Baltic dry freight index touches 4-month high The Baltic Exchange's chief sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose by 2 per cent to a four-month high on Friday.
Shipyards in Spain's Galicia buck global crisis Shipyards in Spain's Galicia region are defying the global financial crisis, creating hundreds of new jobs as order books fill up, largely by switching to the production of specialised high-technology vessels.
North of England a winner in annual renewals NORTH of England emerges from negotiations a winner despite losing long-term member Zodiac.
Underwriting tactics stop North earnings going south
Revival of Brazil iron ore cargoes lifts rates hopes EUROPEAN steel mills are booking capesize vessels to ship iron ore from Brazil for the first time since October
CMA CGM to increase rates CMA CGM announced today in France a rate increase on all its services
ZIM seeks box ship delays KOREAN shipbuilders have confirmed to Fairplay that Israeli liner operator ZIM has sought cancellation and delayed deliveries for $1.4Bn worth of box ships
Pirates take two off Malacca tug PIRATES have kidnapped the master and a crewman from a tug in the Malacca Strait, in the first such attack for more than a year, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said today
APL raises rates despite falls APL IS raising rates on Asia/Europe routes even as freight rates continue to fall drastically
NYK may cut Asia-US by another 15% Largest Japanese carrier, which cut box capacity to U.S. by 10% in October, wants to make more reductions as soon as possible
CMA CGM seeks general rate increase on most trades
Obama delays NAFTA talks
Portland boxes off 28%
Milestone for NJ ExpressRail
At a crossroads
Houston approves crane buy
Tax crisis could send United Kingdom port firms packing
Box terminals left holding the baby Week 8, 2009, has produced more ocean carrier rationalisation and merged services; bundled up into positive 'enhanced service' face-saving spin, as global trade uncomfortably adjusts to what analysts believe will be a long and deep recession.
Ship scrapping surge expected
Long Beach and LA launch incentives to attract more cargo
Zodiac goes south North of England P&I club still ahead despite large block of Ofer controlled tonnage sailing to London and Standard clubs.
Painful progress Norwegian cruiseferry owner Hurtigruten takes big impairment hit in 2008 as it restructures to save business.
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Pirates pictured Footage from Greek owner Tsakos shows pirates firing rounds at tanker off Nigeria.
Poseidon held up Rem newbuilding caught up in yard congestion but will still meet contract deadline.
Sinegorsk sails Fesco ship which unleashed timber cargo on UK coast after storm finally leaves for Egypt.
Dry detentions Defective bulker trio held during January by Canadian port state officials.
It's quotes time Tsakos gets stuck in the Heart of Darkness and Johnny 'Wilko' Plumbe on how times are rucking good at ACM.
Taiwan exchange Evergreen and Wan Hai Lines strike slot-swap deal to boost efficiency in intra-Asia trades.
Pay attention Fleet Management says inability to learn from over 30 years of maritime disasters a key cause of Cosco Busan crash.
Dalnave charged Greek owner and two engineers alleged by US federal grand jury to have covered up discharges of oily waste from bulker Myron N.
More miners axed Anglo American takes lay-off total to 19,000 as profit plummets and it suspends dividends.
NWS ahead Russian river-sea player pushes up revenues and volumes in 2008, but downturn hits in final quarter.
Rio still running Pilbara capesize shipments continue, miner says as it dismisses reports it walked away from iron ore talks with China.
Worse to come? Return of vessels next week promises more hardship for offshore owners plying the spot market.
Interesting times Financial costs dog Swedish tanker owner Srab as its 2008 losses widen.
RR cements deal Rolls-Royce to supply ship systems for Kristian Gerhard Jebsen's cement carrier newbuildings.
Golar grabs LNG Norwegian owner clinches deal to produce and ship liquefied coal seam gas from Gladstone in Australia.
Skania clash Unity Line ro-pax due for damage survey after coming into contact with fishing vessel off Germany.
NM and EXM hit US-listed drybulk stocks come in for renewed selling with Navios and Excel the worst affected.
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Dreyfus desirous French shipowner keen on taking over struggling cross-Channel operator SeaFrance, which is cutting 650 jobs.
Sado slumps Net profit almost disappears at Japanese ferry owner and first half this year looks nightmarish.
Green audit V Ships' Bob Bishop brings in Lloyd's Register to put staff through environmental paces.
New service Finland'UK Finnlines will start a new weekly ro-ro service between Helsinki and Immingham on February 28 with the Birka Express. The sailing to Immingham will replace one of Finnlines' weekly
Unfit pilot and cultural conflict on Cosco Busan bridge A heavily medicated and medically unfit pilot paired with a ineffective master who because of cultural respect did not question the pilots decisions, caused the November 2007 accident where the
NATO to fight piracy ' again The NATO defence ministers have agreed to restart patrols off Somalia to fight piracy. The NATO anti-piracy operation off Somalia involved three warships and lasted for seven weeks until
EMSA to combat oil spill off Ireland The Irish authorities have requested assistance from the EMSA to combat an oil spill initially detected by EMSA's CleanSeaNet service 50 miles southeast of Fastnet Rock off the West Cork
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