Make vessel accident probes a must: official THE investigation of maritime accidents should be made mandatory, according to the US Coast Guard's chief investigator who added that as an industry, shipping accident investigation lags that of aviation, but is catching up.
SSA key to maritime success: minister CALLING on the Singapore Shipping Association to play a larger role in Singapore's effort to become a key international maritime centre, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said the SSA could help in the areas of R&D, manpower development and overseas promotion.
Bergesen wins contract for 2 LNG tankers from Suez BERGESEN Worldwide Gas ASA, the world's biggest gas-shipping company, won two 20-year contracts to provide liquefied natural gas tankers to Suez SA to haul the fuel from Yemen to the United States.
Head-hunters ready to fill Lloyd's top role as Prettejohn moves on LLOYD'S is likely to hire a head-hunting firm to find a successor to chief executive Nick Prettejohn, who is leaving to become chief executive of the UK insurance operations of life assurer Prudential.
Evangelising act will be hard to follow RUTHLESS and radical ' such have been the watchwords set for market reform by outgoing Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn, writes James Brewer.
Gratsos to slam classification societies over common structural rules Classification societies will come under blistering attack today from George Gratsos, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, for their proposed common structural rules for new bulkers and tankers, kicking off what is likely to be a torrid week of wrangling over the blueprints for building the next generation of ships.
Bergesen lines up $420m LNG carriers for new Suez charters ORDERS for two liquefied natural gas carriers worth more than $420m have been triggered following confirmation that Bergesen Worldwide Gas has won long-term charters from Suez, the French industrial and energy giant.
VLGC fleet is set for expansion Bergesen Worldwide Gas is expanding its fleet of very large gas carriers, a sector where it is already the market leader, writes Tony Gray.
Jindo to take over Dongnama Shipping JINDO Corp, the South Korean container manufacturer that emerged from court receivership less than a year ago, is to take a 75% stake in container ship operator Dongnama Shipping for W26.9Bn ($25.6M)
Contship slams Gioia Tauro attitude CECILIA Battistello, president of Contship Italia, has urged Gioia Tauro Port Authority to change its working practices if its impressive rate of growth is to continue
Caribbean seeks petro rethink CARIBBEAN countries plan to ask Venezuela's president to rethink parts of the PetroCaribe agreement because it violates at least the spirit of the Caricom treaty
Leipzig mayor takes maritime helm THE grand coalition in Germany has decided to appoint a newcomer from the eastern part of the country with no maritime background as new minister of transport
Courage uses funds to buy ships HONG Kong-headquartered dry bulk operator Courage Marine will use a major portion of its IPO proceeds of $31.3M to acquire four vessels
Mobile to bill Carnival for Holiday CARNIVAL Cruise Lines and the US government will soon be getting a bill from the city of Mobile, Alabama for the costs of hosting the Holiday and its passengers
TUI expects to complete CP Ships deal tomorrow TUI expects to complete the acquisition of CP Ships on tomorrow following a joint announcement today by the companies saying that all regulatory approvals had either been obtained or waived.
EC hints at end of conferences, again The EC has again strongly hinted that it sees the continuation of ocean carriers' unique anti-trust immunity as no longer justifiable in today's market.
Guidelines released for next Melbourne deepening study
Kalmar factory to attract components into Yangshan
Container corporation to take three-quarters stake in Dongnama Shipping
STX Pan Ocean to invest in Chinese container-yards
Asia-Red Sea sailings increased by Evergreen-Cosco-Hapag-Lloyd
Mixed signals from Pacific National over Tasmanian rail
St Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes mission seeks box-business
K+N announce sea-freight rise, and add contract logistics to supply-chain
Tiefensee replaces Stolpe in Germany's 'Grand Coalition'
OMI hangs tough Tanker owner narrowly tops Wall Street estimates at 46 cents per share as products rates help offset weaker suezmaxes.
CP Ships deal gets nod Regulatory approvals mean shareholder backing is only remaining hurdle to takeover by Hapag-Lloyd.
Stolt bides its time Company launches share buybacks - but only after price comes down.
Columbus chartered again Hapag-Lloyd Cruises takes 1997-built cruiseship from Conti for another six years.
Fire hits LNG newbuilding A Moss-type LNG carrier under construction in Korea has suffered a blaze in one of its cargo tanks.
Blast kills three in Bangladesh Explosion during cutting leads to fatalities at Sitakunda Shipbreaking yard.
Rieber converts for charter Norwegian owner's cable layer to become seismic services vessel to win seven-year deal.
Aker wins Silja upgrade Flagships of Finnish ferry fleet to return to Turku yard for modernisation of passenger areas.
Indian link strengthened Far Shipping Lines steps up feeder frequency from Dubai to India's east coast.
LNG fears hit shares Shipbuilders among biggest losers on South Korean exchange as TradeWinds report of gas carrier leaks affects investor confidence.
Not so fast on that LNG STS Exmar and Excelerate confirm they will be going ahead with transfer but not just yet.
Ukrferry reels in ro-ro Ukrainian owner adds Polferries vessel to build Black Sea business.
Brostrom sells Nordic Bulkers Swedish shipowner disposes of container logistics business to focus on products carriers.
Another Motaku ship freed Third Kenyan ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia released, leaving one still under gunmen's control.
Bergesen confirms Suez LNG deal Sohmen-family controlled shipowner finally gets to spell out newbuilding deal for Yemen LNG business and takes on LPG ship.
Shenzhen gets busier World's fourth-biggest box port handles 25% more containers in first nine months.
PacBasin Dionysus deal delayed Cape Jaffa handover delayed one month due to Hong Kong shipowner's commitment to COA.
BC Ferries inks newbuild finance Canadian ferry operator ties up $90m loan agreements with German export credit bank KfW.
Broström sells subsidiary Nordic Bulkers Broström has come to an agreement to sell its subsidiary Nordic Bulkers AB to the Swiss logistics company Bertschi AG ...
European Commissions sends reasoned opinions to seven member states The EU Commission has sent reasoned opinions to Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia for failure to implement ...
Records on orders and foreign currency in Denmark The Danish shipping industry is breaking new records as the year goes by. The latest estimate for the foreign currency ...
Iraqi-Malaysian bunker venture moving forward Shares in Malaysian Merchant Marine closed 4.9% higher today on expectations the company will soon announce a deal giving it exclusive rights to supply bunker fuel in Iraq.
Taiwan: New JV investing heavily in future potential Significant investments in bunkering infrastructure signal company's belief in success - $3/4 billion annual revenue predicted for 2007/2008.
London bunker broker welcomes new team member
Korean prices surge, Hong Kong still tight on supplies The South Korean bunker market experienced a hike in bunker prices on Monday while Hong Kong's availability remained extremely tight.
EU study: Ships could save money on shore-side power supply Huge increase in marine distillate prices means we may have passed the point when shore-side electricity could be more cost-effective.
FAL Oil attracts huge financing loan FAL Oil has attracted an overwhelming response from local and regional banks for the finance of its tanker fleet expansion.
Spill response group setup in the Netherlands Fifteen Dutch organisations active in combating oil and chemical spills have setup the Spill Response Group Holland.
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