Hapag-Lloyd upbeat on volumes, rates CONFIDENT of continuing export growth in China and other areas in Asia, Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is optimistic it would not face overcapacity next year with new ships it has ordered.
Chinese bulk carrier escapes pirate attack PIRATES attacked a Chinese-owned bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait last Friday, a maritime official said yesterday.
Growth of tanker fleet in '04 fastest since 1970s THE world's fleet of oil tankers grew last year at its fastest pace since the 1970s as owners kept older carriers in service to take advantage of record freight rates, London-based shipbroker Simpson, Spence & Young said.
Crude prices cooling off for the sixth day Crude oil prices are declining for the sixth consecutive day following OPEC comments and easing concerns over US gasoline demand.
Lungshan manager charged with corruption, released on bail Former general manager of Lungshan Petroleum has been released on bail after being charged with corruption charges last Friday.
Qatar: Ras Laffan port expecting new bunkering unit Construction of new bunkering unit to commence soon, aimed at the thriving bunkering market in the middle east.
Pirates attack Singapore-flagged bunker tanker Singapore bunker tanker the latest target of pirates in the Malacca Strait.
Asian lube shortage hitting other markets, prices to rise Castrol boss warns of shortages and price rises in the marine lubricants market as problems in Asia hit other markets.
London losing its maritime status says Maersk executive AP MØLLER-Maersk's top executive in Britain, Michael Hassing, has launched a stinging rebuke of Westminster and the Chamber of Shipping's "apathy" towards maritime policy that could consign London's pre-eminence as a world shipping centre to history.
Nasdaq set to be top US market for shipping THE Nasdaq Stock Market is within sight of becoming the leading US marketplace for shipping stocks and expects the Greek market alone to yield up to 10 new initial public offerings within the year, a senior Nasdaq official has said.
Bullish Fincantieri mulls public listing ITALIAN state shipbuilder Fincantieri is considering a public share listing after another successful year that included a further rise in profitability and the payment of its first-ever dividend to shareholders.
French press for pollution charges A French public prosecutor is calling for a suspended jail sentence and a fine to be brought against the captain of a ro-pax ferry as a way of warning others not to pollute French waters
Singapore plans for box surge SINGAPORE has started planning for the next phase of development at Pasir Panjang container terminal, Minister for Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong, stated yesterday
PTP tops 1M TEU in first quarter MALAYSIA'S Port of Tanjung Pelepas has smashed the 1M TEU mark for the first three months of 2005
Call for Mid East to tackle piracy YEMENI prime minister Abdul-Qader Ba-Jammal has called on countries in the Middle East region to stand together against piracy and armed robbery
BC ramps up coal exports COAL exports from W Canada are gearing up as mines that once catered exclusively to the Japanese steel industry are now also looking to China, South Korea and India
US ponders nationwide port study PORT capacity and use across the US would the subject to a sweeping nationwide study under a bill just introduced in the US Senate
FEFC chairman: Port congestion surcharge not likely this year The Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) is unlikely to impose a congestion surcharge this year but may do so next year if the problem persists, said chairman Adolf Adrion.
Lines resist calls to end Durban congestion charging
Spring crop for Grand Alliance, as 25,000TEU brought in within a week
CMA CGM to return to Montreal aboard co-ordinated service
New Good Hope Express to split into two-string service
Fifth box-terminal for JN Port 'on the horizon'
MOL links Thailand, Vietnam and China
Exports and local cargo drive PTP to 1m TEU in Q1
Coscon provides direct service between Panama and China
Accident on Sovcomflot tanker A Russian crewmember suffered 70 per cent burns in an accident onboard the Sovcomflot suezmax tanker "Tropic Brilliance" of 154,870 ...
The "Hamlet" coup solved by Ringkøbing police The coup where three men took more than DKK 1 million from the Scandlines ferry "Hamlet", while laying in Helsingør ...
Star Shipping partner may split The 45-year long cooperation between the Grieg and the Westfal-Larsen families in Star Shipping my be over soon ...
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