Turkish shipping magnate held hostage in Iraq VIDEO footage aired on Saturday on Turkish television showed a prominent Turkish ship owner saying he and another man were being held hostage in Iraq.
Wrecked ship's bow sinks off Alaska DAYS after violent storms forced clean-up crews to leave a freighter that split apart, a salvage team returned to find the bow section had sunk, likely spilling another 176,000 gallons of oil near an environmentally sensitive area of Unalaska Island.
B'desh ship-breaking accidents increase THE number of accidents in the ship-breaking yards in southeastern Chittagong port has increased significantly recently due to the lack of monitoring and modern equipment, and the employment of unskilled workers.
Kawasaki Kisen appoints insider new president
Tanker rates seen staying high despite capacity hike next year
Oil prices fall in thin pre-Christmas trading Concerns over Iraq and Nigeria expected to affect prices in quiet trading next week.
Singapore: MPA warns of licence suspensions for off-spec bunkers Rumours abound that incoming cargoes are not bunker specification, while the MPA has warned that bunker players found delivering contaminated fuel may have their bunkering licence suspended or cancelled.
More fuel oil leaking from sunken ship in Alaska Salvage crews returning to the wreck of the Selandang Ayu found the bow section had sunk, likely spilling a further 176,000 (666 m') gallons of oil.
ConocoPhillips tanker fingered in Puget Sound spill State and federal officials say that samples taken from the Polar Texas match those recovered from October's spill in Puget Sound.
Ghost ship contracts awarded TWO MORE 'ghost ships' will be departing Virginia's James River, after disposal contracts were awarded, the US Department of Transportation said
Hopes dashed on Alaska wreck oil SEVERE weather has degraded the wreck of Selendang Ayu to the extent that hope has faded that any of the 586 tonnes of oil that was in the bow section remains
Irish Ferries flag-out Normandy IRISH Ferries has changed the flag of the ferry Normandy, the vessel in the middle of the dispute with the SIPTU union, from Irish to Bahamian
Petronas invited into Ennore LNG INDIA has asked Petronas, the Malaysian oil company, to join Indian Oil Corp (IOC) in developing an LNG terminal at Ennore in India
Genoa to review PSA Group's poor VTE performance PSA Group's failure to secure a foothold in Kwai Chung could be compounded further following news that Genoa is reviewing its performance at its Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE).
Maersk Sealand ramps up SCCT operations
Hong Kong exports rose in October
Improving efficiency expects to lift Westport revenue
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