NOL, 11 others to raise US land surcharges NEPTUNE Orient Lines , Evergreen Marine Corp and 10 other shipping lines plan to raise surcharges on land transportation of containers in the US by as much as 41 per cent because of higher fuel prices.
Call to lift Malacca Strait from risk list SINGAPORE shippers have urged an international insurance body to remove the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest waterways, from its list of 'war risk' areas incurring possible higher premiums.
PSA terminal sets handling record in India PSA-operated Tuticorin Container Terminal has set a container-handling record in India, achieving a vessel rate of 103 moves an hour.
Admiralty Casebook
What exactly are associated ships? SHIPS owned by state-owned enterprises that are established at different levels of government in the People's Republic of China are not 'associated' or sister ships, according to a recent decision in South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal.
NOL, 11 others to raise US land surcharges NEPTUNE Orient Lines , Evergreen Marine Corp and 10 other shipping lines plan to raise surcharges on land transportation of containers in the US by as much as 41 per cent because of higher fuel prices.
Call to lift Malacca Strait from risk list SINGAPORE shippers have urged an international insurance body to remove the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest waterways, from its list of 'war risk' areas incurring possible higher premiums.
PSA terminal sets handling record in India PSA-operated Tuticorin Container Terminal has set a container-handling record in India, achieving a vessel rate of 103 moves an hour.
Admiralty Casebook
What exactly are associated ships? SHIPS owned by state-owned enterprises that are established at different levels of government in the People's Republic of China are not 'associated' or sister ships, according to a recent decision in South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal.
Bohai bags $740m order from Nanjing Tanker BOHAI Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has won a massive Yuan6bn ($740m) order for 16 tankers from CSC Nanjing Tanker Corp, a subsidiary of China's largest river shipping company, China Changjiang National Shipping (Group), the Xinhua news agency has reported.
Hudong yard launches its first LNG carrier Shanghai yard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has launched its first liquefied natural gas carrier, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong .
Oglebay's fleet attracts many offers Oglebay Norton, the US minerals and aggregates group, has received "numerous" offers for its self-unloading bulk carriers.
KG shares trading declines with charter rates A FALL in boxship charter rates has brought down the volume of secondhand KG fund shares traded at the Hamburg exchange.
P&O's future remains up in the air as Singapore keeps its silence AS THE year draws to a close, the future of P&O, the grandest brand in British maritime history, remains uncertain.
MOL-SCI win Petronet LNG contract INDIA'S Petronet LNG has finally awarded the $700M LNG chartering contract to the MOL-led consortium of Shipping Corp of India (SCI), NYK and K-Line
Piracy: Jamaica ROBBERS armed with assault rifles raided a yacht at anchor in Kingston harbour on 16 December, according to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre this week
Australian LNG for Kochi terminal PETRONET LNG'S board of directors have agreed to finalise a deal with Gorgan Projects of Australia for the supply of LNG to its proposed 2.5Mtpa terminal in Kochi (South India)
Explosives lost "overboard" DELHI has begun a high-level inquiry into the disappearance of over 100 tonnes of explosives bound for Afghanistan from a general cargo ship on 22-23 December
SNCM "profitable by 2009" THE two imminent new owners of French state-owned ferry operator SNCM expect the ferry company to return to profit in 2009 after a successful reorganisation
Panama to start bidding process on port The $600 million container port near the western entrance of the Panama Canal will have annual capacity of 2.4 million TEUs.
Crew held after explosives 'lost' at sea Over 100 tonnes of explosives loaded in five or six containers have gone missing from a ship, the Eugenia, carrying the consignment from Mumbai to Bandar Abbas a week ago.
ACCC nails AELA over OTHC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found against the Australia Liner Europe Association in a complaint brought by the Australian Peak Shippers Association over origin terminal handling charges.
Cargo lost as CP Ships denies Valourdiction
COSCO Pacific sails into Port Said
Jakarta backs private sector investment in ports
Toll extends Patrick takeover again and backs PN Tasmania deal
Antwerp and Zeebrugge see significant volume rises
Investigation Board critises Stena Line and Swedish Administration The Swedish Accident Investigation Board has, almost two years after the accident, filed its report on the collision between the ...
Transatlantic sells vessels to strengthen finances Transatlantic in Sk'rhamn, Sweden has sold three vessels: the 18,289-GT ro-lo vessels "Finnpine" and "Finnwood" both built 2002 ...
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