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Shipping News
- US cargo move premature: EU
A US House measure to require the screening of all cargo on US-bound ships overseas is premature and would needlessly add to business expense, the European Union's chief customs official said.
- Lockheed Martin bags US$70m contract for port worker ID cards
THE Transportation Security Administration has awarded a deal worth about US$70 million for new, secure identification cards for port workers to Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest US defence contractor, US Congressional aides said.
- 304 aboard famed cruise ship hit by stomach flu
A highly contagious form of the stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials have called an unusually large outbreak.
Admiralty Casebook
- Towing of ship that couldn't turn deemed act of salvage
A VESSEL that rejected a pilot's advice to use a tug while leaving a port in England but later called a tug after getting into difficulties has lost a bid to get away with paying only routine towage charges.
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| JANUARY 26, 2007 |
- Yang Ming takes delivery of fourth 8,200-TEU ship in series
- Windstorms leave rail boxes in Vancouver port pile-up
- Ningbo's trade with Europe, Japan and Africa grows in 2006
- MOL ties up with Ukraine maritime school to train seafarers
- Port of Montreal TEU volume rises 2.7pc in 2006
- Chinese boxes containing contraband hardwood seized in Mozambique
- ST Aerospace to convert 87 jetliners into freighters for FedEX
- US air security mandate calls for staff fingerprints, background checks in Memphis
- Korean Air appoints new regional general manager in HK
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| JANUARY 25, 2007 |
- Hoegh, AP Moller merge car carrier fleets
- Baltic pays dividend
- Food poisoning can kill, warns NoE
- UK authorities crack down on Ebay loot sales
- Foss buys America Cargo Transport
- Deep Sea’s first from Jaya
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- Whistle blower collects $250,000
- $500 million order for Daewoo's Romanian shipyard
- $1.5 million penalties in magic pipe case
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- Crowley doubles Bay-area tug fleet with purchase of SeaRiver Maritime
- Public workshop scheduled for Blaine Wharf District plans
- BNSF will invest $2.75 billion in 2007 capital commitment program
- Corps eyes test dredging for Grays Harbor navigation channel
- Matson plans rate increase for service calling Guam
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- Cost of Rotterdam oil jetty damage put at E150m
MAASVLAKTE Oil Terminal tells Dutch court that damage arising from CMA CGM Claudel accident is likely to be at least E150m.
- Vessel held after Rotterdam spill
- Brussels does U-turn on civil liability plans
BRUSSELS has begun to pour cold water on its own plans for imposing a new system of financial guarantees on all ships entering EU waters.
- 'Hot tap' method used to remove Napoli fuel oil
FINE weather has enabled salvors working on the wreck of the MSC Napoli to make a good start to empty the ship’s bunker tanks.
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- Höegh, Maersk pool car carriers
OSLO/COPENHAGEN 25 January – Norwegian vehicle carrier specialist Höegh Autoliners has reached agreement with AP Moller-Maersk subsidiary Maersk Shipping Singapore to pool their car carrier activities with effect from 1 February
- Check foreign owners: UK committee
WHITEHALL should identify risks associated with foreign companies owning UK ports and mitigate against them, a government Select Committee has warned
- Pak mulls dedicated dredging company
PAKISTAN'S government is considering a proposal to set up a national dredging company, to fulfil port needs and save millions of dollars in foreign exchange
- $1M fine for 'magic pipe'
US flag operator Pacific-Gulf Marine was handed a $1M fine yesterday for illegal oil dumping, and now faces having to operate on probation for the next three years
- $0.25M payout for pipe-blower
THE second engineer of the Panama-flagged bulker Irika is a wealthy man today, having been awarded $250,000 for revealing his ship’s "magic pipe" to the US Coast Guard
- ATC replaces defective anchors
ALASKA Tanker Co’s four NASSCO-built tankers have been fitted with new anchors following an alarming failure in December
- GE Shipping 4Q revenue slips
- Cracking picked up by MCA inspection
- Subic woos Japanese builders
- Indonesia bans sand exports
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- Final rule published for TWIC card
Final rules for the TSA's Transportation Worker Identification Credential were published Thursday in the Federal Register.
- New service calls Charleston
- Union Pacific profit rises despite modest intermodal gain
- Box backlog jams Deltaport
- Salvors pump out Napoli fuel
- Shippers, ports hit Washington state container fee proposal
- BNSF in talks to develop So. Calif. intermodal hub
- Cosco, CMA CGM launch Asia-West Med service
- Portland gets new gate system
- Plan to ease Nehru traffic
- Vietnam should speed transporation upgrades: NOL
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| JANUARY 25, 2007 |
- South African shippers count production costs of Napoli accident
South Africa-based shippers are counting the cost of the MSC Napoli accident, with Volkswagen announcing it is cutting back on production after losing car parts, Reuters reports.
- Virginia predicts modest growth, despite spectre of USWC negotiations
Following just 3.25% container-growth last year, Virginia Port Authority is very conservatively predicting 4% in 2007, even though shipper unease about West Coast labour negotiations could benefit the East Coast.
- Pressure mounts on US government for funding and intervention
- SITC launches Ningbo-Taiwan loop
- ECSA-West Africa trade eased by Angola-Brazil agreement
- US rail partnership upgrades its West Coast intermodal links
- Sinokor to adds port call to Japan loop
- Kandla box terminal to start full-fledged operations from February
- Hamburg Sud orders four 4,700 teu vessels
- Dalian FTZ to be operational by June
- Marseilles-Fos numbers up in 2006
- TWIC rule officially released
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| JANUARY 25, 2007 |
- Rosneft inks deal with Sovcomflot
Sergey Frank's men will take over technical management of oil major's maritime assets.
- Gotland goes for it
New cash promise from government prompts Swedish owner to bid for renewal of island ferry service.
- Quintana confirms caper
US-listed firm will pay $73m for Cobelfret vessel, while company backers signal warrant move.
- More repair work for RAMS
News of Stena charter overshadowed by cost of patching up latest vessel.
- BC Ferries pledges change
Canadian owner promises to improve "dysfunctional" labour relations after report is published into Queen of the North sinking.
- UK bags white flags
Four vessels detained by MCA in December from Paris MOU white-list flag states.
- More storage for Titan
Hong Kong VLCC owner diversifying further into oil tank business in China.
- Peng moves on Taiwan Navigation
Chinese Maritime Transport owner has built second-largest shareholding in tanker and bulker owner, report claims.
- Olsson onboard
Former Wallenius president keeps close ties to Singapore Shipping Corp despite end of joint ventures.
- GSI goes higher
Chinese shipyard raises 2006 profit prediction to two and a half times that of previous year.
- Vroon sells DESS stake
Coco's no clown as he disposes of 7.5% holding in Fredriksen-sponsored outfit to concentrate on own activities.
- Queasy QE2
Over 300 fall ill with suspected norovirus on Carnival vessel during round-the-world cruise.
- Shinwa orders five at home
Two domestic yards to build bulk carrier quintet for Tokyo-listed tanker and bulker owner.
- Daewoo seals Hamburg Sud quintet
German owner true to word with five-plus-one boxship order worth $500m at South Korean yard.
- Great Eastern falls back
Indian tanker and bulker owner posts lower nine-month profit as ship-sale income declines.
- Kirby on a roll
Yet another quarterly record profit for US barge giant, plus its best annual result.
- Second death at GMD
NY yard worker falls from ladder in tanker hold, the second fatality this month.
- Sweden dangles cash carrot
Owners to receive aid for liner operations contracted by the state.
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| JANUARY 25, 2007 |
- "MSC Napoli" air pipe leak kills birds
- EC investigating Denmark’s tonnage tax proposal
- Foss acquires American Cargo Transport
- Höegh Autoliners, Maersk to cooperate on car carrier vessels
- Maersk makes Savannah switch on East Med service
- CSAV Norasia, Hapag-Lloyd adding ship, ports to Asia/Black Sea loop
- Senator Lines transfers French agency duties to Isamar
- Mandatory electronic truck manifest kicks in as e-filings increase
- Bush energy plan adds muscle to anti-congestion effort
- CN’s 4th quarter net income up 16%
- Boyce to head ATA’s PR team
- NOL report: Vietnam potential held back by outdated infrastructure
- Putting U.S. pork on Russian tables
- Wool products under a microscope
- Lockheed Martin wins TWIC contract, WP says
- APM Terminals to develop new Pipapav terminal
- Crowley doubles tug fleet in S.F. with SeaRiver acquisition
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| JANUARY 25, 2007 |
- Could take a year to salvage MSC Napoli
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) says it may take up to one year to salvage the vessel MSC Napoli ...
- Norway provides Russia with outdated oil protection equipment
Statoil wants to improve the oil spill protection facilities in the Murmansk area by giving the local authorities old and ...
- Repeat rig order from PetroMena for USD 524 million
Norwegian rig owner/operator PetroMena has placed its second repeat order at a price of USD 524 million for a ...
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| JANUARY 25, 2007 |
- Fujairah futures contract 'is workable'
Activity on DGCX bunker contract fell away at year end, but market interest is increasing.
- Stock build fails to depress fuel oil market
Crude and fundamentals boost Singapore fuel oil values.
- Castrol Marine calls for unified sulphur legislation
Question marks on sulphur caps and SECA locations, Castrol Technical Manager warning.
- Government committee wants privatisation deal 'annulled'
Sale of Sri Lankan state-owned bunker supplier was flawed, parliament to be told.
- Quiet start for Rotterdam market
- Fundamentals to shift in Korean market
Power utilities prepare to cut fuel oil consumption.
- Demand for dual-fuel engines growing
Wärtsilä in joint venture with world's largest shipbuilder.
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