WWL eyes Singapore as vehicle logistics hub for the region OSLO-HEADQUARTERED ro-ro and vehicle logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen Limited is considering making Singapore its South-east Asia hub.
China rail gridlock hits ports, industries CRATES of car parts, truck tyres, bags of fish meal and chemical containers are piling up at China's largest freight marshalling yard with no rail wagons to take them anywhere.
Panama Canal lane reopens after maintenance work THE Panama Canal lane closed last week for tow track replacement at its Atlantic Locks was reopened on Wednesday, the Panama Canal Authority said.
Air and Land Transport
MAS execs against passing domestic routes to AirAsia MANAGERS and executives of Malaysia Airlines are strongly opposed to any move to take away domestic flight operations from the national carrier, saying the serious negative socio-economic implications must be carefully considered.
High fuel prices force US airlines to focus on conservation
Air Arabia to begin Saudi services
Kuwaiti private airline's IPO oversubscribed
Bahrain's new private airline told not to jeopardise Gulf Air
WWL eyes Singapore as vehicle logistics hub for the region OSLO-HEADQUARTERED ro-ro and vehicle logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen Limited is considering making Singapore its South-east Asia hub.
China rail gridlock hits ports, industries CRATES of car parts, truck tyres, bags of fish meal and chemical containers are piling up at China's largest freight marshalling yard with no rail wagons to take them anywhere.
Panama Canal lane reopens after maintenance work THE Panama Canal lane closed last week for tow track replacement at its Atlantic Locks was reopened on Wednesday, the Panama Canal Authority said.
Air and Land Transport
MAS execs against passing domestic routes to AirAsia MANAGERS and executives of Malaysia Airlines are strongly opposed to any move to take away domestic flight operations from the national carrier, saying the serious negative socio-economic implications must be carefully considered.
High fuel prices force US airlines to focus on conservation
Air Arabia to begin Saudi services
Kuwaiti private airline's IPO oversubscribed
Bahrain's new private airline told not to jeopardise Gulf Air
Fujairah player secures double-hull barges and refinery storage One of Fujairah's oldest independents has acquired old refinery site and taken crucial steps to meet new double-hull regulations.
Bank Holiday curtails Gibraltar bunker market
Malacca Strait bypass plan gains credibility Pipeline proposal re-emerges, threatening to undermine Singapore's oil-hub status.
US crude seen softer in Friday catch-up Nigerian strike ends with no disruption to oil flow, but Middle East worries persist.
Rotterdam weaker since Friday
Malaysia calls for support over Straits security Some of Singapore's bunker deliveries are done OPL and are therefore affected by various security issues.
Bunker barge crew involved in daring sea rescue The crew of a bunker barge were involved in the daring rescue of a sailor trapped in a capsized cabin in high seas last week.
Melchiors to succeed L'orange as BIMCO secretary general DANISH shipping professional Carsten Melchiors has been appointed by BIMCO to succeed Truls W L'orange when he retires as secretary general of the Copenhagen-based shipping organisation on schedule on January 1.
Frontline beats off rivals to snap up Pertamina VLCCs for $184m FRONTLINE has swooped on two VLCC newbuildings from Pertamina for $184m, giving the Indonesian state oil and gas firm a profit of around $53m
Bergesen triple LNG order leads boomtime at Daewoo DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has announced a slew of orders including the confirmation of a triple LNG carrier demand from Bergesen, the Norwegian firm's biggest capital expenditure since it was taken over by World-Wide Shipping's Helmut Sohmen last year.
IndoChina in Norse Merchant ferry deal THE technical management of the Norse Merchant Ferries' fleet of 11 ships currently operating on the Irish Sea, the English Channel and Spain to Morocco has been awarded to IndoChina Ship Management (UK). The Norse Merchant fleet transferred into IndoChina's management on June 1.
Alstom buys back ex-Festival cruiseship Mistral for €131m ALSTOM yesterday admitted that it was behind the €131m ($158m) purchase of the former Festival Cruises ship, Mistral, at auction in Marseilles last week, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris .
P&O Nedlloyd in ship-share deal GERMAN finance house M'nchmeyer Petersen Capital (MPC) is offering shares in 14 Japanese-built container vessels that it purchased from P&O Nedlloyd for $660M. The ships, of 3,600-4,200TEU, will be chartered for 12 years by Hamburg-based Blue Star Chartering, which will sub-charter them to P&O Nedlloyd in London
Grangemouth moves to boost box capacity THE arrival of four straddle carriers at Grangemouth, Scotland's largest container port, marks a further step in a $9M investment programme by UK port operator Forth Ports
SEC investigates Nenaco PHILIPPINE operator Nenaco may have engaged in misrepresentation when it filed its third-quarter financial report last year, according to SEC
Bill to help US shipowners LOUISIANA Congressman William Jefferson has proposed changing the tax structure on US flag vessels in an effort to increase the number of ships in the fleet
New BIMCO management team BIMCO will begin 2005 with a new management team at its Copenhagen headquarters following the scheduled retirement on 1 January 2005 of secretary general Truls L'orange
US ballast water rules BALLAST water rules for ships entering US waters were formalised today (14 June) by the US Coast Guard
IMO reports higher ISPS compliance Governments, classification societies and international shipowners have increased the number of ships receiving security certificates, but ports lag.
Hamburg Süd names CFO, N. A. execs Carrier names Heino Schmidt, current senior vice president for Hamburg Süd North America, to its executive board.
Volume growth expectations lead NYK to China service expansion NYK is to add more Asia westbound services and reinforce its liner network from mainland China as part of a plan to strengthen links with customers, especially non-Japanese clients.
FDA gets tough on data filing
Legal threat galvanises US maritime industry to meet security deadlines
Korean Customs shortens cargo handling time
Busan to further deepen its major container terminals
More rates and surcharges up in Aust trades
Indian shippers ask Government to review private port operators
"Vladimir" connected to the "Astrida" sinking Chief marine accident investigator Stanislav Cakss at the Latvian Maritime Administration has inspected the Cyprus-flagged vessel "Vladimir" in Baltimore ...
New head of Bimco appointed BIMCO, Baltic and International Maritime Council, based in København, has appointed Carsten Melchiors (50) as it coming head of organisation ...
Odfjell cleared of blame in "NCC Mekka" blast An inquiry in Brazil has clear Odfjell of any blame for the explosion onboard the 37,200 DWT chemical tanker "NCC ...
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