Padang to resume shipping rubber next Fri Indonesia, the world's second biggest natural rubber producer, will resume rubber export shipments from an earthquake- hit Sumatran port in Padang on Oct 16, Welly Bastian, a port official said on Wednesday.
Piracy, climate change key maritime concerns Rhode Island) International piracy and the challenges of new Arctic Ocean corridors opening up as a result of global warming topped the agenda on Wednesday at a gathering of world maritime powers.
German commercial vehicle sales still falling, domestic orders stabilising 21,660 new commercial vehicles were registered in Germany in September, 33% fewer than in the same month last year. The decline since the beginning of the year was nearly 30%. The ...
DGNB seal of approval for LogPark Hamburg The Habacker Holding, which is developing a business park 20 km outside of Hamburg (Germany), has received a stamp of approval from the German association for sustainable building ...
QVZ's German distribution centre earns environmental award The German distribution centre of the shopping channel QVC has received a commendation for its participation in the 'koprofit programme run by the district of Heinsb...
Russian ro-ro terminal handles equipment for new stadium The First Stevedoring Company's ro-ro terminal in St Petersburg's seaport recently handled the "Borden", a ferry operated by the British shipping company Mann Lines. The ferry deli...
Unifeeder with new Denmark service Unifeeder will start a new liner service that goes from Antwerp and Rotterdam to Denmark and Sweden. The shipping company will deploy the vessels "Marnedijk" and "WMS Groninge...
SIPG still interested in Zeebrugge terminal The Chinese terminal operator SIPG who had planned to take a 40% share in the APM Zeebrugge terminal in Belgium has expressed its continued interest in the deal. The managemen...
British Airways cuts 1,700 Heathrow jobs British Airways (BA) is cutting 1,700 full-time jobs, which will reduce the number of attendants on long haul flights. BA, which insisted the changes would not damage customer serv...
Maruba fights off creditors as it is forced to restructure ARGENTINA's leading shipping group calls in HSH Corporate Finance amid threat of further legal action.
Fredriksen confirms link with The Container Company SOURCES close to shipping tycoon tells Lloyd's List he has held initial talks with owners of new 'budget' box line.
Auditors raise fears over CMA CGM AUDITORS concerned about line's ability to continue as a going concern if its fails to win waivers on loan covenant conditions.
Tui reveals Hapag-Lloyd aid details TUI to contribute more to rescue and agrees to convert $1bn of loans it granted to Hapag-Lloyd into subordinated loans.
Emerging market for distressed shipping loans PricewaterhouseCoopers assurance principal says distressed loan opportunities may be overlooked
Conti primed for bulker boom GERMAN KG house Conti Reederei is launching a huge marine equity programme to fund 34 bulk carriers of 57,000-92,500dwt, defying the turbulence in the KG market
German KGs scramble for funds GERMAN shipowners and KG houses are queuing up for government bail-out funds, spurred by Hapag-Lloyd's successful application for a 1.2Bn state loan guarantee
US Coast Guard slashes paperwork queues AGGRESSIVE action by the US Coast Guard has more than halved seafarer paperwork queues, according to testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday
US LNG imports on the up US LNG imports will increase for the next two years in spite of a predicted decline in total natural gas consumption during the period
Recovery V-shaped, says banker THE GLOBAL recovery is V-shaped and the economy is growing again, an economist told the Marine Money conference in Athens today
Todd stands alone Once again, Todd Shipyards is the loan bidder for two 64-car ferries for Washington State Ferries.
Bids pushed back Transpetro gives shipyards more time to bid on a tender for eight gasships.
Dry, wet rates cut Oppenheimer cuts rate forecasts for bulker and tanker owners as analyst expresses "neutral bias" going into earnings season.
Two more out CGGVeritas reveals decommissioning of two units as availability sinks but vessel production improves.
Safe shelves Polys Hajioannou-led bulker player files to sell $300m in mixed securities as more details of orderbook reshuffle emerge.
Diamond closes Rig and drillship owner Diamond Offshore Drilling to earn $492m in notes offering.
P.I. pickle UK court examines what Sergey Frank knew about private investigator's probe of Novoship rival Tagir Ismailov.
Second booster Key shareholders in Hapag-Lloyd confirm $1.36bn funding injection for container line.
Living in fear? Court hears Sovcomflot's former London chief Yuri Privalov was scared of assassination by the Russian security services over bribes case.
Spill in Brazil Oil impacts 10 kilometres of beaches as International Andromeda Shipping tanker takes a load at a Transpetro terminal.
$370m foundation Sale of 17 bulkers since 2008 crash means Norden is ready to grow when dry-cargo market recovers, says Carsten Mortensen.
Shell go-ahead Oil major says it expects to develop gas discoveries off Western Australia using FLNG technology.
Crew 'abandoned' Owner denies abandonment of 23 crew on two ships reportedly owed $250,000 in wages.
'Where's our pay?' German owner mum on wage debts as crew go on hunger strike on containership in Dubai.
ABG raided Officials conduct dawn raids at several of the shipbuilder's offices in tax evasion investigation.
Suezmax sold India's GE Shipping sells spot trading Suezmax tanker for undisclosed sum.
Cops called in Police to probe "suspicious business transactions" at UK office of world's largest ship finance bank.
Troim buys in John Fredriksen's right-hand-man takes near $500,000 hold in new spin-off Golar LNG Energy as it begins trading on the Oslo Axess.
Auckland up Kiwi port sees container volumes rise in third quarter and expects higher numbers going forward.
BWO Brazil bound Oslo-listed FPSO player lands work for converted ULCC at the Papa Terra field.
Gun box bust Arrests in Nigeria as illegal weapons found stashed in shipping container at Lagos port.
Six fixed Ion Varouxakis-led dry bulk owner agrees spot charters for the bulk of its handy fleet.
Finnish administration reports pilot company to the police The Finnish commercial pilot provider Baltic Pilot Ltd Oy has been reported to the police after a pilotage in Raumo last week. A shipowner had turned to the private company
Seafaring a priority for the Commission The supply of European seafarers will be a clear priority in the coming EU Commission policy paper on the future of transport. This was said by Mattia Pellegrini of the
Pirates attack French naval vessel A group of Somali pirates chose the wrong victim when they attacked the French navy's command and supply vessel the Somme. "Once they realised they were facing a ship that
Göteborg builds for crude oil transit Within two years time, the Port of Gothenburg's new facility for crude oil transit is to be finished. An underground cavern at the port facility Torshamnen is to be prepared
Greek shipping to new super ministry The newly elected Greek prime minister George Papandreou has started off with a major shake-up of the government organisation. Two new ministries have been formed and the Greek Ministry
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