Nations' new anti-piracy measures The United States and other shipping nations have agreed on new guidelines to curb rampant piracy off the Horn of Africa, the State Department said on Wednesday.
RH Freight certified in accordance with ISO 14001 RH Freight, the UK's largest European freight operator, has been accredited with the internationally recognised ISO 14001 standard for its environment management systems. In order ...
Lehnkering to take over Buss Safelox Lehnkering will take over Buss Safelox GmbH with effect from 1 October. The Buss group subsidiary, which focuses on the port of Hamburg, amongst other regional centres, will be int...
Iata in pessimistic prediction over aviation prospects The International Air Transport Association (Iata), the aviation industry's main trade group, has predicted that airlines may lose a combined USD 11 billion globally in 2009, USD 2...
Kenya Airways adds Zambia connection Kenya Airways has commenced twice-weekly operations between Nairobi and Ndola (Zambia), with departures from Nairobi on Thursday s and Saturdays. The same-day return flights will f...
Envirotainer awards AA Cargo qualified Envirotainer provider status Envirotainer, the Swedish manufacturer of temperature-controlled shipping containers, has awarded American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) accreditation as a qualified Envirotainer provi...
New container crane in Estonian port of Sillam'e The Estonian port of Sillam'e's first universal container handling crane commenced operations recently, according to the port's marketing director Andrej Birov. It allows the north...
HHLA container terminal cutting energy costs HHLA's Tollerort container terminal in the port of Hamburg is heated through a district heating system powered by the K'hlbrandh'ft sewage treatment plant. The solution has enabled...
Navimed and IMTC terminating partnership The partnership between Navimed (d'Amico Group, Italy) and IMTC (Morocco) will come to an end when the "Zagora" containership leaves Genoa's Voltri Terminal Europe (VTE) ...
Finnair Cargo reported to have withdrawn last full-freighter service The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has reported that Finnair Cargo has withdrawn its last remaining freighter operation. Finnair Cargo has operated a Boeing B747-400F ...
1st Swiss Logistics Day tomorrow The first Swiss logistics day is being held tomorrow, Friday 18 September. It will offer all comers "hands on" logistics (Logistik zum Anfassen). Companies and institutions th...
French high-speed trains soon also to carry freight France's high-speed TGV trains are be used for carrying freight as well as passengers in the near future. The French government is expected to announce a decision to...
MASkargo sponsoring AerOceaNetwork meeting in Kuala Lumpur MASkargo is sponsoring a meeting at the Shangri-la Hotel in Kuala Lumpur of the AerOceaNetwork (AON), an international non-exclusive freight forwarding network for professional log...
Owners and KG houses must share funding load SHIPOWNERS and KG financiers will have to contribute more to future newbuilding projects as banks will not be prepared to give loans under the same conditions as before the crisis, a leading banker warned.
Owners and KG houses must share funding load NordLB says the days of customers making minimal financial contributions to newbuilding projects have come to an end
Improving economy fails to ignite shipping A REVIVAL in interest in capital market primary issuings in London and New York has yet to extend to the shipping sector
Georgian vessels near Abkhazia face arrest RUSSIA retaliates to Tblisi by threatening to detain vessels sailing close to the contested territory of Abkhazia.
Revival of IPOs has yet to reach shipping CARNIVAL took delivery of its latest cruise ship at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard today, and if there was the usual air of celebration about the event.
UN links toxic waste to deaths A DAMNING UN report on the toxic waste scandal involving oil trading company Trafigura was released today
CBP may scrap Jones Act revision CUSTOMS & Border Protection will soon withdraw a proposal to bring US offshore workboats under the Jones Act, claimed an attorney working closely on the issue
Unlimited liability in debate UNLIMITED liability should be written into a number of IMO conventions, said Professor Peter Wetterstein of Finland's Abo Akadami University, at a law seminar today
Trafigura emails bubble up OIL TRADING company Trafigura issued a new denial of wrongdoing to Fairplay today, despite news reports accusing the company of knowing that waste dumped in the Ivory Coast was hazardous
Greek bank study looks ahead SHIPPING has shown remarkable flexibility in the recession but still has considerable challenges to overcome, a report from the National Bank of Greece said today
Northeast Passage thawing THAWING Arctic ice is likely to be good for the environment, Fairplay was told today by a leading icebreaking authority
Stena ro-pax work to resume SWEDEN'S Stena and Germany's former Wadan yards have had a breakthrough in talks that will mean a restart of work on two large ro-pax ferries
Swedes conclude assignment in Gulf of Aden On 15 September, the Swedish Navy concluded its assignment in the Gulf of Aden in the EU's Operation Atalanta. For four months, the Swedes, among other things, escorted ships transporting
Clipper paid ransom for CEC Future Clipper Group paid a ransom of USD 1.7 million (DKK 8.7 million) to Somalian pirates to secure the release of the hijacked freighter CEC Future in January. This
Odense sells Loksa shipyard to locals Odense Steel Shipyard A/S has entered into agreement regarding the sale of its Estonian subsidiary Loksa Shipyard AS. The buyer is a consortium consisting of AS Frelok, Crown Solution
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