Women execs liven up industry bash COMMONLY perceived as stodgy and male-dominated, the shipping industry made heads turn last Thursday when young female executives showed up in force at the Singapore Shipping Association Young Executive Group's first anniversary bash.
Workers fear German yard co-operation BREMEN 23 March ' News of a possible co-operation between Maersk's Panamax shipyard Volkswerft and Peene-Werft, a subsidiary of Bremen-based Hegemann Group, has caused fear and confusion among the yards' employees
Biofuels 'will remain marginal' GLOBAL biofuel production by non-OPEC countries will remain only marginal over the next five years, according to a senior oil analyst at the International Energy Authority
Indian yards seek qualified staff INDIAN shipyards, now boasting a huge orderbook valued at $3.7Bn, are facing an acute shortage in technical manpower
Shoreside IMDG training needed SHORESIDE training for handling dangerous goods is needed, reiterated Mike Compton, ex Ex-officio member of ICHCA International
Singapore yard deaths soar SINGAPORE'S booming shipbuilding and ship repair sector did not fare too well in terms of safety in 2006 with 10 deaths compared with three fatalities in 2005
Canadian port security fails test CANADA'S ports have received a failing grade from a federal Senate committee on national security and defence
Maersk Line restructures trans-Pacific Overhaul of trans-Pacific network, trans-Atlantic changes will concentrate greater cargo volumes on fewer shipping services.
Zeeland Seaports chairwoman resigns over infighting and anti-Rotterdam intrigues The chairwoman of Zeeland Seaports, port authority for Flushing and Terneuzen, has resigned over conflict with ZSP management and staff about the development of deepsea container transhipment capacity at Flushing.
Canadian Senators call for tighter security and US-style remote borders With some 30% of Canadian container imports destined for the US, port security is an international commercial issue, yet security problems highlighted in 2003 remain, a Canadian Senate committee has warned.
Study clears Melbourne dredging
Berthing dispute prompts MOL to get new date for Hong Kong-Haiphong route
Evergreen and Coscon create new direct north-south links in schedule shuffle
Rickmers Group files prospectus for US$381m Singapore trust
Auckland's six-month profits fall 52% despite record throughput
Own-vessel regulation paralyses over 90% Indonesian agents
Slovakia Eurotrashed Land-locked country referred to EU court by European Commission for allowing unrecognised class societies to inspect ships.
OMI busts out Stamford owner crashes through $26 -- then $27 -- before cooling as 'buzz' surrounding auction process appears to be achieving desired effect.
MC's profits inch up Costs dent US-listed LPG player's full year financial performance, but revenue rises on bigger fleet.
Euronav raises dividend Belgian tanker owner rewards shareholders after record revenues.
Doyle pushes ICG bid Family-owned shipping outfit Doyle Group ups stake in Irish Continental to 2.9% with EUR 20 per share purchase.
Blystad bails from Eitzen Norwegian owner Arne Blystad sells shares in Eitzen Chemical but for lower that August value.
Palmali back at MNP Turkisk owner orders another tanker at Russian shipbuilding group's Krasnoye Sormovo yard.
Beng Kuang wants new yard Singapore shipbuilder to construct or buy shipyard in Indonesia to expand conversion business.
SLKB pockets European cash Slovakian shipbuilder gets helping hand from Europe to modernise facilities.
CCL adds one to Cuba Italian boxship line brings in fifth ship to increase frequency between Canada and Mexico, Caribbean.
S African ports tackle backlog Delays of up to 40 hours at Durban after two-day closure during storms.
Stralsund not for sale Maersk's German yard is working closely with Peene Werft, but further ties are unlikely, boss says.
Hanjin takes Danae South Korean shipowner fixes panamax for two years from Simeon Palios' dry bulk operation.
No explosion on Estonia The Estonian government's expert commission handed over a first report on 22 March, containing an analysis of the answers from ...
NOx tax of NOK 100,000 per day Port of Bergen has officially asked the the authorities to postpone the new NOx tax for cruise ships sailing between ...
Peter Wessel arrived safely in Frederikshavn The Color Line ferry Peter Wessel finally came into port in Frederikshavn at 11:00 a.m. Friday morning after an ...
Iran's muscle flexing pushes crude to record high Bunker prices firming as markets unsettled over Gulf incident and rising oil prices.
South African ports reopen after storms Bunker suppliers struggle to meet demand backlog
Strike still hitting bunker operations French bunker hub close to a standstill as oil traffic is halted.
Call for SECAs in Mediterranean, North Atlantic and Pacific Rim Marine fuel standards should be no different to other sectors, says new report on ship generated pollution.
Rotterdam market continues to firm
Taiwan prices firm on regional shortage CPC posted prices move higher ahead of expected demand spike as shortages in other regional markets begin to bite.
BP to transport US bunker fuel US military charters BP tanker to transport bunker fuel from Singapore to Guam.
New report urges curb on HK shipping emissions A study has urged the Hong Kong government to work with shipping companies to reduce emissions.
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