Poor port facilities will hamper India's trade INDIA's trade growth could be stymied by inadequate port infrastructure and notorious bureaucratic delays in terminal privatisation, the Asia head of Maersk Sealand has warned.
Klang expected to be among top 10 ports this year MALAYSIA's busiest port, Klang, is expected to make it to the list of the world's top 10 container ports this year, the country's transport minister has predicted.
Port, marine and offshore sectors can apply for MPA fund SINGAPORE's port, marine and offshore sectors can now apply for a slice of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's $50 million training and skills upgrading fund.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus, Boeing hoping for boost from Asian orders AIRBUS SAS and Boeing Co, the world's largest planemakers, are betting a surge in Asian travel will revive their order books at this week's Asian Aerospace 2004 air show in Singapore.
Gulf Air sets sights on 17% passenger growth
India set to complete airport sale by end of Aug: minister
Talks on air traffic control in Pearl River Delta
Virgin Group wooing Delta COO: report
Auckland airport's H1 profit up 14% to NZ$45m
Features
Airbus planes get more American as US$ falls AIRBUS planes are about to get a little more American.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Singapore's marine fuel testing veteran Rex Lim, managing director of DNV Petroleum Services, has retired after 18 years with the group.
Poor port facilities will hamper India's trade INDIA's trade growth could be stymied by inadequate port infrastructure and notorious bureaucratic delays in terminal privatisation, the Asia head of Maersk Sealand has warned.
Klang expected to be among top 10 ports this year MALAYSIA's busiest port, Klang, is expected to make it to the list of the world's top 10 container ports this year, the country's transport minister has predicted.
Port, marine and offshore sectors can apply for MPA fund SINGAPORE's port, marine and offshore sectors can now apply for a slice of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's $50 million training and skills upgrading fund.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus, Boeing hoping for boost from Asian orders AIRBUS SAS and Boeing Co, the world's largest planemakers, are betting a surge in Asian travel will revive their order books at this week's Asian Aerospace 2004 air show in Singapore.
Gulf Air sets sights on 17% passenger growth
India set to complete airport sale by end of Aug: minister
Talks on air traffic control in Pearl River Delta
Virgin Group wooing Delta COO: report
Auckland airport's H1 profit up 14% to NZ$45m
Features
Airbus planes get more American as US$ falls AIRBUS planes are about to get a little more American.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Singapore's marine fuel testing veteran Rex Lim, managing director of DNV Petroleum Services, has retired after 18 years with the group.
Poor port facilities will hamper India's trade INDIA's trade growth could be stymied by inadequate port infrastructure and notorious bureaucratic delays in terminal privatisation, the Asia head of Maersk Sealand has warned.
Klang expected to be among top 10 ports this year MALAYSIA's busiest port, Klang, is expected to make it to the list of the world's top 10 container ports this year, the country's transport minister has predicted.
Port, marine and offshore sectors can apply for MPA fund SINGAPORE's port, marine and offshore sectors can now apply for a slice of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's $50 million training and skills upgrading fund.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus, Boeing hoping for boost from Asian orders AIRBUS SAS and Boeing Co, the world's largest planemakers, are betting a surge in Asian travel will revive their order books at this week's Asian Aerospace 2004 air show in Singapore.
Gulf Air sets sights on 17% passenger growth
India set to complete airport sale by end of Aug: minister
Talks on air traffic control in Pearl River Delta
Virgin Group wooing Delta COO: report
Auckland airport's H1 profit up 14% to NZ$45m
Features
Airbus planes get more American as US$ falls AIRBUS planes are about to get a little more American.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Singapore's marine fuel testing veteran Rex Lim, managing director of DNV Petroleum Services, has retired after 18 years with the group.
Poor port facilities will hamper India's trade INDIA's trade growth could be stymied by inadequate port infrastructure and notorious bureaucratic delays in terminal privatisation, the Asia head of Maersk Sealand has warned.
Klang expected to be among top 10 ports this year MALAYSIA's busiest port, Klang, is expected to make it to the list of the world's top 10 container ports this year, the country's transport minister has predicted.
Port, marine and offshore sectors can apply for MPA fund SINGAPORE's port, marine and offshore sectors can now apply for a slice of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's $50 million training and skills upgrading fund.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus, Boeing hoping for boost from Asian orders AIRBUS SAS and Boeing Co, the world's largest planemakers, are betting a surge in Asian travel will revive their order books at this week's Asian Aerospace 2004 air show in Singapore.
Gulf Air sets sights on 17% passenger growth
India set to complete airport sale by end of Aug: minister
Talks on air traffic control in Pearl River Delta
Virgin Group wooing Delta COO: report
Auckland airport's H1 profit up 14% to NZ$45m
Features
Airbus planes get more American as US$ falls AIRBUS planes are about to get a little more American.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Singapore's marine fuel testing veteran Rex Lim, managing director of DNV Petroleum Services, has retired after 18 years with the group.
Engen and Sasol to form African fuels giant A joint venture of Sasol and Engen's liquid fuels marketing and distribution businesses would create a giant in the sub-Saharan African market, but marine fuels sales does not seem to fit in with the overall profile of a merged company.
New Orleans 'a mess' as search for crew continues New Orleans bunkering and shipping markets effectively grounded to a halt today to allow the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to search for five crew members from the offshore supply vessel Lee III, which sank Saturday after colliding with a larger ship in the Mississippi Delta.
New broker at Wilhelmsen Bunkers
Gibraltar follows regional pointers
Recent gains reversed on Suez Canal
Lukoil-Neva puts ice-class bunker tanker into service With its new high-powered ice-class bunker tanker, Lukoil-Neva will be able to undertake deliveries without the aid of ice breakers and tugs during the winter months when the port's waters are frozen over.
Prices fall as Istanbul conditions improve For the time being at least, the severe weather which had been affecting deliveries and shipping in the Istanbul area has moderated, leaving suppliers with good prompt supply opportunities and no current resupply/avails issues.
Piraeus strike action threatens disruption Looming strike would halt bunker supplies from 125,000 bpd refinery.
Singapore majors hold ground as bunkers fail to follow crude
Rotterdam softer with crude
ENAP $3.5m bunker investment pending approval The Chilean state-owned oil company Empressa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) has confirmed that it plans to invest $3.5 million to establish the first bunker fuel supply operation in the very south of the country.
Key completes $47 million deal for K-Sea KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) Commercial Banking announces thatb it served as administrative agent on a $47 million financing package for K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P.
Smit raises Tasman Spirit fore section SMIT Salvage teams in Pakistan have turned their attention to the aft section of the Tasman Spiritafter refloating the forward part of the ruptured tanker (above) last weekend in what, according to some sources, appears likely to become a more costly wreck removal than earlier anticipated.
Seaspan to smash own record with 10,500 teu ship SEASPAN Container Lines is set to shatter yet another world record, with plans to raise the size of ships now on order in South Korea to 10,500 teu.
SCT unveils '15m plan to boost capacity SOUTHAMPTON Container Terminals intends raising annual capacity to 2m teu through investment in new equipment, writes Janet Porter.
February renewals puts Gard in photo finish with UK Club GARD P&I Club is reported to have topped the 120m gt mark in the policy renewal round - carrying it neck and neck with UK Club as to which is the world's largest.
Oglebay Norton seeks protection OGLEBAY Norton, which operates the largest bulk fleet on the Great Lakes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will utilise an emergency $75M credit facility to continue operations uninterrupted, according to president Michael Lundin
French slam pollution proposal THE French shipowners' association, Armateurs de France, has strongly criticised the wording of a proposal for an anti-pollution law
Irish Ferries to suspend services IRISH Ferries is expected to go ahead with its planned suspension of three services by Friday after reaching no agreement on reduction of manning on its ships
Belships sells Gibson Gas stake BELSHIPS, the Norwegian bulk shipping company with interests in product and gas tankers plus dry bulk, is to sell its 60% holding in Gibson Gas Tankers
Louisiana spill contained A 22,000-gallon (83,000 litre) oil spill caused from a collision on 19 February on the Mississippi river has been contained with "very little" environmental impact
Mississippi closed during search CLOSURE of the Mississippi river to traffic at Pilottown, Louisiana has left 32 ships waiting to move north and 25 trying to leave port for the Gulf of Mexico
Canadian shippers brace for long rail strike Canadian shippers are bracing for possible traffic disruptions, with no quick end foreseen to the strike begun Friday on the country's largest railway, Canadian National (CN).
Public-sector strike at Peru's Callao to close port The Port of Callao is to be closed by a strike tomorrow, a public-sector protest about upcoming privatisation which is not supported by frustrated private operators at the port.
Mississippi River entrance blocked due to collision
Tough new rules for NZ shippers
Hamburg Sud to separate Americas services, citing 24 hour manifest rule
Truck traffic through Switzerland stabilising as rail grows
K Line plans expanded Indian coverage
Gwangyang January throughput up 18.5%, thanks to new foreign liner-calls
Feeders still available with 'attractive' delivery dates, says owner/manager
Belgium to give '30m annual subsidy to domestic container rail-traffic
"Geroi Sevastopolya" sold for scrap Russian owned panamax product tanker the "Geroi Sevastopolya" of 55,879 DWT - 12,648 ldt, is sold for scrap to China at ...
Estonian domestic ferry lines nationalized The Estonian government has decided to nationalize the ferry operation between the island of Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Saaremaa (Ösel) and ...
Private Danish oil recovery vessel ready A private Danish company is now trying to get into the growing market for capacity for oil recovery after collisions ...
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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