Maersk Line's market share declines in 2006 DESPITE its industry-shaking takeover of Royal P&O Nedlloyd, the world's largest container shipping carrier, Maersk Line, saw its share of global container market shrink during 2006, reflecting the difficulty it faced in integrating the two substantial operations.
Class 'audit body' proposal baffles Euro MP's MPs have not grasped the justification behind the proposed 'assessment body' for classification societies.
Propeller problem puts Provalys out of action GAZ de France has lost the use of its newly built LNG carrier, Provalys, after a propeller drive shaft bearing problem.
Ministers slammed for neglecting box ship pollution GREEN group calls for convention to compensate for damage relating to carriage and clean up of cargoes from box ships.
Volkswagen hit by Napoli loss PORT ELIZABETH/LYME BAY 26 January ' Volkswagen South Africa is to stop production at its plant near Port Elizabeth every Friday for at least the next four weeks after vehicle parts needed for four car models were lost on the stricken MSC Napoli
MOL, 'K' Line revise services MAJOR Japanese operators Mitsui OSK Lines and 'K' Line have upgraded liner services on three major routes
Newbuildings lifts German H&M market GERMANY'S hull & machinery underwriters increased the number of vessels on their books by 20% last year, driven by newbuilding investments by domestic owners
Charleston welcomes new service A new weekly shipping service between Charleston and Northern Europe began last night with the arrival at the South Carolina port of the Zim-operated Marseille Star
Exmar raises funds, reveals weakness EXMAR raises $65M as 4Q06 preliminary results show a sharp decrease in freight rate for Very Large Gas Carriers
Crewing boost in Luneta Park CREWING agents and ship managers in the Philippines have set up a seafarers' centre in Manila's Luneta Park, where hundreds of Filipino seafarers wait to be hired
DHL launches China domestic service The air express unit of Germany's Deutsche Post World Net to develop airfreight and warehouse network serving 17 Chinese cities.
STB rules against railroads in fuel surcharge case
Suez boxes up 15%
Airlines ease fuel surcharges
"K" Line opens Vietnam branch
'Magic pipe' nets vessel operator $1M pollution fine
India conference ocean lines set eastbound rate hikes
Stakeholders co-operate to reduce Deltaport box backlog Various stakeholders, including competing railways, have beefed up their efforts to reduce a backlog of some 7,000 boxes at Deltaport caused by recent violent winds and storms.
Port authority wins fourth case in Rottergate bank guarantee scandal A local court refused a claim from Commerzbank which hoped to retrieve €20m (US$25.8m) that it lent to local enterprise RDM in 2004 giving rise to the bank guarantee scandal.
Four nation carrier partnership will "kill off" ECSA/N. Europe rate recovery
Napoli cargo discharge will start tomorrow
Congested Durban prompts MOL's Asia-Africa-S.America service reshuffle
Obfuscation still clouds the issue of Yangshan Phase III shareholdings
COSCON, CMA CGM to launch Asia-West Mediterranean loop
No Gotland traffic for Tallink AS Tallink Grupp will not participate in the tender for the ferry services between Gotland and mainland Sweden. The terms ...
Trondheim investors want to buy Hurtigruten Two leading Trondheim investors, Odd Reitan and Ole T. Bjørnevik, both involved with Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap, want to buy Hurtigruten ...
Costly oil jetty damage in Rotterdam During the latest storm on the Continent, the container vessel CMA CGM broke free from its moorings and hit an ...
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