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Shipping News
- Panama Canal delays higher charges till July
FOLLOWING a 30-day public and industry consultation process, shipowners have won a small but key delay in the introduction of higher toll charges for transiting the Panama Canal as the canal's authority made minor modifications to its fee restructuring proposal.
- Crane operators end strike at key Chinese port
SEVERAL hundred workers at a major southern Chinese port have ended a strike after securing a pay raise and receiving clearance to organise a union, news reports and an employee at the port operator said yesterday.
- One body found, 19 still missing in ship tragedy
RESCUERS have found the body of a man believed to be a member of a crew of 20 that went missing after their cargo ship sank in waters off of China's east coast, state press reported yesterday.
- Shanghai Port posts 18% gain in 2006 profit
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- MOL says business growth will hinge on box performance
- European express market to grow to US$56b by 2010
- Vancouver Port Authority levies fee to cut ship pollution
- Georgia's deepwater ports TEU volume up 11pc
- Port of New Orleans registers cargo surge in 2006
- John S Connor, Orient Star to offer Shanghai-Baltimore LCL service
- DHL extends time-definite service to United States
- Qantas renews Australian football sponsorship for 2 years
- TNT bolsters leadership team in SE Asia to fuel growth
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- UASAC (India) aims at providing enhanced services-Jorn Hinge
- Pak ships come a-calling after 30 years!
- Damani Shipping’s hour of distinction
- Deutsche Afrika-Linien announces direct call from Chennai to Europe
- Shortage pushes up PSV prices, but freight rates firm up too
- CMA CGM deploying new vessels on Europe-Guyana-North Brazil trade
- ...buys Morocco’s dominant shipping company
- CKYH Alliance to revise AWE services in May
- MOL fits Tokyo container terminal with solar power station
- Ecu-Line to start service to Thailand’s Laem Chabang
- OOCL Kuala Lumpur to be deployed on EUM service
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics earns Lloyd’s List ‘Clean Seas Award’
- Horizon adds vessel to transpacific service
- Daewoo shipyard delivers third of 12 newbuilds to MSc
- WTSA to charge $ 200 more per FEU on chilled veg from May
- NY/NJ Port invests $ 2 bn on upgradation
- Suez Canal transit fees up by nearly 3 pc
- AXSMarine to open Singapore office
- Pakistan allows 19 J&K goods to be sold in PoK
- Curbs on Bangladesh garment imports to be eased
- Container terminal, bulk cargo port to come up at Krishnapatnam
- Delegation of powers vital for growth of Major Ports-Rotterdam Port official
- KPMG Int’l suggests doubling of Mumbai Port capacity
- PPT to hold roadshow in Delhi to lure container cargo
- Export target of $ 125 bn may be missed
- CII survey lists 3 areas for export boost
- Annual supplement to FTP due on April 19
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- Swan Hunter shipbuilding equipment headed for India?
- Bollinger launches first of ten Rigdon PSV's
- USCG terminates Tampa tour boat trip
- Somali pirates release two ships
- Captain charged after cruise ship sinking
- $7.5 million more for DDG 1000
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- Two passengers missing from damaged luxury liner
- Cruise season underway at Vancouver, BC terminals
- Senator John McCain to speak at Merchant Marine Academy event
- Port of Vancouver, USA director named to governor's climate team
- Portland Airport noise group schedules April 12 meeting
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- Sea Diamond master, crew charged
ATHENS 09 April – The master of the Greek cruise ship Sea Diamond has blamed strong sea currents for the sinking. Santorini authorities have charged the captain and five officers of causing the shipwreck through negligence, breaching international safety regulations and polluting the environment
- OceanFreight files for IPO
BULK newcomer OceanFreight has filed registration for an initial public offering and a listing on NASDAQ
- Seaman missing after Japan sinking
THE Japan Coast Guard (JCG) have been searching for a Japanese seaman after the 313-GT general cargo ship Eifuku Maru No 7 sank off Japan following a collision at the weekend
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- Ports to track maritime emissions
Public and private maritime interests in massive effort to track, understand and address maritime-related air pollution in Pacific Northwest region.
- Agricultural shippers rank carrier performance
- Task force to develop airfreight security strategy
- U.S. publishers back WTO complaint against China
- Canadian National forms N. American supply-chain unit
- Shearman & Sterling to advise on Panama Canal financing
- Newgistics acquires Logistics Management
- Ex-Delta Steamship Lines CEO Clark dies
- German operator buys stake in Chinese airport
- FedEx to buy Hungarian air-cargo partner
- Cochin truck strike ends
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- Temas Line to procure three additional containerships
Indonesian national container carrier Temas Line is to procure two 266 teu containerships and one 406 teu vessel, in a bid to realise 20% domestic market expansion this year.
- Imports dominate Australia’s five-year seatrade growth
- Sinokor to add three ports to its Gwangyang/Hakata service
- Russian road to WTO passes through Hanoi
- Port of Dunkirk containers soar nearly 12% in Q1
- Severstaltrans subsidiary announces 4.22% increase at Vladivostok
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- Cowen heads Economou IPO
George Economou-backed Oceanfreight has detailed its initial fleet of long-term chartered bulkers.
- Quintana backers join in order
Stamatis Molaris-led Quintana Maritime and two coalmen on the board are taking stakes in a capesize newbuilding.
- Christodoulou plans IPO
Finance veteran to return to quoted shipping sector by raising up to $260m for new George Economou linked bulk carrier venture.
- Yangzijiang IPO may top SGD1bn
Chinese shipbuilder says stock offering is expected to be one of the largest in Singapore this year.
- Collision claims 20
Crew missing after steel products laden general cargoship sinks in East China Sea.
- Singles still in demand
Shipbrokers say prices for single-hull VLCCs remain firm despite impending phase out deadline.
- Captain charged
Skipper of sunken Sea Diamond faces numerous charges while fate of crew remains unclear.
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- Agricultural shippers rank container carriers
- FedEx to create Hungarian subsidiary
- Berkshire Hathaway amasses stake in BNSF
- Private operators not exactly flocking to Indian rail
- China funding bulk of its railways
- Adidas to lace distribution more tightly
- Textile exporters' advisory committee to get lessons on OFAC rules
- CBP Web site to help post-incident trade recovery
- Call for new container port in London
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- Indian supplier looks to local fuel sources
Adani Bunkering moving away from imports to sourcing all products from domestic refineries.
- Japan raises March bunker price
Retroactive bunker price up slightly as supply tightness persists.
- Titan chief upbeat on investment outlook
Nansha oil terminal to lease out 'not less than 85%' of total capacity to international or large Chinese customers.
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