Shipping body looks ahead as its ranks swell AS it celebrates its 22nd anniversary tonight, the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has something to cheer about - a record 14 per cent rise in membership to 312 members in the past year.
China Merchants to expand into resource ports Port operator China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd, which posted a 26 per cent rise in first half earnings on Wednesday, plans to focus more on resource and energy-related bulk cargo terminals in coming years, hoping to ride a Chinese-driven global trade boom.
Sinotrans shipping unit planning US$1.3b Nov listing Chinese logistics giant Sinotrans (Group) Co's resources shipping unit plans to raise more than US$1.3 billion in a November IPO here, taking advantage of a global shipping boom, sources said yesterday.
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Call for code of practice on loading of hazardous cargo THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has called on the International Chamber of Shipping to develop a code of practice for the container shipping industry to ensure the safe loading and securing of containers.
Shipping body looks ahead as its ranks swell AS it celebrates its 22nd anniversary tonight, the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has something to cheer about - a record 14 per cent rise in membership to 312 members in the past year.
China Merchants to expand into resource ports Port operator China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd, which posted a 26 per cent rise in first half earnings on Wednesday, plans to focus more on resource and energy-related bulk cargo terminals in coming years, hoping to ride a Chinese-driven global trade boom.
Sinotrans shipping unit planning US$1.3b Nov listing Chinese logistics giant Sinotrans (Group) Co's resources shipping unit plans to raise more than US$1.3 billion in a November IPO here, taking advantage of a global shipping boom, sources said yesterday.
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Call for code of practice on loading of hazardous cargo THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has called on the International Chamber of Shipping to develop a code of practice for the container shipping industry to ensure the safe loading and securing of containers.
APM Terminals in fix over Vietnam road blunder ACCESS road and bridge to Cai Mep port will only be completed two years after terminal is built.
Vietnam urged to develop port hubs
FFA returns accurate says Baltic BALTIC Exchange and FFA users deny brokers are double-counting the returns they must make to the Baltic for publication.
Distillates switch 'could cost billions' REPORT warns switch from bunkers to distillates could cost shipping $67bn over next five years.
Greek owners come out of the FFA shadows WITH freight rates now hitting record highs on the dry cargo market, Greece's shipowners are joining the FFA party.
Fouling up the barnacles WE should celebrate the development of biocide-free paints, which keep the barnacles at bay.
At least five dead in Curaçao yard blast At least five people died today after an explosion aboard the India-flagged diving support vessel Seamec II in Curaçao's drydock
Lanka owners rebel against port fee SRI Lankan ship owners are threatening to leave the local registry and flag out unless a dispute with Customs over a ship import charge is resolved without further delay
Dream could have been nightmare ARREST arrants have been issued for five people citing criminal charges after a potentially lethal safety flaw was found on the cruise ship Dream in Rhodes
Cruise fuel surcharges 'on the table' CARNIVAL Corporation's North American brands are considering levying fuel surcharges, but no final decision has been made
LNG clients snap up DubHub CUSTOMERS of Dubai's massive new LNG storage tanks may sign up 80% of the storage space this year, local media reports claim
Carnival: No economic fallout yet CARNIVAL executives have not seen any impact from the recent US economic downturn and believe the group should ride out future financial turbulence
Port authority: No boxes at Bayonne site Port Authority of New York-New Jersey rules out containers in buy of former Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne, N.J.
WW move to Sweden an option Sweden is clearly one of several options should Wilh. Wilhelmsen decide to move its headquarters out of Norway. A spokeswoman ...
Lauritzen orders more bulk-tonnage Lauritzen Bulkers has signed up with Japanese shipbuilder Kanasashi Heavy Industries for a pair of open-hatch bulkers for delivery ...
Intertanko criticizes EU Intertanko has officially made a complaint concerning SECA. The organisation writes in a press release that: "confusion reigns over EU ...
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