Jakarta moots joint task force for straits INDONESIA has proposed a joint maritime task force along with Singaporean and Malaysian forces to patrol the Straits of Malacca against piracy and terrorism, according to the country's navy chief.
Mindanao terminal loses appeal to lift curbs COMMERCIAL operations of the US$85 million Mindanao Container Terminal remains uncertain after a regional court denied the terminal's appeal to reverse an earlier temporary restraining order on its operations.
Indon govt not to block Pertamina tanker sales INDONESIA's government won't block PT Pertamina's sale of two vessels to Frontline Ltd even as Parliament wants the transaction scrapped.
Port Klang signs MOU with Ningbo Port in China THE Port Klang Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningbo Port Group Ltd of Zhenhai Province in China for cooperation in shipping.
ISPS race still at a snail's pace THE latest figures given by the International Maritime Organisation show that not much progress has been made by the world's shipping fleet and port facilities in complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
Keppel wins conversion deal KEPPEL Shipyard, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has secured an agreement to convert two tankers for Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers .
Air and Land Transport
Low-cost airlines set for explosive growth in Asia ASIA is set for explosive growth in the low-cost airline business with dozens of new entrants taking to the skies and governments racing to liberalise their airspace, a leading analyst says.
Fernandez welcomes Subang hub idea
Model to help prosecution in Air India bombing trial
Independence Air changes tack to tap budget market
American Air CEO lobbies for routes to China
Admiralty Casebook
Onus on underwriters to ensure loading supervision by insured THE underwriters of a marine insurance policy have been told by a US court that they could not exclude liability for about US$38 million and had only themselves to blame for not ensuring that the cargo in question was not itemised as a 'critical item' in the policy.
Jakarta moots joint task force for straits INDONESIA has proposed a joint maritime task force along with Singaporean and Malaysian forces to patrol the Straits of Malacca against piracy and terrorism, according to the country's navy chief.
Mindanao terminal loses appeal to lift curbs COMMERCIAL operations of the US$85 million Mindanao Container Terminal remains uncertain after a regional court denied the terminal's appeal to reverse an earlier temporary restraining order on its operations.
Indon govt not to block Pertamina tanker sales INDONESIA's government won't block PT Pertamina's sale of two vessels to Frontline Ltd even as Parliament wants the transaction scrapped.
Port Klang signs MOU with Ningbo Port in China THE Port Klang Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningbo Port Group Ltd of Zhenhai Province in China for cooperation in shipping.
ISPS race still at a snail's pace THE latest figures given by the International Maritime Organisation show that not much progress has been made by the world's shipping fleet and port facilities in complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
Keppel wins conversion deal KEPPEL Shipyard, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has secured an agreement to convert two tankers for Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers .
Air and Land Transport
Low-cost airlines set for explosive growth in Asia ASIA is set for explosive growth in the low-cost airline business with dozens of new entrants taking to the skies and governments racing to liberalise their airspace, a leading analyst says.
Fernandez welcomes Subang hub idea
Model to help prosecution in Air India bombing trial
Independence Air changes tack to tap budget market
American Air CEO lobbies for routes to China
Admiralty Casebook
Onus on underwriters to ensure loading supervision by insured THE underwriters of a marine insurance policy have been told by a US court that they could not exclude liability for about US$38 million and had only themselves to blame for not ensuring that the cargo in question was not itemised as a 'critical item' in the policy.
Jakarta moots joint task force for straits INDONESIA has proposed a joint maritime task force along with Singaporean and Malaysian forces to patrol the Straits of Malacca against piracy and terrorism, according to the country's navy chief.
Mindanao terminal loses appeal to lift curbs COMMERCIAL operations of the US$85 million Mindanao Container Terminal remains uncertain after a regional court denied the terminal's appeal to reverse an earlier temporary restraining order on its operations.
Indon govt not to block Pertamina tanker sales INDONESIA's government won't block PT Pertamina's sale of two vessels to Frontline Ltd even as Parliament wants the transaction scrapped.
Port Klang signs MOU with Ningbo Port in China THE Port Klang Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningbo Port Group Ltd of Zhenhai Province in China for cooperation in shipping.
ISPS race still at a snail's pace THE latest figures given by the International Maritime Organisation show that not much progress has been made by the world's shipping fleet and port facilities in complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
Keppel wins conversion deal KEPPEL Shipyard, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has secured an agreement to convert two tankers for Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers .
Air and Land Transport
Low-cost airlines set for explosive growth in Asia ASIA is set for explosive growth in the low-cost airline business with dozens of new entrants taking to the skies and governments racing to liberalise their airspace, a leading analyst says.
Fernandez welcomes Subang hub idea
Model to help prosecution in Air India bombing trial
Independence Air changes tack to tap budget market
American Air CEO lobbies for routes to China
Admiralty Casebook
Onus on underwriters to ensure loading supervision by insured THE underwriters of a marine insurance policy have been told by a US court that they could not exclude liability for about US$38 million and had only themselves to blame for not ensuring that the cargo in question was not itemised as a 'critical item' in the policy.
Uruguay market receives another limited fuel parcel The 'hand-to-mouth' supply situation continues in Uruguay.
Oman port suspends anchorage STS bunker transfers Arrival of Monsoon season requires that bunker deliveries conducted 'in port'.
Low demand keeps soft Tokyo market adequately supplied
Summer demand starts to bite in Italy Prompt supply still possible but product stocks running short in major ports.
Vysotsk terminal opening signals new Baltic bunker port Opening ceremony of Vysotsk export terminal signals first stage in developement of new bunkering location in the Gulf of Finland.
Donges barge fleet modernised with new double-hulls One newbuild due in place this week, second arriving next month.
Rotterdam firmer since opening
EGPC cancels bunker tender for second month running Egyptian state oil company reportedly abandons buy tender for Port Said and Suez bunker fuel.
OPEC calls on non-members for more oil after Iraqi sabotage
CMB plans tanker arm spin off Belgium's leading bulk shipping group CMB expects to grant a separate stock market listing to its Euronav tanker subsidiary by spinning off the company to existing shareholders.
De Palacio plays it again on port services directive LOYOLA de Palacio will propose a new ports services directive before she leaves office, the EU Transport Commissioner told a bemused gathering of industry executives yesterday.
Carnival on course for most profitable quarter in its history CARNIVAL has announced a set of results that surpassed analyst expectations by a wide margin, heralding what the company believes will turn out to be the most profitable quarter in its history leading on to a bumper full year performance.
Indonesian minister says Pertamina sale can go ahead JUST two days after the Indonesian Parliament opposed the sale of two Pertamina very large crude carriers to Frontline, an Indonesian government minister has said it will not block the transaction.
Carnival posts 'remarkable' quarter CARNIVAL Corp is on a roll, posting over double the earnings and a higher-than-expected yield gain for its second quarter
N of E P&I sees reserves surge SUBSTANTIAL improvement in investment returns has helped generate a 34% improvement in free reserves at North of England P&I Club at 20 February 2004
China rejects more Brazilian soya CHINA refused another soybean shipment from Brazil on yesterday on the grounds that it was contaminated with fungicides
US tonnage tax getting closer TONNAGE-based taxation for US flag vessels has moved a step closer with the passing of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 by the House Ways and Means Committee
German states agree joint port policy THE heads of the German states of Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein have agreed to support a joint North-German port policy
Philippine operators in court fight A regional court in the Philippines has upheld a request from Cagayan de Oro port operator Oroport to block operations at the new Mindanao Container Terminal
Report backs Teamsters chassis inspection cost estimates Increased inspections on ocean carriers' chassis fleets in the US could be cheaper than opponents of legislation believe.
Ceres Paragon closes in on first customer A decision to move one or two Grand Alliance (GA) Asia loops from Rotterdam to Amsterdam could be taken within a few weeks.
CP Ships launches 'fastest' China-Australia service
Naples secures foothold in box handling market
Seoul announces 2005 port investment programme
Fesco launch Vladivostok and Anadyr shuttle
First Japanese logistics company heads for Gwangyang
CSG deploys another post panamax on the Asia/Europe route
Investigator convinced of "Vladimir" guilt Chief investigator of marine accidents at the Latvian Maritime Authority, Stanislaw Cakss is convinced that the hull damage found on ...
90-95 per cent of NIS vessel ISPS approved in time Of the 895 vessels in the Norwegian International Register (NIS), 745 have now obtained ISPS approval, but the register believes ...
Lindenau fully booked through 2005 German Tanker Shipping has placed its 15th tanker order with Lindeanu Werft. The order for a 32,000-DWT tanker came ...
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