S'pore welcomes joint patrol proposal DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday welcomed Indonesia's proposal for joint patrols by the two countries and Malaysia to guard against piracy and terrorism in the vital Malacca and Singapore Straits.
African pirates threaten global shipping FOREIGN sailors working in Africa's sea-lanes face increasing danger from attacks by heavily armed pirates, experts said, calling for the continent's police and navies to work harder to stamp them out.
US signs treaty to protect Titanic wreck THE United States has signed an agreement to protect the Titanic from admirers and would-be scavengers whose dives more than two miles into the icy abyss of the North Atlantic are damaging the increasingly fragile remains of the world's most famous shipwreck.
Cosco to double crude fleet CHINA Ocean Shipping Company , the country's biggest shipper, will expand its crude oil fleet to nearly four million deadweight tons in three years, from the current 1.94 million deadweight tons.
9 Iranians rescued as ship sinks off UAE COAST guards in the United Arab Emirates have rescued nine Iranians after their cargo ship sank in bad weather off the coast of the Gulf state, official agency WAM said.
Air and Land Transport
Legacy carriers bleed as costs soar, revenues slide DESPITE the healthy economic climate, large, hub-and-spoke airlines - also known as the 'legacy carriers' - are reporting heavy losses because of weak revenue generation, low-cost airline competition, and high fuel prices according to a senior Standard & Poor's Ratings Services executive.
AirAsia sets eyes on China in bold expansion plans
US Air cuts fares on 22 routes
Boeing in talks to sell 7E7 to over 30 airlines
Airlines to offer high-speed Internet on long flights soon
Liner Scene
Wallenius Wilhelmsen finds its liner niche - in ro-ro trades THE old conventional general cargo liners are now a distant memory while containerisation continues to increase to the extent that now, it seems, there is very little than cannot be sent around the world in a steel box.
S'pore welcomes joint patrol proposal DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday welcomed Indonesia's proposal for joint patrols by the two countries and Malaysia to guard against piracy and terrorism in the vital Malacca and Singapore Straits.
African pirates threaten global shipping FOREIGN sailors working in Africa's sea-lanes face increasing danger from attacks by heavily armed pirates, experts said, calling for the continent's police and navies to work harder to stamp them out.
US signs treaty to protect Titanic wreck THE United States has signed an agreement to protect the Titanic from admirers and would-be scavengers whose dives more than two miles into the icy abyss of the North Atlantic are damaging the increasingly fragile remains of the world's most famous shipwreck.
Cosco to double crude fleet CHINA Ocean Shipping Company , the country's biggest shipper, will expand its crude oil fleet to nearly four million deadweight tons in three years, from the current 1.94 million deadweight tons.
9 Iranians rescued as ship sinks off UAE COAST guards in the United Arab Emirates have rescued nine Iranians after their cargo ship sank in bad weather off the coast of the Gulf state, official agency WAM said.
Air and Land Transport
Legacy carriers bleed as costs soar, revenues slide DESPITE the healthy economic climate, large, hub-and-spoke airlines - also known as the 'legacy carriers' - are reporting heavy losses because of weak revenue generation, low-cost airline competition, and high fuel prices according to a senior Standard & Poor's Ratings Services executive.
AirAsia sets eyes on China in bold expansion plans
US Air cuts fares on 22 routes
Boeing in talks to sell 7E7 to over 30 airlines
Airlines to offer high-speed Internet on long flights soon
Liner Scene
Wallenius Wilhelmsen finds its liner niche - in ro-ro trades THE old conventional general cargo liners are now a distant memory while containerisation continues to increase to the extent that now, it seems, there is very little than cannot be sent around the world in a steel box.
S'pore welcomes joint patrol proposal DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday welcomed Indonesia's proposal for joint patrols by the two countries and Malaysia to guard against piracy and terrorism in the vital Malacca and Singapore Straits.
African pirates threaten global shipping FOREIGN sailors working in Africa's sea-lanes face increasing danger from attacks by heavily armed pirates, experts said, calling for the continent's police and navies to work harder to stamp them out.
US signs treaty to protect Titanic wreck THE United States has signed an agreement to protect the Titanic from admirers and would-be scavengers whose dives more than two miles into the icy abyss of the North Atlantic are damaging the increasingly fragile remains of the world's most famous shipwreck.
Cosco to double crude fleet CHINA Ocean Shipping Company , the country's biggest shipper, will expand its crude oil fleet to nearly four million deadweight tons in three years, from the current 1.94 million deadweight tons.
9 Iranians rescued as ship sinks off UAE COAST guards in the United Arab Emirates have rescued nine Iranians after their cargo ship sank in bad weather off the coast of the Gulf state, official agency WAM said.
Air and Land Transport
Legacy carriers bleed as costs soar, revenues slide DESPITE the healthy economic climate, large, hub-and-spoke airlines - also known as the 'legacy carriers' - are reporting heavy losses because of weak revenue generation, low-cost airline competition, and high fuel prices according to a senior Standard & Poor's Ratings Services executive.
AirAsia sets eyes on China in bold expansion plans
US Air cuts fares on 22 routes
Boeing in talks to sell 7E7 to over 30 airlines
Airlines to offer high-speed Internet on long flights soon
Liner Scene
Wallenius Wilhelmsen finds its liner niche - in ro-ro trades THE old conventional general cargo liners are now a distant memory while containerisation continues to increase to the extent that now, it seems, there is very little than cannot be sent around the world in a steel box.
Industry opposes House effort to require USCG vetting of foreign ship security plans Letter to conferees points out problems with requirement sought by House
Guilty plea after "tricking" oil water separator Chief engineer of Singapore tanker could face jail, fine
Brussels deals new blow to future of liner conferences EUROPE'S competition directorate has given its strongest indication yet that it wants to see the block exemption granted to liner conferences abolished.
Shoot pirates on sight, says Indonesian navy chief AFTER years of being criticised for not doing enough to combat piracy, Indonesia's navy chief now wants to shoot pirates on sight.
Belize register ready to detain own ships in ISPS code clampdown BELIZE will exercise its flag state powers to detain vessels anywhere in the world if they do not comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code by the July 1 deadline, the head of the register says.
Ship Finance shares make a storming debut SHIP Finance International, the new tanker-owning subsidiary of Frontline, has got off to a promising start on its official debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
Opposition to USCG security review FOURTEEN shipping companies and organisations have today posted a letter to the House-Senate conference committee asking the panel to reject the House effort to force a Coast Guard review of security plans on foreign vessels
V.Ships wins the Fairplay Cup V.Ships won the annual Fairplay Cup sailing regatta yesterday, coming first in a fleet of 22 competitors
Gwadar gets further funds PAKISTAN has earmarked a Rs7Bn ($122M) development outlay in its annual budget for the Gwadar Port project
Engineer guilty of oil dumping THE chief engineer of the Singapore-owned Aral Sea has pleaded guilty of concealing overboard discharges of oil-contaminated bilge water
New dynamism at Comanav MOROCCAN operator Comanav is to adopt a new logo and new trading colours to accompany its recovery, in the run up to its privatisation in 2005
Indian box delays blamed on railways INDIA exporters and importers are blaming the Container Corporation of India for the sluggishness in container-handling at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
United States, China agree to air deal U.S. cargo airlines will be able to establish hubs in China and increase their number of weekly flights to that country.
Bill earmarks $1 billion for rail security Legislation by Republican leaders of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would improve railroad security.
Study boosts chassis maintenance bill
House panel questions Customs' focus on trade
Hong Kong box volume up 22%
Union Pacific bumps up new hires to ease congestion
Asian shippers urge the abolishment of surcharges and THCs Shippers from six countries, including Korea, China, Japan and Hong Kong, urged the abolishment of surcharges at the first Asian Shippers' Meeting held in Busan on June 16 to 18.
Hong Kong and Shenzhen step up co-operation Hong Kong and neighbouring Shenzhen yesterday signed a memorandum on enhancing bilateral co-operation, declaring that Hong Kong's status as an international logistics and shipping centre will be enhanced through Shenzhen.
CSXWT talks with US Lines to open 'early next week'
EC resurrection of ports directive divisive, agree port authorities and unions
Peak season surcharge looms for South East Asia/Australia trade
MISC to commence Taiwan-Straits Service
Three Chinese companies form joint venture to operate container terminal at Zhenjiang
Storm over control of NY harbour pilots
Sinotrans forms logistics joint venture with its listed units
MOL expands high-growth market strategy from China
HMM to issue corporate bonds to relieve financial pressure
Brazilian cabotage operator to use new financing for new feeders
"Norden" sold to Sweden Rederi Ab Engship in Finland has sold its 10,900 DWT bulk carrier "Norden" to Bluewater Shipping Ltd (Berndtsson Rederi). The ...
Enforced authority role for the Swedish Maritime Safety Inspectorate The Swedish Government has decided to enforce the authority role for the Maritime Inspectorate which is a part of the ...
Transport directorate likely in new EU Commission As a consequence of the EU enlargement, the institutions are up for major organisational changes. The present Directorate-General for ...
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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