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Shipping News
- MPA issues new circular on piracy
COINCIDING with record high pirate attacks in the Malacca and Singapore Straits, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a new circular on piracy and armed robbery against ships.
- EU relaxes state-aid rules for shipping
THE European Union eased state-aid rules for shipping to prevent companies relocating outside the EU and protect the region's 33 per cent hold on the world's fleet.
- British 'infected' cruise ship due to arrive in Gibraltar
A cruise ship on which up to 500 British passengers have been struck down with a highly contagious stomach virus is expected to dock in Gibraltar today, a senior official from the P&O shipping company said on Saturday.
- UK withdraws docking nod for polluted US fleet
A controversial plan to dismantle polluted US ships in Britain was thrown into confusion on Friday after Britain's Environment Agency withdrew permission for them to dock.
- 8 feared dead after ship sinks off Syria
TWO major shipping casualties were reported last week with one seaman killed and another injured and at least eight people missing, presumed drowned.
Air and Land Transport
- S-EA seeing pick-up in air traffic amid economic recovery
SOUTH-east Asia, which bore the brunt of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is seeing a strong pick-up in air traffic on the back of a regional economic recovery, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
- Regional airlines have role: Iata
- All Nippon Airways back in the black
- Log Book
Dockyard
- Ageing tanker market to keep yards busy
AS ever American Bureau of Shipping president and CEO Robert Somerville gave a typically outspoken address at the First Annual Tanker Operator Conference in Piraeus, Greece.
Ship Sales
- SHIP SALES
IT is no surprise that the prices for dry bulk tonnage have continued to rise with a couple of 1995 built panamax bulkers reported sold.
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- SITC begins new southern China services
- Asia/West Coast SA discussion Forum to increase rates
- Chengdu to develop logistics centres
- Italian job for Kuehne and Nagel
- ICTSI calls for tenders to expand Polish operation
- IRA Far East, Middle East rate hike in December
- New containers get smart over security
- Cargo steady as SIA returns to profit
- Polar ties up Swiss WorldCargo in capacity deal
- Changi facelift aimed at boosting hub status
- Emirates signs finance deal for two more planes
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- MoS proposes slew of fiscal & policy sops to develop coastal shipping
- Funds will be no constraint, assures Sinha
- GAC India launches direct consolidation service to East Mediterranean - Direct weekly sailing from Nhava Sheva significantly reduces transit time & cost
- Exporters will have to upgrade supply chain management systems: IIFT Dean - Conforming to US Bio-terrorism Act
- Dubai’s e-warehouse receipts system to benefit Indian commodity traders
- Bangalore-based software exports to grow by 35 per cent
- India several notches above China in business competitiveness: Report
- STC in talks with Egypt for sale of 60,000 tonnes of wheat
- Ports sector may soon open up for insurance firms
- Vizag Port’s traffic target for 2003-04 revised to 46.5 m tonnes
- 5-man panel to suggest steps to improve Kolkata Port’s performance
- RCT-Vadodara receives 1st MSC-dedicated import container train from MICT
- Concessional export credit for 6 months more
- Aluminium production up in April-Sept. 2003
- Minimum support price for wheat may be frozen
- New DG (Safeguards) appointed
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- Brazilian market update
- New Bominflot Office in Shanghai
- Korean buyers and suppliers play chicken
- The Rock shuts down as high winds make deliveries impossible
- Rotterdam steady since yesterday PM
- DNVPS hits back at bunker alert criticism
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- DHL appoints new senior management team
- IRISL takes delivery of first of six boxships from Akers
- Swiss WorldCargo Announces Extensive Agreement with Polar Air Cargo
- Kaindl: Transferring timber from trucks to trains
- Frans Maas extends network to Tunisia
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- ISPS action needed now
- Waxholm order to Norway
- Tonnage tax important for Swedish shipping
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- MARAD scrap ships hit snag on way to U.K.
British Environmental Agency says authorizations are invalid
- PVA security plan approved
Alternative way to meet MTSA requirements
- Tenix Defense delivers SAR vessel to Phillipines
Fifth of six vessel series
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- Port of Portland marks arrival of new car carrying vessel
- Rail intermodal traffic continues record-breaking ways
- Top Hanjin Shipping employees earn visit to home office
- New rules mean more for oil pollution victims
- Concorde supersonic aircraft heading to Seattle museum
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- Virus attacks 400 on board P&O cruiseship
ABOUT 400 Britons on board P&O Cruises’ Aurora have been hit by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, threatening to disrupt the three-year-old vessel’s 17-night Mediterranean cruise.
- Lloyd’s axes Goshawk syndicate 102
LLOYD’S franchise board has acted dramatically to underline its commitment to a profitable market by calling a halt to business at the lossmaking syndicate managed by the Goshawk group.
- Sudden block on ghost ships coming to UK
PLANS to scrap 13 contaminated US naval reserve vessels at a Teesside breaking yard were thrown into turmoil on Friday, after a government U-turn saw it withdraw the licence that made the deal possible.
- Petrobulk ship cleared after Korean search
SOUTH Korea has given the all-clear to Petrobulk-managed bulk carrier Athena , which was boarded on Thursday on suspicion of carrying Islamic terrorists, write David Osler and Nigel Lowry.
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- Massive investment for Shenzhen
CHINA Merchants Holdings International of Hong Kong is planning to spend CNY8Bn ($966M) over the next four years to upgrade its container terminals in western Shenzhen in the Pearl River Delta in south China. The move follows Beijing's approval to dredge the 20km Tonggu Channel leading from Hong Kong waters
- UK ports scheme combats accidents
SIX northern UK ports - Teesport, Hartlepool, Tyne, Sunderland, Blyth and Seaham - are partners in a new safety initiative aimed at reducing the number of major injuries by 10%.... Full story
- Kirchner opens Madryn cruise dream
ARGENTINE president Néstor Kirchner officially opened the refurbished and expanded cruise vessel facilities at the Patagonian city of Puerto Madryn this afternoon.... Full story
- DFDS gives Immingham a $200M boost
THE first of five large ro-ros for DFDS’s North Sea services has entered service as part of a $200M investment being made by the group to upgrade its routes.... Full story
- Ghost ships may not arrive
THE UK's Environment Agency has admitted that modification of an existing Able UK licence to break up ships is invalid, meaning the ghost ships may have to go back.... Full story
- Liberia confirms LISCR contract
THE transitional government of Liberia does not plan to alter its contract with the US-based managers of its shipping register.... Full story
- Accident probes 'a mess': de Ruiter
- Malta's yards hope for fresh start
- Aurora passengers' slow recovery
- W African consolidation continues
- Clémenceau mess to end soon
- Ship finance through the local bank
- Senegal gives Emeraude ultimatum
- Samho concludes wage agreement
- Piracy attacks claim more lives
- Bunker executives found guilty
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- 'Smart' container, or dumb idea?
While U.S. Customs chief Robert C. Bonner calls for containers that can outsmart terrorists, a new in-box sensor system challenges low-cost solutions now favored by shippers, carriers.
- U.S. international air cargo falls
Dismal results in trans-Atlantic and Latin American markets offset modest growth on domestic and trans-Pacific routes.
- Northbound Latin America rates rise
Importers pinched by capacity shortage as perishable season heats up.
- Customs chief wants containers to outsmart terrorists
- Electronic filing rules still pending
- Indonesia leads record piracy attacks
- Coast Guard sets AIS meetings
- At Air Cargo Americas: Security roils Miami trade role
- London airfreight hub braces for strike
- USF Corp. operating income flat
- Miami bidding for Latin free-trade hub
- ‘Rare’ strike threat at Indian port
- Merger for Canadian project forwarders
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- Return to EU flags to continue, says ECSA
EU guidelines on state aid adopted in 1997 have already encouraged a significant transfer of tonnage to EU flags, but new guidelines will continue the process, developing member-states’ ‘maritime clusters’.
- Bulker rates drive Australian grain into boxes
Australian grain exporters have flagged a huge shift to containerised shipments, as runaway dry-bulk charter rates price their favoured Panamax, Handmax and Handysize tonnage out of reach.
- Canada’s Coast Guard called to arms
A Canadian Senate committee has called for an armed, ‘muscular’ Coast Guard to protect Canada’s three coastlines and key inland shipping corridors like the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
- Toll torpedoes Mainfreight’s Owens takeover
- Overnight intermodal service to start between Rotterdam and Worms
- Wilhelmshaven deepwater port advances a stage
- TT Club says Typhoon Maemi claims will not exceed US$25 million
- Container manifests becoming US political issue
- West Coast imports boost Canadian Pacific Railway intermodal revenues
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- Pushing the problem
New Bimco boss Tung sees EU reforms as wrong blueprint.
- Smooth sailing on Maracaibo
Key Venezuelan shipping lane back in business after lost anchor recovered.
- Halloween hold-up for ghost fleet
New UK red-tape threat to scrapping of US ships.
- Varun on the up
Indian tanker and gas carrier owner has increased profits in first half, despite higher costs.
- NY ferry captain stressed out
Lawyer says focus problems nix help with death probe.
- Angelicoussis bags second LNG ship
Greek owner ups gas newbuilding tally at Daewoo.
- BP orders first VLGCs
Oil major feeds its $3bn newbuilding habit with $240m deal with Mitsubishi.
- Sembcorp suffers from repair slump
Singapore group blames SARS and boom for keeping ships away from drydocks.
- Precious buys again
Thai bulker owner purchases only its second ship in six years from Japanese company.
- Virus strikes P&O Cruises' Aurora
Piraeus ban on passengers coming ashore as one quarter suffer symptoms of mystery illness.
- Strong rates boost Coscol
Ro-ro and heavy lift arm of China’s Cosco ups nine-month profit in healthy market.
- Scottish unions slam Superfast
Greek ferry operator faces campaign against lack of British jobs.
- Crewman dead in collision near Shanghai
North Korean cargo vessel and Chinese tanker clash in lower Yangtze.
- Evergreen bang on target
Boxship giant will easily surpass last year’s profit despite struggling on an operating level.
- Petrobulk ship caught in Al Qaeda sting
Greek owner's Athena inspected in New Zealand and South Korea over suspected terror links.
- Boxship costs dent Samudera
Extra costs at containership operations sees third quarter net profits soften at Indonesian owner.
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- Asia/Europe carriers confirm four-step rate increases next year
- Tropical Shipping report lower profit, rates
- New World Alliance considers suspending Pacific loop
- U.S. international air freight traffic down for sixth consecutive month
- Swiss WorldCargo takes space on Polar Air’s Asia, U.S. freighters
- USDA seeks comments on proposed origin rules for meat, produce
- Yantian terminal tests secure container program
- Steel coalition calls for elimination of tariffs
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