Step up security measures, harbour craft warned THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has advised harbour craft in and near Singapore waters to step up security surveillance and prepare anti-piracy plans to combat attacks.
Hutchison's 2 Jakarta terminals under attack for monopoly HONG Kong port operator Hutchison Ports Holdings' two Jakarta container terminals have reportedly again come under fire for monopolistic practices - this time levelled by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce.
Philippine carriers slam shippers' call to lift cabotage PLAYERS in the Philippine domestic shipping trade have opposed a proposal to drop laws that prevent foreign carriers from competing with them.
Strong economic growth boosts cruise demand CARNIVAL Corp's chief executive officer Micky Arison had planned to spend six days crossing the Atlantic later this year aboard the biggest ocean liner ever, the company's US$780 million Queen Mary 2.
Air and Land Transport
Net flight bookings could well be next terror casualty MADDENING airport check-in delays triggered by security concerns could soon hit online travel reservations as analysts predict a crackdown on Internet air bookings.
Armed air guards may be useful: BA chief
KLM willing to place air marshals on some flights
Cathay passengers down 18% in 2003; Lufthansa posts better Dec
Log Book
Strait Talk
Piracy continues to rear its ugly head ON Christmas Day last year the tug Profit No 8 was towing the barge Sumber Jaya 8 from Jambi to Singapore.
Step up security measures, harbour craft warned THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has advised harbour craft in and near Singapore waters to step up security surveillance and prepare anti-piracy plans to combat attacks.
Hutchison's 2 Jakarta terminals under attack for monopoly HONG Kong port operator Hutchison Ports Holdings' two Jakarta container terminals have reportedly again come under fire for monopolistic practices - this time levelled by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce.
Philippine carriers slam shippers' call to lift cabotage PLAYERS in the Philippine domestic shipping trade have opposed a proposal to drop laws that prevent foreign carriers from competing with them.
Strong economic growth boosts cruise demand CARNIVAL Corp's chief executive officer Micky Arison had planned to spend six days crossing the Atlantic later this year aboard the biggest ocean liner ever, the company's US$780 million Queen Mary 2.
Air and Land Transport
Net flight bookings could well be next terror casualty MADDENING airport check-in delays triggered by security concerns could soon hit online travel reservations as analysts predict a crackdown on Internet air bookings.
Armed air guards may be useful: BA chief
KLM willing to place air marshals on some flights
Cathay passengers down 18% in 2003; Lufthansa posts better Dec
Log Book
Strait Talk
Piracy continues to rear its ugly head ON Christmas Day last year the tug Profit No 8 was towing the barge Sumber Jaya 8 from Jambi to Singapore.
Step up security measures, harbour craft warned THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has advised harbour craft in and near Singapore waters to step up security surveillance and prepare anti-piracy plans to combat attacks.
Hutchison's 2 Jakarta terminals under attack for monopoly HONG Kong port operator Hutchison Ports Holdings' two Jakarta container terminals have reportedly again come under fire for monopolistic practices - this time levelled by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce.
Philippine carriers slam shippers' call to lift cabotage PLAYERS in the Philippine domestic shipping trade have opposed a proposal to drop laws that prevent foreign carriers from competing with them.
Strong economic growth boosts cruise demand CARNIVAL Corp's chief executive officer Micky Arison had planned to spend six days crossing the Atlantic later this year aboard the biggest ocean liner ever, the company's US$780 million Queen Mary 2.
Air and Land Transport
Net flight bookings could well be next terror casualty MADDENING airport check-in delays triggered by security concerns could soon hit online travel reservations as analysts predict a crackdown on Internet air bookings.
Armed air guards may be useful: BA chief
KLM willing to place air marshals on some flights
Cathay passengers down 18% in 2003; Lufthansa posts better Dec
Log Book
Strait Talk
Piracy continues to rear its ugly head ON Christmas Day last year the tug Profit No 8 was towing the barge Sumber Jaya 8 from Jambi to Singapore.
OPEC December output up with minor Iraqi contribution The 10 OPEC members with a self-imposed oil production ceiling of 24.5 million bpd pumped 1.35 million bpd above that ceiling in December according to a survey by Platts.
Crude looks vulnerable to correction if rally breaks Speculators have built up their highest net long futures positions in more than four years, leaving room in the market for some profit taking if the rally breaks.
WTI crude above $35 on low stocks, cold temperatures Crude prices hit new a 10-month high today as new forecasts for a wintry deep-freeze in the US Northeast could drain crude stocks already at their lowest level since 1975.
Uruguay market update
Rotterdam secures new bunker record, fewer spills Ships calling at Europe's biggest bunkering port, and the world's number 2 bunkering port after Singapore, secured a new record bunkering volume in 2003 with a solid 7.4% increase from 2002.
Trader leaves Bominflot Hellas
All products available in Bahia Blanca again All products are now once again available in the Argentinean port. Surprisingly though, fuel oil prices do not seem to have moved up in line with world trends, although gas oil indications have increased quite significantly in the past two days.
Cargo rises push Fujairah higher
Hong Kong bulls continue charge into new year
No letup in Singapore's bunker market yet The year so far has brought unrelenting price increases in the Singapore bunker market. Fuel oil prices have gained about $15 since the beginning of last week, and marine distillates have surged by more than $30 in the same period.
Zim set for full privatisation as Israel gets Ofer it cannot refuse FULL privatisation of Zim Israel Navigation Co is now a virtual certainty after the government yesterday accepted an offer from Israel Corp, the company controlled by Ofer Brothers.
DNB Nor enters US capital market with brokering arm DNB Nor's ambition of gaining a foothold in US capital markets has been cemented with the establishment of DnB Nor Markets Inc, a registered broker dealer based in New York to complement DnB Nor Markets, the namesake Oslo investment banking arm.
Birkenhead boost for shipbuilding UK SHIPBUILDING has received an unexpected shot in the arm.
Discontent at Shell puts Watts at risk SHELL chairman Sir Philip Watts' position could be under fire if major shareholders take their rumblings of discontent over last week's reserves slashing further.
Call for Europe to have own coastguard EUROPE'S lawmakers have called for the "rapid" creation of a European coastguard to enforce sweeping new regulations that will make marine pollution by ships a criminal offence, with penalties that include jail, writes Roger Hailey.
Greeks discuss Olympic security GREEK deputy interior minister George Floridis will be in the US on 14 January for discussions on security with officials, including national security advisor Condoleezza Rice
EU flag proposal dumped AN attempt to enforce the display of the EU emblem on ship's flags has been roundly rejected by members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg today
St Nazaire mayor slams Monti THE mayor of the French city of Saint Nazaire, home of shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique, has accused Italian rival Fincantieri of unfair competition
IMB highlights Bangladesh piracy THE International Maritime Bureau has issued its weekly piracy report for week ending 12 January, with Chittagong and Mongla (Bangladesh) highlighted
India pushes inland waterways plan INDIAN ministers urged India's ports to become inland water transport hubs at a meeting in Kolkata yesterday
Mangouras denied Brussels leave APOSTOLOS Mangouras, master of the Prestige, is unlikely to be allowed to travel to Brussels to give his account of the sinking to members of the European Parliament
China claims box-handling crown Volume of 48 million TEUs in 2003 was an 11 percent gain over 37 million TEUs the previous year as largest ports vault in world rankings.
Intermodal record powers U.S. rail U.S. railroads rebound from weak year to post increase in 2003.
Cargo recovery at UK airports Rebound continued last month, only the second consecutive monthly increase since March.
Ofer Brothers close in on Zim Lines acquisition Bids for Zim Israel Navigation Company are due to be handed to the Government today, but local sources expect that Israel Corporation (IC) will be the only potential buyer.
Government under-funding angers BC maritime industry British Columbia maritime operators could be hit by half the estimated C$100million (US$79million) extra security costs arising from over 600 new security regulations by Transport Canada.
JNPT board meeting on third terminal put off, pending legal opinion
Brazilian cabotage is CMA CGM aim in Brazilian expansion
Seaspan parent splits management of shipping subsidiaries
Transhipment cargo boosts Le Havre volumes
UAE's Gulftainer terminals a hub of activity
Rotterdam woos Brazil market with dedicated representative
New data capture system for US-bound containers
Vanguard Global Services establishes automotive division
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