Thailand offers help in securing strait THAILAND's Foreign Minister Kantathi Supamongkhon said on Tuesday that his country wanted to help strengthen security in the Malacca Strait, common hunting ground for pirates.
Jane Fonda may have helped spur shipping boom ACTRESS Jane Fonda and other celebrities who successfully protested against the development of US nuclear power plants in the 1970s and 80s may have contributed to booming shipping rates today, a shipbroker said.
Proposed vessel-boarding rule gains ground at IMO A controversial draft amendment to an International Maritime Organisation convention that would allow the boarding of any commercial vessel suspected of terrorism has moved one stage closer to becoming a reality.
Star Cruises orders S$828m ship
UAE firm may replace fleet
Strait Talk
Port congestion not necessarily a bad thing THE days of very cheap transport prices are over, at least according to one senior liner shipping executive.
Thailand offers help in securing strait THAILAND's Foreign Minister Kantathi Supamongkhon said on Tuesday that his country wanted to help strengthen security in the Malacca Strait, common hunting ground for pirates.
Jane Fonda may have helped spur shipping boom ACTRESS Jane Fonda and other celebrities who successfully protested against the development of US nuclear power plants in the 1970s and 80s may have contributed to booming shipping rates today, a shipbroker said.
Proposed vessel-boarding rule gains ground at IMO A controversial draft amendment to an International Maritime Organisation convention that would allow the boarding of any commercial vessel suspected of terrorism has moved one stage closer to becoming a reality.
Star Cruises orders S$828m ship
UAE firm may replace fleet
Strait Talk
Port congestion not necessarily a bad thing THE days of very cheap transport prices are over, at least according to one senior liner shipping executive.
USEC prices bearish despite continued supply issues Suppliers exit market this week in New York and Philadelphia, awaiting resupply.
DOE & API at a glance: This week's US inventory data
Tenfold rise in Bunker Quality Alerts since inception DNVPS issued 10 times as many Bunker Quality Alerts in 2004 as in 2005 and expects the number to continue rising in coming years.
Prompt product and barges tight in Rotterdam
Surprise Aramco cargoes could help ease Singapore tightness An over-estimation of domestic demand by Saudi Aramco has prompted the company to sell surprise fuel oil cargoes in the spot market, some of which is expected to end up in the Singapore bunker market.
BP Marine expands 500 cst sales BP Marine boasts major share of Singapore's 500 cst market and expects to introduce the grade at more ports as demand grows for higher viscosity fuels.
Singapore: MPA stands firm on accreditation deadline The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has said it will stand by its May 31 deadline for the republic's bunker suppliers to achieve accreditation status.
US light crude oil plunges below $50 Light crude oil prices dipped below $50 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) following expectation of a rise in US crude stocks.
IBC: Question raised over 500 cst cost efficiency More and more vessels are able to burn 500 cst fuel oil, and sales are growing due to the lower cost of this fuel compared to 380 cst, but an IBC delegate questioned if there really are any savings.
Molaris joins Greek rush to New York GREEKS continue to converge on New York's equity markets bearing dry bulk ships, with a new name proposing an initial public offering of up to $300m on the Nasdaq exchange.
Golden Ocean poised for first major expansion JOHN Fredriksen's dry bulk shipping venture Golden Ocean is undertaking its first big expansion since being listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange five months ago, writes Tony Gray.
ABP plan faces Humber court fight Associated British Ports' expansion plans for Immingham on the Humber face a legal challenge from a rival port operator.
P&O axes ports supremo Alistair Baillie P&O's management succession plans have been thrown wide open with the imminent departure of Alistair Baillie who was tipped in City circles as favourite to take over from chief executive Robert Woods within the next few years.
Grounded ro-ro ownership unknown CANADIAN officials are trying to untangle a legal web surrounding the ownership of an abandoned ro-ro that is grounded in Cape Tormentine in the Gulf of St Lawrence
Italcementi begins own shipping THE Italcementi Group, a major cement producer, has launched its first cement carrier, the self-unloading 5,500dwt Turbocem, marking the company's entry to shipping
Another new dry bulk IPO A NEWLY-formed dry bulk operation, Quintana Maritime, has filed with the US NASDAQ exchange for a public offering of up to $300M
Frederik scrapping spat continues THE Danish foreign minister has contacted his Indian counterpart after the Indian environment minister turned down a request to send the Kong Frederik IX back
LA/Long Beach lose market share Ship-diversions caused congested Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) to lose considerable US West Coast market-share last year, according to a report released today.
Columbia River dredge set to start in June The long-awaited deepening of the Columbia River channel, between Oregon and Washington states, is likely to begin by June 1, the US Army Corps of Engineers said on May 3.
Iranian capital flight prompts rise of false documentation
Lack of prompt ships prompts Magistral into temporary service-rejig
Arguments over chassis ownership model just keep on rolling
Freight forwarders to go ahead with AP Moller-Maersk boycott
Barge-feeder berth for Rotterdam gets agreement in principle
Felixstowe rail consultation starts, as HPH conditionally commits to paying
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