Hijacked Singapore vessels found in M'sia; pirates held MALAYSIAN authorities have detained four pirates and recovered a Singapore-registered tug and a barge, missing for nearly a month after being hijacked by pirates off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Ship scrap prices hit record in Bangladesh THE price paid for ships to be scrapped and turned into recycled steel rose to a record in Bangladesh this week because of a shortage of ships offered for breaking, brokers said.
Making ripples in a men's domain THE title is 'port man of the year' of Rotterdam, but the winner of the accolade given annually by the city's press club this time is a woman.
Sembawang Kimtrans to invest in Indonesia's coal logistics
S'pore to adopt convention that offers higher maritime claims
Cosco Pacific plans US$718m expansion: reports
SembLog to set up Philippine venture
Strait Talk
Tough year ahead for P&I clubs WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20.
Hijacked Singapore vessels found in M'sia; pirates held MALAYSIAN authorities have detained four pirates and recovered a Singapore-registered tug and a barge, missing for nearly a month after being hijacked by pirates off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Ship scrap prices hit record in Bangladesh THE price paid for ships to be scrapped and turned into recycled steel rose to a record in Bangladesh this week because of a shortage of ships offered for breaking, brokers said.
Making ripples in a men's domain THE title is 'port man of the year' of Rotterdam, but the winner of the accolade given annually by the city's press club this time is a woman.
Sembawang Kimtrans to invest in Indonesia's coal logistics
S'pore to adopt convention that offers higher maritime claims
Cosco Pacific plans US$718m expansion: reports
SembLog to set up Philippine venture
Strait Talk
Tough year ahead for P&I clubs WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20.
Two berths in Salalah reopened after bunker spill Maersk boxship allowed to leave port after refuelling accident.
Chinese fuel oil imports reach nine-month high Inventories boosted to highest levels in several months amid declining domestic demand, say sources.
Big US product draw, opposing crude figures DOE and API opposed on crude stocks, but both report significant draws in key product stocks.
MPA hits back at reports of inaction in sodium case The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore clarifies the authority's role in dealing with the recent problem of high-sodium bunker fuel in the island state.
Barge fees rise in Suriname
Reports: Oil major agrees return of high-sodium cargo One of several high-sodium fuel oil cargoes brought into Singapore from a refinery in Yanbu has reportedly been taken back as market struggles to recover from shortage of suitable bunker material.
Saudi posted prices up across the board
Oil close to $50 after US refinery snag Oil market tracks rising gasoline levels up as US major refinery slows its fuel production; bunker prices fail to react today.
Allan Exels at Economic Forum John Allan, chief executive of global logistics operator Exel, was one of 2,000 business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.
Europe flexes maritime muscles with global vision INDUSTRY and government have given birth to the body expected to secure the global pre-eminence of the European Union's maritime industry for the next 15 years: the waterborne transport technology platform.
Verheugen admits South Korea 'failure' EUROPEAN Industry Commissioner G'nther Verheugen has acknowledged formally for the first time that the European Union has failed to press shipbuilding subsidy charges against South Korea.
CNAN chairman and officers arrested over ship deaths ALGERIA'S state-owned shipping company, CNAN, was in a state of shock yesterday following the arrest of its chairman, Ali Koudil, and four other senior officers over the accidents which claimed the lives of 16 of the company's seafarers in the port of Algiers in November.
'Anglo-Australian consortium' has Georgia on its mind GEORGIA Ocean Shipping Co appears finally to have been privatised, with a Western consortium named as the buyer, although exact details remain unconfirmed.
Sestao now a hot political potato BASQUE shipbuilder Astilleros Murueta has denied reports that it joined other companies to make an offer to buy a controlling 51% share in Izar's Sestao shipyard near Bilbao
Ningbo to convert coal terminal HUTCHISON Port Holdings of Hong Kong has signed an MOU with China's Ningbo Port Group to jointly convert a state-run coal terminal into a container terminal
Georgian shipping fleet sold THE state-owned Georgian Ocean Shipping Co is to be sold to an Anglo-Australian consortium for $161M
Qasim told to relax age ban PAKISTAN today revoked Port Qasim Authority's ban on tankers older than 20 years but did allow a ban on vessels over 25 years old
P&O raises NZ cruise profile P&O Cruises Australia, the Carnival Corp subsidiary, is to run a series of cruises from Auckland, New Zealand next Christmas on the 1984-built Pacific Sky
Hanjin allays Seattle fears HANJIN Shipping has confirmed it will remain at the US port of Seattle, allaying fears the line would leave its location at Terminal 46 and move to a rival port such as Tacoma
Incomplete grade for DHS A Who's Who of think-tank experts tell Senate hearing that department is still a work in progress.
Waterways charts legislative strategy Industry council urges Congress to spend money from Inland Waterways Trust Fund to upgrade locks and dams on rivers.
Surging economy forces South African port investment South African port authorities in Durban and Cape Town have been given the green light to invest a total of R2,075billion (US$340million) in upgrading container terminals.
Listless charter index hangs out for holiday's end
Weak dollar could stifle world trade and US exports, warns UN
CN basks in highest rail returns in North America
First batch of firms to enter Zhuhai-Macao industrial park
Hamburg Süd and Aliança go it alone on UCLA service
Two intra-Asia services launched
Economic powerhouse China replaces US as Japan's top trade partner
Chinese customs help beef up state revenues
Ship collisions reported in China and Hong Kong
Asia-Europe trade leads volume explosion for OOCL
Eurotunnel operating revenues fall, but protected railfreight revenues rise
Seattle terminal lease confirms Hanjin calls through 2015
Record orders for Aker Kvaerner The Aker Kvaerner Group secured orders worth NOK 41.6 billion (EUR 5.07 billion) last year and the order backlog was ...
Torm confirms purchase of six ships Dampskibsselskabet Torm A/S has now confirmed the purchase of four product carriers from Malaysian Bulk Carrier Group (Pacific Carriers ...
Champion Shipping buys three tankers Bergen-based Champion Shipping buys another three product tankers for just under NOK 400.0 million (USD 63.8 million), two from ...
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