Keep focused on sustainability goals: analyst SUSTAINABLE practices sound like a good idea. But when it's crunch time and budgets are being slashed everywhere, not all shipping companies may diligently keep to the targets they set in better times. This may, however, be a shortsighted approach that will cost them time in the race to reach sustainable solutions - and ultimately money.
Visit boosts S'pore-China contacts HIGH-LEVEL relations between the Chinese and Singaporean maritime administrations are being reinforced by a visit from a top Chinese official.
Nato warships fight off pirate attacks Nato warships foiled a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker, catching up with the would-be hijackers on Sunday after a seven-hour pursuit.
Persian oil tanker rates may rise as owners chase profit
Around 25,000 participate in logistics day throughout Germany and Austria Approximately 25,000 people interested in logistics took advantage of the official logistics day on 16 April, with 271 events in Germany and 18 in Austria, to find out more about t...
BHS selects Kuehne + Nagel for furniture deliveries To support the expansion of its homeware business in the United Kingdom, the multi-channel retailer BHS has chosen the global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel to provide deli...
Globe Express Services opens second office in France Globe Express Services (GES), a leading global third-party logistics (3PL) provider, announced the opening of its new corporate office in Paris (France), effective 1 April. Lo...
Hamburg Süd to slash costs as revenues plunge GERMAN shipowner targets budget cuts of $323m-$387.6m in 2009.
Hamburg Süd to fork Trident service
Somali pirates free Sea Horse but 17 vessels still held PIRATES release food aid ship but 292 seafarers still held hostage, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
Dover mulls privatisation as an option PORT of Dover management looks at "all options" to secure long term finance for a £400m ferry terminal and marina development.
Hamburg Süd to slash costs HAMBURG Süd is slashing overhead costs in response to the dramatic decline in both volumes and freight rates in the north/south box trades, it was revealed today
LNG first for Sweden SWEDEN is to get its first LNG terminal, Fairplay was told by NCC Construction Sweden today
Philippines bars Aden crewing MANILA today barred the deployment of Filipino seafarers on ships trading in the Gulf of Aden
US: ransoms encourage pirates PIRATE prosecution needs to be more "robust", according to two top US military leaders, who added that paying ransoms undercuts the military's ability to deal with the problem
Pirates nabbed, hostages freed TWO PIRATE attacks have been disrupted in the Gulf of Aden by a British military support ship
Hold on for drop, India ports told INDIA'S ports leaked one-fifth of their volume in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 ' yet that could end up being the good old days, according to CEO Kim Fejfer of APM Terminals
Antarctic cruising gets pax limit CRUISE ships carrying more than 500 passengers will be barred from landing in Antarctica
Armed guards on Danish coasters passing the Gulf of Aden The Danish coaster operator Shipcraft A/S has decided to hire armed guards for their ships sailing in the Gulf of Aden. The decision comes after an attack on the
Belgian vessel seized in Indian Ocean African pirates, probably Somalis, have hijacked the Belgian stone-carring vessel Pompei, 1,220 DWT, some 700 nautical miles off the coast of Africa and 150 nautical miles off the Seychelles
Finnllines vessels to the Mediterranean Grimaldi Lines has introduced Finnlines' ro-pax vessel Finlandia on a new service between Genova, Tunis and Tripoli. In addition to that Grimaldi will employ the ro-pax ferry Finnhansa
Panama creates special register for laid up vessels The Panama Maritime Authority which oversees the world's largest fleet has introduced a special registry for laid up vessels. 'We have taken this measure that reduces registry fees by 40
New ro-pax to DFDS Lisco DFDS Lisco has taken delivery of the newbuilding Lisco Maxima, which is the very first Lisco newbuilding since the company was taken over by the DFDS Group. The new ro
Collapse on tanker markets Spot markets for tankers reached low levels seldom seen before by the end of last week, with some being the lowest ever noted at the Baltic Exchange. Owners were accepting
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