Storm cripples NCL ship at German yard STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines suffered another blow on Wednesday, when its Pride of America cruise ship partially sank during a severe storm at a German shipyard.
Los Angeles port traffic increases THE Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have recorded an overall increase in commercial vessels arrival last year, reversing a decline in 2002.
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Thailand mulls raising airlines' minimum capital THAILAND's transport ministry is considering raising the minimum registered capital requirement for airline companies from 50 million baht to 300-500 million baht, a report said yesterday.
Malaysia Airlines to start Internet booking
France to seek tour-flight info after Egyptian crash
Aussie north-south railway seen as trade bridge to Asia
Iran plane makes emergency landing in China
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Collision caused by watchkeepers failing to observe safety rules THE issue of bridge watchkeepers not acting in accordance with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972 has emerged again in Australia, following a report into yet another collision between a merchant ship and a fishing vessel.
Storm cripples NCL ship at German yard STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines suffered another blow on Wednesday, when its Pride of America cruise ship partially sank during a severe storm at a German shipyard.
Los Angeles port traffic increases THE Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have recorded an overall increase in commercial vessels arrival last year, reversing a decline in 2002.
Air and Land Transport
Thailand mulls raising airlines' minimum capital THAILAND's transport ministry is considering raising the minimum registered capital requirement for airline companies from 50 million baht to 300-500 million baht, a report said yesterday.
Malaysia Airlines to start Internet booking
France to seek tour-flight info after Egyptian crash
Aussie north-south railway seen as trade bridge to Asia
Iran plane makes emergency landing in China
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Collision caused by watchkeepers failing to observe safety rules THE issue of bridge watchkeepers not acting in accordance with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972 has emerged again in Australia, following a report into yet another collision between a merchant ship and a fishing vessel.
Storm cripples NCL ship at German yard STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines suffered another blow on Wednesday, when its Pride of America cruise ship partially sank during a severe storm at a German shipyard.
Los Angeles port traffic increases THE Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have recorded an overall increase in commercial vessels arrival last year, reversing a decline in 2002.
Air and Land Transport
Thailand mulls raising airlines' minimum capital THAILAND's transport ministry is considering raising the minimum registered capital requirement for airline companies from 50 million baht to 300-500 million baht, a report said yesterday.
Malaysia Airlines to start Internet booking
France to seek tour-flight info after Egyptian crash
Aussie north-south railway seen as trade bridge to Asia
Iran plane makes emergency landing in China
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Collision caused by watchkeepers failing to observe safety rules THE issue of bridge watchkeepers not acting in accordance with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972 has emerged again in Australia, following a report into yet another collision between a merchant ship and a fishing vessel.
Winter oil rally not over yet? After a brief respite from the oil price rally led by frigid weather and low crude stocks in the US, the heat was on again today with crude prices gaining more than 60 cents per barrel at one stage. However there are signs that traders are weary of both overdoing the rally and of overselling too quickly, with prices easing later in the day to even move into negative territory.
Soft ARA markets seem trouble-free
NESA welcomes head of bunker and cargo trading
Japanese avails great - if you can afford them
Singapore resumes upward trend after one-day dip Bunker prices in Singapore resumed their upwards momentum today, recouping yesterday's losses. With barges now reported tight until after the Chinese New Year holiday and crude rallying again this Thursday, there looks like there is no let-up to be had from the firm trend in Singapore this side of the holiday.
Italian customs strike will cause slight disruption
First firm offers in Falmouth Tramp Oil and Marine have started to offer their first firm numbers in the port of Falmouth and told Bunkerworld today that they already have their first orders in place.
Singapore residual stocks high, distillates low Singapore's stocks of residual fuels rose to above 11 million barrels in the week to yesterday, while stocks of middle distillates fell sharply to a 5-week low.
Mitropoulos to lay down law on IMO in Brussels New International Maritime Organisation secretary general Efthimios Mitropoulos has determined to take up where predecessor William O'Neil left off in aiming to keep the European Commission from forcing the pace of regulatory change and head off the threat of regionalism.
Teekay swoops for six more tankers from Asian yards TEEKAY Shipping has ordered six aframax tankers from South Korean and Japanese yards in two deals worth $260m, writes Tony Gray.
Sale of state stake unleashes Zim Israel expansion potential LINER shipping has a new force to be reckoned with as Zim Israel Navigation Co escapes the clutches of government for the freewheeling world of the Ofer family.
Tordenskjold fleet close to being sold LIQUIDATORS of the bankrupt Bergen cement carrier Tordenskjold yesterday indicated that they were close to finalising a deal to sell off the majority of the troubled operator's fleet.
Royal Olympic hints at solution to debt crisis ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines said yesterday that it had taken a "major step forward in resolving the present impasse" facing the company, but details of how exactly the $250m debt crisis was being resolved remained thin.
Pride pods might need replacing SOURCES within Bremerhaven ship repair and conversion specialist Lloyd Werft have revealed to Fairplay that the two podded propulsion units fitted to NCL's Pride of America have been damaged by ingress of water
Wind farms 'endanger shipping' THE UK's Chamber of Shipping is claiming that lack of consultation over location of offshore wind farms could endanger merchant shipping
Brasilia funds Rio's QM2 dredging BRAZIL'S federal government has intervened to fund a $540,000 dredging project at Rio de Janeiro to enable the port to accommodate the world's largest cruise liner
Bosporus delay 'wildly exaggerated' RUSSIAN sources claimed today that reports of Black Sea oil shipping delays and tanker traffic jams at the Bosporus strait have been wildly exaggerated
A&P eyes troubled French repairer SOURCES in Le Havre suggest that UK repair group A&P would be interested in taking over troubled Le Havre-based repairer yard SORENI
Australia targets 1 March deadline AUSTRALIA'S ship owners should be in a position to submit ISPS Code ship security plans by 1 March, but some ports and port facilities may miss the deadline
Houston wants intermodal rail upgrade Port is seeking $3 billion in federal highway funds to consolidate 11 railroad lines into three intermodal corridors.
Big Sugar sours on CAFTA deal U.S. industry tells Bush administration it would "strongly" oppose passage of the free-trade pact unless concessions on sugar are withdrawn.
Major Hyundai Group shareholder sues HMM over 'accounting irregularities' Hyundai Group major shareholder, Kumgang Korea Chemical Corporation (KCC), has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), alleging account-book manipulation, and reigniting the question of Hyundai Group management control.
Maersk Sealand revamps USEC-Mid-East service
All water Asian cargo has become a permanent fixture at US East Coast ports
Weak dollar may even US import-export imbalance, but lines pay the costs
US Lines sets up own agency
Duplicate Hong Kong/Yantian calls dropped to speed AWE-3 service
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