Adventure race to alter maritime image THE eyes say it all. This motley bunch - ranging from students and nurses to engineers and professionals - is eyeing the top cash prize of $10,000 and MP3 players in a Singapore version of the reality show the Great Amazing Race.
RCL sails to record profits of 3.7b baht in 2004 RECORD liftings and steadily rising freight rates during 2004 helped Thai-listed container feeder operator, Regional Container Lines , sail to record profits, up nearly four and half times over 2003.
Keppel's shipyard ownership upheld THE Philippine Supreme Court has upheld the sale of a state-owned shipyard to a consortium controlled by a local unit of Singapore's Keppel Corporation.
Persian Gulf oil tanker rates at 2-month high
Strait Talk
Passenger ships' bridges need to be less vulnerable BY a strange coincidence just a couple weeks after abnormal waves were the subject of a conference in London and also featured in this column, a substantial cruise ship was disabled by a big wave.
Adventure race to alter maritime image THE eyes say it all. This motley bunch - ranging from students and nurses to engineers and professionals - is eyeing the top cash prize of $10,000 and MP3 players in a Singapore version of the reality show the Great Amazing Race.
RCL sails to record profits of 3.7b baht in 2004 RECORD liftings and steadily rising freight rates during 2004 helped Thai-listed container feeder operator, Regional Container Lines , sail to record profits, up nearly four and half times over 2003.
Keppel's shipyard ownership upheld THE Philippine Supreme Court has upheld the sale of a state-owned shipyard to a consortium controlled by a local unit of Singapore's Keppel Corporation.
Persian Gulf oil tanker rates at 2-month high
Strait Talk
Passenger ships' bridges need to be less vulnerable BY a strange coincidence just a couple weeks after abnormal waves were the subject of a conference in London and also featured in this column, a substantial cruise ship was disabled by a big wave.
Tramp Oil secures more US Defense contracts Global bunker operator Tramp Oil has secured two more contract extensions with the US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC).
More Singapore staff moves
Crude markets surge on weather, supply and weak US dollar Crude markets make gains well in excess of $2 per barrel as cold weather returns and old worries about supply and the weak US dollar resurface.
Societies team-up to improve surveyor safety New initiative identifies a number of clear and simple expectations that need to be in place if serious injuries and even fatalities are to be avoided.
Aegean launches new operation in Jamaica Aegean X and the Aegean Tiffany barges on site as Aegean launches new operation.
Fujairah: Seacor signs up to clean seas Spill response company which began operations in Fujairah due to the flourishing bunker market has joined the Regional Clean Seas Organisation.
Risler upgrades and expands barge fleet Argentinean bunker supplier and trader has re-built one of its bunker barges to meet international regulations, and also expects delivery of a new double-hull vessel later this year.
Rotterdam firm this afternoon
Off-spec fuels reported in Rio Grande DNV Petroleum Services has issued a bunker alert after receiving several samples of fuel oil with density exceeding the ISO 8217:1996 specification.
Market applauds tax relief incentives Singapore's Minister for Transport highlights the government's new Approved Marine Fuel Trader Scheme, introduced 1 January 2005.
Iraqi-Malaysian bunker venture: Developments next month Developments in the establishment of Iraqi--Malaysian bunker venture are expected in March.
Raets makes bold move on niche market A SIGNIFICANT challenge is to be launched later this year across much of the marine liabilities market, in an attempt to win the insurance business of hundreds of operators.
Liu slams eastbound rate rise threat John Liu, chairman of the Asian Shippers Council, has blasted the container line members of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement over their warnings of possible eastbound rate rises later in the year.
Panalpina revives part-flotation plan SWISS logistics group Panalpina has revived the idea of an initial public offering and is planning to do it this year.
Sukawaty sees marine boost for Inmarsat INMARSAT chief executive Andy Sukawaty has predicted that the share of revenues from its maritime business will rise for the first time in four years when the company unveils its 2004 results in April, writes Neville Smith.
TSA sets stage for more rate hikes MEMBERS of the Trans Pacific Stabilization Agreement set the stage this week for another round of rate hikes during meetings in Seattle
Shippers hit out at container lines ASIAN shippers have hit out at proposed move by container lines to hike eastbound rates
Mindanao seeks port operator A private port operator is being sought to run the Mindanao Container Terminal in the Philippines after two earlier open bidding exercises were unsuccessful
RCL net surges to $93M INTRA-Asia operator Regional Container Lines has achieved record profit of $93M for 2004 on the back of booming trade
EneRmaR breaks into Croatia GENOA-based ferry operator EneRmaR is to open a ground-breaking ferry link to Croatia, starting in May
Tea strained over sticky rice A STAND-OFF in a trade row between Islamabad and Nairobi over rice imports has threatened Kenya's tea trade as Pakistan prepares a tit-for-tat response
TSA: Further rate hikes possible Trans-Pacific carriers, citing rising operating costs, said additional rate increases and/or fees are possible later this year.
Container ship orders surge
DOT tentatively awards China flights
Seattle, Tacoma set box records
OCEMA backs chassis-maintenance bill
Alabama State Port Authority completes land deal
Dubai Ports International signs Indian pact
China pushes for cross-Straits air cargo
Alianca revises rotation on Andes service
Singapore Air adds freighter flights
New terminal opens at Port Kelang
Bill would allow ports to impose security, infrastructure fees
Shipping and port developments overtake Port Elizabeth New Safmarine ships and the development at Coega Port will herald the beginning of the end for container handling at Port Elizabeth (PE).
Hanjin replace Pacific NW ports on CHKY alliance service
Market reacts against IPBCC freight hike
Motorola benefits from Chinese government co-ordination network
Yang Ming's San Pedro facility to provide all hoot gate service
State rail companies woo TUI daughter VTG, but German operators object
Sinokor and Pan Ocean to co-operate on Korea/Japan service
Waigaoqiao Bonded Area leads the way in trade boost
Negligence behind "Polo M" grounding The officers on the Greek-owned, Bahama-flagged, "Polo M" didn't notice that the vessel started to drag its anchors ...
German owners concerned over Finnish ice class rules The German shipowner association Verband Deutscher Reeder (VDR) has in a letter to a number of Finnish Members of Parliament ...
Aker Kvaerner buys into Finnish RR Offshore Aker Kvaerner has taken 26 per cent share (43.3 per cent of the voting shares) in Finnish contractor RR Offshore ...
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