Norway shipowners win back-tax battle Norway's government breached the constitution when it changed fiscal rules for shipowners including Farstad Shipping ASA to tax income that had been exempt, the country's highest court ruled last week .
Ship demolition hits 13-year high Ship demolition rose to the highest in 13 years in 2009, as owners scrapped aging vessels to make way for a record number of new ships being built, Clarkson Research Services Ltd said in a report on Tuesday.
Indianapolis presents Celadon Trucking with sustainability award The US road haulier Celadon Trucking Services has received a 2009 sustainability award from the City of Indianapolis for its idle and emission reduction project. Celadon has estima...
Nellen & Quack establish firm in Turkey The forwarding company Nellen & Quack ' The Green Line, based in Gronau (Germany), eastablished a subsidiary in Turkey on 1 February. The new firm has...
Netto appoints Norbert Dentressangle The discounter Netto, has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to establish and operate a centralised returns handling centre for non-food products from its UK stores. Established in 19...
Kuehne + Nagel: logistics for hotel complex in Singapore Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded an exclusive logistics contract by Las Vegas Sands Corporation to manage the warehousing, delivery-to-site and installation activities of the hotel ...
Kazakhstan Railways expands cooperations Representatives of Lithuanian Railways Lietuvos gelezinkeliai and Kazakhstani Railways have agreed to extend their 2009 cooperation to this year. Kazakhstan Railways will export ...
SNCF wants to gain control of Lorry Rail The French state-owned railway Bahn SNCF wants to obtain a majority shareholding in Lorry Rail, the truck-on-train service between Bettembourg (Luxembourg) and Perpignan ...
27th edition of Europe SITL in Paris, 23-26 March 2010 SITL Europe 2010, which is taking place between 23 and 26 March at the Parc des Expositions ' Paris-Nord Villepinte (France), offers the entire national and international transport...
A solution for the A400M in the offing Reuters has reported that an agreement on the A400M military transport is in the offing. The seven states that agreed to purchase the aircraft wanted to make a new proposal for fin...
HKIA reports significant increase in January's air cargo handling Air cargo volumes continued to rebound at Hong Kong international airport (HKIA), which handled 301,000 t of air cargo in January 2010. The volume represents a strong increase of 4...
Maersk Line launches third Far East service from Hamburg The "Maersk Sydney", a containership operated by the Danish shipping company aersk, recently made its maiden call at the port of Hamburg (Germany). The vessel is deployed...
NYK completes winter safety campaign Japan's NYK Group completed its winter safety campaign, which was entitled "Sail on Safety" and ran from 1 December 2009 to 31 January 2010. NYK carries out the campaign every year...
Deepening of the river Scheldt on Dutch side has started Dredging work to deepen the River Scheldt on the Dutch side of the border recently started. It is a continuation of the work that started on the Flemish side in 2007. The deepening...
Scorpio plots US IPO AN IPO prospectus was filed today by Scorpio Tankers ' the latest evidence that shipping plans a return to New York's public equity market
Fincantieri bags $1.5Bn order CARNIVAL Corp today confirmed an order with Fincantieri for two 3,600-passenger newbuildings for its Princess brand
HHLA starts Lübeck sale GERMAN container terminal operator HHLA is winding down operations at its facility in Lübeck on the Baltic Sea
Argentina warns Falklands ships A DISPUTE over oil exploration by UK companies near the Falkland Islands has again escalated, with Argentina imposing unilateral shipping rules
Ship sails out of 'political mess' CARGO ship Thor Leader has left Argentina after being detained late last week in the midst of an escalating row between Argentina and the UK, Fairplay was told today
Hose group fined $2.3M MARINE hose maker Parker ITR of Italy has pleaded guilty and agreed to a $2.29M criminal fine for rigging bids and fixing prices affecting tankers
ITC preps sale After failing to secure a new charter for the single-huller Front Voyager, a Frontline arm is asking bondholders to allow a sale.
Two for DryShips George Economou's Nasdaq-listed company orders two panamaxes at a Chinese yard and confirms sale of two 1990s-built bulkers.
Firm likes MLPs Institutional investor Neuberger Berman reveals larger shareholdings in Teekay and Navios partnerships.
Scorpio files IPO Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio Tankers preps listing on New York Stock Exchange in $150m initial public offering.
Acergy dips Strong vessel utilisation helps push US- and Oslo-listed engineering outfit into higher gross profit but isn't enough to lift the bottom line.
SCIC worker dies Ramp at Seaspan Coastal Intermodal terminal collapses as employee prepares for arriving vessel.
Embley probed Australian investigators launch probe into fire on bulker River Embley, an incident featured in this week's "Casualty file".
Shipbroking scam Felix Pierot says there was nothing normal about the relationship between Yuri Nikitin, Clarksons and Yuri Privalov.
Carnival double US cruise giant back at Fincantieri for two 139,000-gt vessels delivering in 2013 and 2014.
Broker buddy? Was Clarksons dishing out cash to Yuri Nikitin in return for information on Sovcomflot's plans?
Far better Norwegian owner's 2009 profit boosted by addition of back-tax cash after court win over government.
Green rap High court rules UK's Wightlink violated wildlife protection laws when it introduced bigger ferries.
Odfjell scraps Norwegian chemical tanker owner sends another elderly vessel to the breakers' beaches.
DOF seismic sale Oslo-listed owner sells Geo Challenger to charterer CGG Veritas but no price mentioned.
Pirates open fire Naval vessel attacked by hijackers onboard Zodiac tanker and North Korea-flagged ship.
Hanjin cancels Korean shipbuilder tears up $102m boxship contract after owner fails to make payments.
Falklands fracas Argentina compels all ships calling at home ports to secure permission before entering UK waters.
IHB selling Bulgarian shipyard group looking to raise $14m with new share issue equal to 33% of capital.
Charter cheer Norway's Solstad clinches construction vessel deal with Veolia for up to two years.
FOE contract cut BP charter renegotiation shaves $94m off contract value for Fred Olsen Energy which posts improved profit.
EMS turns red Oslo-listed shipmanager and supplier hit by higher operating costs, net interest and write-downs.
Rig talks set John Fredriksen-related Scorpion Offshore takes Gazprom contract dispute to Paris arbitration.
Rupee raise India's L&T lines up equivalent of $400m investment to boost shipbuilding capacity.
Auckland jumps Kiwi port sees interim profits increase by nearly 50% on lower finance and operating costs.
FreeSeas fixes six Ion Varouxakis-led dry bulk owner agrees spot charters for the bulk of its handysize fleet.
Galaxy picks PB Hong Kong handysize owner Pacific Basin seals five-year deal from Aussie minor to ship lithium raw material.
Crowley inks tugs US shipowner orders pair of ocean going vessels at Bollinger Shipyards for delivery in 2011/2012.
Lamprell lifted Twin turbine installation ship order prompts upgrade for Middle East offshore yard group by Citi.
Maersk moves Danish shipping stalwart Maersk McKinney Moller cedes chairmanship of Maersk Broker to daughter Ane.
Stena drills and Transatlantic assists west off Greenland Stena Drilling's rig Stena Don and its drillship Stena Forth have been chartered by the energy company Cairn for drillings in the Disko West area off Greenland. The operations will
Shipyard crisis in Tuzla During last year production fell by 90 per cent and 75 per cent of all employees in the Tuzla's shipyard industry had to leave their jobs, Hellenic Shipping reports. Half
First Clipper tanker in Nordic Tankers livery The Clipper Marianne is the first of Clipper Tankers' units to change to the Nordic Tankers colours, after the merger earlier this year. The tanker has been docking at Fredericia
Sharp decrease in Baltic Sea container handling Container handling in Scandinavian and Baltic Sea terminals dropped sharply last year. Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC) expects a 15 per cent decrease in Scandinavia and around 25 per cent in
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