Arctic shipping set to explode in legal vacuum As the Arctic ice cap melts away, shipping in the environmentally fragile region is expected to balloon, but there is virtually no legal framework to regulate the new activity, experts cautioned on Monday.
Posco, three others submit Daewoo Shipbuilding bids Posco, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and two other South Korean companies submitted detailed initial bids to buy a majority stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the industry's biggest potential acquisition.
Russian ports, banks to gain on economy revamp Investors should buy Russian logistics providers, builders and banks because an overhaul of ageing infrastructure will drive the Russian economy's future growth, Troika Dialog said.
Cruise lines change course to cut fuel costs
DHL Express sees India leading Asia-Pacific growth
South Korean shipbuilders steam ahead SOUTH Korean shipbuilders took the lion's share of global newbuilding orders during the first half of 2008.
Noble Group denies Indonesian coal force majeure NOBLE Group has denied reports that it declared force majeure on coal shipments from an Indonesian mine in Kalimantan.
Hurricane levels Grand Turk HURRICANE Ike has devastated the burgeoning cruise destination of Grand Turk, with Carnival confirming that it will suspend calls to the island indefinitely
Oil price drops as Ike weakens OIL PRICES dropped this morning as Hurricane Ike weakened over Cuba, with forecasters suggesting that its course might miss most Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and ports
BBC's candid box camera A SPECIALLY branded BBC News box will be placed in the spotlight over the coming months as its progress is tracked around the world to highlight globalisation
Study shows freight cost gap OIL IS much cheaper to move than iron ore and coal, a report by the broker Gibson's has indicated
Weak finish seen for boxes in 2008 Retailers forecast dismal close to uninspiring year at US seaports, with containerized imports projected to decline 6 percent in 2008.
Q&A with WSC's Chris Koch
Senator blocks highway funding
Nehru charges rejected
New ship for Seaspan
Lake Charles pilots urge channel draft restrictions
Bendt Bendtsen retires from the government On Tuesday morning the minister of Business Affairs in Denmark, Bendt Bendtsen, announced that he retires from his position as minister and leader of the Det Konservative Folkeparti. Officially he will step down from his position tomorrow and hand over ...
Frontline Voyager attacked Frontline's suezmax tanker Frontline Voyager, 155,127 DWT, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, reports Fairplay. A helicopter from the international Task Force 150 was sent to the scene and managed to ward off the pirates ...
New agreements for Svithoid Tankers Svithoid Tanker's two newbuildings, MT Vedrey Tora and MT Vedrey Thor (3,515 DWT each) are at present chartered on seven-year timecharter agreements for the Brittish shipping company James Fisher Everard Ltd. After renegotiations of both vessels agreements, MT Vedrey ...
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