HK poised to remain world's busiest boxport HONG Kong looks set to retain its status as the world's busiest container port after its main Kwai Chung Container Terminal recently reported its total throughput volumes for 2003 of over 12 million TEUs.
Conservation group warning on ballast water WATER scooped up by ships for ballast and dumped at the end of a voyage can cause as much damage as an oil spill by carrying marine life to new coastlines, the environmental group WWF warned on Wednesday.
K&N unsure about raising stake in SembLog SWISS logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel is unsure whether it will exercise an option to raise its stake in Southeast Asia's SembCorp Logistics Ltd, chief executive Klaus Herms said.
Rising African oil output to boost demand for converted tankers AFRICAN nations planning to pump more oil may increase demand for tankers that can be converted to ship-based oil rigs and storage vessels, a shipbroker said.
TANKER MARKET PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Asia, little changed yesterday, may rise to their highest level in three decades as oil companies and traders face reduced supplies in the spot market, leading shipowners to raise their prices.
Air and Land Transport
BA says security fears hitting bookings EUROPE's biggest airline, British Airways, said on Wednesday that security fears were having some impact on forward bookings as it reported a continued recovery in passenger traffic in January.
EU air traffic control plan gets final nod
Low-cost carriers brush off EU ruling
20,000 seeking jobs at Jetstar
Colombo airport reopens after crash
Sitting pretty
Admiralty Casebook
Owner of ship that damaged Bukom wharf can limit liability THE owner of a ship that damaged an oil terminal wharf in Pulau Bukom could limit its liability under the Merchant Shipping Act , ruled the High Court late last year, but it was not before the judge had a good look at the history and background of the Act.
Port Shots
Port Shots MALAYSIAN port operator Bintulu Port Bhd has awarded a RM162 million contract to build a cargo wharf to Muhibbah Engineering Bhd and a private firm.
HK poised to remain world's busiest boxport HONG Kong looks set to retain its status as the world's busiest container port after its main Kwai Chung Container Terminal recently reported its total throughput volumes for 2003 of over 12 million TEUs.
Conservation group warning on ballast water WATER scooped up by ships for ballast and dumped at the end of a voyage can cause as much damage as an oil spill by carrying marine life to new coastlines, the environmental group WWF warned on Wednesday.
K&N unsure about raising stake in SembLog SWISS logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel is unsure whether it will exercise an option to raise its stake in Southeast Asia's SembCorp Logistics Ltd, chief executive Klaus Herms said.
Rising African oil output to boost demand for converted tankers AFRICAN nations planning to pump more oil may increase demand for tankers that can be converted to ship-based oil rigs and storage vessels, a shipbroker said.
TANKER MARKET PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Asia, little changed yesterday, may rise to their highest level in three decades as oil companies and traders face reduced supplies in the spot market, leading shipowners to raise their prices.
Air and Land Transport
BA says security fears hitting bookings EUROPE's biggest airline, British Airways, said on Wednesday that security fears were having some impact on forward bookings as it reported a continued recovery in passenger traffic in January.
EU air traffic control plan gets final nod
Low-cost carriers brush off EU ruling
20,000 seeking jobs at Jetstar
Colombo airport reopens after crash
Sitting pretty
Admiralty Casebook
Owner of ship that damaged Bukom wharf can limit liability THE owner of a ship that damaged an oil terminal wharf in Pulau Bukom could limit its liability under the Merchant Shipping Act , ruled the High Court late last year, but it was not before the judge had a good look at the history and background of the Act.
Port Shots
Port Shots MALAYSIAN port operator Bintulu Port Bhd has awarded a RM162 million contract to build a cargo wharf to Muhibbah Engineering Bhd and a private firm.
HK poised to remain world's busiest boxport HONG Kong looks set to retain its status as the world's busiest container port after its main Kwai Chung Container Terminal recently reported its total throughput volumes for 2003 of over 12 million TEUs.
Conservation group warning on ballast water WATER scooped up by ships for ballast and dumped at the end of a voyage can cause as much damage as an oil spill by carrying marine life to new coastlines, the environmental group WWF warned on Wednesday.
K&N unsure about raising stake in SembLog SWISS logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel is unsure whether it will exercise an option to raise its stake in Southeast Asia's SembCorp Logistics Ltd, chief executive Klaus Herms said.
Rising African oil output to boost demand for converted tankers AFRICAN nations planning to pump more oil may increase demand for tankers that can be converted to ship-based oil rigs and storage vessels, a shipbroker said.
TANKER MARKET PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Asia, little changed yesterday, may rise to their highest level in three decades as oil companies and traders face reduced supplies in the spot market, leading shipowners to raise their prices.
Air and Land Transport
BA says security fears hitting bookings EUROPE's biggest airline, British Airways, said on Wednesday that security fears were having some impact on forward bookings as it reported a continued recovery in passenger traffic in January.
EU air traffic control plan gets final nod
Low-cost carriers brush off EU ruling
20,000 seeking jobs at Jetstar
Colombo airport reopens after crash
Sitting pretty
Admiralty Casebook
Owner of ship that damaged Bukom wharf can limit liability THE owner of a ship that damaged an oil terminal wharf in Pulau Bukom could limit its liability under the Merchant Shipping Act , ruled the High Court late last year, but it was not before the judge had a good look at the history and background of the Act.
Port Shots
Port Shots MALAYSIAN port operator Bintulu Port Bhd has awarded a RM162 million contract to build a cargo wharf to Muhibbah Engineering Bhd and a private firm.
HK poised to remain world's busiest boxport HONG Kong looks set to retain its status as the world's busiest container port after its main Kwai Chung Container Terminal recently reported its total throughput volumes for 2003 of over 12 million TEUs.
Conservation group warning on ballast water WATER scooped up by ships for ballast and dumped at the end of a voyage can cause as much damage as an oil spill by carrying marine life to new coastlines, the environmental group WWF warned on Wednesday.
K&N unsure about raising stake in SembLog SWISS logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel is unsure whether it will exercise an option to raise its stake in Southeast Asia's SembCorp Logistics Ltd, chief executive Klaus Herms said.
Rising African oil output to boost demand for converted tankers AFRICAN nations planning to pump more oil may increase demand for tankers that can be converted to ship-based oil rigs and storage vessels, a shipbroker said.
TANKER MARKET PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Asia, little changed yesterday, may rise to their highest level in three decades as oil companies and traders face reduced supplies in the spot market, leading shipowners to raise their prices.
Air and Land Transport
BA says security fears hitting bookings EUROPE's biggest airline, British Airways, said on Wednesday that security fears were having some impact on forward bookings as it reported a continued recovery in passenger traffic in January.
EU air traffic control plan gets final nod
Low-cost carriers brush off EU ruling
20,000 seeking jobs at Jetstar
Colombo airport reopens after crash
Sitting pretty
Admiralty Casebook
Owner of ship that damaged Bukom wharf can limit liability THE owner of a ship that damaged an oil terminal wharf in Pulau Bukom could limit its liability under the Merchant Shipping Act , ruled the High Court late last year, but it was not before the judge had a good look at the history and background of the Act.
Port Shots
Port Shots MALAYSIAN port operator Bintulu Port Bhd has awarded a RM162 million contract to build a cargo wharf to Muhibbah Engineering Bhd and a private firm.
New major league player set to enter ARA market The Geneva based oil trading company Petroval S.A., which is closely associated with the Russian oil major Yukos, announced today it will be entering the Rotterdam bunker market after signing a long term contract for storage of fuel oil at Vopak's Europoort site. The company looks set to become a major league player.
Crude fails to have any great effect on Japanese numbers Despite suppliers reporting that enquiry levels in Japan were still ok - at least by Japanese standards, it is still the case that two majors are pulling in the lion share of the business while other players make do with the rest of the enquiries in the market.
Singapore bunker market eases, avails seen improving Concerns about tight fuel oil avails in the bunker market seem to be easing as more on-spec blended product is expected to be available from the beginning of next week. This combined with wavering optimism about near-term Chinese fuel oil demand and plunging crude prices overnight took a bite out of fuel oil cargo values and bunker prices alike this Thursday.
Italian bears led by crude's latest movement
Singapore distillate stocks plummet, fuel oil little changed
Stena Line: "We are disappointed" "We are of course disappointed", comments Joakim Kenndal of Stena Line to SSG the decision by the British Competition Commission ...
Brax Shipholding in new Baltic ro-ro deals On 19 January, Göteborg based Brax Shipholding delivered the ro-ro vessel "Breant" to its new owner, Aalandian Lillgaard, in ...
Third body found in "Rocknes" Divers found yet another body yesterday in the "Rocknes" superstructure. This is the third recovered body since the divings begun ...
Loy addresses Marine Log conference The Department of Homeland Security has released the text of the keynote address given by ADM. JAMES M. LOY (USCG, Ret.) Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security at Marine Log's MARITIME & PORT SECURITY 2004 Conference in Washington, D.C., on January 27
Kisses and hisses for budget locks, dams and dredging proposals Industry loves modernization of locks and dams, hates failure to dredge navigational channels
Galley fire on Majesty of Seas Fryer fire causes minor damage but no injuries
IMO ballast management convention set for adoption Meeting in London next week
Plea for peace talks at Spanish shipyards as bullets and rivets fly THERE were widespread calls for urgent talks between Izar and union leaders yesterday amid renewed violence between police and workers from the state-owned shipbuilder's yards in C'diz and Seville, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.
Watchdog sinks Stena-P&O Irish Sea deal SWEDISH ferry giant Stena Line's £50m ($63.5m) deal with British rival P&O to take over most of its Irish Sea freight business looked dead yesterday after Britain's beefed-up competition watchdog refused to sanction the sale of the central Liverpool-Dublin route.
US starts handing out security plan fines THE US Coast Guard has begun issuing civil penalties of $10,000 each to the roughly 10% of vessels and port facilities that have not yet submitted security plans as required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act.
Shell unveils litany of woe as Watts hangs on ROYAL Dutch/Shell's problems are mounting after it slashed proven reserves by 20%, saw its profits slump 33% and hydrocarbon production fell 2% in the fourth quarter.
Spain and Baltic plan PSSA APPLICATIONS proposing to designate large areas of the Baltic Sea and waters surrounding the Canary Islands as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) have been submitted to the IMO
Charity demands port strategy THE UK Portswatch charity today urged the government to delay decisions on current port developments until a national strategy had been devised
Miami: revenues up, security funding needed MIAMI port posted 8.7 per cent growth in passenger numbers and 3.7 per cent growth in cargo last year, but the increased revenue did not meet growing security costs
Southampton could become marginal PORT managers at Southampton have been warned that failure to encourage feeder shipping would leave the UK port as a marginal player in Europe
Mirage to be sold to pay debts OCEAN Club Cruises' recently refurbished cruise ship Mirage will be sold to repay debts, an attorney representing the owner in US Bankruptcy Court said today
Bush port visit highlights security PRESIDENT Bush's visit to the port of Charleston, South Carolina today will focus on efforts to safeguard the major box port and other US shipping facilities against terrorism
CP Ships earnings boom on box mark Year-on-year operating income soared 44 percent in fourth quarter on record container volume and rising freight rates.
Hong Kong sees stable growth in 2004 Outlook calls for modest economic gains following year of SARS-related turmoil.
China rail will revive 'rust belt' economies
Don't veto gas tax hike for highways, Bush told
ITC probing preferential apparel imports
Port of Houston wins pipeline appeal
Request for proposals for Port of Americas project
PSA opposes Maersk-Pipavav deal, may delay takeover Gujarat Pipavav Port (GPPL) 22% shareholder PSA Corporation has opposed Maersk India paying a low price to gain management control of the port company.
President Bush says he's committed to port security
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