Shanghai Port earnings rise 23% Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, operator of the world's second-busiest container harbour, said profit rose 23 per cent last year as China's rising trade boosted demand for sea cargo transport.
Gulf-Asia oil tanker rates likely to fall The cost of shipping Middle East crude to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, may drop for a third day as oil companies delay hiring the ships they need, causing vessel supply to accumulate.
Tanzania takes steps to ease congested Dar es Salaam port Tanzania is taking steps to ease congestion at Dar es Salaam port and to cut the time ships have to wait to dock to 48 hours from more than three weeks in some cases, Infrastructure Minister Andrew Chenge said.
Mitropoulos slams shipping's green critics IMO secretary-general says their views of industry's contribution to air pollution are "often ill-founded and inaccurate".
MEPC 'could delay' pollution rules approval
Barrot fights to save maritime safety laws BRUSSELS transport commissioner is lobbying across the EU in an attempt to save two civil liability and flag state control laws.
Kaohsiung officials charged with box fraud PROSECUTORS detain two officials on charges related to the faking of the port's container handling volumes.
Who will shoulder the burden? GOOD, experienced, responsible and prudent seafarers are becoming like hen's teeth.
It's what people think that matters SHIPPING is under critical review this week as the 57th session of the MEPC takes place at Westminster's Horticultural Halls.
Melbourne sweeps away opposition MELBOURNE channel deepening opponents The Blue Wedges Coalition have lost their second and possibly final court challenge to the dredging project
Alang suffers as prices hit $750 SHIP arrivals at Alang in Gujarat ' once world's largest demolition yard ' have slowed to a trickle as Indian breakers find it increasingly difficult to compete with breakers from Bangladesh
HHLA has designs on Russia CONTAINER terminal operator Hamburger Hafen & Logistik is sounding out further investment opportunities beyond its core Hamburg market
More rules urged for Antarctic cruises AN environmental body interested in Antarctica is to ask the IMO to put stronger restrictions on ships cruising around the continent
Ups and downs for trans-Pac fuel fees Trans-Pacific container lines in TSA and WTSA plan to lower bunker surcharges as of April 1, but raise them again May 1.
IMO meets to approve stricter rules on ship emissions
Rising costs threaten China manufacturing advantage
U.S., EU seek mutual recognition of supply chain security programs
Mixed ruling from WTO in U.S.-EU beef dispute
APL average box revenue up 10 percent
UAE builds China trade ties
Probe: Fog, human error led to Cosco Busan spill
Caterpillar shifts gateway from Halifax to Virginia
Hext sees symmetry Pacific Basin defends entrance into ro-ro market and looks to ton-mile increases to bolster the bulker fleet.
Pettersen pumped up A 14% reduction in restated annual losses can't calm BW Gas boss as he lashes Norwegian government for tax "lies".
New York loses appeal Appeals court rejects effort to limit liability in a 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash because of a failure to follow watch rules.
Fortis' Diana slice ebbs Fortis Bank subsidiary sees its stake in US-listed Diana Shipping slit to below 5%.
Analyst hikes Omega estimate Omega Navigation's debt restructuring gets a thumbs-up from Cantor Fitzgerald.
DryShips sells panamax George Economou's Nasdaq-listed bulker owner offloads a 14-year-old ship for $55.5m.
Just one more share ... If DryShips or George Economou buy one more share of Ocean Rig, they will trigger a Norwegian law that may require a bid for the whole company.
Omega hunting buys? George Kassiotis-led tanker owner Omega Navigation secures new loan and refinances senior debt facility.
DryShips extends options George Economou's US-listed company shells out $20m to extend options for drillships on order at Samsung Heavy Industries.
Serine refloated Sierra Leone-flagged cargoship towed free of Croatia's Unije island after two months.
Euroseas fixes boxship Aristides Pittas' US-listed containership owner puts an 18-year-old vessel on a one-year time-charter.
Boxship blaze off Oz MSC-chartered vessel stalled off Fremantle after fire rips through engine room.
Finnish buy-in? Government could take stake in Aker Yards' Finnish operations to keep cruiseship knowledge in Europe.
Down on bulkers Shipowner Harry Vafias discusses his family's private companies and explains the Vafias group's pessimistic view on dry-bulk.
Officer's fatal mistake revealed UK accident report shows how weakened mooring rope snapped and killed Polish crewman in Dublin.
Estonia first in wreck queue Debut signatory to Wreck Removal Convention means nine more countries needed to enforce rules.
ITF backs distillates Union throws weight behind toughest of three emissions reduction options on table at IMO meeting this week.
STX in for long haul Korean shipbuilder won't move Aker Yard's cruiseship operations to Asia, Norwegian group's chairman says.
Nam moves to ease concerns Daewoo chief executive tells shipowner clients it's business as usual despite plans for stake sale.
Another death at Tuzla Accident claims one more life at Istanbul yard complex as worker falls from platform.
Four dead at Tsuneishi Welders killed in fall from roof of new ship-hull assembly plant at Japanese company's Philippines yard.
Glovis buys PCTC trio South Korean logistics firm spun off from Hyundai motor company is acquiring ships from Eukor.
Series of failures led to the sinking of Bourbon Dolphin A change of course to port caused the mooring chain to shift from the inner starboard tow pin to the outer port tow pin which led to a major list to port on the anchor handling tug Bourbon Dolphin on ...
Pride of Telemark postponed to mid June The Norwegian ferry Pride of Telemark will not come back to service until mid June on the Hirtshals ' Langesund run. During the repairs of the engine rooms some further and complicated deficiencies have been found and additional work is needed ...
Thieves grabbed 115 tons of copper in Helsingborg 115 tons of copper worth SEK six million were stolen in the port of Helsingborg during Easter. "The thieves have acted very professionally, we have guards, alarms, surveilliance cameras and yet they have succeeded", says Per-Olof Jansson, managing director ...
Criticism of shipping 'disappointing and disconcerting' IMO will rise to challenges threatening the environment; failure is 'not an option', says Secretary-General.
Bunker market report from Praxis
New call for residual-fuel ban in Antarctic waters Environmental group wants IMO to act, warning that IFO spills would be 'exceptionally difficult' to handle in icy waters.
Rottedam market MDO hardly available
IMO committee begins key meeting Recommendations made this week could shape the bunker industry for years to come.
Hyundai to trim April bunker output Refiner plans to cut production back to February levels.
Wired Bunkering moving to new premises
wIMO urged to endorse abatement technology Environment technology group warns of health risks if abatement technology is excluded from IMO's emissions reduction plan.
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