Tianjin Port to get 3.6b yuan box terminal THE rapidly growing container handling capacity of northern China's Tianjin Port was given a boost yesterday by a terminal joint venture between China's Cosco Pacific Ltd, Denmark's AP Moeller Terminals and the Tianjin government.
Ocean freight rises on strong demand OCEAN freight prices for raw materials extended gains on Tuesday amid high soybean exports from Brazil, high steel imports to the United States and strong imports of iron ore to China that show no sign of slowing.
Samsung Heavy gets US$1.5b order for 14 ships SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, said it received orders for 14 container ships worth US$1.5 billion from three companies including Panama's Naviera Daniela SA and Greece's Danaos Shipping Co.
Sunken ferry owner pays compensation 08/06/06
Underwater mines a terror tool: M'sia 08/06/06
Kuwaiti firm to build US$1b terminal in Egypt 08/06/06
Goal mouth 08/06/06
Logistics
DHL gets licence to handle cytotoxic materials GLOBAL logistics company DHL Exel Supply Chain has obtained a licence from the Health Sciences Authority enabling its new Healthcare and Life Sciences Hub to handle highly sensitive cytotoxic materials.
Shippers slap surcharge on Bangladesh port INTERNATIONAL shipping companies imposed a surcharge on Monday on all containers they transport to or from Chittagong Port in southeastern Bangladesh.
Indian Railways to cut freight rates by 30% INDIAN Railways, the state-run monopoly railroad operator, says it will offer discounts on some freight rates to attract business as transport by trucks may become expensive because of the rise in fuel prices.
Two Japanese airlines to raise cargo rates
Port Shots
Port Shots BRITAIN's P and O ports and ferries group has started building a container port in southern Vietnam worth US$250 million, an official said yesterday.
Tianjin Port to get 3.6b yuan box terminal THE rapidly growing container handling capacity of northern China's Tianjin Port was given a boost yesterday by a terminal joint venture between China's Cosco Pacific Ltd, Denmark's AP Moeller Terminals and the Tianjin government.
Ocean freight rises on strong demand OCEAN freight prices for raw materials extended gains on Tuesday amid high soybean exports from Brazil, high steel imports to the United States and strong imports of iron ore to China that show no sign of slowing.
Samsung Heavy gets US$1.5b order for 14 ships SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, said it received orders for 14 container ships worth US$1.5 billion from three companies including Panama's Naviera Daniela SA and Greece's Danaos Shipping Co.
Sunken ferry owner pays compensation 08/06/06
Underwater mines a terror tool: M'sia 08/06/06
Kuwaiti firm to build US$1b terminal in Egypt 08/06/06
Goal mouth 08/06/06
Logistics
DHL gets licence to handle cytotoxic materials GLOBAL logistics company DHL Exel Supply Chain has obtained a licence from the Health Sciences Authority enabling its new Healthcare and Life Sciences Hub to handle highly sensitive cytotoxic materials.
Shippers slap surcharge on Bangladesh port INTERNATIONAL shipping companies imposed a surcharge on Monday on all containers they transport to or from Chittagong Port in southeastern Bangladesh.
Indian Railways to cut freight rates by 30% INDIAN Railways, the state-run monopoly railroad operator, says it will offer discounts on some freight rates to attract business as transport by trucks may become expensive because of the rise in fuel prices.
Two Japanese airlines to raise cargo rates
Port Shots
Port Shots BRITAIN's P and O ports and ferries group has started building a container port in southern Vietnam worth US$250 million, an official said yesterday.
Tianjin Port to get 3.6b yuan box terminal THE rapidly growing container handling capacity of northern China's Tianjin Port was given a boost yesterday by a terminal joint venture between China's Cosco Pacific Ltd, Denmark's AP Moeller Terminals and the Tianjin government.
Ocean freight rises on strong demand OCEAN freight prices for raw materials extended gains on Tuesday amid high soybean exports from Brazil, high steel imports to the United States and strong imports of iron ore to China that show no sign of slowing.
Samsung Heavy gets US$1.5b order for 14 ships SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, said it received orders for 14 container ships worth US$1.5 billion from three companies including Panama's Naviera Daniela SA and Greece's Danaos Shipping Co.
Sunken ferry owner pays compensation 08/06/06
Underwater mines a terror tool: M'sia 08/06/06
Kuwaiti firm to build US$1b terminal in Egypt 08/06/06
Goal mouth 08/06/06
Logistics
DHL gets licence to handle cytotoxic materials GLOBAL logistics company DHL Exel Supply Chain has obtained a licence from the Health Sciences Authority enabling its new Healthcare and Life Sciences Hub to handle highly sensitive cytotoxic materials.
Shippers slap surcharge on Bangladesh port INTERNATIONAL shipping companies imposed a surcharge on Monday on all containers they transport to or from Chittagong Port in southeastern Bangladesh.
Indian Railways to cut freight rates by 30% INDIAN Railways, the state-run monopoly railroad operator, says it will offer discounts on some freight rates to attract business as transport by trucks may become expensive because of the rise in fuel prices.
Two Japanese airlines to raise cargo rates
Port Shots
Port Shots BRITAIN's P and O ports and ferries group has started building a container port in southern Vietnam worth US$250 million, an official said yesterday.
Britain scorns idea of EU flag and coastguard BRITAIN yesterday warned Brussels against pushing for the creation of a European coastguard and a European Union flag as the European Commission revealed a key document on the future direction of maritime policy.
Orders soar for boxship behemoths AN ALREADY vast containership order book is about to grow very much bigger with a rash of contracting in recent days for ships of up to 10,000 teu.
QC slams Brussels' anti-pollution plan as a 'muddle' INDUSTRY bodies fired their first salvo in the battle over the European Union directive on criminal sanctions for ship source pollution in the High Court with top QC Christopher Greenwood describing the measures as a "muddle from beginning to end."
Norwegian Crown aground in Bermuda NORWEGIAN Cruise Line's Norwegian Crown ran aground this morning while en route between St Georges and Hamilton, Bermuda, the company has confirmed
Double pollution fine 'surprising' A court in Brest has ordered a huge euro400,000 ($513,000) fine against the captain of the Norwegian chemical carrier Trans Arctic for polluting French Atlantic waters
Posidonia: Panama tightens audits PANAMA is to audit all its recognised organisations and will remove the licences from any that do not come up to IMO standards
Brazilian yards face strike threat A STRIKE by metal workers in Niteroi, Brazil, (across the bay from Rio de Janeiro) is threatening to bring some shipyards to a standstill
Spanish protests stall yard sale THE sale of three Spanish state-owned shipbuilders and an engine manufacturer has been stalled by continuing yard worker opposition to a preliminary agreement
Posidonia: management shake-up ahead THIRD party shipmanagement is set for consolidation, predicted Barber Ship Management president Geir Sekkesaeter today
No peak congestion expected: Survey Major container ports in the U.S. are operating smoothly, and importers expect little of the peak-season congestion that has jammed hubs in past years.
House approves DHS spending
Customs recruits trade to uncover LA-Long Beach stowaways
Basham sworn in at Customs
KCS launching Mexico-U.S. intermodal rail service
Johnson era begins at Miami
American Steamship acquires Oglebay Norton laker fleet
Costs pinch UTi net
Cathay to buy Dragonair
Evans to head new business for Schneider Logistics
New row threatens thawing customer/carrier relations The tenuous shipper/carrier rapprochement was shattered today, as the European Shippers' Council accused the European Liner Affairs Association of trying to subvert shippers.
Barclays and Rotterdam settle one 'Rottergate' dispute, for €19m Rotterdam and Barclays Bank have settled one case in their bank guarantees dispute, meaning Barclays will drop its London court case ' scheduled for June 19 ' which claimed €19m (US$24.47m).
Charter market rocks in supply-demand balance
GA consolidates UK calls in Southampton
Yang Ming adjusts routes of ADX and AWE1
SITC to launch Fujian-Japan service
Orders pour in at Korean shipbuilders
Commission to put a single, sea-Green umbrella over maritime policy
NCL ship on sand in Bermuda The Norwegian Crown is stuck after grounding near Hamilton this morning.
Two ropaxes for Real Spain's Puerto Real shipyard is set to win a contract to build two ropax ferries for Trasmediterranea.
TradeWinds World Cup Challenge Use your knowledge of football (and shipping) to predict the result of this month's festival of football and win a fantastic prize.
Low rates hurt Navios US-listed Greek bulker outfit posts reduced revenues and earnings in the first quarter as fleet grows.
One dead in Aegean Cruise ship rescues 22 Somali immigrants off Samos but body of young boy later recovered.
Generation Y? Younger Greek shipping brigade out in force at Allied Shipbroking's waterside extravaganza.
Passenger rescued off UK Woman plucked from Solent after falling overboard Isle of Wight ferry.
Stena officially a prospective buyer of Scandlines Also Stena Line has entered the bidding for the Danish/German Scandlines, which is equally owned by the Danish Ministry ...
Two more PCTCs for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Wilh. Wilhemsen (WW) has ordered another two 6,500 car units PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) at Mitsubishi's Nagasaki yard ...
Large drug find on Maersk vessel Last week, Indian customs officers found 200 kilo of cocaine in a container on board Maersk Line's "Sealand Voyager". The ...
Low-sulphur fuel draws buyers to Colombia Supplier expanding to take advantage of fuel restrictions in Europe.
Aggressive pricing drags US markets down Los Angeles and Houston leading a softening market as suppliers compete with lower prices.
Crude oil falls after US inventory gains DOE figures show US oil inventory gains across the board.
Minoan ready to meet low-sulphur regulation Greek ferry operator takes profitability hit during Q1, says its vessels are ready to comply with EU directive.
TSA to bump up surcharges during peak season Shipping lines seek to alleviate operational cost impact in challenging business environment.
Rotterdam continues downward trend
J. Lauritzen and OW Bunker CEOs to open forum Bunkerworld Forum: Marine Fuel Sustainability, 'The first wave - lessons from a SECA', Copenhagen, Oct 2-4, gains momentum with addition of prominent keynote speakers
Bunker spill threat to Indian coast still unclear Old tar balls or big threat from broken up cargo vessel?
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