LA, Long Beach to extend cargo operation hours CARGO operations at the largest port complex in the US will be extended to nights and weekends under new initiatives aimed at reducing traffic jams and air pollution.
Singamas' H1 profit up 49% to US$10.5m RIDING the global wave of container demand, Singamas Container Holdings Ltd reported a 49 per cent rise in half year profits yesterday.
Vegas firm keen on major stake in Queen Mary THE company that operates the Queen Mary for the city of Long Beach, California, said it wants to sell 75 per cent interest in the vessel to a Las Vegas-registered limited partnership.
HK, Taiwan shipping put on alert HONG Kong and Taiwan ports were put on alert as rough seas and smog hit the coastal areas of the region, slowing down operations in the ports.
Air and Land Transport
Court approves Air Canada's plan to exit bankruptcy A judge on Monday approved Air Canada's plan to climb out of bankruptcy but warned managers of a carrier that serves millions of Canadians, Asians and other global passengers: 'Do not let this happen again.' The ruling means the airline will be able to sail clear of insolvency protection by the end of September, backed by a restructuring strategy which culled thousands of jobs and millions in costs from its operations.
Brazil govt scrambling to save Varig
Pilots could control fate of troubled US Airways
SAS introduces new features to attract passengers
Mal Air ready to join alliances
Thousands stranded by cancelled BA flights
Strait Talk
Existence of liner groupings under increasing threat MAJOR container carrier Maersk Sealand, the liner arm of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk, has decided to pull out of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement and, a couple of weeks ago, gave a month's notice to the rate discussion agreement group.
LA, Long Beach to extend cargo operation hours CARGO operations at the largest port complex in the US will be extended to nights and weekends under new initiatives aimed at reducing traffic jams and air pollution.
Singamas' H1 profit up 49% to US$10.5m RIDING the global wave of container demand, Singamas Container Holdings Ltd reported a 49 per cent rise in half year profits yesterday.
Vegas firm keen on major stake in Queen Mary THE company that operates the Queen Mary for the city of Long Beach, California, said it wants to sell 75 per cent interest in the vessel to a Las Vegas-registered limited partnership.
HK, Taiwan shipping put on alert HONG Kong and Taiwan ports were put on alert as rough seas and smog hit the coastal areas of the region, slowing down operations in the ports.
Air and Land Transport
Court approves Air Canada's plan to exit bankruptcy A judge on Monday approved Air Canada's plan to climb out of bankruptcy but warned managers of a carrier that serves millions of Canadians, Asians and other global passengers: 'Do not let this happen again.' The ruling means the airline will be able to sail clear of insolvency protection by the end of September, backed by a restructuring strategy which culled thousands of jobs and millions in costs from its operations.
Brazil govt scrambling to save Varig
Pilots could control fate of troubled US Airways
SAS introduces new features to attract passengers
Mal Air ready to join alliances
Thousands stranded by cancelled BA flights
Strait Talk
Existence of liner groupings under increasing threat MAJOR container carrier Maersk Sealand, the liner arm of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk, has decided to pull out of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement and, a couple of weeks ago, gave a month's notice to the rate discussion agreement group.
LA, Long Beach to extend cargo operation hours CARGO operations at the largest port complex in the US will be extended to nights and weekends under new initiatives aimed at reducing traffic jams and air pollution.
Singamas' H1 profit up 49% to US$10.5m RIDING the global wave of container demand, Singamas Container Holdings Ltd reported a 49 per cent rise in half year profits yesterday.
Vegas firm keen on major stake in Queen Mary THE company that operates the Queen Mary for the city of Long Beach, California, said it wants to sell 75 per cent interest in the vessel to a Las Vegas-registered limited partnership.
HK, Taiwan shipping put on alert HONG Kong and Taiwan ports were put on alert as rough seas and smog hit the coastal areas of the region, slowing down operations in the ports.
Air and Land Transport
Court approves Air Canada's plan to exit bankruptcy A judge on Monday approved Air Canada's plan to climb out of bankruptcy but warned managers of a carrier that serves millions of Canadians, Asians and other global passengers: 'Do not let this happen again.' The ruling means the airline will be able to sail clear of insolvency protection by the end of September, backed by a restructuring strategy which culled thousands of jobs and millions in costs from its operations.
Brazil govt scrambling to save Varig
Pilots could control fate of troubled US Airways
SAS introduces new features to attract passengers
Mal Air ready to join alliances
Thousands stranded by cancelled BA flights
Strait Talk
Existence of liner groupings under increasing threat MAJOR container carrier Maersk Sealand, the liner arm of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk, has decided to pull out of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement and, a couple of weeks ago, gave a month's notice to the rate discussion agreement group.
US authorities warn polluters: 'Be fearful' Head of US Department of Justice to continue to pursue 'vigourous prosecution' of polluters while denying claims that $1 million-plus rewards for whistleblowers were counter-acting aims.
Singapore: Half-yearly bunker sales surge by 11% Singapore expected in line for another record year as June sales take sales for first six months of 2004 to almost 11.5m mt.
Taiwan: Bunkering halted as Aere approaches
Shanghai: Fuel oil futures trading restarts tomorrow The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SFE) is set to re-launch fuel oil futures trading tomorrow after a nine-year suspension of derivatives trading in China.
Singapore: Management change at Shell Head of bunkers to retire next spring...familiar name to to take his place from September 1 of this year.
Salvors: Prestige fuel recovery could be completed in September Salvors working on extracting the remaining fuel from the wreck of the Prestige have said they expect to complete the removal operation weeks ahead of schedule.
PT Arpeni eyes world's first CNG ships order INDONESIAN shipowner PT Arpeni is in talks with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build what could be the world's first compressed natural gas carriers.
Russia plans to export LNG to US by 2010 says ambitious Gazprom RUSSIA intends to be exporting liquefied natural gas to the US before 2010, Gazprom, the country's natural gas monopoly, said, writes Tony Gray.
Shipping Australia defends discussion agreements Shipping Australia Ltd has proposed to the Productivity Commission that liner discussion agreements be able to negotiate binding maximum rate levels with shipper bodies, reports Lloyd's List DCN in Sydney .
Shell settles with regulators to end reserves scandal SHELL has moved closer to consigning one of the oil giant's darkest chapters to history when it reached final settlements with the US and UK authorities over its mis-statement of proven oil reserves.
Liability pressures and arrests 'could kill class' POTENTIALLY ruinous pressures in the shape of unlimited liability and unwarranted arrests and criminal prosecutions could spell the "end of class" as we know it, the chairman of ABS has warned.
Class war over liabilities AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping (ABS) said today that unless a more rational view emerges on liability, classification societies could potentially be forced out of business
Cruise employee alleges assault SEXUAL assault by a cruise ship employee has again been alleged, but in this case by another Royal Caribbean Cruises' employee
Warrant for cable-cutting ship A SRI LANKAN court has issued an arrest warrant for a Shipping Corp of India ship alleged to have cut much of the island's international telephone and internet traffic
Cruise industry spending revealed THE cruise industry generated more than $12.9Bn in direct spending in the US in 2003, according to a study released today by the International Council of Cruise Lines
Longshoremen's vote in court ARGUMENTS over the validity of the International Longshoremen's Association vote that ratified a six-year agreement may be heard this week by a US federal judge
No concrete answer to cement riddle AFTER sitting idle for ten days, work to unload a cargo of 40,000 tonnes of bulk cement at Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, is finally underway
High box prices will remain until the end of year says Singamas Singamas, the world's second largest box manufacturer, expects prices of US$1,900 per TEU to be sustained until the end of the year due to significant increases in steel prices.
Zim contemplates Taranto hub move
Local backing essential for Elbe dredge says Stolpe
PDL replaces stranded Southern Moana
Australian and NZ beef minces Japanese and Korean markets
HMM issue bonds to relieve debt burden
French line raises Brazilian market share
MOL's Waigaoqiao logistics facility opens for business
"Norden" with the best half-year ever Dampskibsselskabet "Norden" have had it best half-year result ever in the company's history that dates back from 1871. The ...
Barents sea prospecting high priority Norway is to launch a new strategy for oil and gas drilling in the Barents Sea more in line with ...
More working hours to save jobs and cut prices A strike is not a proper way to send messages to each other! These words comes from the CEO of ...
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