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Shipping News
- India on high alert after 13 ship mishaps in 2 weeks
The Indian authorities are on high alert after more than a dozen ships encountered maritime casualties in Indian waters following rough weather conditions with the onset of the monsoon early this month.
- PSA, Hutchison compete to build Bojonegara port
Singapore's PSA International Pte and Hutchison Port Holdings Ltd, the world's two biggest port operators, will compete to build and operate Indonesia's Bojonegara port.
- 2 die, 45 missing after rough seas claim Indon passenger ship
At least two people were dead and some 45 missing after a passenger ship disappeared in rough seas in eastern Indonesia, a local official said yesterday.
- SK Corp in market for tanker to ship fuel oil to NKorea
- Ship sinks; crew rescued
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- Daewoo raises revenue forecast after massive containership order
- Namsung launches Nanjing/Xiamen-Japan services
- China to become a 'great shipping power' by 2020
- Jinhua unveils policy to stimulate logistics development
- DHL opens new Singapore facility for out-sized cargo
- Seaspan charters newbuilds to Cosco, CSCL for 12 years
- TMCL Container Line to leverage Quantum's IT solution
- Hactl throughput rises 3.9pc in June
- Korean Air participates in Boeing Dreamliner launch
- Indian airfreight 'to boom' with 4 new players expected
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- DLR International launches operations in India
- m.v. Maersk Dhaka rescues 22 from watery grave
- Rushmi Logistics opens branch office in Chennai
- Garware Offshore sets up subsidiary in Singapore
- India, Russia mean business
- Govt whittles down wheat imports even as prices soar
- US unhappy with import norms
- SPM project off Cochin Port awaits dry spell
- FinMin clears Rs 500 cr. tax refund for exporters
- Infrastructure sector growth accelerates
- BoA clears ‘Gem City’ at Goregaon
- 23 mega infrastructure projects get a ‘clear’ signal
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- NYK Logistics (UK) appoints new Business Unit Director
- Hamburg Süd and Senator Lines end south route collaboration
- Etihad to launch Abu Dhabi-Singapore-Brisbane service
- Railion: 4,000 steel wagons by 2010
- New agreement binds book forwarders
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- Schulte joins up the dots
- Camillo Eitzen orders six LPG carriers
- IMO and WFP heads call for piracy action
- Lonrho buys 45% of SAILS
- EC okays Polish ports tax break
- Boston boats bump
- Schat-Harding buys US company
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- Port of Tacoma selected to receive top AAPA communications honor
- Port of Olympia handles shipment of Kia vehicles
- Damaged propeller causes Celebrity to cut short European cruise
- Greenbrier sees big gains in third quarter revenues
- Panama Canal Authority opens bids for first phase of construction work
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- Shanghai unveils plans for new energy terminals
AUTHORITIES to build six energy terminals, including for LNG and crude oil, at Yangshan port by 2010.
- Petronas confident of gaining Shanghai LNG contract
- DP World wins Maasvlakte 2 concession
CONSORTIUM of DP World and four shipping lines bag rights to operate first box terminal at Maasvlakte 2.
- Cosco inks VLCC conversion deal
COSCO Shipyard Group to convert 10 VLCC's to ore carriers and will build eight supramaxes.
- Drumming up more business in the land of samba
HOW does one get things done in the land of football, samba and beaches?
- Carboniferous debate
WHAT can the maritime sector do to tackle the issues brought about by the Carbon Challenge?
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- Jones Act suit targets USCG
A united front of plaintiffs has filed suit against the US Coast Guard following its allowance for significant foreign yard work on single-hull Jones Act vessels
- DPW wins Maasvlakte 2 concession
THE first Maasvlakte 2 box terminal concession has gone to a consortium linking DP World with New World Alliance (MOL, Hyundai MM and APL) and CMA CGM
- Macquarie rides the crew boats
MACQUARIE Bank has acquired shares in crew supply vessel specialist Express Offshore Transport from Wilh Wilhelmsen and Svitzer
- Mundra to handle entire wheat import
MUNDRA port in Gujarat will handle the entire import of 511,000 tonnes of wheat contracted for delivery between August and November to bolster India’s grain inventories
- Ro-ro sinks after running into islet
THE Spanish ro-ro vessel Don Pedro sank off the coast of Ibiza early this morning after hitting a small island
- Thai shippers hit by baht appreciation
THAILAND’S shippers are urging the Bank of Thailand through the Thai National Shippers Council to hold back the rise of the baht
- NYK car carrier blast injures
- MigrantWatch: US/Caribbean
- New Orleans: film nights
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- ILWU clerical workers resume talks
Union, employers again bargaining over contracts at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.
- Basham, Bonner hit container scan-all proposal
- Zim to leave Portland port in September
- LA harbor railroad orders 'clean' diesel fleet
- Japan report calls for U.S., EU free trade accords
- DP World, carriers win Rotterdam terminal contract
- Hamburg Süd ship rescues sailor
- Ship Finance acquires box ship
- KCS plans intermodal park
- ABX Air hires COO
- Lynden expands warehouse operations
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- APL rumoured to want out from Southampton
- DP World to head inland
- Hamburg Sud christens Bahia Laura in Korea
- EMES invests in 1,000 new reefers for fruit market
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- Schulte brings it together
German owner says move to pull four shipmanagement companies together is in response to changing industry.
- Acergy awash with cash
Oslo-listed offshore owner lifts half-yearly revenue over $1bn as profit improves.
- Lauritzen signs for six
Danish owner exceeds expectations with product tanker series at Guangzhou.
- Wilson lifts stake in Nesskip
Norwegian owner to control nearly 70% after insiders agree to exercise put options.
- Ship sinks off Spain
Twenty rescued after ro-ro strikes islet and sinks outside Balearic island of Ibiza.
- PT Pal lauds tug deal
Indonesian shipbuilder says four-ship order is its biggest in 10 years.
- SFI jumps on boxship
Fredriksen owner confirms addition of eighth containership as market strengthens.
- Arrests at Petrobras
Shipbuilder Maua Jurong at the centre of federal allegations over insider trading.
- Scrappy case to end in sale
Russian crew win fight in Irish court to have detained ship sold but it could be a demolition job.
- Six for Sasaki
Axel Eitzen expanding gas carrier fleet with big LPG order in Japan.
- Hamworthy scores Golar deal
UK operation to supply three re-gas kits to Norwegian owner for LNG carrier chartered to Petrobras.
- Car-carrier blast in Japan
Up to 14 taken to hospital after explosion onboard Barber-managed vessel in Japanese dockyard.
- Seadrill raises $150m
John Fredriksen’s offshore drilling firm raises fresh equity to help finance extra Korean newbuildings.
- Marine Subsea back at Ulstein
Norwegian offshore player returns to yard for second inspection, maintenance and repair vessel.
- STX raises its sights
Korean shipbuilder almost doubles order target for year after rush of bulker orders.
- Daewoo workers revolting
Four-hour stoppage in protest over pay at Korean yard group.
- Hallin takes the money
Oslo broker Platou buys offshore newbuilding to charter it back to UK-listed owner.
- Changing of the guard
Bob Dickinson’s decision to retire makes him the second Carnival Corp veteran to stand down.
- More Sapura sucked up
Fredriksen’s pursuit of Malaysian drilling contractor continues with another 3m shares acquired.
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- Zim leaving Portland
- Another change in Maersk management
- TBS buys bulk carrier
- Military Sealift Command charters tankers
- No limits on U.S.-China cargo flights
- Cathay, Dragonair cargo up in June
- Caribbean Airlines joins ALTA
- FMC reviews 3 OTI applications
- S. Calif. ports to tap public for $7.8 billion in development funds
- DP World to manage Maasvlakte 2 terminal for consortium partners
- SoCal ILWU office workers ready to set walkout deadline
- Long Beach port gets rail facility project back on track
- Dunkirk's cargo up 1% after six months
- Georgia Ports Authority welcomes back McCurry
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- Oil dips on DOE report
Second consecutive week of gasoline build sees oil market ease.
- Bunker fuel leaking after ship sinks
Vessel has sunk off popular tourist island in the Spanish Mediterranean.
- Baltic SECA helps push down global sulphur average
IMO's figures for 2006 show drop in global sulphur average, but calculation method may have skewed result.
- O.W. Bunker hires new traders
UK office welcomes two new traders this week, another joining later.
- Fuel oil supplies 'likely to be squeezed'
Analysts predict Middle East demand will put pressure on supplies at a time when refinery upgrades are cutting output.
- DNVPS raises bunker alert in Singapore
DNVPS says samples tested were not CP60 compliant; MPA urges further verification of the fuel quality by testing the official CP60 samples.
- Oil hits 11-month high
Concerns linger over unrest in Nigeria and US energy inventory levels.
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