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Shipping News
- Oil spill threatens Southern English beach as salvage plan goes awry
Oil from a stricken container ship leaked on Friday onto a southern English beach and blackened sea birds in the latest mishap for a costly six-month-long salvage operation, officials said.
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- Major shipping lines to build, operate Rotterdam container terminal
- Arroyo to inaugurate new container terminal in Subic
- 'K' Line drives ahead with programme to train seafarers
- Madagascar ICTSI terminal installs four one-over-five RTG stackers
- UN International Maritime Prize goes to Popp and Ponomarev
- Removing snags key to putting the client ahead: Kerry Logistics
- Regulators to hold hearings on Air Canada's bellyhold animal ban
- Last A300s rolls out from Airbus plant bound for FedEx service
- Pemco World Air Services to be sold for US$43 million
- Qantas to convert four A330s into tankers in Australia
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- India Shipping Summit 2007 to incorporate prestigious awards programme
- INSA presents facts to prove SCI officer’s accidental death
- Shipwrecks off Indian coast put authorities on high alert
- Report sees just under 20 pc boost to exports under India-EU FTA
- 7 EoIs received for setting up deep-draught port in W. Bengal
- Greenpeace in the dock for ‘doctoring’ Dhamra port report
- Kandla Port vaults to numero uno position!
- Relief only partial, point out exporters
- Inadequate, says Fieo (WR)
- Apex chambers not too happy
- AIEC: Relief package falls short of expectations
- Customs collections rise by 19.8 pc
- Forex reserves climb further
- Bank ASYA of Turkey to open office in Mumbai
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- Panalpina appoints new Head of Human Resources
- A group of shipping lines awarded concession for Maasvlakte 2
- Emirates to launch services to Ahmedabad
- RZD to invest in route to Helsinki
- GLS: more turnover and operating profit in fiscal 2006/07
- France: Sarkozy favours new Pyrenean ro-mo
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- MSC Napoli back on the beach
- Seadrill orders new ultra-deepwater drillship
- NoE: "Reserves up but claims disappointing"
- BV heads for IPO
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- Goldman Sachs invests in Carrix
GS Infrastructure Partners commits to significant equity investment in parent company of US port operator SSA Marine.
- Somalia violence spurs piracy attacks
IMB statistics show 'pirates charter' in Somalia and hijackings in Nigeria pushed up global incidents by 37%.
- World's largest bulk terminal mulls IPO
THE world’s largest bulk terminal Qinhuangdao Port is mulling an initial public offering.
- Fortune shines on the brave for boom-time Italy
THE grandeur of Confitarma’s Palazzo Colonna was fitting as Italian shipowners met to celebrate their recent successes.
- A proper reward
SALVORS, like any other commercial organisation, need incentives to stay in business.
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- Cancelled leave led to suicide
Indian ship owners are reported to be deeply concerned by news that senior managers at Shipping Corp of India have been implicated in the suicide of a ship's officer
- New waste shipment regs come into force
NEW rules on cross-border waste shipment, aimed at preventing illegal shipments, came into force in the EU yesterday
- Borg welcomes EC policy support
THE European Parliament has endorsed a future EC maritime policy having 'sustainability' and environmental considerations at its heart
- Arrests for fraud in rig repair scandal
FEDERAL police in Brazil are reported to have arrested 13 people suspected of fraud involving the contracts for the repair of two Petrobras oil platforms
- Samsung injects funds into Suape yard
KOREAN shipbuilder Samsung is to put some of its own money into the Atlantico Sul shipyard venture in Suape, northeastern Brazil
- Piracy victims need attention too
THE IMO/WFP push for naval access to Somali waters is laudable, but overshadows another serious, and neglected, aspect of pirate attacks, says the Nautical Institute
- Philippine passengers evacuated
- Rolling cargo link to ferry tragedy
- Russian yard share sale hits obstacle
- Gazprom relegates Shtokman shipping
- BV independence unaffected by IPO
- MarAd's Connaughton 'misunderstood'
- DPW debacle prompts acquisition law
- Japan targets Filipino crew
- White Sea lightering begins
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- Hughes to succeed ILA's Bowers
John Bowers plans to end his 20-year reign as president this month. His successor will be Executive Vice President Richard Hughes Jr.
- ILWU office workers set strike deadline
- Congress orders closer scrutiny of asset sales
- Extension for TWIC port secure area compliance
- N. Dakota, Vermont add e-truck filing
- "K" Line profit to be higher than forecast
- House members air frustrations at TWIC hearing
- USDA mad cow rules go to court
- SE Asia-Aus. rates to climb
- Top Tankers enters drybulk market
- New container ship delivered to Rickmers
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- Will the industry be better prepared for the next disaster?
It seems that the number of accidents in the liner shipping industry have increased in recent years.
- NWA shifts terminals in Zeebrugge
- Canadian mega-port moves forward
- Carriers return to Le Havre with a vengeance
- MSC Napoli on the beach again
- NSRI uses RailRunner equipment to boost its international services
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- TGIF in NY
Crews have a Thank God It's Floating party planned for grounded Tanker Pacific aframax around Happy Hour, or high tide.
- Norwegian ferry hits dock
Human error blamed for "fairly severe" damage to Master Ferries ship in Denmark.
- Halliday quits CMA CGM
Flemming Jacobs tipped to take over as head of French shipowner's UK operations.
- LMZ sells up
Greek owner sheds last four ships, with Eletson snapping up modern panamax tankers.
- Desgagnes awaits delivery
Canadian owner builds capacity with new lo-lo multipurpose from China.
- Summer reprieve for Polish yards
European Commission will not rule on possible penalties over restructuring until it reconvenes in autumn.
- Alam takes Jaya unit
Malaysian offshore owner Alam Maritim Resources spends $6.65m on Singaporean supply ship.
- Wenchong adds 17
Chinese yard grows orderbook and completes seven vessels in first half.
- Suez revenues drop
Yes, that’s right, ‘drop’! Figure may be up on a year ago but down on May sum after consecutive records.
- Dreyfus orders ro-pax
French shipowner returns to ST Marine for Singapore’s first ro-pax ferry newbuilding.
- Samsung nuts over Brazil
Korean shipbuilder to take 10% stake in Atlantico Sul, which is building 10 tankers for Transpetro.
- Peile cashes in
Golar LNG commercial boss picks up $100K from exercising share options, but misses spike.
- Vita raises fresh money
Private placement of shares will fund property projects but company issues at a discount.
- Navios ties up Astra
Angeliki Frangou-run bulker operator fixes out chartered-in ultra-handymax for two years.
- Aker venture adds two more
Joint venture Aker Oilfield Services chartering two well-intervention ships from shareholder DOF.
- Stuck in New York
Salvors are preparing to lighter a Tanker Pacific aframax grounded outside the entrance to New York harbour.
- DP to buy in China, India
Dubai ports operator wants slice of the action in the two fastest-growing economies.
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- U.S. ships owners sue over foreign rebuilds
- Life's a beach for MSC Napoli
- Tanker grounded in New York harbor lightering fuel
- Witte elected chairman of American Club
- UN Secretary-General acknowledges call for Somalia piracy action
- Epic firms ro/ro order with Maersk shipyard
- TOP Tankers goes dry
- Ship Finance buys box ship
- Eucon starting Dublin/Dunkirk service
- Hamburg Süd ship rescues yachtsman in Atlantic
- New service will link U.S., Nigeria
- Schumer lobbies FedEx for New York airport
- Airbus delivers final A300
- Norfolk Southern, Watco set up Michigan Central Railway
- Senate bill seeks fee, steps up inspections on food imports
- ITC starts second study of sub-Saharan African exports
- ProLogis to buy $1.8 billion portfolio from Dermondy/CalSTERS
- Home textiles imports have doubled since 2000
- USDA inspectors review Haiti fruit treatment
- Basham: Box device standard to be published soon
- CBP picks 10 inspection firms for C-TPAT pilot
- cargo-partner opens Rijeka, Croatia office
- China, India key to DP World growth projections
- Delays in Australian coal ports persist
- Tacoma port supports potential Washington road legislation
- Le Havre's cargo up 6.9%
- DP World to manage Maasvlakte 2 terminal for consortium partners
- S. Calif. ports warning truck plan will cost truckers more
- ILWU office workers set end-of-week walkout deadline
- Association opposes N.J. truck-idling bill
- GPA invests in Port of Savannah's Garden City container terminal
- Maher Terminals suspends Saturday hours
- Port of Redwood City hit by construction slowdown
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- Friday the 13th unlucky for bunker buyers
US marine fuel following bullish products sentiment to new record highs this week.
- California fuel switching 'feasible', industry says
Large majority polled seeing no problem with main engine switch, but fuel cost and availability a major issue.
- ARA supplier takes second dedicated barge for LSFO deliveries
Chemoil says operators are 'beginning to understand' what failure to comply with sulphur regulations could mean.
- Total boosts 500 cst sales capacity
Existing storage couldn't keep up with demand from container vessels at Fos.
- Floating storage continues to grow
Reports say Shell has chartered a suezmax tanker to store fuel oil close to the Singapore energy hub.
- Ibiza oil slick spreading
Divers find bunker fuel leaking from a broken pipe.
- Rotterdam: Prompt supplies tight
- Singapore June bunker sales hit record
June bunker sales up 8.4% month-on-month and 23.9% year-on-year.
- Japan: May bunker sales up 12% on year
Bonded bunker fuel sales rose while marine diesel oil sales fell.
- Singapore bunker demand holds steady
Record high bunker prices has little impact on bunker demand.
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