Mahathir makes strong pitch for Malaysian ports MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has personally appealed to international shipping lines to choose Malaysia's container ports over Singapore's, pledging ongoing government investment and support in the sector. 23/09/03
Bulker, ship collide near Kusu island A midnight collision between a bulk carrier and a container ship off Singapore's Kusu Island on Sunday caused a 'minor oil spill', according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
Star Cruises signs US$790m deal to buy two new ships STAR Cruises has signed contracts to buy two new vessels for US$790.26 million in the latest expansion of its North American subsidiary, Norwegian Cruise Line.
Air and Land Transport
Global airline industry in recovery mode: report THE global airline industry is on the way to recovery with worldwide flights back to the level they were in September 2002, says the world's leading source of independent flight schedule information, OAG.
Concorde hopes for record passengers
Qantas e-tickets on sale in S'pore, HK, NZ
India buys 5 Embraer jets
Ryanair may retire nine B737-200s early
Qantas fills more seats in July
Dockyard
Need for IACS to make ship surveys transparent LAST week, Robert Somerville, president and CEO of US-based classification society American Bureau of Shipping , made a speech at the Seatrade London International Maritime Convention.
Mahathir makes strong pitch for Malaysian ports MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has personally appealed to international shipping lines to choose Malaysia's container ports over Singapore's, pledging ongoing government investment and support in the sector. 23/09/03
Bulker, ship collide near Kusu island A midnight collision between a bulk carrier and a container ship off Singapore's Kusu Island on Sunday caused a 'minor oil spill', according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
Star Cruises signs US$790m deal to buy two new ships STAR Cruises has signed contracts to buy two new vessels for US$790.26 million in the latest expansion of its North American subsidiary, Norwegian Cruise Line.
Air and Land Transport
Global airline industry in recovery mode: report THE global airline industry is on the way to recovery with worldwide flights back to the level they were in September 2002, says the world's leading source of independent flight schedule information, OAG.
Concorde hopes for record passengers
Qantas e-tickets on sale in S'pore, HK, NZ
India buys 5 Embraer jets
Ryanair may retire nine B737-200s early
Qantas fills more seats in July
Dockyard
Need for IACS to make ship surveys transparent LAST week, Robert Somerville, president and CEO of US-based classification society American Bureau of Shipping , made a speech at the Seatrade London International Maritime Convention.
Mahathir makes strong pitch for Malaysian ports MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has personally appealed to international shipping lines to choose Malaysia's container ports over Singapore's, pledging ongoing government investment and support in the sector. 23/09/03
Bulker, ship collide near Kusu island A midnight collision between a bulk carrier and a container ship off Singapore's Kusu Island on Sunday caused a 'minor oil spill', according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
Star Cruises signs US$790m deal to buy two new ships STAR Cruises has signed contracts to buy two new vessels for US$790.26 million in the latest expansion of its North American subsidiary, Norwegian Cruise Line.
Air and Land Transport
Global airline industry in recovery mode: report THE global airline industry is on the way to recovery with worldwide flights back to the level they were in September 2002, says the world's leading source of independent flight schedule information, OAG.
Concorde hopes for record passengers
Qantas e-tickets on sale in S'pore, HK, NZ
India buys 5 Embraer jets
Ryanair may retire nine B737-200s early
Qantas fills more seats in July
Dockyard
Need for IACS to make ship surveys transparent LAST week, Robert Somerville, president and CEO of US-based classification society American Bureau of Shipping , made a speech at the Seatrade London International Maritime Convention.
Market near bottom after today's fall in Singapore and Fujairah?
Bearish Baltic sees mostly good avails
Fujairah: ENOC expands bunker tanker fleet ENOC Bunkering (Fujairah) LLC's new vessel has boosted its monthly delivery capacity to 300,000 mt per month. In other relevant news, EPPCO, a subsidiary of ENOC, has completed an expansion project of its Fujairah Terminal, increasing EPPCO's storage capacity at Fujairah by 50%.
O.W. Bunker expands Baltic supply capacity
Great Belt slack as buyers hold back
Correction: Rotterdam Vopak jetty closure schedules An official from Royal Vopak (Vopak) informed us today that the jetty closures at their Rotterdam bunkering terminal this week are not quite as extensive as we reported on Friday. The closures are due to upgrading work, which means loading capacity at Vopak should improve in the very near future.
Löddesöl's resignation plunges Statoil into boardroom chaos STATOIL boss Olov Fjell's future at Norway's energy major looked uncertain yesterday as an emergency board meeting gathered in Oslo following the resignation on Sunday of its chairman Leif Terje Löddesöl.
Alstom looks safe as Brussels backs E3.2bn rescue plan FRENCH shipbuilding and engineering group Alstom appeared to have been saved from collapse last night after European Union competition commissioner Mario Monti gave his approval to a new E 3.2bn ($3.6) rescue plan.
Golar grabs 2005 date for $151m LNG carrier order JOHN Fredriksen's Golar LNG has placed a third order with the world's largest liquefied natural gas carrier producer, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.
Intertanko and Intercargo to 'live in sin' but there will be no engagement A POWERFUL new industry voice representing both tanker and bulk carrier owners is being created, with Intertanko and Intercargo in the process of setting up a common secretariat.
Sea Containers to scrap London market listing SEA CONTAINERS plans to cancel its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange from the end of October because of low trading volume, writes Janet Porter.
Blasts delay Colombian coal ships COLOMBIAN coal interests were on high alert over the weekend after terrorists made a double attack on the coal transport infrastructure on Friday
Paul Martin opponents slam CSL CANADA Steamship Lines has started to feature in campaigns by opponents of Paul Martin's bid to become the country's next prime minister
Dearsley's bible study DAVID Dearsley told Maritime Cyprus 2003 the new ILO Convention on pay and conditions is "the employment conditions bible"
Stolt counsel called to account FORMER Stolt-Nielsen counsel Paul O'Brien has been called before a US grand jury in the latest twist to the parcel tanker price fixing collusion allegation
Prestige dominates Maritime Cyprus FALLOUT from the Prestige dominated the opening session of Maritime Cyprus 2003 in Limassol today
Air Senegal to run Le Joola route THE ferry route between the Senegalese ports of Dakar and Ziguinchor, is to be operated by the national airline Air Senegal International
Merger in Swiss future? Swiss International Air Lines on Monday suspended trading in its stock, fueling speculation it is about to announce a tie-up with a larger European carrier to avert another financial crisis.
Atlanta cargo services expanding Four international airlines have added all-cargo service out of Hartsfield International Airport.
Korea opens free zones to makers In an effort to position itself as the regional logistics center for Northeast Asia, Seoul will allow foreign and domestic manufacturers to establish production plants in its four customs-free zones.
New carrier services boost Savannah boxes
Collision halts operations at Bangladesh port
FedEx unit offers new technology platform
Indian box terminal projects face delays
Letters: Security shouldn't shackle supply chain
MOL (China) opens Qingdao office
Former Stolt counsel called to testify in anti-trust case
APL operated ship in collision that closes Chittagong Port Bangladesh's main port at Chittagong is closed following an accident that saw the 954TEU APL operated vessel, the Eagle Strength, ram six others as it attempted to avoid a feeder vessel.
Singapore collision damages Dongmama ship but Singapore traffic is unaffected Last night's collision off Singapore, between Panama-registered containership Arabian Express and the Malta-registered bulker Sea Liberty, has left a minor oil spill, but Singapore's port operations remain unaffected.
MSC chooses Gdynia for Baltic-South America trade link
New York harbour rail link sees light at end of the tunnel
Bengal Tiger's team up with APL in south-Asia link
Ennore looks for partner in new box terminal
Namsung orders two more vessels
Ports support rail call
Asia is now Port of New York and New Jersey's biggest market
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