Asia seen as 'very major' source market for cruising ROYAL Caribbean Cruises, which has returned this year to home port out of Singapore, is bullish on Asia becoming a 'very major' source market for cruising in the coming years.
Samsung Heavy's Q4 profit doubles on ship prices SAMSUNG Heavy Industries, the world's second-largest shipyard, had more than doubled its fourth-quarter profit as it built more vessels at higher prices.
4 dead after collision off Sicilian port A container ship and a commuter hydrofoil have collided near the entrance to the Sicilian port of Messina, killing four crew members on the hydrofoil and injuring dozens of passengers, police and port officials said yesterday.
Frontline may hive off tanker conversion unit
Strait Talk
Stopping the distillate bandwagon NORMALLY I would not impose the same subject three times in three months on the readers of this column but there is an issue that has come out of nowhere to become probably the biggest challenge the shipping industry will face this year.
Asia seen as 'very major' source market for cruising ROYAL Caribbean Cruises, which has returned this year to home port out of Singapore, is bullish on Asia becoming a 'very major' source market for cruising in the coming years.
Samsung Heavy's Q4 profit doubles on ship prices SAMSUNG Heavy Industries, the world's second-largest shipyard, had more than doubled its fourth-quarter profit as it built more vessels at higher prices.
4 dead after collision off Sicilian port A container ship and a commuter hydrofoil have collided near the entrance to the Sicilian port of Messina, killing four crew members on the hydrofoil and injuring dozens of passengers, police and port officials said yesterday.
Frontline may hive off tanker conversion unit
Strait Talk
Stopping the distillate bandwagon NORMALLY I would not impose the same subject three times in three months on the readers of this column but there is an issue that has come out of nowhere to become probably the biggest challenge the shipping industry will face this year.
Hamburg Süd owner Oetker dies RUDOLF-August Oetker, one of Germany's most famous entrepreneurs and owner of Hamburg Süd, has died at the age of 90 in a hospital in Hamburg.
Four die after high-speed ferry crash FOUR people were killed on Monday evening when a high-speed ferry collided with a container ship in the straits of Messina.
Hong Kong sets out wish list to boost competitiveness PROPOSALS aimed at increasing the territory's competitiveness in the maritime, logistics and infrastructure sectors.
Report slams BP safety culture HOUSTON 16 January ' BP took it on the chin today in an independent report that said the company's systemic safety problems were largely to blame for several 2005 incidents at the company's Texas City refinery ' one of which left 15 dead and 170 injured
Combined safety, security centre opened THE German government inaugurated a new central maritime safety and security centre, GLZ See, in Cuxhaven today. Full story
Samsung HI storms back into black SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has posted a net profit of W166.2Bn ($177M) for 2006, well ahead of 2005's W74.3Bn. Full story
Second ship blow for Speedferries ENGLISH Channel fast ferry operator SpeedFerries has postponed its long-term plan to introduce a second vessel. Full story
Frontline to spin off heavy lift NORWAY-based Frontline is to set up Sealift Ltd to develop the company's heavy lift activity. Full story
Shreyas to write off Vision loss MUMBAI-based Shreyas Shipping & Logistics has received shareholders' permission to write off Rs2.3M ($51,000) loss towards OEL Vision, which sank in August. Full story
First round rate negotiations in the carriers' annual tussle with shippers goes the customer's way Carriers in the US and European trades out of Asia are struggling to wrestle rates upwards in the first quarter even though regional demand in the trades remains strong.
Hamburg reduces HHLA contest to six bidders Six companies have been short-listed by Hamburg municipality following the city's announcement last year that it will sell a 49.9% of its terminal operator HHLA.
News Analysis: Antwerp's High beam blindness stacks up trouble in tank container trade Fleet owners are seeing red after DP World subsidiary P&O Ports in Antwerp has made a sudden, ill-explained move prohibiting the stacking of beam tanks at its terminal. Hazardous Cargo Bulletin investigates.
Four dead after boxship and ferry collide in Straits of Messina
Mainland truckers can reduce high HK/China cross-border costs
Seafarer killed on TOL ship
Delmas to join Nile Dutch ECSA-West Africa service
Mercosur partners split over desire to abandon US dollar
Singapore's OPM joins local bidders for Brisbane berths
Nordana Line favours Paranagua's public berths with switched service
Hard times for container operators in St Petersburg The Port of St Petersburg is almost drowning in its own success at the moment. Especially the container services give ...
Mols-Linien offers shares instead of salary Danish ferry operator Mols-Linien will offer their employees an opportunity to get shares in the company. Each employee with more ...
Farstad contracts for NOK 725 million Farstad Shipping has secured offshore chartering contracts worth a total of NOK 725 million. Far Sailor and Far Senior have ...
Cruise ship fuel rules off the agenda Ports abandoning plans for mandatory restrictions, exploring other schemes.
New appointment at Danish bunker firm New Business Development Manager "can intensify the strategic work of developing both existing and new business."
More restrictions on marine fuels 'a foregone conclusion' But senior bunker industry observer saying transition from residual to distillate unlikely until well into the next decade.
Rotterdam market stable
Rare Saudi bunker cargo due for Singapore Bunker-grade cargo from Saudi Aramco sold from its Jubail refinery.
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