MPA finds no bunker fuel breach of Marpol THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has found no breach of a convention governing maritime pollution, contradicting a report just over a week ago by the petroleum services arm of classification society Det Norske Veritas .
China steel stocks key to freight rebound GLOBAL ocean freight prices for raw materials, which have slid from record peaks, are expected to bounce back once China starts to reduce its ballooning steel stocks, a ship industry executive said on Wednesday.
Westport to reschedule port calling of ships OPERATIONS at Westport here were expected to be slightly affected, especially in terms of merchant ship arrivals, following the stopover of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz from yesterday, said Port Klang Authority chairman Yap Pian Hon.
Liner capsizes after fire in Taiwan harbour
Admiralty Casebook
When lakes are 'navigable waters' ALAKE is a navigable waterway if it is physically capable of being used for navigation, a US appeals court ruled last week, rejecting an argument that a lake may not be considered 'navigable waters' if it was not being used for commercial shipping.
MPA finds no bunker fuel breach of Marpol THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has found no breach of a convention governing maritime pollution, contradicting a report just over a week ago by the petroleum services arm of classification society Det Norske Veritas .
China steel stocks key to freight rebound GLOBAL ocean freight prices for raw materials, which have slid from record peaks, are expected to bounce back once China starts to reduce its ballooning steel stocks, a ship industry executive said on Wednesday.
Westport to reschedule port calling of ships OPERATIONS at Westport here were expected to be slightly affected, especially in terms of merchant ship arrivals, following the stopover of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz from yesterday, said Port Klang Authority chairman Yap Pian Hon.
Liner capsizes after fire in Taiwan harbour
Admiralty Casebook
When lakes are 'navigable waters' ALAKE is a navigable waterway if it is physically capable of being used for navigation, a US appeals court ruled last week, rejecting an argument that a lake may not be considered 'navigable waters' if it was not being used for commercial shipping.
Shipmanagers link in standards drive MANY of the world's top shipmanagers have joined forces to propose a new set of industry-wide operational key performance indicators.
First day share price plunge adds to Cosco's gloom HAVING raised $1.2bn rather than the $1.65bn it had hoped for, Cosco Holdings' initial public offering in Hong Kong received a further setback when its share price fell 11% at the end of its first day trading yesterday.
Jamaican flag targets huge growth JAMAICA'S flag of convenience is set to see tenfold growth over the next five years, according to the head of the country's maritime authority, writes David Osler.
Shanghai port listing backed SHANGHAI International Port (Group) vice-president Chen Xu-yuan's declaration that China's biggest port operator plans an initial public offering in Hong Kong next year has met positive sentiment from analysts, writes Mike Grinter in Hong Kong.
Interferry launches crusade to cut Third World death toll A PROGRAMME designed to reduce dramatically the number of deaths in developing world ferries has been launched by Interferry, the trade association for the worldwide ferry industry, writes Michael Grey.
P&O Ports' Sarbh steps down JIMMY Sarbh has stepped down from his position as regional director (South Asia and Middle East) at P&O Ports. He will be succeeded by Nikhil Naik, currently deputy regional director
PDVSA launches PetroCaribe VENEZUELAN oil giant PDVSA has created a new subsidiary, PDV Caribe, to supply low-priced fuel to the Caribbean islands under the 'PetroCaribe' plan
Bottiglieri fined over oil log ITALIAN shipowner Bottiglieri di Navigazione escaped potentially higher fines this week by pleading guilty to a single charge of inaccurate record keeping in a US court
Dockers: organised crime concerns US PROSECUTORS are to ask federal courts to strip International Longshoremen's Association leaders of their power over organised crime concerns
Weak HK debut for China Cosco CHINA Cosco Holdings made a weak Hong Kong market debut with its stock closing on HK$3.825, down 10% from its IPO price
Singapore floats class society SINGAPORE has launched SingClass International Pte, a classification society to cater to small, non-conventional vessels 500gt and below
BC Federation of Labour offers to help resolve truck dispute The BC Federation of Labour today announced it was willing to work with the Vancouver Container Truck Association (VCTA) to resolve a four-day truck-strike at Vancouver and Fraser River Port.
Cosco Holdings shares slump below IPO price on first trading day China Cosco Holdings saw another setback in the stock market by closing at HK$3.825 (US$0.49), 10% below its IPO price of HK$4.25 (US$0.54), which was the bottom of the targeted range.
HK exports value up amid uncertainties
Maut: much money, no mishaps, few dodgers
Recognition of striking Mumbai union may be withdrawn, warns labour commissioner
OffPeak shippers warned credit check could delay processing, delaying cargo
Shenzhen Port Authority sets construction fee deadline
Alliance move from La Spezia could see port lose more services
Gwangyang Port operations not affected by hauliers' strike
Pacific Express will benefit from Hanjin's new 7,500TEU ships
CSAV-Libra Montemar service swaps USEC calls
Russia-Finland traffic to be boosted by Northern Lights train
Fight on to stop the EC IMO move The European Commission (EC) has not given up the idea to represent all member countries at the IMO and will ...
Austal fail to stop Stena hull form patent Australian company Austal has failed in the Federal Court of Australia, yet again, to stop the Stena hull form patent ...
Maersk to buy one more shipping company A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group continue to use their enormous cash-flow from its ongoing business to purchase further companies. Now ...
US bunker prices predicted to firm Suppliers expect prices to firm tomorrow ahead of Independence Day holiday, Canada closed Friday.
LA proposes tough new emissions control measures Report recommends new regulations amid warnings of limited availability for low-sulphur marine fuels.
Japanese May bunker sales show upturn
MPA follow-up on MARPOL case says no breach was made MPA says new tests of samples show no breach of 4.5% sulphur limit, while DNVPS says it has full faith in the reliability and accuracy of its testing methods.
Dubai exchange open for membership Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has announced that it is open for membership and will begin trading in November.
Singapore: Class society targets port limit tankers Singapore launches its own classification society targeting small ships that trade locally, including port limits tankers.
ARA barge market bids move closer to offers
Singapore: Lower residual stocks, bunker prices may rebound Singapore's onshore residual fuel stocks dropped by over a million barrels and bunker prices are expected to rebound next week market sources said.
OPEC considers further hike in output quota OPEC may raise its oil production quota by 500,000 barrels per day soon, while an increase in US crude stocks saw oil prices s;ide toward $57 per barrel yesterday.
Korean market weakened by high bunker prices South Korean bunker fuel prices were considered too high at the moment to fetch healthy demand volumes, traders said.
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