Star Cruises' ship may be scrapped: report STAR Cruises' beleaguered SS Norway cruise ship, which suffered a boiler explosion in 2003 killing eight crew, may soon be heading to the scrap yard after attempts to sell it for further service failed.
South Korean yards unaffected by Alstom-Aker tie-up: officials SOUTH Korea will retain its position as the world's largest shipbuilder despite a tie-up between French engineering giant Alstom and Norwegian company Aker Yards, industry officials and analysts said.
Bunker fuel suppliers struggle to meet new water standards MOST Asian marine fuel suppliers are unable to meet stricter standards that require a lower percentage of water in bunker fuel, creating a premium for parcels that meet the grade, industry sources said.
Paint marks found on hull of Eitzen tanker A FRENCH prosecutor has contradicted the claim of the manager of the Eitzen Group tanker Sichem Pandora that the vessel was not involved in a collision with a French fishing vessel, in which five fishermen were lost.
SeaDrill pulls out of Smedvig bid battle JOHN Fredriksen's SeaDrill has dropped plans to bid for Norwegian offshore drilling rival Smedvig but has the consolation of making a handsome profit on a short-term investment in Ocean Rig.
Teenager joins missing list of beleaguered cruise industry AN IRISH teenager has been reported missing from a Costa cruiseship off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, compounding the bad publicity buffeting the cruise industry over passengers who do not return to shore.
Indonesia threatens to scrap major port project THE Indonesian government is threatening to cancel the Rupiah1.9trn ($190m) Bojonegara international project after potential investors PSA and Hutchison demanded protective clauses in the concession agreement.
Plans submitted for fourth UK LNG terminal at Canvey Island Plans to develop a fourth liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK at Canvey Island have taken a crucial step forward.
Close quarters precedent set THE Tricolor-Kariba-Clary case decided this week in US District Court featured a first-ever ruling on the definition of 'close quarters' within the English Channel Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS)
Global Carriers may divest equity LISTED Global Carriers of Malaysia, which is controlled by the AmBank Group is said to be planning an equity sale and disposal of two container ships
LNG ship rescues Irish rowers TWO Irish rowers whose boat capsized in a trans-Atlantic race were rescued by the US Coast Guard with assistance from LNG tanker Hispania Spirit
Eurogate wins Tangier tender MOROCCO has awarded the second phase of its Tangier Med Container Terminals to a consortium of terminal operators headed by Eurogate with Contship Italia
Asian warning for maritime London An Asian operator has warned that the 'modernisation' of the UK's tonnage tax regime "will score a direct hit on London's maritime cluster"
End of the line for ANZ conferences THE liner shipping conferences for the southbound and northbound trades between Europe and Australia/New Zealand are to be legally dissolved on 14 March
LA-Long Beach trucks to get RFID tags To increase security, PierPass will distribute 10,000 radio frequency identification tags to truckers at the container gateway.
Carriers plan to avoid Ports Package strikes Planning is underway for labour actions against the Ports Package, with national unions organising their own actions, while shipping companies work on short-term re-scheduling of their intra-European services.
CMA CGM wraps up Delmas deal French carrier CMA CGM has finally clinched the acquisition of African specialist Delmas yesterday and says it is now the third largest shipping group in the world.
Operating permits to be granted as Concor monopoly ends
City council backs Jakarta Port toll road
Logistics firms set for second round of bidding for Busan plots
Riga terminal reaches 11% after year of Accession lag
Delhi-Mumbai railfreight corridor to benefit Gujarat ports
Pacific Northwest avails tighten, other US markets quiet Avails in Portland tightening as prices move little elsewhere despite surging crude.
Global expands in Connecticut with terminal deal New England distributor buying 109,000 barrel storage facility in Bridgeport.
Asia: Fuel oil glut fears compounded by February arrival figures Survey puts February fuel oil arrivals from the West into Asia at 2.5 million mt, adding to 2.8 million expected in January - compounding fears of a glut.
ARACON2006: Winner of free delegate pass announced We are pleased to announce the winner of a free ARACON2006 conference delegate pass following a very successful consultation exercise.
NYK boss: Paring down bunker costs most urgent & important task In a letter to staff, NYK president says there is an urgent need to reduce costs and improve efficiency, the most important task being to pare down bunker costs.
BP Marine to run more educational seminars this year
Rotterdam market stable late morning
Japan: November bunker sales up 3.5% on year Japan's bunker fuel sales to ocean-going vessels up on year but down on month.
Collision causes six kilometre bunker slick A collision between two LPG carriers has caused a six kilometre slick of fuel oil on the French River Loire.
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