Move to speed up Melbourne port channel deepening CHANNEL deepening at Australia's busiest container port, Melbourne, will be fast-tracked to ensure its completion by 2007, the Victorian state government announced.
Cruises commit US$200m to revamp NY terminals SINGAPORE-listed Star Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines , together with Carnival Cruises, have committed US$200 million in port dues to support a major development of New York's cruise ship terminals.
ST Engg unit, Hartford tie up to launch shipping diploma course ST Education & Training Pte Ltd and Hartford Group have launched a new three-year shipping diploma course.
AP Moeller to build US$500m terminal in Portsmouth AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's largest container line, will invest about US$500 million to build a terminal on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia, to quadruple its port capacity in the area.
Air and Land Transport
International airlines to pay more for fuel this year AIRLINES that fly internationally are expected to pay US$8 billion more for fuel this year than in 2003, the International Air Transport Association said on Tuesday.
Air France plans to raise capacity in Asia by up to 34%
Alitalia to increase capacity by 12% under business plan
Plane loses part of wing in runway collision
LOG Book
Newbuilds
LNG orders signal trade growth RELATIVELY few orders feature this week but six of those are for LNG carriers which means that the short list of contracts is worth well over US$1 billion.
Port Shots
Port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled one per cent fewer containers in March than a year ago after losing a shipping service to a rival.
Move to speed up Melbourne port channel deepening CHANNEL deepening at Australia's busiest container port, Melbourne, will be fast-tracked to ensure its completion by 2007, the Victorian state government announced.
Cruises commit US$200m to revamp NY terminals SINGAPORE-listed Star Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines , together with Carnival Cruises, have committed US$200 million in port dues to support a major development of New York's cruise ship terminals.
ST Engg unit, Hartford tie up to launch shipping diploma course ST Education & Training Pte Ltd and Hartford Group have launched a new three-year shipping diploma course.
AP Moeller to build US$500m terminal in Portsmouth AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's largest container line, will invest about US$500 million to build a terminal on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia, to quadruple its port capacity in the area.
Air and Land Transport
International airlines to pay more for fuel this year AIRLINES that fly internationally are expected to pay US$8 billion more for fuel this year than in 2003, the International Air Transport Association said on Tuesday.
Air France plans to raise capacity in Asia by up to 34%
Alitalia to increase capacity by 12% under business plan
Plane loses part of wing in runway collision
LOG Book
Newbuilds
LNG orders signal trade growth RELATIVELY few orders feature this week but six of those are for LNG carriers which means that the short list of contracts is worth well over US$1 billion.
Port Shots
Port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled one per cent fewer containers in March than a year ago after losing a shipping service to a rival.
Move to speed up Melbourne port channel deepening CHANNEL deepening at Australia's busiest container port, Melbourne, will be fast-tracked to ensure its completion by 2007, the Victorian state government announced.
Cruises commit US$200m to revamp NY terminals SINGAPORE-listed Star Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines , together with Carnival Cruises, have committed US$200 million in port dues to support a major development of New York's cruise ship terminals.
ST Engg unit, Hartford tie up to launch shipping diploma course ST Education & Training Pte Ltd and Hartford Group have launched a new three-year shipping diploma course.
AP Moeller to build US$500m terminal in Portsmouth AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's largest container line, will invest about US$500 million to build a terminal on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia, to quadruple its port capacity in the area.
Air and Land Transport
International airlines to pay more for fuel this year AIRLINES that fly internationally are expected to pay US$8 billion more for fuel this year than in 2003, the International Air Transport Association said on Tuesday.
Air France plans to raise capacity in Asia by up to 34%
Alitalia to increase capacity by 12% under business plan
Plane loses part of wing in runway collision
LOG Book
Newbuilds
LNG orders signal trade growth RELATIVELY few orders feature this week but six of those are for LNG carriers which means that the short list of contracts is worth well over US$1 billion.
Port Shots
Port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled one per cent fewer containers in March than a year ago after losing a shipping service to a rival.
Move to speed up Melbourne port channel deepening CHANNEL deepening at Australia's busiest container port, Melbourne, will be fast-tracked to ensure its completion by 2007, the Victorian state government announced.
Cruises commit US$200m to revamp NY terminals SINGAPORE-listed Star Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines , together with Carnival Cruises, have committed US$200 million in port dues to support a major development of New York's cruise ship terminals.
ST Engg unit, Hartford tie up to launch shipping diploma course ST Education & Training Pte Ltd and Hartford Group have launched a new three-year shipping diploma course.
AP Moeller to build US$500m terminal in Portsmouth AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's largest container line, will invest about US$500 million to build a terminal on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia, to quadruple its port capacity in the area.
Air and Land Transport
International airlines to pay more for fuel this year AIRLINES that fly internationally are expected to pay US$8 billion more for fuel this year than in 2003, the International Air Transport Association said on Tuesday.
Air France plans to raise capacity in Asia by up to 34%
Alitalia to increase capacity by 12% under business plan
Plane loses part of wing in runway collision
LOG Book
Newbuilds
LNG orders signal trade growth RELATIVELY few orders feature this week but six of those are for LNG carriers which means that the short list of contracts is worth well over US$1 billion.
Port Shots
Port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled one per cent fewer containers in March than a year ago after losing a shipping service to a rival.
US oil stocks grow less than expected Crude stocks fail to grow despite solid imports as refinery input soars.
Sail power wins credible backing in Germany SkySails' air-filled towing kite 'could produce up to 50% in fuel savings'.
Saudi market firming
US oil inventories at a glance The latest US government data.
Greek demand drops off
South Korean market shows wide spread in slow trade IFO indications in South Korean ports remained relatively unchanged today, despite suppliers' general conception that the market was a little bit on the soft side
Rotterdam supplier bolsters team
Fuel oil unit explosion raises fears of product shortages No timescale for reopeing of Tokyo-based refinery as Japan enters peak driving season.
Rotterdam soft this morning
Santos pipeline maintenance to limit supply
Bunkering chief strives for change in Iran Marine Services managing director vows to open up Iran to international bunker market.
Europe to get its own security czar EUROPE'S answer to the US Department for Homeland Security is expected to emerge from the imminent reorganisation of the European Commission, Lloyd's List has learned.
Owners threaten job cuts if EU bans home country status THOUSANDS of jobs are at risk if the European Commission forces through changes to the legal status of seafarers after EU enlargement in May 1, shipowners say.
Master faces fine for Atlantic slick A PROSECUTOR has asked a court in the French port city of Brest to impose a €250,000 ($297,000) fine on the master of a St Vincent and Grenadines flag bulker accused of deliberately causing pollution off the French Atlantic coast in December, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
Italian customs seize illegal weapons bound for US BOTH the owner and the Isle of Man-registered charterer of a boxship found with a cache of assault rifles and machine guns on board have denied yesterday any knowledge of the concealed cargo.
No talks with Festival: RCCL's Fain ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has flatly denied it is in talks with Festival Cruises, despite last week's assertions by Festival that Royal Caribbean was one of the parties in rescue negotiations to take over the brand
DNV hits 100Mgt mark NORWAY-based classification society DNV has taken into class the container ship P&O Nedlloyd Caracas, boosting the society's gross tonnage above the 100M mark
Vancouver cruise business at risk VANCOUVER port officials are starting to realise how seriously the port's cruise industry could be affected by the tug strike
Mediator enters Vancouver strike A FEDERAL mediator has been appointed in an attempt to settle a strike that has seen nearly all tugs out of service at the Port of Vancouver
Stelmar raises first-quarter profit FOR the thirty-seventh consecutive quarter, Stelmar has announced results that are in the black, reporting profits of $15.7M or the first quarter compared to $11.4M in 2003
Green lobby hints at Felixstowe FRIENDS of the Earth (FOE) has urged the UK government to adopt a 'mini-strategy' for the three remaining port proposals, hinting that Felixstowe was the best option
Mediator intervenes in Canadian west-coast tugboat strike Canada's government has appointed a mediator to broker a deal in the tug and barge operators strike affecting British Columbia ocean and coastal shipping, including container terminals.
'Cold ironing' incentives could reduce California pollution says report A report commissioned by a California port and released this month concluded that containerships could reduce emissions by using shore-side electricity.
Sun Cypress barges into HIT PRD deal Sun Cypress Shipping (China) (SCSC) says it will operate a daily, dedicated Pearl River Delta (PRD) barge service for Hongkong International Terminals'' (HIT) starting later this month.
ICF launches Hansa Shuttle
Hard-headed supply/demand will prevail over sentiment, say brokers
IADA lines March GRI only half the story as soaring charter costs bite
Carriers should seek out new shippers and new cargo to manage imbalances
Structural inefficiencies drag down nominal capacity expansion
DNV fleet tops 100 mill grt Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has exceeded the 100 million grt mark for the first time. It was the ...
Aker Kvaerner share exchange ratio announced Kvaerner shareholders Wednesday finally received information on how many shares they get when exchanging to shares in Aker Kvaerner and ...
Fredriksen buys second-hand jack-up's While other Norwegian investors like Mosvold, Odfjell Drilling and Sinvest orders new jack-ups, principally in the Far East, John ...
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