Pirate attack on oil tanker heightens fears AN oil tanker nearing the busy Singapore Straits sailed unmanned for nearly an hour early on Sunday after armed pirates tied up the crew, heightening fears that unchecked piracy will soon result in a maritime catastrophe.
Spain reopens border as ship sails from Gibraltar SPAIN reopened its border with the British colony of Gibraltar on Monday after sealing it for the first time in nearly two decades after a cruise ship carrying tourists with a stomach infection docked there.
A milestone for Jurong Shipyard SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard christened its biggest ever container ship newbuild yesterday, the 2,500 TEU Thomas Mann, the first of six similar mid-sized liners on order which look set to carve a new Singapore marine niche.
One killed in Japan ship blast ONE person was killed and four people injured by an explosion on a ship under construction in western Japan yesterday, police said.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing's new jet to use much less aluminum BOEING Co on Monday said it would use lightweight, nonmetal materials to build half of its proposed new 7E7 jetliner, slashing the use of aluminum to cut fuel burn and maintenance costs.
Russia plans rocket-speed plane
Low-fare carriers make their mark on JFK
Swiss seeks to delay orders
Burbank Airport may be renamed after Bob Hope
Temporary inactivity
Strait Talk
Is quiet diplomacy enough? IT is not much fun being a shipping industry representative these days.
Pirate attack on oil tanker heightens fears AN oil tanker nearing the busy Singapore Straits sailed unmanned for nearly an hour early on Sunday after armed pirates tied up the crew, heightening fears that unchecked piracy will soon result in a maritime catastrophe.
Spain reopens border as ship sails from Gibraltar SPAIN reopened its border with the British colony of Gibraltar on Monday after sealing it for the first time in nearly two decades after a cruise ship carrying tourists with a stomach infection docked there.
A milestone for Jurong Shipyard SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard christened its biggest ever container ship newbuild yesterday, the 2,500 TEU Thomas Mann, the first of six similar mid-sized liners on order which look set to carve a new Singapore marine niche.
One killed in Japan ship blast ONE person was killed and four people injured by an explosion on a ship under construction in western Japan yesterday, police said.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing's new jet to use much less aluminum BOEING Co on Monday said it would use lightweight, nonmetal materials to build half of its proposed new 7E7 jetliner, slashing the use of aluminum to cut fuel burn and maintenance costs.
Russia plans rocket-speed plane
Low-fare carriers make their mark on JFK
Swiss seeks to delay orders
Burbank Airport may be renamed after Bob Hope
Temporary inactivity
Strait Talk
Is quiet diplomacy enough? IT is not much fun being a shipping industry representative these days.
Pirate attack on oil tanker heightens fears AN oil tanker nearing the busy Singapore Straits sailed unmanned for nearly an hour early on Sunday after armed pirates tied up the crew, heightening fears that unchecked piracy will soon result in a maritime catastrophe.
Spain reopens border as ship sails from Gibraltar SPAIN reopened its border with the British colony of Gibraltar on Monday after sealing it for the first time in nearly two decades after a cruise ship carrying tourists with a stomach infection docked there.
A milestone for Jurong Shipyard SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard christened its biggest ever container ship newbuild yesterday, the 2,500 TEU Thomas Mann, the first of six similar mid-sized liners on order which look set to carve a new Singapore marine niche.
One killed in Japan ship blast ONE person was killed and four people injured by an explosion on a ship under construction in western Japan yesterday, police said.
Air and Land Transport
Boeing's new jet to use much less aluminum BOEING Co on Monday said it would use lightweight, nonmetal materials to build half of its proposed new 7E7 jetliner, slashing the use of aluminum to cut fuel burn and maintenance costs.
Russia plans rocket-speed plane
Low-fare carriers make their mark on JFK
Swiss seeks to delay orders
Burbank Airport may be renamed after Bob Hope
Temporary inactivity
Strait Talk
Is quiet diplomacy enough? IT is not much fun being a shipping industry representative these days.
US East Coast markets soften with crude & improved supply
Crude continues slide as traders anticipate stock builds
Suez: Supply stable, market mirrors Med
Fujairah: Supplier plans major expansion of supply fleet
Fujairah enjoys strong demand as prices go up, then down
Singapore: 3-year bunker bribery probe coming to an end The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore has finished its 3-year probe into the bunker bribery scandals that rocked the reputation of the port's bunkering industry. A total of 62 marine surveyors have been convicted for accepting bribes, and criminal charges have been brought against directors of four bunker supply companies. A fifth company implicated in the bribery scandal has not yet faced prosecution.
Hong Kong and Taiwan on the rise following Singapore moves
Salerno bullish on achieving new bulker safety standards UGO Salerno, chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies and chief executive of Rina, is confident a new set of global fabrication and safety standards for bulk carriers and tankers can emerge before the end of next year.
Hellenic Register serves notice to 'closed club' IACS THE International Association of Classification Societies is a "closed club", according to the only non-IACS body recognised for its quality standards by the European Union, the Hellenic Register of Shipping.
Statoil wants a woman's touch for vacant top job ECONOMIST Jannik Lindbaek has been appointed as chairman of Statoil, replacing Leif Terje Løddesøl, who resigned after a police investigation over the company's $15.2m contract with a London-based Iran consultant, writes Martyn Wingrove.
Cruise chief Deilmann dies aged 68 GERMAN cruise company owner Peter Deilmann died last Sunday, aged 68, the company confirmed yesterday.
London & Continental Railways offers £1.25bn bonds to fund Channel rail link LONDON & Continental Railways yesterday offered £1.25bn ($2.1bn) of asset-backed bonds for sale via its subsidiary Channel Tunnel Rail Link Finance Plc, the firm and lead managers for the deal said, Reuters reports.
Spain reopens Gibraltar border as Aurora sails SPAIN reopened its border with Gibraltar late on Monday evening, about two hours after the virus-hit cruiseship Aurora, which lay behind the closure, sailed from the British colony.
US Umm Qasr contract slammed HOURS before Congress' approval yesterday of $18.6Bn for the rebuilding of Iraq, several US senators and a panel of experts organised by the Democratic opposition blasted the Bush administration's contracting practices as protectionist and open to abuse
New CEO for Russian oil major SIMON Kukes, chairman of the board of directors, has taken over as operational CEO of Yukos, Russia's largest oil company
Turkey halves vessel call costs TURKEY has announced further rebates on port dues to attract vessels
Stop using oilrigs as waypoints VESSELS must be discouraged from using offshore installations as waypoints, delegates at a Collision Risk Management seminar in London were told today
Ghost ships remain in limbo CONFUSION reigns as Hartlepool council votes unanimously to urge the UK's department of transport 're-route' the four MarAd 'ghost ships'
Grimaldi starts Baghdad service ITALIAN operator Grimaldi Naples has started serving Iraq through East Mediterranean ports as an extension to its successful Euro-Med short-sea shipping network
Private Italian railway aiming for 200 trains a week Ferrovie Nord Cargo, the freight arm of Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM), is aiming for 200 trains a week, up from its current 70, under its 2004-07 budget plan.
China affirms WTO deal with biomedical import announcement Beijing has announced that 18 mainland ports, including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin in the north, have been designated import points for pharmaceutical goods from January 1.
Container shipping hedging in demand, but no satisfactory index, says bank
Customs expert scathing about rapid adoption of EU customs proposal
Ceres Paragon will spawn similar terminals in drive for port efficiency say Germanischer Lloyd
IRISL newbuild heads into Europe-Med-Near East trade
Lucas Vos takes on PONL terminals and procurement post
Chinese mull land route to Europe, via Kaliningrad
Four out of five of Japan's big ports see significant first half volume increases
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