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Shipping News
- Manila coast guard takes over salvage
FRUSTRATED by the slow pace of removal of the sunken chemical barge Billy Star and its cargo of 1,270 tons of highly toxic sulphuric acid, the Philippine Coast Guard has taken over the salvage operation of the vessel from its owner.
- US shipbuilders mull virtual yard concept
US shipbuilders are looking into meeting growing demand for double-hulled oil tankers by creating a virtual shipyard, where different parts are built in various yards across the country, the chief executive of Bollinger Shipyard said Friday.
- Rotterdam port draws 6 bids for new terminal
THE Rotterdam Port, the world's second-largest, received six bids from companies and groups that want to run a container terminal at North Sea Maasvlakte 2, a planned extension to the port.
- 2 vessels collide in S'pore waters
- DP World to inject up to US$3b into terminals
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- Zim to start new Asia-Med service
- Hanjin Shipping begins operating JV in Colombo
- Dragon Asia Lines launches maiden service
- Interasia Lines to start IMX service
- Newly christened OOCL Dubai to be used for MAX inauguration
- AP Moeller Maersk appoints Kolder to cohead its liner business
- Airline board endorses Cepa liberalisation measures
- Etihad Airways starts Kuwait service
- Virgin Nigeria looks to increase capacity by 2010
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- SBB Cargo names Thomas Riesterer new director sales international
- China Airlines to launch Taipei-Osaka cargo service
- First intermodal terminal on Antwerp's left bank
- Groupe CAT and BLG reinforce partnership for Glovis
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- Odfjell expands
- LA and Long Beach propose new green rules
- St Lawrence dispute settled
- UK ratifies the Bunkers Convention
- SOLAS amendments enter into force
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- Ship manager in $1.5 million pollution case plea agreement
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- Last phase of wood packaging rules goes into force next Wednesday
- Jump in coal shipments push rail numbers to good week
- TSA warns travelers to leave fireworks at home
- Nichols Brothers takes order for new tug for Bay area
- NAFTA trading partners see increases during April
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- First blood to industry over EU pollution directive
LEADING industry bodies have won the first round of their fight against the European directive on ship source pollution as the High Court in London paved the way for a test case challenge in the European Court of Justice.
- Royal Caribbean settles with missing passenger’s widow
Royal Caribbean has reached a settlement with the wife of George Smith, whose disappearance from the Brilliance of the Seas one year ago this week sparked an acrimonious dispute, writes Sandra Speares .
- Celebrity wins $193m Horizon damages
CELEBRITY Cruises has won a $193m damages award against a water treatment powerhouse in a US federal court, on grounds that the equipment sparked an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on a cruiseship in 1994.
- Intercargo to crack down on port state corruption
IN a major new offensive on industry transparency, bulk carrier owners’ association Intercargo is preparing to target cases of port state corruption and push for improved casualty reporting from flag states.
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- States to help bear migrant burden
FROM tomorrow, nation states are required to help ship masters who pick up people in distress at sea
- Safmarine refloating fails
ATTEMPTS to haul the grounded container ship Safmarine Agulhas from its sandbank outside East London harbour, South Africa, on light night's high tide failed
- Pacific-Gulf Marine faces $1.5M fine
US flag carrier Pacific-Gulf Marine faces $1.5M in fines and two of its chief engineers could be jailed in the latest oily water separator prosecution
- Seafarer electrocuted on Lakes bulker
ONE seafarer was killed and another seriously injured in an accident on an old US-flagged bulker on the Great Lakes
- Dutch, British unions share concerns
DUTCH seafarers’ union FWZ and UK officers’ union Numast met yesterday in Rotterdam ahead of the launch of Nautilus
- Calcasieu barge traffic resumes
- Hapag makes foray into Africa trade
- Seafarers killed in Kandla collision
- Evergreen vessel strikes wharf
- Macquarie drops ABP bid
- RCCL wins, but sued for damages
- High density fuel alert flashed
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- CKYH adds U.S. all-water calls
Alliance adds calls at Charleston (left) and Norfolk and drops Miami from new all-water service linking Asia and U.S. East Coast.
- No progress at WTO talks
- U.S. sets enforcement for wood packing materials
- Washington port moves on ethanol plant
- Hapag-Lloyd opens S. Africa route
- Ship operator to pay $1M fine in pollution case
- GM buying all of Vector SCM
- Hardman takes top position at Port of Baton Rouge
- Chennai strike ends
- Alaska Airlines adds freighter
- CCLI signs Vietnam apparel deal
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- Usual suspects enter race for Maasvlakte II
Industry sources indicate that four of the six bidders for a Maasvlakte II terminal concession have come from the usual suspects, including Hutchison Port Holdings, DP World, PSA and Eurogate.
- Emirates aims for secondary markets to fuel growth
Emirates Shipping Line said today that even though the shipping market is mature and highly integrated, there are still unexplored markets with huge potential waiting for carriers to expand into.
- Evergreen ship hits Australia
- Trucks hit E. Europe rail cargo but other Kombiverkehr volumes rise
- COSCO Pacific's Financial Controller passes away
- Australian Customs in second major drug haul
- RCL sets up Korean JV
- Hanjin orders 26,000TEU boxes from Jindo
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- Magic pipes cost PGM $1.5m
US prosecutors are going easier on Pacific-Gulf Marine because of voluntary disclosures but not on two chief engineers.
- TOP spins upgrade
Greek owner gets 'select' status on New York's Nasdaq exchange in new index based on liquidity, financial benchmarks.
- Lakes crewman killed
US Coast Guard will probe how crewman was electrocuted aboard 77-year-old Great Lakes self-unloading bulker.
- Grimaldi confirms share buy
Italian owner now holds 30.5% of Finnlines.
- Blue Star set to sign
Maersk’s German boxship manager is poised to sign ITF crew deals for foc ships.
- Celebrity gets payout
New York court orders manufacturer to pay $193m to Celebrity Cruises over 1994 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.
- Odfjell cranks it up
Chemical tanker operator buys one from De Poli and confirms charter with Yuyo.
- Ships collide off Singapore
Greek VLCC and Japanese containership come together in Singapore Strait with no reported injuries or pollution.
- Macquarie drops ABP bid
Consortium led by Aussie bank says it will not proceed with a formal bid for UK ports group.
- Courage scraps bulker
Singapore-listed owner opts to send one of the oldest ships in its fleet for demolition in Bangladesh.
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- Pacific-Gulf Marine pleads guilty to illegal oil discharges
- CKYH drops Houston, adds Charleston, Norfolk to Asia/East Coast service
- Hapag-Lloyd to add South Africa to network
- MOL, Oman Shipping Co. form two joint ventures
- SAS Cargo to start independent cargo handling company for Scandinavia
- STB chairman keeps eye on fall peak season
- St. Lawrence Seaway authorities, Indian tribe resolve dispute
- Menlo expected to ride out GM’s buyout of Vector
- Group to develop standards for container security device
- Johanns applauds Canada's decision to further open beef trade with U.S.
- U.S. importers could curtail overseas outsourcing, logistics exec says
- TNT Logistics opens distribution center for Otis Elevator
- Masson to join Montreal Port Authority as VP of marketing, development
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- New pollution fines handed down
PGM paying $1.5 million for magic pipe offences, barge company facing fines for fuel spill.
- PMSA supports emissions reduction plan
Shipowner and industry group reaffirming 'commitment' to improve California air quality.
- Fuel with off-spec density noted in Rotterdam
Fuel samples with above-spec density also displayed potential ignition and combustion difficulties.
- DNVPS alert on fuels in breach of SOLAS
Bunker Alert goes out after several Novorossiysk fuel samples fail flash point test.
- Bunkers Convention moves closer to implementation
UK joining others in convention requiring vessel insurance for bunker spill liabilities.
- FAMM announces new lube for low sulphur environment
New low BN lube available at major European ports and selected ports worldwide, and will be rolled out to other areas as demand increases.
- Rotterdam quiet but firm at midday
- Hong Kong: Tight barging schedule on healthy demand
Tight barging schedule expected over the weekend until July 4.
- Glencore acquires record volume of 380 cst in Singapore
Swiss trader's purchases said to make up 84% of the total volume of 380 cst traded on Platts screens so far in June.
- Crude prices rise on fears of US gasoline shortages
Drop in US gasoline stocks has triggered concerns over a shortage of summer fuel supplies in the country.
- Reports: ExxonMobil to start 500 cst trials in Hong Kong
Sources in the market say supply on a trial basis will start during July, while some local players question the transport capacity.
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