Jaya to build small tankers in China SINGAPORE shipbuilder and offshore marine support group Jaya Holdings plans to build small tankers in China to tap the demand surge for modern, double-hulled tonnage.
PIL places order for its first panamax vessels SINGAPORE's Pacific International Lines is venturing into the 'panamax' world with an order for its first 4,250 TEU box ships from China's Dalian New Shipbuilding Industries.
China Shipping forecast to double its profit CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co, which is planning a US$2 billion initial share sale, China's biggest this year, may more than double its profit in 2004 after it expanded capacity, according to the share sale's arrangers.
Fasa event THE Federation of Asean Shipowners' Associations has clarified that the cocktail reception-cum-dinner to be held later this month in conjunction with the 13th Asian Shipowner's Forum will be hosted by Fasa, with President S R Nathan and Mrs Nathan as guests of honour.
EU registers now hold 24% of tankers ALMOST a quarter of the world's tanker fleet will carry the flag of a European Union nation after 10 new members were added on May 1, London-based shipbroker EA Gibson said.
Air and Land Transport
Air France completes 784m euro purchase of KLM AIR France SA bought KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV, creating an airline group that will be the world's largest as measured by revenue and the third-biggest by passenger traffic.
Qantas, Air NZ likely to forge alliance: minister
Delta to recall laid-off pilots as traffic rises
NZ airports may have to pay for security improvement
Thai AirAsia posts operating profit
Boeing hires ethics watchdog: report
Strait Talk
Sorting out the devil in the ISPS Code detail IT is one thing to pass legislation, national or international, but it can be quite another to put it into practice effectively.
Jaya to build small tankers in China SINGAPORE shipbuilder and offshore marine support group Jaya Holdings plans to build small tankers in China to tap the demand surge for modern, double-hulled tonnage.
PIL places order for its first panamax vessels SINGAPORE's Pacific International Lines is venturing into the 'panamax' world with an order for its first 4,250 TEU box ships from China's Dalian New Shipbuilding Industries.
China Shipping forecast to double its profit CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co, which is planning a US$2 billion initial share sale, China's biggest this year, may more than double its profit in 2004 after it expanded capacity, according to the share sale's arrangers.
Fasa event THE Federation of Asean Shipowners' Associations has clarified that the cocktail reception-cum-dinner to be held later this month in conjunction with the 13th Asian Shipowner's Forum will be hosted by Fasa, with President S R Nathan and Mrs Nathan as guests of honour.
EU registers now hold 24% of tankers ALMOST a quarter of the world's tanker fleet will carry the flag of a European Union nation after 10 new members were added on May 1, London-based shipbroker EA Gibson said.
Air and Land Transport
Air France completes 784m euro purchase of KLM AIR France SA bought KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV, creating an airline group that will be the world's largest as measured by revenue and the third-biggest by passenger traffic.
Qantas, Air NZ likely to forge alliance: minister
Delta to recall laid-off pilots as traffic rises
NZ airports may have to pay for security improvement
Thai AirAsia posts operating profit
Boeing hires ethics watchdog: report
Strait Talk
Sorting out the devil in the ISPS Code detail IT is one thing to pass legislation, national or international, but it can be quite another to put it into practice effectively.
Jaya to build small tankers in China SINGAPORE shipbuilder and offshore marine support group Jaya Holdings plans to build small tankers in China to tap the demand surge for modern, double-hulled tonnage.
PIL places order for its first panamax vessels SINGAPORE's Pacific International Lines is venturing into the 'panamax' world with an order for its first 4,250 TEU box ships from China's Dalian New Shipbuilding Industries.
China Shipping forecast to double its profit CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co, which is planning a US$2 billion initial share sale, China's biggest this year, may more than double its profit in 2004 after it expanded capacity, according to the share sale's arrangers.
Fasa event THE Federation of Asean Shipowners' Associations has clarified that the cocktail reception-cum-dinner to be held later this month in conjunction with the 13th Asian Shipowner's Forum will be hosted by Fasa, with President S R Nathan and Mrs Nathan as guests of honour.
EU registers now hold 24% of tankers ALMOST a quarter of the world's tanker fleet will carry the flag of a European Union nation after 10 new members were added on May 1, London-based shipbroker EA Gibson said.
Air and Land Transport
Air France completes 784m euro purchase of KLM AIR France SA bought KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV, creating an airline group that will be the world's largest as measured by revenue and the third-biggest by passenger traffic.
Qantas, Air NZ likely to forge alliance: minister
Delta to recall laid-off pilots as traffic rises
NZ airports may have to pay for security improvement
Thai AirAsia posts operating profit
Boeing hires ethics watchdog: report
Strait Talk
Sorting out the devil in the ISPS Code detail IT is one thing to pass legislation, national or international, but it can be quite another to put it into practice effectively.
Sinking looms as salvage operation delayed Recovery of 1,900 mt of bunker fuel aboard damaged bulk carrier delayed as salvors await support vessel.
Local player introduces fuel oil supply at Varna Swift Sea Service (Swift) has become the first Bulgarian bunker supplier to offer supply of 180 cst fuel oil, and lower visocsities, at the Bulgarian port of Varna.
Players expect Fujairah rise will boost demand
Chinese holiday and high numbers depressing Hong Kong demand Despite the possibility of near term oversupply in Hong Kong, bunker prices continued to rise today - and most players blamed firm prices for suppressing enquiries.
Brent crude hits 13-year high in post-weekend catch-up Gains driven by the weekend's attack at a petrochemical plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, raised fears of further attacks on oil installations in the world's biggest oil producer.
Yanbu handling at near capacity after attack Bunker supplies not impacted by weekend assualt near giant Red Sea refinery as fears grow of similar targets.
Bitumen demand triggers IFO180 shortfall in Sydney Caltex refinery to focus on higher premium bitumen market, cutting residual product avails.
US pledges fresh security crackdown on shipping to Iraq COMMERCIAL shipping companies face further tightening of existing security restrictions as the instability in Iraq continues and the threat of jihadist terrorism remains a global threat.
Container owners launch association A NEW industry association to represent the interests of owners of freight containers is being set up.
Backers of failed dotcom venture sue PSA and P&O arms for $10m A GROUP of Singapore businessmen behind a failed shipping dot- com venture are suing their former partners PSA International and P&O Ports Australia for at least S$17m (US$10m).
Crystal cancels Gibraltar call after Spanish boycott threat CRYSTAL Cruises cancelled a call to Gibraltar on Monday after it was told that its ship, Crystal Symphony, would be denied entry into the Spanish port of Barcelona if it called at the British colony.
UK irate over Barcelona cruise move SPAIN'S refusal to allow Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dream into the port of Barcelona after it sailed from Gibraltar on 28 April has provoked an irate response from the UK government
NCL seeks to place $450M in debt NORWEGIAN Cruise Line is in the midst of a road show calling on US institutional buyers, seeking to place $350M-$450M in debt
Disney to test California market DISNEY Cruise Line has spurred speculation that it is poised for a newbuilding order by repositioning the Disney Magic to California for 2005
RCCL bounces back in Oslo SHARES in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's second largest cruise shipping group, joined a broad rise in shipping stocks in Oslo today
Chinese killed in Gwadar bomb THREE Chinese engineers working on port construction at Gwadar, Pakistan were killed and 12 other persons were seriously injured in a car bomb attack yesterday
Costa upgrades S American cruises COSTA is to boost its presence in South America by replacing the 1,000-passenger Allegra with the 2,350-passenger Victoria
Oakland port hit by new truck protest Drivers protesting fuel prices choke container traffic, pelt working trucks with rocks.
Hamburg Süd revenue struggles in 2003 despite higher container volume Container shipping results below expectations as overall results fall short of previous year.
Pacific rate rises fall well short of expectations says NYK Line NYK Line's newly appointed president, Koji Miyahara revealed today that the company only achieved around half the rate increases it had hoped for on the Pacific trades.
eLogicity shareholders sue PSA and P&O Australia Ports PSA International and P&O Australia Ports are being sued for at least S$17 (US$9.97) million by their partners in eLogicity, a failed electronic container seal subsidiary mothballed in May 2002.
Sinokor ship damaged in collision off Qingdao
Way open for new Brenner rail tunnel
Hamburg Sud looks to build on modest 2003 gains
Truckers strike fizzles out but core dispute remains
China's tightening of fiscal policy will not affect box shipping say Korean lines
NIS must open for coastal vessels Over 200 Norwegian controlled vessels - now engaged in coastal traffic, but under foreign flag - could reflag to Norwegian International Register ...
Tallink prepares for life without state aid Tallink are, according to the Estonian news agency BNS, looking for alternatives after the announcement from the Estonian ministry of ...
Five countries in seven days with Smyril Line The Faroe ferry company Smyril Line will this summer introduce "5-countries-in-7-days" cruises with its new cruise ...
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