EC takes action on new ship safety laws THE European Commission will begin infringement action against 12 of its 15 member states for failing to adopt new ship safety legislation, created in the wake of the Erika disaster.
RCL full-year profit rises 39%, depressed by weak US dollar BOOSTED by a pick-up in the global and regional economies, Thai-listed Regional Container Lines enjoyed record liftings for 2003, but ultimately saw a 39 per cent rise in net profit, reversed by strengthening regional currencies against the US dollar.
Samudera's profit plunges 32% on higher costs SINGAPORE-listed regional carrier Samudera Shipping's FY2003 net profit fell 32 per cent, hit by skyrocketing charter rates and higher costs that offset rate restorations.
S'pore-flagged tanker blast: hope of finding survivors dims RESCUERS hold out little hope of finding any more survivors of the Singapore-flagged tanker Bow Mariner that exploded and sank off the US coast Saturday evening, leaving three confirmed dead and 18 missing from a crew of 27.
Air and Land Transport
US plans to put inspectors at foreign airports THE US Homeland Security Department is planning to station American inspectors in foreign airports to screen passengers, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
Alitalia may scale back planned job cuts
Air China takes 20% stake in Shandong Airlines
HK airport to manage China's Zhuhai airport: report
Exel's net income in 2003 falls 12%
Cars to aero engines - a century of innovation
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Maritime training company Videotel Marine International has appointed Bill O'Neil, former general secretary of the International Maritime Organisation , as its new president.
EC takes action on new ship safety laws THE European Commission will begin infringement action against 12 of its 15 member states for failing to adopt new ship safety legislation, created in the wake of the Erika disaster.
RCL full-year profit rises 39%, depressed by weak US dollar BOOSTED by a pick-up in the global and regional economies, Thai-listed Regional Container Lines enjoyed record liftings for 2003, but ultimately saw a 39 per cent rise in net profit, reversed by strengthening regional currencies against the US dollar.
Samudera's profit plunges 32% on higher costs SINGAPORE-listed regional carrier Samudera Shipping's FY2003 net profit fell 32 per cent, hit by skyrocketing charter rates and higher costs that offset rate restorations.
S'pore-flagged tanker blast: hope of finding survivors dims RESCUERS hold out little hope of finding any more survivors of the Singapore-flagged tanker Bow Mariner that exploded and sank off the US coast Saturday evening, leaving three confirmed dead and 18 missing from a crew of 27.
Air and Land Transport
US plans to put inspectors at foreign airports THE US Homeland Security Department is planning to station American inspectors in foreign airports to screen passengers, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
Alitalia may scale back planned job cuts
Air China takes 20% stake in Shandong Airlines
HK airport to manage China's Zhuhai airport: report
Exel's net income in 2003 falls 12%
Cars to aero engines - a century of innovation
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Maritime training company Videotel Marine International has appointed Bill O'Neil, former general secretary of the International Maritime Organisation , as its new president.
EC takes action on new ship safety laws THE European Commission will begin infringement action against 12 of its 15 member states for failing to adopt new ship safety legislation, created in the wake of the Erika disaster.
RCL full-year profit rises 39%, depressed by weak US dollar BOOSTED by a pick-up in the global and regional economies, Thai-listed Regional Container Lines enjoyed record liftings for 2003, but ultimately saw a 39 per cent rise in net profit, reversed by strengthening regional currencies against the US dollar.
Samudera's profit plunges 32% on higher costs SINGAPORE-listed regional carrier Samudera Shipping's FY2003 net profit fell 32 per cent, hit by skyrocketing charter rates and higher costs that offset rate restorations.
S'pore-flagged tanker blast: hope of finding survivors dims RESCUERS hold out little hope of finding any more survivors of the Singapore-flagged tanker Bow Mariner that exploded and sank off the US coast Saturday evening, leaving three confirmed dead and 18 missing from a crew of 27.
Air and Land Transport
US plans to put inspectors at foreign airports THE US Homeland Security Department is planning to station American inspectors in foreign airports to screen passengers, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
Alitalia may scale back planned job cuts
Air China takes 20% stake in Shandong Airlines
HK airport to manage China's Zhuhai airport: report
Exel's net income in 2003 falls 12%
Cars to aero engines - a century of innovation
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Maritime training company Videotel Marine International has appointed Bill O'Neil, former general secretary of the International Maritime Organisation , as its new president.
Iraq starts oil exports through second oil port Frustrated with limited export capacity due to repeated sabotage on its northern pipeline, Iraq has been keen to boost crude oil exports by other means.
Singapore: SPC to buy BP refinery stake Singapore Petroleum Company announced today that it has entered a conditional agreement with BP Singapore to buy BP's one-third stake in Singapore Refining Company Pte. Ltd. Sources in the market were not able to comment conclusively on how today's announcement may impact SPC's and BP's bunker sales in Singapore.
Gibraltar markets continues bullish
Middle Eastern input could make mega bunker port reality Reports today from Malaysia said that the construction of a purpose-built bunkering zone in the port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor was closer to becoming a reality.
Vancouver study reveals high costs of ship pollution New study on proliferation of sulphur emissions from ships causes stir in Canadian press
Graig to extend size range of ships built in Vietnam The U.K., based Graig Group is to developing series production of a range of bulkers at Vinashin yards
Icebreaker maintenance work for Todd Pacific USG's Polar Star and Polar Sea
U.S. and EU ink marine equipment agreement Should cut out unnecessary testing
Question marks over Kvaerner Philadelphia It won't be part of proposed new Aker Yards
Tank cleaning suspect in chemical tanker explosion Vessel carried MTBE prior to ethanol cargo
New Orleans avails restricted to 'two or three' suppliers The knock-on effect of last week's backlog of vessels waiting to enter New Orleans from the US Gulf continued to impede upon normal bunker activity today, players in the region said.
Hopes fade for survivors as Bow Mariner sinks HOPES of finding any survivors from the chemical parcel tanker Bow Mariner , which exploded and sank on Saturday off the US coast, have faded, and the US Coast Guard stood down its rescue services yesterday.
Coast guard finds Superferry 14 blaze is unlikely to be act of terrorism AN INITIAL report from the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday cast doubt on terrorist group Abu Sayyaf's claim that it had bombed and gutted the Superferry 14.
Aker Kvaerner plans three-way split to boost earnings and manage its debts AKER Kvaerner confirmed yesterday plans to split into three, separating shipbuilding from oil and gas and construction and leaving "non-core" activities to a new holding company.
Indian breakers plead for state help ALANG, one of the world's major shipbreaking sites, is facing a bleak future as a result of the Indian government's decision last week to cut in duty for steel imports to 15%
BHP Billiton signs major ore deal MINING giant BHP Billiton has reached a deal with Chinese steel mills to sell a massive 12M tonnes of Australian iron ore a year over the next 25 years
Dutch look to the Caribbean again HOLLAND Maas Shipping is the second Dutch line in as many weeks to start a service to the Caribbean
Golar sets sights on profits GOLAR LNG, the London based LNG carrier, has reported a 46% rise in profits last year, and the board says it forecasts a further increase this year
P&O Ferries and Stena try again P&O Ferries and Stena Line have come to a £50M ($93.5M) arrangement that will see the transfer of the Fleetwood-Larne freight route together with five ships
Irish Ferries dispute deadline set A DEADLINE of 11 March has been set for reaching an agreement over manning levels on Irish Ferries
Terminals set wireless ID for trucks Under pressure from increasing box volumes and new anti-pollution laws, operators look to radio frequency identification tags to track every truck calling at West Coast marine terminals.
Berlin reinstates Toll Collect after consortium agrees compensation The German government has made a surprise decision to reinstate the Toll Collect consortium's contract for the truck-toll, which will finally start, as planned, at the beginning of 2005.
Huge breakbulk contract returns to containers Australian minerals and metals producer Pasminco (soon to be renamed Zinifex) is switching a large proportion of its half-million tonnes-per-year output from breakbulk back to containers.
Port of Houston delays Bayport construction
All change in the Med for partnerships
Seaways Shipping ties up with Rethmann Group
New services drive Tauranga growth
Industry celebrates DHS successes on its first anniversary
Record Frontline profits Frontline's net income hit a record high of USD 443.1 million (EUR 356.8 million) last year against a loss of ...
65 still missing after ferry fire - possible terrorist act 65 persons are still reported missing after the fire on "Superferry 14" which caught fire two hours after departure from ...
Substantial losses at Aker Kvaerner Aker Kvaerner posted a loss of NOK 998.0 million (EUR 114.2 million) in 2003 against a profit of NOK 877.0 ...
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