Shiprepair and building orders at record $5b SINGAPORE's shiprepair and shipbuilding orderbooks have hit an all-time high of $5 billion, leading to an industry-wide labour shortage, according to the Association of Singapore Marine Industries president Heng Chiang Gnee.
Italian police arrest suspected terrorist hiding in container
K Line boosts S'pore aframax operations
Philippine seamen's high wages making them less competitive
Crewing agencies face more court cases
Air and Land Transport
Qantas buys 15 Boeing planes in A$1.5b growth plan BOEING has been favoured over its European rival Airbus to provide Qantas Airways with 15 new jets in a A$1.5 billion expansion plan, the Australian flag carrier said yesterday.
Australian scramjet engine test postponed
US flight attendants urge more security measures
12,000 workers offer to leave US carriers
China to allow foreign railfreight joint ventures
Alitalia's passenger traffic down 17% in Sept
Boeing may lay off more staff after loss of defence deal
Shiprepair and building orders at record $5b SINGAPORE's shiprepair and shipbuilding orderbooks have hit an all-time high of $5 billion, leading to an industry-wide labour shortage, according to the Association of Singapore Marine Industries president Heng Chiang Gnee.
Italian police arrest suspected terrorist hiding in container
K Line boosts S'pore aframax operations
Philippine seamen's high wages making them less competitive
Crewing agencies face more court cases
Air and Land Transport
Qantas buys 15 Boeing planes in A$1.5b growth plan BOEING has been favoured over its European rival Airbus to provide Qantas Airways with 15 new jets in a A$1.5 billion expansion plan, the Australian flag carrier said yesterday.
Australian scramjet engine test postponed
US flight attendants urge more security measures
12,000 workers offer to leave US carriers
China to allow foreign railfreight joint ventures
Alitalia's passenger traffic down 17% in Sept
Boeing may lay off more staff after loss of defence deal
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