More changes at PSA on the cards as veteran set to retire MORE change is afoot at Singapore's global terminal operator PSA International with the imminent departure of PSA veteran Ng Chee Keong, who will go on to play a consultancy role for the organisation.
OOIL's Q3 shipping revenues up 28% HONG Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas Ltd said yesterday revenues from its shipping business in the third quarter rose 28 per cent, thanks to booming international trade.
California cargo backlog 'critical', says union THE two busiest US ports face a 'critical' backlog of cargo in Southern California because too few trained workers are in place to handle the overflow of goods, said the union representing dock workers.
Teekay's net income jumps to US$245m in Q3
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Going the arbitration route to stave off lawsuit AN English court last week ruled that a vessel owner that had a unilateral option in a charterparty to refer disputes to arbitration could exercise that option even though the charterer had already started court action against it.
More changes at PSA on the cards as veteran set to retire MORE change is afoot at Singapore's global terminal operator PSA International with the imminent departure of PSA veteran Ng Chee Keong, who will go on to play a consultancy role for the organisation.
OOIL's Q3 shipping revenues up 28% HONG Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas Ltd said yesterday revenues from its shipping business in the third quarter rose 28 per cent, thanks to booming international trade.
California cargo backlog 'critical', says union THE two busiest US ports face a 'critical' backlog of cargo in Southern California because too few trained workers are in place to handle the overflow of goods, said the union representing dock workers.
Teekay's net income jumps to US$245m in Q3
Admiralty Casebook
Going the arbitration route to stave off lawsuit AN English court last week ruled that a vessel owner that had a unilateral option in a charterparty to refer disputes to arbitration could exercise that option even though the charterer had already started court action against it.
South Korean refiner suspends bunker supply South Korean bunker market looks set to suffer tight supply and firm prices for balance of October.
Petrobras seeks expansion near and far Petrobras manager tells Miami conference of plans to increase sales of low sulphur fuels in European and Asian bunkering hubs, as well as reviving bunker services closer to home.
Regional cargo gains suppress Italian demand
'Disruption not destruction' as Tokyo Bay weathers latest storm As Typhoon Tokage moves on, players in Tokyo Bay find damage mostly limited to supply delays rather than infrastructure
Demand expected to keep up with Singapore fuel oil arrivals Singapore fuel oil inventories see only slight rise this week, despite expectations of over 3m metric tonnes of cargo arrivals from the west this month.
Rotterdam firm with continued congestion
Saudi Arabia investing in desulphurisation technology for crude Saudi Arabia has said it is investing in desulphurisation technology to compete with sweet crude producers and meet the needs of refiners.
Panama Canal imposes new tariff for oil carrying vessels The Panama Canal Authority has issued a new tariff of charges, in order to finance the implementation of its oil spill response program.
Economou heads for US stock market return with 15-strong panamax fleet GEORGE Economou's Drytank group is hatching plans to offer shares in a bulk carrier fleet in the US in the coming weeks, possibly before the end of the year, Lloyd's List has learned.
Scrap liner immunity, says Australian watchdog AUSTRALIA'S official regulatory adviser, the Productivity Commission, says the country's liner shipping immunities should be scrapped or heavily modified.
Guidelines call as Britain is accused on 'booze cruises' PASSENGER Shipping Association director William Gibbons has called for guidelines on the volume of goods so-called 'booze cruisers' can bring in as the European Commission ann-ounced plans to take Britain to the European Court of Justice over seizures of tobacco and cars.
Typhoon Tokage hits home The 1978-built, 4,254 gt passenger cargoship Antonina Nezhdanova is pictured on a 50' list with its hull cracked and flooded, at Fushiki, near Toyama on the central eastern coast of Honshu.
Recruitment drive fails to keep US dockers A MUCH-publicised dockworker recruitment drive to help relieve chronic congestion at ports in southern California has fallen far short of its target, writes Janet Porter.
Crew safe as typhoon lashes ships AT least three ships were damaged on Wednesday during the unprecedented 10th storm of Japan's record typhoon season
Weather thwarts BBC China clean-up POOR weather continues to hamper efforts of removing bunker fuel from the stranded dry cargo ship BBC China, which is grounded near Port Grosvenor in South Africa
PSA CEO Ng Chee Keong to retire CHIEF Executive of container terminal operator PSA Singapore, Ng Chee Keong will be retiring with effect from 1 January, 2005 after more than 30 years of service
South Korea to probe yard mishaps SOUTH Korea will 'thoroughly' probe accidents at shipbuilding yards, which the ministry of labour says account for a large number of industrial accidents
European Court for UK Customs EFFORTS by UK Customs to justify what the EC calls 'disproportionate penalties' on ferry passengers have proved inadequate
US oil spill twist AN investigation by the US Coast Guard in search of a ship that spilled oil into Puget Sound off the coast of Washington State has taken an unexpected turn
Mandatory C-TPAT req.'s coming? Some, but not all, elements of the supply-chain security prorgam could become required but the program will remain fundamentally voluntary, a DHS official says.
Congestion shrinks LA imports Delays taking a toll on the nation's busiest container complex as shippers divert cargo to other West Coast ports.
Tests for Buenos Aires alternative suspended A series of test-navigations, aimed at extending River Plate navigation to Zarate, has been cancelled, affecting lines seeking alternatives to Buenos Aires, which has been hit by draught-restrictions.
Lyttelton details expansion plans New Zealand's leading South Island container port, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC), has announced it will invest NZ$90million (US$62.2million) over five years to upgrade and expand port facilities.
California longshore union says more full-timers needed
Hanjin transPac service to target import-export balance as 'wave of the future'
Singamas expects further rise in box-prices
HK urges Guangdong to relax regulations on cross-border drivers
Port skip allows Evergreen partners to get the jump on European congestion
Russia's Magistral institutes express Far East container train
European transport group reaches out to neighbours and into existing infrastructure
Kvaerner contest reduced EU subsidy claim Kvaerner ASA, which is unofficially described as Kjell Inge Røkke's to-do list, will officially dispute the claim from the ...
Flight from NIS flag continues A growing number of vessels leave the Norwegian International Register (NIS) for other flags and the total number of NIS ...
Record freight for VLCC 301,000 DWT "Tantramar" was fixed at record high WS 247.5 for 21 November from the Middle East Gulf to the ...
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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