A bigger, better maritime show set to sail in S'pore ASIA Pacific Maritime 2006, the biennial international maritime event, returns for its 9th presentation with a better-than-before line-up of cutting-edge maritime products and services encompassing marine engineering and port technology for the Asia Pacific market.
China shipbuilder to raise US$2b for growth CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp is considering raising capital to help fund some US$2 billion in planned shipyard construction.
K&N's Q4 profit up 30% on new business, takeovers KUEHNE & Nagel International AG , the world's biggest sea-freight forwarder, said fourth-quarter profit rose 30 per cent as it made acquisitions and won new business by improving service with a new computer system.
Tanker rates to Asia may fall on April demand
Strait Talk
Jones Act mentality taking over US shipping industry? SO WAS it anti-Arab prejudice or old-fashioned nationalistic protectionism that forced Dubai Ports World to sell its United States operation to a US company? A bit of both probably.
A bigger, better maritime show set to sail in S'pore ASIA Pacific Maritime 2006, the biennial international maritime event, returns for its 9th presentation with a better-than-before line-up of cutting-edge maritime products and services encompassing marine engineering and port technology for the Asia Pacific market.
China shipbuilder to raise US$2b for growth CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp is considering raising capital to help fund some US$2 billion in planned shipyard construction.
K&N's Q4 profit up 30% on new business, takeovers KUEHNE & Nagel International AG , the world's biggest sea-freight forwarder, said fourth-quarter profit rose 30 per cent as it made acquisitions and won new business by improving service with a new computer system.
Tanker rates to Asia may fall on April demand
Strait Talk
Jones Act mentality taking over US shipping industry? SO WAS it anti-Arab prejudice or old-fashioned nationalistic protectionism that forced Dubai Ports World to sell its United States operation to a US company? A bit of both probably.
Stelios eyes assault on US cruise market STELIOS Haji-Ioannou's easyCruise is poised to start winter cruises out of Miami or Fort Lauderdale, but only if they offer him terms better than the ones he has negotiated on his existing Caribbean itinerary.
Security advisor warns of holes in UK terror shield BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair's anti-terror watchdog has aired fears that an over stretched UK customs and immigration service is unable to monitor and stop the movement of international terrorists.
Heidmar sale to attract huge interest HEIDMAR, the Connecticut shipping group built upon operating a service business through pools and information technology, is up for sale.
Eurogate victorious in bid for tender to run JadeWeserPort EUROPE's largest container terminal group, Eurogate, has won the tender for the operation of Germany's future deepsea port JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, write B'lent Erdogan and Katrin Berkenkopf .
Shock defection of Galbraiths quartet to GFI THE turf war between the new breed of freight futures brokers and their traditional broking rivals has cranked up a notch with the defection of a senior team of four dry cargo brokers from Galbraith's to GFI Brokers.
Eurogate secures JadeWeserPort GERMAN container terminal operator Eurogate has been awarded the 40 year operating concession for the planned new JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Don't talk to Jas Fisher about cableships JAMES Fisher chairman Tim Harris underlined his relief at quitting the troubled cableship sector today with the words: "we never want to hear a word about cableships again."
Foreign owners 'to sell US terminals' FOREIGN owners of port and terminal operations in the US could be forced to sell their interests within five years under a law being introduced to Congress
Zim adds Port of Portland call After watching 2005 volume fall, the Pacific Northwest hub finally signs the new trans-Pacific container service for Terminal 6 it has sought for more than a year.
Eurogate lands 2.7 m TEU JadeWeserPort concession Eurogate has won the 40-year concession for the 2.7m TEU deepwater JadeWeserPort terminal planned at Germany's Wilhelmshaven, which the authorities stressed must be onstream by early 2010 at the latest.
DP World: We have won the intellectual battle Industry players at the Terminal Operator Conference 2006, which opened in Busan today, rallied round DP World after its decision to divest P&O's US-based ports business, under US political pressure.
Efficiency and capacity: solutions to capacity imbalance
Further transport consolidation, as Fesco sells cross-trades to Hamburg Sud
Indonesia's trade ministry tightening controls to stop re-exporting
Mandelson tries to put foot down in dumping debate
Commission puts temporary stopper in tank-container deal
Disaster averted Runaway barge slams bridge support in Maryland but traffic jam is worst consequence after engineering inspection.
9,244,300 Evangelos Pistiolis' TOP Tanker trades one-third of its shares on day of sale-leaseback deal, and happy investors push stock from $13.87 to $17.
Bouchard 'warned' in Buzzards Bay Massachusetts regulators say New York barge company has been violating tug-escort law three years after spill in environmentally sensitive region.
Big Brother eyes DP World Release of internal e-mail puts DP World's takeover of P&O back in the news.
Zim focuses on east Med Adriatic calls dropped on Israeli container line's AMP service to Asia and US.
CSAV loses appeal Erck Rickmers wins hollow victory in $63m battle over calcium hypochlorite fire damage to containership.
Hamburg Sud buys again German line expands with acquisition of a dozen Fesco vessels and cross trade services.
Japan detains 26 Port state checks during February blot copybooks of Rehder, First Marine and Fair Shipmanagement.
Fighting talk Transpacific lines take on their critics and claim rates will go up, not down, this year.
Tsavliris loses ruling Greek salvors fail in latest legal bout arising from the strange salvage of the VLCC Atlas Pride.
Todd to overhaul Taku State of Alaska entrusts major upgrade of 43-year-old ferry to US yard.
Traders' tricks? Lawyer warns High Court ruling will penalise shipowners in favour of traders when it comes to laytime disputes.
BC looks for three more Canadian ferry operator could disappoint domestic yards again, with CAD 350m order overseas.
Labroy in rig bid Singaporean shipbuilder rides offshore wave to make its first foray into oil rig construction.
Solstad secures newbuild charter Norwegian offshore owner wins eight-year deal for NOK 650m construction services vessel.
Malta wins dual contract Dutch barge operator Fairmount to convert two semi-submersibles at Maltese yard.
Essar adds another Mumbai-listed Indian owner adds another VLCC in the race to avoid hefty ship-sale tax bill.
Fisher desperate to cut cable Write-down of remaining cable layer pushes UK shipping group to 2005 loss, but continuing operations strengthen.
Hanjin rejigs Indon service South Korean liner operator is upgrading its links between Korea and Indonesia to weekly.
Singapore volumes increase Both state-owned terminal operators see healthy rise in container volumes during February.
Chong ups Vita stake Former Links Island founder takes holdings in fledgling Singapore shipowner to almost 11.2%.
Norwegian ports not secure against terrorism Norwegian ports are not secure against terrorist attacks, according the the Ministry of Fisheries, which are responsible for ports and ...
Trade unions prepare for battle on the Finland-Sweden route The Swedish trade union SEKO, the Swedish Merchant Marine Officer's Association, the Swedish Ship Officers' Association, Finnish Seamen's Union, the ...
"Erika" trial in France in October French oil major Total, Italian classification society Rina and the shipowner Tevere Shipping among others are to stand trial in ...
ABS warns of global crackdown on oily water separators The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recently issued a warning to ship operators regarding a global crackdown on the use of oily water separators and oil record books.
New St. Petersburg terminal operational Bunker Holdings confirms new supply operation with an eye to capturing a major market share.
Bunker Holdings welcomes new manager Cyprus-based company announces new area sales manager for St. Petersburg.
Rotterdam buying interest steady in firming market
Shell Marine Products abandons US markets, lubes not affected Marine products arm ceasing bunker supply on US East and West Coasts, lubes and Gulf unaffected.
GAC opens new bunker office Shipping agency joins bustling Houston market with a focus on market 'synergies'.
Malaysian bunker supplier enters iron ore deal
Titan eyes terminal facility in Asia Singapore and Johor listed as the ideal locations for a potential one million m' facility.
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