its part in helping scientists better understand global climate change by taking part in a pilot programme to collect north pacific weather data.
Box volumes at HK's key terminals slid further CONTAINER throughput at Hong Kong's main container terminals of Kwai Chung have slid for the sixth consecutive month with a 1.9 per cent drop in November throughput over the same period last year.
Vessels sink off Estonia, Philippines THREE seamen were missing and 22 rescued after a Philippine trawler sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in southern Philippine seas yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing board likely to approve 7E7: analysts BOEING Co's board of directors is almost certain to go ahead with the new 7E7 commercial jet, mostly because the aerospace company desperately needs a new plane to sell, analysts and company sources say.
Emirates interested in new Boeing 7E7 jet: report
America celebrates Wright Brothers flight centenary
Korean Air raises domestic fares
Atlas Air delays filing for bankruptcy
Delta frequent-fliers top in aiding US soldiers in Iraq
Dockyard
Is conversion of single-hull tankers economically viable? IT is probably safe to say the single-hull tanker phase-out debate has been settled once and for all at the International Maritime Organisation .
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES MODERN tankers have taken pride of place in this week's sales list, with a number of 'multiple ship' deals, the most notable of which being the sale of the Niarchos Tanker fleet of 3 Modern VLCC's and 2 x 2003 built aframaxes.
P&O Ports, HNN face volume deadline PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie and its rival P&O Ports will be forced to relinquish some of their new terminal concessions at Antwerp port to Maersk Sealand if they fail to fill as much as 45 per cent of the new capacity by mid-2005.
All-water trend boosts Panama Canal's business CONTAINER shipping's accelerating embrace of the all-water route helped boost the Panama Canal's transits and tonnage to record levels in fiscal 2003.
APL ships taking part in global weather project NEPTUNE Orient Lines' liner division, APL, is doing its part in helping scientists better understand global climate change by taking part in a pilot programme to collect north pacific weather data.
Box volumes at HK's key terminals slid further CONTAINER throughput at Hong Kong's main container terminals of Kwai Chung have slid for the sixth consecutive month with a 1.9 per cent drop in November throughput over the same period last year.
Vessels sink off Estonia, Philippines THREE seamen were missing and 22 rescued after a Philippine trawler sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in southern Philippine seas yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing board likely to approve 7E7: analysts BOEING Co's board of directors is almost certain to go ahead with the new 7E7 commercial jet, mostly because the aerospace company desperately needs a new plane to sell, analysts and company sources say.
Emirates interested in new Boeing 7E7 jet: report
America celebrates Wright Brothers flight centenary
Korean Air raises domestic fares
Atlas Air delays filing for bankruptcy
Delta frequent-fliers top in aiding US soldiers in Iraq
Dockyard
Is conversion of single-hull tankers economically viable? IT is probably safe to say the single-hull tanker phase-out debate has been settled once and for all at the International Maritime Organisation .
Ship Sales
SHIP SALES MODERN tankers have taken pride of place in this week's sales list, with a number of 'multiple ship' deals, the most notable of which being the sale of the Niarchos Tanker fleet of 3 Modern VLCC's and 2 x 2003 built aframaxes.
US and European winter freeze push crude prices higher
Barge trouble in Abidjan, off-Nigeria IFOs tighten
Bearish end to a bullish week in the Baltic The Baltic is seeing a bearish end to what has otherwise been quite a bullish week, with the majority of IFO and gas oil indications across the region falling off this afternoon.
FSU November fuel oil exports up 18.8% on last year
Large Med fuel oil cargo volumes booked to Singapore Traders have leapt on an arbitrage opportunity opening this week between the Mediterranean and Singapore, resulting in about 700,000 metric tonnes of HSFO being booked to go East.
OPEC quota cheating at more than 1 million bpd last month
Canada's Martin is sworn in CANADA'S Paul Martin became the world's fourth major political leader with maritime industry links serving in high office when he was sworn in as Canada's 21st prime minister on Friday, write Leo Ryan and Rob McKay.
Westport hits back over Geroi Sevastopolya THE charterer of the single-hulled tanker Geroi Sevastopolya , whose projected passage through the Bay of Biscay touched off an international furore last week, has broken its silence in a strong defence of its choice of vessel on this occasion as well as its wider safety and environmental record.
Niarchos exits with a bang as bulker pair fetches $68m NIARCHOS has bid its final farewell to the shipping sector after selling its last bulk carriers for a market-beating $34m each, writes Martyn Wingrove.
Frontline bond gains high price FRONTLINE'S $580m high yield bond has been priced at a higher coupon than achieved by other recent tanker company issues.
Dry markets hitting record levels THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) cruised past a new record high this week, hitting 4,468 today and outstripping the previous record high set at the end of October. Neither Capesize nor Panamax markets have regained their October levels yet but both look set to do so next week if their current pace is maintained
Channel ferries back to normal FERRY operations across the English channel returned to normal this afternoon after two separate delays on successive days
Spain confirms extraction plan SPAIN has officially adopted a shuttle bag technique as the definitive solution to extract fuel oil remaining in the submerged tanks of the tanker Prestige
Sri Lanka port flouts its rules SRI Lanka Port Authority has allowed a detained barge and tug to bring in another shipment of LPG despite the owner not providing insurance or safety guaruntees
Frontline raise $580M before split FRONTLINE is about to raise $580M for Ship Finance International Ltd, an owned subsidiary that will take over the ownership of 47 ships in the planned split of the group
Greenpeace unwelcome in India GREENPEACE campaign vessel Rainbow Warrior departed from Mumbai, India today after being denied permission to call at the port
FDA: Sign-ups lag new bioterror rules Little more than one-quarter of food facilities that do business in the U.S. have registered as required by the Bioterrorism Act.
Frankfurt caps Europe's bullish week Long-haul increases spur 3.2 percent monthly gain in air-cargo throughput, in line with growth by airlines.
NY/NJ sets 2004 port budget Port Authority board approves $4.5 billion budget including $1.8 billion in capital expenditures.
TACA extends fuel charge
N.Y. rail freight tunnel gains congressional support
Terminal exec killed at Port Everglades
U.S. retailers oppose Canada lumber deal
Malaysia plans Kelang FTZ
OOCL orders two more 8,000-TEU vessels
Rail woes snarl Canada grain transport
Pakistan's Qasim cuts charges
New reefers for Horizon Lines
West Coast terminals to deploy wireless ID for trucks
'MarCo will die but Hannibal will fly'. Upbeat Eurogate plans to resurrect Alpine intermodal joint venture Contship Italia has confirmed that it will dissolve MarCo, its intermodal partnership with Railion, at the end of the year but will not give details of the replacement service.
Busan's typhoon ravaged Jasungae returns to full operational capacity Jasungdae Terminal - part of Hutchison Korea Terminals (HKT) - has celebrated its return to full operations with the commissioning of three new quay cranes.
Montreal returning to normal as strikers return to work
South Stevedoring VP killed
OOCL orders two more SX Class ships
Samskip expands into North-East European market via Van Dieren Maritime
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