Ship lay-up woes could worsen If more ships are laid up in the waters around Singapore, it would pose a difficult situation in the future, warned prominent shipmanager Thome's general manager of its marine consulting arm.
Maiden flight for first Airbus A320 assembled in China The first Airbus A320 to be assembled in Airbus' Final Assembly Line China (Falc) completed its first flight recently, taking off and landing at Tianjin international airport. The ...
Gondrand Atege: ground-breaking ceremony for new logistics centre in Germany Gondrand Atege, a member of the Basel (CH)-based transport and logistics group Gondrand, is building a new logistics centre in Nordenham (DE). The official ground-breaking ceremony...
Balnak wants to expand activities in Turkey Balnak, one of the leading Turkish logistics service providers, said that it expects 100% growth in next three years. Although the global crisis has affected the logistics sec...
Kuehne + Nagel to deliver seasonal products to Homebase stores for Christmas launch Homebase, the UK's second largest home improvement retailer, has selected Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) as its principal global supply chain partner for the award winning Christmas ...
SDV International Logistics becomes an authorised economic operator SDV International Logistics was recently awarded the authorised economic operator certificate "Customs simplification/Security and safety AEO" (Full AEO Certificate No. FR0000...
Unifeeder opens depot for 45 ft containers The Danish short sea and feeder operator Unifeeder has set up a depot at Contargo Ludwigshafen (DE) for the 45 ft containers whose width has been adjusted to accommodate the m...
Port of Hamburg expects to handle more giant containerships The port of Hamburg expects to see an increase in the number of mega containerships with a capacity of more than 10,000 teu that call at the German port this year. Claudia Roller, ...
AeroLogic B777F makes first landing at Leipzig/Halle airport Arriving from a non-stop flight from the Boeing plant in Seattle, USA, the first of eight brand-new AeroLogic Boeing 777 freighters landed at Germany's Leipzig/Halle airport on 13 ...
Japan to challenge support for shipyards at OECD JAPAN to push for the restart of negotiations on a "new shipbuilding agreement".
Japan to use OECD to fight for level playing field
Cruiseship order slump threatens skills loss at European yards CONTINUING drought in orders for new cruiseships will drive vital expertise away from the sector.
Boxship lay-ups continue but may start to level out LOCH Striven in Scotland is latest lay-up destination as lines continue to remove surplus tonnage from service.
Mega-ship safety alert issued EUROPEAN tug owners and pilots today sounded an alert about dangers posed by ultra-large box ships
Ezra raises $63M from new shares EZRA has strengthened its capital base with a successful new share placement exercise
Pirate training in USSR? A RETIRED rear admiral of the Soviet navy reportedly admitted today that some Somali pirates had been trained at USSR naval academies
Boss quits at scandal-racked Klang PORT KLANG'S general manager has quit after being in the Malaysian post for less than a year
Korean steelmakers cut price MAJOR South Korean steel producers have announced a reduction in the price of thick-plate steel used in shipbuilding
Fredericia Shipyard moves to Lindø Fredericia Shipyard have signed a rental agreement with Odense Shipyard at Lindø. The company will dispose of 100,000 square meters with dock facilities and buildings comprising offices, workshops, changing rooms
Mærsk shipowner and CFO quits his job A. P. Møller-Mærsk will have to search for a new Chief Financial Officer as the present CFO, Søren Thorup S'rensen has announced that he will resign. "I have been
Wrist buys Spanish business Wrist Group made its fourth acquisition in six months by acquiring the Spanish ship chandler Huqui-7 (HQ7). The acquisition will strengthen Wrist Group's position in Algeciras, where its head
Torm's Q1 better than expected Dampskibsselskabet Torm reports a better profit in the first quarter of 2009 than expected by analysts. The profit wast USD 39.6 million compared with USD 50 million for the
Viking Line participates in environmental project Viking Line is supporting and entering into collaboration with the Helcom Baltic Sea Action Group in a campaign to save the Baltic Sea. Viking Line will make a donation to
Marinvest and Hempel winners in Seatrade Awards Göteborg-based shipowner Marinvest won the "Innovation in Ship Operations" category at the prestigious Seatrade Awards 2009. The company was rewarded for its in-house developed "take-me-home'-arrangement
Happy pirates in Dutch jail In January, the Danish frigate Absalon captured five pirates attacking the vessel Samanyolu off Somalia. Since the vessel is registered in Netherlands Antilles, the pirates were taken to Rotterdam to
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