Veteran shipper John Lu to head Asian council VETERAN Singapore shipper John Lu will head the new Asian Shippers' Council that will unify the voices of several national groups in the region in advocating an Asian view to the international community.
Commonwealth allies stage anti-terror drill THE armed forces of Australia, Britain, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore staged an anti-terror drill in the South China Sea on Friday to prepare for potential threats in the region's busy waters.
Feeder lines may keep off Chittagong SINGAPORE-based container feeder lines are 'very close' to halting services to the main Bangladesh port of Chittagong after nationalist-sentiments have again forced severe restrictions on foreign-flagged container vessels.
Tanker runs aground off Cilacap
Cosco Int'l in acquisition talks
Strait Talk
Wanted: PR team for shipping industry ABOOK that was published in the US in May this year on the shipping industry has been quite a hit with American reviewers.
Veteran shipper John Lu to head Asian council VETERAN Singapore shipper John Lu will head the new Asian Shippers' Council that will unify the voices of several national groups in the region in advocating an Asian view to the international community.
Commonwealth allies stage anti-terror drill THE armed forces of Australia, Britain, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore staged an anti-terror drill in the South China Sea on Friday to prepare for potential threats in the region's busy waters.
Feeder lines may keep off Chittagong SINGAPORE-based container feeder lines are 'very close' to halting services to the main Bangladesh port of Chittagong after nationalist-sentiments have again forced severe restrictions on foreign-flagged container vessels.
Tanker runs aground off Cilacap
Cosco Int'l in acquisition talks
Strait Talk
Wanted: PR team for shipping industry ABOOK that was published in the US in May this year on the shipping industry has been quite a hit with American reviewers.
Panama suffering 'worst ever' supply drought Only a few suppliers able to offer small parcels of fuel at high premium as replenishment cargoes are delayed by hurricanes.
Uruguay supplier upgrades bunker barge Barge currently in dry-dock to return with improvements.
Investigation begins into Sakhalin island spill
Fujairah steady after last week's peak demand Prices were little changed today after modest cargo gain, with demand also at steady levels.
Average day in Hong Kong, Taiwan distillates realign
Repsol's Shell acquisition gains regulatory approval The European Commission today granted permission to Spanish oil firm Repsol YPF to acquire Royal Dutch/Shell's service station and distribution network in Portugal, including Shell's storage facilities and marine fuel services.
Singapore to see logistical problems ease by next week A 420,000 mt cargo arrived in Singapore last night, which should provide some relief for a tight market when the discharging process is completed.
Singapore: Surveyor set to face trial in October Trial dates set for latest surveyor in corruption probe, confession expected to be retracted.
Temasek edges closer to NOL control TEMASEK Holdings moved closer to majority control of Neptune Orient Lines yesterday - and the possibility that its takeover will be declared unconditional when the offer closes today.
Shipyards 'ignoring the basics' SHIPYARDS are ignoring basic principles of seamanship as they move into new construction methods, the Salvage Association has asserted.
North Sea licences awarded FIVE days into his new job, British Energy Minister, Mike O'Brien, has awarded offshore and onshore hydrocarbon exploration licences to 58 companies.
Stelios slams Stelmar governance failure STELIOS Haji-Ioannou has unleashed a ferocious attack on Stelmar Shipping, the tanker company he founded and alleges is guilty of serious corporate governance failures.
Stelios attacks Stelmar board STELIOS Haji-Ioannou has launched a major offensive against the Stelmar Shipping board of directors
St Lawrence pilotage opposition SHIPPING lines have won a partial victory in their fight against a proposed 4% increase in pilotage tariffs on the St Lawrence River
Chemical fire at Immingham A FIRE broke out this morning at the port of Immingham in the UK, when a valve on a container containing two tonnes of sodium hydrosulphite was damaged
Why Stelios courted OMI NEW details have emerged on the underlying motivation for Stelios Haji-Ioannou's attempt to push a deal between Stelmar Shipping and OMI
European builders 'are not dying' THE head of the major European shipyard association has called for builders to plan a strategy that will ensure profitability in the future
New cruise terminal at Bilbao A NEW cruise terminal is to be built near Bilbao, in northern Spain, the port authority of Bilbao announced yesterday
Hurricane shutters Central Gulf ports Ports from Louisiana to Florida shut down ahead of a predicted landfall by Hurricane Ivan somewhere along the central Gulf Coast early Thursday.
DHS to require import container seals
Maritime terror attack on U.S. "just a matter of time," says NORAD chief
$49 million in new port security grants
Groups fight want truckers hours stay denied
U.S. services trade surplus up
U.S., Bahrain sign free-trade pact
Baltimore preserves shipping jobs
Talks to avert British port strike
Temasek edging toward NOL takeover as deadline nears
Asean and European shippers condemn collective surcharge proposals Asian and European shippers slammed the European Liner Affairs Association (ELAA) for its proposal to the EC to allow shipping lines to collectively set surcharges.
Forwarder counter-attacks in Russian rail competition dispute The recently reorganised national railway company of Russia (RZD) has again been strongly accused of unfair competition with a forwarder rallying fellow users to fight to defend the rail service.
European and Asian partnerships plan entry to WCSA trade
APL says revenues and volumes still rising
Strong demand caught carriers out says Safmarine
Port expansion underlines Black Sea growth expectations
US port security a low budget affair
Brenner alternative gives Adriatic ports the Lokomotion
Norway gets new definition of an accident at sea After strong criticism Norway is finally taking steps to tighten it maritime accident investigation system. The country will have a ...
Color Line opens route Bergen'Stavanger'Hirtshals Color Line will commence sailings Bergen/Stavanger to Hirtshals in Denmark from in the first quarter next year by deploying ...
"Finnjet" to be laid-up in Southern Baltic Silja Line will probably lay up its ferry "Finnjet" in a South Baltic Sea port when the St Petersburg ' Tallinn ...
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