EU probe delays container feeder plan The start of a cooperation scheme involving 350 European Union (EU) container ships will be delayed by an EU competition investigation, the German initiator of the plan said on Wednesday.
Swiber in US$189m S Asia deal Offshore construction player Swiber Holdings picked up its first big order of the year, yesterday announcing a US$188.8 million deal with a leading oil and gas operator in South Asia.
Eurotunnel traffic recovering The Eurotunnel group, the operator of the Channel tunnel between the UK and France, reported a turnover of EUR 571.1 million for 2009, a drop of 16%. The volume of freight tra...
USA: 100% scanning of seafreight shelved The USA has decided not to demand 100% scanning of seafreight in 2012. Homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano recently declared that the scheme cannot be implemented after re...
Panalpina handles Samsung ocean freight and warehousing Samsung Panama has selected the Swiss logistics service provider Panalpina to handle most of its FCL (full container load) ocean freight traffic from Asia-Pacific to Panama in...
Teneso expanding in Central and Eastern Europe The pan-European logistics alliance Teneso Europe SE extended its special services to cover the whole of Central and Eastern Europe on 1 January. The high-tech logistics netwo...
WCA networking event surpasses all expectations The WCA Family of Logistic Networks reported that it has just completed its most successful conference week in Bangkok since the alliance was founded. The group had originally expe...
BREAKING NEWS: Switzerland's federal coucil appoints Peter Hasler as new chairman of Swiss Post Switzerland's federal council has named a successor for Swiss Post chairman Claude B'gl' only a day after he resigned. The new head of Switzerland's mail service provider is Peter ...
MOL: joint R&D project to be incorporated into government scheme The Japanese shipping company MOL recently announced that its joint research and development (R&D) project on antifouling paints for ship bottoms will be incorporated into a go...
The Beluga P-series ' new forces in the super heavylift sector The German heavylift shipping company Belgua has taken delivery of the 'Beluga Houston', the first of a series of sixteen vessels. The 20,000 dwt units are equipped with cranes cap...
New managing director for Fischer Kaderselektion The founder of Fischer Kaderselektion, Peter E. Fischer, settled the future of his company by handing over the management to Reto C. Wieser on 1 January. Wieser has assumed sole re...
A400M: decision-makers gathering today Countries with orders for the A400M military transport plane are meeting meet today (21 January) in Berlin with representatives from manufacturer Airbus and its parent company Euro...
Swiss Post's chairman Claude Béglé resigns with immediate efffect Claude Béglé, chairman of the board of directors at Swiss Post, Switzerland's mail service provider, has resigned with immediate effect, following mounting media criticism of...
STX workers walk out in Turku STX Europe confirmed to Fairplay today that hundreds of workers have walked out of its yard in Turku, Finland
NAT poised for buys NORDIC American Tankers disclosed today that it is selling 4M common shares to raise funds for up to four vessel purchases
Gazprom reacts to competition A SURGE in LNG shipped by tanker to western Europe's ports is threatening the market share of Russia's overland gas supplier Gazprom
China growth defies recession CHINA today posted a stunning 10.7% GDP growth figure for the fourth quarter of 2009, as well as a more than healthy 8.7% overall increase for the recession-racked year
Hellmann launches smart boxes GERMAN freight forwarder Hellmann Worldwide is phasing in ocean containers with real time satellite-tracking and intrusion detection technology
Review of transfer ruling asked THE US Supreme Court has been asked to review the landmark decision preventing maritime attachments of electronic funds transfers
Ships move as US fog lifts ALMOST a hundred vessels stranded by heavy fog off the Texas Gulf Coast have started moving again
Jurong bags P-62 Singapore's Jurong shipyard is said to have won a deal to provide Petrobras with an FPSO hull.
Marine hurts GATX Shipping joint ventures slump in depressed markets, as American Shipping Co faces lowest iron ore volumes in 70 years.
Return in 2012 US shipping advisor McQuilling Services says oil consumption won't return to 2008 levels for at least another two years.
Divi's back Micky Arison-led Carnival Corp resumes dividend payments as confidence returns.
Damen in Qatar JV Dutch shipyard group creates joint venture with Qatari LNG carrier owner Nakilat to operate their new Ras Laffan shipyard.
CMB turnaround Parent of Belgium's Bocimar returns to a fourth-quarter profit as 2010 looks "favourable".
Number crunch Analysts count the cost of cancelled Golden Ocean capesize deal.
Grim for Grindrod South African owner braces investors for a full year profit drop of up to 65%.
Finns walk Hundreds of workers at STX Europe's Turku yard in Finland strike over job cuts.
Liquids lift Kinder Kinder Morgan terminals business sees 10% jump in fourth-quarter profits as liquids throughput jumps and dry-bulk shows some rebound.
12 missing Search continues off China for fishermen lost after K Line car carrier collides with trawler.
Ceara yard wins State government official says the greenfield Promar Ceara Shipyard has won a tender to build eight Transpetro gas carriers.
COA unveiled 'Mystery' charterer of Norden handysizes for 15 years revealed as German renewables outfit RWE.
Fonds falls German finance house posts big drop in new shipping investments during difficult 2009.
Crude gain Oil volumes up 5% at Russian north-west port of Primorsk in 2009.
Antwerp cut Volumes dropped 16.7% in 2009 at major Belgian port as imports declined.
$225m deal Mercator Lines (Singapore) bags seven-year offshore charter contract double from mystery company.
PFS's PSV ABG Shipyard's owning arm tipped as the buyer of Garware Offshore vessel.
Drydocks deal Dubai shipbuilder clinches contract for ultra-large offshore construction vessel.
Mercator lower Singapore spin-off of Indian shipowner sees profits drop over 40% on weaker freight rates.
No sell-off India's shipping secretary says there are no plans to privatise Shipping Corp of India.
Revenue plunge Indian bulker owner Chowgule makes nine-month profit thanks to ship sale, but operating figures much weaker.
Boxships in focus Aussies to launch focused inspection campaign concentrating on container securing equipment.
Handy rise Genco handymax grabs near $3,000 per day pay rise from extended deal with Global Maritime Investments.
Priests in lay-up Celebrity Cruise Lines cuts number of voyages offering services from Catholic ministers.
Swiber inks deal Raymond Goh-led offshore vessel operator picks up second major contract in less than a month.
Every twelfth tanker stores oil Around 145 vessels around the world are currently operating as floating storage units, rather than transporting oil, reports Tank Storage Magazine. More than half of the ships are in European
Germany, Spain and Netherlands produce largest ship emissions Model finds that without legislation, EU maritime emissions would become higher than emissions from all land sources combined by 2020.
Prices weakening across Europe Some Rotterdam suppliers reported to be low on IFO grade.
KPI Bridge oil appoints managing director in Singapore Kelvin Yeo has over 13 years experience in marine and offshore oil and gas industries.
Bunker prices softening Further losses seen in early trading on NYMEX.
O.W. Bunker appoints new financial manager for Asia Company plans continued growth in the Asian region.
Figures confirm decline in Antwerp traffic Vessel calls in 2009 down by more than 15%.
Player offering ex-barge deliveries in Ceuta M.Y Bunkers says service provides an alternative to Gibraltar
Aegean gives details of proceedings against founder Actions brought by Greek customs arise from allegedly sham bunker transactions.
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