2nd TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum held here Asia's prominence is rising in the shipping world and Singapore's role as a hub within it is underlined by the decision to hold the 2nd TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum in the republic.
YCH first SCM firm to be certified ISO 28000:2007 YCH Group announced yesterday it is the first end-to-end supply chain management (SCM) provider in the world to receive the international supply chain security management system standards certification, the ISO 28000:2007.
Strong yen, steel prices to depress Mitsui profit Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co, Japan's second-largest shipbuilder, forecast profit to fall 3.4 per cent this fiscal year on a stronger yen against the US dollar and rising steel costs.
Athens clears way for elusive shipping IPOs GREECE'S stock market regulators are ready to sweep away the last special requirements that have been imposed on shipping companies previously.
Athens stock exchange eyes domestic IPOs
Capesize rates surge under South American demand BULK carrier freight rates are nudging record highs, as charterers pay over $250,000 per day for capesize vessels carrying iron ore from Brazil to China.
Containers should be weighed, says GL CONTAINERS must be weighed if the problem of lost boxes is to be solved, believes Jan-Olaf Probst, vice president in Germanischer Lloyd's newbuilding division.
Commission drops case against Odfjell THE EC has closed the file in the chemical parcel tanker freight rate fixing case, and will not issue fines against Odfjell
TUI staves off Fredriksen attack TUI chief executive Michael Frenzel came out as winner in yesterday's showdown with John Fredriksen at one of the most spectacular AGMs in German post-war history
Wah Kwong listing likely in July WAH Kwong Shipping, Hong Kong's bulk and tanker shipping enterprise, has begun pre-marketing activities for its $200M-$300M initial public offering
Owners bemoan unfair tax AN unpopular tax is causing discontent in the Vietnamese shipping community
Korean yards downplay delays KOREAN shipbuilding sources have ruled out a significant impact on newbuilding orders due to delays in securing bank guarantees by new yards.
Hughes 'confident' about ILA contract Longshore union president says he is optimistic about negotiations for a new contract to replace the one that expires in 2010.
Truck capacity pinched by Oakland port protest
Sea Star Line puts staff on administrative leave
TUI chief weathers protest by dissident stockholders
Mona Lisa afloat again After several failed attempts to refloat the Bahamian-flagged Mona Lisa, the cruise vessel was pulled off by tugs on Wednesday afternoon. The vessel is currently in Ventspils, where a Port State Control have found some deficiencies, furthermore a diver's ...
Keel laying of Viking ADCC in Spain The keel of Viking Line's newbuilding for the route Mariehamn ' Kapellskär has been laid at the Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Sevilla. Viking Line's project manager Kaj Jansson said to SSG that the work on the newbuilding proceeds as planned and ...
Fredriksen failed in TUI John Fredriksen did not manage to sack the chairman of the board in TUI, Jürgen Krumnow, at the AGM on Wednesday, despite support from 42.6 per cent of the shares. Also, Fredriksen did not get a place in the ...
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