Dutch Dredgers in Singapore assisted by Stedergroup The renowned Dutch dredging company, Stedergroup, the Dutch member of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC, has successfully transported large crane parts, weighing up to 85 t fro...
Fret SNCF continuing transport services for Evian and Volvic Fret SNCF, the cargo division of the French state railway, and the mineral water producers Evian and Volvic are signing a new contract. According to the terms of the latest pact Fr...
Toll Group investing AUD 140 million in Australia's road and rail infrastructure Toll Group, Australia's largest provider of transport and logistics services, is spending more than AUD 140 million (EUR 109 million) in transport infrastructure in Western Austral...
Renault Trucks delivers Spain's first 26 t hybrid refuse collection vehicle The Spanish company Urbaser, specialised in domestic waste collection and processing, has just received the country's very first 26 t hybrid truck fitted with a refuse collection b...
Turkey feeling the effect of dwindling traffic to and from Syria The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) reported that the number of Carnet TIRs that were issued in the first nine months of the current year fell by 1.97%, ...
Port of Barcelona to expand The port of Barcelona (Spain) has approved a public tender to build and operate the Bocana Nord marina. The new infrastructure will occupy a surface area of 2.5 ha, 5 ha of shelter...
LAN to increase daily flights to and from Montevideo The Chilean carrier LAN Airlines is increasing the number of daily flights between its home base Santiago and Montevideo (Uruguay) from 1 December 2012. LAN will then provide thre...
Contship Italia reorganising The president of Contship Italia SpA, Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, has announced that her shipping company is to get a new, simpler organization as of 1 January 2013. The two ...
New manager for Australian trucking association The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) NSW has welcomed Jodie Broadbent as its manager, after the announcement that the present manager, Jill Lewis, will be leaving the organisa...
Massive cargo loss at Liege airport Liege airport (Belgium) reported that its statistics for September 2012 confirm the decline in the global air cargo industry. The freight tonnage transported through the country's ...
Hactl scoops two awards for training excellence Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has clinched two prestigious training and development awards in the Awards for Excellence in Training and Development 2012, organised ...
Qatar still driving LNG trade Exclusive Lloyd's List Intelligence analysis reveals why Qatar LNG slowdown has implications for importers and for shipowners
Gastech conference hosts heated debate about LNG pricing Crazy arbitrage opportunities will continue while industry discusses pricing
Pirates ahoy! Lloyd's List's PMSC survey hopes to clarify a still-murky industry
Qatar stays leader of the pack Despite North Field expansion ban, questions remain over rival nations' new ventures
Crunch time for Qatar Although Europe seeks new LNG sources, Doha will continue to shape the market
Future gas fleet will face consolidation As numbers of ships increase, ownership will be concentrated in fewer hands
Reporting through a single window Brussels directive seeks to clarify and simplify the spider's web of logistics intelligence
EPCSA member Soget wins contract to create the world's largest port community system Initial deployment in Jakarta will expand to a total of 111 Indonesian ports
Golar moves fast to seize Canadian LNG shipments Fredriksen gas company will provide two newbuildings for new export project
Greece faces dilemma over shipping taxes Industry needs a sustainable framework to survive and flourish on home soil
International Shipholding to acquire US United Ocean Services Purchase from parent designed to bolster ISH presence in Jones Act bulk transport
Lloyd's Register announces container stack weight breakthrough New formula will require ship operators to review their deck-lashing practices
PMSCs in Somali territorial waters violate UN arms embargo There are roughly 7,000 weapons in circulation
Aquasition launches IPO roadshow in New York Greek-back 'spac' plans to raise $50m and to trade units on Nasdaq Capital Market
Contship Italia plans major expansion 'Firm project' being examined in Europe will be made clear by year-end, says president
Bollinger wins retrofit work on Hornbeck OSV sextet Announcement fills in missing detail from firm's announcement five weeks ago
GNV marine chief to become IUMI secretary-general Outgoing chief hopes top insurers will start to place more importance on the union
Deiulemar Shipping goes bust Court declares company bankrupt with €500m debts
TMT fails to take delivery of more than 10 bulkers at Hyundai yards Financial woes leave Taiwanese shipowner unable to make payments
STX O&S cancels tanker order South Korean yard drops $98.9m deal for two MR tankers after buyer fails to make payment
Maher mounts legal challenge over New York port authority fees Newark filing claims new charges are not levied on 'a fair and equitable basis'
Israel opens tenders for two box terminals New breakwaters, quays, dredging and reclamation planned at Haifa and Ashdod
African states mull shipping bank plan Industry can boost development and employment, conference told
Fitch stays negative on First Ship Lease despite Torm deal Rating agency admits FSL has adequate cash but cities difficult shipping environment
Diana snaps up second post-panamax newbuilding Analyst expects Greek owner to continue expansion with large ships
ISU is not seeking an additional source of income Salvors' proposal should clarify responsibility between property and liability insurers
Oldendorff books five bulkers at CSC Jinling German dry bulk player to expand self-owned fleet
Daily Maersk adds six box routes Guarantee will cover loadings from Indonesia and Thailand from late November
IFT: $100,000 in back pay won in India DOCKER and seafarer unions in India have signed wage accords that call for payment of $100,000 in back wages
Golar signs BC export option JOHN Fredriksen-chaired Golar LNG has signed an option agreement that could employ two newbuildings in the nascent Canadian LNG export trade
Bankrupt Deuilemar Shipping hopes to trade ITALIAN bulker operator Deiulemar Shipping has been declared bankrupt, but its fleet could continue trading, its lawyer, Astolfo di Amato, told Fairplay today
Kaliningrad volumes fall by nearly 16% KALININGRAD port's volume fell nearly 16% year on year in the nine months to 30 September
NITC VLCC pops up in Singapore AN NITC VLCC has been in Singapore for the past 11 days
Aker unit pays $315M for offshore ship OCEAN Yield, part of Norway's offshore engineering group Aker, has bought a 2011-built offshore construction vessel from AMC Connector
Malaysian palm oil stocks reach record MALAYSIA'S big post-Aidilfitri harvest and slower exports to China have driven up the country's palm oil inventory to a record 2.48M tonnes
Shell increasing low-sulphur sales after tests SHELL's bunker trading arm said today it will increase sales of low-sulphur fuel oil in Singapore after a pilot scheme showed positive results
Few Capesizes delivered in August JUST EIGHT Capesize bulkers were delivered in August, compared with the monthly average is 21 deliveries
EPA Awards $30 Million for Clean Diesel Projects The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $30 million in grants to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines via emission control and idle reduction technologies, cleaner fuels, engine upgrades or replacements and vehicle or equipment replacements. The EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Program will specifically replace or repower older diesel engines on...
Liners must change commercial management principles
Lloyd's Register announces container stack weight breakthrough Lloyd's Register has developed a revolutionary new formula that will allow heavier containers to be stacked higher on deck - enabling ships to carry more cargo ...
EUNAVFOR keeps lid on Somali piracy An EU navy warship last night stopped and apprehended a skiff in the Indian Ocean with seven suspected pirates onboard - the vessel had been sighted earlier carrying ...
ANL adds to its SE Asia-Australia offerings ANL, which is owned by the CMA CGM group, has joined the ASA consortium in the trade linking South East Asia and Australia and in so doing added another weekly ...
Spain's debts near junk status The debt crisis in Spain is deepening with credit rating agency Standard & Poor's last night downgrading the Iberian nation's sovereign debt to one notch ...
CMA CGM starts East Med-Russia citrus express service Marseille-based CMA CGM is expanding its container reefer shipping operations by starting a new service between Turkey, Egypt and Russia. Sailings will commence ...
Nigeria remains risky Attacks against maritime assets are not on the rise in Nigeria despite mainstream media reports to the contrary, according to Bergen Risk Solutions.
More room to grow at ISC International Shipholding Corporation has more financial capacity to grow its fleet but boss Niels Johnsen described his hunt for more acquisitions with caution.
Reed Smith storms Singapore Reed Smith is shoring up its footing in Asia with the opening of a new office in Singapore.
ISC expands Stateside International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) has beefed up its presence in the US with the acquisition of United Ocean Services (UOS).
Thermal coal heats panas A spike in thermal coal fixtures into China is helping to drag panamax rates away from historic lows.
Palau makes flag debut A new shipping register formed by the tiny Micronesian island nation of Palau has signed up its first two ships.
NOCC charters oldie Norwegian Car Carriers has bagged its second time charter at a higher rate in little over a fortnight.
Dredger for Jan De Nul Jan De Nul has ordered a new dredger at Dutch shipyard Ravestein.
We're watching you Seven Somali pirates have been busted by an EU warship off the coast of Socotra.
IUMI returns to roots The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is returning to Germany the country where it was founded nearly 140 years ago.
Aker unit buys again Lars Solbakken's Ocean Yield has agreed to buy an offshore construction and pipelay vessel for $315m.
Fitch still negative on FSL An apparent end to financial trauma at Torm has failed to spur Fitch's view of First Ship Lease Trust - which is now both a client of and shareholder in the Danish owner.
Erria wins Rushan cash Danish shipping company Erria has won a legal battle to recover cash after it cancelled tankers ordered at a Chinese shipyard.
Siem's $300m spend Siem Offshore's newbuilding blitz has set the Oslo-listed owner back to the tune of around $300m, observers say.
J Lauritzen turns to Oslo J Lauritzen has raised NOK 500m ($87m) from a trip to the Norwegian bond market.
Schettino sues Costa The captain of the wrecked cruiseship Costa Concordia is suing owner Costa Cruises for wrongful dismissal.
Diana's bargain buy Diana Shipping's fifth dip into the sale and purchase market this year has seen the Simeon Palios-led company pick up a bargain.
Oldendorff signs for five Germany's Oldendorff Carriers has continued its newbuilding splurge with a deal for five bulkers in China.
Golar fixes first newbuilds John Fredriksen's Golar LNG has penned a preliminary deal which could tie up the first two ships in its vast LNG newbuilding orderbook.
Inchcape recruit Pusey Inchcape Shipping Services has appointed Nigel Pusey to the newly created position of chief commercial officer.
Gemini crew safe Four South Korean seafarers held hostage by Somali pirates for more than 17 months have made contact to say they are safe.
SBM in FPSO bond first SBM Offshore has raised $500m from a US private placement bond to fund an FPSO destined for Brazil.
Bollinger to stretch Bollinger Shipyards has won a deal to extend six Hornbeck Offshore Services vessels.
Sekwang order junked Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has finally made official the cancellation of two tanker contracts more than a year after compatriot Sekwang Shipping ceased trading.
Procopiou confirms buys George Procopiou has emerged as the buyer of five dry bulk resales at from China's New Times Shipbuilding.
Nordea new boy likes SFL Nordea Markets new head of shipping research has upgraded the bank's rating on Ship Finance International (SFL).
Vitol gets funding boost Vitol has secured a twelve month extension to its $5.2bn three-year revolving credit facility, the Swiss oil trader has confirmed.
Pirates steal Rena kit Thieves have stolen valuable equipment from a barge that was bound for the Rena salvage operation in New Zealand.
International Shipholding to buy United Ocean Services Founded in 1959, UOS provides marine transportation services for dry bulk and break-bulk commodities in the United States. It operates the largest U.S.-flag Jones Act dry bulk fleet today (131,000 deadweight tons).
Maersk further slows Mideast-South Africa loop Just over one month after slowing to a seven-week rotation, ocean carrier Maersk Line has added an eighth vessel to its weekly Middle East-to-South Africa MESA service, further increasing roundtrip voyage time from 49 days to 56 days.
German lines slow joint Med-WCNA loop
G6 tweaks rotations on two Asia-Europe services The amendments made by the liner carriers include deleting a call at Port of Kelang on their EUM/MED service to the Mediterranean and adding a call at Le Havre on their Loop 4 service to Northern Europe.
Maersk speeds up WAF7
Shipowner group opposes change to salvage rules
Ex-Im Bank supports B737 exports to Dubai
SynchroNet syncs with Matson Logistics Through their new multi-year agreement, both companies will supply and sub-lease containers to and from each other. Matson will also provide rail line-haul services, primarily on the CSX and BNSF railroads, to SynchroNet.
EPA awards $30 million in grants towards clean diesel projects Diesel Emission Reduction Program is designed to replace, retrofit or repower older diesel-powered engines including marine vessels.
Prices continue to rise in Fujairah Bunker prices at South African ports showed strong gains.
Market firm in Rotterdam Prices maintain upward momentum across European ports.
DNV: LNG to beat scrubber uptake prior to 2020 Global LNG bunker demand could reach 4-7 million tonnes by 2020 if prices remain competitive, Gastech Conference hears.
New supplier aims at monthly sales of 10,000 mt Cambodian offshore bunker market could reach 60,000 mt a month.
Panama tank farm nears completion Capacity up to two million barrels of oil.
O.W. Bunker: Collaboration best in challenging market Fuel quality is the supplier's responsibility.
Refinery sees 70% rise in marine fuel output Russia's largest refiner produced 2.3 million mt of bunker material in first nine months of 2012.
US takes soft line on ECA enforcement Shipping getting time to adapt to new regime.
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