Debate over foreign ship ban in US The sign over the Dog House Deli in Pensacola Beach, Florida, delivered the message: 'President Barack Obama Waive Jones Act.' Nate Holler, who runs the family- owned hotdog shop, posted the plea when Mr Obama visited the coastal town on June 15. He is among coastal residents who say that the president should waive a 90-year-old maritime law to speed foreign assistance in fighting the BP plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Drillers hit a gusher of order cancellations Oil and gas drillers that have seen some of their most profitable deepwater Gulf of Mexico projects stalled by the spill now face new troubles as clients try to pull out of safer, shallower wells.
UN, IMO urged to tackle piracy, hijackings THE Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) sent letters this week to United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon and International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos highlighting rampant piracy and ship hijackings in the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Basin and the Indian Ocean.
YRC Logistics to be sold to Austin Ventures YRC Worldwide has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a portion of its YRC Logistics business to Austin Ventures for USD 37 million. The logistics business will operate as ...
Arvato Services obtains AEO-F certification Arvato Services, a German logistics service provider that belongs to the Bertelsmann Group, was recently certified as an authorised economic operator (AEO).
FedEx Ground builds major distribution facility near Chicago As part of an ongoing national expansion, FedEx Ground is building a package sorting and delivery station that will be the company's fifth major facility in the Chicago IL (USA) ar...
Big jump for worldwide airfreight traffic in May The International Air Transport Association (Iata) recently announced the international scheduled traffic statistics for May. The figures showed a 34.3% jump in freight demand comp...
Röhlig Germany changes management Gerd Düring is no longer operations manager of Röhlig Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, the German branch of the international maritime and airfreight specialist based in Bremen. ...
A joint declaration on rail security The 6th edition of the World Congress on security held recently in Istanbul has ended successfully. For three days, participants benefited from very interesting technical...
Swiss heavy vehicles fee will be linked to inflation The 17th meeting of the European Community/Switzerland Inland Transport Committee in Berne focused on the future of the Swiss heavy vehicles fee. From 1 January 2012 onwards, ...
US rapid response teams to settle box shipping rows Federal Maritime Commission plans stricter oversight of transpacific lines and backs scheme to help US shippers
Box derivatives traders plan clearing house settlements
No-frills box start-up finds time is right for transpacific launch
US could continue to feel boxship capacity squeeze Federal Maritime Commission warns capacity shortage may remain ahead of probe...
US rapid response teams to settle box...
Five more Iranian VLCCs to unload leaving 11 on floating storage Iran may have decided to sell cargoes now before United Nations sanctions tighten
NITC moves eight floating storage tankers
Charterers declare low rate options Carriers extend fixtures at rates that are much lower than market levels
Total told to re-open refinery A FRENCH appeal court has given Total Oil 15 days to re-open its Dunkirk refinery, which has been inactive since last September
Paragon diversifies to boxships DRYBULK player Paragon Shipping has entered the container sector, mirroring a similar move by competitor Diana
FMC to take action on capacity THE US Federal Maritime Commission will announce efforts to address box capacity shortages when it reports on the issue to Congress later today, Fairplay understands
Piracy charge challenged in US ATTORNEYS for six Somalis accused of attacking a US Navy ship in April have argued that there was no act of piracy committed
Responders given Gulf release MARINE salvage and emergency responders in the US were given a temporary release from oil spill response contracts today to free up resources for the Gulf spill cleanup
Deserted ship found adrift GENERAL cargo vessel Vasya Kurka has been taken in tow in the Sea of Japan after it was found adrift without a crew
PNSC chases public sector cargoes PAKISTAN National Shipping Corp is seeking to secure carriage of all of Pakistan's public sector cargoes, Fairplay has learned
Markets cautious over stockpile data Prices coming off, but expectations bullish.
Prices weakening across the board Double-digit losses in south Europe.
Fujairah prices continue downwards NYMEX showing early trading gains.
New 'Green Rating' index for ships Bureau Veritas says it can be used to calculate potential benefits of investments in technologies such as scrubbing and fuel reduction measures.
Kittiwake opens office in India Company pursuing 'aggressive acquisition programme'.
Gibraltar to expand bunkering anchorages Plans to open Eastern anchorage to bunkering operations, boosting port's supply capacity.
Singapore IFO prices fall to week low Mid-week price movements for 380 cSt grade mixed.
Manila's key domestic bunker fuel storage hub at stake 'Avails for bonded bunker fuel not affected,' local traders say.
Indian suppliers await ISO 8217:2010 spec fuel Traders point to avails from local refineries, while preparing for 'technically more expensive' fuel.
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