Pollution woes cloud plans to expand US port complex AS officials prepare to finalise a much-heralded plan to combat pollution at the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbour complex, the two ports are gearing up to fortify their dominance of the nation's Pacific Rim trade with long-delayed expansion projects.
Rotterdam ship fuel price falls with crude demand SHIP-fuel prices at Rotterdam - Europe's largest port - tracked declines in crude amid signs that traders may be trying to transport the material to Singapore, where prices are higher.
Tianjin Port to issue shares to parent TIANJIN Port Co plans to sell about 4.1 billion yuan of new shares to its parent, from which the northern Chinese port operator will buy berths and shipping units.
London Gateway gets green light DP World's proposed deepwater container port has finally been given the go-ahead by the British government
PLA in London Gateway plea
Handy sector faces tonnage shortfall HALF the world's handysize fleet faces scrapping age by 2010, leaving a potentially huge gap in tonnage.
Grimaldi grabs stake in Anek NAPLES-based operator spends €40m to buy 14% stake through Anek's recently completed share recapitalisation.
Looking for light at the end of the Great Lakes traffic tunnel DESPITE regulatory hurdles, there is optimism surrounding projects involving ferry and container services across the Great Lakes.
Dangerously unbalanced THE EU debate on ship to ship transfer of oil enforces the need for a harmonious balance between protection and risk.
London Gateway finally approved LONDON 30 May ' Approval for DP World's London Gateway container terminal has finally been approved, the UK's Department for Transport announced today
Cruise norovirus outbreaks unabated LAST year's record pace of norovirus outbreaks aboard North American cruise vessels has not relented during the first five months of 2007
New Swansea-Cork link terminated THE ro-ro service set up by HJ Lines as a replacement for Swansea-Cork Ferries has been terminated after just two months
Able UK sees nine ghosts slip away ABLE UK has been given approval to demolish the four US naval 'ghost ships' now tied up at Hartlepool, but will be unable work on the other 13 vessels in the original contract
Californians target marine emissions MARITIME air pollution has drawn the ire of two California senators and three more congresswomen who want federal controls on maritime fuel used in US waters
DryShips' spot bias pays off DRYSHIPS ' spot bias is paying off in the buoyant rate environment, with a strong rise in quarterly earnings
'We are at war' Spanish fishermen and environmentalists are vowing to 'radicalise' their anti-LNG protests at the Ferrol regas terminal.
Net down at Stena Earnings are down at Stena as the Swedish shipowner reports the exercise of a purchase option on a ropax newbuild.
DOA at Vancouver An unexplained accident claimed the life of a crewman on a scrap-iron voyage.
Lucky eight for Jinhui Hong Kong and Oslo-listed bulker player finally nails supramax octet purchase in $328m splurge.
Sales lift SFI John Fredriksen- controlled Ship Finance International sees massive first-quarter gain despite modest revenue rise.
Four dead on burning tanker Teekay suezmax and supply ship save 22 men from products carrier off Nigeria, but four bodies recovered and three people missing.
MOL adds another with Oman Japanese owner buying fourth tanker with state-owned Oman Shipping Co (OSC).
Cosco seeks fresh funds China's Cosco Holdings set to sell 1.78 billion shares in Shanghai to boost container fleet.
Grindrod sweet on terminals South African owner swallows sugar producer Tate & Lyle's molasses operations in Durban and Cape Town.
Bulker brouhaha downunder Australian union and dockers force handysize to sit off Port Kembla as dispute over unloading contracts rumbles.
Yard for Cameroon African Development Bank comes up with cash for new facility in Limbe.
IVRCL wants shipyard Indian engineering group lines up big investment in port and shipbuilding facility.
Seaspan CFO steps down New York-listed boxship player replaces Kevin Kennedy with Sai Chu on same day DryShips loses finance head.
Weaker for Frontline Norwegian tanker owner sees profit chopped in first quarter as spot and period earnings fall year-on-year.
Sonangol to merge shipping ops Angolan oil company wants to combine suezmax owning unit with coastal operation Sonaship.
Rosier at Anek Greek ferry owner may still be in the red in the first-quarter but hike in revenues has it tickled pink.
Lindo offloads Estonian factory Metal components maker Balti no longer needed by AP Moller-Maersk shipyard.
High Dry George Economou-led bulker owner DryShips soars in first quarter on high freight rates but new CFO packs it in.
Sado perks up Although still in the red, slashing of first-quarter loss brings optimism for full year at Japan's Sado Steam Ship.
Euroseas feeling better Greek bulker and boxship owner posts biggger first quarter profit as markets strengthen.
Cargotec buys Balti ES The A.P. Møller-Maersk Group-owned Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd sells the Estonian steel structure and component manufacturer Balti ES ...
Finnish passenger ship in collision with barge The Finnish passenger vessel Kristina Regina collided with a timber loaded deck barge in dense fog south of Gedser early ...
Fredriksen involved in STS and FSO of Russian oil John Fredriksen-controlled Sea Production, backed by Frontline, plans to get involved in ship-to-ship (STS) of Russian oil ...
Hapag-Lloyd ships 'empties' to save on fuel Bunker cost savings to be gained by limiting loads on Asia-bound container ships.
Jamaica, Gibraltar stars of Aegean's first quarter Aegean's bunker sales more then double in Jamaica; takes steps to improve flagging Fujairah sales.
New potential MARPOL Annex VI sulphur violation Fuel samples from a port in Italy have tested above 4.50% sulphur this month.
Egyptain market still facing shortages Port Suez suffers while Port Said has had one replenishment cargo.
Rotterdam market declines further
Chemoil confirms Helios terminal acquisition Acquisition will enable global marine fuel supplier to compete with larger players in Singapore bunker market.
Singapore: Stocks of residual fuel and distillates down
New Zealand tests oil spill response team Oil spill exercise in Northland spanned two days.
Japan anticipates tight supply in June Bunker enquiries of more than 1,000 mt would be difficult to fulfill.
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