Somali pirates seize S'pore boxship Somali pirates yesterday seized a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles, maritime sources told AFP.
Gilles Moutel leaves Heppner group Gilles Moutel, the director general of the French transport and logistics enterprise Heppner group, has left the company, according to French media reports. Moutel, a former CEO of...
Panopa France extends service agreement with Smart Panopa Logistique France, a subsidiary of the Duisburg-based German company Panopa Logistik, has extended a service agreement with automobile manufacturer Smart in Hambach by two y...
BMW awards Kuehne + Nagel Japanese contract BMW has awarded Kuehne + Nagel the management of BMW's spare parts distribution centre for servicing the Japanese aftermarket. Under a three-year contract Kuehne + Nagel will provi...
PPG strengthening supply chain networks The Project Professionals Group (PPG) has received a positive response from supply chain service providers to expand membership categories in overdimensional 3PL specialists, accor...
Renault honours Lagermax AED with Supplier Quality Award The German company Lagermax AED was given a Supplier Quality Award 2009 by Renault at the recent IAA in Frankfurt. Top-level adherence to the quality criteria in spare parts distri...
Emirates SkyCargo team geared up for Durban operations Emirates SkyCargo launched direct services to the South African port city of Durban on 1 October. The inaugural flight to Emirates' third destination in the country and 17th in Afr...
Cargo traffic up at Abu Dhabi airport The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) reported a 6.2% increase in cargo traffic for August at Abu Dhabi international airport, saying that it was largely due to new services. ADAC ...
Abu Dhabi takes over Blohm+Voss FLEDGLING middle eastern shipbuilding group Abu Dhabi MAR is to take a controlling stake in ThyssenKrupp's civil shipbuilding and repair activities in Hamburg
Distillates under fire over price LOW SULPHUR fuel is just a quick environmental fix that will lead to a fuel price war, an industry expert said today
Polish rail operator looks West COMPETITION between intermodal services in northern European ports is set to hot up next year when Polish rail operator CTL Logistics enters the market
Multitude of mooring defects 'alarming' MOORING equipment and best practice don't get the attention they deserve, surveyors told delegates at a Nautical Institute book launch yesterday
Ballast treatment systems blasted SHIPOWNERS were warned today to conduct thorough research before investing millions of dollars in ballast water treatment systems that simply don't work
Keppel Cebu forced to pay for fire KEPPEL CEBU Shipyard has been ordered to pay more than 400M pesos ($8.62M)
Sitakunda breakers demand answers ANGER is mounting among workers at Sitakunda, Bangladesh's biggest ship demolition cluster following a series of accidents resulting in fatalities
IM in the red IM Skaugen Group "not satisfied" with $2.8m loss in the third quarter but says fundamentals are very steady and signs of recovery are mounting.
German yard sold Abu Dhabi MAR Group acquires 80% stake in Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Blohm + Voss Repair, and Blohm + Voss Industries.
Eying boxships After three bulker buys, Oppenheimer analyst says Nasdaq-listed Euroseas may make its next purchase in the containership sector.
Zero profit John Fredriksen's Golar LNG will only break even in the third quarter, top analyst says.
Bonus brawl What Dmitry Skarga did not say to Igor Borisenko attracts judge's attention as Sovcomflot corruption trial enters third week.
BLT's boost PT Berlian Laju Tanker expects Ebitda to improve by as much as a quarter from the CECO takeover.
ESL cancels Finnish owner ditches deal for second of two bulkers on order at India's ABG due to delays.
I knew nothing Former Sovcomflot finance chief, Igor Borisenko, claims he was a latecomer to knowledge of controversial sale and charterback deals.
PIL ship hijacked Boxship snatched by pirates off the Seychelles this morning, condition of crew unknown.
Dry alarm bells Supramax and capesize markets facing near 100% overcapacity if present scrapping and cancellation habits continue, Greek broker says.
Third week Piraeus port strike drags on as medical suppliers warn of stock shortages in hospitals.
Maiden move Lionel Lee's Ezra buys Ice Maiden assets to build flexlay newbuilding for the Arctic as profit rockets.
Sailing on sun The Hong Kong Jockey Club is preparing to receive a quartet of hybrid solar ferries from a local shipyard.
No worries China's Shanghai Yatong confident ferry service will survive opening of Chongming island tunnel-bridge.
Still deciding STX Pan Ocean source denies reports that it has booked eight VLOCs, saying it is "still studying all possibilities."
Son's tribute Atle Jebsen was a kind and loving family man, his son Bjorn Jebsen says.
Master removed Striking captain of Australian ro-ro evicted by police to allow rival vessel to dock at Flinders island.
China licence Wartsila signs deal with Zhuhai Yuchai Marine Power to make and sell low-speed diesel engines.
Russian ruckus ITF wades in as crew of Russian product tanker sitting in Romanian port claim to be unpaid all year.
Eastern promise Russia signs deal with China's Yantai Raffles shipyard to build big new yard in Vladivostok.
IACS case ends The EU formally ends antitrust case against the International Association of Classification Societies.
China cash State-owned China Shipping lands near $12bn credit line with Bank of China.
EOC optimistic Singapore FPSO and offshore construction player's profit dives but market demand set to be healthy.
Barwil settles Texas ship agency to pay US authorities $84,000 after unlicensed work for vessel calling at Iranian port.
Kenya plan China in talks over big new port to export southern Sudanese crude from Kenya.
Singapore slips Recent increases in container volumes passing through Lion Republic come to a halt in September.
Tanker grounds Small Russian vessel aground in Lena river, but no pollution reported.
Battery power IHI designs first big ferry to run off rechargeable batteries, but launch is six years away.
C2O suffers Singapore-listed offshore vessel operator sees interim profits evaporate as costs sky-rocket.
Commission ends IACS investigation The European Commission has closed its inquiry into the International Association of Classification Societies, IACS, without finding that the association had violated competition law. The Commission's concerns related to the
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