Gulf tanker rates may fall on vessel glut, Opec cut THE cost of transporting two million-barrel consignments of crude oil to Asia from the Middle East, little changed in more than a week, may decline because of spare vessel capacity.
Back distillates switch, Emsa meeting told EU member states will urge the IMO to adopt a switch to distillate fuels, but with a longer implementation schedule.
Industry divisions emerge on emission cuts
ECT bans empties as box backlog builds ECT takes radical short-term measure to ban empty containers entering the Delta terminal to avoid a 'total overload'.
FSL seeks $480m from Singapore trust offer FIRST Ship Lease is expecting to raise $480m from a planned shipping trust offering on the Singapore Exchange.
US takes lead with Annex VI suggestions WASHINGTON, DC, 20 February ' Even as Congress moves toward passing laws to implement Marpol Annex VI rules on air pollution, the US is circulating suggestions on tightening vessel emission mandates
Baltic to boost Asian coverage THE Baltic Exchange is expected this year to introduce up to three new Asian routes to its portfolio of routes regularly monitored
Crew in fear over pay dispute THE Jamiacan flag ro-ro vessel Merchant Brilliant is anchored three miles off the UK north west coast port of Heysham while efforts are made to resolve a pay dispute
Trade reacts to US LNG plan INTERNATIONAL shipping bodies are voicing a mix of caution and support on America's plan to promote US crewing aboard LNG carriers
TACA announces rate hikes The increases are designed to offset a decline in rates last year, when a flood of new tonnage caused a wide supply-demand gap.
CN, striking employees resume talks
Maersk to launch two Asia-Black Sea services
Port of Seattle to add container terminal
Port authority yields in PNCT dispute
Port of Portland installs container security system
Asia-West Africa lines raise rates
Rail project advances at Vancouver, Wash.
Nehru to get trade zone
Hamburg Sud consolidates agency operations in Canada
Kalmar to deliver and maintain 19 strads for Aarhus
Updated: Dutch hauliers' alliance cancels performance agreement with ECT The Dutch alliance of container hauliers (AZV) today cancelled its performance agreement with Rotterdam's ECT, in a symbolic protest against terminal delays.
Labour Minister wants Canadian rail strike ended within "hours" Canada's federal Labour Minister has announced he wants the Canadian National Railway strike to end within "hours", after convening both sides to meet today with a federal mediator.
MSC sticking with ANZ-Europe direct service
EU investors still see opportunities in Indonesia's Bojonegara hub project
CN strike ruled legal
Port Louis to be developed as Asia-Africa transhipment point
Libra Terminais splurges on equipment to save money
Global trade imbalances prompt NVOCC to offer services "against the current"
Tanker trouble The first Jones Act tanker delivered to OSG by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has had "technical problems" off the coast of Florida.
'Growing pains' Morten Arntzen says Overseas Houston's problems are no big thing, and seemingly stem from failure of a lube oil pump.
ACL pays up US shipyard owner agrees wage rises of up to 18% with workers to boost recruitment drive.
Houston, we have a problem 'Main engine failure' disables Overseas Houston, and first fruit of Aker/OSG linkup is now being towed toward Tampa.
Norfolkline suspends chartered ro-ro Merchant Brilliant crew barricade themselves inside vessel in continuing row over back-pay with owner ADG.
Malta Shipyards in the red Maltese minister criticises poor productivity at the yard group, but insists it can be turned around.
Neste tanker dented Finnish-chartered Sten Nordic damaged in collision with cargoship in Gulf of Finland.
Humpuss closes on six ships Indonesian shipowner is in talks to fund $100m purchase of tankers and a bulker.
Golar pockets resale profit John Fredriksen's LNG company makes tidy sum from offloading Daewoo vessel due for delivery in June.
Teekay linked to APL ASA Aframax giant could be ready to square up to BW Offshore in fight for Norwegian turret mooring systems maker.
Big White in Malacca spill Veteran Danaos boxship in collision with Ocean Tankers suezmax off Malaysia, but small oil spill under control.
SuperFerry stalls Aboitiz vessel's engines overheat in central Philippines, but sistership tows it to port.
FSL unveils IPO plans First Ship Lease to launch Singapore's second shipping investment trust with thirteen ship fleet.
Mixed bag for BW Gas LPG and LNG player posts best ever annual operating profit, but net figure chopped by lower exchange gains and higher interest costs.
Record year for OMI US-listed tanker operator sees fourth quarter net profits halve, but reach new record for the year.
RR inks PSV deals UK marine equipment supplier Rolls-Royce wins new contracts for six vessels from South America.
Mistral refloated Denmark-based SvitzerWijsmuller salvage Comanav ro-pax from Moroccan beach at first attempt.
Collision in Baltic ice channel The NIS-flagged, 16,613-DWT product tanker Sten Nordic was damaged when she ran into the cargo vessel ahead in ...
Expensive VLCC sold for FPSO conversion VLCCs suitable for conversion into FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) are hard to find at commercially viable prices. A ...
More containers overboard from MSC Napoli Last week about ten containers were washed overboard from the listing MSC Napoli stranded in the World heritage site Lyme ...
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