3,000 more workers to ease LA logjam SHIPPING companies at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, which account for 40 per cent of the ocean cargo delivered to the US, are training at least 3,000 workers to end delays that stem from rising shipments, mostly from Asia.
Two get death in US ship attack case A Yemeni judge yesterday sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years.
US$130m in bribe paid every year at Bangla port: report IMPORTERS and exporters pay an estimated US$130 million in bribes each year to move their shipments through Bangladesh's main Chittagong seaport, according to a new report by Transparency International.
Port Shots
PORT SHOTS FOUR people, including the skipper, were killed in an engine explosion aboard a South Korean container carrier off Sri Lanka, port officials said yesterday.
3,000 more workers to ease LA logjam SHIPPING companies at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, which account for 40 per cent of the ocean cargo delivered to the US, are training at least 3,000 workers to end delays that stem from rising shipments, mostly from Asia.
Two get death in US ship attack case A Yemeni judge yesterday sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years.
US$130m in bribe paid every year at Bangla port: report IMPORTERS and exporters pay an estimated US$130 million in bribes each year to move their shipments through Bangladesh's main Chittagong seaport, according to a new report by Transparency International.
Port Shots
PORT SHOTS FOUR people, including the skipper, were killed in an engine explosion aboard a South Korean container carrier off Sri Lanka, port officials said yesterday.
US crude stocks begin recovery Earlier-than-expected recovery in US crude imports and stocks indicates effect of the hurricane season could be blowing over.
Brazil: Independent player continues MGO supply As state-supplier temporarily suspends all bunker operations, local independent offers alternative.
Piraeus prices postpone potential purchases Suppliers blame high spot prices for buyers' shyness.
Uruguay: Bunker barge back after upgrade
Port Said MGO replenishment on the cards Avails fine currently in Suez, and Port Said should be normalising up soon.
No 380cst at Saudi Red Sea ports in October Yanbu Oil Refinery will stop producing 380 cst fuel oil with effect from today until end of October.
Rotterdam steady to soft at noon
Japan: Weather and distribution patterns prompt tight market Tight avails forecast for Japan through early October as distributors take advantage of higher domestic margins and weather affects supply.
October arbitrage arrivals seen at 3 million tonnes West to East arbitrage arrivals are expected to reach their highest level since May, leaving fears of over-supply due to subdued buying interest.
Kholmsk: Clean-up operation completed following bunker spill A team of more than 1,000 people have completed the clean-up operation on the Sakhalin coast following the grounding of a Belgian dredge and the subsequent spill of its bunker fuel.
Maritime Day plea to Powell on seafarers' US shore leave IN A show of solidarity with seafarers over the denial of US shore leave, the world's shipowners and maritime unions have united to write an open letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell expressing the shipping industry's concerns.
Mangouras loses latest appeal THE judge investigating the Prestige case has rejected the latest appeal by lawyers acting for the ship's Greek master, Apostolos Mangouras, to allow him to travel home to Greece, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.
Former Hapag-Lloyd boss supports moves to scrap conference system FORMER Hapag-Lloyd Container Line boss Gunther Casjens has welcomed moves to abolish the conference system.
Judge rejects Mangouras' appeal A SPANISH judge has again rejected a writ to allow Prestige captain Apostolos Mangouras to return home to Greece before he faces trial over Spain's worst ecological disaster
Honk if you're not a terrorist SHIPS around the world will sound their sirens and whistles at 1200 GMT on World Maritime Day in support of seafarers' rights, says the ITF
Damage to ex ro-ro bow GIBRALTAR'S maritime administration is investigating whether severe damage to the cruise ship Van Gogh was more extensive because the ship had previously been a ro-ro
Spirit of Ontario impounded THE Great Lakes fast ferry Spirit of Ontario was impounded yesterday following a lawsuit by Amerada Hess
LNG terminals face financing risk LNG receiving terminals financing could be stalled by volume and price volatility according to a report issued by Standard & Poor's (S&P)
Unions & owners urge Powell to act SEAFARERS' unions and employers will speak with one voice tomorrow against the denial on security grounds of shore leave for seafarers
'Joint venture delinquents' are a threat says Claro Ricardo Claro, the secretive president of CSAV has spoken out on his growing fears of a shipping-related terrorist attack and the damaging affect it would have on the container trade.
Carriers attack ACCC anti-trust myopia Shipping lines have blasted the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claiming that it has lost sight of the people it is supposed to be protecting.
Capacity squeeze and spiralling charter rates caused by 'lack of shipper loyalty'
Indian Customs finally clears boxes held for three years
NOL says more carrier consolidation is on the cards
Activist group question the ISPS code A Norwegian activist group has made a fake attack on Fjord Line's Bergen to Newcastle ferry "Jupiter" (20,800 grt) to ...
Navigator voted for a strike in Denmark The threat of a strike between navigators members of Dansk Navigat'r Forening (DANA) is going to become a reality. A ...
Stena/Fosen ropax contract finalised A contract between Stena RoRo AB and Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder (FMV) in Norway to build two RoPax vessels for delivery ...
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