EC rocks the boat with grab at bigger seat aboard IMO THE European Commission's move to represent the European Union at the International Maritime Organisation has stirred opposition from several EU member states with large merchant fleets.
Eurotunnel posts loss of 570m in '04 HEAVILY indebted cross-channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel made a net loss of 570 million last year, after a 1.3-billion loss in 2003, the company said on Tuesday.
S'pore, 3 others sign anti-piracy agreement A Japan-initiated regional agreement on combating piracy in Asian waters was kick-started yesterday with the first four countries ratifying the agreement.
New Malaysian coast guard to start patrolling in June
Royal Vopak: First quarter profits up 22% Royal Vopak announced its first quarter results today. Dutch terminals saw turnover rise due to increased demand for fuel oil storage.
Confusion still rife on the eve of MARPOL Annex VI With the coming into force of MARPOL Annex VI just three weeks away on May 19, there still appears to be a widespread lack of understanding among bunker buyers and sellers around the world as to exactly how the regulation will affect them.
IBC: "Business as usual is not an option" IBC Keynote speaker focuses in on industry's environmental challenges.
Turkish player switches storage provider Turkish player Oiltrade Marine Ltd has changed storage provider to load more product each day.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen questions Petrobras reports Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW) says reports of a new contract between the Norwegian operator and Brazilian oil giant Petrobras have been distorted.
Rotterdam market plunges with crude
DOE & API at a glance: This week's key US inventory figures
Singapore: Fuel oil stocks and light distillates rise
Prestigious award goes to Singapore port again The ''Best Seaport in Asia'' award was conferred on the port of Singapore, signifying the Republic's outstanding position in the international maritime community.
Reports: Petrobras seals new bunkering deal in Singapore Petrobras has secured the contract to supply low sulphur bunker fuel to Wallenius Wilhelmsen in Singapore.
New Malaysia coastguard to ward off piracy A new Malaysia maritime agency seeks to provide higher levels of maritime safety in the Malacca Straits amid increasingly daring pirate attacks.
Miles takes axe to CP Ships' magnificent seven brands CP SHIPS is abandoning the policy of multiple liner shipping brands that has increasingly become the focus of customer dis-satisfaction, to combine all its activities under a single identity.
FFA brokers unveil joint trading platform THREE brokers of forward freight agreements have unveiled a joint screen-based trading platform to take advantage of the start of clearing services by LCH Clearnet.
Caltex defectors set up rival Asian panel TWO former employees of charterer Caltex are to set up an Asian tanker brokers' panel as a rival to the established London body, writes Neville Smith.
Maersk pays above the average for five 'small' boxships MAERSK Sealand has come in for a quintuple boxship order in South Korea and is paying big money for comparatively small ships.
Iraq holds up wheat imports FIVE ships carrying Australian wheat to Umm Qasr, Iraq, have been refused permission to unload until the Iraqi grain board tests for alleged iron filing contamination
Freight policies 'need rethinking' A senior player in the short-sea shipping sector called today on European governments to think again about policies that drive manufacturers further from their customers
Ports sue over Italian bulker rules ASSITERMINAL, the Italian port terminal association, has sued the government for the incorrect implementation of the EU directive on bulk carrier control
Cold comfort for Star Reefers STAR Reefers, the London-based operator, expects the strong market to continue after posting 1Q05 net profit of $12.0M compared with $6.3M a year earlier
Carrier executives caught out as anti-trust debate reveals carrier complicity Trust issues sparked an explosion at Containerisation International's 'Freight UK' conference this afternoon, when editorial director Jane Boyes revealed that two carriers had been overheard discussing prices for a client.
CP Ships abandons multi-brand policy In what is a sudden change of course CP Ships has ditched its multi-brand policy in favour of a single recognisable trade mark, the carrier announced today.
Southampton lorry booking system set to beat congestion
Teesport seeks 'B&Q effect' with new UK import centre
US Appeal Court ruling opens way for textile imports protection
SITC Maritime mulls first transpacific service
Sino-US container security initiative launched in Shanghai
Empties get dedicated Rotterdam barge service at Catem
Gwangyang to offer toll fee allowances to box trailers
No toxic waste and only a little asbestos in ferry Ship's clean.' That was the headline in the Indian newspaper Indian Express after talking to member of search party of ...
Network Chartering/Bryggen Shipping well ahead Network Chartering Group, which includes Bryggen Shipping & Trading, saw income surge last year to NOK 543.8 million (EUR 67.0 million ...
Unexpected expenses during Finnlines' first quarter Finnlines recorded a revenue of EUR 173.8 million (163.2 million in first quarter 2004) during the first quarter of 2005 ...
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