NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
HK marine dept acts to improve safety HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
Star may form low cost, European units
Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
Port Shots TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
Back to the future or end of an era? EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.
NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
HK marine dept acts to improve safety HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
Star may form low cost, European units
Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
Port Shots TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
Back to the future or end of an era? EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.
NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
HK marine dept acts to improve safety HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
Star may form low cost, European units
Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
Port Shots TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
Back to the future or end of an era? EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.
NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
HK marine dept acts to improve safety HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
Star may form low cost, European units
Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
Port Shots TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
Back to the future or end of an era? EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.
New company set up by former Anderson Hughes team Called Eximius Ltd, the new company said it will be concentrating on servicing a number of very close clients in Ship Chartering, Sale & Purchase as well as offering bunker broker services.
Baltic buyers blessed by bearish bounty Apart from St. Petersburg, most ports around the Baltic are recording soft numbers today, and buyers on the whole have responded to the lowering prices by getting their wallets out.
Bunkering resumes at Danube river port
Cockett Marine & Island Oil announce strategic alliance Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. and the Cyprus-based supplier and trader Island Oil Ltd., announced the establishment of a strategic alliance today, whereby Island Oil will represent Cockett in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rotterdam prices down some more in volatile market
Royal Olympic ships up for auction ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines' attempt to emerge from its $250m debt crisis with its corporate integrity intact has collapsed, as the company's two embattled cruiseships are now up for judicial auction and its chief executive has resigned.
Asia box battle threatens to wreck FEFC rate plans CONTAINER shipping lines fear that a prolonged slowdown in the Asia to Europe trades over Chinese New Year could leave the Far Eastern Freight Conference's business plan in tatters as carriers fight to retain market share.
QM2 bomb threat rumours are denied CUNARD has denied reports that its 150,000 gt cruiseship Queen Mary 2 was the subject of bomb threats as it arrived at the port of Funchal in Madeira on Thursday, writes Christopher Mayer .
Seafarer 'bill of rights' nears agreement after two years' work by ILO group THE draft of a new cover-all convention setting minimum employment standards for the world's seafarers is due to be agreed by an International Labour Organisation working group this week.
Brazil to fingerprint US cruisers BRAZIL'S Federal Police are to take fingerprints and photographs of 152 US citizens when they arrive in Santos on Sunday on the cruise ship Silver Wind
A&P unaware of talks with SORENI A&P business development director Clive Towl says neither he nor his fellow ship repair company directors have any knowledge of talks with French yard SORENI
Marad passes LNG terminal US ENERGY giant El Paso Corp has won approval from US regulators to develop a deep-water LNG port in the Gulf of Mexico
Cunard dismisses QM2 bomb threat A Cunard spokesman has described as "completely untrue" suggestions that anonymous bomb threats had been received this week against the Queen Mary 2
Royal Olympic discusses games ships ROYAL Olympic Cruises has revealed some of the details of an agreement reached with German lending institutions yesterday
Kotug loses Wallenius Wilhelmsen ROTTERDAM-based tug operator Kotug has lost major client Wallenius Wilhelmsen in the ports of Bremerhaven and Hamburg
LA ports mulling premium box fees Proposal to alleviate congestion in So. Calif. would use daytime handling revenues to cover costs of night and weekend gates.
Browning to leave Customs Deputy commissioner of Bureau of Customs and Border Protection departs agency April 1.
Qualification period for Vallarpadam concession closes P&O Ports, PSA Corporation and Zim are among the foreign companies interested in developing and operating a transhipment hub at Vallarpadam, in Kerala.
Maersk service-changes diverts transhipments from PTP Feeder carrier Bengal Tiger Lines (BTL) has pulled out of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and returned to Singapore, following Maersk Sealand's (MSL) service-changes, orientated on its Salalah hub.
Barranquilla re-opens but Cala Panama remains stranded
China Shipping enhances capacity in Asia/Europe trade
Chittagong embarks on US$40m efficiency drive
Seawheel gets New Year started with lo/lo service
Local media says all Port of Spain bids rejected
Hupac growth stunted by tunnel closures
Chennai fastest-growing box terminal in south India
New St Lawrence Seaway marketeer considers container market
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