Whale watching worth billions: study Whale-watching revenue topped US$2 billion in 2009 and is set to grow 10 per cent a year, according to a new study.
Loxx commences collaboration with new Italian partners Loxx, a German logistics service provider, has two new partners in Italy, commencing collaboration with Turin-based Sittam Piemonte for the Piedmont/Liguria region and the well-kno...
NFI acquires Canadian logistics company IPD Global NFI, a fully integrated supply chain solutions provider offering logistics, distribution, transportation, intermodal and real estate services in the USA and based in Vineland NJ, h...
Gefco extends services in Turkey The French logistics service provider Gefco is extending its logistics network in Turkey and now offers a 24 hours a day seven days a week service from its new warehouse in Ankara....
Ships failed to act on distress calls A number of vessels ignored multiple distress flares and maydays from a sinking ship in the Channel last December
How some ships responded to the incident
State support preventing box sector consolidation
State support is hindering box sector consolidation
How some ships responded to the incident Lloyd's List speaks to operators of vessels in the area of Etoile des Ondes sinking
Ships failed to act on distress calls
Ships failed to act on crabber's distress calls MAIB document at no point names any ships said to have been in dereliction of duty
Distress messages: Obligations and procedures Solas Chapter V Regulation 33
Bourbon selling 16 bulkers FRENCH offshore vessel operator Bourbon told Fairplay today it will stay in drybulk shipping despite planning to sell 16 Supramax bulkers to Genco Shipping & Trading for $545M
McCain seeks Jones Act repeal REPUBLICAN senator and former presidential candidate John McCain today introduced legislation to repeal Jones Act protections of US coastwise shipping trades
US clean-up crews fear storm A CARIBBEAN low-pressure system intensifying today has a good chance of developing into a tropical storm that could worsen the Gulf of Mexico spill disaster
N Korea said to bar shipping NORTH Korea has reportedly declared a shipping ban off a section of its West Coast, on today's 60th anniversary of the Korean War's opening shots
NewLead growth spree continues NEWLEAD confirmed today that it will acquire five more bulkers from controlling shareholder Grandunion and is eyeing three more newbuildings
IMO adopts Manila amendments THE IMO Diplomatic Conference in Manila today adopted major revisions to the 1978 Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping Convention
Red Sea spill mystery deepens EGYPT has said oil washed ashore in the Red Sea was either leaked by a tanker or was the result of oil seeping from the ground, IHS Global Insight reported today
Is keeping box supply shy of the equilibrium the new liner strategy? Some buyers who cannot obtain the product are willing to offer more, and sellers are always willing to accept a higher price: so says the law of supply and demand. It is fast becoming the new ocean carrier mantra.
Early trading sees variable prices in the Americas Increases seen in US Gulf and on the West Coast.
Prices across Europe lack direction Rotterdam market 'very quiet'.
Little movement in Fujairah market One player advising tight distillate avails in Fujairah.
Players repeat their commitment to fuel efficiency Cutting emissions 'significantly' improves competitive edge, says MOL chairman.
Sustainable Shipping announces award winners Prestigious awards in London celebrate companies making great strides to improve the environmental legacy of shipping.
Verification service for 'Clean Shipping Index' 'Logical next step' to instill confidence in index ranking ships' environmental performance.
External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V
Bulker released after collision Hebei Loyalty was arrested after collision in Singapore bunker anchorage.
Singapore IFO prices, demand weak Bunker prices at other key ports also soften, except for Busan.
Refinery shutdown halves Taiwan bunker supplies Refinery to shut in June due to 'an accident', says company source.
Ecuadorian bunker supplier expands bunker storage capacity Also set to take delivery of a new bunker tanker in August.
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