Singapore issues 24-hour security rule for ships SHIPS calling at Singapore will be required to complete a security form 24 hours before arrival, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a new port circular, which also gives guidelines for ships coming from so-called 'dirty' ports.
US to ensure smooth flow of oil under ISPS regime THE United States is cooperating closely with the oil industry to ensure there is no disruption to supplies when tough new shipping security rules take effect next week, a senior coast guard official said on Wednesday.
Ports of Auckland box volumes slide on loss of client PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 8 per cent fewer containers in May than a year earlier after losing a shipping service to a rival.
Haze alert for ships plying Malacca Straits MALAYSIAN authorities have issued a haze alert for seafarers plying the Malacca Straits, where hundreds of ships pass through daily.
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Ailing Air Canada accepts Cerberus investment offer AIR Canada has accepted a US$183 million investment proposal from New York firm Cerberus Capital Management for a 9.2 per cent stake in the struggling airline.
SIA gets Rolls Royce's 1,000th Trent engine
United Airlines scales back size of federal aid request
Paris airports introduce fingerprint security checks
Six US carriers give out passenger information
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Accident probe sparks call for stringent safety management CANBERRA's marine safety investigation body has called on all shipping companies to ensure that procedures for working in hazardous locations are thoroughly covered in their International Safety Management documentation.
Singapore issues 24-hour security rule for ships SHIPS calling at Singapore will be required to complete a security form 24 hours before arrival, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a new port circular, which also gives guidelines for ships coming from so-called 'dirty' ports.
US to ensure smooth flow of oil under ISPS regime THE United States is cooperating closely with the oil industry to ensure there is no disruption to supplies when tough new shipping security rules take effect next week, a senior coast guard official said on Wednesday.
Ports of Auckland box volumes slide on loss of client PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 8 per cent fewer containers in May than a year earlier after losing a shipping service to a rival.
Haze alert for ships plying Malacca Straits MALAYSIAN authorities have issued a haze alert for seafarers plying the Malacca Straits, where hundreds of ships pass through daily.
Air and Land Transport
Ailing Air Canada accepts Cerberus investment offer AIR Canada has accepted a US$183 million investment proposal from New York firm Cerberus Capital Management for a 9.2 per cent stake in the struggling airline.
SIA gets Rolls Royce's 1,000th Trent engine
United Airlines scales back size of federal aid request
Paris airports introduce fingerprint security checks
Six US carriers give out passenger information
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Accident probe sparks call for stringent safety management CANBERRA's marine safety investigation body has called on all shipping companies to ensure that procedures for working in hazardous locations are thoroughly covered in their International Safety Management documentation.
Singapore issues 24-hour security rule for ships SHIPS calling at Singapore will be required to complete a security form 24 hours before arrival, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a new port circular, which also gives guidelines for ships coming from so-called 'dirty' ports.
US to ensure smooth flow of oil under ISPS regime THE United States is cooperating closely with the oil industry to ensure there is no disruption to supplies when tough new shipping security rules take effect next week, a senior coast guard official said on Wednesday.
Ports of Auckland box volumes slide on loss of client PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 8 per cent fewer containers in May than a year earlier after losing a shipping service to a rival.
Haze alert for ships plying Malacca Straits MALAYSIAN authorities have issued a haze alert for seafarers plying the Malacca Straits, where hundreds of ships pass through daily.
Air and Land Transport
Ailing Air Canada accepts Cerberus investment offer AIR Canada has accepted a US$183 million investment proposal from New York firm Cerberus Capital Management for a 9.2 per cent stake in the struggling airline.
SIA gets Rolls Royce's 1,000th Trent engine
United Airlines scales back size of federal aid request
Paris airports introduce fingerprint security checks
Six US carriers give out passenger information
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Accident probe sparks call for stringent safety management CANBERRA's marine safety investigation body has called on all shipping companies to ensure that procedures for working in hazardous locations are thoroughly covered in their International Safety Management documentation.
Istanbul market hit by three-day security shutdown Maritime security risk given high priority as world leaders descend upon Turkey next week.
J/V double-hull newbuild barge launching in Antwerp Launch party today for new state-of-the-art double-hulled bunker tanker, co-owned by a local supplier and a transport company.
Gas oil back on Suez menu
Tokyo players waiting for enquiries Tokyo Bay has been quiet for a couple of days after fuel oil prices fell sharply at the start of the week.
Lack of transparency blamed for 'dry' South Africa Bunker players in Cape Town and Durban tell Bunkerworld that lack of up-to-date information from refiners has left them unable to help stranded customers.
Government intervention likely as oil firms announce lockout By calling for a lockout of North Sea oil workers that are part of striking unions, oil firms will probably force a government settlement as it threatens all of Norway's oil and gas production.
Rotterdam/Antwerp on even keel this morning
Genoa dry until 'middle of next week' Players struggle to meet demand from 'around 50 vessels a week' with shared storage facilities.
Analysis finds off-spec fuel in Singapore DNVPS confirms off-spec fuel found in Singapore bunker market, while up to four suppliers and 'at least' two storage facilities could be implicated, sources say.
USCG backs eleventh hour U-turn by Panama to meet ISPS deadline THE US Coast Guard has given its backing to a last-minute contingency plan put in place by Panama, the world's largest register, in its race to comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ahead of the July 1 deadline.
Liberia and Marshall Islands show flip side to compliance coin WHILE Panama faces the daunting task of auditing, approving and issuing International Ship Security Certificates for more than 300 ships a day, rival registers say they are well placed to comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code deadline, writes Rainbow Nelson.
QM2 in fire safety rules breach CARNIVAL Corp is to fit additional fire safety equipment on 900 bathrooms on flagship Queen Mary 2, on the instructions of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Seafarers suffering in Lagos jail THE sorry case of the 10 African seafarers being held in a Lagos jail took a turn for the worse when one of the men collapsed during a court session on Tuesday. Counsel for the seafarers, from C'te d'Ivoire, Benin and Togo
Ship repair needs tax exemption INDIA'S shipping ministry has asked the finance ministry to exempt the domestic ship repair industry from payment of service tax
OMI prices shares for Athenian deal OMI will sell 9M shares priced at $11.75 and raise $106M to partially cover the cost of its 12-tanker deal with Athenian Sea Carriers
Seamen highlight UK weak points MEMBERS of a UK marine officers' union have rated security at eight British ports as 'poor' or 'very poor', noting in particular a lack of waterborne patrols
Georgia Ports get security nod GEORGIA Ports Authority' has obtained security certification for its security plans covering four deep water terminals, including a US Strategic Port
Tuticorin port is ISPS compliant INDIA'S Tuticorin Port, one of the country's 12 major ports, received its statement of compliance with the ISPS Code on 18 June
New rules could disrupt Europe ports With the clock ticking toward the July 1 deadline, it is still unclear how strictly the new ISPS rules could be enforced without causing a "big hiccup" in trade and shipping, a German official said.
US presses Malacca Strait security The head of American naval forces in the Pacific said the U.S. doesn't propose using troops to guard busy waterways such as the Malacca Strait, but it does expect the litoral states to do more.
ILA replaces ethics counsel
EU may revamp sugar subsidies
Railway plans transloading hub in Virginia
Senate votes to extend highway-funding program
Marad awards scrapping contracts
Canadian official presses increased security along US border
Hamburg Sud consolidates agency services in Poland
Ship brokers association toughens membership standards
Australian government confirms Part X review The Australian government has just formally instructed the country's Productivity Commission to undertake a review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act (TPA) and report within six months.
Cold war between Concor and P&O Ports affects India's exports
US Homeland Security budget lands on president's desk
Botany opponents challenge Sydney terminal trade-off
Moller group route to serve S.Africa-MidEast-Subcontinent triangle of trade
Faulty loading on "Rocknes" "Rocknes", the 26,000 DWT self-unloading bulk carrier, which capsized after grounding south of Bergen on 19 January with the ...
Strømstad-Langesund connection unlikely this year The proposed ferry connection between Strömstad and Langesund is very unlikely to get off the ground this year. Color Line ...
Supply ship order to Norwegian yards Havila Supply of Fosnavåg near Ålesund has booked a 4,250 DWT platform vessel with Havyard Leirvik shipyard, both companies controlled ...
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