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Shipping News
- DHL confident of growing in tandem with Asia-Pac region
DHL's logistics division will use its Singapore base to further develop its healthcare and life sciences and aerospace sectors, two areas which it sees chalking up attractive growth rates in the future.
- Dalian Port's H2 profit rises 45% on China's trade growth
DALIAN Port Co, operator of China's largest crude-oil terminal, raised its second-half profit 45 per cent as the country's economic growth boosted demand for energy and container shipments.
- Manila to award 30-year container port concession
THE Philippines is awarding a 30-year contract to operate Subic Bay Freeport's soon-to-be-finished Container Terminal 1 under a Swiss-challenge bidding system.
- Freight rates surge as coal ship queue lengthens
- Singapore March bunker sales down nearly 4%
- Tug survivor recounts when 'things went wrong'
- Owners hold on to tankers as rates fall
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- AUX service provides express link from China to New York
- Seaspan orders four 4,250-TEU ships from China yards
- Logistics expenditure expected to rise 11pc in China
- Cosco to invest US$647m in Fujian's shipping, logistics industries
- Ningbo ports break record, handling 700,000 TEU in March, up 44pc
- Nanning to hold China-Asean port forum in October
- Nantong port's Q1 box throughput up 14pc
- Singapore Airlines Cargo launches service to Nairobi
- Tianjin airport starts international transshipments to Kenya
- SriLankan Cargo launches service to Jeddah
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- Emirates Shipping Line launches two new services
- Al Barrak Group (ABSA) launched in India
- Maersk Line’s MECL2 service starts calling at Port of Savannah
- CMA CGM boosts capacity on Europe-Guyana North Brazil line
- Panama Canal puts off higher charges
- AUX service upgraded to provide link from China to New York
- MSC to join TSA
- New representative for Luka Koper in Austria
- ...returns to Busan
- Safmarine honoured by General Motors as 2006 Supplier of Year
- Georgia ports eye Asia trade
- OOCL announces Black Sea agents appointments
- John S. Connor, Orient Star to offer Shanghai-Baltimore LCL service
- GA & TNWA discontinue suspended Asia-NA East Coast service
- INTTRA’s Desktop Shipping Order simplifies e-commerce deals for shippers & forwarders
- Ghana opens box terminal at Tema port
- Azerbaijan seeks India’s expertise in oil hunt
- India-Brazil PTA likely by June
- Work on Vallarpadam box terminal may begin in June
- KPT’s move for shipbuilding yard evokes tremendous interest
- Car purchases to slow down in 2007
- Maharashtra govt subsidises sugar exports
- Forex reserves cross $ 200-bn mark
- No new export sops likely in Thursday’s FTP
- No freeze on SEZ applications
- Ficci seeks duty relief, tax holiday for cold chain infrastructure
- Appreciating rupee dampens exporters’ optimism
- Assocham seeks time gap between rate hikes by RBI
- Customs duty on edible oils reduced by 10 pc
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- Thiel Logistik names new executive committee members
- 2007 started well for Dunkirk
- Etihad adding new flights
- Berkshire Hathaway acquires stake in BNSF
- Coop Switzerland to collaborate with Galliker
- New EU driving time and rest period requirements
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- ICS sets out BLG stall
- Bourbon Dolphin sinks
- BW Gas in LPG carrier deal
- Emirates launches 2 services
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- NCL to rename, reflag Pride of Hawaii
- Oberstar seeks criminal probe of Deepwater conversions
- Bharati confirms Swan Hunter deal
- Keppel to build $305 million floatel
- ASL Marine books AHTS orders
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- Maersk Line to increase Bunker Adjustment Factor
- Wood products association predicts lumber demand slowdown
- Washington State Ferries cancels Orcas Island sailings
- Panama Canal board to have new chairman
- APL announces plans to begin new China/India run
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- Kogas firms up commitment over LNG system
SOUTH Korea's state-run energy supplier signs MOU with three major yards on a trial run of its LNG containment system.
- Kogas to expand LNG storage portfolio
- Capsized Bourbon Dolphin sinks
PARALLELS being drawn to similar incident off Nigeria in 2003 which resulted in the death of 11 people.
- Gloves come off in debate over ship emissions
BP-KRYSTALLON issues point by point rebuttal to Intertanko's assertions about scrubbing.
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- OOIL port deal hits fee roadblock
THE Port Authority of New York/New Jersey will refuse to approve the sale of Staten Island terminal lease unless Orient Overseas International Lt. ups its transfer fee offer
- Eurogate mulls overseas expansion
GERMAN container terminal group Eurogate is looking to add Asian and American bases to its Europe-centred network of container terminals
- Koreans plan to build cruise ships
KOREAN shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding are to work with the government on plans to build cruise ships
- Essar Global snaps up Algoma Steel
THE Ruias-owned Essar Global has acquired Canada's Algoma Steel for $1.8Bn in an all-cash deal
- D'Amico seeks solid investors
- IUA encourages member participation
- Gladstone dispute outcome unclear
- Bourbon Dolphin sinks
- Keen interest in Yangzijiang IPO
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- Portland approves plan for import center
Agreement with developer leases nearly 114 acres for potential import distribution centers at the port’s Rivergate Industrial District.
- Ottawa readies legislation to end Canadian National strike
- Seaspan profits way up
- Maersk hikes fuel charge between Med, N. America
- Port authority rejects fee for NYCT lease transfer
- OOCL, APL expanding China-India coverage
- MOL adding 60 vessels to dry bulk fleet
- Losses grow at Moller-Maersk shipyard operations
- Panel wants India to dissolve shipping conferences
- UPS calls for rail trust fund
- Cargolux ups fuel fee
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- UPDATE: Canadian government expected to impose rail settlement
With the return from the Easter recess of Canada’s federal parliament today, back-to-work legislation is expected within a few days, to end the impasse between Canadian National Railway and 2,800 conductors and yard-service workers.
- EU confirms proposing ships to join emissions trading scheme
- OOCL and APL to launch China India Express in May
- TSK and HMM to launch China/Thailand Express
- NYK, China Shipping and Dalian Port's JV port operational in 2008
- Eurogate reports 4% increased EBT, on 2006 volume increase
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- Eitzen double detention
LPG carrier and chemical tanker held in US last month along with Laskaridis reefer and Barbaro tanker.
- Svitzer shortens
AP Moller-Maersk’s salvage and tug unit drops the Wijsmuller in rebranding.
- More panamaxes
George Economou’s DryShips is announcing a fresh buy and indirectly confirming a two-ship deal with Blystad.
- Game of four halves
BW Gas sells 50% stake in LPG quartet to compatriot Fairwind to boost debt-to-equity ratio and exploit gas opportunities.
- Duo held in Hong Kong
Cosmoship container vessel and Chinese general cargoship make up small detention list for March.
- Black Sea ferry ready to go
Armenian-backed freight service to debut between Georgia and Russia with Swiss ro-ro.
- Stella adds ro-ro
Finnish operator to build Baltic services with addition of 1979-built Breant.
- IRISL tops a billion
Iranian boxship line’s boss reveals annual revenue figure as capacity expands.
- APL and OOCL target ‘Chindia’
Firms launch service linking Asian giants which between them boast 38% of the world’s population.
- No arms for Kenyan ships
Kenyan government knocks back suggestions that crew on ships going to Somalia be armed to combat piracy.
- Bourbon Dolphin sinks
Recovery hopes dashed as capsized anchor handler is now said to be lying in 3,600 feet of water.
- Scandlines ferry dents door
Power failure causes collision at Gedser in Denmark, meaning unwanted return trip to Rostock for car passengers.
- Man overboard Navibulgar ship
Searched called off for second mate missing from bulker off Ukraine’s Black Sea coast.
- Keppel inks floatel
Singapore group wins $305m contract to build accommodation platform for Swedish owner.
- One dead in whale clash
Elderly Korean woman dies and 27 other passengers injured after ferry hits whale off Busan.
- Genco loads poison pill
Peter Georgiopoulos's Genco looks to be preparing defences for life after the departure of Oaktree Capital.
- Zim makes it three
Israeli container line takes up option for third huge boxship at Samho in Korea.
- Zenith struck down
A hundred people fall ill on Celebrity Cruises vessel from mystery illness believed to be norovirus.
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- Indian government to consider abolishing liner immunity
- APL, OOCL expanding Indian/Singapore shuttle to North China
- Maersk raising fuel surcharge between U.S., Canada and Med
- NOL takes part in security drill aboard containership
- Cargolux increasing fuel surcharge
- A1Express adding LTL service
- Report: Forwarding market sees "stellar" growth in 2006; DHL No. 1
- Negotiations to sell Howland Hook terminal break down
- Vásquez quits as Panama Canal chairman
- Truckers face gate fees under proposed L.A.-Long Beach ports’ plan
- Long Beach loaded imports down in March
- ICTSI names Consing VP, treasurer
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- New Göteborg offshore company to order accommodation rig
Newly established Floatel International, headed by former Consafe boss Peter Jacobsson, has ordered an accommodation rig from Keppel FELS in ...
- Bourbon Dolphin sank with five persons still inside
AHTS Bourbon Dolphin sank in 1,100 metres (3,600 feet) of water 75 nautical miles off Shetland on April 12 with ...
- Petrobras considers ethanol carrier fleet
Transpetro, subsidiary of the Brazilian energy group Petrobras, is considering a major expansion of its newbuilding program, this time by ...
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- Lubricant buyers to benefit from new service
Chevron's onboard drip oil analysis service aimed at 'loyal customers'.
- Sulphur solution may evade IMO
IMO sub-committe will struggle to find consensus this week as it meets to move forward MARPOL Annex VI revision.
- Scrubber coalition seeks to clear the air
Champions of scrubber technology hit back at objections.
- Quiet start to the week in Rotterdam
- Saudi Arabia seeks fair oil price
Saudi King says a fair oil price is needed to protect the interests of both consumer and producers.
- Singapore prices firm to nine-month high
Cargo values remain strong although some traders note no supply tightness.
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