Star Cruises' passenger numbers plunge 30% MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has suffered a 30 per cent fall in passenger numbers this year and expects lower load factors to continue in the second half, blamed squarely on the recent outbreak of Severe Acure Respiratory Syndrome.
Korean yards win record new orders in H1 SOUTH Korean shipyards won new orders to build 233 vessels in the six months to June, a half-year record volume, the government said yesterday.
Monsoon rains halt operations at western India ports KANDLA, one of India's busiest ports on the western coast, suspended operations late on Sunday after the region was hit by fresh torrential monsoon rains, a port official said.
Kuehne & Nagel's Asia sales boost Q2 profit 29% SECOND-quarter profit at Kuehne & Nagel International, the world's biggest sea-freight company, rose 29 per cent on sales growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
Lufthansa, Swiss Air seen striking share swap deal GERMANY's Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines are set to strike a deal that will keep Switzerland's struggling national carrier in the air, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
Cathay to increase flights next month
Qantas seeks to bar DVT lawsuits in Australia
Govt should give up control of Biman: World Bank
Gulf Air to resume US flights
Former head of bankrupt Air Lib under probe
Features
US wants early notice of cargo shipments THE US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection wants shipping companies to tell them what is in every rail car, cargo plane and truck before it crosses into US territory, as part of the federal agency's mandate to prevent terrorists or their weapons from slipping into the United States.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board PEOPLE Singapore-listed and Hong Kong headquartered commodities trading and transport group, Noble Group has appointed Gary Mize to the newly created position of global chief operating officer.
Star Cruises' passenger numbers plunge 30% MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has suffered a 30 per cent fall in passenger numbers this year and expects lower load factors to continue in the second half, blamed squarely on the recent outbreak of Severe Acure Respiratory Syndrome.
Korean yards win record new orders in H1 SOUTH Korean shipyards won new orders to build 233 vessels in the six months to June, a half-year record volume, the government said yesterday.
Monsoon rains halt operations at western India ports KANDLA, one of India's busiest ports on the western coast, suspended operations late on Sunday after the region was hit by fresh torrential monsoon rains, a port official said.
Kuehne & Nagel's Asia sales boost Q2 profit 29% SECOND-quarter profit at Kuehne & Nagel International, the world's biggest sea-freight company, rose 29 per cent on sales growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
Lufthansa, Swiss Air seen striking share swap deal GERMANY's Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines are set to strike a deal that will keep Switzerland's struggling national carrier in the air, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
Cathay to increase flights next month
Qantas seeks to bar DVT lawsuits in Australia
Govt should give up control of Biman: World Bank
Gulf Air to resume US flights
Former head of bankrupt Air Lib under probe
Features
US wants early notice of cargo shipments THE US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection wants shipping companies to tell them what is in every rail car, cargo plane and truck before it crosses into US territory, as part of the federal agency's mandate to prevent terrorists or their weapons from slipping into the United States.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board PEOPLE Singapore-listed and Hong Kong headquartered commodities trading and transport group, Noble Group has appointed Gary Mize to the newly created position of global chief operating officer.
Star Cruises' passenger numbers plunge 30% MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has suffered a 30 per cent fall in passenger numbers this year and expects lower load factors to continue in the second half, blamed squarely on the recent outbreak of Severe Acure Respiratory Syndrome.
Korean yards win record new orders in H1 SOUTH Korean shipyards won new orders to build 233 vessels in the six months to June, a half-year record volume, the government said yesterday.
Monsoon rains halt operations at western India ports KANDLA, one of India's busiest ports on the western coast, suspended operations late on Sunday after the region was hit by fresh torrential monsoon rains, a port official said.
Kuehne & Nagel's Asia sales boost Q2 profit 29% SECOND-quarter profit at Kuehne & Nagel International, the world's biggest sea-freight company, rose 29 per cent on sales growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
Lufthansa, Swiss Air seen striking share swap deal GERMANY's Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines are set to strike a deal that will keep Switzerland's struggling national carrier in the air, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
Cathay to increase flights next month
Qantas seeks to bar DVT lawsuits in Australia
Govt should give up control of Biman: World Bank
Gulf Air to resume US flights
Former head of bankrupt Air Lib under probe
Features
US wants early notice of cargo shipments THE US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection wants shipping companies to tell them what is in every rail car, cargo plane and truck before it crosses into US territory, as part of the federal agency's mandate to prevent terrorists or their weapons from slipping into the United States.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board PEOPLE Singapore-listed and Hong Kong headquartered commodities trading and transport group, Noble Group has appointed Gary Mize to the newly created position of global chief operating officer.
Star Cruises' passenger numbers plunge 30% MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has suffered a 30 per cent fall in passenger numbers this year and expects lower load factors to continue in the second half, blamed squarely on the recent outbreak of Severe Acure Respiratory Syndrome.
Korean yards win record new orders in H1 SOUTH Korean shipyards won new orders to build 233 vessels in the six months to June, a half-year record volume, the government said yesterday.
Monsoon rains halt operations at western India ports KANDLA, one of India's busiest ports on the western coast, suspended operations late on Sunday after the region was hit by fresh torrential monsoon rains, a port official said.
Kuehne & Nagel's Asia sales boost Q2 profit 29% SECOND-quarter profit at Kuehne & Nagel International, the world's biggest sea-freight company, rose 29 per cent on sales growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
Lufthansa, Swiss Air seen striking share swap deal GERMANY's Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines are set to strike a deal that will keep Switzerland's struggling national carrier in the air, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
Cathay to increase flights next month
Qantas seeks to bar DVT lawsuits in Australia
Govt should give up control of Biman: World Bank
Gulf Air to resume US flights
Former head of bankrupt Air Lib under probe
Features
US wants early notice of cargo shipments THE US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection wants shipping companies to tell them what is in every rail car, cargo plane and truck before it crosses into US territory, as part of the federal agency's mandate to prevent terrorists or their weapons from slipping into the United States.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board PEOPLE Singapore-listed and Hong Kong headquartered commodities trading and transport group, Noble Group has appointed Gary Mize to the newly created position of global chief operating officer.
OceanConnect UK now under one roof in MOBCO's old London office After confirmation in April this year that MOBCO was winding down its business, and 4 of is key brokers joined OceanConnect, the possibility had been mentioned that the OceanConnect team would be moving into the MOBCO office.
Asian markets tick lower, further declines possible
Great Belt steady to firm amid good avails
Singapore ends Monday sharply softer Bunker prices broke off from a steady trend during Thursday and Friday after cargo markets ended the day with a sharp downward movement this Monday.
Brazilian market update
Rotterdam soft to steady
Crude ticks lower in thin pre-OPEC meeting trade With a small increase in Iraqi production announced, and more Iraqi export contracts signed, the chances of a surprise OPEC production increase have faded. However, with oil prices so near the upper end of the target range, a cut at this stage would not be expected either.
Korean shipbuilding orders surge Orders won by South Korean yards surged to 7.81 million compensated gross tons (CGT) in the first half of this year, more than double the orders received in the same period last year
RCL reports second quarter results "Post war recovery turning out better than anticipated"
Napa hull cracks force oil transfer World-Wide Shipping is racing to transfer the cargo from a fully-loaded very large crude carrier with a hull crack off Mozambique.
Repsol and Shell join talks to develop 'Persian LNG' from Iran SPANISH oil giant Repsol YPF is negotiating a major upstream liquefied natural gas project in Iran with partners Royal Dutch Shell and the National Iranian Oil Co.
Mona Lisa evacuated after Arctic grounding EVACUATION of several hundred passengers from a remote spot close to the Arctic circle is now under way after their cruiseship grounded at the weekend.
Record orders fuel fears of overcapacity If US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan was to examine the newbuilding market, it's likely he would mutter something darkly about "irrational exuberance", writes Sam Chambers, in Hong Kong.
UPS asks confidential NVO contracts United Parcel Service has filed a petition seeking the right to sign confidential contracts for its ocean delivery services, a move that strikes at the heart of the 1998 Ocean Shipping Reform Act
As demand soars, vessel orders boom Stampede to shipyards as lines, charterers scramble for tonnage to cope with explosive growth on major liner routes.
OOCL chief sees balance through 2004 Tung sees favorable supply and demand even as carriers sign for dozens of new mega-ships.
Indonesia tops piracy list
Deutsche Post's U.S. chief will testify in DHL probe
Dockers, truckers build alliance against EU ports package Dockers and truckers' representatives at the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have pledged to collaborate on 'political issues such as the European Port Directive'.
Rate restoration misses Europe/South America peak season
Buoyant box trade lifts SCI liner division back into profit
Congestion costs mount as Busan loses carrier calls
HMM mulls four-ship order as Germans request a pair
Axel Maersk toxin identified
Toll may bow to pressure and raise Tranz Rail bid
Focus on rail and fundraising, as Malaysian port targets regional hub status
Sydney box volumes break all previous records
Panalpina's 2-year plan targets double-digit S.Asia growth
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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