Damco in emerging markets drive BEING separated as an independent business unit within the AP-Moller Maersk Group was a big driver behind the move to rebrand the group's logistics activities under the Damco brand. And with the sharper focus this enables, the company can press ahead with expanding in emerging markets in particular, says chief commercial officer Martin Thaysen.
Petromedia starts new index MARINE industry news and information provider Petromedia has launched a new index representing international bunker fuel market movements.
Shipping will face emission control soon: DNV A SEA change in emission control regimes is inevitable and shipowners had better start thinking about how to deal with it before regulations are forced on them, says DNV Maritime's chief operating officer Tor Svensen.
Strait Talk
ITF adapts to a changed world AT FIRST sight, it seems to be a case of 'here we go again'. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) - or rather its affiliated trade unions in Japan, Korea and Taiwan - called an East Asian Maritime Week of Action that started on Monday.
Damco in emerging markets drive BEING separated as an independent business unit within the AP-Moller Maersk Group was a big driver behind the move to rebrand the group's logistics activities under the Damco brand. And with the sharper focus this enables, the company can press ahead with expanding in emerging markets in particular, says chief commercial officer Martin Thaysen.
Petromedia starts new index MARINE industry news and information provider Petromedia has launched a new index representing international bunker fuel market movements.
Shipping will face emission control soon: DNV A SEA change in emission control regimes is inevitable and shipowners had better start thinking about how to deal with it before regulations are forced on them, says DNV Maritime's chief operating officer Tor Svensen.
Strait Talk
ITF adapts to a changed world AT FIRST sight, it seems to be a case of 'here we go again'. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) - or rather its affiliated trade unions in Japan, Korea and Taiwan - called an East Asian Maritime Week of Action that started on Monday.
Agility further expands its network in the east to Ukraine The global logistics provider Agility has further fortified its network in Eastern Europe by originating a new wholly-owned operating entity in Ukraine on 31 March. The compan...
TNT again winner of Dow Jones Sustainability Index For the third year running, the Amsterdam (Netherlands)-based postal operator and CEP company TNT has been named as a "supersector leader" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJ...
Toll Group with strong profit growth in 2008/2009 The Australian Toll Group, a leading provider of integrated logistics services in the Asian region, reported 14% growth in profits before non-recurring items and discontinued ...
Aviacon Zitotrans wafts balloons to Libya The Russian charter carrier Aviacon Zitotrans recently delivered unique cargo to Libya. An IL-76 landed at Ghadames airport with 20 baskets of balloons and special equipm...
Cargoitalia ready for first scheduled flight After six months of intensive preparations and a few inevitable delays, Cargoitalia will operate its first scheduled service on 9 September, following its recent relaunch under new...
Delphis launches pan-European door-to-door network The Belgian service provider Delphis has announced that its newly created subsidiary Delphis Logistics will start providing European door-door services from 1 October. Delphis will...
A new link between Dresden and Poland The Polish carrier Jet Air has launched a service between Dresden (Germany) and Warsaw (Poland), which operates five times a week. This follows the Russian airline Aeroflot's ...
AUA to become German The Austrian national carrier Austrian Airlines (AUA) is to become part of Lufthansa (LH) sometime in September, once the European Commission approves LH's bid for the lo...
Hapag-Lloyd to axe 120 jobs in Germany CONTAINER line to cut about a tenth of 1,100 jobs up to 2010.
Anger over new Genoa port plans CONSTERNATION after announcement of plans to auction off several major terminal concessions around the port.
Teekay Offshore inks FPSO deal Company nabs 1998-built Petrojarl Varg floating production storage and offloading vessel from its parent Teekay Corp for $320m to move into a new area of...
Aboitiz appeals against ferry ban COMPANY argues government should hear their case before imposing sanctions following Superferry 9 capsize.
Chinese yards orders likely to fall in second half MORGAN Stanley warns overall shipbuilding demand would remain weak for the remainder of 2009
Ferry shortage follows sinking SHORTAGES of Philippines passenger ships, created by yesterday's suspension of the Aboitiz Transport System ferries, will harm industrial output, maritime officials told Fairplay today
Multimodal mayhem found AN EC STUDY into the viability of introducing a single multimodal transport document to cover carriage of goods within the EU has warned of underlying legal complexities
Hapag reported axeing 120 HAPAG-Lloyd has reportedly agreed with unions to cut 120 of its 1,100 jobs in Germany by April 2010
STCW review seen 'on track' REVISIONS to the IMO's STCW Convention are on schedule, IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos said, as a working group considers a preliminary draft update this week
Houston volume stays stable HOUSTON'S trade volume to foreign ports for the first six months of 2009 was stable at about the results of the past three years
Eitzen considers bond issue EITZEN Maritime announced today it is considering a bond issue of nearly $70M, directed towards Norwegian and international investors
Foundered bulker's crew rescued THE TURKISH crew of a ship that ran aground in Table Bay, South Africa, has reportedly been rescued
Everybody needs rules; but are the 'Rotterdam Rules' the answer? The Netherlands port city of Rotterdam is gearing itself up to host a Colloquium and other events surrounding the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea - the 'Rotterdam Rules'.
ICC report still raises concerns
Green light given for new Santos terminal
Jeddah's new terminal adds two more super-post-panamax cranes
UTi Q2 profits fall but signs of market improvement
Good results from SOx scrubber pilot project The SOx scrubbing system, which has been tested on Neste Oil's product carrier Suula has now been certified by Det Norske Veritas. The system was fitted to the exhaust pipe
Lithuanian vessel punished for oil spill A court in Marseille has sentenced Baltnautic Shipping to a fine of EUR 600,000 for an oil spill caused by the shipping company's cargo vessel Eurika. The shipping company has
New chairman of Nordic Ferry Services Nordic Ferry Services has appointed a new chairman of the board. The new chairman is Per Gullestrup, head of Clipper Projects in the Clipper Group and part owner of Nordic
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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