IMO lauds Singapore's ISPS readiness SINGAPORE'S strong commitment to the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code made a marked impression on International Maritime Organisation secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos during his visit last week.
S'pore first to take part in US port security plan FRESH from US Coast Guard inspections of port facilities here, the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore said implementing effective security measures means competitive advantages for Singapore.
Taiwan boosts box, logistics facilities WITH volumes sagging at its main sea gateway, Taiwan is rushing to improve container facilities and adjacent logistics sites in both the north and south of the island.
Heavy tanker bookings to meet rise in Saudi oil output SAUDI Arabia's decision last week to hire five tankers to ship 10 million barrels of crude oil to the US signals that the world's biggest oil producer is meeting its pledge to boost output in a bid to lower near-record oil prices, shipbroker P F Bassoe said in its weekly market report.
Daewoo's April profit down on forex losses DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said net income fell 29 per cent in April from a year ago because gains in South Korea's currency reduced its earnings from abroad.
Air and Land Transport
Qantas to relaunch direct flights to Shanghai and Bombay AUSTRALIAN flag carrier Qantas said yesterday it will relaunch direct flights to China's financial hub of Shanghai and India's largest city, Bombay, as it taps growth opportunities in the burgeoning markets.
Boeing confident of retaining US$23b Pentagon tanker deal
Aer Lingus chairman quits over tax probe link
S Korean airlines to increase flights to Thailand
Iraqi Kurds pin hope on new airport for economic lift-off
IMO lauds Singapore's ISPS readiness SINGAPORE'S strong commitment to the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code made a marked impression on International Maritime Organisation secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos during his visit last week.
S'pore first to take part in US port security plan FRESH from US Coast Guard inspections of port facilities here, the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore said implementing effective security measures means competitive advantages for Singapore.
Taiwan boosts box, logistics facilities WITH volumes sagging at its main sea gateway, Taiwan is rushing to improve container facilities and adjacent logistics sites in both the north and south of the island.
Heavy tanker bookings to meet rise in Saudi oil output SAUDI Arabia's decision last week to hire five tankers to ship 10 million barrels of crude oil to the US signals that the world's biggest oil producer is meeting its pledge to boost output in a bid to lower near-record oil prices, shipbroker P F Bassoe said in its weekly market report.
Daewoo's April profit down on forex losses DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said net income fell 29 per cent in April from a year ago because gains in South Korea's currency reduced its earnings from abroad.
Air and Land Transport
Qantas to relaunch direct flights to Shanghai and Bombay AUSTRALIAN flag carrier Qantas said yesterday it will relaunch direct flights to China's financial hub of Shanghai and India's largest city, Bombay, as it taps growth opportunities in the burgeoning markets.
Boeing confident of retaining US$23b Pentagon tanker deal
Aer Lingus chairman quits over tax probe link
S Korean airlines to increase flights to Thailand
Iraqi Kurds pin hope on new airport for economic lift-off
Titan Oil signs 'series of bunkering contacts' with major Reports: Newly-formed Titan Bunkering and ChevronTexaco unit sign deal that aims to prompt significant expansion in south-east Asian bunkering.
Singapore traders unconcerned by Chinese absence Traders in the Singapore cargo and bunker markets told Bunkerworld today that they expect slow Chinese uptake for fuel oil cargoes in June and July to have little effect on the Singapore bunker market.
Saudis pledge to keep exports flowing after attack Saudi Arabia's state oil company Saudi Aramco has vowed to keep supplies flowing to world markets following a terrorist attack over the weekend.
Foreign Office enters OOCL Allan death probe INVESTIGATIONS into the death of OOCL executive Courtenay Allan last summer has taken a new twist, with the intervention of the Foreign Office.
Cutting crews is causing accidents says MAIB chief PREVENTABLE accidents are happening at sea because owners are cutting crewing levels to save money, Britain's shipping safety boss has warned.
Frontline says best is yet to come as dividend hits $5 a share FRONTLINE'S dividend largesse to shareholders in the past three years is now comfortably in excess of $1bn following a first quarter payment of $5 a share, or $365m in total.
MC Shipping rejects Burke MC SHIPPING has rejected Burke Investments offer of a $27m equity infusion which would have given it control of the liquefied petroleum gas carrier and containership operator, writes Tony Gray.
Flash fire onboard tanker kills seven workers at Keppel yard SEVEN workers died in a flash fire while repairing a tanker at Keppel Shipyard at the weekend.
Chennai boxes clog system as strike talks fail Talks to end the eight-day old Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) strike have failed leading feeder operators to impose a congestion surcharge from June 1.
Carrier definition of delay disputed by SA Government South African port authorities and shipping lines are at odds over how to determine delays in ship turnaround times, crucial for deciding when to lift surcharges for prolonged delays.
Bangladeshi garment shippers ask for salvation from excess charges
CSX management reshuffle for further investment in China
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