UK-flagged ships put on heightened terror alert BRITISH-registered ships are under orders to sail at heightened states of alert in a maritime zone that stretches from Gibraltar to the Philippines, the Lloyd's List shipping newspaper said.
US congestion to raise costs: lines MITSUI OSK Lines, Neptune Orient Lines and other shipping companies estimate costs on Asia-US trade routes will rise by at least 10 per cent next year because of congestion at ports in the United States.
Scarcity of ships pushes up Persian Gulf tanker rates THE cost of shipping crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia rose as oil companies and traders competed for a limited number of ships.
Indian yard plans to raise 750m rupees in share sale
Admiralty Casebook
Admiralty action on aircraft permitted THE erroneous arrest of an aircraft under an admiralty action does not make the entire proceeding a nullity.
UK-flagged ships put on heightened terror alert BRITISH-registered ships are under orders to sail at heightened states of alert in a maritime zone that stretches from Gibraltar to the Philippines, the Lloyd's List shipping newspaper said.
US congestion to raise costs: lines MITSUI OSK Lines, Neptune Orient Lines and other shipping companies estimate costs on Asia-US trade routes will rise by at least 10 per cent next year because of congestion at ports in the United States.
Scarcity of ships pushes up Persian Gulf tanker rates THE cost of shipping crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia rose as oil companies and traders competed for a limited number of ships.
Indian yard plans to raise 750m rupees in share sale
Admiralty Casebook
Admiralty action on aircraft permitted THE erroneous arrest of an aircraft under an admiralty action does not make the entire proceeding a nullity.
Lack of funds forces Yukos to cut production Embattled Russian oil giant's major oil production unit has reportedly reduced output, but exports are safeguarded by alternative payments.
Bunker expert tells EU, IMO: 'You've got it wrong' With the introduction of sulphur caps in SECAs in Europe increasingly looking a reality as opposed to a possibility, bunker expert Neil Cockett has called for regulators to rethink.
Singapore lures shipowners with tax incentives Leading shipowners and operators granted tax exceptions in Singapore in a bid to encourage international companies to the port.
Supplier adjusts bunker delivery rates in New York
MPA to begin phase-out of single-hull barges MPA moves closer into line with Europe with adoption of IMO regulations and introduction of tougher licensing for Singapore's single-hulled oil product tankers.
SIBCON: Revisions to Singapore CP60 revealed Tan Lay Thok, manager for marine licensing at the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore, today unveiled a number of revisions to the Singapore code of practice for bunker suppliers (SS CP60) at SIBCON 2004.
Singapore: OW expands trading team OW Bunker Singapore Pte have a new addition to their trading team, with another new trader to start next month.
Singapore: Minister opens SIBCON conference Singapore's Minister for Transport, Mr. Yeo Cheow Tong, opened SIBCON 2004 "Bunkering Trends and Challenges for the next 2 years" this morning. The Conference has attracted more than 550 participants from over 37 countries to discuss a variety of issues relating to the bunker industry.
Carnival goes to Fincantieri for 'biggest shipbuilding deal ever' CARNIVAL has signed what is believed to be the most valuable commercial shipbuilding deal in history, covering five cruiseships worth $2.7bn at Fincantieri in Italy.
ISPS Code is no answer to maritime security challenges, warns IMB chief THE International Ship and Port Facility Security Code alone "cannot defeat the challenges facing maritime security", the International Maritime Bureau has warned.
Eitzen & Co in talks to buy Gibson Gas Tankers NEWLY listed Norwegian shipowner Camillo Eitzen & Co is in talks to buy Edinburgh company Gibson Gas Tankers, which owns a fleet of five elderly semi-refrigerated liquefied petroleum gas carriers.
Moorhouse challenges Levene's LNG terror warning LLOYD'S chairman Lord Levene has found himself at the centre of a clash of views over the terrorist threat to energy shipping, writes James Brewer.
LNG claim 'not supported by fact' LLOYD'S Register North America, one of the leading participants in the safety and verification of LNG facilities around the world, has rejected claims made recently by Lord Levine, chairman of insurer Lloyd's of London, that "a terrorist attack on an LNG tanker would have the force of a small nuclear explosion"
Golar's Troim warns LNG rivals TOO many shipping companies are trying to get into LNG carriage and are paying too much money for entry, according to one of the world's largest LNG carrier owners
TSA warns of West Coast 'gridlock' CONTAINER lines of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement warn that US West Coast gridlock is reaching 'critical' levels
SAfrican unions plan seafarer march TRADE unionists intend to take to the streets of three South African port cities next week to register solidarity with seafarers unable to leave their ships in US ports
India protects LNG import carriage INDIA'S shipping ministry has rejected demands by foreign companies to allow them to bring LNG imports into India on a Cost-Insurance-Freight basis
MSC joins Costa and RCCL, again MSC CROCIERE Italiane has joined Costa Crociere and Royal Caribbean Cruises to manage the new Civitavecchia cruise terminal
Port, rail jam seen continuing in 2005 Congestion leads shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific to extend peak-season surcharge on some imported containers.
New U.S. coalition pushes maritime security
Asia-U.S. boxes surge | NY/NJ traffic, too
New JoC Breakbulk Conference dates
Senate passes port security bill
Judge promises ruling soon in ILA contract case
Senate panel approves $600M for air cargo security
Yantian final Phase 3A berth to be operational tomorrow The last of the four berths at Phase 3A of Shenzhen's Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) will be operational tomorrow, a spokeswoman from YICT told ci-online today in Shenzhen.
Russian Troika to set out this winter The long-awaited joint-venture between Russian Railways (RZhD) and FESCO has been confirmed by RZhD's board, and in a form which will allow changes to the new company's structure and capital.
Erratic Jeanne wavers towards Florida fall, while Ivan not yet dead
Malaysian input debate gets ever more keyed up
International Maritime Bureau: ISPS compliance has not reduced piracy
New clients force Kerry expansion
Fashionable Suape goes for handling equipment 'pret ' porter'
Korean deliveries span the globe, from Shenzhen to Dunkirk to Texas
Lowest bid from Remontowa for gas ferries Polish yard Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa has come in with a lower bid than its Norwegian competitors with NOK 3.0 million ...
Smyril Line need more cash to continue sailings Faeroese private owned P/F Smyril Line goes towards an uncertain future. The company are in the need of cash ...
Stena Bulk/Fortum cooperation grows Finnish Fortum has chartered two Stena Bulk 107,000-DWT Aframaxes "Stena Confidence" and "Stena Conductor" for a number of years ...
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