Baltic Exchange gets nod for FFA screen A majority of sea freight market users support the Baltic Exchange's move to set up a central trading screen for forward freight agreements (FFAs), a survey canvassed among industry players found.
Tanker burns after collision off M'sia A tanker with 58,000 tonnes of naphtha that was involved in a collision with a cargo ship in the Strait of Malacca was still on fire yesterday afternoon, although the risk of a spill was small, Malaysian officials said.
Qatar Shipping to buy companies, ships in 2009-10 Qatar Shipping Co (Qship), which is merging with Qatar Navigation, plans to take advantage of falling prices in the maritime sector to buy ships and companies over the next 18 months.
New study hits global air cargo security There are serious security shortcomings in international air cargo transportation and the controls around it, according to a new report from the International Transfer Center for L...
A counter-piracy and ship security conference in Dubai, 6-9 December A brand new conference designed to offer strategies and solutions for ship owners and operators, coast guards, navies and governments to tackle the worrying rise in maritime piracy...
Iata remains pessimistic Freight rates were likely to be under further downward pressure in June as excess capacity in almost all international markets grew last month. The freight load factor was down by&...
Panalpina lands Thomson Mexico contract The Basel (Switzerland)-based forwarding and logistics service provider Panalpina has been selected to be the official logistics provider in Mexico for Thomson Premises Connec...
Gefco phases in new location in Hamburg Germany's national subsidiary of the French logistics service provider Gefco phased in a new branch office in Hamburg-Harburg in mid-August. Gefco gave up its previous location in ...
Agility Fairs & Events wins first ISO certification for visual and fine arts industry in Singapore Agility Fairs & Events is the first logistics company in Singapore and Asia to be ISO-certified specifically for the visual and fine arts business. The certification recognizes Agi...
Study predicts 3% growth for German freight traffic in 2010 Intraplan Consult has presented a sliding forecast for the medium term development of German freight and passenger traffic. Freight movements in the year 2009 a...
Shipping Australia releases historic breakbulk shipping study Shipping Australia Ltd has published a detailed study of Australia's breakbulk shipping sector. The paper highlights the industry's important contribution to th...
Middlesbrough retailer moves to Teesport In the UK, a partnership between two of the Tees Valley's most recognisable names has exceeded all expectations this year after switching operations from the south of England....
Salvors battle product tanker blaze UPDATE: NINE seafarers still missing as salvors battled a blaze on a Formasa Plastics product tanker. FIRST pictures from blaze.
Q-Ship in expansive mood QATAR Shipping is planning to take advantage of falling asset prices and distressed vessel sales to expand its fleet over the next 18 months.
FreeSeas eyes more handysizes at discount prices FREESEAS hails purchase of the Free Neptune as a pivotal moment and eyes further possible acquisitions.
Anchor clue to Full City casualty VESSEL's anchor had broken into three parts after being deployed, investigators say.
Lloyds Fonds asks for repayments to be returned KG financier demands investors money without which two one-ship firms will have to file for bankruptcy.
Catching up with rustbuckets SCRAPPING numbers for box ships this year are 10 times the historical average, the Paris-based consultancy Alphaliner told Fairplay today
Georgia said to sentence captain GEORGIA reportedly today sentenced the captain of a detained Turkish tanker that was seized en route to the breakaway republic of Abkhazia
CSAV renegotiates orderbook THE BOARD of Chilean liner CSAV has approved its newbuilding programme's restructuring
Warsaw lures EU port windfall POLAND expects to spend $1.24Bn on modernising ports before 2013, largely as a result of EU aid, a report said today
StatoilHydro shuts LNG plant NORWAY'S StatoilHydro has shut down its key LNG plant for three months, IHS Global Insight reported today
Serb tycoon sniffs Croatian yards SERBIA'S richest man Philip Zepter today declared an interest in buying three of Croatia's shipyards, local media reported
Russian dock workers win in European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights has decided that the Russian state must pay EUR 2,500 per person to 32 dock workers in Kaliningrad. The case came before the court
Three Danish corvettes decommissioned The Danish Navy has decommissioned the three Niels Juel-class corvettes after almost 30 years of service. The three units are the Niels Juel, built in 1979, the Olfert Fischer
Denmark and Kenya in piracy agreement The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed a bilateral agreement with Kenya. The East African country will prosecute captured pirates of Somali origin according to international standard of law
NATO assists African states in combating piracy NATO has launched a new anti-piracy strategy off the Horn of Africa, called Operation Ocean Shield, which applies a 'more comprehensive approach' to anti-piracy efforts. "While at-sea
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