Striking Finn stevedores in clash with non-union workers Striking Finnish stevedores clashed with non-union workers at a harbour on the south-east coast as an operator moved to open a terminal closed by a continuing nationwide walkout.
Gebrüder Weiss sales down in 2009 The Austrian freight forwarding and logistics corporation Gebrüder Weiss lost 15.7% of its sales volumes in 2009, recording income of EUR 830 million. The global economic crisis di...
K+N to manage contract logistics for Akzo Nobel in Spain Akzo Nobel Spain has selected Kuehne + Nagel as the exclusive contract logistics provider to manage its Iberian distribution centre in Zaragoza. K+N will be in charge of warehousin...
Net profit stable for La Poste in 2009 The French state-owned postal services corporation La Poste coped better than expected with the economic crisis in 2009, with sales declining by 1.3% to EUR 20.53 billion, down fro...
Intermarine moves two 700 t boxes to West Africa The motor vessel "Industrial Achiever", a specialised ro-ro semi-submersible ship, recently loaded two massive cold boxes for an LNG facility under construction in West A...
K Line promotes Hiroyuki Maekawa to chairman and Kenichi Kuroaya to CEO The Japanese shipping company K Line has promoted its president and CEO Hiroyuki Maekawa to chairman with effect from 1 April. Vice-president Kenichi Kuroaya will simultaneously mo...
Piraeus port authority names new CFO The port authority of Piraeus in Greece selected Aikaterini Venardou as its new chief financial officer at the beginning of March. She was previously the manager of the port's acco...
New outer harbour opens in Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth's new outer harbour opened recently - with a number of blue-chip customers already signed up, before the final landscaping touches were added. PSA International, a l...
Indian ports report growth India's major ports handled 45.8 million t of cargo in February, 1.3% more than the 45.2 million t in the corresponding month in 2009. According to the Indian Ports Association (IP...
CMA CGM denies illegal exports of wood from Madagascar The French shipping line CMA CGM has denied reports that its subsidiary Delmas, which specialises in trade with Africa, is involved in the illegal export of timber from Madagascar....
Maxx Intermodal expands into Turkey Maxx Intermodal Systems is continuing to expand its network, opening an office in Istanbul (Turkey) on 1 March. The new location also offers intermodal container transportation opt...
Index-based charters mount THE TREND toward index-based drybulk timecharters continues to accelerate, with Baltic Trading announcing two such deals today
Want a job? Check Facebook FINNISH port operators are employing non-union Facebook users to continue operating despite widespread strikes, IHS Global Insight reported today
ITF changes stance on guards THE ITF has stopped opposing "armed military personnel" on commercial ships, its spokesman Sam Dawson told Fairplay today
Scorpio raises IPO target SCORPIO Tankers filed a revised IPO registration today, raising the amount it expects in proceeds from its planned New York Stock Exchange debut
HK shipping boss dies at 87 KOO KOU-MING, who fled the 1949 Communist takeover of China to become one of Hong Kong's most respected shipping leaders, has died at age 87
Manila welder electrocuted A WELDER was killed when he was electrocuted while repairing a cargo ship docked at Manila North Harbour
Frontline paid $3M for termination NORWAY'S Frontline today said it will receive about $3M from Ship Finance International for the early termination of a charter deal
Fewer storage tankers The interest from oil price speculators in chartering tankers for storage of crude oil and products is cooling off. According to ICAP, there are now 70 million barrels in floating
Orders placed at Japanese yards increase After falling 14 months in a row, Japanese export ship orders rose for the third consecutive month in February on a year-on-year basis, surging 30.8 percent to
Eleven pirates to be prosecuted in the Seychelles EU Navfor has transferred eleven suspected pirates to the Seychelles for prosecution. The pirate gang was captured recently, and they could be clearly linked to the unsuccessful attack on the
More evidence on the cooling effects of shipping The benefits of sulphate come into question as MEPC gets ready to discuss low sulphur fuels.
Prices weaken in Rotterdam, Hamburg NYMEX showing falls of more than $1 in early trading.
Recourse action in Hebei Spirit spill incident BIMCO continue to be actively involved from the fair treatment of seafarers standpoint.
Bunker prices fall in Fujairah No IFO in Durban spot market.
Quality issues keep Fujairah market 'tight' Traders say 'some key suppliers have been hit'.
Singapore fuel oil stocks down Spike in oil prices triggered demand from bunker market, say traders.
Sulphur regulations: Suppliers should 'help' shipowners O.W. Bunker says suppliers must take more 'responsibility' in helping operators meet technical challenges.
Bunkers reverse previous day's movement Bunker prices in Busan, however, remains steady.
New barge ready in 'next four months' Karachi-based supplier says it will have the biggest delivery fleet in Pakistan.
IBME appoints bunker trader for South American market Ortiz has over 25 years' of experience in the shipping and bunker industry.
New deals best sourced from personal and informal contacts Poll respondents indicated one-to-one appointments as one of the best sources for securing new contacts.
Ecospec's CSNOx wins 'Technology of the Year' award Ecospec edges out two other contenders to clinch the award.
Foreign trading firms set foot in China bonded bunker market indirectly Japanese and Singaporean companies involved.
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