Italy's detention of rescued Africans raises furore TIED up at a pier in this slumbering Sicilian harbour, the Cap Anamur looks like nothing so much as an obsolete freighter ready for scrapping.
John Keells expects 40% rise in earnings JOHN Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's biggest non-state company by sales, expects full-year profit to rise 40 per cent to 2.7 billion rupees , boosted by its transportation business, a senior executive said.
90% of oil from Prestige to be removed by Oct MOST of the tar-like oil from the tanker Prestige that sank off Spain's northwest coast two years ago will be recovered by mid-October, the company in charge of the cleanup said.
Clauses developed for security costs THE Baltic and International Maritime Council has developed clauses for use in shipping contracts to help shipowners and charterers allocate costs stemming from anti-terrorism rules introduced this month.
Product tanker rates fall as Japan's demand slows ASIAN freight rates for shipping jet fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products fell to a one-month low as Japan's consumption of motor fuels may slow after August, slowing demand for ships on the route between Singapore and Japan.
Vintage beauties OLD classic sailing ships coming from all around the world race off Brest, Brittany, last week.
Air and Land Transport
India domestic carriers locked in price war AIR ticket prices in India have dropped to the level of railway fares amid a cut-throat price war by domestic airlines, even as fresh competition looms from a host of no-frills carriers waiting in the wings.
Flight attendants sue BA for sex bias
BAA to sue Ryanair over unpaid fees
Gains for AMR, America West in Q2
Bathroom duty for US airport execs
Aircraft makers land more jet orders
Admiralty Casebook
Lloyd's definition of its services fails to convince Canada court AN employment dispute between a marine surveyor and the Lloyd's Register North America recently led to a court appeal by the classification society at which it argued that it was not really essential to the operation of shipping in Canada.
Port Shots
port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 2 per cent more containers in the year ended June 30.
Italy's detention of rescued Africans raises furore TIED up at a pier in this slumbering Sicilian harbour, the Cap Anamur looks like nothing so much as an obsolete freighter ready for scrapping.
John Keells expects 40% rise in earnings JOHN Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's biggest non-state company by sales, expects full-year profit to rise 40 per cent to 2.7 billion rupees , boosted by its transportation business, a senior executive said.
90% of oil from Prestige to be removed by Oct MOST of the tar-like oil from the tanker Prestige that sank off Spain's northwest coast two years ago will be recovered by mid-October, the company in charge of the cleanup said.
Clauses developed for security costs THE Baltic and International Maritime Council has developed clauses for use in shipping contracts to help shipowners and charterers allocate costs stemming from anti-terrorism rules introduced this month.
Product tanker rates fall as Japan's demand slows ASIAN freight rates for shipping jet fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products fell to a one-month low as Japan's consumption of motor fuels may slow after August, slowing demand for ships on the route between Singapore and Japan.
Vintage beauties OLD classic sailing ships coming from all around the world race off Brest, Brittany, last week.
Air and Land Transport
India domestic carriers locked in price war AIR ticket prices in India have dropped to the level of railway fares amid a cut-throat price war by domestic airlines, even as fresh competition looms from a host of no-frills carriers waiting in the wings.
Flight attendants sue BA for sex bias
BAA to sue Ryanair over unpaid fees
Gains for AMR, America West in Q2
Bathroom duty for US airport execs
Aircraft makers land more jet orders
Admiralty Casebook
Lloyd's definition of its services fails to convince Canada court AN employment dispute between a marine surveyor and the Lloyd's Register North America recently led to a court appeal by the classification society at which it argued that it was not really essential to the operation of shipping in Canada.
Port Shots
port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 2 per cent more containers in the year ended June 30.
Italy's detention of rescued Africans raises furore TIED up at a pier in this slumbering Sicilian harbour, the Cap Anamur looks like nothing so much as an obsolete freighter ready for scrapping.
John Keells expects 40% rise in earnings JOHN Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's biggest non-state company by sales, expects full-year profit to rise 40 per cent to 2.7 billion rupees , boosted by its transportation business, a senior executive said.
90% of oil from Prestige to be removed by Oct MOST of the tar-like oil from the tanker Prestige that sank off Spain's northwest coast two years ago will be recovered by mid-October, the company in charge of the cleanup said.
Clauses developed for security costs THE Baltic and International Maritime Council has developed clauses for use in shipping contracts to help shipowners and charterers allocate costs stemming from anti-terrorism rules introduced this month.
Product tanker rates fall as Japan's demand slows ASIAN freight rates for shipping jet fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products fell to a one-month low as Japan's consumption of motor fuels may slow after August, slowing demand for ships on the route between Singapore and Japan.
Vintage beauties OLD classic sailing ships coming from all around the world race off Brest, Brittany, last week.
Air and Land Transport
India domestic carriers locked in price war AIR ticket prices in India have dropped to the level of railway fares amid a cut-throat price war by domestic airlines, even as fresh competition looms from a host of no-frills carriers waiting in the wings.
Flight attendants sue BA for sex bias
BAA to sue Ryanair over unpaid fees
Gains for AMR, America West in Q2
Bathroom duty for US airport execs
Aircraft makers land more jet orders
Admiralty Casebook
Lloyd's definition of its services fails to convince Canada court AN employment dispute between a marine surveyor and the Lloyd's Register North America recently led to a court appeal by the classification society at which it argued that it was not really essential to the operation of shipping in Canada.
Port Shots
port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 2 per cent more containers in the year ended June 30.
Italy's detention of rescued Africans raises furore TIED up at a pier in this slumbering Sicilian harbour, the Cap Anamur looks like nothing so much as an obsolete freighter ready for scrapping.
John Keells expects 40% rise in earnings JOHN Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's biggest non-state company by sales, expects full-year profit to rise 40 per cent to 2.7 billion rupees , boosted by its transportation business, a senior executive said.
90% of oil from Prestige to be removed by Oct MOST of the tar-like oil from the tanker Prestige that sank off Spain's northwest coast two years ago will be recovered by mid-October, the company in charge of the cleanup said.
Clauses developed for security costs THE Baltic and International Maritime Council has developed clauses for use in shipping contracts to help shipowners and charterers allocate costs stemming from anti-terrorism rules introduced this month.
Product tanker rates fall as Japan's demand slows ASIAN freight rates for shipping jet fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products fell to a one-month low as Japan's consumption of motor fuels may slow after August, slowing demand for ships on the route between Singapore and Japan.
Vintage beauties OLD classic sailing ships coming from all around the world race off Brest, Brittany, last week.
Air and Land Transport
India domestic carriers locked in price war AIR ticket prices in India have dropped to the level of railway fares amid a cut-throat price war by domestic airlines, even as fresh competition looms from a host of no-frills carriers waiting in the wings.
Flight attendants sue BA for sex bias
BAA to sue Ryanair over unpaid fees
Gains for AMR, America West in Q2
Bathroom duty for US airport execs
Aircraft makers land more jet orders
Admiralty Casebook
Lloyd's definition of its services fails to convince Canada court AN employment dispute between a marine surveyor and the Lloyd's Register North America recently led to a court appeal by the classification society at which it argued that it was not really essential to the operation of shipping in Canada.
Port Shots
port shots PORTS of Auckland Ltd, New Zealand's largest port, said it handled 2 per cent more containers in the year ended June 30.
LG-Caltex restarts bunker supply despite force majeure LG-Caltex has restarted offering bunker fuel, despite declaring force majeure on the company's exports following a strike at the company's 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Yeosu refinery in South Korea.
Venezuelan cargoes rescue Argentina and Uruguay markets Fuel oil cargoes from Venezuela sees replenishment process begin for long-suffering bunker suppliers.
Greek trader leaves after brief association
Two-tier market still evident in Japan Although most reports indicate tight avails for the balance of July, some still appear to have product left to sell.
Genoa's thirst parches Italian avails Exacerbating the supply situation, domestic refineries in the country have switched production from bunkers to other products for the time being, players said.
Rotterdam bunker sales up 13% for year so far Boom in container traffic taking on larger stems and favourable price differential with Asia confirm Rotterdam as world's second largest bunkering hub.
Rotterdam bunker market still firm and congested
Suppliers lament NYMEX's growing influence US east coast suppliers complain of increasing reliance upon NYMEX and other trading floors to set bunker fuel prices that often belie fundamentals on the ground.
EU legislators 'are listening' Industry sources have expressed concerns that legislators are not armed with enough knowledge of shipping to implement sulphur legislation sensibly, however Bunkerworld has been informed they are listening.
Owner alarm over IACS bulker rules INDUSTRY fears are starting to emerge that draft common structural rules for tankers and bulkers, first presented by the International Association of Classification Societies barely a month ago, may not be good enough.
Class societies in deadline debate CLASS is listening to owner discontent that not enough time has been allocated to consider new common rules on oil tanker structures, but the societies involved will have to consult over whether the period for comment deadline should be extended, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
MSC unveils European Stars plan MSC Cruises has announced plans to bring into service the former Festival Cruises ship, European Stars , next March under the name MSC Sinfonia.
Legal expert warns owners of fines threat from EU directive Shipowners may find their businesses under threat from huge penalties if they fail to find cover for "criminal" fines following the entry into force of a proposed EU directive targeting polluters, according to Fozeia Rana of law firm Elborne Mitchell.
Savage appointment to calm restless natives at Lloyd's LLOYD'S has brought in an outsider from investment banking, Luke Savage, as its new finance director.
Lines consider Lagos boycott OVER-ZEALOUS new customs regulations at the port of Lagos, Nigeria, have resulted in a number of shipping lines considering a boycott of the port
SCI rejects Moroccan liner service SHIPPING Corp of India (SCI) has snubbed a request by the Moroccan government to start a liner service between the two countries in order to boost bilateral trade
Crawford steps up at MC Shipping A top table reshuffle sees Tony Crawford take over as chief executive and president of Monaco-based MC Shipping from 1 August
NZ ferry Aratere once again adrift NEW Zealand Interisland Line ferry Aratere, with 140 passengers on board, was stranded with propulsion problems in the Cook Strait in 40-kt southerlies this afternoon
Record quarter for Teekay TEEKAY Shipping announced record net income levels in its quarterly financial statement released yesterday
Fire on vessel at Cochin Shipyard THE engine room of the 492gt passenger ferry Dweep Setu, owned by the Indian government, caught fire this afternoon while in drydock at Cochin Shipyard
Miami shrinks boycott backlog Stacks of containers that piled up during trucker boycott cut by two-thirds, more boxes being released, says terminal operator.
CIMC estimates H1 net profit have surged 150% to 200% China International Marine Containers (CIMC) is forecast to enjoy 150%-200% growth in H1 net profit, following a 77% growth in Q1 net profit to RMB184.7million (US$22.3million).
CN calls for haulier co-operation to run Brampton as 'transfer facility'
Sailing swiftly: maritime bill navigates House of Representatives
Olya captures Caspian dream with rail-line completion
Hupac rolls on toward achieving double-volume strategy
Swiss government takes its boring project NEAT
Korea unveils measures to raise competitiveness of the shipping and logistics industry
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
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