Sea marshals, non-lethal arms mooted for ships SEA marshals and non-lethal weapons are among the anti-piracy measures being advocated by a Dutch defence and security consultancy for ships transiting the piracy-prone Malacca Straits.
New NYK cruise liner for japan NIPPON Yusen Kaisha is introducing a bigger-capacity luxury cruise ship to meet the summer demand for cruises.
Bunkers up 50% on year as markets digest 'superspike' report Singapore IFO380 bunker prices up 50% in 2005 as Goldman Sachs reports that global oil markets have entered a phase that could lead up to a $105 per barrel spike.
Singapore: February bunker sales down almost 10% Latest statistics released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore show bunker sales down in February, although 500 centistoke sales are up.
Singapore: Trans-tec and Tramp Oil consolidate
Crude price stays high as US gasoline demand increases US light crude surges over $55 per barrel amid concern over gasoline supplies ahead of the US driving season.
Japan: Bunker production and sales up in February Bunker sales and bunker production up both month-on-month and year-on-year in February.
CPC adopts new specifications on marine fuel
High sodium fuels surface in Hong Kong More than two months after the last sample of high sodium bunker fuels was reported in Singapore, several recent samples from Hong Kong were found to have excessive sodium content.
Singapore sellers wary of tightening avails Despite recent weak demand from China and high bunker premiums, Singapore bunker suppliers are growing wary of tightening avails of HSFO in coming months, claim reports.
UK search and rescue inquiry unearths evidence discrepancies A PARLIAMENTARY inquiry into search and rescue arrangements in the UK has exposed differences between the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the union representing Coastguard staff, the Public and Commercial Services Union.
Georgia's tankers sold in $93m cash deal PRIVATE interests have paid $93m in cash and assumed $50m-$60m in mortgage debt to take control of Georgia's state-owned tanker fleet, hitherto operating as Ocean Shipping Co.
Pacific Basin welcomes Hext with £300,000 'golden hello' RICHARD Hext, former V.Ships marine services chief executive, will receive a £316,781 ($598,240) "golden hello" when he joins Hong Kong handysize specialist Pacific Basin Shipping, as deputy chairman and executive director tomorrow.
Moody's sees bumper Lloyd's profits LLOYD'S is likely to have piled up profits of £6bn ($11.3bn) for the 2002 to 2005 years of account, Moody's Investors Service has forecast.
Malaysia to deploy armed police on tugs and barges MALAYSIA will deploy police with assault weapons on tugs and barges plying the busy shipping lanes of the Malacca Strait, in an effort to thwart pirate attacks, a news report said Friday.
Box surge boosts Hutchison HUTCHISON Port Holdings, the world's leading operator of container terminals, has increased gross profit and turnover by 17% to HK$8.8Bn ($1.1Bn) and HK$26.9Bn respectively for the financial year 2004
Ocean Shipping sold, again GEORGIA'S state-owned Ocean Shipping Co has finally been sold to US-based owner the Eastwind Group and the London shipping investment outfit Marine Capital
DPI takes over Cochin box terminal INDIA Gateway Terminal Private (IGTPL), a subsidiary of Dubai Ports International, today formally took over the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal from Cochin Port Trust
Katerina sentencing begins THE chief engineer of the Maltese-flagged bulker Katerina has been sentenced to eight months in a US federal prison for falsifying oil discharge logs
US scrutinises ballast water BALLAST water in US waters will come under scrutiny after a federal judge ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot exempt vessels from the Clean Water Act
French clear captain of charges CHARGES have been dropped against a ship's captain accused of voluntary pollution off the French coast in September last year
Rio Cubatao managers seek new site to resurrect business Managers from the soon-to-close Rio Cubatao container terminal are seeking another site in the Santos Bay area to continue their activities.
HK sees drop in clothing exports Hong Kong's total clothing export figures for the first two months may have disappointed the maritime community, who had pinned hopes on the textile quota relaxation on January 1.
Protesters blockade Tahiti's main port
Chinese wooden handicrafts to be refused US entry
Businesses call for direct Bangladesh-Pakistan shipping
Maersk-Safmarine circumnavigate Africa in new Samba spin
Experts meet to finalise details of HK/Zhuhai/Macao bridge
Crew abandon burning car carrier An extensive engine room fire yesterday forced the crew on Wallenius Line's car carrier "Aniara" to abandon the vessel off ...
Strike and huge deficit at Odense yard The 2,000 employees of the Odense Staalskibsv'rft at Lind' went on strike this morning and remain on strike until Monday ...
All-time-high week on EuroBridge The DFDS Tor Line service between G'teborg and Ghent, the EuroBridge, had an all-time-high week between 7-13 ...
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