PSA places $78m order for 42 cranes AS part of its accelerated development of Pasir Panjang Terminal , PSA Corporation has placed a $78 million order for 42 Korean-made gantry cranes with delivery from March 2005.
It's status quo-plus WITH the impressive display of military hardware and naval personnel parading down the Straits of Malacca yesterday, one might be lulled into thinking we've turned the corner on the piracy menace.
ITF threatens action against anti-labour ports THE International Transport Workers Federation has threatened to take action against ports that fail to meet minimum labour standards, in a 'ports of convenience' campaign.
14 missing as ship sinks FOURTEEN people were missing after a cargo ship sank in waters off eastern Indonesia, an official said on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing, Airbus see demand rising DEMAND for new passenger and freight aircraft is rebounding after an unprecedented global downturn and in spite of chronically high fuel costs, US manufacturer Boeing Co and its European rival Airbus said on Monday at Britain's Farnborough International Air Show.
UAE's Etihad in US$7b deal with Airbus
Qatar Airways eyes IPO by 2008
easyJet opposes Air France-Alitalia deal
SIA to fly non-stop to Cape Town
LOGBook
Strait Talk
Denial of shore leave defeats security objectives THIRTY-five years or so ago, one of the main reasons I decided to leave school at the age of 16 and go to sea was the prospect of 'seeing the world'.
PSA places $78m order for 42 cranes AS part of its accelerated development of Pasir Panjang Terminal , PSA Corporation has placed a $78 million order for 42 Korean-made gantry cranes with delivery from March 2005.
It's status quo-plus WITH the impressive display of military hardware and naval personnel parading down the Straits of Malacca yesterday, one might be lulled into thinking we've turned the corner on the piracy menace.
ITF threatens action against anti-labour ports THE International Transport Workers Federation has threatened to take action against ports that fail to meet minimum labour standards, in a 'ports of convenience' campaign.
14 missing as ship sinks FOURTEEN people were missing after a cargo ship sank in waters off eastern Indonesia, an official said on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing, Airbus see demand rising DEMAND for new passenger and freight aircraft is rebounding after an unprecedented global downturn and in spite of chronically high fuel costs, US manufacturer Boeing Co and its European rival Airbus said on Monday at Britain's Farnborough International Air Show.
UAE's Etihad in US$7b deal with Airbus
Qatar Airways eyes IPO by 2008
easyJet opposes Air France-Alitalia deal
SIA to fly non-stop to Cape Town
LOGBook
Strait Talk
Denial of shore leave defeats security objectives THIRTY-five years or so ago, one of the main reasons I decided to leave school at the age of 16 and go to sea was the prospect of 'seeing the world'.
PSA places $78m order for 42 cranes AS part of its accelerated development of Pasir Panjang Terminal , PSA Corporation has placed a $78 million order for 42 Korean-made gantry cranes with delivery from March 2005.
It's status quo-plus WITH the impressive display of military hardware and naval personnel parading down the Straits of Malacca yesterday, one might be lulled into thinking we've turned the corner on the piracy menace.
ITF threatens action against anti-labour ports THE International Transport Workers Federation has threatened to take action against ports that fail to meet minimum labour standards, in a 'ports of convenience' campaign.
14 missing as ship sinks FOURTEEN people were missing after a cargo ship sank in waters off eastern Indonesia, an official said on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing, Airbus see demand rising DEMAND for new passenger and freight aircraft is rebounding after an unprecedented global downturn and in spite of chronically high fuel costs, US manufacturer Boeing Co and its European rival Airbus said on Monday at Britain's Farnborough International Air Show.
UAE's Etihad in US$7b deal with Airbus
Qatar Airways eyes IPO by 2008
easyJet opposes Air France-Alitalia deal
SIA to fly non-stop to Cape Town
LOGBook
Strait Talk
Denial of shore leave defeats security objectives THIRTY-five years or so ago, one of the main reasons I decided to leave school at the age of 16 and go to sea was the prospect of 'seeing the world'.
Lloyds List praises MPA, rebukes bunker market Under heading 'Confine and Control', Lloyd's List's editorial comments yesterday applauded the effective banning of bunker barges from OPL waters near Singapore.
B@S puts focus on new offshore location South Falls Head in the English Channel is the latest commercial bunkering position offered by B@S after disappointing results at Cherbourg.
Hong Kong resupply delayed further Enquiry size restricted by limited avails in Hong Kong, while high prices limits activity in Taiwan.
Book Review: Bunkers by Fisher & Lux Ten years since their last book, Fisher and Lux return with the third edition of Bunkers: An Analysis of the Practical, Technical & Legal Issues... Bunkerworld reviews.
South Korean refinery output hit hard by strike Striking union workers at LG Caltex have caused the complete shutdown of the company's refinery, wiping out a close to a quarter of South Korea's refining capacity and threatening exports of fuel and gas oil.
Risk management gets personal Maritime law firm tells Bunkerworld that bunker suppliers and barge operators require the same risk management processes as other shipping companies amid spate of custodial sentences.
Rotterdam bunker market firms with congestion
Hin Leong changes bunker management Jane Lim takes over from Andrew Cheah as bunker sales manager for prominant bunker and cargo trader.
Japanese suppliers rue tight avails amid Korean problems Sources in the Japanese market report tight avails ahead of expected surge in demand.
MOL plans Korea boxships order MITSUI OSK Lines is breaking with tradition and putting together a large containership order in Korea that is likely to include 8,000 teu tonnage.
Lines may boycott Lagos over arrests CONTAINER lines serving Nigeria are threatening to boycott Lagos in protest against new customs procedures that have landed a number of shipping personnel in jail.
Three nations launch joint patrols to boost security in Malacca Strait MALAYSIA, Singapore and Indonesia have kicked off co-ordinated patrols of the Malacca Strait in an effort to combat piracy and the threat of maritime terror.
'International conspiracy to talk up terror threat' ON THE eve of the start of the co-ordinated patrols in the Malacca Strait, Indonesian naval chief Admiral Bernard Kent Sondakh claimed the piracy and terror threat was overblown as part of international conspiracy, writes Marcus Hand.
Hamworthy dazzles at share debut SHARES in marine equipment major Hamworthy yesterday made an impressive debut on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.
Stelios comments 'not helpful' NICK Hartley, chairman of Stelmar Shipping, says the public exchanges with founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou are not serving the board's goal of "enhancing shareholder value".
UAE awards Mina Saqr contract THE United Arab Emirates has awarded a $45M contract to a Kuwaiti company to build and run a container terminal at Mina Saqr port in Ras al-Khaima Emirate
Two LNG terminals for Canada AN LNG receiving terminal will built at Prince Rupert by 2009 following an agreement between Calgary-based Westpac Terminals and government-owned Ridley Terminals
Visakha private operator's tariff PRIVATE operator Vizag Seaports, which started operations this month at the Indian port of Visakhapatnam, will levy an interim tariff 75% of that of the Port Trust
Portuguese target MSC vessels PORTUGUESE port workers are boycotting Mediterranean Shipping Co vessels at ports throughout the country
Portuguese strike against stevedore PORTUGAL'S national stevedore union launched strike action at major Portuguese ports this week to protest against the setting up of a separate stevedore union at Sines
Dutch shippers urge Amsterdam alliance, while barge operators prepare surcharges The Dutch Shippers' Council (EVO) has urged Rotterdam to seek Amsterdam's help in tackling barge-congestion, saying huge investment lies idle at Amsterdam, while deepsea vessels monopolise Rotterdam's quays.
Australian regulator in about-face on AADA de-registration Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not sanction the Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA), in an about-face of its earlier draft report.
US West Coast gate-hours fee threatened with delays
Chennai industrial action called off
Evergreen to issue bonds to pay off US$4.1bn fleet expansion plan
Gold Star reloops intra-Asian connections
Wan Hai orders three 6,019TEU boxships from Chinese shipyard
Shanghai Port Container and parent to invest US$605m in Yangshan Port
Pyeongtaek to open first dedicated container terminal
Black Sea to boost NYK
Kees Marges to retire from ITF dockers' representative role
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