APL, PSA bag Lloyd's List Asia awards The Lloyd's List Asia awards last night saw APL picking up the Asian Container Shipping Line of the Year award, while PSA International once again picked up the Container Terminal Operator of the Year award.
New national standard to boost bunker practices The Port of Singapore has notched up another world first with the launch yesterday of Singapore Standard SS 600: 2008 - Code of Practice for Bunkering.
Cargo rates dip on tight credit Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest dry-bulk carrier and Precious Shipping Pcl said that demand for moving coal, iron ore and other commodities will fall because banks are guaranteeing fewer loads.
Crew crunch is even more worrying SHORTAGE of officers could prove to be of greater significance to shipping than the credit crunch, Jan Morten Eskilt, chairman of OSM Group, told the Marine Money conference in Singapore today
Attica brings Superfast in-house ATTICA Holdings is to absorb its subsidiaries Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Maritime through an exchange of shares and issue of new ones
Three arrested after Fedra loss GIBRALTAR police have arrested the captain and two crew members of the bulk carrier Fedra, which split in two during severe weather on 10 October
Energy shipping will secure funding SMART money is likely to shift across to offshore shipping and tanker trades, delegates at the Marine Money conference in Singapore concluded today
Trans-Pacific lines see 2009 rebound Lines anticipate rebound in eastbound Pacific in second half of 2009; look to recover more bunker and inland diesel costs.
Transportation interests warned on gov't. intervention
NYK, OOCL to share chassis
Puerto Rico ports close as Hurricane Omar approaches
NATO warships on way to fight piracy off Somalia
Maersk hikes Asia-Aus. rates
CMA CGM expands Europe-Indian Ocean service
Economic crisis could help re-start Doha trade talks
ITF inspected 251 vessels in Baltic Sea 251 vessels were inspected by joint seafarer/docker/ITF teams in coordinated operations across the ten countries in the Baltic Sea (including Norway) between October 6-10. Five vessel agreements have been signed, four notices of agreement received, and USD 8,276 ...
Rem Offshore sells PSV Rem Offshore sells the PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) Rem Server to an undisclosed foreign buyer. The price tag is NOK 243,5 million and gives Rem Offshore a booked profit of NOK 80 million. Rem Server, built in 2007 and of ...
New Norwegian recycling settlement The Norwegian government and the Norwegian Shipowners' Association have agreed on measures to improve safety at recycling plants. ' This is a major step in the work of making the industry environmentally friendly and safe, says Erik Solheim, Minister of the ...
Hess launch carbon neutral program C-Neutral to meet energy solutions demands as industry faces growing pressures.
Shipping has 'urgent need' to reduce CO2 emissions CEO of Shell Marine Products says shipping could 'halve' its energy consumption.
Global bunker market report
Gas-to-liquids bunker fuel reduces harmful emissions CEO of Shell Marine Products says tests confirm the benefits of gas-to-liquids gasoil.
Ship manager says ECAs 'create more emissions' 'Erratic availability' of low-sulphur fuel leads to wasteful burning of high-sulphur fuel.
K-Line sees big savings from slowing down Bunker fuel's share of operational costs has increased sharply in the past year.
Bunker industry should prepare for 'painful cycle' 'Na've' to think industry will escape impact of the 'financial meltdown', says Chemoil chief.
Rotterdam barge market firm
Bunker prices resume downward slide Asian bunker markets weakening as crude oil price falls.
'Irrefutable' bunker measurement tool launched Technology said to guarantee fuel oil quantity delivered.
Bunker industry faces credit challenges Keynote speakers at SIBCON 2008 address the challenge faced by the industry in the current economic environment.
Singapore reveals new national bunker standard First standard in the world for bunker suppliers and surveyors.
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