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S'pore bunker alert: Industry, MPA seek to clear the air
MEMBERS of Singapore's shipping fraternity along with the maritime regulator sought to 'clear the air' recently over a bunker alert issued by a testing laboratory which they said put Singapore's annual $7 billion bunker industry in a bad light.
India plans to double its port capacity by 2012
INDIA aims to double the capacity of its 199 ports in the next six years as rising trade and economic growth strain existing facilities.
STX Shipbuilding to form 2 Dalian ventures
STX Shipbuilding Co, South Korea's seventh-largest shipbuilder, plans to spend a total of US$84 million with two affiliates to set up separate ventures that will make ship parts and build vessels in China.
Big cruise ships invade Antarctic seas

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Seller held responsible for not properly sealing container
AN ITALIAN seller of electrical hairdryers has been held responsible for the short delivery of cargo to an Australian company on the basis that the container had not been properly sealed before it left the port of La Spezia in Italy.

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S'pore bunker alert: Industry, MPA seek to clear the air
MEMBERS of Singapore's shipping fraternity along with the maritime regulator sought to 'clear the air' recently over a bunker alert issued by a testing laboratory which they said put Singapore's annual $7 billion bunker industry in a bad light.
India plans to double its port capacity by 2012
INDIA aims to double the capacity of its 199 ports in the next six years as rising trade and economic growth strain existing facilities.
STX Shipbuilding to form 2 Dalian ventures
STX Shipbuilding Co, South Korea's seventh-largest shipbuilder, plans to spend a total of US$84 million with two affiliates to set up separate ventures that will make ship parts and build vessels in China.
Big cruise ships invade Antarctic seas

Admiralty Casebook

Seller held responsible for not properly sealing container
AN ITALIAN seller of electrical hairdryers has been held responsible for the short delivery of cargo to an Australian company on the basis that the container had not been properly sealed before it left the port of La Spezia in Italy.

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Quotas slow Shanghai textile export growth to EU, US Higher port charges expected in Tianjin Sinotrans' e-gates system cuts waiting time for trucks MISC to launch halal service Box volume decline continues at Jurong Schenker to provide logistics services for Visteon Aftermarket Atlas orders 12 Boeing 747-8Fs Emirates SkyCargo release cargo management product Malaysia Airlines turnaround plan reduces Q2 loss

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SOUND device to keep pirates at bay! Sical Logistics sets loading record at Vizag Port Mercator Oil & Gas becomes subsidiary of MLL Greatship to buy modern platform supply vessel GE Shipping adds PSV to fleet Coffee exports rise by 13 pc Asean proposes 600 items in negative list India, Bosnia sign trade pact Policy emphasis seen vital for ports & shipping development L&T earmarks $ 400 m to build shipyard Gujarat offers its port facilities as gateways to landlocked states 20-yr roadmap for Major Ports' development being charted out'Mohapatra Baalu tells NHAI to expedite road link to Ennore Port Port workers seek 20 pc bonus BoA to take up SEZ proposals on Sept. 29 Board-level slots in 16 PSUs remain unfilled

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
NYK liner management changes for Europe Rickmers-Linie appoints South Korea agent Lufthansa seeking to avert US court case EWS: Channel tunnel freight trains could stop MAN to take over Scania? Talke opens first representative office in China Italy's cost paring endangers transport projects New owners for Datateam Record exhibition at Tiaca International Air Cargo Forum

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
UK tonnage tax "last chance" FANZL boosts service St Lawrence figures up EMSA settles in

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
Senate passes port security measure 98-0 Solstad Offshore signs construction vessel LOI Ferry operator defies Coast Guard

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
Port of Portland improving Terminal 6 rail capacity FANZL boosting service with larger container ship Crowley names winner of memorial scholarship Ratings agency gives canal high marks for expansion plan Tsakos sells two tankers as company readies for newbuilds

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Emsa wins global support in maritime safety battle A LANDMARK in Europe's fight for safer ships and cleaner seas was passed in Lisbon yesterday with the official opening of the new headquarters of the European Maritime Safety Agency. Dutch government starts probe into Ivory Coast toxic slops scandal THE Dutch ministry of justice has launched an investigation into the Probo Koala toxic slops scandal, with a team of inspectors flying to Abidjan to carry out tests, writes Helen Hill. Substandard operators will 'exploit' pilotage loophole THERE is a danger that the European Union port state control directive will reduce demand for pilotage services, a key Euro MP warned yesterday. US spotlights trio in $1.3bn bid for port screening THE US Department of Homeland Security has identified three companies to compete for radioactive screening business worth a total of $1.35bn at ports and border crossings.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
Tirrenia forced into Genoa pooling GENOA 14 September ' Italian state-owned ferry operator Tirrenia has been forced into signing an alliance with private ro-ro operator Grendi in order to retain the right to use Genoa's Libia quay Smuggling mooted in casualty probe CARGO pilferage using a barge is being suggested as a possible cause of last month's sinking of the Philippines domestic tanker Solar I, which led to a devastating oil spill Viking cheered by turnround VIKING Line, the Finnish ferry operator, has been encouraged by a return to profit in the nine months to 31 July, and has revised the full year forecast Germans raise funds in China CHINA, the world's third largest shipbuilder, is now raising its profile in international ship finance Cargotec moves Kalmar closer CARGOTEC, the Finnish cargo handling equipment supplier, has acquired the company that distributes its product in Belgium Russian vessel arrest 'not piracy' THE arrest this week of a Russian bulker in the Black Sea, off the Georgian port of Batumi, is not a case of piracy, Russian officials have told Fairplay Wärtsilä BLRT repair venture starts Cruise ship fitters go back to uni October decision on CMN fate

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
Senate passes port security bill Legislation provides $400 million in grants, sets deadlines for installation of radiation detectors (left), slates test for integrated cargo inspection program. SSA Marine not for sale BNSF says tax credits would ease intermodal jam Asia spurs NY-NJ box mark Second bomb hoax at LA port Growers fight apple export barriers Customs Update: Ford vs. Customs Saul Ewing, Schmeltzer law firms to merge Indian engineering firm eyes expansion into shipbuilding

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
US Senators reject two hardline security amendments to ports bill The US Senate moved toward closure on the HR4954 port security bill yesterday, rejecting two amendments proposed in hardline language by their Senators, although another scanning amendment was passed. Shenzhen shippers prefer Yantian for service and choice Regulations and driver shortages spawn Rotterdam'Hamburg rail link French carrier moves to clear its name in oil spill conundrum Movers and shippers benefit from free access portals JN Port Trust moots Common Rail Operator to smooth inland imports Korean shipping shares boosted by government support promise Suez reopens but traffic delayed by today's boxship grounding Three-way intermodal gain for Melbourne Hamburg Sud boosts FANZL and Trident loops Korea to resume US beef imports

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
Sitting in limbo Strike idles Trinidad refinery, six crude tankers waiting to offload, but fails to move slumping tanker rates so far. NSB in spill spotlight NSB Niederelbe denies it is being blamed for a US oil spill despite a statement by charterer CMA CGM. Not guilty! Caspian Shipping denies spill near Azeri power station was from one of its tankers. Japan gets busier Port state checks ended in detention for 22 ships during August. Box mishap for MSC Two forty-foot boxes fall off containership and damage barge at Long Beach. Hyundai Mipo mum on new order Identity of European owner in for four products carriers at Korean yard shrouded in mystery. Solstad picks Flekkefjord Norwegian owner finalises yard for construction service vessel ordered on back of six-year charter. Vinashin wins upgrade clearance Vietnamese shipbuilder gets state go-ahead to spend $37.5m on expanding Pha Rung Shipyard. Aussies hold a dozen Safety Management System on STX and Cosco ships called into question during port state control inspections. STX to build in China Korean yard group follows Samsung and Daewoo by producing hull blocks in Dalian. Class-action denied Lawsuit against NCL over rogue wave incident last year has been denied class-action status. Mixed fortunes Throughput at Singapore's container terminal operators poles apart with PSA up and Jurong down.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
New Maersk ship too big for enlarged Panama Canal INTTRA shipping instruction feature available to entire industry Boeing forecasts 6.1 percent annual world cargo growth for 20 years CBP consolidates trade functions in new office U.S.-Canadian softwood lumber deal ready for implementation U.S. business leaders press South Korea for trade agreement Guttierez names deemed export advisory panel Senate rejects port bill amendments Portland awards intermodal contract to BNSF Jurong's TEU volume plummets in August

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
More pilot use at Baltic entrances More and more vessels use pilots when they transit the entrances to the Baltic Sea. In a statement from the ... NSA to fund the history of shipping Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA) has committed NOK 18.0 million to have researchers at the University of Oslo (UiO) write a ... Danish coaster-captain arrest in USA The Danish Captain Villy Larsen (45) from the coaster "Danica White" has been taken into custody by the American authorities ...

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
Prices falling 'too fast' Bunker prices in US ports dropping below cost, but wary buyers keeping suppliers perplexed. Service down as PDVSA on the move Office shifting over a long weekend as bunkering unit relocates. Fuel oil blending delayed by fears of 'bad smell' Rotterdam terminal operator waits for wind to change direction. Monitoring system cuts bunker fuel consumption Shipowner endorses MariNOX fuel monitoring system. Containers crash onto bunker barge US Coast Guard investigating Long Beach accident. ARA fuel oil stocks remain high Forecasts of mild European winter could put downward pressure on prices, including low sulphur fuel oil. Many Rotterdam suppliers fully booked up to Monday NYMEX announces September launch of Singapore fuel oil futures contract Key element of new contract will be 'physical delivery' from Singapore terminals.