NOL's Widdows gets industry award Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) president and CEO Ronald Widdows has been named an Admiral of the Ocean Sea by the United Seamen's Service.
Transported in perfect condition THE next time you tuck into a bowl of fruit - take a moment to consider that the apples might be from New Zealand, the star fruit from Taiwan, the lychees from China, the blueberries from Chile, the mangoes from Thailand and the bananas from the Philippines.
PSA is official maritime sponsor for YOG PSA has signed on as the official maritime and shipping sponsor for the inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Games.
Strait Talk
Hedging gets physical I ADMIT I have always had problems getting my head around the idea of shipping-futures markets, forward-freight agreements (FFAs) and hedging.
Shipping Times
Subway, rail accidents prompt Fed safety scheme The Obama administration is proposing that the federal government oversee safety regulations for subway and light-rail systems in the wake of several accidents that killed or injured passengers.
NOL's Widdows gets industry award Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) president and CEO Ronald Widdows has been named an Admiral of the Ocean Sea by the United Seamen's Service.
Transported in perfect condition THE next time you tuck into a bowl of fruit - take a moment to consider that the apples might be from New Zealand, the star fruit from Taiwan, the lychees from China, the blueberries from Chile, the mangoes from Thailand and the bananas from the Philippines.
PSA is official maritime sponsor for YOG PSA has signed on as the official maritime and shipping sponsor for the inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Games.
Strait Talk
Hedging gets physical I ADMIT I have always had problems getting my head around the idea of shipping-futures markets, forward-freight agreements (FFAs) and hedging.
Shipping Times
Subway, rail accidents prompt Fed safety scheme The Obama administration is proposing that the federal government oversee safety regulations for subway and light-rail systems in the wake of several accidents that killed or injured passengers.
NOL's Widdows gets industry award Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) president and CEO Ronald Widdows has been named an Admiral of the Ocean Sea by the United Seamen's Service.
Transported in perfect condition THE next time you tuck into a bowl of fruit - take a moment to consider that the apples might be from New Zealand, the star fruit from Taiwan, the lychees from China, the blueberries from Chile, the mangoes from Thailand and the bananas from the Philippines.
PSA is official maritime sponsor for YOG PSA has signed on as the official maritime and shipping sponsor for the inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Games.
Strait Talk
Hedging gets physical I ADMIT I have always had problems getting my head around the idea of shipping-futures markets, forward-freight agreements (FFAs) and hedging.
Shipping Times
Subway, rail accidents prompt Fed safety scheme The Obama administration is proposing that the federal government oversee safety regulations for subway and light-rail systems in the wake of several accidents that killed or injured passengers.
Possible delay at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg A works meeting will take place at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg (Germany) on Thursday 19 November between 14.00 and 18.00. This could result in delays to rail operation...
New Dutch coastline takes shape The port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) recently announced that the construction of Maasvlakte 2 is proceeding according to plan. Over a quarter of the necessary sand was laid las...
Port of Hamburg: transhipment volumes down 22.9% in first nine months The port of Hamburg (Germany) reported that the economic and financial crisis had an impact on the volume of transhipments of seaborne cargo at its facilities in the first nine mon...
Inland waterway transport in Europe: Observation of the market 2009-1 The Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine recently announced that the 2009-1 publication on Observation of the Market for Inland Waterway Transport in Europe is now availa...
Unifeeder buys IMCL Unifeeder, a leading feeder service provider based in Aarhus (Denmark) is to purchase Inter Marine Container Lines (IMCL) from the Lemissoler Shipping Group, based in Cyprus. IMC...
Irish Road Haulage Association slams flawed carbon tax proposal The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has claimed in a pre-budget submission to government that its proposals to introduce a carbon fuel tax as a means of reducing carbon emiss...
Eddie Stobart Ltd wins distribution contract with Unilever Eddie Stobart Ltd, part of the UK-based provider of multimodal transport and logistics solutions Stobart Group, recently secured a major distribution contract with Unilever UK...
BLG Coldstores' expansion scheme in Bremerhaven completed The German service provider BLG has added a EUR 2 million extension to its cold store at the Container Terminal Bremerhaven once again this year. This follows three ...
Finnair pilots down tools Finland's flag carrier Finnair reported that 800 of its pilots began an open-ended strike on 16 November. The company was force to cancel all operations (around 200 flights) at the...
Singapore Airlines Cargo starts services to Atlanta Singapore Airlines Cargo has commenced a weekly westbound Boeing B747-400 freighter service to Atlanta GA (USA). The flight from Singapore is routed via Hong Kong, Anchorage AK&nbs...
Fraport reports better airfreight volumes in October Frankfurt airport (Germany) reported that its traffic figures continued to recover in October this year. The airport operator Fraport AG registered about 4.6 million passengers at ...
Eads posts Q3 results The European aerospace giant Eads, the owner of Airbus, lost EUR 87 million in Q3/2009 as the weak US dollar hit its results. The aircraft manufacturer made a EUR 679 million profi...
Rule B ruling goes retro LAST month's landmark decision that electronic funds transfers cannot be attached through US admiralty law's 'Rule B' now covers previous attachments
DryShips in convertible deal DRYSHIPS will be the latest entrant to shipping's bond market, announcing a $300M public offering of convertible senior notes today
Mermaid pod suit advances CARNIVAL scored a major victory today in its mega-lawsuit against Mermaid pod providers Rolls-Royce and Converteam, as a judge refused to dismiss most of the cruise giant's claims
Repsol ship units spared SPANISH energy major Repsol today said its tanker unit and chartering contracts remain unaffected ' even though it has posted an enormous fall in income
Maersk accused in Mumbai A GLOBAL union today called for AP Møller-Maersk to sever business with an Indian contractor accused of beating up its port workers
€3.9Bn loan for Nord Stream Nord Stream AG reportedly said today it will receive €3.9Bn ($5.8Bn) in loans from banks by the end of the year
Korea yard majors profit MAJOR South Korean shipbuilders continue to perform well with Hyundai HI, Samsung HI and Daewoo reporting higher turnover and profits for the third quarter
Rauma shipyard receives order from South Africa The South African Department of Environmental Affairs has ordered a Polar Supply and Research Vessel from STX Finland Oy Rauma shipyard for delivery in the spring of 2012. The value
Raised premiums from P&I clubs UK Defence Club announces a 5 per cent premium raise in 2010 due to effects in the wake of the financial crisis, like early redeliveries of chartered vessels, off hire
Esvagt takes over Esvagt Alpha Esvagt A/S has added another vessel to its owned fleet. It is the Esvagt Alpha, which has been on bareboat charter from the Danish Maritime Safety Administration. In 2000
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