IMO confident of strait security plan AN International Maritime Organisation -brokered action plan for dealing with the sensitive issue of security in the Malacca Strait could be hammered out and endorsed at a ministerial conference later this year in Jakarta, the IMO chief said yesterday.
Pirates injure Indon sailor in gun attack, abduct two PIRATES shot and injured an Indonesian sailor and kidnapped two others from a tug boat in waters off northern Malaysia, the Star newspaper reported yesterday.
Keppel's Philippine unit buoyed by shiprepair REPAIR of more foreign vessels coupled with a strong domestic economy boosted the surge in profits last year of the listed Philippine unit of Singapore's Keppel group.
Hull rule will force out 40% of affected tonnage this year
China Merchants raises US$500m in bond sale abroad
Petroplus bunkering activities contribute to profitable year Strong Q4 for Petroplus bunkering subsidiaries helps lift overall results.
Record Q4 boosts annual profits for WFS World Fuel Services Corporation announces record quarterly results and just over 25% rise in annual profits.
DOE & API: Latest US oil inventory figures
Russian player expands operations to Black Sea After expanding rapidly in the northwest region of Russia, Flagship has recently begun offering bunker supply at a port in the Black Sea.
GAC group opens sixth bunker office GAC Bunker Fuels, part of the GAC Group, has opened its sixth dedicated bunker office in Colombo.
Poor health blamed as Tung decides to retire early HONG Kong chief executive, and former shipping magnate, Tung Chee-Hwa, is to step down two years before the end of his term in office, according to sources close to the government and Beijing.
Training at heart of Wallem partnership with Cosco ASIA'S biggest shipmanager has joined forces with China's largest carrier to launch a new shipmanagement venture operating out of Qingdao.
Frangou's ISE reels in Navios for $607m Angeliki Frangou's newly-listed International Shipping Enterprises has all but tied up the acquisition of Navios, the sophisticated dry bulk shipping group, in a deal worth more than $600m.
Brussels seeks to stimulate debate with green paper on maritime policy A BRUSSELS taskforce is to produce a green paper outlining the European Union's future maritime policy, commissioner Joe Borg confirmed yesterday, writes Justin Stares in Brussels.
Izar transformed into Navantia SPAIN'S new naval construction company, born from the disintegration of public shipbuilder Izar, has been named Navantia, the Spanish government said today
Horizon Lines going public HORIZON Lines is launching an IPO with a maximum offering price of $287.5M and will apply for a listing on the New York Stock Exchange
Teamsters protests for independents A PROTEST by Teamsters union members will be held at the Port of Miami in support of independent truckers
No Celebration as virus hits twice NOROVIRUS symptoms on Carnival Cruise Line's Celebration may have 'jumped' to the successive cruise, infecting the 21 February sailing after hitting the previous voyage
LR-F, C-MAP to work together LLOYD'S Register-Fairplay has entered into an agreement with C-MAP, the Norwegian electronic chart provider, to promote each other's products
Divert request to take off deceased INDIA'S Director General of Shipping has asked Univan Ship Management to divert one of its woodchip carriers and release the body of the ship's chief engineer
Railroads see smoother peak season After 2004's problems, Union Pacific, BNSF say shippers should expect to see marginal improvement in peak-season intermodal rail performance.
West Coast congestion set to feature again this peak season Congestion on the US West Coast could prove to be as much of a feature of this year's peak season as in 2004, as many of the causes remain unresolved.
China takes further steps to ease concerns from foreign textile importers
Cascading ships being swallowed up
Maersk seeks Mexican way into US
Shrimp exports through Chittagong shrink
Union berates Bush Government for failure of port security policy
Panama Canal 'nearing capacity' and needs investment, Cosco tells conference
Tasmanian ports to merge
Horizon Lines ownership to go public
Port of Taranto tarantellas to 763,318TEU year-end
Canadian Atlantic westbound demurrage charges increase
Consafe rig to Sakhalin Consafe Offshore has secured a six month charter for the accommodation and service rig "Safe Bristolia" during the development of ...
Inquiry into fatal accident on Coastal Express vessel A court of enquiry into the fatal accident on the Coastal Express vessel "Nordkapp" on Sunday began at Bodø this ...
Last ditch effort to save "Norway" A last ditch effort is being made by the French government to save the 1961-built cruise vessel "Norway" (formerly ...
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