RM500m upgrading for Malaysia's Northport MALAYSIA's Northport is in the midst of a RM500 million upgrading project and aims to focus on niche port businesses to keep up with competition from regional ports.
Rhine stays shut as cranes move in to clear boxes GERMAN authorities working to reopen the Rhine, Europe's busiest commercial waterway, located all of the containers that have halted traffic since sliding off a carrier vessel over the weekend.
ASL Marine bags $164m vessel orders THE surging demand for new offshore oil and gas rigs, along with the trend of larger vessels, is driving a related demand for tugs and support vessels as evidenced by ASL Marine Holdings' growing orderbook.
Maritime agencies to share facilities to sharpen readiness
Strait Talk
Forget about maritime toll booths ON a good clear day the Strait of Gibraltar viewed from high up on the Rock looks really impressive.
RM500m upgrading for Malaysia's Northport MALAYSIA's Northport is in the midst of a RM500 million upgrading project and aims to focus on niche port businesses to keep up with competition from regional ports.
Rhine stays shut as cranes move in to clear boxes GERMAN authorities working to reopen the Rhine, Europe's busiest commercial waterway, located all of the containers that have halted traffic since sliding off a carrier vessel over the weekend.
ASL Marine bags $164m vessel orders THE surging demand for new offshore oil and gas rigs, along with the trend of larger vessels, is driving a related demand for tugs and support vessels as evidenced by ASL Marine Holdings' growing orderbook.
Maritime agencies to share facilities to sharpen readiness
Strait Talk
Forget about maritime toll booths ON a good clear day the Strait of Gibraltar viewed from high up on the Rock looks really impressive.
House approves Marpol Annex VI WASHINGTON, DC 27 March ' Legislation to implement Marpol Annex VI was passed yesterday by the US House of Representatives and now moves to the Senate where passage is also expected
Norden bullish despite 2006 fall DS Norden, the Danish bulk shipping company, forecasts a strong bounce in profit for this year after a sharp fall in 2006 due mainly to one-off items
Spain adopts pollution directive SPAIN is to crack down on ships guilty of polluting waters within 200n-miles of the coast, following the adoption by government of new measures
Life is sweet for Indian exporters INDIAN ports can expect sudden growth in throughput after Delhi last weekend issued incentives for sugar export to offload additional stock
Princess mum on 'double dip' PRINCESS Cruises knows why two passengers fell overboard from the Grand Princess early on Sunday morning, but it's not telling
Rotterdam's loss is Antwerp's gain CONTAINER-handling operations in Rotterdam are already feeling the effect of the blockage of the river Rhine by containers lost off a barge near Cologne on Sunday
Hapag-Lloyd goes solo on Europe-ANZ service Hapag-Lloyd is to end its partnership with CMA CGM on its ANS Europe-Med-Australia/NZ service, to start running the service solo, from late April.
Tianjin authorities detain collision vessel for failure to provide undertakings Tianjin local authorities have confirmed to ci-online that they are detaining the MSC vessel involved in a collision with a dredger three weeks ago, pending receipt of undertakings.
CSCL to issue US$232m bonds to fund 12 newbuilds
Jakarta drafts new rule to cap THCs
Private-sector Hector bags Van Dieren Germany-Sweden shuttle train
India aims for logistics value with unstuffing/restuffing regulation
US House passes emissions bill on MARPOL Annex VI to Senate
Northport's distripark turns from loss-making concern into 200,000 teu hub
Eimskip on target Icelandic container line and reefer owner emerges unscathed from traditionally tough first quarter.
Home work for Hosco China's Hebei Shipping reveals compatriot yards as builders of last eight of 16 capesize newbuildings.
Hedges prune Norden profit Danish tanker and bulker owner sees income halved on large hedging loss and trimmed revenues.
Trident out in the cold Court kicks out Danish company's claim for damages over failed attempt to buy Lithuanian Shipping.
Aker builds for GDV Norwegian yard group signs up domestic owner for supply ship to be built in Romania.
Ferry in bomb threat Nearly 300 passengers evacuated from Pelni ship in Java, Indonesia.
'A low hanging fruit' Shipping firmly in the sights of air emission regulators, Intertanko conference told.
Human error sank ferry Canadian owner BC Ferries' report into fatal sinking of Queen of the North last year finds crew failed to make course changes to avoid Gil Island.
"We are taking on water" Read the last moments of the Queen of the North in this extract from bridge radio transmissions.
Gran Ship buys first vessel Finnish joint venture snaps up 1985-built German general cargoship.
Ships collide in Black Sea Rough weather conditions cause two moored vessels to collide and ground near Odessa.
Fisher grows again Marine services push up 2006 profits, but products tankers suffer from weather delays and drydockings.
CSCL plans bond issue China Shipping Group liner arm plans to raise CNY1.8bn ($232.7m) and orders more boxships.
COSCON fixes boxships Cosco Container Lines is taking four newbuildings on 10-year charters from Cosco Shanghai.
DFDS Tor Line extends Volvo contract DFDS Tor Line has extended their deal with Volvo and will continue to ship cars, trucks, busses, and components from ...
Iran could rebuild rescue crafts, says Amnesty Nine rescue crafts built by Norwegian Båtservice in Mandal for the Iranian government could be rebuilt to military crafts, according ...
Peter Wessel out for a month Norwegian passenger/car ferry operator Color Line's Peter Wessel is out of service on the Larvik to Hirtshals route until ...
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