Financial crisis puts squeeze on Asian shipping market The ports and shipping lanes of Asia, the arteries of world trade through which goods and commodities surged in boom times, are starting to seize up as the financial crisis strangles demand.
M'sia calls for limit on Malacca Straits traffic Malaysia on Tuesday called for putting a limit on vessel traffic volume in the busy Malacca Straits, saying the capacity of the straits was finite.
Branson tries for sailing record from New York British billionaire Richard Branson's latest adventure is a family affair.
Financial crisis taking its toll on Asian shipping
Shanghai's port cuts 2008 container traffic target by 5%
Talent needed in shaky liner trades ALREADY challenging times for liner trades will become much worse without an infusion of fresh talent, NOL's Ron Widdows told Erasmus maritime graduates today in Rotterdam
Technology priority sparks debate DEBATE over the value that the IMO places on technology emerged at a lunch organised by the IMIF today
Suardiaz and Grimaldi sign jv THE SPANISH Flota Suard'az and the Italian Grimaldi Lines will merge a part of their business into a new joint venture company
Romania PM backs port rail link PLANS to link the cities of Constanza, Vienna and Budapest by high speed rail are going ahead, according to the Romanian prime minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu
Sunken barge 'had no master' THE HELMSMAN who steered the tug Mel Oliver and its oil-laden barge into the path of a tanker on 23 July told a hearing that he routinely operated the vessel without a master aboard ' and his employers knew it
NIT League sides with ATA in truck suit National Industrial Transportation League sides with truckers seeking injunction against LA-Long Beach concession requirements.
Don't block clean-trucks program, ports tell FMC
Net up sharply for China Shipping Development
C.H. Robinson net climbs
Maersk changes Scan-Med
Export ABCs: Notes from National DEC Conference
Pricing powers NS profit
Moffatt & Nichol stays as Jasper Port project manager
London falling Globus Maritime hit hardest as UK-listed bulker owners see stocks rocked.
Yard bankrupt Havyard Solstrand shipyard in takeover talks after filing for bankruptcy.
Ferry frozen Shipping parts from Europe has kept a Mexican ferry out of service for nearly a month.
Back to the future Cambiaso Risso president Marco Risso (right) and managing director Mauro Iguera (left) are buying the company back a decade after its takeover by Aon.
Ship stalls off UK Engine fault and strengthening winds force Russian ship to seek shelter off Scotland under tow.
Hit again Hurtigruten reports a small loss after selling off its share of UK freight forwarder to boost liquidity.
BHP bullish World's largest mining company believes dry-bulk market will recover as Chinese demand returns.
Mitsubishi booms Japanese shipbuilder puts dire first quarter behind it to record much improved sales and profit.
French connection CMA CGM adds new weekly service between South America and Europe after NOL scales back.
Tigers strike Ship damaged by exploding Tamil Tigers boat as rebels target aid shipments to northern Sri Lanka.
Fire burns two Two crewmembers aboard a K Line capesize bulker flown ashore after explosion off Australia.
Doubled up French offshore operator Technip secures $100m charter with Petrobras, their second tie-up this year.
Russian tanker acts testbed in Arctic research The classification society ABS will in co-operation with the energy company ConocoPhillips, the ship owner Sovcomflot and the shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries during two years conduct a study measuring the effect of ice loads on tanker performance in the ...
Steen Bryde fights back The new management of Nordic Tankers A/S has launched a campaign to the shareholders before the extra general assembly at the end of the month. The chairman of the board, Steen Bryde, has sent a letter stating that the ...
A further two Hurtigruten vessels can be laid up The debt-burdened Hurtigruten has still not reached an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Communication for refund of domestic duties on fuel and NOX emission. The shipping company announces that a further two vessels will be laid up if ...
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