Georgia Ports eyes Asia trade AIMING for a larger slice of Asia's growing all-water container trade to the US east coast, the Georgia Ports Authority is embarking on a US$1.2 million upgrade to accommodate a 10-12 per cent year-on-year growth in South-east Asia volumes via the Suez Canal.
EU charges sea transport firms with running cartel EU regulators said on Wednesday they had charged several sea transport companies with running a cartel for shipping bulk liquids on ocean routes.
Nantong Port plans IPO to fund expansion NANTONG Port Co, partly owned by investment firm PYI Corp Ltd, is planning a stock market listing, possibly in Hong Kong, in the next two to three years to help fund its capacity expansion, its chairman said yesterday.
Admiralty Casebook
Court rejects vessel owner's appeal THE Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision last year in which a vessel owner was made to account for describing its vessel's tanks as 'epoxy coated' although the tanks were not adequately coated.
Georgia Ports eyes Asia trade AIMING for a larger slice of Asia's growing all-water container trade to the US east coast, the Georgia Ports Authority is embarking on a US$1.2 million upgrade to accommodate a 10-12 per cent year-on-year growth in South-east Asia volumes via the Suez Canal.
EU charges sea transport firms with running cartel EU regulators said on Wednesday they had charged several sea transport companies with running a cartel for shipping bulk liquids on ocean routes.
Nantong Port plans IPO to fund expansion NANTONG Port Co, partly owned by investment firm PYI Corp Ltd, is planning a stock market listing, possibly in Hong Kong, in the next two to three years to help fund its capacity expansion, its chairman said yesterday.
Admiralty Casebook
Court rejects vessel owner's appeal THE Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision last year in which a vessel owner was made to account for describing its vessel's tanks as 'epoxy coated' although the tanks were not adequately coated.
Rescue underway as anchor handler sinks off Shetland A MAJOR search and rescue operation was taking place off Shetland on Thursday night after a Norwegian anchor handling tug with 15 crew on board capsized during a routine manoeuvre
Groups unite to push for more British seafarer jobs CHAMBER of Shipping, RMT and Nautilus UK join hands to lobby for more British seafarer jobs.
Brazil plots grand return to shipbuilders top table PRESIDENT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says country must take big steps to make up for lost ground.
Lawyer Kuznicky heads Pan Canal DANI Kuzniecky is to replace Ricaurte Vasquez as president of the Panama Canal Authority's board of directors
Maltese ship awaiting tow to Shannon THE 3,427-gt Maltese-registered chemical tanker West Sailor remains off Ireland's west coast following a fire in the engine room on Tuesday
HBOS to sell £200M Red Funnel THE 146-year-old UK ferry operator Red Funnel is reported to have been put up for sale by its present owner, Edinburgh-based bank HBOS
CP class action dismissed THE long-running shareholder class-action suit alleging financial improprieties by former CP Ships executives has been dismissed
Testing may delay TWIC past deadline Enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential will not begin until testing is complete, TSA chief tells senators.
Another ship order for Danaos
Filing rules at issue for importers, Customs
CN locks out strikers at Vancouver terminals
Customs adds C-TPAT benefit
Matson forms 3PL unit
Rail freight drops in April
Seaspan orders four boxships
UPS to build Shanghai hub
Americas leads Lufthansa cargo
Coast Guard probes Calif. grounding of bulk carrier
"Maritime environment" implementation of TWIC highlighted as challenge Implementation in the "maritime environment" of the US Transportation Worker Identification Credential has been identified as a "challenge" to the TWIC timetable which is mandated by US law.
Busan wins MSC back from Ningbo Mediterranean Shipping Company has relocated its transhipment centre from China's Ningbo port to the Gamman Terminal in Busan, Busan Port Authority announced today.
Freightliner for Australian debut?
Rotating CN strikes start to fizzle
APMT quells speculation over NZ terminal interest
CMHI volumes driven by China, though Vietnam port to come within company's horizons
Emirates Shipping, TS Line extend co-operation to East African route
WTO sees slowing world economy in 2007, but trade growth to remain above GDP
EC charges Stolt-Nielsen, Odfjell and Jo Tankers The European Commission (EC) has formally charged Stolt-Nielsen, Odfjell and Jo Tankers with price fixing. Strictly speaking the charges has ...
More applicants for maritime training in Norway Growing interest in maritime training is apparent in most parts of Norway and reflects efforts made by Maritimt Forum and ...
Wilh. Wilhelmsen takes share in Eidsiva Wilh. Wilhelmsen (WW) has secured a 21.5 per cent share in car carrier and ro-ro owner Eidsiva for NOK 95.6 ...
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