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Shipping News
- Bangla port, feeder lines in tug of war
A tussle between Bangladesh's Chittagong port and a group of shipping lines over congestion and productivity problems at the port has escalated with the group's members slapping a heavy surcharge on cargo to and from the port.
- Hanjin aims for more LNG ship orders
HANJIN Heavy Industries & Construction, South Korea's fifth-largest shipyard, said it aims to win more contracts to build liquefied natural gas carriers as it triples capacity to make vessels that yield higher margins.
- Goldman set for AB Ports bid
A consortium led by Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, is putting the finishing touches to a £2.5 billion offer for Associated British Ports, Britain's largest ports operator, according to an on-line report in the Daily Telegraph.
- Japan hopes to work with M'sia to safeguard Malacca Strait
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- DHL wins US$600m transportation contract bid for China nuclear plant
- HK investors eye Gulf of Tonkin ports
- FPS rebrands ocean freight business in Indonesia
- ESC rejects ELAA proposal to keep communication lines open
- NYK joins forces with Vietnam University to train seafarers
- Jade Cargo to start flying in August
- Singapore seeks air service liberalisation with EU states
- Emirates seeks more flights Downunder
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- Kalmar India plans major expansion of service offerings
- Now, Pipavav-US direct!
- Prospects bright for rice exports
- Duty-free import of pulses allowed
- India offers Nepal a string of concessions, waives dues on Defence purchases
- DP World appoints consultants for ICTT phase-I design
- Rotterdam port team inspects Haldia Dock Complex
- Andhra rice bowl opens up for VCT!
- CoPT to form independent forum to study trailer transportation charges
- Tuticorin Port receives longest-ever box vessel, m.v. Norasia Atria
- SEZ processing areas can be reduced to 25 pc-EGoM
- India’s economic muscle adequate to weather global storms, stresses IMC chief
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- Officers’ unions call for job protection
- Greek owners back legal challenge to EU
- GL backs Intermepa
- Busan to build US$5m cruise terminal
- Fewer UK international sea passengers
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- Washington State proposes new spill prevention rules
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- Commissions formed to study Washington state transport needs
- Rail carload traffic delivers best week since December 1998
- Coast Guard warns boaters of log hazzard in Columbia River
- Coast Guard team finds EPIRB sending signal in garbage dump
- Railroad wants public's help in keeping properties safe
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- PDVSA finalises tanker order at Brazilian yards
VENEZUELAN state-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA will finalise a groundbreaking order for 10 product and panamax tankers at the Brazilian yards of Eisa and Maua Jurong next month, according to PDV Marina managing director, Armando Valladares.
- Finnlines suffers further blow as Fincantieri delays hit ro-pax order
FINNLINES said at the weekend that after failing to deliver the first of a five-vessel order on time Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri would also miss the deadline on its second ship, leaving both vessels out of action for the summer season.
- Greek shipowners still in revolt over common structural rules
GREEK shipowners have confirmed they remain dissatisfied with the newly developed common structural rules for tankers and bulkers despite protestations last week by senior figures from the world of class who hinted that the controversy might be on the point of evaporating.
- Report highlights ‘astonishing’ human rights violations against seafarers
SEAFARERS are routinely suffering human rights abuses through their employment, according to a dossier published today by the International Transport Workers’ Federation.
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- Six killed as crane sinks tug
SIX people were killed, three injured and another remains missing after a horrific accident at Constantza port, Romania
- Coastlink to respond to UK port policy
COASTLINK, a organisation set up in the UK to promote coastal shipping, is to formulate a response to the country's port policy consultation paper
- Torshavn blow for Lerwick
A commercial court in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, this week turned down an application that could have forced Smyril Line to include calls at Lerwick on its schedules
- Philippines squad numbers available
CREWING Managers Association of the Philippines is building a database of Filipino officers available for hire
- Pakistan, Iran discuss ferry link
- Police clear Noumea protests
- Tankers collide in English Channel
- Customs blocks balls inside the box
- Shipyard pact kicked into touch
- Niteroi strikers score own goal
- Untested Customs software didn't work
- Piriou sells out to Axa, Bourbon
- Tug owners back with Confitarma
- 2007 kick-off for Sabah box port
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- Zim orders 10,000-TEU ships
Orders for four 8,200- and four 10,000-TEU ships for 2009 delivery will help Israeli carrier double its fleet capacity.
- Schwab approved as USTR
- Port Everglades gets new China-U.S. service
- European shippers, liners square off
- YRE sets Shanghai-LAX service
- NRS taps Scorsune
- Cathay plans HK mega-hub
- Famous Pacific expands brand in Indonesia
- DHL wins transport contract for Chinese nuke plant
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- Strong Far East cargo flows sees WCSA rate rise
Carriers operating in the Far East to West Coast of South America trade are attempting to implement a general rate increase early this summer.
- Australian Customs system was botched, report finds
An independent review of the Australian Customs Service’s disastrous introduction of the ICS automated cargo clearance programme in Q4 2005 has found the system was simply not ready for implementation.
- ZIM orders eight post-panamaxes from HHI
- Security reservations could scupper HPH's Indian plans
- MSC Noumea stand-off over, for now
- Gunsan/Japan service to be launched
- Unafisco union pickets own members in Santos
- ICF poised to wipe out losses and return to expansion
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- OSG to buy $300m of itself
Will Morten Arntzen-led OSG's next big shipping investment be in somebody’s fleet or in 15% of its own outstanding shares?
- $110m for two OSVs
Todd Hornbeck-led Hornbeck Offshore is spending $110m to convert molten sulphur carriers into the world’s largest OSVs.
- BC to buy European ropax
Canada’s BC Ferries says it has put in an offer for a ropax ferry to replace the sunken Queen of the North.
- Fresh capital for Diana
Simeon Palios has sold seven million shares of fresh Diana Shipping stock at $9.50 a share and confirms a newbuilding buy.
- Ships collide on Humber
General cargo ship and container vessel suffer differing fortunes in incident outside Hull.
- Tankers collide in Channel
Counter Pollution team on standby but damage minimal as two chemical tankers collide off Shoreham.
- Pullmantur refinances
Two new deliveries are getting underway for Pullmantur after Spanish banks refinanced the company’s cruise operations.
- Fincantieri is late
Finnlines confirms Italian yard has not met ro-pax delivery deadline – and second of five-ship series will be delayed too.
- Acergy takes Toisa ship
Heavy construction vessel needed for $35m contract off New Zealand.
- Svithoid aims higher
Expanding Swedish tanker owner to issue shares and list on main Stockholm exchange.
- Orey owner tightens grip
Duarte d’Orey snaps up more of Portguese broker and agent’s stock.
- P&O passengers quarantined
Cruiseship Pacific Sun to be disinfected in Sydney after vomiting bug outbreak.
- OSG lands in Greece
Owner holds first ever board meeting outside US as product tanker search continues.
- ITS and ZIM join hands
Italia Marittima and Israeli container line to launch new weekly transatlantic service in August.
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- Wilh. Wilhelmsen orders two more PCTCs from MHI
- Samskip opens two Brazil offices
- Cathay's $1 billion deal for Dragonair agreed
- AirBridge Cargo teams up with Qantas Freight
- Tianjin selected for Airbus final assembly line in China
- CP Railway to serve new Toyota site in Ontario
- U.S. strengthens trade ties to Rwanda
- U.S. military to conduct large-scale cargo logistics exercise
- Schwab becomes USTR chief
- USDA to test imports of untreated Mexican citrus
- DHL opens logistics center for Home Shopping
- Maersk Logistics' Scorsune joins NRS
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- Controversial issues in maritime green paper
The EU Commission has presented its green book on a maritime policy aiming at a broader approach to all maritime ...
- Finnlines newbuildings further delayed
It looks like the first of Finnlines’ five newbuildings from Italy are not ready to enter service before in the ...
- ACL’s profit up 248 per cent
The former Swedish owned Atlantic Container Line, ACL show an increasing profit of 248 per cent. The profit for 2004 ...
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- Houston prices slide further
Demand finally picking up as prices go lower, despite firming crude.
- Refinery shutdown suspends Aruba bunkering
Valero's operation could be affected for up to three weeks following power outage.
- New barge for New York market delivered
K-Sea launching first in a series of new builds, with four more on order.
- UK: Fuel tanker involved in collision
Tanker continues towards UK bunkering port with its cargo after collision with another tanker in the English Channel.
- Russia: Trade begins in homegrown oil futures
New hedging opportunity with rouble-based trade in Russian oil and oil product futures.
- 330,000 m³ expansion to go ahead at new Rotterdam terminal
Vitol says land has already been acquired for fuel oil terminal and jetty expansion.
- India: Call for off-shore marine diesel supply
Fishing industry pleads for offshore supply to ease crisis in the sector.
- Japan: New record high retroactive bunker price
May retroactive bunker price hits new all-time high while spot prices point to lower June price agreement.
- Port development spurs investment in bunkering
As momentum gathers in port's development, bunker suppliers seek to capitalise on future demand.
- Rotterdam little changed overnight
- New training course aimed at ships' environmental officers
Training package to help officers unravel complex environmental legislation.
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