Pirates may resume Malacca Strait kidnappings ATTACKS by armed robbers on two United Nations vessels in Indonesia's Malacca Strait, the world's most dangerous waters for piracy, may precede a resumption of kidnappings in the area.
Shipowners double oil-tanker orders in June SHIPOWNERS last month more than doubled orders for tankers that carry 80,000 metric tons of crude, amid expectations of rising freight rates, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.
M-East-to-Asia tanker rates may climb further THE cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East to Asia on 2 million-barrel tankers may rise from a three-week high as refiners book ships during the season of peak fuel consumption.
PSA handles 29% more boxes in H1
Qatargas buys new breed of tankers
Skaugen Q2 profit sinks to US$352,000
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Teamwork training is vital: safety body THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau has called on training institutions, regulatory authorities and ship managers to consider team resource management training for engineers along the lines of the STCW 95 requirements for deck officers.
Pirates may resume Malacca Strait kidnappings ATTACKS by armed robbers on two United Nations vessels in Indonesia's Malacca Strait, the world's most dangerous waters for piracy, may precede a resumption of kidnappings in the area.
Shipowners double oil-tanker orders in June SHIPOWNERS last month more than doubled orders for tankers that carry 80,000 metric tons of crude, amid expectations of rising freight rates, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.
M-East-to-Asia tanker rates may climb further THE cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East to Asia on 2 million-barrel tankers may rise from a three-week high as refiners book ships during the season of peak fuel consumption.
PSA handles 29% more boxes in H1
Qatargas buys new breed of tankers
Skaugen Q2 profit sinks to US$352,000
Admiralty Casebook
Teamwork training is vital: safety body THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau has called on training institutions, regulatory authorities and ship managers to consider team resource management training for engineers along the lines of the STCW 95 requirements for deck officers.
Israeli blockade of Lebanon threatens regional shipping ISRAEL has launched a total naval blockade of Lebanese ports after Iranian-backed Hizbollah militants captured two Israeli soldiers in a border incident.
North Sea is still 'cheapest garbage can' A Dutch environmental group says the quantity of ship-sourced waste dumped into the North Sea has increased since the introduction of the European Union directive on port reception facilities.
CMA CGM faces accounts investigation FRENCH container shipping leader CMA CGM faces a judicial investigation in France after having been accused of falsifying its accounts between 1999 and 2004.
Mine deal could sink Mexico port plan MINING concessions awarded by the Mexican government are threaten- ing to scupper a multi-billion-dollar port development project in Baja California.
Heavy lifters pull together TWO Germany-based heavy lift/project cargo specialists have joined forces to win business in the North and South America markets
MacAndrews to launch Bilbao-UK MACANDREWS, the UK short-sea subsidiary of CMA CGM, is to launch a weekly service between the UK, Bilbao and Rotterdam
US states want own maritime voice ANOTHER US state seems intent on supplanting the federal Coast Guard role of regulating maritime interests, with Rhode Island moving to block an LNG terminal
Atlantic Mercado: clarification THE general cargo vessel Atlantic Mercado, involved in a stowaway item on Fairplay Daily News yesterday, was owned at the time by Ideal Shipping, not Interorient Nav
US proposes pax list tightening US Customs & Border Protection is proposing that US-bound ships departing from foreign ports must report on all persons on board at least 60 minutes before departure
Simon says yes to Montauban DIRECTORS of Simon Group, which runs the Humber Sea ro-ro terminal, have recommended a bid from Belgian private investment group Montauban
Maersk in 20-year deal with Ga. ports Signing of largest box carrier is milestone for state, as it implements 10-year, $700 million plan to double container capacity.
Senate gets box-screening bill
U.S. Lines bolsters Australasia management team
Russia in U.S.-WTO deal
Matson gets fourth new ship
Gulfport expansion urged
Israel, Lebanon ports threatened by latest violence
Rail calls for end to CEE cross-subsidisation Cross-subsidisation of loss-making passenger services by railfreight in Central and Eastern European EU countries can mean as much as double the train-kilometre track-charges of Western Europe, the Commission was told today.
Brazil's customs officers all back to work Brazil's customs officers (Receita Federal) have agreed to go back to work from today, following yesterday's meeting of their national union, Unafisco.
Typhoon Bilis closes Taiwan ports
Row threatens Melbourne night-time movements
Big response to fourth JNPT terminal tender
USL chooses Tauranga over Auckland
Most of the Agulhas cargo removed
'2-K' ports see lower Lower Baltic growth
Panasia to add Tokuyama into Shanghai/Osaka service
JP Morgan jumps tanker stocks US analysts acknowledge unusual off-season rates strength, but say Johnny Come Lately investors have missed the short-term wave.
Gulf Nav IPO on hold Hitches in Gulf Navigation's prospectus are thought to have delayed a planned initial public offering.
Israel blocks Lebanese ports Army cites terrorist threat as basis for 'full naval closure' amid escalating violence over Hezbollah raid.
CMA CGM nails upgrade Explosive growth of French container line wins promotion by Moody's.
Liking Genco Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald says Genco has helped itself right away with $81.25m buy of three Franco bulkers.
Daewoo factory on the blocks Korean shipbuilder to start work on new hull-block factory in China next week.
Transpetro orders 10 more Aker Yards part of consortium of local yards to build 10 suezmaxes for Brazilian giant in $1.21bn deal.
Finland clears Silja sale Estonia's Tallink has one more regulatory hurdle to jump before completing ferry line takeover.
Reysas eyes shipping move Turkish logistics group founds new company to break into marine business.
Boxes lost at sea Over 200 containers lost overboard off South Korea as three ships run into typhoon Ewiniar.
Islamists take Mogadishu port Somalia's US-backed interim government cedes control of capital's port to Supreme Council of Islamic Courts.
DFDS terminal opened in Immingham DFDS Tor Line has now switched to the Nordic Terminal Riverside in Immingham as the new terminal was opened this ...
"Baltic Kristina" could become hotel or training vessel The Port of Riga hasn't sold the ferry "Baltic Kristina" and Leonid Loginovs, head of the port, says to the ...
Tallink's Silja aquision cleared in Finland The Finnish competition authority has approved of the Tallink Grupp aquisition of Silja Line. The deal was cleared last week ...
ARA market leaps out of slumber mode Crude surging to new record combined with Asian arbitrage cargoes and large September contango causes fuel oil values to bounce.
New product to detect potential water contamination Remote online sensor technology will tell users when water in oil approaches saturation point.
Singapore: Stocks of residual fuels and distillates up
Rotterdam market firm Thursday morning
ASPO's earnings suffer from bunker cost upsurge Earnings this year unlikely to match last year's due to higher bunker costs.
Hong Kong: Demand slows, avails good Local supplier expects tight barging situation throughout the week from July 16 to 21.
Singapore supplier arranges second debunkering Following the debunkering of the first ship supplied with off-spec bunkers earlier this month, the second debunkering is scheduled for July 17-18.
Oil prices near $75 Concerns over possible supply disruption in the Middle East have triggered a rise in oil prices.
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