Norden sets up management trainee scheme Danish shipping company Norden considers itself a 'modern' shipowner. As such it believes in investing in people as much as in ships.
Maritime rules reform a priority The Singapore National Shippers' Council (SNSC) highlighted the role it could play in fostering closer collaboration on critical issues like maritime industry regulatory reform at its 35th annual general meeting last Friday.
Failure to ratify UNCLOS will cost US in Arctic THE failure of the US Congress to ratify the UNCLOS treaty may be coming home to roost as America is being left out as other Arctic powers grab for Arctic riches.
Kaliningrad ship fire kills 7 AN explosion and fire at the Baltiysk shipyard in Kaliningrad has killed at least seven shipyard workers, and another five are missing
Cruise operator raises surcharges CRUISE operator Fred Olsen is increasing its fuel surcharges because of rising fuel prices
Grain runs low in Argentina GRAIN stocks were fast dimishing at Argentine ports and crushing plants, as the third phase of an almost 90-day conflict nears its provisional end on Monday
Will oil costs trump globalisation? SHIPPING has profited mightily from the globalisation of manufacturing, but a new study warns that escalating transport costs could sharply reverse the trend
Ventura suffers norovirus attack MORE than 20 passengers on the latest cruise on the P&O cruise ship Ventura have suffered from an attack of the norovirus gastrointestinal illness over the last three days.
Capacity crunch hurting U.S. exporters Equipment and capacity shortage for U.S. exports are delaying shipments, losing sales for shippers to suppliers in other countries.
Hong Kong port container volume increases 7%
LA port wooing major truckers to bolster drayage
Horizon Lines hires outsider to run Puerto Rico unit
Further increases in fuel surcharges North American cruise line increases fuel surcharge for the third time in eight months.
Bunker spill 'smaller than estimated' Operators of bulker involved in spill off Uruguay say there has been 'no further leakage'.
FSU charter 'not renewed' Morgan Stanley looking for other options for its fuel oil trading operations in Asian market.
Bunkers surge on bullish crude Bunker prices in Singapore and other Asian markets see double-digit gains.
'Slow steaming' could increase emissions Reducing vessel speeds could mean a'less efficient' use of bunker fuel.
Rotterdam market firm
Aegean 'not looking' at Russian market But predicts that government move will tighten market for smaller double-hulled tankers.
Japanese refiner may cut bunker supply by 20% Bunker fuel supply squeezed by increasing exports.
New appointments at Bominflot South Africa
Putin asked to intervene on single-hull tanker ban Russian bunker suppliers appeal to Prime Minister Putin to overturn ban 'in interests of country's economy'.
Japan's fishermen plan strike High fuel oil costs could trigger new protests.
IOC to sell bonded 380 cst bunker fuel in Chennai Indian refiner drops plan to offer tax-free 380 cst material in Mumbai, choosing Chennai instead.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher