EU urges ships to use shore-side electricity to cut emissions EUROPEAN Union regulators want more ships to use electricity when they are docked instead of burning fuel, reflecting heightened concerns about air pollution from maritime transport.
DP World keen on ports in Greece DP World, which bought London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co for US$6.8 billion, said it may be interested in investing in Greece.
RCL sees Q1 net profits drop 38% to 811.7m baht SOFTENING freight rates and rising fuel costs were behind a 38 per cent drop in first quarter net profit of Thai-listed feeder line Regional Container Line .
TNT logistics sale attracts some 10 suitors: report
Neorion to build new ships for no-frills easyCruise
Strait Talk
Another tragedy, another test for IMO THIS year has not been a good one for marine safety.
EU urges ships to use shore-side electricity to cut emissions EUROPEAN Union regulators want more ships to use electricity when they are docked instead of burning fuel, reflecting heightened concerns about air pollution from maritime transport.
DP World keen on ports in Greece DP World, which bought London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co for US$6.8 billion, said it may be interested in investing in Greece.
RCL sees Q1 net profits drop 38% to 811.7m baht SOFTENING freight rates and rising fuel costs were behind a 38 per cent drop in first quarter net profit of Thai-listed feeder line Regional Container Line .
TNT logistics sale attracts some 10 suitors: report
Neorion to build new ships for no-frills easyCruise
Strait Talk
Another tragedy, another test for IMO THIS year has not been a good one for marine safety.
Santos Brasil plans $318m terminal IPO THE owners of Santos Brasil, the largest container terminal in South America, are preparing to float the company on the Brazilian Stock Exchange.
LNG industry defends use of 'proven' technology The liquefied natural gas industry has defended the use of "proven" offshore project technology following Louisiana's rejection of Freeport McMoRan Exploration's original plans for a $1bn terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.
Conti in tanker switch GERMAN KG financier Conti has switched newbuilding orders for six boxships into chemical tankers, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Cologne.
Charters, bunkers and CP Ships cause Hapag-Lloyd losses HAPAG-Lloyd reported a loss yesterday for the first quarter of this year under the influence of persistently high charter rates, bunker prices and integration costs for CP Ships.
Mitropoulos covers ground in Africa INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization boss Efthimios Mitropoulos has discussed shipping issues with the presidents of both Kenya and Tanzania on a visit to East Africa last week, writes David Osler.
Prestige witness makes accusation FERNANDO Balbas, the 61-year-old ship inspector at the port of La Coru'a and key witness in the Prestige legal case, has turned on Spain's merchant marine authority, accusing the agency of attempting to deflect criticism of its action in the sinking by accusing Balbas of misconduct
Key Prestige witness wins appeal A key witness in the Prestige legal case has won an appeal against disciplinary action imposed by Spain's merchant marine authority
Tonnage boost for GL GERMAN class society Germanischer Lloyd is expecting to announce a 10Mgt leap in tonnage this year, following its most financially successful year
Tanker capacity fears grow CITIGROUP shipping analyst John Kartsonas says he is "very concerned" by the record tanker orderbook in the face of declining rates and limits to future oil production
Consortium to bid for Scandlines A CONSORTIUM of three European companies wants to buy Scandlines, the Danish-German ferry operator soon to be privatised
Piracy: Venezuela A CREW member on a yacht off Puerto la Cruz lost a kidney after being shot by raiders who boarded the vessel on 28 April
Five NY terminals hike demurrage Port of New York and New Jersey terminals will raise demurrage on import and export containers and reefers from 20% to 66% as of June 1.
U.S. steel imports rise
CP Ships deal hits Hapag net
Expansion critical for U.S. container ports: Maersk executive
UPS to expand sorting capacity at Illinois air hub
Santos Brasil shareholders prepare flotation Shares in Santos Brasil, South America's largest container terminal, could be traded publicly on the Brazilian stock exchange by the end of the year under plans by a leading shareholder.
Iran's Valfajre Shipping Company negotiating over new Oman line Iran's Valfajre Shipping Company is in 'primary negotiations' with a non-state partner, over starting a new route between Iran and Oman, ci-online has learned.
CP Ships integration drags HLCL earnings down
China unveils plans to develop two more port regions
Qingdao expansion plans under discussion
SAFE Port act goes on to US Senate
SITC to resume Moji/Hong Kong /Xiamen service
Rhine barge terminal TriPort enters rail-shuttle scene
Modalohr experiment encourages Lyon-Turin transalpine transit by rail
Croatian Railways restructuring to release the brakes on development
You don't say... Ho hum, Quintana announces earnings...but it's not talking about its more interesting business until next week.
Quintana shares in limbo US-listed bulker company stock is about flat with price before rumours of its $740m fleet buy from Metrostar amid sluggish trading.
Courage braves "challenging" quarter Singapore-listed bulker owner Courage Marine records a 35% drop in first-quarter profit as costs go up and sales go down.
After the meltdown Jefferies plug helps stabilise reeling Aries stock after 9% dive triggered by dividend cut on Monday.
Jinhui sells oldie Jinhui Shipping of Hong Kong offloads another ageing bulk carrier to a private Indian company for $6.5m
Port chief gunned down St Petersburg oil terminal boss hospitalised in violent attack, but bodyguard killed.
Nordcapital takes up options German KG company brings series of supply ships on order at Aker Yards to six.
Greenpeace tracks Blue Lady Greenpeace supports claims that the former Norway cruise ship Blue Lady is on the move from Malaysia to the breakers yard in Alang.
Victims' kin mull court case Relatives of 14 seafarers killed in a collision with a German reefer off South Africa last year consider legal action.
Torm profit takes a tumble Torm hails 'better than expected' first quarter result despite income sliding as depreciation and interest payments gnaw at increased revenues.
Hindustan in for tugs Indian shipyard vies with domestic rival Tebma for Cochin Port Trust order.
TUI takes CP Ships hit German tourism giant's shipping division falls to first quarter loss because of costs of integrating container line.
Borgestad's banished bulkers improve Norwegian owner posts bigger first quarter profit ahead of sale of five open-hatch ships to Gearbulk.
Ferry talks delayed Discussions over Pakistan-Iran route to resume next month, according to Pakistani officials.
Environment minister blaims shipping for high values of ground level ozone Maritime transport and European diesel cars and trucks causes the high values of ground level ozone, claims the Swedish minister ...
EU Commission refuses to publish report on Turkey maritime training The EU Commission's head of maritime affairs, Fotis Karamitsos refuses to make public a report which according to some sources ...
Aker Kvaerner wins USD 400 mill subsea deal Aker Kvaerner wins a USD 400 million subsea contract from Reliance Industries Ltd to deliver an 18 well subsea production ...
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