Number, violence of piracy attacks increase THE ongoing global trend of rising maritime piracy continued last year with added concern around the alarming upswing in violence as well as a jump in attacks on oil and gas tankers.
Asian shipping lines lift US-Asia cargo forecast NEPTUNE Orient Lines, Mitsui OSK Lines and other shipping companies said they will carry between 10 per cent and 12 per cent more cargo to the US from Asia this year, more than earlier forecast, bolstered by US economic growth.
Hanjin to switch HK business to Hutchison BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, snatched the cargo-handling business of Hanjin Shipping Co in Hong Kong from rival CSX World Terminals.
Hearing on Rocknes capsizing opens in Bergen A maritime hearing on a freighter capsizing that killed 18 crew members opened on Monday with testimony from the ship's pilot who was on the bridge at the time of the accident.
Abu Dhabi firm wins navy orders ABU Dhabi Ship Building has won two contracts to build 42 assault boats to help protect the coastlines of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the company announced.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus to pitch for China deals during Hu's visit CHINESE President Hu Jintao will tomorrow visit the headquarters of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in the southern French city of Toulouse, where company officials will bid for a larger share of the growing Chinese market.
Cathay's transatlantic bid faces uncertainty
Bangladesh ready to put air marshals on flights to US
Danish operator keen on Brussels airport stake
Hainan Airlines plans to consolidate into single unit
New name, new uniforms
Strait Talk
IMO builds a bridge too far with Europe IT may seem churlish to criticise the International Maritime Organization just after its new general secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos made a very powerful speech to a committee of the European Parliament.
Number, violence of piracy attacks increase THE ongoing global trend of rising maritime piracy continued last year with added concern around the alarming upswing in violence as well as a jump in attacks on oil and gas tankers.
Asian shipping lines lift US-Asia cargo forecast NEPTUNE Orient Lines, Mitsui OSK Lines and other shipping companies said they will carry between 10 per cent and 12 per cent more cargo to the US from Asia this year, more than earlier forecast, bolstered by US economic growth.
Hanjin to switch HK business to Hutchison BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, snatched the cargo-handling business of Hanjin Shipping Co in Hong Kong from rival CSX World Terminals.
Hearing on Rocknes capsizing opens in Bergen A maritime hearing on a freighter capsizing that killed 18 crew members opened on Monday with testimony from the ship's pilot who was on the bridge at the time of the accident.
Abu Dhabi firm wins navy orders ABU Dhabi Ship Building has won two contracts to build 42 assault boats to help protect the coastlines of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the company announced.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus to pitch for China deals during Hu's visit CHINESE President Hu Jintao will tomorrow visit the headquarters of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in the southern French city of Toulouse, where company officials will bid for a larger share of the growing Chinese market.
Cathay's transatlantic bid faces uncertainty
Bangladesh ready to put air marshals on flights to US
Danish operator keen on Brussels airport stake
Hainan Airlines plans to consolidate into single unit
New name, new uniforms
Strait Talk
IMO builds a bridge too far with Europe IT may seem churlish to criticise the International Maritime Organization just after its new general secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos made a very powerful speech to a committee of the European Parliament.
Number, violence of piracy attacks increase THE ongoing global trend of rising maritime piracy continued last year with added concern around the alarming upswing in violence as well as a jump in attacks on oil and gas tankers.
Asian shipping lines lift US-Asia cargo forecast NEPTUNE Orient Lines, Mitsui OSK Lines and other shipping companies said they will carry between 10 per cent and 12 per cent more cargo to the US from Asia this year, more than earlier forecast, bolstered by US economic growth.
Hanjin to switch HK business to Hutchison BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, snatched the cargo-handling business of Hanjin Shipping Co in Hong Kong from rival CSX World Terminals.
Hearing on Rocknes capsizing opens in Bergen A maritime hearing on a freighter capsizing that killed 18 crew members opened on Monday with testimony from the ship's pilot who was on the bridge at the time of the accident.
Abu Dhabi firm wins navy orders ABU Dhabi Ship Building has won two contracts to build 42 assault boats to help protect the coastlines of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the company announced.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus to pitch for China deals during Hu's visit CHINESE President Hu Jintao will tomorrow visit the headquarters of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in the southern French city of Toulouse, where company officials will bid for a larger share of the growing Chinese market.
Cathay's transatlantic bid faces uncertainty
Bangladesh ready to put air marshals on flights to US
Danish operator keen on Brussels airport stake
Hainan Airlines plans to consolidate into single unit
New name, new uniforms
Strait Talk
IMO builds a bridge too far with Europe IT may seem churlish to criticise the International Maritime Organization just after its new general secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos made a very powerful speech to a committee of the European Parliament.
Houston & New Orleans prices converge in tight market
Panama continues bearish tack
Oil price volatility as market awaits US inventory data While US crude stocks are near a 28-year low, distillate stock have been in good shape before the latest deep-freeze descended on the US Northeast.
CGES: Shortage, not speculators, causing high oil prices "The oil market is signaling in no uncertain terms that the world is short of oil," the Centre for Global Energy Studies says.
Heavy demand takes its toll in Fujairah
Bad weather continues to affect bunkering in Egypt Adverse weather conditions in Egypt continue to cause problems for bunkering today. Bad weather has been hampering supply in the country for around a week now, causing congestion to build (in Suez especially) as many vessels wait for favourable conditions to lift their bunkers.
Good demand as Hong Kong and Taiwan begin year of the monkey
O.W. Bunker cements its ARA position with terminal capacity The global bunker supplier and trader O.W. Bunker is making further advances into the ARA market, cementing its position there as a significant player in it for the long term. Its latest move is to secure its own exclusive fuel oil storage capacity at a new bunkering terminal in Rotterdam.
Oman: Port Sultan Qaboos expansion completed Labco, a UK-based sales agents for Oman bunker supplier Oasis Trading & Marketing, has informed Bunkerworld that the expansion of bunkering facilities at Port Sultan Qaboos has been completed.
Frontline in mass reflagging to Marshall Islands FRONTLINE, the Norwegian tanker and combination carrier operator, is reflagging up to about 30 ships in the Marshall Islands in a move that will boost the registry by about 2m gross tonnes, or 10% of its current total.
Refinancing package may be behind flag shift FRONTLINE'S decision to re-flag almost half of its fleet comes at a momentous time in the company's history, writes Tony Gray .
Appledore staff to be saved by DML takeover APPLEDORE Shipbuilders could be out of receivership within four weeks, following confirmation from Devonport Royal Dockyard that it is almost ready with a takeover package for the North Devon yard.
We're with you all the way, Darling THE UK is committed to encouraging further growth of the shipping industry, building on the tripling in size of the UK register over the past three years, a senior government minister has said, writes Julian Bray .
Festival looks for a partner GEORGE Poulides, chairman and main shareholder of Festival Cruises, is negotiating a partnership with an undisclosed cruise line to help the ailing company avoid bankruptcy
Appledore sale hangs on the board THE acquisition of Appledore Shipbuilders by DML is expected to be completed after the directors have given their approval
Clinton urges end to Seaway study SENATOR Hillary Clinton has asked President Bush to end US funding for a bi-national study of the St Lawrence Seaway, citing environmental dangers
Russia gives go-ahead to Sakhalin-2 RUSSIA has given its approval to the second phase of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, which has been facing opposition on environmental grounds
Rocknes may have grounded twice THE rock carrier Rocknes appears to have run aground twice prior to capsizing on Monday last week it has emerged at the inquiry taking place in Bergen
Chicken shipment goes walkabout FILIPINO customs has impounded 11 of 19 FEU refrigerated containers of chicken that were illegally released at the port of Batangas
Incoherent corporate strategy led to Hapag-Lloyd executive's resignation A failure to commit to a coherent strategy by Hapag-Lloyd's parent company, the tourism conglomerate TUI, was the major reason for the departure of executive board member Guenther Casjens.
ILO de-ratification move angers Dutch unions A dispute over giving hiring-preference to experienced former port-workers is brewing in the Netherlands, with the Labour Minister making preliminary moves toward de-ratifying the ILO Convention which guarantees this.
Democrats push for increased port funding
Operation of Busan transferred to Port Authority
Rotterdam joins German barge Internet portal
North Sea containers have leaked, but no danger to sea life determined
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