Killing of first Somali pirate by ship guards raises issues In the first killing of its kind, private security contractors shot dead a Somali pirate in a clash that left two skiffs riddled with bullet holes, officials said on Wednesday.
VDB compiles first unified code of practice for members The German Railway Industry Association (VDB) is the first industrial association that has developed a comprehensive guideline pertaining to the topic of compliance. The term compl...
Logwin opens new office at M'nster/Osnabrück airport Logwin, a logistics service provider based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), opened a customer office at Germany's M'nster/Osnabrück (FMO) airport at the beginning of the current ...
Ceva extends partnership with Transitions Optical Logistics and SCM service provider Ceva Logistics has renewed its partnership with Transitions Optical for another three years. The company currently operates the EMEA distribution...
GAC Marine Logistics opens new office in Chennai GAC Marine Logistics (GML), a member of the GAC Group, has opened a new office in Chennai (India) to house its fast growing dedicated customer service team.
Port of Felixstowe celebrates green award The port of Felixstowe (UK) is celebrating after winning one award, and being runner-up in a second category at Suffolk County Council's 'Creating the Greenest County Awards 2...
Scandlines satisfied with 2009 results Scandlines, a Danish/German shipping company, reported an overall turnover of EUR 505 million in 2009, a 13.3% decrease compared to the EUR 582 million generated in 2008. In contra...
New Dunkirk-St Petersburg connection The Cypriot company Delta Shipping Lines recently began operating running a weekly container service between the port of Dunkirk (France) and St Petersburg (Russia). The port rotat...
Pirate suspects released EU NAVFOR has told Fairplay that it has freed six pirate suspects detained after a deadly gunfight because there was no chance of conviction
Euroseas seals joint venture MIXED fleet operator Euroseas today announced the formation of Euromar, a joint venture that will seek distressed asset plays
Angola makes border push ANGOLA has reportedly agreed to talks with neighbouring DR Congo on its northern maritime border in a move that could boost the country's oil export industry
China Inc: pro or con? OPINIONS have clashed at the Connecticut Maritime Association conference on what the 'Chinese cargo on Chinese keels' trend means to shipping
Arntzen bearish on LNG OSG has scaled back its LNG aspirations, CEO Morten Arntzen has told the Connecticut Maritime Association conference
Write-downs hit Nordic DENMARK'S Nordic Tankers today said it lost $94.5M in 2009, after being hit hard by large write-downs
Bristol receives terminal boost MORE than 500 jobs could be created at the Port of Bristol after plans for a new deep sea terminal received approval, the UK government said today
Illegal work stoppage in Finnish ports The dockers in several Finnish ports unexpectedly stopped working on March 25 as a protest against the use of external labour during the recent strike. The dockers will return to
Mads Kofod leaves Bornholmstrafikken Bornholmstrafikken's CEO, Mads Kofod, has left his position with immediate effect after a board meeting earlier today. Officially, it is because he wants some more time with his family after
EU approves Cypriot tonnage tax The EU Commission has approved Cyprus' new tonnage tax scheme. According to the Commission, the system that exists in several EU countries will enhance the competitiveness of the Cypriot fleet
Historical name for new Bornholm HSC ferry Bornholmstrafikken has chosen the name Leonora Christina for the catamaran HSC ferry currently under construction at Austal Ships in Fremantle, Australia. The new catamaran will be ready for the service
Farstad takes delivery of anchor handler Norwegian Farstad Supply has taken delivery of the anchor handler Far Saracen from STX Norway Offshore AS, Langsten. The hull was built in Romania. The vessel will trade in the
Pirate suspect shot dead by armed guard For the first time, a private guard on board a ship in piracy infested waters has shot and killed a suspected pirate, reports EU Navfor. It was early on Tuesday
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