SMF chief to focus on maritime services NEW Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) chairman Michael Chia will be moving in a new direction to develop Singapore into an international maritime centre - by focusing on the services side of the industry.
Mid-East tanker glut vanishes on stronger demand The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil disappeared as ship demand strengthened.
US Navy to buy 17 Littoral Combat Ships US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has directed the Navy to buy 17 more Littoral Combat Ships through 2015, according to a budget document.
Coal ships take longer routes to avoid pirates
German court denies Fredriksen seat on TUI board
Strait Talk
Nuclear-powered shipping in future? LAST year's performance figures for the Port of Singapore are good overall, considering we are weathering the worst economic downturn for a very long time.
Motoring
Chinese automaker may sell electric cars in US BYD Co, the Chinese auto and battery maker backed by Warren Buffett, may sell a rechargeable electric car in the US as soon as this year, to meet demand for fuel-efficient models, the company's founder said.
SMF chief to focus on maritime services NEW Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) chairman Michael Chia will be moving in a new direction to develop Singapore into an international maritime centre - by focusing on the services side of the industry.
Mid-East tanker glut vanishes on stronger demand The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil disappeared as ship demand strengthened.
US Navy to buy 17 Littoral Combat Ships US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has directed the Navy to buy 17 more Littoral Combat Ships through 2015, according to a budget document.
Coal ships take longer routes to avoid pirates
German court denies Fredriksen seat on TUI board
Strait Talk
Nuclear-powered shipping in future? LAST year's performance figures for the Port of Singapore are good overall, considering we are weathering the worst economic downturn for a very long time.
Motoring
Chinese automaker may sell electric cars in US BYD Co, the Chinese auto and battery maker backed by Warren Buffett, may sell a rechargeable electric car in the US as soon as this year, to meet demand for fuel-efficient models, the company's founder said.
SMF chief to focus on maritime services NEW Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) chairman Michael Chia will be moving in a new direction to develop Singapore into an international maritime centre - by focusing on the services side of the industry.
Mid-East tanker glut vanishes on stronger demand The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil disappeared as ship demand strengthened.
US Navy to buy 17 Littoral Combat Ships US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has directed the Navy to buy 17 more Littoral Combat Ships through 2015, according to a budget document.
Coal ships take longer routes to avoid pirates
German court denies Fredriksen seat on TUI board
Strait Talk
Nuclear-powered shipping in future? LAST year's performance figures for the Port of Singapore are good overall, considering we are weathering the worst economic downturn for a very long time.
Motoring
Chinese automaker may sell electric cars in US BYD Co, the Chinese auto and battery maker backed by Warren Buffett, may sell a rechargeable electric car in the US as soon as this year, to meet demand for fuel-efficient models, the company's founder said.
Hapag-Lloyd: newbuilding with environment-friendly technology The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd recently took delivery of its latest newbuilding, the "Vienna Express". The ship is equipped with environment-friendly technology. ...
PD Ports: no further Teesport job losses following Corus closure In December 2009, Corus, a manufacturer of steel products, announced its intentions to mothball some of its Teesside Cast Products (TCP) operations with effect from the end of Janu...
Hoyer acquires a 20% stake in InterBulk At the end of December, the Hamburg (Germany)-based Hoyer GmbH Internationale Fachspedition signed a purchase agreement (SPA) with a number of major shareholders of the British&nbs...
Geodis acquires the logistics business of Chevallier The French logistics group Geodis is strengthening its position in the beverage sector of the retail market by buying out the logistics business of the specialised operator Chevall...
Freja Transport & Logistics A/S expands activities Freja Transport & Logistics A/S took over all of Intertrucking ApS' non-haulage related activities and most of its employees, with effect from 11 January. Intertrucki...
Fruit Logistica opening doors on 3 February Fruit Logistics, a leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry will be held at the exhibition grounds in Berlin from 3 to 5 February this year. This specialist tr...
Finaval handles five oversized components The Italian freight forwarder Finaval Offshore dealt with five oversized industrial components at the port of Civitavecchia (Italy) recently. Simi, which specialises in difficult f...
Evergreen Line restores westbound rates from the Far East The Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Line is set to increase the cost for shipping a westbound cargo from the Far East (including Japan) and the Indian Subcontinent to Europe a...
European airport chaos The low pressure front named Daisy caused many flight cancellations in Europe last weekend. A record high of 320 cancelled flights was registered at Frankfurt airport, which handle...
Portugal: state of emergency in ten provinces Icy temperatures are currently crippling Portugal. A state of emergency has been declared in ten of the nation's provinces. Meteorologists say that the traffic could grind to a hal...
Dean Wise promoted to BNSF vice-president Dean Wise has been named as the BNSF Railway company's vice-president of network strategy, with effect from 1 February. In this position he will be in charge of BNSF's haulage mana...
Georgian carrier Airzena resumes direct Tbilisi-Moscow flights After a long interruption to services the Georgian carrier Airzena Georgian Airways recently operated the first direct flight between the country's capital Tbilisi and Moscow (Russ...
Switzerland: massive opposition to gigaliner permits The Swiss commercial vehicle association Astag is not in favour of permits for gigaliners (LHVs). Moreover, 80% of Switzerland's population do not want to see LHVs on the country's...
US intermodal train traffic lost six years growth in the past recession Major US railroads hauled fewer intermodal units in 2009 than any time since 2003. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported 9'880'602 loadings of containers and tr...
Chaotic conditions on the roads in Europe Depression "Daisy" unleashed blizzards across most parts of Europe at the weekend. On Sunday 170 people were marooned in their cars in deep snow on the A20 coastal m...
Pressure damaged Eitzen tank AN ETHANOL tank on Eitzen Chemical's Sichem Defiance ruptured because too much pressure had been applied, Fairplay was told today
Agency raises Zim rating ISRAELI ratings agency Maalot has raised Zim Shipping's debt rating to 'B' after previously evaluating the company as nearly insolvent
Stena bulks up orderbook SWEDEN'S Stena Bulk told Fairplay today it has ordered two Suezmax tankers from Samsung in South Korea
STX axes 400 at Turku yard STX EUROPE told Fairplay today it will lay off more than 400 staff from its Turku yard in Finland as it carries out a major restructuring to cope with loss of business
Agility bags logistics contract LOGISTICS and forwarding giant Agility has won a major contract for ocean shipment handling from automotive and industrial machinery supplier Starco
Growth for Viking Line Viking Line records growth of its total volumes during 2009. The number of passengers grew by more than three per cent to 6.4 million, private cars by 15 per
Ace-Link files for bankruptcy Ace-Link has filed for bankruptcy. 70 employees will be affected. The management, headed by Mogens Worre Sørensen as chairman of the board, has chosen to close the operation after
New Danish icebreaker debate The cold weather in Denmark and the fact that the fleet of icebreakers have a five-day readiness period has fuelled the debate on the governmental icebreaker service, which is
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