Working towards a better future PEOPLE management is something Lam Yi Young, the new chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), knows well from his former job as director of manpower at the Ministry of Defence and he intends to put his expertise to good use in building up the maritime industry for the future.
Middle East supertanker supply drops again The supply of supertankers competing to haul two million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude fell for a second week as oil companies stepped up demand before year-end holidays.
Port dispute could impact oil exports Russian oil exports from the Black Sea could face complications from a brewing dispute between the owners of the biggest port on the coastline and powerful state oil monopoly Transneft, industry analysts said.
Strait Talk
State aid is not the answer IT'S not often that I agree with statements made by prominent shippers' representatives. And I can't remember the last time I penned support for something said by Andrew Traill, managing partner of www.shippersvoice.com. But recently, there has been a notable exception.
Working towards a better future PEOPLE management is something Lam Yi Young, the new chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), knows well from his former job as director of manpower at the Ministry of Defence and he intends to put his expertise to good use in building up the maritime industry for the future.
Middle East supertanker supply drops again The supply of supertankers competing to haul two million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude fell for a second week as oil companies stepped up demand before year-end holidays.
Port dispute could impact oil exports Russian oil exports from the Black Sea could face complications from a brewing dispute between the owners of the biggest port on the coastline and powerful state oil monopoly Transneft, industry analysts said.
Strait Talk
State aid is not the answer IT'S not often that I agree with statements made by prominent shippers' representatives. And I can't remember the last time I penned support for something said by Andrew Traill, managing partner of www.shippersvoice.com. But recently, there has been a notable exception.
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ICTSI obtains $100M loan ICTSI has obtained a $100M loan from a Philippines bank to repay existing loans
Pakistan defers recycling decision PAKISTAN has postponed its decision on whether to sign a key international convention on ship recycling
US seizes cocaine haul MORE THAN 2,000kg of cocaine, 11 suspects and a coastal freighter are in US custody today after a drug bust
Workers occupy Italian shipyards STRIKING workers have reportedly occupied two Italian shipyards in a dispute over efficiency bonuses
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