Marseille, Rotterdam port strikes continue A strike by port workers at Marseille, France's biggest oil-import facility on the Mediterranean Sea, continued for a 13th day yesterday, while at the Rotterdam port, tugboat operators resumed their industrial action after a four-day hiatus.
Hanjin Philippine yard wins first tanker orders SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries Co has won the first orders to build oil tankers at its new shipyard in the Philippines, company sources said yesterday, a deal worth an estimated US$130 million.
Mitsui OSK to boost US container rates by 5% MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's second-largest shipping line, plans to raise prices for carrying containers to the US by about 5 per cent this year to cover higher costs, said president Akimitsu Ashida.
Two cruise ship passengers rescued after falling overboard
Empress goes to Pullmantur MIAMI 26 March ' Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) is to transfer the Empress of the Seas to Pullmantur in March 2008, further heightening competition in the burgeoning Spanish market
Nakilat, Keppel in LNG yard venture QATAR Gas Transport Co (Nakilat) and Keppel Offshore & Marine are to develop a shipyard at the port of Ras Laffan for the repair and maintenance of LNG carriers
Tallink sells second fast monohull TALLINK Group, the Estonian ferry and hotels group, has sold the fast monohull ferry Autoexpress 4 to buyers in Greece ahead of the arrival of two fast ro-pax ferries
Italy assesses Fincantieri listing ITALY'S finance ministry is currently assessing how it can fund the industrial development plan put forward by state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri
Transneft dismisses Novoship demand A demand by Novoship CEO Sergei Terekhin that the company's newbuildings should be used for Black Sea shuttle work has left Transneft VP Sergei Grigoriev baffled
Shipyard to be developed in Sarawak SARAWAK Timber Industry Development Corp in East Malaysia is diversifying into shipbuilding, a company source has confirmed to Fairplay
Updated: Maersk to redeploy TP tonnage, blaming undesirable rates Maersk Line is phasing out its Transpacific 12 (TP12) by early May, claiming "reasonable rates of return" could not be secured on the route.
Marges sees "no real obstacle" to resuming Smit towage talks Both Rotterdam harbour towage company Smit and trade unions have been encouraged "not to see any obstacle to resuming negotiations," by mediator Kees Marges, who held a meeting with both sides this weekend.
Shipper bodies say no to container fees and yes to truck emission regulation
Fremantle cancels third terminal plan
Update: Rhine operator: blockage could last till weekend
Deadline extended on CN rail vote
Daewoo wins mega-ship order
K Line, MISC and PIL to kill two birds with one stone by expanding ASA loop
COSCON expand Hong Kong-Haiphong shuttle to Zhanjiang
Clipper in the crosshairs Large Danish owner is latest to draw US probe in 'magic-pipe' case, but sources say Torben Jensen-led outfit won't go without a fight.
What vegoil boom? New IMO rules haven't fueled 2007 tanker surge though it's still early days, analyst tells Intertanko Houston audience.
Oz congestion bubble A whopping 150 large bulkers are biding their time off Australia but the boss of Clarkson Hellas reckons charterers are losing patience.
Russian ship held over China debt Crew unpaid for seven months as outstanding repair bill could see ship sold in three weeks.
Subic Bay to build tankers Hanjin's new Philippines shipyard signs for two mid-sized ships for delivery next year.
Uljanik dredges up order Croatian shipyard clinches deal to build two cutter suction ships.
Guyana snubs soya cargo Bahamas-flagged ship remains in limbo as fate of contaminated chicken feed decided.
Nakilat signs with Keppel Joint venture to invest $450m in Qatar LNG repair and FPSO conversion yard.
Facelift for Fabricius New name on the cards for Danish tanker owner, as 2006 profit grows.
'Challenging' A weakening US dollar plus a poor year for the S&P dept drag down profits at Clarkson by 20%
TSL eyes PSVs Essar offshore shipping unit wants more vessels to capitalise on Indian oil and gas boom.
Birka balks Eckero Finnish ferry owner says compatriot's takeover offer is too low.
Tallink sells second fast ferry Estonian operator loses another Autoexpress vessel from Helsinki to Tallinn route.
Japan, PGS in seismic agreement Norways's Petroleum Geo-Services sells seismic vessel to Japanese ministry with view to buy-back in decade.
Garware struggling to buy Indian owner stymied in attempts to buy up to six second-hand supply ships.
Ballast battle on Great Lakes Shipowners' group sues state of Michigan over strict new law aiming to prevent introduction of invasive new marine species.
FSL proves popular Sponsors say Singapore's second shipping trust is 2.5 times oversubscribed ahead of listing.
USCG in Carnival rescue...again Young pair plucked from sea by Coast Guard off Texas coast after second overboard incident in two weeks.
Rickmers files IPO German boxship owner set to become Singapore's third shipping trust with $160m offering.
Adieus! Grounded reefer Sierra Nava is finally removed by salvors from off the Spanish port of Algeciras.
Sealift signs up US-based owner wins six month charter from US military to transport ammunition in war on terror.
Knightsbridge upgraded Move towards increased time charter cover prompts positive reassessment by US bank JP Morgan.
ESA set to split Evergreen and Cosco to split ESA service into South American and South African services.
Fueloil from Server still pollutes the coastline Ten weeks after the grounding and break-up of Cyprus-flagged handy dry bulker Server at the Helis'y lighthouse, fuel ...
MCA examines MSC Napoli cargo Every single container from the beached MSC Napoli is to be weighed, opened and the contents examined in the pursuit ...
Fire in Fosen dry dock A fire broke out in the dry dock where Fosen Maniske Verksted i Rissa is building a ro-pax vessel ...
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