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Shipping News
- Accord on hot pursuit of pirates in Straits imminent
HOT pursuit may be coming to the Malacca Strait with patrol vessels from one littoral state allowed to chase pirates up to five miles into a neighbouring country's territorial waters, in conjunction with the joint air patrols due to be launched today.
- Malacca Strait safe for seafarers: M'sia
MALAYSIA yesterday said the Malacca Strait was safe for seafarers, playing down the fears of some regional governments which believe the vital waterway is a tempting target for terrorists.
- Oil-tanker rates set to rise on Oct shipments
THE cost of shipping oil from the Persian Gulf to refineries in Asia, little changed over the weekend, may rise for a third week as the pace of bookings for October accelerates.
- Tanker demand seen rising on IEA move
- Typhoon south of Shanghai drives ships to port
- H1 profit unchanged for Forth Ports
- Shenzhen port's Aug container volume rises
- Topsy-turvy with Katrina
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- Suzhou bonded logistics centre wins official approval
- Jiangsu to invest US$99m million on superhighways
- UPS deploys new customs security technology
- Jurong throughput rises 52pc over Jan-Aug period
- "K" Line strengthens logistics services in Indonesia
- GAC-Adsteam alliance restructured to strengthen port coverage
- Shenzhen Airlines begins providing service to HK
- No end in sight to labour dispute between NWA, mechanics
- K + N, Lufthansa Cargo, Schenker launch co-ordinated hurricane relief effort
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- DGS, Coast Guard’s ‘Search & Rescue’ workshop on Sept. 16
- Increasing number of Indian-flagged vessels being detained at ports overseas
- NYK Group joins Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
- GE Shipping demerger: Asset valuation process under way
- DGS lays down norms for supply of bunker fuel
- Exim Bank extends $ 15 m LoC to Equatoria Guinea
- Orthodox tea varieties, better quality hold key to wider Gulf market-Tea Board chief
- Toll issue may tax JNP performance again
- Investments in ports, shipping sectors up by 22 pc, notes CMIE
- MbPT invites bids to develop drybulk terminal on BOT basis
- FedEx now provides overnight India-China service
- Rly Ministry may enhance freight rebate to keep steel industry happy
- Air Deccan starts Mumbai-Nagpur flights via Nashik
- Planners give nod to extension of pepper, cardamom export subsidy
- Tighter norms for raw sugar import
- FTA in services sector with EU finds favour with corporate India
- Forex reserves swell by $ 1.7 bn
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- Death of Heinz Krone
- Paper warehouse for Philadelphia
- BAWC introduces new Porto and Athens freighter routing
- New Gothenburg rail shuttles to be launched
- Geodis increases H1/2005 income
- EU Commission reduces subsidies for Athens airport
- TomTom NV acquires Datafactory
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- MGN is 10 years old!
- TWNA sails on to 2012
- Brostrom tankers fined for oil spill
- IBIA calls for clarification on SECA timetable confusion
- Østensjø orders at Aker
- Feport slams Brussels’ port services plan
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- Bush makes pick for key Navy acquisition slot
- Port of New Orleans restarting commercial operations
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- TNWA partners agree to extension of alliance pact
- Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Peck as Port/Marine project manager
- Coast Guard rescues NFL star from vessel in Aleutian Islands
- Evergreen turns to cleaner fuel at Port of Tacoma operation
- WTSA member carriers plan to raise cotton rates
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- Up market Europe can take on world in shipping says Ladyman
BRITAIN has called on Europe’s shipping industry, regulators and politicians to indulge in achievable ‘blue skies thinking’ to question past practice and seek higher standards, more focused legislation and greater environmental commitment.
- IMO calls on security officials to ‘respect the paperwork’
THE International Maritime Organization is to issue a "hands off" warning to over-zealous authorities that seize vital documents from ships they suspect of involvement in criminal or terrorist activities.
- Exporters steel themselves for Lagos freight rate fallout
EUROPEAN exporters shipping goods to Nigeria are braced for a huge increase in freight rates from next week as shipping lines seek compensation for massive port delays in Lagos.
- Lykes Flyer sails in as Mississippi and New Orleans port reopen
THE Lower Mississippi River is now open to all commercial traffic, the US Coast Guard said yesterday, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
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- Ports closed ahead of Ophelia
PORTS in North Carolina have been shut to inbound shipping today even as Ophelia has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm
- Mercator buys first Klaveness ship
INDIAN operator Mercator Lines is to exercise its first option to buy a Panamax vessel from Norwegian owner Klaveness on the back of a major contract to carry coal
- Katrina clean-up making headway
ENVIRONMENTAL teams are working furiously to remove tonnes of oil from the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans that spilled due to Hurricane Katrina
- Saudi promise on Israel trade
- Frustration over Transpetro delay
- Katrina damage 'worse than Ivan'
- Boxship rates sliding downhill
- USCG lifts Mississippi restrictions
- Indians lock in Aussie coal supply
- Murmansk plan still a pipedream
- Transmanche seeks operator
- Shipping awaits Norwegian elections
- Injured FPSO personnel stable
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- Ophelia shuts North Carolina ports
Ports of Morehead City, Wilmington remain open but have been closed to inbound vessel traffic by the U.S. Coast Guard as Tropical Storm Ophelia churns offshore along the Carolinas.
- Port of New Orleans re-opening
- DOT sets up relief site for New Orleans air-cargo
- Anonynous jury sought in ILA trial
- Corps gets $400M for dredging, storm repairs
- Railroads gain despite Katrina
- Customs details hurricane process changes
- Hutchison sets Panama ports crossroads
- Matson to raise fuel charge
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- Port operations back to normal after typhoon Khanun
Port operations in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province were back to normal today after the strongest typhoon of the year, Khanun, hit the area on Sunday leading to massive damage.
- New Orleans calls starting, while N.Carolina battens hatches against watery Ophelia
- Shanghai Port grows 27% in August
- Reefer-boxes tip off Russian Customs to meat-smugglers
- Rotterdam sells off half of controversial Dutch barge-terminal
- Investors attracted by Heung-A returns
- Gothenburg shuttles to create local Swedish landbridge
- Bangladesh exporters oppose two-day weekend
- Gunsan cuts pilot fee for containerships
- Modern Terminals order new cranes to lift productivity
- Busan remains partially operational during Chuseok holiday
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- New Orleans ships steel
The Port of New Orleans has begun limited commercial operations and work will accelerate throughout the week.
- Dartboard of the DAX
The share of Hapag-Lloyd’s parent TUI is under fire as hedge-fund investors short it ahead of its bid on CP Ships.
- Moller sells VLCCs?
Danish giant rumoured to have bagged $115m piece from sales, as Genco picks up Bocimar bulker.
- USCG opens Mississippi
The lower Mississippi is open to deep draft vessels and the US Coast Guard is steadily cutting down the daytime-only area.
- More trouble for Volgotanker
First-half losses widen at Russian tanker owner still facing potentially ruinous back-tax bill.
- Hong Kong holds 11
August detentions include Courage, Splosna Plovba and China Resources ships.
- Ireland warned over crews
Irish Maritime Development Office wants tax breaks to preserve domestic shipping jobs.
- STX confirms gas trio
Korean shipbuilder seals $110m LPG carrier contract with European owner, thought to be Bernard Schulte.
- Moller terminal shut for a month
Container facility at New Orleans will not re-open anytime soon, says spokesman.
- RCCL revs up share buyback
Cruise company hires Goldman Sachs to repurchase up to $250m of stock.
- Aker chases Gdansk yard
Norwegian yard group linked to offer for birthplace of Polish Solidarity movement.
- Matson hikes fuel surcharge
Hawaii to US box line adds another 1.5% from 2 October as crude prices rise.
- TTA scraps oldie
Thai bulker owner makes a profit on sale of 1979-built general cargoship.
- CSG scraps another oldie
Subsidiary company Digang Dili wins the contract to dismantle 1974-built tanker.
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- CP Ships' share price above TUI's offer
- Maersk Sealand revives U.S./Central America loop
- Matson hikes fuel surcharge
- Horizon Lines resumes Jacksonville/San Juan loop
- Inchape buys Portland Steamship Agency
- Cathay's air freight traffic up 22.1% in July
- DHL consolidate operations at Wilmington facility
- LAN Airlines adds fuel surcharge
- Airbus delivers its 4,000th aircraft
- Landstar names Theunissen VP for deliveries to automakers
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- New Orleans: All fuel grades available
Bunker supplier Stone Oil is offering all fuel grades today as other suppliers look to resume operations with port operations returning to normal.
- Unusual fuel contaminants reported in St. Petersburg
A recent spate of samples from the Russian port suspected of containing waste materials, and has displayed unusual problems for this area.
- Brazil: Management change at Petrobras
- London-based trader moves on to new role
Bunker trader on the move to another company and new postion.
- Abrasive fuels surface in Malaysia
DNVPS reports yet another instance of fuels with such high levels of cat fines that it recommends not using the fuel in question.
- Marine business included in $142m Shell/Rubis deal
Marine fuel oil distribution business included in Shell divestment.
- Asia fuel oil: October outlook bullish amid low arrivals
Western fuel oil arrivals into Asia in October are seen shrinking while Chinese buying is expected to increase.
- Rotterdam barge offers higher after early deals
- India toughens up to ensure bunker quality
India's Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is taking steps to ensure quality and reliability for bunkering in line with major international markets.
- Matson increases October bunker fuel surcharge
Matson, the leading US ocean carrier, will raise its fuel surcharge for October.
- Swedish company fined for spill during bunker transfer
Swedish-based Brostrom Tankers was fined for causing a negligent spill of bunker oil during an internal transfer of bunkers.
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