Marine sector bent on raising safety standards The marine sector yesterday took several important steps towards improving safety standards with the release of the WSH 2018 for Marine Sector draft plan for public consultation as well as the signing of a Pledge for Zero Charter by 27 CEOs of various shipyards.
China Shipbuilding plans 6.4b yuan IPO China Shipbuilding Industry Co, the nation's largest maker of vessel equipment, plans to raise at least 6.4 billion yuan (S$1.3 billion) selling shares as China tries to pare its reliance on Japanese and Korean marine engines.
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University: Professor B'low has passed away Professor Hans B'low, the former head of the forwarding, transport and logistics programme at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in L'rrach (Germany), died in...
Qatar Airways to raise capacity to Stockholm Qatar Airways will significantly boost capacity to Sweden next year. It will upgrade its Doha-Stockholm service to daily and deploy a wide-body Airbus A330 on the route.
Swiss strengthens position in Geneva with new London Heathrow connection Swiss will further expand its offering from Geneva (Switzerland) to London Heathrow airport from 10 January 2010, by stationing an additional aircraft in the Swiss city. Over and a...
ITSS and ISL chosen to participate in CTS market consultation process The Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) and the Integrated Terminal Ship System (ITSS) are both participating in a market consultation process for the Cen...
Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo named GSA for Alitalia in Italy, Canada, Japan and the USA AF-KL Cargo was designated as General Sales Agent (GSA) in Italy for SkyTeam partner Alitalia Cargo, with effect from 16 November. The appointment follows similar agreeme...
Nurminen Logistics acquires Europe's largest heated transport container The Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics took delivery of Europe's largest heated transport container on 20 November. The container, which is installed atop a special ...
FedEx Ground inaugurates new facility in Miami The FedEx subsidiary FedEx Ground has opened a USD 59 million distribution facility in Medley FL (USA) as part of an ongoing national expansion plan. The new 217,015 sqft plat...
DSV expanding in Stuttgart The Danish transport and logistics corporation DSV will complete the construction of a 10,000 sqm warehouse and 8,000 sqm handling terminal in Schwieberdingen, near Stuttgart ...
Dockwise with new office in Singapore Dockwise, a leading marine contractor providing comprehensive transport services to the offshore, onshore and yachting industries, as well as installation services for extreme...
Maersk Lines launches new container service linking Koper with Eastern Mediterranean Maersk Line has introduced a new container service that connects the port of Koper (Slovenia) with the Eastern Mediterranean. The two vessels of the Adriatic Levant Express (Alex) ...
Top representatives of international air cargo industry to meet in Leipzig in 2010 Germany's Leipzig-Halle airport will host the International Air Cargo Association's Executive Summit and Annual General Meeting on 16-18 May 2010. The three-day event wil...
Asian red tape bill climbing RED TAPE and institutional barriers cost Asian economies more than $300Bn a year, a UN conference in Bangkok was told today
Port coke ring blown away A COCAINE smuggling ring has been smashed at Spanish and French ports, Spanish police said today
Asian LNG heads to Europe SURPLUS Asian LNG is heading from the Pacific to Europe in search of buyers, a gas supply authority told Fairplay today
Golden Ocean glisters in Q3 NORWAY'S shipping tycoon John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean has generated profits of $75.6M in this year's third quarter, reflecting the slender global economic recovery
Sunken ship leaks fuel A CARGO ship has leaked fuel after it sank in a collision with another cargo ship in the Sea of Azov this morning
Indonesian ferry toll rises THE DEATH toll from last weekend's Indonesian ferry accident has reportedly risen to 32
LNG cargo re-sold Citigroup charters 150,000-cbm Clean Force after selling imported Freeport LNG cargo for re-export.
Spill at Capixaba Transpetro terminal suffers another oil spill during tanker unloading.
Direct denial Under oath Yuri Nikitin dismisses claims he entered sale-and-leaseback deals for the benefit of his companies and to the detriment of Sovcomflot.
Matson lifts rates Oakland-based containership player issues round of rate hikes for Hawaii, Guam and Micronesia.
Underwriter buys Economou-led DryShips' notes offering gets $60m boost as Deutsche Bank exercises options for over-allotments.
Navios offer done Navios Partners sticks a fork in the public offering of 4 million shares, brining in $59.6m in gross proceeds.
PSV case moved Judge moves lawsuit over PSV newbuildings to ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Third suit emerges OSG and spin-off face another lawsuit "without merit" over ongoing tender process for OSG America shares.
Gone bananas Green Reefers blames "irrational" operators in part for weak rates as it rings up another loss.
Crewman dies Mariner found dead on Algoma Central bulker at Lake Huron port of Goderich.
Armada on course Positive cash flow will allow insolvent Singapore charterer to pay first dividend to creditors.
MBC still down Robert Kuok's bulker and tanker company remains well behind last year's profit figure in first nine months.
Golden chance Herman Billung-run Golden Ocean launches separate arm for "opportunistic" trading in the dry market.
Golden handshake Introduction of John Sawyer to Novoship good enough to earn Yuri Nikitin half of the financial advisor's commissions, court hears.
Norksan valued In connection with NOK 975m bond listing, DOF puts NOK 2.31bn value on shares in Brazilian offshore vessel subsidiary.
Heisco higher Kuwait shipyard and dredging group turns around losses in first three quarters of 2009.
More red at MMM Costs once again outweigh revenues at Malaysian Merchant Marine which is suing local lender.
Indian venture Singapore's Sembawang Shipyard to establish joint venture in India with Kakinada Seaports.
Trying again Final attempt to save Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards begins next month as Poland prepares new sell-off tender.
Keppel in clover Singapore yard group takes recent contract wins to over $600m with FPSO and pipelay deals.
PDZ exits red Malaysian liner operator makes it back into profit in first nine months despite revenue collapse.
Safe ship fixed Polys Hajioannou-led bulk operation ties up post-panamax newbuilding for 12 to 14 months.
Tug master taken Firearm toting robbers kidnap master, chief mate and chief engineer from tug off the Philippines.
Worker dies Death toll rises at Turkey's notorious Tuzla shipyard complex as 30-year-old painter suffers fall.
Yard buy Canada's Victoria Shipyards snaps up shiprepair assets of defunct CME.
Alliance cuts back Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin slashing capacity on routes to North America in "slack season".
Forecast farrago Radio 4's famous shipping forecast warns mariners of big storm ' that happened the day before.
Long Beach up US west coast port sees resumption of growth in container volumes, but increases are minor.
Out of spot Restis US-listed drybulk operation ties-up last spot-chartered vessel on twelve month fixture.
Search is on UK authorities hunting alleged illegal immigrant who jumped from Brittany Ferries ship at Poole.
Havørnen withdrawn from service The fleet of fishery control vessels controlled by the Danish Directorate of Fisheries (Fiskeridirektoratet) will be cut back from four units to only three units from the end of 2009
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