Malaysia acts on effects of intense port rivlary MALAYSIA's government has discouraged intense competition between its own terminal operators and has committed to fund upgrades at the country's smaller ports after concerns were raised that they would be overlooked in favour of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas and Port Klang.
More firms keen to open new lines at Qingdao port FOLLOWING huge capital injections by three world shipping giants into China's Qingdao port, the dream of this northern harbour to become a top global port may not be too far off.
Two cruise passengers fall ill with Legionnaires' TWO passengers on a North Sea cruise ship have contracted the highly infectious Legionnaires' disease, German health authorities said.
Ship prices seen rising on demand for new vessels SHIPBUILDERS may be able to raise prices as demand grows for tankers, natural gas carriers and container ships, Oslo-based shipbroker Fearnleys said.
Siphoning of oil from tanker resumes CREWS on Sunday restarted siphoning oil from a damaged tanker that became stranded in the Arabian Sea near the southern port city of Karachi about a month ago, officials said.
World's second biggest oil tanker may be sold for scrap NORWEGIAN shipping magnate John Fredriksen may have sold the world's second-biggest oil tanker, the Sea Giant, to demolition for scrap steel, a shipbroker said.
Air and Land Transport
Air France counts on travel pick-up to meet profit target THE worst is over for Air France and chief Air France chief executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta is counting on a recovery in demand for air travel and growth at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to meet his target of reporting a profit before interest and taxes and underpin the stock's 58 per cent increase this year.
Shanghai Airport's H1 profit down 22%
Swiss defends faulty maps for pilots
Russian air show big hit with public, less so in terms of deals
Malaysia acts on effects of intense port rivlary MALAYSIA's government has discouraged intense competition between its own terminal operators and has committed to fund upgrades at the country's smaller ports after concerns were raised that they would be overlooked in favour of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas and Port Klang.
More firms keen to open new lines at Qingdao port FOLLOWING huge capital injections by three world shipping giants into China's Qingdao port, the dream of this northern harbour to become a top global port may not be too far off.
Two cruise passengers fall ill with Legionnaires' TWO passengers on a North Sea cruise ship have contracted the highly infectious Legionnaires' disease, German health authorities said.
Ship prices seen rising on demand for new vessels SHIPBUILDERS may be able to raise prices as demand grows for tankers, natural gas carriers and container ships, Oslo-based shipbroker Fearnleys said.
Siphoning of oil from tanker resumes CREWS on Sunday restarted siphoning oil from a damaged tanker that became stranded in the Arabian Sea near the southern port city of Karachi about a month ago, officials said.
World's second biggest oil tanker may be sold for scrap NORWEGIAN shipping magnate John Fredriksen may have sold the world's second-biggest oil tanker, the Sea Giant, to demolition for scrap steel, a shipbroker said.
Air and Land Transport
Air France counts on travel pick-up to meet profit target THE worst is over for Air France and chief Air France chief executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta is counting on a recovery in demand for air travel and growth at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to meet his target of reporting a profit before interest and taxes and underpin the stock's 58 per cent increase this year.
Shanghai Airport's H1 profit down 22%
Swiss defends faulty maps for pilots
Russian air show big hit with public, less so in terms of deals
Health teams poised at Dover after legionnaire's disease scare on liner UK health authorities at Dover are to inspect the Madeira-registered cruise liner Ocean Monarch (above) after three passengers were taken off at Cuxhaven with suspected legionnaire's disease.
IHC Caland to axe troubled yard with loss of 400 jobs Dutch offshore and shipbuilding group IHC Caland is to close its van der Giessen-de Noord yard, with the loss of nearly 400 jobs.
Sembcorp lines up new yard site to replace Jurong and Sembawang SEMBCORP Marine is considering whether to build a new shipyard in Singapore as a longer term replacement for its Jurong and Sembawang yards.
CMA CGM orders eight more 8,000 teu vessels CMA CGM is adding to its fleet of 8,000 teu tonnage with an order for another eight, writes Janet Porter.
Peak season off to a slow start West Coast ports experienced steady, but not spectacular growth in containerized imports from Asia in July, indicating that the peak shipping season in the eastbound Pacific has not yet begun.
Korean ports suffer as truckers dig in Some ships are sailing empty from the Port of Pusan as a strike by truck drivers shows no signs of early settlement.
GT Nexus, Open Harbor ink pact The two companies have formed a strategic initiative that will integrate Open Harbor's trade security, compliance and documentation services with GT Nexus's logistics management, global visibility and event-management systems.
Customs opens C-TPAT to some foreign manufacturers
P&O Nedlloyd drops Gioia Tauro from US-Med services
Kvaerner posts big loss on Phila. shipyard problems
Schneider unit launches service to match shipments, equipment
Kuwait plans to open new port
DOT official to deliver keynote address at Breakbulk Conference
Sceptical Antwerp threatens litigation on Scheldt dredge Antwerp is considering international legal action to force The Netherlands to agree to the deepening of the River Scheldt, on which Antwerp Port depends.
Korean Government responds to trucker's strike
Rate recovery forces analysts to re-think NOL income predictions
Frustrated Korean shippers consider long-term truck solution
TSA reassures maritime industry over OSC vendors
Norfolk Southern to operate reduced Labor Day service
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