KepFels delivers jackup rig ahead of time Amid the current oil boom and consequent rush to get drilling rigs to market, Keppel Offshore and Marine unit Keppel Fels has proven its capability yet again with the on-time and incident-free delivery of another KFels B Class jackup rig on Saturday.
Ike shuts down US refineries EARLY indications reveal no significant damage to oil installations, but shortages feared as production hit by power cuts.
Greek shipping minister resigns GREEK shipping minister Giorgos Voulgarakis resigned today after weeks of accusations that he and his lawyer wife had been involved in profitable extra-political real estate dealings
Kroes frowns on Malta's yard write-off THE EC'S Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has said Malta's write-off of €100M ($141M) in debts before selling Malta Shipyards violates EU rules
Poland submits yards scheme to EC POLAND today submitted its restructuring plan for its bankruptcy-threatened yards at Szczecin and Gdynia to the EC
PM's adviser held in Mauritian scandal THE SENIOR Mauritian ports adviser was arrested today in a continuing scandal over bribery allegations in an island dredging contract
Stymied bulker must ride out Ike THE US Coast Guard told the crew of a stymied bulker today that they will have to weather the hurricane bearing down on them off Texas, where refineries are shutting down
FMC move will likely delay clean-trucks plan implementation at LA-LB ports Federal Maritime Commission has requested more information from ports about working agreement behind drayage plan.
CKYH drops Asia-U.S. loop
House clears highway bill
Analysis: A fundamental gap in C-TPAT
Storms hamper rail freight
California sues port truckers
ISC forms takeover panel
Freighter crew safe after riding out Ike
Deutsche Post sells bank unit to focus on logistics
Has the slowdown finally arrived? It is just over a year since the defaults and problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market became a world phenomenon and all of a sudden everyone was talking of an international banking crisis and a global credit crunch. While many economic and trading indices have been of a negative tone since and world trade has definitely slowed, the container shipping industry has continued to expand.
Channel Tunnel fire disrupts European freight traffic
July proves a mixed bag for the Far East/Europe trade
Norden executive takes top job in Torm Today it was announced that Klaus Kj'rulff (56), has decided to leave Torm after 33 years with the company, the last eight years as CEO. He will be replaced by Jacob Meldgaard (40), Executive Vice President of D/S Norden ...
Aker Yards wins contract for ferry conversion G.A.P. Adventures and Aker Yards Lifecycle Services have signed a contract about rebuilding the former Viking Line- ferry 'landsf'rjan into the expedition cruise vessel Expedition at Aker Yards' Rauma shipyard. The conversion work is scheduled to be completed in April ...
Public meeting at Fredericia Skibsværft Fredericia Skibsværft A/S has called for a public meeting on Monday at the shipyard in Fredericia. The shipyard's management headed by the owner, Thomas Andersen, has called for the meeting in order to give the public the yard's version ...
'Ike's fury' grinds Houston bunkering to a halt Hurricane approaches the Gulf Coast as a category 3, bunkering postponed until further notice.
Cargo vessel sinks off the Phillipine Coast Divers are checking the ship for a possible bunker fuel spill.
Global bunker market report
High viscosity fuels 'the least adulterated' But the heaviest fuels also tend to have a higher sulphur content says DNVPS consultant.
Shares in shipping gain ground as bunker prices fall South Korean and Japanese shipping companies see share prices climb as bunker prices hit four-month lows.
Asian bunker markets still falling But crude oil markets climbing as worries about Hurricane Ike grow.
Maersk extends its BAF Bunker Adjustment factor to be applied on more routes.
Rotterdam barges tight till next week
US 'disagrees' with OPEC oil cut The US government wants to build output from energy resources in its own country.
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