Giuseppe Bottiglieri to boost fleet with $270m bonanza GIUSEPPE Bottiglieri di Navigazione, the Italian tanker owner, has moved to increase the size of its owned fleet dramatically with a six-vessel order at Chinese yard Jiangsu Yangzijiang.
Sadler to succeed Moorhouse as Lloyd's Register boss LLOYD'S Register has resolved its succession problems, with the announcement that Richard Sadler is to take over from David Moorhouse.
Danaos bulker disposal to finance container expansion New York listed Danaos Corp has handed over the first units in a fleet of six dry bulk carriers that it sold last year to Shanghai Time Shipping in a $143.5m en bloc deal.
Seadrill sale-leaseback deal reflects soaring rig values SHIP Finance International and Seadrill, two companies within John Fredriksen's shipping and offshore empire, have agreed another sale and leaseback deal on a newbuilding jack-up rig which demonstrates the recent dramatic increase in asset values.
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LNG shipping model evolves LNG shipping continues its transition from a project to a merchant model, with increasing spot cargoes and more traders, says Poten & Partners' Francois Khawam
US accelerates LNG crew push THE US is aggressively moving ahead with initiatives to get its seafarers employed on board foreign-flagged LNG vessels, said MARAD administrator Sean Connaughton
Pakistan lifts wheat export ban PAKISTAN has lifted a ban on wheat exports and is to invite bids next week for 500,000 tonnes of 1.5M tonnes of carryover stock from the 2006 crop year
Containers swept from Unifeeder ship TEN containers were swept into the North Sea near Germany's Elbe estuary this morning when the 700-teu vessel JRS Canis encountered a series of 7-8m waves
Horizon Lines expects first-quarter earnings of $0.10 to 0.15 per share Largest U.S.-flag container carrier also forecasts operating revenue of $285-290 million in first quarter.
OOIL ties up terminals sale
Forwarders oppose inspect-all provision in House bill
TACA holds fuel charge
Europe View: Mediterranean ports losing ground
Northwest plans Ch. 11 exit
New India-Europe service calls Port of Felixstowe
Tacoma named entry port for Mitsubishi Fuso trucks
Aker Yards plans Vietnam shipbuilding hub
ICTSI buys Yantai stake
Airfreight outgains passenger traffic at Frankfurt
22 boxes on fire in Jakarta Twenty-two containers belonging to shipping line Dwipa Manunggal Kontainer caught fire at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta yesterday.
Chittagong port officials: container congestion beyond their control
SYMS to launch China-Japan service
Guangzhou Port Group seeks approval for Nansha phase III
Top two St Petersburg terminals exceed 1.2m teu
Shell India says PSA to sign agreement for box-terminal at Hazira
OOIL completes sale of three out of four terminals
Exchange rate, bird flu fears and strikes affect Itajai growth
Eimskip takes control Icelandic shipowner ups stake to 100% in Dutch cold storage outfit Daalimpex.
Break-up and oil spill A handysize bulker grounded and broke apart this evening near Bergen, spilling bunkers on the Norwegian coast.
Russian killed on Greek ship Crane accident on vessel in New Zealand Bay of Plenty port dismembers seafarer.
Unions spit on 'kits' AFL-CIO sues Coast Guard over rulings allowing "made in Korea" newbuildings to be turned out by shipyards in Philadelphia and San Diego as Jones Act tankers.
Fesco sells out Russian boxship owner disposes of controlling holding in Slavyansky Shipyard.
Getting his shares OSG grants Morten Arntzen $1.5m in restricted stock as 2006 performance bonus.
Ship sinks off Vietnam Nine pulled from sea as Panama-flagged general cargo vessel goes under after water ingress.
SFI takes Seadrill rig Another sale-and-leaseback deal sees unit swap hands between John Fredriksen companies for $120m.
German cargo vessel close to hit gas rig The German general cargo vessel the Vind', on 4,516 DWT, built 2004, lost engine power in hard weather and rough ...
The first Sundbus launched at Gdansk The first of the two new Sundbusses has been launched at Remontowa Shipyard at Gdansk. The new passengership will be ...
Agreement for NIS officers and seamen The Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) and the unions have agreed a five per cent general wage increase for 2,000 officers ...
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