Shipping industry should prepare for changes THE abolition of liner conferences on the Europe trades is imminent but while the shipping lines are worried about the sea change in the way their business will have to be run, the impact from the ruling will in the near term be quite limited as rates on the Asia-Europe trades are very depressed anyway.
GCL rules out Shandong Yantai takeover GRAND China Logistics will not take over Shandong Yantai International Marine Shipping despite taking on five of its vessels.
Malta wins key migrant concession MALTA's insistence to include burden-sharing as part and parcel of the EU migration pact appears to have paid off
Gdynia yard clerical jobs threat UKRAINIAN-owned ISD Polska says clerical workers are likely to lose their jobs at Poland's Gdynia shipyard if the European Union accepts restructuring plans for the yard and Poland's Szczecin shipyard
Storms continue to plague US WHILE Tropical Storm Kyle formed overnight southwest of Bermuda, it's the 'no-name' storm pummelling the US East Coast that's getting the attention
Japan extends aid to Phils Coastguard THE JAPANESE government has extended a grant to the Philippine Coast Guard to improve its safety and communication system
TUI expects to make decision on sale of carrier Hapag-Lloyd by mid-October Sale could come next month as German parent begins process of reviewing competing bids for fifth-largest container carrier
Security threat briefly shuts LA container terminal
Crowley Maritime Corp. extends Puerto Rico lease
Widdows to lead WSC
Four ships for Rickmers
NYK closes Panama unit
Va. port signs China rep
Chiquita signs 11-year lease with Wilmington, Del. port
Is Hapag-Lloyd still a prudent deal for NOL? Friday, September 26: the deadline for final bids for the auction of ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd. Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is still apparently the odds-on favourite to pip the only other bidders, the so-called 'Hamburg Solution', to acquire the German carrier - but given the fast spiralling global downturn would it be too concerned if it did eventually lose out?
SEKO expands into Romania
Wider use of coastal shipping urged in US
Lehman crash impacts on Tacoma
Fremantle on the outer
Greater customer focus and concentration loom in the liner industry
Minor fire on cruise ship under construction A minor fire on board Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas yesterday caused no extensive damage. The vessel is under construction at Aker yards in Turku, Finland and is due to be delivered in the first half of 2009 ...
Weapon carrying ro-ro hi-jacked by pirates The ro-ro carrier Faina is reported to have fallen in the hands of pirates east of Somalia. The vessel is flagged in Belize but owned in Ukraine and 17 of 21 crewmembers are Ukrainian. According to media sources, the ...
Transatlantic threathens to flag out Transatlantics' combined AHTS/icebreakers could be flying the Danish flag within a few weeks if the Swedish government does not introduce a tonnage tax system. This message was sent by Carl-Johan Hagman, Transatlantic's MD, at a conference in G'teborg ...
Tanker operator says slow steaming 'constantly under review' Teekay says decisions to slow tanker speeds are based on 'maximising vessel earnings'.
Global bunker market report
Asian bunker markets holding steady After tumultous two weeks, Asian bunker markets end week on note of calm.
Rotterdam market very quiet
Mulitpurpose vessels to run on liquefied natural gas Shipping company says 'LNG is the future fuel of choice.'
Survey dives begin on capsized ferry Divers finding 'best way' to remove bunker fuel and toxic cargo.
DNVPS open to resolve Singapore 'misunderstandings' But testing agency repeats that shipping companies should be able to engage any bunker surveyor they choose.
'Russian factor' to influence oil prices Russia will work to influence oil prices, according to the country's energy minister.
Maersk to raise bunker surcharges Rates will increase on the trade between the East Mediterranean and Australia.
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