Save self-regulation, urges shipping bureau THE partnership between shipowners and classification societies is 'dead', according to the head of the American Bureau of Shipping who warned that urgent action was required to prevent the loss of industry self-regulation.
Barred N Korean ship gives up Japan port call A North Korean vessel, barred from entering a Japanese port for two weeks as it failed to meet safety requirements, was eventually escorted out of Japanese waters, a move immediately denounced by North Korea.
Tall ships display in French port NEARLY 50 rare ships have dropped their anchors in this French river port, where they are expected to attract nearly 10 million visitors in the next two weeks.
Samsung Heavy wins US$180m ferry order SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, won an order to build two passenger ferries from Norfolkline Shipping BV of the Netherlands worth US$180 million.
Oman port plans US$238m expansion OMAN plans to build two berths and extend an existing breakwater facility at its port in the southern city of Salalah in a project expected to cost US$238 million, a port official said last week.
Air and Land Transport
Theft from luggage adds to US security agency's woes WHEN John Latta flew to Reagan National Airport from Miami last month, he discovered that a US$1,000 pair of binoculars were missing from his checked luggage.
CR Airways becomes HK's third passenger airline
Ryanair fined for illegal advertising
New Myanmar carrier to fly in Aug
The smile of a winner
LOG Book
Dockyard
Industry groups grapple with EU's tanker proposals THE European Union's proposals to yet again accelerate the phase-out of single-hull tankers and ban such vessels from carrying heavy oils seems certain to come into effect in Europe soon and will be considered by the International Maritime Organisation at the end of the year.
Save self-regulation, urges shipping bureau THE partnership between shipowners and classification societies is 'dead', according to the head of the American Bureau of Shipping who warned that urgent action was required to prevent the loss of industry self-regulation.
Barred N Korean ship gives up Japan port call A North Korean vessel, barred from entering a Japanese port for two weeks as it failed to meet safety requirements, was eventually escorted out of Japanese waters, a move immediately denounced by North Korea.
Tall ships display in French port NEARLY 50 rare ships have dropped their anchors in this French river port, where they are expected to attract nearly 10 million visitors in the next two weeks.
Samsung Heavy wins US$180m ferry order SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, won an order to build two passenger ferries from Norfolkline Shipping BV of the Netherlands worth US$180 million.
Oman port plans US$238m expansion OMAN plans to build two berths and extend an existing breakwater facility at its port in the southern city of Salalah in a project expected to cost US$238 million, a port official said last week.
Air and Land Transport
Theft from luggage adds to US security agency's woes WHEN John Latta flew to Reagan National Airport from Miami last month, he discovered that a US$1,000 pair of binoculars were missing from his checked luggage.
CR Airways becomes HK's third passenger airline
Ryanair fined for illegal advertising
New Myanmar carrier to fly in Aug
The smile of a winner
LOG Book
Dockyard
Industry groups grapple with EU's tanker proposals THE European Union's proposals to yet again accelerate the phase-out of single-hull tankers and ban such vessels from carrying heavy oils seems certain to come into effect in Europe soon and will be considered by the International Maritime Organisation at the end of the year.
Save self-regulation, urges shipping bureau THE partnership between shipowners and classification societies is 'dead', according to the head of the American Bureau of Shipping who warned that urgent action was required to prevent the loss of industry self-regulation.
Barred N Korean ship gives up Japan port call A North Korean vessel, barred from entering a Japanese port for two weeks as it failed to meet safety requirements, was eventually escorted out of Japanese waters, a move immediately denounced by North Korea.
Tall ships display in French port NEARLY 50 rare ships have dropped their anchors in this French river port, where they are expected to attract nearly 10 million visitors in the next two weeks.
Samsung Heavy wins US$180m ferry order SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, won an order to build two passenger ferries from Norfolkline Shipping BV of the Netherlands worth US$180 million.
Oman port plans US$238m expansion OMAN plans to build two berths and extend an existing breakwater facility at its port in the southern city of Salalah in a project expected to cost US$238 million, a port official said last week.
Air and Land Transport
Theft from luggage adds to US security agency's woes WHEN John Latta flew to Reagan National Airport from Miami last month, he discovered that a US$1,000 pair of binoculars were missing from his checked luggage.
CR Airways becomes HK's third passenger airline
Ryanair fined for illegal advertising
New Myanmar carrier to fly in Aug
The smile of a winner
LOG Book
Dockyard
Industry groups grapple with EU's tanker proposals THE European Union's proposals to yet again accelerate the phase-out of single-hull tankers and ban such vessels from carrying heavy oils seems certain to come into effect in Europe soon and will be considered by the International Maritime Organisation at the end of the year.
Oil market shifts back into neutral after rollercoaster trade Overall the crude market is gong through a bearish period, for the simple reason it seems that the bulls have had their day and have driven prices high enough relative to current fundamentals. But because those fundamentals remain conspicuously tight, there are inherent strong upside risks in the market.
African market review
Bominflot announces St. Petersburg partnership Bominflot Group and Nevsky Mazut have started a cooperation to supply all bunker grades in St. Petersburg.
Rotterdam steady to firm at noon
Supplier comments on Acid Fuel incidents on the US Gulf Coast After a recent spate of high Total Acid Number (TAN) fuels supplied in the US Gulf, bunker supplier Chemoil Corporation has issued a statement regarding its own investigations into how and why an acidic component came to be found in bunkers.
St Vincent and Grenadines caught in licence scandal A NEW seafarers' licensing scandal is brewing in the Caribbean, with US Coast Guard officials in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands detaining eight ships over the past two weeks after discovering officers on board with licences improperly issued by St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Broker claims 'missing' owner of explosives ship spotted in Turkey CHRIS McNulty, the Irish owner of the explosives ship Baltic Sky, has been in Turkey in recent weeks, according to the broker he used to arrange the vessel's suspicious voyage.
Mystery buyer snaps up Kien Hung four A MYSTERY buyer paid $73.2m on Friday to purchase the four 1,500 teu boxships owned by troubled Taiwanese shipping company Kien Hung and Singapore associate Powick Shipping that were under arrest in Hong Kong.
Dr Sohmen says industry 'deserves better' THE chairman of World- Wide Shipping has hit out at the heavily regulated nature of the shipping industry.
Mass. wants R.I. port to pay harbor tax Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, in an apparent effort to protect the port of Boston, have fired a shot across the bow of a neighboring rival.
Truckers, railroads agree on size limits The American Trucking Associations and the Association of American Railroads have agreed to oppose changes in truck size limits, in a deal aimed at jump-starting a highway funding bill in Congress.
Organised gangs steal millions in E. African copper frauds Insurers are warning potential shippers in East Africa to take care of well-organised criminals selling non-existent cargo using forged documents.
Congress support for DHS budget highlights US security anxiety Funding for maritime security is steadily moving through the appropriations process as the US House of Representatives approved the budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Toll ups Tranz Rail holding
German road charge to boost Kombiverkehr returns
Box volume surge sees more optimistic outlook at P&O
Drought-hit Australian agriculture will suffer for at least another year
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