Carnival orders new Queen Elizabeth cruise ship Carnival Corp, the world's biggest cruise operator, ordered a new Queen Elizabeth ship after selling the iconic Queen Elizabeth 2 to the Dubai government.
Blue Lady brings work to many, along with serious health hazard After more than a year of protests by environmentalists, poor workers in western India have happily begun dismantling a controversial cruise liner, ignoring potentially serious risks to their health.
Australian lead probe yet to find more ports at risk An investigation into heavy metal contamination at Western Australian ports has so far failed to show evidence of dangerous levels of lead other than at Esperance, where bird deaths sparked the probe.
Have your say' SHOULD "non-domicile" shipowners pay tax in the countries where they do their business?
Cunard orders new Queen CUNARD Line has placed a $700M order at Fincantieri for a new Queen Elizabeth to debut in autumn 2010
Cosco to abandon Philippines hub? A DECISION by the Philippine government not to proceed with a major broadband deal is being cited as a reason why Cosco is reviewing a major investment in the country
KKR completes UN Ro-ro deal US private equity house Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has completed the agreed €910M ($1.3bn) acquisition of 97.6% of UN Ro-Ro Isletmeleri, the Turkish ship owner
Drewry: Weaker container trades by 2009 Consultant warns that it expects core east-west liner box trades to weaken in 2009 ahead of entry of new mega-ships.
One missing after collision off Norway One fisherman was still missing this afternoon after the fishing vessel Skarbak was hit by the Norwegian flag chemical tanker Doris at Hustadvika between Molde and Kristiansund in Western Norway Tuesday night. The 33 foot fishing vessel never sank, but ...
Survey of 30 biggest owners on tax irrelevant, says NSA A report in Økonomisk Rapport that none of the 30 biggest ship owning companies in Norway will leave because of the new tax package has been refuted by the Norwegian Shipwners' Association (NSA). According to NSA there are major flaws ...
Britannia charge extra 15 per cent in advance call rate Britannia P&I Club's announcement that it will charge an extra 15 per cent in advance call rates has confirmed ship owners worst fears that there are heavy P&I premium increases ahead from February 2008. Generally the market had ...
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