Gulf Coast leak may drag on until August: officials The US government and BP officials are warning that the blown-out oil well causing an environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast may not be stopped until August as the company begins preparations on a new attempt to capture the leaking crude.
Hurricane season heightens fears of disaster As oil continues to gush from a broken well into the Gulf of Mexico, officials and scientists are worrying that the environmental disaster could be compounded later this year by a natural one.
BP: No evidence of underwater plumes BP plc CEO Tony Hayward on Sunday disputed claims by scientists that large undersea plumes have been set adrift by the Gulf oil spill and said the cleanup fight has narrowed to surface slicks rolling into Louisiana's coastal marshes.
Fiata set to go ahead with annual congress in Bangkok The top executive of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations (Fiata) established contact with all levels of authority to assess political developments in T...
K+N manages spare parts distribution centre for John Deere in China The John Deere (China) Investment Co, one of the leading manufacturers of farm equipment worldwide, recently awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract to manage its national service parts ...
NYK Logistics opens Belgian facility NYK Logistics has opened a new cross-dock warehouse in Herentals, in the Flanders region of Belgium. NYK Logistics North Continent's night distribution division started cross-dock ...
Pascal Sainson appointed chairman of Europorte Pascal Sainson, who was previously operations director of Channel Tunnel, has been appointed chairman of Europorte, the holding company for Eurotunnel's five railfreight subsidiari...
Stena launches world's largest superferry Sweden's Stena Line has launched the world's largest superferry, the "Stena Hollandica". The new vessel will sail between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. It will be join...
Brussels steps away from north Europe ECA protest EU set to enforce IMO sulphur rules as planned
Industry fury over planned SOx cuts
Brussels strips Kallas of key competition powers
Sulphur rules will bring boom for scrubber makers
Jade-Weser terminal faces further delays Eurogate and APM Terminals agree with the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen to postpone the start of operations at the terminal from late 2011 to August 2012
Jade-Weser launch delayed further
Greek government voices frustration with 'irresponsible' seafarers' strike The ministry broke a tradition of remaining silent during brief strikes in the sector in order to avoid antagonising seafarer's unions
Seafarers strike to protest Greek cruise liberalisation
Seadrill to make offer for Scorpion Oslo-listed Seadrill is set to make a new mandatory offer for Scorpion Offshore Services after spending over $56.9m in new shares in the company
Oil spill cleared from Strait A 2,500 tonne oil spill in the Singapore Strait has now largely been cleaned up, according to the latest update from the country's Maritime & Port Authority
Viet minister to slash coal exports Vietnam's Minister for Trade and Industry has signalled that coal export volumes will be reduced
Yen strengthens on Euro woes Japan's yen has once again strengthened to around 90 per Dollar over the past week, buoyed in its customary role as a safe haven by the weakness of the Euro and the heightened state of tension on the Korean peninsula
Viet threat to curb coal exports Vietnamese politicians are threatening to curtail coal exports
Thailand grows despite strife Thailand's economy grew 12% in the first quarter of 2010 and will likely expand by 3.5% to 4.5% by the year's end
Japan imposes new safety rules Japan's Coast Guard has revised regulations concerning maritime traffic safety, which will come into effect tomorrow (01 July 2010).
Stena adds one Suezmax tanker Stena Bulk has added one more Suezmax tanker to its series at Samsung in South Korea, bringing it to seven vessels, six ordered by Stena Bulk and one by the
World record for Ebba Mærsk Maersk Line's E-class container vessel Ebba Mærsk has set an unofficial world record by carrying the largest load of containers ever. According to the Danish magazine Ingeni'ren (The Engineer
New failure for BP The top kill operation to close the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico failed. The procedure was intended to stem the flow of oil and gas and ultimately "kill
US Coast Guard decision challenged by tanker owner Banning vessels from US ports, instead of criminal prosecution, can be extremely effective in protecting the environment.
Ferry operator sees bunker bill climb $11 million Anek blames 'adverse market conditions' and rising fuel costs for latest losses.
European bunker prices lack direction Greek players warn of possible disruption due to strikes by tug crews.
IFO prices firming in Fujairah Distillate prices weaken in Middle East ports.
More resignations from BP's fuel oil trading team Reports say 14 traders have now resigned from the trading team worldwide.
Authorities find 'deficiencies' on vessel that ran out of fuel Ship detained for 12 days after embarking on voyage with 'insufficient' bunkers.
Iran targets 50% of Gulf bunker market Transport minister says Iran has potential to become regional bunker hub.
IFO prices up, supplies above average at key ports Bunker prices take on a general upward trend after market resumes trading in Singapore on Monday.
South China's fuel oil imports to surge 31% in May 75% of the total fuel oil imports to flow into the bonded bunker market.
SinoBunker set to launch Dalian operations in June Supplier will have 10,000 mt of bonded product in early-mid June.
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