Striking port workers hold up Greek tourism Striking port workers were preventing hundreds of passengers from boarding ferries heading from Greece's main port of Piraeus to Aegean holiday islands yesterday, despite a court order declaring their strike illegal.
Turkey to meet oil majors on shipping bypass Turkey will meet western oil majors on July 1 to discuss options for bypassing its congested straits used by shippers to transport oil from the Black Sea to international markets, government officials said.
Low rates to bedevil chemical carriers for 12 months Chemical shipping companies will suffer low rates for another 12 months as fresh tonnage ordered during the boom that ended in 2008 is slowly soaked up by the market, leading transporter Stolt-Nielsen told Reuters.
IFA network meets in Lisbon The annual May meeting of the International Forwarding Association (IFA) took place at the end of May in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and was organized by the local IFA member ...
Panalpina chosen by Ericsson Panalpina has been awarded a contract to handle Ericsson's local distribution warehouse and site deliveries across the United Arab Emirates. Panalpina operates the 1,000 sqm wareho...
Kuehne + Nagel: a new logistics centre in Augsburg The global logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its capacities in Germany's Augsburg region and moved into a new logistics centre in Langweid-Foret. The modern fa...
Inchcape Shipping Services opens office in Namibia Inchcape Shipping Services, a leading maritime services provider, has opened an office in Walvis Bay (Namibia), thereby further expanding its presence in Africa. The office is mana...
Market reacts on US drilling THE OBAMA administration has waved off a court injunction against its Gulf of Mexico drilling moratorium with plans for another stop order
China scrapping potential seen CHINA has the potential to add up to 400 recycling sites to global scrapping capacity, with yards built to exploit a newbuilding boom riding a green wave, a ship recycling conference has heard
US drops Lemissoler charges FEDERAL prosecutors in the US have dropped charges against Lemissoler Ship Management, accused earlier this year of tampering with bilge equipment and falsifying oil record books
Return of 'Yang Tse' loop CMA CGM told Fairplay today it is reviving its 'Yang Tse' China/US box service after a nine-month suspension
Indian Register joins IACS INDIA'S National classification society has become a full member of the International Association of Classification Societies
Eagle Bulk adds vessel EAGLE Bulk Shipping took delivery of its third vessel since the end of 1Q10, entering Ibis Bulker into a three-year timecharter at a base rate of $17,650 per day
Maldives to cut import duty MALDIVES has decided to cut import duties at its northern and southern regional ports by 30%, IHS Global Insight reported today
Major setback for Obama ' court rules against drilling ban A US judge federal court in Louisiana has blocked the White House six-month ban on offshore deepwater drilling. The Obama administration vows to appeal. 32 companies within the oil
Mixed movements across the board NYMEX showing losses of more than $2 in early trading.
Small price gains in Fujairah Good demand and normal avails in Durban.
Honeywell Marine to distribute FuelTrax system Says 'growing demand for accurate fuel monitoring' prompted agreement.
Gibraltar 'bunker ban' motion rejected Spain will refrain from seeking ban on Gibraltar's use of floating storage for bunker fuels.
Wartsila signs contract to supply complete power system Selected for its low fuel consumption and environmentally sound technology.
Mid-week IFO price movement mixed Demand poor in Singapore as shipowners expect prices to drop further.
Chemical screening a 'very useful tool' DNVPS says headspace GC-MS analysis can help detect unusual fuel components and improve understanding of which chemicals are harmful.
O.W. Bunker to implement 'new corporate strategy' Set to recruit regional and global directors, sales directors and sales account executives.
Sinopec Zhejiang ready to start deliveries in Shanghai Secures first bunker order to panamax drybulk carrier from Cosco Hong Kong, says Sinopec company source.
Matrix Bharat to offer 380 cSt bonded bunker in Kochi Set to launch a new bunker facility at the port, located at the south western coast of India.
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