Hutchison wins four more berths in Shanghai HUTCHISON Port Holdings , a unit of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, has sealed a long-awaited deal for four berths at Waigaoqiao in Shanghai's Pudong district.
PSA set to keep world No 2 title THE gap between the top four global port operators and the other players in the market is set to widen as they continue to expand through acquisitions, new development and greater involvement in partnerships, according to a new report.
Aussie opposition's screening plan AUSTRALIA'S opposition Labor Party has pledged that if it wins on October 9 it will establish a national screening programme for empty containers being transhipped through the country's ports.
Port Shots
Port shots A special committee has been formed to assess the competitiveness of Sarawak's ports.
Hutchison wins four more berths in Shanghai HUTCHISON Port Holdings , a unit of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, has sealed a long-awaited deal for four berths at Waigaoqiao in Shanghai's Pudong district.
PSA set to keep world No 2 title THE gap between the top four global port operators and the other players in the market is set to widen as they continue to expand through acquisitions, new development and greater involvement in partnerships, according to a new report.
Aussie opposition's screening plan AUSTRALIA'S opposition Labor Party has pledged that if it wins on October 9 it will establish a national screening programme for empty containers being transhipped through the country's ports.
Port Shots
Port shots A special committee has been formed to assess the competitiveness of Sarawak's ports.
Study of fuel additive shows promising emission reductions Port of Vancouver and private firms conclude study of a fuel additive designed to reduce harmful air emissions in land-based container handling equipment - results suggest product could also be used in shipping.
Baltic buyers baulk at bullish distillates Gains in bunker prices overnight have left many players around the Baltic with little to do today, as higher fuel oil and escalating distillate numbers frightened off many buyers.
Malaysian company bids to develop PTP into oil hub Another company emerges as a contender to develop Port of Tanjung Pelepas into an oil hub.
Indian Oil Maurtius ready for fuel oil supply First IFO180 cargo is in tank with fuel oil deliveries set to begin in the next week.
Singapore: August sales just shy of 2 million tonnes Despite very healthy uptake in August, MPA figures reveal bunker sales did not quite break the predicted two million mt mark.
Andersen joins AP Møller 'inner circle' THOMAS Thune Andersen has been appointed by A P Møller-Maersk as a new partner of the company A P Møller, write Andrew Draper and David Osler.
Peace hope for Panama in ITF row HOSTILE relations between the International Transport Workers' Federation and the world's largest register have shown signs of improvement following meetings held between the two organisations to coincide with World Maritime Day.
Send in your nominations for Lloyd's List Awards 2005 NOMINATIONS have now opened for the Lloyd's List Awards 2005, which will be presented at a gala dinner at the Banqueting House in London's Whitehall on February 24.
Clelia sells Stelmar stake CLELIA Haji-Ioannou has sold her shares in Stelmar Shipping, apparently breaking ranks with her brother Stelios, who has been embroiled in a war of words with the tanker company.
Defence force to protect Iraqi ports IRAQ, the Middle East's fifth largest oil producer, has boosted security in its waters with deployment of a defence force to protect its coast and ports, Bloomberg reports.
Stelios' sister sells out THE Haji-Ioannou family stake in Stelmar Shipping has been significantly cut after Stelios' sister, Clelia, sold all her shares on the open market
Europe struggles with Asian boxes A number of European container hubs which handle Far Eastern traffic, particularly Chinese imports, will suffer increasing difficulties in the run up to Christmas
P&O to cut back Ferrymasters P&O Ferries' business review, unveiled this week, will lead to redundancies at the company's unit load division, Ferrymasters
Brokers applauded for achievement J Lauritzen chief executive Torben Janholt says he is envious of today's shipbrokers, who have to be 'very close to the action'
Dutch dredger forms Indian branch VAN Oord of the Netherlands has floated an Indian company ' Ballast Ham Dredging (India) ' to try and win more Indian dredging contracts
Santos prepares for Fox exports THE new Santos car export terminal will become a serious competitor for the existing Deicmar facility when it opens in January
West Coast sea cargo diverted to air Container traffic prompting shippers and forwarders to divert some cargo that normally moves by ocean to airfreight.
Judge won't block ILA contract | Charleston balks
In debate, Bush, Kerry spar over cargo security
Rotterdam facing 24-hour strike
Floods jam Bangladesh containers
Cosco adds 8,000-TEU ships to Long Beach service
U.S. importers urge support of textile quota phase-out
Dutch port reveals extent of its Rottergate exposure Former Rotterdam port director Willem Scholten issued a staggering '180 (US$223.18) million in bank guarantees to entrepreneur - and former RDM Group owner - Joep van den Nieuwenhuyzen.
CSCL Europe caught in Dutch industrial dispute China Shipping's mega-vessel, the 8,076TEU CSCL Europe, will be caught in the tomorrows planned strike by Rotterdam dockers whether she enters the port or not, say union officials.
Stena Line considers freight increase on Poland ferry 2003 was a satisfying year for Stena Line on the Gdynia-Karlskrona run, with 385,000 passengers, 51,500 cars and 46,500 ...
Unconventional supply vessel ship of the year in Norway The offshore supply vessel "Viking Avant" has been named "Ship of the year" in Norway. The 5,850-DWT vessel, built ...
Greek tanker grounded in Storebaelt Danish Authorities is on alert after the grounding of a Greek owned tanker in Storebaelt yesterday. The Liberian-flagged tanker ...
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