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- HPH to form JV to develop container terminal in Vietnam
- AMB leases space at Shanghai DC to Decathlon
- 'K' Line unit deploys winged trailers in Guangdong
- Carriers add Abu Dhabi call to SMX service
- Port of Vancouver in US to begin building new rail points
- China Southern expands international network
- Air New Zealand comes under microscope in alleged price-fixing probe
- Finnair raises capacity to India fourfold
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- YML showers medals on budding artists
- Global freight forwarders converge at Bangkok for WCA Family Conference, meet potential partners
- Coscon, "K" Line & Hanjin upgrade SMX service
- Cosco banks on 2 new areas for shipyard arm
- Dubai Ports World aims to raise cargo handling capacity by 50 pc
- APL to buy 2 leased boxships, purchase new one from Danaos Corp.
- K-Line aims to double Aframax fleet by 2015
- CKYH’s AES1 Europe service makes first call at YICT
- AWATA to implement rate restoration in April
- Nath takes up shrimp dumping duty issue with US Comm. Secy
- Italy wants reduced customs tariff for easier market access on reciprocal basis
- Rs 119 cr. to be spent on creating facilities to boost India-Nepal trade
- CII, Greek body sign MoU
- South Asia’s appetite pushes up oilmeal exports Cuddalore
- JNPT will not suspend night operations, assures Maya Sinha
- 5 m tonnes of wheat arrive at Ports
- GMB working out new parameters for selection of private port developers
- KoPT hopes to handle 55 m tonnes cargo throughput in 2006-07
- SW Rly hauls more freight
- Feasibility study of Railways’ freight corridor project to be ready by September
- World Bank upbeat about India taming inflation
- Power crisis will deter investors-AIAI
- Customs kitty swells by 34.31 pc
- Optimism on GDP growth
- 4 lakh tonnes of sugar export cleared
- Cepa must cover rural growth, stresses Nath
- Ficci-WB paper projects core sector fund needs
- Nath hints at liberal imports to tame price fever
- IBA launches pilot project on trade finance
- AIAI to hold meeting with Romanian team today
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- GAC appoints Asia Pacific/Indian Subcontinent and Middle East managers
- HHLA to hold works meeting on 22 February
- Eurotunnel purchases freight train locomotives
- WCA Family conference attracts record attendance
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| FEBRUARY 16, 2007 |
- Japanese whaling ship fire
- More containers lost from MSC Napoli
- Good year for Farstad
- Strong orderbook boosts Aker
- "K" Line switches in Vancouver
- New IBIA chairman
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| FEBRUARY 16, 2007 |
- Hoegh to sell LNG carrier
- TTS upgrades for Wallenius car carriers
- New American Club loss prevention publication
- Aker Yards reports soaring revenues
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| FEBRUARY 16, 2007 |
- Port of Everett marina earns 'clean' designation
- Federal Railroad Administration eyes new rules for worker hours
- UPS places order for 27 Boeing freighters
- Port of Seattle taps Phil Lutes as Seaport Division deputy manager
- Bad weather hits results for US rail freight traffic
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- Big Easy suffers setback
NEW ORLEANS 16 February – Carnival Corp is delaying its second deployment to New Orleans because of weak demand
- Aker 'not interested' in Polish yards
AKER Yards is not interested in acquiring Gdansk and Gdynia shipyards in Poland, chief executive Karl Erik Kjelsstad told Fairplay today
- Carnival wins major liability case
FLORIDA Supreme Court has ruled that a cruise line is not liable for a shipboard doctor’s misdiagnosis in a decision that could have broad implications for the sector
- Lula pulls plug on inland operator
FRANAVE (Companhia de Navegaçao do São Francisco), the Brazilian state-owned inland waterways operator, will be liquidated within 180 days
- Vietnam heartened by seafood tests
VIETNAMESE seafood shippers have been encouraged by results of tests for antibiotic and chemical contamination traces
- Senators turn on DPW sale blockage
POLITICIANS have begun to weigh in on the roadblock thrown up by New York/New Jersey port authority against the sale of DP World terminals to AIG
- CSCL bids for North-South coverage
- Aker American issue raises $112M
- Profitable Aker reveals supplier fears
- Yangtze network conference
- Shipping welcomes Singapore budget
- Probo Koala master sought for arrest
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- Port authority yields in PNCT dispute
The agreement allows DP World to proceed with the sale of Port Newark Container Terminal to AIG Global.
- Shippers feel effects of CN rail strike
- LA ports to cut emissions by 45%
- APL adds Mindanao service
- Portland boxes climb
- U.S. Port of Vancouver to expand rail access
- Vessel delays seen coming for India port
- Schneider gets China license
- Wilmington cranes unloaded
- Kewill in Asia move
- So. Calif. Marine Exchange elects board members
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- Updated: NY/NJ demand from DPW is "windfall" share
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s demand for over US$80m from DP World, to agree to the sale of the NY/NJ assets, is a share of an estimated US$450m “windfall”, Reuters reports.
- PANYNJ identifies private equity as the unknown, if not the enemy
- PIL to join Wan Hai on the transpacific
- Dutch and Indonesians consider "mini-Rotterdam" for West Java
- S.Korean gov’t sponsors logistics initiatives including W1.5tr investment fund
- Terminal operators at Santos revive Unholy row
- APL Minadanao Express to cater to Philippines fresh produce exports
- Amsterdam twinned with Prague through weekly shuttle
- Bangladesh caretaker government considers port-sector privatisation
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| FEBRUARY 16, 2007 |
- Coast Guard makes Cuba plans
US agency has central role in government's preparation for migrant exodus expected after Fidel's death.
- Seaspan put on hold
It's a case of 'no grow, no go' as Lazard analyst can no longer justify 'buy' rating for Vancouver boxship player.
- Hope fades for Zenith Light crew
Bodies of three of 11 crew members now recovered as search continues off Japan for missing six.
- Diana confirms benchmark sale
US-listed seller of $81m capesize also names Cargill as charterer of its panamax Clio.
- Precious little comfort
Bank loans may have been wiped but weak demand in China sends profit tumbling at Thailand’s Precious Shipping.
- Handymax hat trick
Greece's Petrobulk is continuing its serial acquisition of handymax and supramax bulkers.
- Probo arrests spread to Holland
Former managing director and deputy of Amsterdam Port Services accused of falsifying papers and breaking pollution laws.
- Idemitsu offloads VLCC
Compatriot Modec snaps up Japanese owner's VLCC for offshore conversion.
- Grindrod gets busy
South African owner widens logistics base with double purchase.
- Tallink charters out Fantaasia again
Estonian owner sends ferry back to Mediterranean to work for Algerie Ferries.
- Hapag selling Montreal Gateway
German owner in talks over shedding Canadian terminal acquired through takeover of CP Ships.
- Wallenius upgrades oldies
Car carrier signs four-ship deal with TTS to refit 1980s-built workhorses.
- Tanker rates hurt Bonheur
Weaker suezmax market affects annual result at Norwegian owner Bonheur as Ganger Rolf gets consolidated.
- Growing pains at Svithoid
Costs of establishing products tanker fleet hurt Swedish newcomer in 2006.
- Bigger and better for Aker
Expanded Norwegian yard group posts higher profit, revenues and order intake for 2006.
- Drug ship seized off Spain
Greek and Italian crew members arrested as cocaine found on vessel recently sold to Croatian owner.
- Belships battles through
Norwegian bulker owner survives revenue drop to post bigger 2006 profit on lower charter costs.
- Ferry hope for Armenia
Swiss firm to run two ships from Georgia to Russia, cutting landlocked nation's export costs.
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- Maersk denies shipping garbage to China
- APL starting Philippines service for Mindanao’s "food basket"
- Pacific International Lines joining Wan Hai transpacific service
- Maersk Oil enters into exploration agreement with ExxonMobil
- "MSC Napoli" loses another 7 containers
- Maersk starting Asia/Red Sea loop
- Boeing receives UPS freighter order
- Cathay, Dragonair cargo flat in January
- Air China cargo up 12.5 percent in January
- Schneider National moves into Chinese trucking market
- Kansas City intermodal hub moves forward
- Supervalu set to close three Pa.-region distribution centers
- UPS board nominates AMEX CFO as director
- DP World says port authority could sink AIG deal
- N.Y.-N.J./Port authority approval of OOIL sale still pending
- Banker urges ports to monetize the value of their assets
- Port of Long Beach’s January TEUs up 2%
- Busan’s January throughput up 7%, tops 1 million TEUs
- Aker Yards’ 4th quarter profit up 27%
- SSA Marine cuts emissions at Long Beach terminal
- DP World deal hits snag?
- Macquarie bids for Montreal terminal
- Jacksonville Port Authority moves Peek, hires Rubin
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- Last Norwegian frigate one year late
The last of the five new Norwegian frigates, the KNM Thor Heyerdahl, will be delivered from the Spanish Navantia yard ...
- Ships on British water to stub out
Britain proposes to ban smoking on all ships operating to and from ports in the UK. The intention is that ...
- Concordia expects a better 2007
Concordia Maritime reports a SEK 52.5 million (EUR 5.7 million) pre-tax profit for 2006, up by almost SEK 10 ...
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- Crude up while bunkers stay steady
US bunker markets quiet but oil prices on the move upwards again.
- Carnival closes South American suppliers
- Canada tags $6 million for cold ironing
Shore power funding announced as part of new "ecoFreight" initiatives.
- Japanese whaler's fuel safe, for now
Mixed views over spill potential and next move not clear for stranded vessel.
- Durban bunkering pipeline due for downtime
Bunker fuel supply in the port will be restricted for around three days.
- Record year for WW despite bunker hedge losses
Profits rise at Scandinavian shipping group despite hedging losses and lower result from partner WWL.
- IBIA announces new council members
Three out, three in, after IBIA annual general meeting.
- Rotterdam market stable, barges reported tight
- Industry must strive for 'best practice'
New chairman says IBIA must 'get involved' and build consensus on 'best practice'.
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