A help for ships to meet emission control standards As much as ship owners would like to delay the inevitable, it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid compliance with stricter emissions control regulations. The new standards will come with much higher costs if they do not start to adopt new technology.
Baltic index rises further on Pacific demand The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity shipping costs, rose 1.8 per cent in London for its third consecutive advance as BHP Billiton Ltd led an increase in vessel demand in the Pacific.
KepFels delivers jack-up rig to Maersk ahead of schedule Keppel Corp rig building unit Keppel Fels (KepFels) on Saturday delivered the second of four jack-up drilling rigs to Maersk Contractors three days ahead of schedule.
Tighter US cruise rules appear dead Pride of AmericaA US CUSTOMS & Border Protection plan to tighten US cruise cabotage rules appears to be dead
Brazil decides to stand pat on ports BRAZIL has rejected lobbying by major shipping companies and decided to keep its 1993 port law unchanged when it comes to expanding terminals into greenfield sites
US oil demand fall seen persisting DECLINES in US oil demand are expected to persist through 2009, according to the Energy Information Administration
Sunbathers spared ship's company MIAMI'S port is reopened after a box ship was refloated and towed away from shallows near a resort area, the US Coast Guard said today
Costs hurting Japanese yards FIRST-quarter results from Japan's leading shipbuilders suggest that as feared, rapidly escalating material and energy costs are eroding the sector's profitability
Pakistan addresses wheat shortfall PAKISTAN has bought more than half a million tonnes of wheat to meet domestic shortages exceeding 2M tonnes
Maersk upgrades Asia-Europe service World's largest container carrier plans to upgrade its AE10 service linking Asia and Europe, effective later this month.
2nd TWIC center for Houston
Coast Guard offers draft on proposed modernization
LA-Long Beach ports expand clean-water strategy
Stretch of Mississippi River closed to barge traffic
American Airlines seeks OK for trans-Atlantic tie-up
Bulker hijacked off Somalia
Fraport cargo up
U.S. levies dumping fine
Hanjin redesigning Jaxport terminal to fit new space
Is box tonnage over-capacity temporary? This week a letter to our sister newspaper, Lloyds List, posed the question whether Maersk's 'size surprise' tonnage strategy, spurring a tonnage upgrade rush by its competitors anxious not to be left in its wake, had been the 'trigger' for the current tonnage over-capacity in box ship markets.
Kochi port returning to normal
Seaspan adds another box ship to its portfolio
CN requests revised regulatory procedure for Chicago railway purchase
DFDS adjusts downwards DFDS A/S adjusts its expected result for 2008, just a few days before the half-year report will be issued. Instead of an overall earning of DKK 500 million for 2008 it is now expected to be DKK 325-375 ...
Danish naval vessel to Somalia The Danish naval flagship Absalon will leave Frederikshavn on Sunday with a crew of 99 persons to take the command in the Task Force 150 off the coast of Somalia. As from September 15 Denmark will hold the command of ...
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