Asia Pacific Maritime show is 42% bigger THE biennial Asia Pacific Maritime show kicked off yesterday with its best ever showing. The show has grown 42 per cent over the previous one, two years, organiser Reed Exhibitions said.
Polish strike continues: ICTSI OPERATIONS at the Polish container terminal of Manila-listed port operator, International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), continue to be stalled as a workers strike entered its seventh day on Wednesday.
PSA Gwadar port starts commercial operations THE inaugural call of the 76,000 dwt Pos Glory at PSA's Gwadar International Terminal in Pakistan marks the beginning of a new phase in the development of port infrastructure there.
Thuraya extends mobile satellite coverage to Asia-Pac
Strait Talk
The European liner association takes a look into the future FROM October this year, liner conferences will no longer be legal under European Union competition law.
Asia Pacific Maritime show is 42% bigger THE biennial Asia Pacific Maritime show kicked off yesterday with its best ever showing. The show has grown 42 per cent over the previous one, two years, organiser Reed Exhibitions said.
Polish strike continues: ICTSI OPERATIONS at the Polish container terminal of Manila-listed port operator, International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), continue to be stalled as a workers strike entered its seventh day on Wednesday.
PSA Gwadar port starts commercial operations THE inaugural call of the 76,000 dwt Pos Glory at PSA's Gwadar International Terminal in Pakistan marks the beginning of a new phase in the development of port infrastructure there.
Thuraya extends mobile satellite coverage to Asia-Pac
Strait Talk
The European liner association takes a look into the future FROM October this year, liner conferences will no longer be legal under European Union competition law.
Insurance dispute hits Van Gogh Cruises itinerary UK-based operator has been forced to delay its 2008 cruise programme, cancelling 14 cruises from Falmouth, Harwich and Hull.
Hellenic Carriers secures loans despite credit crisis PIRAEUS Bank will provide a first advance of up to $110m to the Greek bulker operator.
Divers recover two bodies in Hong Kong SIXTEEN other crew on board the 1990-built, 1,393 dwt Neftegaz 67 are still missing after the collision with Yao Hai on Saturday.
Brussels prescribes prevention as cure THE commission wants to make the maritime industry liable for its actions ' but support is not universal.
US shipping's honest broker THE US Maritime Administrator is "an honest broker" but his role is by no means an easy one.
US takes blame for Suez shooting A DAY after insisting that all shots fired from a US Navy-chartered cargo ship in the Suez Canal were "accounted for", the Navy is now accepting responsibility for the death of one Egyptian and the wounding of three others
EU probes Gibraltar oil transfers FEARS over safety, environmental damage and security are behind a plan by the European Commission to investigate oil transfer operations in the Gibraltar Straits
Senator sees strength in Med-Canada GERMAN carrier Senator Lines is beefing up its Mediterranean/Canada service with the phasing-in of a faster and larger vessel in May
Owners on piracy warpath BIMCO is up in arms about continued pirate activity off Somalia despite IMO and naval efforts, and will highlight the issues at a seminar in Dubai in June
Rescue was a worrying omen SAVING 42 seafarers and fishermen from a doomed fish processing ship in the Bering Sea on Sunday was the largest such rescue mission in USCG memory and portends things to come as the region is expected to see growing commercial traffic
China forced back into LNG market China has started to buy LNG on the spot market after a five month stop because of high prices
EU probes bunkering European Parliament's petitions committee launches a review of bunkering operations off Gibraltar.
Britannia booms Annual profits explode at London-based bulker owner, jumping from $2.4m to $46m.
Mordashov backs TUI split Russian billionaire supports Fredriksen-inspired move to spin-off or sell container line Hapag-Lloyd.
Top confirms panamax fixture US-listed owner puts a panamax bulker on a three-year charter for $54,250 per day.
Aker Yards directors stay Norwegian yard group finds no "compelling reason" to change board, despite pressure from Per Saevik.
Atlantska orders Chinese quartet Croatian owner signs up for another four bulkers at Jiangsu Eastern.
Fire snuffed out New Zealand firefighters extinguish small blaze on Pacifica Shipping ro-ro.
Strikes cost Piraeus Greek port has lost EUR 14m in series of walk-outs over privatisation.
STX bags four biggies Seoul-listed shipbuilder captures $595m order for VLCC quartet.
US retracts Suez death denial Cairo embassy admits warnings shots from Navy-chartered ro-ro may have been responsible for Egyptian's death.
CSDC offloads quartet Queensway Navigation of Greece buyer of two of four "outdated" product tankers with design defects posing "potential safety risks."
Divers recover two bodies off HK Search still on for 16 Ukrainian seafarers trapped in hull of tug which capsized off Hong Kong after collision.
Bangladesh grabs eight more Dutch shipowner Hollander Schultens has ordered eight small multi-purpose vessels at Highspeed.
Shipmanagement boosts Erria Danish tanker owner boosted by third party fleet operations in 2007, despite revenue drop.
L&T lines up new order Indian shipbuilder reportedly wins deal for up to four more heavy-lift ships from Dutch owner RollDock.
Human error caused ferry crash Sydney Ferries vessel going too fast before fatal collision with motorboat, but key factor was lack of lights on smaller craft.
Lines bolster Asia-Oz route ANL, China Shipping and OOCL are beefing up the tonnage between northern Asia and Australia.
DSME set for sale Korea Development Bank says it will soon appoint lead managers for sale of its stake in shipbuilder.
Newbuilding delivered to SRAB SRAB Shipping has taken delivery of the chemical tanker Prima, 7,000 DWT, the last vessel in a series of three built at Eregli Shipyard in Turkey. Prima will, as all the vessels in the SRAB fleet, fly the Portuguese flag ...
Ports pay for fuel switchs The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Carlifornia have launched a voluntary program to reduce emissions from shipping. The ports will compensate the cost difference between currently used bunker fuel and low-sulfur distillate fuel for vessels that ...
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