Shenzhen port volumes surge STRONGER than anticipated growth at China's second busiest container port, Shenzhen, will see it trail mainland front runner Shanghai only slightly and overtake South Korea's Busan Port in full year throughput, the latest official figures reveal.
German transport official to hold talks here GERMANY's director-general of shipping and aviation, Dr Hans-Jurgen Frobose, is here on a two-day visit under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's distinguished visitors' programme.
VLGC rates ease on higher competition, slow bookings FREIGHT rates for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships that carry liquefied petroleum gases such as propane and butane, were little changed as bookings slowed and the supply of ship increased.
Thoresen Thai to sell 1b baht shares to ING THORESEN Thai Agencies, Thailand's biggest shipping company by market value, agreed to sell one billion baht of new shares to ING Bank and its Thai unit through private placement to finance expansion.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing market estimate for 7E7 too high: Airbus AIRBUS SAS said Boeing is greatly overestimating the potential market for the 7E7 Dreamliner and that it's not planning a response because it already has a plane that's more economical.
Airbus wins 20-jet order from Qantas unit Jetstar
New Bangkok airport on track for 2005
Lufthansa to launch 4 weekly flight services between KL and Frankfurt
Admiralty Casebook
Charterer has absolute duty to provide cargo: court THE English Court of Appeal has refused to depart from a 19th century House of Lords decision that a voyage charterer owes an 'absolute and non-delegable duty' to provide cargo for loading.
Shenzhen port volumes surge STRONGER than anticipated growth at China's second busiest container port, Shenzhen, will see it trail mainland front runner Shanghai only slightly and overtake South Korea's Busan Port in full year throughput, the latest official figures reveal.
German transport official to hold talks here GERMANY's director-general of shipping and aviation, Dr Hans-Jurgen Frobose, is here on a two-day visit under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's distinguished visitors' programme.
VLGC rates ease on higher competition, slow bookings FREIGHT rates for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships that carry liquefied petroleum gases such as propane and butane, were little changed as bookings slowed and the supply of ship increased.
Thoresen Thai to sell 1b baht shares to ING THORESEN Thai Agencies, Thailand's biggest shipping company by market value, agreed to sell one billion baht of new shares to ING Bank and its Thai unit through private placement to finance expansion.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing market estimate for 7E7 too high: Airbus AIRBUS SAS said Boeing is greatly overestimating the potential market for the 7E7 Dreamliner and that it's not planning a response because it already has a plane that's more economical.
Airbus wins 20-jet order from Qantas unit Jetstar
New Bangkok airport on track for 2005
Lufthansa to launch 4 weekly flight services between KL and Frankfurt
Admiralty Casebook
Charterer has absolute duty to provide cargo: court THE English Court of Appeal has refused to depart from a 19th century House of Lords decision that a voyage charterer owes an 'absolute and non-delegable duty' to provide cargo for loading.
Shenzhen port volumes surge STRONGER than anticipated growth at China's second busiest container port, Shenzhen, will see it trail mainland front runner Shanghai only slightly and overtake South Korea's Busan Port in full year throughput, the latest official figures reveal.
German transport official to hold talks here GERMANY's director-general of shipping and aviation, Dr Hans-Jurgen Frobose, is here on a two-day visit under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's distinguished visitors' programme.
VLGC rates ease on higher competition, slow bookings FREIGHT rates for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships that carry liquefied petroleum gases such as propane and butane, were little changed as bookings slowed and the supply of ship increased.
Thoresen Thai to sell 1b baht shares to ING THORESEN Thai Agencies, Thailand's biggest shipping company by market value, agreed to sell one billion baht of new shares to ING Bank and its Thai unit through private placement to finance expansion.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing market estimate for 7E7 too high: Airbus AIRBUS SAS said Boeing is greatly overestimating the potential market for the 7E7 Dreamliner and that it's not planning a response because it already has a plane that's more economical.
Airbus wins 20-jet order from Qantas unit Jetstar
New Bangkok airport on track for 2005
Lufthansa to launch 4 weekly flight services between KL and Frankfurt
Admiralty Casebook
Charterer has absolute duty to provide cargo: court THE English Court of Appeal has refused to depart from a 19th century House of Lords decision that a voyage charterer owes an 'absolute and non-delegable duty' to provide cargo for loading.
Supplier expands operations to Sakhalin Island Russian bunker supplier Bunker Holdings Ltd announced today that the company is now acting as a physical bunker supplier at Sakhalin Island.
GAC strengthens global agency network with Unipros alliance
Japan's Christmas holiday shutdown comes early Japan has resigned itself to its Christmas break over the past week, with indications from suppliers coming with 'valid after the 5th of January' in their small print, and nomination deadlines for the new year period coming up fast - if they haven't been reached already.
Singapore middle distillate stocks recover from record low
Singapore bunkers aim higher after steady week Despite gyrations in crude and the cargo market, bunker prices have been largely steady for fuel oil this week. This Thursday we saw suppliers across the board raising their indications and looking for higher prices, but we had very mixed reports with some saying the market was firm, others soft.
'Karachi Eight' hopes still alive THE American Club, insurer of the Tasman Spirit, is clinging to hopes that the eight men being detained in Pakistan in connection with the Karachi oil spill earlier this year may yet be released in time for Christmas.
Blacklisted flag states gain help from IACS CLASSIFICATION societies have begun a programme to help flag states on the Paris Memorandum of Understanding "blacklist" improve their performance.
Bumper year for Lloyd's insurers is predicted by analysts LEADING Lloyd's vehicles are set to make substantial profits next year as a result of generally firm premium rates, analysts forecast.
Ring the changes LLOYD'S List is updating its communications system and as a result new telephone numbers have been assigned.
Heavy lifters eye wind farm plans THE UK government's announcement today that it intends to develop 15 offshore wind farms around the country's coast is expected to bring a significant increase in heavy lift work to operators such as Smit and Mammoet, a subsidiary of BigLift Shipping
UK 3Q ferry figures disappoint FEWER ferry and cruise ship passengers departed from and arrived at UK ports in the third quarter of this year compared with 2002
Brazil prepares for investors SEVERE congestion across the Brazilian port sector is prompting vessel operating companies to consider investing in the country's key strategic ports
Evergreen buys into failing Trieste TAIWANESE major Evergreen Marine has acquired a 30% stake in Trieste International Container Terminal through an Italian subsidiary
Yukos to lift oil exports in 2004 YUKOS, Russia's embattled crude oil producer and export leader, said in Moscow yesterday it is expecting to lift oil production and exports in 2004
Nielsen steps up at DFDS Tor Line JENS Nielsen, former managing director of DFDS Transport in the UK, has been appointed the new MD of DFDS Tor Line, the UK arm of the Danish shipping group
PONL loses court battle with former terminals director P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) has lost the lawsuit it brought against its former terminals and procurement director Pieter Bas Bredius.
Cost concerns dog introduction of Californian port ID cards National ID cards for port workers could cost at least US$45million in the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) alone, according to a government watchdog.
Major overhaul for PONL/NYK's NZAX service
US Lines to start with a fortnightly service
Vertical Tandem Lifting removed from ILO Heath & Safety Code
Wanhai and TMSC to launch joint Japan/China link
Port of Portland regains box throughput high not seen since 1994
New Year, new name. NYK Group renames logistics subsidiaries
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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