IMO agrees to CO2-cutting proposals The United Nations (UN) shipping agency on Friday agreed to voluntary proposals aimed at cutting carbon emissions, delegates said.
IMO sets out firm plans for Copenhagen DELEGATES at MEPC meeting agree number of emissions strategies ahead of post-Kyoto talks.
Cutting CO2 is crucial climate target, says IMO
Suezmax earnings plunge to record lows DESPERATE owners undercut each other to secure business amid a collapse in demand.
TT Club lends backing to Rotterdam Rules INSURER welcomes "harmonisation, transparency and modernisation of liability systems the regime aims at bringing".
ITF targets Honduran flag THE International Transport Workers' Federation has asked members worldwide to protest the Honduran coup through actions targeting Honduran-flagged vessels
CIT trade fallout begins SOME suppliers to US retailers reportedly have already begun halting shipments today as lending institution CIT teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
German yards brace for bumps GERMAN shipbuilding faces more bankruptcies and labour unrest by autumn unless Berlin provides more aid, senior industry figures told Fairplay
More KG vessels squeezed LIQUIDITY problems for German KG box vessels continue to escalate, with another one-ship company going insolvent today
Singapore exports drop 5.2% SINGAPORE'S exports have dropped, IHS Global Insight reported today, creating uncertainty about future demand
Trials and tribulations It has been another week or so of mixed messages although generally the bad news has just had the edge on the more positive sentiments that have been coming through.
Few ship orders cancelled so far in 2009
ICTSI outlines La Plata plan
COSCON ups freight rates and adds surcharges across more trades
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