Isle of Man flag registry tops poll by shipowner groupings The Isle of Man's ship registry has topped a flag survey by international shipowner organisations.
Malaysia seeks release of hijacked MV Albedo, crew Malaysia says that it is taking steps to secure the release of a Malaysian-flagged cargo ship and its 23 crew seized by Somali pirates last week in the Indian Ocean.
Maersk planning to build 18,000 teu containerships Maersk , the world's largest container shipping company, is planning to have the world's largest containerships built. The Danish company is currently negotiating with several Sout...
Climate change: CMA CGM confirms its commitment The giant French container shipping group CMA CGM has made climate change one of its main concerns. In the last five years, the group has taken numerous measures which have enabled...
Forwarders need reliable inland shipping services Günter Haberland, the chairman of the Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators' inland shipping and port industry committee, said that reliability and predi...
BDP Canada joins 'Partners in Protection' BDP Canada, a unit of the US-based global logistics firm BDP International, has become a certified member of the Partners in Protection (PIP) programme, Canada's counterpart to the...
KLG Europe establishes subsidiary in Turkey KLG Europe, a pan-European logistics service provider based in Venlo (Netherlands), has established a subsidiary named KLG Lojistik in Istanbul. Turkey is a strategic tar...
Kerry Logistics takes controlling interest in Adco Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics has acquired a majority shareholding in Adco Shipping and Forwarding BV, a privately held company headquartered in Rotterdam (Netherlands). Adco was...
Drilling ban irks Big Oil A DECISION to bar drilling in US Atlantic waters would increase US reliance on tankers carrying foreign imports, according to Big Oil
DFDS sells Belfast routes DFDS SAID today it has sold DFDS Seaways Irish Sea Ferries to Stena Line ' having lost almost $40M on its Irish routes in the past two years
Le Havre drops LNG plan THE FRENCH port of Le Havre has abandoned its plan to take a one-third stake in a planned LNG terminal
Hellenic yard deal agreed GREECE has agreed to suspend merchant shipbuilding at Hellenic Shipyards for 15 years in return for the possible withdrawal of EU legal action on subsidies
NYK hails bubbles ship NYK LINE told Fairplay today it has received a heavy-load carrier to transport prefabricated structures, using a new system to cut carbon emissions
Investors seek SCI shares SHIPPING Corp of India's follow-on public offering was today oversubscribed 2.32 times, after three days of bidding
Latvijas swings to losses LATVIA'S Latvijas kugnieciba has reported losses of $28.2M for the first three quarters, from profits of $0.7M a year earlier
Cleaner emissions from Sirius vessel Preem's time-chartered tanker Olympus, owned by Sirius, will be fitted with catalytic converters and an exhaust gas boiler this winter to reduce NOx emissions and fuel consumption. The system
Warships leave Somalia The Italian warship Libeccio and its German counterpart Rhoen have ended their engagement in the EU Navfor operation off Somalia. The warships have conducted several anti-piracy missions. The Libeccio
Drunken passenger on cruise ship dropped anchor A US citizen is facing a sentence of up to 20 years in prison for a mishap while drunk on a Holland-America Line cruise ship. The drunken passenger sneaked
Shipping industry demands mandatory container weighing The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the IMO to establish an international legal requirement that all loaded containers be weighed before being
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