Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10 ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
New York City in airport leasing deal
Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.
Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10 ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
New York City in airport leasing deal
Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.
Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10 ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
New York City in airport leasing deal
Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.
Gulf Coast steady ahead of market reaction to US stats
Vancouver quiet and steady
Singapore: Deputy General Manager leaves
Something for everyone in latest US stock data A quick look at the latest weekly inventory figures from the US reveals the same trend as last week, with stocks of crude rising and product inventories falling. Last week, this led to a substantial loss in crude prices on the day the reports came out, followed by a sharp rally when traders' focus shifted to lower distillate stocks and cold temperatures.
ARA markets little changed after recent volatility
Japanese bunkers losing out to domestic market again Barge premiums are being pushed up in Japan as barge operators concentrate on more lucrative power station deliveries.
Singapore: Stocks still high after surprise residual draw The market had expected an inventory build due to continued lack of Chinese import demand and sluggish bunker demand so far in October.
Singapore pushing higher after cargo gains, stocks fall After a week of softening fuel oil cargo values and steady or firm gas oil cargo values, the Singapore market saw a slight turnaround today. Fuel oil cargo clocked up moderate gains and gas oil rose sharply, both backed by screen deals.
Fuel-cell powered water taxi The first zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled public water taxi on the San Francisco Bay is powered by a fuel cell engine from Anuvu Incorporated
P&I premiums set to rise Warning from North of England Club
Diamond Offshore reports third quarter loss Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. reported a net loss for the third quarter and announced retirement of two semis
Jail, vessel forfeiture for Iraq oil smugglers Iraq's Central Criminal Court has convicted two men of smuggling Iraqi diesel fuel out of the country on the tanker Navstar.
Staten island ferry service resumes New York's Staten Island ferry has resumed service as the NTSB starts its investigation into an accident in which 10 lives were lost.
Apax and Permira win Inmarsat race A TORTUOUS year-long sale process has come to an end with the sale of Inmarsat Ventures to two European private equity firms.
Flag states face much tighter scrutiny POOR performance by flag states will now come under the spotlight, thanks to an alliance of the world's biggest shipowner associations.
Powers relating to sensitive sea areas called into question CLOSER scrutiny of a legal comment given by the United Nations has led shipowner organisations to question whether proposals from five European Union states to define western European waters as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas will have any teeth.
American Club hardens Tasman stance THE American P&I Club and Tasman Spirit owner Polembros Shipping said today they are "not prepared to permit their preferred [wreck removal contractor, Smit Salvage] to start work until Tsavliris' assets are released from detention"
Qatar, Exxon strike $12Bn gas deal QATAR and Exxon Mobil have signed a major deal for the supply of LNG to the US market from 2008-9
Ferry captain attempts suicide THE captain of the commuter ferry that ploughed into Staten Island's St George Terminal, fled to his home and attempted to commit suicide
Shipbreakers agree safer practices REPRESENTATIVES from the main shipbreaking countries have adopted new guidelines for safer working conditions
Minoan quashes HFD sale rumours GREEK ferry operator Minoan Lines has dismissed press reports suggesting it is to sell its 31.5% stake in the troubled ferry company Hellas Flying Dolphins
Japan takes more foreign seafarers THE Japanese government has certified 139 more foreign deck officers and engineers to work on the 33 vessels on Japan's international ship register
Proposed US reporting rules discriminate against maritime industry Proposed extension of 'early-warning' cargo reporting requirements to all inbound and outbound US cargo has been criticised for not protecting maritime vessel owners' and NVOCCs' data.
European ports' volume growth affected by congestion, says industry Increased trading volumes have left European ports - particularly in the UK - struggling with landside congestion.
New berth opened at Yantian container terminal
Korean lines raise rates to South East Asia
HMM forms joint venture to operate five new ships
New members of the UIRR
Bremerhaven approach channel to be deepened
Strike hits JNPT's import container handling
Zim links Tampa with the world
Australian shipping sees foreign horizons
Reefer goods market prompts new St Petersburg terminal entrant
More Kalmar straddle carriers for Hesse-Noord Natie
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