TV drama serial to lure S'poreans to marine industry SINGAPORE's marine industry, which boasts the world's busiest ship-repair yards and its biggest builder of jackup rigs, with over 70 per cent of the global market, is now to become a player in television production too.
Maersk to raise shipping rates by up to 15% next year AP Moller-Maersk A/S, the world's largest container-ship owner, plans to increase prices by as much as 15 per cent in 2007 to offset higher costs.
Suez Canal fees to go up in 2007 THE Suez Canal Authority said on Wednesday it will raise transit fees for ships using the waterway by an average 2.84 per cent in 2007.
Shipping hit by data paralysis as quake causes communication breakdown FIVE cableships are heading towards southern Taiwan to repair undersea communications cables cut during an earthquake which occurred off the southern tip of Taiwan earlier this week.
Seven dead in helicopter crash An armada of ships and helicopters are searching for the bodies and helicopter, while the Civil Aviation Authority has started an investigation.
Qatar becomes world's top LNG exporter Qatar has fulfilled its ambition of becoming the world's leading exporter of liquefied natural gas, breaking Indonesia's 30-year grip on the top spot, writes Tony Gray.
Series of strikes cripple Gioia Tauro and Genoa THERE was little goodwill to be had at Italy's largest ports over the festive season, with Gioia Tauro and Genoa hit by strikes.
Greek port crisis prompts CSCL surcharges China Shipping Container Lines has announced a surcharge for cargo transported to Greece in the latest reaction by a carrier to a seven-week-old Greek ports crisis that is spreading from Piraeus and Thessaloniki to the country's second string hubs.
MSC quits troubled Piraeus for Taranto calls MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co's 8,200 teu MSC Bilbao is due to arrive in Taranto next week as the Geneva line finally loses patience with troubled Piraeus and shifts activities to other transhipment hubs in the region, writes Janet Porter.
Search for lost seafarers continues Chinese SAR resources are today continuing the search for 17 North Korean seamen lost when their cargo ship sank on Tuesday, according to Asian media reports
MC Shipping sells LPG carriers US-listed, Monaco-headquartered LPG operator MC Shipping has sold six vessels to a German company in a $52M sale-and-leaseback deal
Changes on Polish ferry routes FROM February, two ro-pax ferries operating from Poland to Sweden under the Unity Line banner will serve Trelleborg instead of Ystad from Swinoujscie
Ferry fright puts services on standby A FULL-scale emergency rescue operation between Dover and Calais was in prospect yesterday after reports that the ro-ro ferry SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais was on fire
Anchor strike suspected in oil line rupture REPAIRS to a ruptured undersea Gulf of Mexico oil line and a clean-up of the resultant spill continue today as investigators look for the cause of the accident
Nedlines call it quits NEDLINES management and shareholders have reluctantly decided not to reinstate their daily IJmuiden-Harwich ro-ro service.
APMM reportedly rethinking Odense boxship-building future Persistent reports from Copenhagen suggest the AP Moller-Maersk board is seriously reconsidering the Odense Steel Shipyard's future as preferred yard for Maersk Line's top-range containerships, given the costs versus advantages.
Port of Vancouver set to shatter box record, with 22% growth The Port of Vancouver's 2006 container volumes are set to show a 22% increase from 2005, thanks largely to sustained and stronger than expected growth in Asian imports.
HKTDC: US, EU and Japan consumption growth to slow in 2007
Constantza expects box-growth to keep it at centre of Black Sea flows
Suez Canal to raise fees in 2007
MOL to establish Cambodian subsidiary
Disqualification of opposition party member prompts renewed Bangladesh unrest
Construction contract awarded in Vancouver's Deltaport expansion
Jebsen orders product tankers Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi has ordered four 115,000 DWT product tankers at Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in 2010 ...
MOL and Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Team developes bulk carriers MOL and Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Team announce that the companies have developed a 116,000 DWT bulk carrier, and will build ...
Siem orders vessel at Kleven Siem Offshore has ordered an offshore ship at Kleven Verft in Norway. The large multi-functional platform supply vessel (PSV ...
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