Don calls for govt-level intra-Asian maritime forum A government-level, intra-Asian forum aimed at forging Asian consensus on important global maritime issues would help strengthen Asia's diminutive voice at the International Maritime Organisation , a visiting maritime academic said recently.
Oil spill in Delaware River threatens wildlife A tanker spilled 115,000 litres of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 32 kilometre long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said on Saturday.
US cruise lines start to clean up their waste CRUISE lines, after years of sparring with environmentalists, the coast guard and federal prosecutors, now say they are voluntarily cleaning up.
Belgium: Contaminated fuel taken out of circulation Supplier says fuel batch has been removed from market after confirmation of polystyrene contamination.
Yukos facing 'total destruction' management warns Management of the once-mighty Russian oil giant Yukos have all but given up saving the company's remaining assets after the forced sale next month of its core oil production unit.
Winter creeps into the Baltic Supply looked healthy around the Baltic at the end of this week with market largely firmer.
Singapore ex-wharf player denies supply interruption
Rotterdam holds firm early afternoon
ARA gas oil stocks dip, fuel oil rises again Local refinery problems and increased end-user buying draw on gas oil inventories, while fuel oil stocks continue at solid levels.
Restis weighs up options for another bid to buy Stelmar Greece's Restis Group has revived its interest in acquiring Stelmar Shipping, the tanker company whose shareholders rejected a $700m takeover bid from Fortress Investment.
Bahamas flag report on Prestige tanker disaster 'imminent' PUBLICATION of the long-awaited flag state casualty investigation into the sinking of the Prestige is imminent, the Bahamas Maritime Authority has confirmed, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
Transpetro maps out $2.5bn fleet renewal programme TRANSPETRO, the tanker and logistics arm of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, has opened the tender process for the first phase of a $2.5bn newbuilding programme.
Yukos in chaos as tax bill spurs bosses to flee TROUBLED Russian oil giant Yukos is facing melt down after its management fled Russia fearing arrest and a huge back tax demand of more than $25bn.
Spain's post-Prestige safety focus SPAIN is creating a new maritime salvage plan aimed at preventing disasters such as the sinking of the Prestige, Public Works Minister Magdalena Álvarez has announced
EU disputes Korean WTO victory EU trade officials have disputed leaked claims that the World Trade Organization is set to rule in favour of South Korea in the long-running shipyard subsidies dispute
Moby to sue Rolls Royce SHIP operator Moby Spa of Italy is to sue Rolls-Royce over deficient propeller blades supplied by Rolls-Royce subsidiary Kamewa of Finland
Dry markets hit new highs PANAMAX rates have broken their record highs set earlier this year after an extraordinary weekly leap in the BPI of 666 points, nearly +13%
Philippines cabotage still closed THE Philippines is not ready yet to relax its cabotage law even if the country wants to attract foreign investors in domestic shipping
Greek ferries fight state control GREEK ferry operators have threatened to immobilise their ships indefinitely next March unless the market is fully liberalised
Pudong Railway will be ready to connect Yangshan Port Phase I of the Pudong Railway is expected to be operational by the end of 2005 just as the five berths at Phase I of the Yangshan Port are completed.
Unhappy Canadian shippers criticise 2005 Atlantic rate rises Canada's shippers today expressed 'serious concern' over large freight rate increases announced by Canadian North Atlantic conferences that will be implemented in three stages in 2005.
"Casino Express" aground The car and passenger ferry "Casino Express" drifted aground outside Ume' on Wednesday evening. The ferry was being assisted by ...
Gotland prepares for oil spill There is more oil in the sea than expected after the grounding of the 33,680-DWT bulker "Polo M" off ...
Shipyard bankrupt - no catamaran to Bornholm Christiansøfarten ApS, ferry company with routes to and from Bornholm, will not get a newbuilding next year as planned and ...
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