Dubai's US port assets draw up to 8 bidders BETWEEN five and eight American companies are vying for the US port assets of Dubai Ports World in a second round of the sales process, the official overseeing the sale said in a letter to US lawmakers.
Pan United bags $39m contracts SINGAPORE shipbuilder Pan United Marine is continuing its winning streak with two more building contracts which have lifted its newbuilding order book to a record $470 million.
Trade halts as Bangladesh shipping firms go on strike BANGLADESH's trade shipments ground to a virtual halt on Saturday as shipping companies refused to use the nation's main port in a protest over container fees.
Competition probe halts Adsteam deal THE takeover by SvitzerWijsmuller of Australian towage company Adsteam Marine is on hold after being referred to Britain's Competition Commission, rounding off a grim week for parent company A P Moller-Maersk.
Poland fails in yard aid deadline A NEW effort by Poland to have Brussels approve aid given to three shipyards was brushed aside on Friday, writes Justin Stares in Brussels.
Clubs voice concern on container twistlocks LEADERS of the protection and indemnity mutual system have expressed concern over the performance of twistlocks used to secure containers despite the device being cleared by a top classification society of blame for a spate of ship-ping mishaps in the past few months.
Gloomy report forecasts three years of China Shipping losses CHINA Shipping Container Lines is set for three years of losses as increased capacity and lower average box revenue between now and 2008 take their toll on the company.
DP World flotation 'may be delayed' LONDON 01 September ' Unconfirmed reports were circulating in the London market today that DP World's plan to float up to 20% of its P&O acquisition on the London Stock Exchange has been delayed by possibly as much as a year
Kursiu Linija combines UK calls LITHUANIAN short-sea operator Kursiu Linija, now a subsidiary of Eimskip parent Avion group, is to focus its UK activity on the Humber port of Immingham
Pirates changing focus, warns IMB PIRATES realise it takes a lot of organisation to steal a ship and are now kidnapping crew for ransom, IMB director Pottengal Mukundan told an IMIF lunch in London today
Inaccurate oil record brings sentence THE Romanian chief engineer on the bulk carrier Irene EM has been give one year's unsupervised probation on oil dumping charges
Ernesto moves inland; John closes on Baja PORTS in North Carolina are closed today and inbound vessels are barred from Virginia ports as Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall overnight
Plate tolls rise as dredging completed ARGENTINE authorities have approved a 36% raise in tolls for transit of the rivers Plate and Parana
N. Carolina ports weather tropical storm The Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City report minimal damage from wind and heavy rain as weakened Ernesto moved inland.
Union threatens strike over Deutsche Bahn restructuring Tension is rising in Germany as the principle elements of the state-owned Deutsche Bahn shares IPO are being negotiated.
AP Moller's Adsteam takeover hits OFT hurdle AP Moller's towage subsidiary SvitzerWijsmuller is 'considering its options' after its takeover for Australian Adsteam Marine was referred by the UK Office of Fair Trading to the UK Competition Commission.
Kerala delegation urges New Delhi re-think on Chinese firms
DPW and ITF forging relationship not fighting Mundra battle
COSCO to invest US$630m in Quanzhou by 2015
Busan woos carriers with efficiency and incentive promises
Contractors sought for Botany expansion
'Spanish customs' blamed for delay in electronic docker selection
DFDS with falling revenue DFDS Group had a satisfactory first half year 2006, despite a revenue decrease by 19 per cent to DKK 3.4 ...
100 drilling rigs worth NOK 200 bn on order Around 100 drilling rigs, including options worth approximately NOK 200 billion, are now on order worldwide, according to a survey ...
DFDS Seaways skips Helsingborg As from October 15, DFDS Seaways will stop calling at Helsingborg on the run between K'benhavn and Oslo. The decision ...
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