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Shipping News
- A sound device so powerful it can even keep pirates at bay
YOU really wouldn't want to be around when someone activates the new Long Range Acoustic Device, or Lrad.
- Ship-breakers in India disabled by asbestos
ALMOST one in every six workers who are dismantling old boats at India's Alang shipyard suffers from asbestos poisoning, experts said in a report sure to fuel criticism of an industry long dogged by charges of unsafe work conditions.
Strait Talk
- Officer shortage grows, but ratings must not be complacent
ONE subject kept cropping up in discussions on the fringes of last week's International Shipping Federation Manning and Training Conference in London.
Port Shots
- Port Shots
A ship heading from Madagascar to the Comoros Islands sank in the Indian Ocean over the weekend in bad weather, and 33 people were missing.
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- Retailers urge California governor to veto box tax legislation
- CMA CGM, Veolia Environnement to set up rail units for container transport
- Tiong Nam operating margin hit hard, despite boosting services
- Canadian rail freight slips on high dollar, fire and strikes
- NYK, MOL again listed on social responsibility indexes
- UPS upgrades interactive customer digital service
- Cargolux, Emirates resume Beirut flights
- Super-sized 747 for Dreamliner starts test flights
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- Small ships in Gujarat hike freight rates
- Schenker to expand reach & vision to become powerhouse firm
- Ahlers sets up state-of-the-art logistics centre in St Petersburg
- NYK compliant with more ISO standards
- Sensitive items imports surge by 10.6 pc
- DP World awarded ISO security certificate
- 2 shipyards show interest in KPT’s Tuna project even before tender is floated!
- Super high tides prompt JNPT to ease draught rule
- MbPT submits Rs 500-cr. development plans to govt
- Study spells out various advantages of double-stack container trains
- Containerised rly freight ops by pvt. sector
- Civil Aviation Ministry looking at Nagpur as potential export hub
- CWC’s empties box yard at Mundra starts filling up
- Kamal Nath reiterates need to rectify flaws in global agricultural produce trade
- Italians MEAN business this time
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- Port of Seattle begins search for new CEO
- Zim to open Europa-South Africa service
- Air Charter Service organises bridges for Lebanon
- EWS: Better rail services for Southampton
- DHL wins GBP 1.6 billion NHS supply contract
- International air cargo forum, 12-14 September, Calgary
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- Armed robberies plague Chittagong
- MOL reworks Americas services
- OMI increases dividends, a bit
- Analyst upbeat on Panama Canal expansion
- Bimco and USCG in new deal
- Indian Register opens in Singapore and Qatar
- Olsen set to order 2 more suezmaxes
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- Signal International hires shipyard workers from India
- Oceanteam plans third construction vessel
- RINA and Rodriquez develop innovative ferry
- World's most powerful engine
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- Cabotage laws put Jones Act in frame
LEGAL experts have warned that the special dispensation currently enjoyed by the US Jones Act at the World Trade Organisation could be jeopardised if Washington insists on tightening cabotage laws.
- US yards seek foreign staff
WORK is building up at US Gulf shipyards and there appears to be insufficient US workers to do all of it, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
- Emsa refusal on chemical spill response ships challenged by Euro MP
The European Maritime Safety Agency has overstepped its mandate by "unilaterally" declaring that it will not add chemical spill response ships to its fleet of oil spill response vessels, a key Euro MP said yesterday, writes Justin Stares in Brussels.
- Over and out from co-founder of Pacific Basin
Paul Over, one of the original founders of Hong Kong-listed handysize specialist Pacific Basin Shipping, will leave the company in March although he is being retained as a senior advisor.
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- Malacca users 'must help': Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 12 September – Responsibility for keeping the Strait of Malacca safe and secure should be shared by waterway users and not borne by the littoral states alone, says Malaysian transport minister Chan Kong Choy
- Alilauro lays up hydrofoils
ITALIAN ferry operator Alilauro has responded to a requirement that a further member must be added to ships’ crews by laying up three hydrofoils
- Salvors work to free Greek bulker
A salvage team has started its attempt to free the Greek cargo vessel Toro that ran aground in the 1,000 Islands district of the St Lawrence River last week
- Indians join Lanka spill clean-up
INDIAN experts have arrived in Sri Lanka to help deal with an oil spill from a wreck off Galle harbour on the island's southern coast that has polluted beaches and lagoons
- Fesco's Generalov buys shore assets
THE investor behind Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Co is buying up land assets to create an integrated shipping, logistic, box terminal and rail business
- LR-Fairplay signs Swedish agreement
LLOYD'S Register-Fairplay has signed an agreement with Swedish market analyst SAI that will see the companies co-ordinating research and production of SAI services
- Kaliningrad link 'cannot replace rail'
- Tainted US rice found in Rotterdam
- Endless dispute comes to an end
- Thirty missing after ferry capsizes
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- Amendment proposes extension of Customs user fees to fund port security
Senate considers proposal that would extend two Customs user fees in order to generate more than $800 million to fund port security legislation.
- Port peak traffic no problem: NRF
- Carlyle, SSA bidding for DP World assets: Report
- MOL to combine U.S.-Brazil services
- Horizon prices secondary shares
- Zim expands U.S. service
- Portland arrival for Cougar Ace
- New airfreight hub for St. Louis
- TransPORT hires Jaeger
- Nehru to open 3rd terminal
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- Police arrest Tanjung Priok security scam gang
The Jakarta Police said yesterday that they had arrested several members of a gang which allegedly charged container trucks entering Tanjung Priok illegal levies.
- Lower Elbe dredging plans set in motion
Hamburg officially set the planning permission procedure in motion for the next round of Elbe deepening, downstream from the port, today.
- Five global players show interest in Pakistan port project
- Ships return to Beirut, but War Risk levy still applies
- US Senate continues debating port security bill
- APMT Rotterdam roster dispute finally settled
- Survey shows US terminals are managing congestion
- Tianjin Port Development says 2007 tariffs to rise
- Berlin to restore upper Elbe navigability
- Lines push Asia-Australia rates higher
- USL confirms ANZL weekly upgrade
- COSCON boosts Singapore-Thailand loop frequency
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- Castle cashout
Former principal shareholder Castle Harlan selling most of its remaining shares in US-flag Horizon Lines, taking lion's share of $77m proceeds.
- Tankers turn up
US-listed stocks make some gains after three-day 'hammering' trimmed up to 12% of their share values.
- It's all Over for Paul
Pacific Basin founder quit with $14m of stock after 20 years running handysized success story.
- Ferries damaged in collision
HH Ferries ship in clash with smaller vessel in Danish port of Helsingor.
- PacBasin sells two
Hong Kong owner charters back two sold handysize bulk carriers and confirms purchase of two newer units.
- Rodriquez unveils green prototype
Italian yards teams with class society Rina to develop high-speed ferry with 40% lower fuel use.
- TEN back at Sumitomo
Greek owner orders two aframax newbuildings at Japanese yard and confirms resale purchases at Sungdong of Korea.
- Numbers up at Saaremaa
Estonian ferry operator builds passenger and vehicle volumes over summer months.
- Shipyards looks to India
Signal International plans to hire several hundred foreign workers for its Gulf of Mexico facilities.
- Equasis gets new pilot
French maritime veteran Jacques Benard takes the helm of ship safety database.
- Capesize grounds down under
Traffic distrupted at Western Australia’s Port Headland as Eurasia-managed bulker breaks from moorings.
- CMA CGM runs rule over rail
French boxship giant teams with Veolia in new logistics move.
- Woman missing from Carnival ship
Latest disappearance onboard the 70,400-gt Imagination follows similar incident in June.
- Grandeur delayed
Mechanical problems with starboard rudder force Royal Caribbean ship to go on cruise to nowhere.
- Olsen selling Dolphin
Norwegian owner in talks over disposal of First Olsen drilling rig.
- Cosco in pole position
Report claims Chinese giant has won race to manage three Greek ports, including Piraeus.
- Cougar makes Portland
MOL car carrier makes it safely into Oregon port after ten day tow from the Aleutian Islands.
- MOL revamps US service
Japanese liner company replacing two US east coast services with new Americas Express Link (AXL).
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- TACA's fuel surcharges unchanged
- "Cougar Ace" nears end of journey to Portland
- MarAd approves 2 vessel flag transfers
- BA World Cargo names Shepherd VP commercial for Americas
- Private equity group buys RoadLink USA
- U.K. health service's supply chain staff to strike against DHL sale
- TEU volumes reach still higher, says NRF
- APL terminal bomb threat a hoax
- Analyst says Panama Canal expansion won't hurt bond rating
- Container accident causes small oil spill in Long Beach, no injuries
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- Danish naval ships to Lebanon
The Danish parliament has almost unanimously voted in favour of sending three Danish naval units to the international military force ...
- DNV looking for 900 engineers
Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is looking to employ another 1,000 people, of which 900 engineers, worldwide next ...
- LR-Fairplay and SAI signs co-operation deal
Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay, LRF, has aquired SAIR, a Göteborg based subsidiary to the association The Institute of Maritime Analyses, SAI ...
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- Fuel savings of 40% for ferry design
High-speed prototype claiming huge efficiency gains from 'innovative' design.
- Bunker costs behind banana price rises
Surcharge policy leading to higher prices for North American banana buyers.
- O.W. Bunker tankers complete oil spill drill
Vessels participating in Baltic oil spill drill exceeding expectations.
- Fuel cell technology to set sail in Europe
European research project suggests environmentally friendly fuel cell technology could suit commercial shipping in the near future.
- Remaining oil to be removed from Solar I
Questions remain over cost and who will pay for operation to reduce risk of new spill.
- 'World's most powerful engine' launched
New engine, suitable for new-generation mega container vessels, also delivers savings in fuel consumption and reductions in exhaust gas emissions.
- Maritime arbitration helps absorb bunker disputes
Most Singapore bunker disputes revolve around alleged non-conformity of bunkers supplied with contractual specifications and short supply, the SCMA says.
- Prices increase in Rotterdam market
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