New ILO move on seafarers worries Asia shipowners REGIONAL governments have been urged to take a 'deep interest' in the draft International Labour Organisation Consolidated Labour Convention because of the significant impact it could have on the Asian industry, Asian shipowners have warned.
Portfolio of PSA's Grace Fu widens to cover Japan, SEA PSA International has continued its restructuring with Singapore Terminals CEO Grace Fu taking over a bigger portfolio as head of South-East Asia and Japan in addition to her Singapore duties.
THE Baltic Exchange, London's 260-year-old shipping association, yesterday introduced assessments based on the price of selling ships for demolition in China and India.
Royal Caribbean reappoints Inflot as port and bunker agent Inflot cements relationship with Royal Caribbean Cruises with extension of port agency and bunkering services agreement for 2005 cruise season.
Baltic suppliers rue sulphur legislation The implementation of a Sulphur Emissions Control Area (SECA) in the Baltic Sea is likely to cast a shadow over what should otherwise be an optimistic outlook for Baltic suppliers.
Russian supplier expands operations Russian supplier expands operations with new fuel oil service, distillate deliveries to commence in the New Year.
Crude plunge halted, markets rebound Crude oil prices have rebounded from a three-month low in after hours trading today amid renewed supply concerns, OPEC talk and security concerns in Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil producer.
US Defence bunker procurement arm extends contracts The US Defence Energy Support Center (DESC), the fuel procurement arm of the US military, has extended several contracts to purchase bunker fuel in Bahrain, India and Fujairah.
Buchanan quits James Fisher as P&O's Henry steps into top job Angus Buchanan has resigned suddenly as group chief executive of James Fisher, the acquisitive UK tanker and marine services group, after three years in the job.
Paris court to decide on new Erika probe THE Paris appeal court will next month be asked to decide whether a new investigation is needed before the case against those charged with responsibility for the Erika disaster can come to court, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
Petrobras $1.9bn new tanker building plan attracts interest from more than 20 firms MORE than 20 companies have registered their interest in the first phase of Petrobras' plans to build 42 tankers in Brazil over the next 10 years.
Dockers reject Brussels ports plan and predict disruption EUROPEAN dockworker unions have raised the spectre of "social unrest" after formally rejecting the second attempt by the European Commission to legislate in the field of port services.
Alstom gets to bottom of QMII chair problem WE'VE all heard of double-bottomed tankers. But it seems like a French maritime furniture specialist is having to pick up a hefty bill for double-bottomed cruise passengers, writes David Osler.
Deutschland shows its frustration GERMAN cruise ship Deutschland became a symbol of the potential cost to US commerce resulting from the USCG's strict enforcement of security rules last month when it bypassed the port of New Orleans
French firm to invest in Busan KOREA'S biggest port of Busan port has begun to attract investors for its container expansion projects under the Busan New Port scheme
Bodies of two crew members found BODIES of two of the three seafarers trapped in a fire aboard a LPG tanker in South Korea have been found
PSA restructures management SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA International has restructured its senior management in a move seen as a further attempt to raise its global profile
CP trading inquiry continues CANADIAN regulators appear to be investigating whether CP Ships chairman Ray Miles and others traded shares based on insider knowledge of an accounting restatement
Cristoforo Colombo spill THE amount of oil spilled in the Cristoforo Colombo grounding near Kholmsk in the Russian Far East has now been officially stated as 28, not 200, tonnes
AP Moller engages Antwerp in preliminary terminal deal At least one major terminal operator has signed up to operate space at Antwerp's Saefthingedok even though the development has yet to receive approval, port authority chairman Baron Leo Delwaide told ci-online.
Dockers display unease over US transport ID cards US West Coast longshoremen are dubious about the introduction of ID cards, and at least one Local has refused to participate in the government pilot-project, citing concerns about data-usage.
Cautious carriers eye dollar depreciation with concern
India backs WTO accession for Russia
HMM works on cost savings to achieve 2.1m TEU target
Nuclear ice-breaker "re-charged" Murmansk Shipping Company has decided to "re-charge" the Arctic nuclear powered ice-breaker "Sibir", built by Baltiyskiy Zavod in ...
Color Line may use option for second vessel Color Line ' Norway's largest ferry company ' may exercise an option with Aker Finnyards to build another cruise ferry like "Color ...
Sparks fly on net wages Bergen-based ferry owner/operator Fjord Line accuses politicians, who are opposed to net wages beyond 1 January 2006, for ...
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