Kuwait's UASC set to boost its volume at Jurong Port SINGAPORE'S Jurong Port is banking on existing customers boosting their volumes this year to give a much-needed fillip to its 2007 handling throughput.
Little maritime IPO activity seen in 2007 INITIAL public offerings from maritime shipping firms may be thin on the ground in 2007, not for a lack of investor interest but because many operators are flush with cash, according to analysts.
Pollution fight begins SALVORS fight desperately to prevent further pollution from the MSC Napoli after an oil slick 9km long was reported on Sunday evening.
Drama in the Western Approaches
Members attack EU flag-state control directive PROPOSED EU directive on flag state control is too cumbersome, too costly, unnecessarily repetitive and an infringement on the rights of member states.
IMO tackles crew fatigue problems EFFORTS TO secure a more robust international response against improperly manned vessels in order to curtail the effects of fatigue get underway.
MSC Napoli may head for Lyme Bay SOUTHAMPTON 19 January ' The cracked container ship MSC Napoli may be towed to Lyme Bay, off the UK's south coast, and contracted salvor Smit International is understood to be mobilizing maritime salvage equipment from the Netherlands
No more documents, says Fiona judge DEFENDANTS in a multi-million-dollar claim by a Sovcomflot subsidiary have failed to obtain a High Court order for the disclosure of a large number of further documents
MSC Napoli back under tow SALVORS have successfully re-attached a tow line to the cracked container ship MSC Napoli and are attempting to take the vessel to a safe refuge
Mercosur debates future growth MERCOSUR leaders have been debating the expansion of the Latin American trading bloc to include more conservative Chile to balance the socialist governments
Toxic ferry fumes kill stevedores POOR ventilation appears to have been the cause of a build-up of toxic fumes on a Philippines ferry, which led to the deaths of two stevedores Full story
Boxship blown across harbour LINES holding the container ship CMA CGM Claudel at Rotterdam's ECT Terminal parted in force 9 winds yesterday; the vessel was blown across the harbour
LA-Long Beach plans aggressive growth The busiest U.S. container gateway this year will lay the environmental groundwork for an aggressive construction program to begin in 2008.
Horizon Lines installs RFID on Alaska trade
Customs sets deadline for mandatory truck e-filing
Major terminal operators and carriers go head to head for Maasvlakte concession The shortlist for the container terminal concession that remains at the second Maasvlakte has been honed down to just two bidders.
Rotterdam gets to work on oil spill after boxship crash
Stricken containership under tow to Lyme Bay, southwest England
Carriers enter Asia, South Africa and South America trade partnership
French carrier to launch direct link between S. America and Middle East
Focus group hammers out strategy to combat Hong Kong's slow volume throughput growth
Mercosur wants to offset socialist influence with Chilean accession
Inchon to apply RFID technology
Promised elections in disruption-weary Bangladesh not likely for 6 months
DnB Nor remains leading shipping bank Norwegian bank DnB Nor syndicated shipping loans totalling 13.7 billion last year ' 30 per cent of which they take on ...
Keel laid on new Tallink ferry On January 18, the keel was laid on Tallink's newbuilding at the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste. The 36,000 GT ferry ...
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