Mid-East to Japan tanker rates down 2 per cent The cost of delivering Middle East crude to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, dropped for a third session in London as oil companies delay hiring the ships they need to collect next month's cargoes.
Manor and Denner building new distribution centres in Switzerland Manor and Denner building new distribution centres in Switzerland Switzerland's department chain store Manor and Denner, one of its supermarket chains, are building two new distrib...
Afrimar Group new member of GPLN Afrimar Group has become the latest member of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN). Afrimar Group was introduced by Efsun Saraç, who works for GLPN member SNS Internati...
Ceva Logistics wins new contract with Spotlight Ceva Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, has won a significant contract to manage all inbound international freight and the domestic delivery of product t...
PPG signs new four-year contract with Norbert Dentressangle PPG Refinish has renewed its long-standing UK warehousing contract with the French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) for a further four years. Part of US-based ...
Swiss starts new Oslo service Effective tomorrow (19 June), Swiss WorldCargo is offering two daily connections to Oslo (Norway) with Airbus A319 equipment. This gives cargo customers approximately 2 t of f...
Cathay Pacific's Tyler is new Iata chairman The International Air Transport Association (Iata) recently elected Tony Tyler, CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, as its new chairman for a year. Tyler succeeds Samer M...
Toll to acquire Perkins Shipping Toll Group, the Asian region's leading provider of integrated logistics services, has reached agreement for the purchase of 100% of the shares in Perkins Group Holdings Pty Ltd, th...
Port to test feasibility of pollution control device The board of harbour commissioners at the Californian port of Long Beach recently gave preliminary approval to fund a long-term test of an innovative "sock on a stack" air qua...
Team Lines adds 1,440 teu feeder ship to Hamburg-Finland sailing Team Lines, a subsidiary of the Belgian shipping company Delphis, has added the newbuilding "A La Marine" to its Hamburg (DE)-Kotka-Helsinki (Finland) service. The feeder ship...
Carnival profits plummet CARNIVAL Corp's profits fell by 32% in the second quarter, driven down by weak ticket prices and unfavourable currency moves
Lithuania, Bulgaria join CESA THE LITHUANIAN and Bulgarian shipbuilding associations have become full members of the Community of European Shipyards Associations
Arison: Islands overreact to flu CARNIVAL chairman Micky Arison disclosed today that the industry is working with Caribbean governments to prevent passengers from being barred from shore because of swine flu fears
Qatar bank backs Polish yard deal POLAND'S treasury ministry has confirmed that Qatar Islamic Bank is backing Stichting Particulier Fonds Greenrights, which bought the Polish yards at Gdynia and Szczecin
Germany adopts all-ports scheme GERMANY'S federal government has underlined its commitment expanding port infrastructure with this week's adoption of a national port concept
Croatia, EC strike yard deal CROATIA and the EC have reached an agreement on the privatisation and restructuring of the country's ailing shipyards
Torm to lay off office staff Dampskibsselskabet Torm has given notice to 35 land based employees, whom will be made redundant within the coming months. Due to greater efficiency and better utilization of the global IT
Eitzen Chemical sells four vessels Eitzen Chemical ASA has entered into agreements to sell four vessels for a total of USD 27 million. The vessels are: Siteam Anatas 40,200 DWT, built 1985, Sichem Anne 9,200
Upgraded Viking Cinderella returns to service The Swedish repair yard 'resundsvarvet in Landskrona has finished an extensive upgrade of the public spaces of Viking Line's cruise ferry Viking Cinderella. The work comprises restaurants, the night club
Serious accidents increasing In 2008, 82 seamen lost their lives in EU waters, the same number as in 2007 but more than the 72 dead seamen in 2006, the EMSA annual Maritime Accident
IMO says no to arming crews At its 86th session, the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) revised guidelines on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships. The MSC agreed that flag States should strongly discourage the
BW Gas applies for delisting from Oslo BW Gas has now formally applied for delisting from the Oslo Stock Exchange, following a resolution of its members and board of directors. The Sohmen family now controls 99.9
Bunker prices present mixed picture Prices in northern ports mainly firm, but southern European prices weaken.
Bunker prices make Suez route economical Container lines begin routing vessels away from Cape of Good Hope.
Dan-Bunkering trader moves
Book Review: New guide to fuel analysis Nigel Draffin's latest book is aimed at players who need to understand fuel analysis.
Support grows for bunker tax to reduce GHG emissions Tanker association says fuel levy would 'eliminate possibility of manipulating carbon trading market'.
Bunker prices continue to climb Avails tightening in Tokyo Bay.
Singapore stocks of fuel oil climb Inventory of middle distillates decreased in the week ended June 17.
Aramco seals fuel cargo sale to FAL Cracked 180 cst fuel oil cargo slated for late-June loading.
'World's greenest' ship calls at Hong Kong Boasts electronically controlled engine to significantly reduce fuel and oil consumption.
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