Missing ship, crew found off West Africa The high seas mystery surrounding the disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea ended on Monday with the Russian navy's discovery of the ship off the coast of West Africa, far from the chilly waters of Finland where it launched.
Grounded ship carrying gas oil freed A ship carrying 105,000 barrels of vacuum gas oil was freed on Monday after running aground late on Sunday in the Delaware River, the Coast Guard said.
Traders call for electronic platform Shipping-derivative traders urged the Baltic Exchange Ltd, the world's largest shipping bourse, to create a single electronic platform to handle the contracts.
More than 8,000 vessels stranded on east China river
Poland fails to receive funds for 2 troubled shipyards
Strait Talk
Hold the fire? SHIPS' crew are civilians - even though this statement may bring a wry smile to the faces of officers who did their initial training at certain nautical establishments. It may be true that the professional discipline required for life at sea, and culture imbued into recruits at many colleges, are in some respects similar to those of the armed forces.
Shipping Times
British rail ticket prices to fall next year British rail fares will fall across the majority of routes next year following the latest inflation data, although the decrease will only slightly offset the huge hikes made early this year.
Airport near Oxford takes on London name An airport more than 100 kilometres from Britain's capital has been renamed London Oxford, leaving some scratching their heads.
Missing ship, crew found off West Africa The high seas mystery surrounding the disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea ended on Monday with the Russian navy's discovery of the ship off the coast of West Africa, far from the chilly waters of Finland where it launched.
Grounded ship carrying gas oil freed A ship carrying 105,000 barrels of vacuum gas oil was freed on Monday after running aground late on Sunday in the Delaware River, the Coast Guard said.
Traders call for electronic platform Shipping-derivative traders urged the Baltic Exchange Ltd, the world's largest shipping bourse, to create a single electronic platform to handle the contracts.
More than 8,000 vessels stranded on east China river
Poland fails to receive funds for 2 troubled shipyards
Strait Talk
Hold the fire? SHIPS' crew are civilians - even though this statement may bring a wry smile to the faces of officers who did their initial training at certain nautical establishments. It may be true that the professional discipline required for life at sea, and culture imbued into recruits at many colleges, are in some respects similar to those of the armed forces.
Shipping Times
British rail ticket prices to fall next year British rail fares will fall across the majority of routes next year following the latest inflation data, although the decrease will only slightly offset the huge hikes made early this year.
Airport near Oxford takes on London name An airport more than 100 kilometres from Britain's capital has been renamed London Oxford, leaving some scratching their heads.
Missing ship, crew found off West Africa The high seas mystery surrounding the disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea ended on Monday with the Russian navy's discovery of the ship off the coast of West Africa, far from the chilly waters of Finland where it launched.
Grounded ship carrying gas oil freed A ship carrying 105,000 barrels of vacuum gas oil was freed on Monday after running aground late on Sunday in the Delaware River, the Coast Guard said.
Traders call for electronic platform Shipping-derivative traders urged the Baltic Exchange Ltd, the world's largest shipping bourse, to create a single electronic platform to handle the contracts.
More than 8,000 vessels stranded on east China river
Poland fails to receive funds for 2 troubled shipyards
Strait Talk
Hold the fire? SHIPS' crew are civilians - even though this statement may bring a wry smile to the faces of officers who did their initial training at certain nautical establishments. It may be true that the professional discipline required for life at sea, and culture imbued into recruits at many colleges, are in some respects similar to those of the armed forces.
Shipping Times
British rail ticket prices to fall next year British rail fares will fall across the majority of routes next year following the latest inflation data, although the decrease will only slightly offset the huge hikes made early this year.
Airport near Oxford takes on London name An airport more than 100 kilometres from Britain's capital has been renamed London Oxford, leaving some scratching their heads.
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Kremlin confirms hijacking RUSSIA'S foreign ministry reportedly confirmed today the long-held theory that the freed cargo ship Arctic Sea had been hijacked in the Baltic Sea
Floating facility tied to Oz deal AUSTRALIA'S energy producer Santos backed some of its unexplored gas fields today into a venture with GDF SUEZ, before building a floating LNG facility
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Iscomar ferries remain afloat SPANISH owner Contenemar said today ships run by its subsidiary Iscomar Ferries are still working, even though operating payments have been suspended for most of its ships and terminals
Turkish ship crew fined in Poti A GEORGIAN court today fined the crew of the Turkish tanker Buket 66,000 lari ($39,653) for transporting a cargo of fuel to breakaway Abkhazia
Gauguin become Beachcomber THE LUXURY cruise ship Paul Gauguin has been sold to Pacific Beachcomber, a leading Tahitian hotel owner
Creditors back Eimskip All Eimskip's unsecured creditors have now voted in favour of the composition proposal, which was therefore approved. Eimskip states that it will "preserve the company's operations and safeguard 1,500 jobs
Tallink Silja to lay off 80 employees Tallink Silja OY, the Finnish subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, wants to reduce the number of staff in the shore-based organization by 80 full-time positions out of a
Arctic Sea found ' eight hijackers detained The missing cargo ship Arctic Sea has been found ' off Cape Verde. Eight alleged hijackers from Estonia, Latvia and Russia have been detained. "The hijackers boarded the Arctic Sea, threatened
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