EU ban on single-hull tankers will do half the job A post-Prestige oil spill ban on ageing single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grades of oil by the European Union which is due to come into force in October, will not totally stamp out their transit through the economic bloc's waters as is widely believed, maritime industry sources said.
Terror alert raised at Mindanao ports PHILIPPINE port and security authorities have raised alert levels at all ports on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao because of threats to bomb ships bound for Manila.
South Korea ports to scrap charges for transhipments SOUTH Korea will suspend fees on transhipment cargo that enters the country's ports starting next month in an effort to make it more competitive against ports in Singapore, China and other countries in the region.
Getting Queen Mary 2 shipshape THE Queen Mary 2, soon to be the longest, tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever constructed , leaving Saint Nazaire port, western France, escorted by tugboats, for a three-day test run on the open sea off the coast of France.
Air and Land Transport
Safe to fly despite 747 cracks: safety agency AVIATION authorities have assured passengers it is safe to travel on Qantas planes despite two jumbo jets owned by the Australian national carrier being grounded after a crack was found in a fuselage.
'Terrorist' fears delay Qantas flight
Aim for open skies, BA chief urges US
Thai premier insists Bangkok airport safe
Five jet fuel cargoes for Sydney due soon
Qantas, Patrick team up to buy maintenance unit
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Tough struggle at sea WOMEN seafarers - a rare but growing cohort among the world's waterborne transportation fleet - face inordinately tough working conditions, including discrimination and sexual harassment, as the maritime sector adjusts to the reality of women working alongside men, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office .
EU ban on single-hull tankers will do half the job A post-Prestige oil spill ban on ageing single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grades of oil by the European Union which is due to come into force in October, will not totally stamp out their transit through the economic bloc's waters as is widely believed, maritime industry sources said.
Terror alert raised at Mindanao ports PHILIPPINE port and security authorities have raised alert levels at all ports on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao because of threats to bomb ships bound for Manila.
South Korea ports to scrap charges for transhipments SOUTH Korea will suspend fees on transhipment cargo that enters the country's ports starting next month in an effort to make it more competitive against ports in Singapore, China and other countries in the region.
Getting Queen Mary 2 shipshape THE Queen Mary 2, soon to be the longest, tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever constructed , leaving Saint Nazaire port, western France, escorted by tugboats, for a three-day test run on the open sea off the coast of France.
Air and Land Transport
Safe to fly despite 747 cracks: safety agency AVIATION authorities have assured passengers it is safe to travel on Qantas planes despite two jumbo jets owned by the Australian national carrier being grounded after a crack was found in a fuselage.
'Terrorist' fears delay Qantas flight
Aim for open skies, BA chief urges US
Thai premier insists Bangkok airport safe
Five jet fuel cargoes for Sydney due soon
Qantas, Patrick team up to buy maintenance unit
Features
Tough struggle at sea WOMEN seafarers - a rare but growing cohort among the world's waterborne transportation fleet - face inordinately tough working conditions, including discrimination and sexual harassment, as the maritime sector adjusts to the reality of women working alongside men, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office .
EU ban on single-hull tankers will do half the job A post-Prestige oil spill ban on ageing single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grades of oil by the European Union which is due to come into force in October, will not totally stamp out their transit through the economic bloc's waters as is widely believed, maritime industry sources said.
Terror alert raised at Mindanao ports PHILIPPINE port and security authorities have raised alert levels at all ports on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao because of threats to bomb ships bound for Manila.
South Korea ports to scrap charges for transhipments SOUTH Korea will suspend fees on transhipment cargo that enters the country's ports starting next month in an effort to make it more competitive against ports in Singapore, China and other countries in the region.
Getting Queen Mary 2 shipshape THE Queen Mary 2, soon to be the longest, tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever constructed , leaving Saint Nazaire port, western France, escorted by tugboats, for a three-day test run on the open sea off the coast of France.
Air and Land Transport
Safe to fly despite 747 cracks: safety agency AVIATION authorities have assured passengers it is safe to travel on Qantas planes despite two jumbo jets owned by the Australian national carrier being grounded after a crack was found in a fuselage.
'Terrorist' fears delay Qantas flight
Aim for open skies, BA chief urges US
Thai premier insists Bangkok airport safe
Five jet fuel cargoes for Sydney due soon
Qantas, Patrick team up to buy maintenance unit
Features
Tough struggle at sea WOMEN seafarers - a rare but growing cohort among the world's waterborne transportation fleet - face inordinately tough working conditions, including discrimination and sexual harassment, as the maritime sector adjusts to the reality of women working alongside men, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office .
Singapore inspection companies next in line for licensing? In its on-going efforts to prevent malpractice and corruption in Singapore's multi-billion dollar bunker industry, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) may consider licensing bunker inspection companies.
OPEC signals no further cuts without non-OPEC cooperation Are we about to see a repeat of what happened towards the end of 2001? Back then, oil prices plummeted at the prospect of a price-war between OPEC and other oil producers as they looked set to lock horns in a fight for market share.
Tallinn breaks from Baltic bullishness
Baltic markets firm with mostly good avails
Oil up again as market sea-saws following OPEC's cut decision The piece of US data once again raising its head over the weekend is the level of heating oil inventories, which are 9.5% down on this time last year.
Odfjell CEO and VP agree to jail in price fixing plea Norwegian-based Odfjell Seachem AS, one of the largest parcel tanker shippers in the world, and two of its executives were charged today with participating in an international cartel to allocate customers, rig bids and fix prices on parcel tanker affreightment contracts
Guilty plea in oil dumping case "Magic pipe" could mean jail
Odfjell bosses jailed for price-fixing JAIL in the US now awaits Odfjell chiefs Bjorn Sjaastad and Erik Nilsen, who have taken the rap for a global price-fixing racket that will cost the Norwegian chemical tanker giant a massive $42.5m fine.
Knightsbridge votes to go on S pecial purpose very large crude carrier company Knightsbridge Tankers has been given a new - and riskier - lease of life.
Capesizes are on $60,000 threshold CAPESIZES stand on the threshold of yet another record in this most remarkable of years for the giants of the bulk sector - the $60,000 spot mark is tantalisingly close.
A regal show from Queen Mary 2 THE Queen Mary 2was given top marks by its designer and future master yesterday after returning to France's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard after four days of sea trials off the southern coast of Brittany.
Møller and Skaugen link on gas trades TEN major players are combining forces in the gas carrier trades to form a revenue sharing pool that will specialise in smaller units operating in the shorthaul trades.
Odfjell Seachem takes the rap ODFJELL Seachem, part of the Bergen-based chemical carrier and logistics group Odfjell, has agreed with the US Justice Department to pay a fine of $42.5M in a plea agreement announced today.
State department softens on visas SEAFARERS seeking visas to the US will receive priority, State Department officials have assured BIMCO officials
Dockers converge on Barcelona SEVERAL thousand dockers from across Southern European converged on Barcelona today to demonstrate against the EC ports directive
Engineer faces jail for magic pipe AN engineer faces up to 20 years in jail and fines of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing a US Coast Guard investigation into the dumping of waste oil
Violence as dockers take to streets MORE than twenty dock workers have been arrested in Rotterdam today as about six thousand converged on the port in protest against the EU ports directive
Mangouras: the long wait goes on PRESTIGE captain Apostolos Mangouras said today the worst part of his bail condition is that he still has to report to a police station in Barcelona every day
Sealand Express owners declare general average The owners of the Sealand Express are hoping to force cargo owners to foot a share of the vessels' salvage costs.
Truckers Voice a programme for Canada as 'businessmen' The Truckers' Voice (TV) has joined other Canadian intermodal industry players, to take over driver's representation, but will measure its words carefully, even to media.
European dockers unite in opposition to EU's Port's Directive
Korea axes transhipment cargo charges
TAMP protects VCTPL's tariffs and competitiveness
Fastships' feasibility to be studied by Izar
Safmarine Ghana set up on the basis of former agents
Taiwan's Evergreen eyes bustling Chinese ports
Tchibo to switch from truck to train and barge at new Bremen depot
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