US cargo move premature: EU A US House measure to require the screening of all cargo on US-bound ships overseas is premature and would needlessly add to business expense, the European Union's chief customs official said.
Lockheed Martin bags US$70m contract for port worker ID cards THE Transportation Security Administration has awarded a deal worth about US$70 million for new, secure identification cards for port workers to Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest US defence contractor, US Congressional aides said.
304 aboard famed cruise ship hit by stomach flu A highly contagious form of the stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials have called an unusually large outbreak.
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Towing of ship that couldn't turn deemed act of salvage A VESSEL that rejected a pilot's advice to use a tug while leaving a port in England but later called a tug after getting into difficulties has lost a bid to get away with paying only routine towage charges.
US cargo move premature: EU A US House measure to require the screening of all cargo on US-bound ships overseas is premature and would needlessly add to business expense, the European Union's chief customs official said.
Lockheed Martin bags US$70m contract for port worker ID cards THE Transportation Security Administration has awarded a deal worth about US$70 million for new, secure identification cards for port workers to Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest US defence contractor, US Congressional aides said.
304 aboard famed cruise ship hit by stomach flu A highly contagious form of the stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials have called an unusually large outbreak.
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Towing of ship that couldn't turn deemed act of salvage A VESSEL that rejected a pilot's advice to use a tug while leaving a port in England but later called a tug after getting into difficulties has lost a bid to get away with paying only routine towage charges.
Cost of Rotterdam oil jetty damage put at E150m MAASVLAKTE Oil Terminal tells Dutch court that damage arising from CMA CGM Claudel accident is likely to be at least E150m.
Vessel held after Rotterdam spill
Brussels does U-turn on civil liability plans BRUSSELS has begun to pour cold water on its own plans for imposing a new system of financial guarantees on all ships entering EU waters.
'Hot tap' method used to remove Napoli fuel oil FINE weather has enabled salvors working on the wreck of the MSC Napoli to make a good start to empty the ship's bunker tanks.
Höegh, Maersk pool car carriers OSLO/COPENHAGEN 25 January ' Norwegian vehicle carrier specialist Höegh Autoliners has reached agreement with AP Moller-Maersk subsidiary Maersk Shipping Singapore to pool their car carrier activities with effect from 1 February
Check foreign owners: UK committee WHITEHALL should identify risks associated with foreign companies owning UK ports and mitigate against them, a government Select Committee has warned
Pak mulls dedicated dredging company PAKISTAN'S government is considering a proposal to set up a national dredging company, to fulfil port needs and save millions of dollars in foreign exchange
$1M fine for 'magic pipe' US flag operator Pacific-Gulf Marine was handed a $1M fine yesterday for illegal oil dumping, and now faces having to operate on probation for the next three years
$0.25M payout for pipe-blower THE second engineer of the Panama-flagged bulker Irika is a wealthy man today, having been awarded $250,000 for revealing his ship's "magic pipe" to the US Coast Guard
ATC replaces defective anchors ALASKA Tanker Co's four NASSCO-built tankers have been fitted with new anchors following an alarming failure in December
Final rule published for TWIC card Final rules for the TSA's Transportation Worker Identification Credential were published Thursday in the Federal Register.
New service calls Charleston
Union Pacific profit rises despite modest intermodal gain
Box backlog jams Deltaport
Salvors pump out Napoli fuel
Shippers, ports hit Washington state container fee proposal
BNSF in talks to develop So. Calif. intermodal hub
South African shippers count production costs of Napoli accident South Africa-based shippers are counting the cost of the MSC Napoli accident, with Volkswagen announcing it is cutting back on production after losing car parts, Reuters reports.
Virginia predicts modest growth, despite spectre of USWC negotiations Following just 3.25% container-growth last year, Virginia Port Authority is very conservatively predicting 4% in 2007, even though shipper unease about West Coast labour negotiations could benefit the East Coast.
Pressure mounts on US government for funding and intervention
SITC launches Ningbo-Taiwan loop
ECSA-West Africa trade eased by Angola-Brazil agreement
US rail partnership upgrades its West Coast intermodal links
Sinokor to adds port call to Japan loop
Kandla box terminal to start full-fledged operations from February
Rosneft inks deal with Sovcomflot Sergey Frank's men will take over technical management of oil major's maritime assets.
Gotland goes for it New cash promise from government prompts Swedish owner to bid for renewal of island ferry service.
Quintana confirms caper US-listed firm will pay $73m for Cobelfret vessel, while company backers signal warrant move.
More repair work for RAMS News of Stena charter overshadowed by cost of patching up latest vessel.
BC Ferries pledges change Canadian owner promises to improve "dysfunctional" labour relations after report is published into Queen of the North sinking.
UK bags white flags Four vessels detained by MCA in December from Paris MOU white-list flag states.
More storage for Titan Hong Kong VLCC owner diversifying further into oil tank business in China.
Peng moves on Taiwan Navigation Chinese Maritime Transport owner has built second-largest shareholding in tanker and bulker owner, report claims.
Olsson onboard Former Wallenius president keeps close ties to Singapore Shipping Corp despite end of joint ventures.
GSI goes higher Chinese shipyard raises 2006 profit prediction to two and a half times that of previous year.
Vroon sells DESS stake Coco's no clown as he disposes of 7.5% holding in Fredriksen-sponsored outfit to concentrate on own activities.
Queasy QE2 Over 300 fall ill with suspected norovirus on Carnival vessel during round-the-world cruise.
Shinwa orders five at home Two domestic yards to build bulk carrier quintet for Tokyo-listed tanker and bulker owner.
Daewoo seals Hamburg Sud quintet German owner true to word with five-plus-one boxship order worth $500m at South Korean yard.
Great Eastern falls back Indian tanker and bulker owner posts lower nine-month profit as ship-sale income declines.
Kirby on a roll Yet another quarterly record profit for US barge giant, plus its best annual result.
Second death at GMD NY yard worker falls from ladder in tanker hold, the second fatality this month.
Sweden dangles cash carrot Owners to receive aid for liner operations contracted by the state.
Could take a year to salvage MSC Napoli The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) says it may take up to one year to salvage the vessel MSC Napoli ...
Norway provides Russia with outdated oil protection equipment Statoil wants to improve the oil spill protection facilities in the Murmansk area by giving the local authorities old and ...
Repeat rig order from PetroMena for USD 524 million Norwegian rig owner/operator PetroMena has placed its second repeat order at a price of USD 524 million for a ...
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