A whole new cruising experience coming soon A new partnership between online travel agency Zuji Singapore and Australian-based cruise wholesaler CruiseAgents aims to offer 500 global cruise packages to local consumers by year-end.
Seattle draws cruise ships after Sept 11 WITH the saw-toothed Olympic Mountains as a backdrop, the Norwegian Star disgorged 2,000 passengers from its 15 decks onto Seattle's Pier 66.
P&O deal to boost AP Moeller's sales AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world's biggest shipping company, said its purchase of Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV, will increase sales by 45 billion Danish kroner .
Strait Talk
Why are insurers picking on the Malacca Strait? THE recent decision by London-based insurers to charge vessels higher premiums for transiting the Malacca Strait because of a perceived higher than average risk of a terrorist attack raises some interesting questions.
Port Shots
Port Shots STATE oil monopoly Petrovietnam is to buy a new Aframax vessel as it seeks to expand its tiny fleet to reduce freight costs for its crude oil exports, Vietnam state media reported on Monday.
A whole new cruising experience coming soon A new partnership between online travel agency Zuji Singapore and Australian-based cruise wholesaler CruiseAgents aims to offer 500 global cruise packages to local consumers by year-end.
Seattle draws cruise ships after Sept 11 WITH the saw-toothed Olympic Mountains as a backdrop, the Norwegian Star disgorged 2,000 passengers from its 15 decks onto Seattle's Pier 66.
P&O deal to boost AP Moeller's sales AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world's biggest shipping company, said its purchase of Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV, will increase sales by 45 billion Danish kroner .
Strait Talk
Why are insurers picking on the Malacca Strait? THE recent decision by London-based insurers to charge vessels higher premiums for transiting the Malacca Strait because of a perceived higher than average risk of a terrorist attack raises some interesting questions.
Port Shots
Port Shots STATE oil monopoly Petrovietnam is to buy a new Aframax vessel as it seeks to expand its tiny fleet to reduce freight costs for its crude oil exports, Vietnam state media reported on Monday.
A whole new cruising experience coming soon A new partnership between online travel agency Zuji Singapore and Australian-based cruise wholesaler CruiseAgents aims to offer 500 global cruise packages to local consumers by year-end.
Seattle draws cruise ships after Sept 11 WITH the saw-toothed Olympic Mountains as a backdrop, the Norwegian Star disgorged 2,000 passengers from its 15 decks onto Seattle's Pier 66.
P&O deal to boost AP Moeller's sales AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world's biggest shipping company, said its purchase of Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV, will increase sales by 45 billion Danish kroner .
Strait Talk
Why are insurers picking on the Malacca Strait? THE recent decision by London-based insurers to charge vessels higher premiums for transiting the Malacca Strait because of a perceived higher than average risk of a terrorist attack raises some interesting questions.
Port Shots
Port Shots STATE oil monopoly Petrovietnam is to buy a new Aframax vessel as it seeks to expand its tiny fleet to reduce freight costs for its crude oil exports, Vietnam state media reported on Monday.
Hellespont seals tanker deal with HCI and Döhle GREECE'S Hellespont group, German tramp owner Peter Döhle and KG financier HCI have set up a joint venture for the operation of tankers linked to a major expansion in the KG company's tanker portfolio.
Joint War Committee to hold peace talks with owners on Malacca Strait SHIPOWNERS are set to meet a key group of Lloyd's players later this month in a bid to reverse the unpopular Malacca Strait war-risk designation, which is expected to lead to higher premiums for ships using the waterway, writes David Osler.
Møller-Maersk takes hit as bid goes unconditional As AP Møller-Maersk declared its bid for P&O Nedlloyd unconditional, the Danish shipping and oil giant revealed that merging the acquisition with its own liner operations would result in a hefty one-off hit of DKr3bn ($496m).
Seaspan gives false hope to IPO opportunists DOUBLE Hull Tankers, the putative spin-off that would absorb some of Overseas Shipholding Group's tankers, is said to be preparing for a roadshow in the wake of the pricing success of Seaspan Corp's New York Stock Exchange flotation.
Hostage talks break down The fate of 10 hostages held by Somali pirates for six weeks on a ship chartered by the UN World Food Programme remains unclear, Reuters reports.
Seaspan ends IPO losing streak SEASPAN Corp begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange today after successfully completing its massive offering last night ' without dropping its price
Marina changes domestic insurance THE Maritime Industry Authority in the Philippines is amending its passenger insurance by including payments for indemnities caused by terrorists, murder and assault
US refinery outages questioned AN unusual string of US refinery outages is limiting capacity and may be more than just bad luck, according to one analyst
Gdynia watches Ray of hope fade POLAND'S government is running out of time to find a foreign buyer for the country's cash-strapped shipyards, with elections at the end of September and October
Whistleblower sues over dismissal A FORMER barge worker is suing his ex-employer ' Alter Barge Line ' claiming he was fired for reporting illegal drug use on the company's vessels
Product tankers boost Torm DS TORM, the Danish bulk shipping group, enjoyed a 62% rise in pre-tax profit to $81M in 2Q05, on strong performance of its core product tanker business
Volumes up, but still no port congestion Container traffic continues to flow smoothly through most major U.S. ports despite increased import volumes, new survey finds.
Final report backs end to Part X Although the Productivity Commission (PC)'s final Australia's Trade Practices Act (TPA) Part X report has not been released, the draft finding of abolishing shipping conferences blanket immunity appears to have been upheld.
CSCL aggressive on new services despite over-supply fears China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) says it will continue opening new services in H2 following H1's good performance, but an industry observer has warned carriers to balance demand and supply.
European state railways stage fight back against private operators
Seaspan makes target range for IPO day
NZ High Court upholds SPS penalty
India shippers slam reliance on JNP and Mumbai, as flood backlogs remain
RPONL unconditional offer opens tomorrow, as APMM sketch out future accounts
Oman approves multi-million dollar expansion plan for Salalah Port
ERS extends fleet and frequency
Pohang Port starts berth construction
ICTSI reports volume growth, despite slowdown over H1
Maersk buys UK oilfields A. P. Møller-Mærsk have again spent a large sum of money on purchasing new activities. This time it is ...
Farstad in NOK 135 mill worth of supply contracts Farstad Supply is in line for a charter contract with Shell for the 14,400 BHP anchor-handling supply vessel (AHST ...
Huge increase in round timber handling in Halmstad The handling of round timber in the port of Halmstad on the Swedish west coast was 20 times higher during ...
Buenos Aires bunker prices tumble Price competition between suppliers sees falling prices defy regional trend.
North European ferry operations suffer bunker blow Global operator hints at cuts in North European services as over-capacity prevents it from recouping escalating bunker costs.
NYK Line sustains rising bunker costs Japan's biggest shipping line records solid profit growth as improved market conditions counterbalance rising bunker costs.
Fixed price lube deals may be a thing of the past Andrew Knox, Head of Marketing at Total Lubmarine discusses the evolution of the marine lubricants market for Bunkerworld Magazine.
Rotterdam stable at Midday
Titan seeks further growth in transport, bunkering Fast-growing oil transport and trading group wants to expand and upgrade bunkering fleet.
Russia: First half product exports worth almost $14 billion Domestic refiners ramp up crude processing to capitalise on lower oil product export duties.
Bunker deliveries return to normal in strike-blighted Genoa Barge crews return to normal working hours today ahead of acceptance of new contracts by union bosses on Thursday.
Fuel costs erode Hanjin profits 47% year-on-year rise in bunker prices chip away at Q2 income.
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