BMW Oracle proves too fast for Alinghi US CHALLENGERS BMW Oracle won the 33rd America's Cup on Sunday, beating Swiss holders Alinghi in the second race to claim the best-of-three series 2-0 in a triumph of superior design and technology.
Somali pirates 'team' jailed for 15 years A COURT in Somalia handed out 15-year prison sentences to 11 pirates on Sunday, the presiding judge said. Prosecutors at the court in Berbera, in the breakaway northern state of Somaliland, brought a number of charges against the men, including piracy and attempted armed kidnapping.
Celtic Forwarding awarded AEO status Celtic Forwarding, one of Ireland's leading freight forwarding companies, has become the first indigenous Irish company in international transport and logistics to achieve official...
Ceva to distribute spare parts for Mazda in Italy The logistics service provider Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year agreement with Mazda to manage the distribution of spare parts in Italy. The company will collect parts from M...
Ryder forms JV with Cargo Services Far East The US transport and logistics provider Ryder System Inc has signed a joint venture partnership with Cargo Services Far East (CSFE), an Asian logistics solutions provider specialis...
Luka Koper: record cargo throughput in January This January, Luka Koper (Slovenia) recorded the largest ever volume of cargo for the first month of a year in its entire history. Some 1,506,878 t of cargo passed t...
Six Asian and four European firms make up top ten container lines According to the latest figures issued by Alphaliner, the Danish shipping giant APM-Maersk, with 543 ships and 2,051,642 teu, continues to hold first place among the world's ten bi...
APM Terminals Algeciras teams up with Cadiz University A fruitful collaboration between engineers at APM Terminals Algeciras and Cadiz University (both Spain) has led to a number of terminal equipment design improvements and patents th...
11th Logistics Forum Duisburg, 10-11 March 2010 The 11th Logistics Forum Duisburg will take place in Duisburg (Germany) on 10 and 11 March 2010. The core topics of this year's event are transport logistics and transport markets;...
WFS wins Air China cargo contract in the UK and Ireland Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), which provides cargo handling in more than 100 airports worldwide, has landed Air China's cargo handling contract at London's Heathrow airport. The...
Hapag sees silver lining GERMAN box line Hapag-Lloyd improved its bottom line substantially in the last quarter of 2009, helped by significant freight rate increases
Pirates jailed over attack ELEVEN pirates have reportedly been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Somali court
Manila seizure again delayed A COURT has extended by 20 days a legal injunction barring customs in the Philippines from seizing Pilipinas Shell Petroleum cargoes as payment for back taxes
Egypt blocks Paraguayan beef EGYPT has suspended imports of Paraguayan beef because of health and safety concerns related to shipping, IHS Global Insight reported today
Reefer crew to be repatriated THE CREW of the Russian reefer ship Snowmass was today given help and guarantees of being sent home after being held in China since November
Royal Caribbean to shift Liberty ROYAL Caribbean announced today it would move one of its largest cruise ships, Liberty of the Seas, to Barcelona in 2011, as it predicted significant growth in Spain's cruise market
Seafarer injured in fire A UKRAINIAN seafarer is today recovering in an Abkhazian hospital after a Turkish bulker caught fire off the Black Sea port of Sokhomi
Bunker prices weaken after Friday crude losses Quiet market in Rotterdam on Monday.
Prices softening in Middle East hub NYMEX crude continues down in early trading on Monday.
Houston: Body found after tugboat sinks, spills fuel US Coast Guard close channel near Sims Bayou turning basin.
Aleutian Archipelago: Bunker spill risk to double by 2034 Risk assessment report finds highest risk will come from LNG / gas carriers as a result of groundings.
Egypt: Sonker Bunkering Company in deal to build terminal Oiltanking and local firm to develop liquid bulk terminal by Suez Canal's northern entrance.
'Traditional hedging instruments' suitable for Q1 O.W. Bunker recommends hedging up to 30% of physical bunkers in early 2010, plus using swaps and call options.
Lunar New Year celebrations mute Asian markets Japanese suppliers waiting for Singapore cargo players to resume trading.
Lanka IOC disputes detention claims on bunker tankers Managing director tells Bunkerworld there are 'no issues regarding any of its barges' despite reports of detainment.
China's domestic bunker firms eye bonded business Growth potential tempts domestic players, but state authorities may withhold new licenses.
Bunkering fee concerns result in takeover suspension Manilla North Harbor faces growing opposition as issues remain unresolved.
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