Booming maritime industry to leave 5,000 jobs unfilled by '13 ROBUST growth forecast for Singapore's maritime industry could widen the current shortfall in skilled manpower that has left 3,500 positions unfilled, a situation the government aims to address following the release yesterday of a detailed manpower study.
New shipping degree courses to boost workforce TWO new maritime degree programmes will form part of the three-prong plan to attract more people to a career in the maritime industry, in a bid to meet rising manpower needs, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said yesterday.
New Indon-Philippine route to cut transit time to US A NEW transshipment route between the Philippines and Indonesia has been established which will reduce by half the transit time between Indonesia and the US.
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AirAsia to raise RM760m in IPO AIR Asia, the Malaysia-based budget airline, will launch an initial public share offering to fund its ambitious expansion plan, the company said yesterday.
Cathay may expand fleet to meet rising demand
Viet Air mulling flights to Mumbai
Swiss chief quits amid lawsuit talk
Ryanair opposes higher passenger charges
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Lack of scuttling evidence need not warrant an accident ruling JUST because a judge was not prepared to reach a positive conclusion that a vessel had been deliberately scuttled, that did not mean that he was obliged to conclude that the vessel sank by accident, the Queensland Court of Appeal ruled last month.
Booming maritime industry to leave 5,000 jobs unfilled by '13 ROBUST growth forecast for Singapore's maritime industry could widen the current shortfall in skilled manpower that has left 3,500 positions unfilled, a situation the government aims to address following the release yesterday of a detailed manpower study.
New shipping degree courses to boost workforce TWO new maritime degree programmes will form part of the three-prong plan to attract more people to a career in the maritime industry, in a bid to meet rising manpower needs, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said yesterday.
New Indon-Philippine route to cut transit time to US A NEW transshipment route between the Philippines and Indonesia has been established which will reduce by half the transit time between Indonesia and the US.
Air and Land Transport
AirAsia to raise RM760m in IPO AIR Asia, the Malaysia-based budget airline, will launch an initial public share offering to fund its ambitious expansion plan, the company said yesterday.
Cathay may expand fleet to meet rising demand
Viet Air mulling flights to Mumbai
Swiss chief quits amid lawsuit talk
Ryanair opposes higher passenger charges
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Lack of scuttling evidence need not warrant an accident ruling JUST because a judge was not prepared to reach a positive conclusion that a vessel had been deliberately scuttled, that did not mean that he was obliged to conclude that the vessel sank by accident, the Queensland Court of Appeal ruled last month.
Booming maritime industry to leave 5,000 jobs unfilled by '13 ROBUST growth forecast for Singapore's maritime industry could widen the current shortfall in skilled manpower that has left 3,500 positions unfilled, a situation the government aims to address following the release yesterday of a detailed manpower study.
New shipping degree courses to boost workforce TWO new maritime degree programmes will form part of the three-prong plan to attract more people to a career in the maritime industry, in a bid to meet rising manpower needs, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said yesterday.
New Indon-Philippine route to cut transit time to US A NEW transshipment route between the Philippines and Indonesia has been established which will reduce by half the transit time between Indonesia and the US.
Air and Land Transport
AirAsia to raise RM760m in IPO AIR Asia, the Malaysia-based budget airline, will launch an initial public share offering to fund its ambitious expansion plan, the company said yesterday.
Cathay may expand fleet to meet rising demand
Viet Air mulling flights to Mumbai
Swiss chief quits amid lawsuit talk
Ryanair opposes higher passenger charges
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Lack of scuttling evidence need not warrant an accident ruling JUST because a judge was not prepared to reach a positive conclusion that a vessel had been deliberately scuttled, that did not mean that he was obliged to conclude that the vessel sank by accident, the Queensland Court of Appeal ruled last month.
ARA: Suppliers opposed on demand in volatile market
Brazilian market update
Slower demand moves earliest Italian delivery to within 24-hours
China and 'unpredictable' bunker demand trigger IEA revision Inter-governmental think-tank hikes 2004 demand predictions, blaming unpredictable demand from China and international bunker market.
Suppliers rush to comply with MPA scheme A number of Singapore bunker suppliers have already met stringent MPA Accreditation Scheme requirements, suppliers said today.
Singapore sentiment turns as market awaits cargo influx Buyers reported to be 'trickling' back as market gears up for arbitrage cargo arrivals next week
NOL in last ditch bid to buy P&O Nedlloyd NEPTUNE Orient Lines made a last ditch attempt to acquire P&O Nedlloyd before the rival containership operator receives a stock market listing by reversing into Nedlloyd, Lloyd's List was told yesterday.
Outrage as terror bombs hit Madrid WORLD leaders joined in a chorus of condemnation after the Madrid bombings yesterday, which had claimed 182 lives and injured 900 as Lloyd's List went to press, writes Rob McKay.
Green strikes it rich with remuneration JUST two months into the job, Philip Green, chief executive of the P&O Nedlloyd, has landed a basic salary of more than half a million pounds, the Nedlloyd Information Memorandum has revealed.
European ministers agree further subsidies for shipbuilders EUROPE'S council of ministers has approved further subsidies to the continent's struggling shipbuilding sector.
'Bush war' on maritime unions MARITIME unions in the US are gearing up for a bitter fight against a proposed new labour relations system for Department of Defense workers that they say is a calculated threat to their very existence.
Stocks fall after Madrid bombing SHARES in transport and leisure stocks fell on a broad scale across Europe today after terrorist attacks in Madrid claimed more than 170 lives
US cruise response to Madrid US cruise companies told Fairplay this afternoon that their response to the bomb blasts in Madrid today would depend on advice given by security authorities
Bow Mariner sisterships inspected ODFJELL Seachem, owner of the Bow Mariner, the chemical tanker that exploded and sank off Virginia on 28 February, is inspecting sister ships for potential risks
USCG promises aggressive inspections THE US Coast Guard will board every foreign vessel arriving at a US port with a security certificate issued under the ISPS code and will make "aggressive" inquiries
Spain on cruise alert FURTHER security measures could be applied at the port of Barcelona's cruise terminals if terrorist attacks in Spain escalate
Port au Prince re-opened PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti's largest port, is again open to container traffic and should be open by next week to bulk carriers
Industry has to share in port security expense, says Hutchinson Homeland Security official defends government spending, says private sector has to foot some of the bill for increased security.
Transportation index shows U.S. economy strengthening
NOL denies fresh PONL acquisition rumours Neptune Orient Lines, the parent of APL and APL Logistics, has denied that it is planning to proceed with a 'substantial acquisition in the near future'.
Dutch ministers evasive on question of RPA majority stake The Dutch cabinet has reopened the question of a majority stake in the Rotterdam Port Authority (RPA), as part of a larger agreement to finance the second Maasvlakte.
CN to table final offer to striking staff
Australian tax authorities examine container leases
Maersk-Concor wins JNPT Terminal three tender
Strikes will hurt Brazilian credibility and exports 'in the medium term'
Double up for a bulk carrier in 12 months Double up in one year! That is the current bulk market with record high prices on all kind of tonnage ...
Fewer accidents in Swedish waters 2002 165 accidents and near-accidents were reported in Swedish waters in 2002, down by 17 compared to 2001, according to ...
FESCO breaks ice in the Baltic The Far Eastern Shipping Company, FESCO, diesel-electric ice-breaker "Admiral Makarov" built 1975 in Finland, has operated in the ...
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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