Other News

▪ Maersk Resumes Port Nehru Calls  (01/09/2010)

▪ Maersk Confirms Trans-Atlantic Rate Hike  (01/09/2010)

▪ Overcapacity of Ships May Cut Container Rates  (27/08/2010)

▪ The Freight Summit 2010  (27/08/2010)

▪ Box maker Singamas returns to profitability  (27/08/2010)

▪ APL reports transpacific reliability performance  (27/08/2010)

▪ Feature: Can China be shipping’s green champion?  (27/08/2010)

▪ Growth in Japanese Ship Orders Slows Dramatically  (27/08/2010)

▪ Sinotrans first half profit up 48%  (27/08/2010)

▪ Asia imports show strong growth in e-commerce usage  (27/08/2010)

▪ Hapag-Lloyd buys slots on Asia/Australia link  (27/08/2010)

▪ Hanjin fined for shipping toxic container  (27/08/2010)

▪ Korea: OceanSaver wins ballast system contract  (27/08/2010)

▪ Ballast Water Treatment Technology Conference 2010  (27/08/2010)

▪ BIMCO warns of container rate fall  (27/08/2010)

▪ OOCL joins Hapag-Lloyd NY-Antwerp sprint  (20/08/2010)

▪ Gap offers shipping to 55 countries  (20/08/2010)

▪ Another US case regarding failure to maintain an accurate oil record book  (20/08/2010)

▪ Indian ports open partially after collision  (20/08/2010)

▪ MSC Chitra Oil Leak Plugged  (13/08/2010)

▪ Trade Deficit Makes Record Jump  (13/08/2010)

▪ MSC: Chitra not at fault in Mumbai collision  (13/08/2010)

▪ Suez gun law catches carriers in crosshairs  (13/08/2010)

▪ CIC - Tokyo MoU and Indian Ocean MoU  (13/08/2010)

▪ NOL swings to profit in second quarter  (13/08/2010)

▪ Two Indian Ports to Remain Closed a Week  (13/08/2010)

▪ US Navy ship visits Da Nang  (13/08/2010)

▪ BIMCO participates in meeting with INTERPOL on piracy investigation  (06/08/2010)

▪ Bulk carrier attacked by pirates  (06/08/2010)

▪ West Coast Container Volume Jumps 15 Percent  (06/08/2010)

▪ Consequences of BP Oilspill from Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico  (06/08/2010)

▪ Global Trade to Grow by 8.1 Percent  (06/08/2010)

▪ Maersk Pays $3.1 million Fine for Breaking U.S. Sanctions  (06/08/2010)

▪ MOL Tanker Hit in Apparent Attack  (06/08/2010)

▪ Profits Return for Japanese Ocean Carriers  (06/08/2010)

▪ CMA CGM gets 13,000-TEU for Asia/Europe loop  (30/07/2010)

▪ Toll calls for closer collaboration in shipping industry  (30/07/2010)

▪ Global Trade to Grow by 8.1 Percent  (30/07/2010)

▪ Maersk stops China calcium hypochlorate shipments  (30/07/2010)

▪ Singapore to clear container swaps  (30/07/2010)

▪ Shipper Says Downturn Drives Supply Chain Innovation  (30/07/2010)

▪ Senate bill focuses on freight  (30/07/2010)

▪ Congestion Returns to European Ports  (30/07/2010)

▪ Japanese Ship Orders More than Double in June  (30/07/2010)

▪ Agility relocates to new facility in Ho Chi Minh  (30/07/2010)

▪ Container Volume Slips in China  (22/07/2010)

▪ Container Ship Deliveries Hit Record 200,000 TEUs  (22/07/2010)

▪ NOL Borrows $150 Million to Finance New Ships  (22/07/2010)

▪ Pipeline politics and the Bosporus tanker question  (22/07/2010)

▪ CMA CGM Chief Financial Officer to Step Down  (22/07/2010)

▪ Oil seeps into Yellow Sea after explosion  (22/07/2010)

▪  Malaysia freight rates back to pre-crisis levels  (22/07/2010)

▪ Korean shipping industry diversifying  (22/07/2010)

▪ Labour dispute shuts down Port of Montreal  (22/07/2010)

▪ What’s going on right now in dry bulk shipping?  (22/07/2010)

▪ Court Fines Carrier $4 Million in Oil Waste Case  (16/07/2010)

▪ China Shipping expects first-half profit to rise 50%  (16/07/2010)

▪ Charter rates for big ships go into freefall  (16/07/2010)

▪ Watchkeeper: A need for give and take  (16/07/2010)

▪ Cargo ship fire put out off Port Klang  (16/07/2010)

▪ Dock strike in Australia over death  (16/07/2010)

▪ Double-digit US imports coming to an end  (16/07/2010)

▪ Maersk Orders 34 Slow Steaming Upgrade Kits  (16/07/2010)

▪ Piracy - Weapons in South African ports can cause problems  (16/07/2010)

▪ Shanghai tipped to overtake Singapore port  (16/07/2010)

▪ UASC ra mắt tuyến mới Australia – Đông Nam Á  (16/07/2010)

▪ UN and IMO urged to take action against Somali pirates  (09/07/2010)

▪ Asia-Europe Ocean Container Volume Surges  (09/07/2010)

▪ BP aims to fix leak sooner than forecast  (09/07/2010)

▪ Far East-US Container Traffic Hit Record in June  (09/07/2010)

▪ CMA CGM announces rate hikes  (09/07/2010)

▪ Threat of protectionism hangs over recovery  (05/07/2010)

▪ US Accepts Foreign Oil Spill Assistance  (05/07/2010)

▪ Battle to clean up oil spill continues  (21/06/2010)

▪ Somali pirates sentenced in the Netherlands  (21/06/2010)

▪ Shanghai port world's busiest in April  (21/06/2010)

▪ Maersk starts container production  (21/06/2010)

▪ Landmark ruling on ship seized by pirates  (21/06/2010)

▪ Shipping volume soars for courier DHL  (21/06/2010)

▪ Ports industry set to recover by 2013  (18/06/2010)

▪ Ship operators try to slip oil spill liability  (18/06/2010)

▪ NYK, Maersk join on environmental initiatives  (18/06/2010)

▪ Members’ Note: Mexican Gulf Oil Spill Clause  (11/06/2010)

▪ New beginning for recycling contract  (11/06/2010)

▪  Container crunch rattles shipping companies  (11/06/2010)

▪  APL tracking reefers by satellite  (11/06/2010)

▪ Meat Exporters See ‘Dire’ Container Shortage  (11/06/2010)

▪ US, EU scrutinise container shipping rates  (11/06/2010)

▪ Evergreen, CSCL to Begin Trans-Pacific Service  (04/06/2010)

▪ Hanjin head predicts end to transpacific losses  (04/06/2010)

▪ Global Economy to Grow 3.7 Percent  (04/06/2010)

▪ BIMCO Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Clause for Voyage Charter Parties  (04/06/2010)

▪ Hanjin to Convert to Green Reefers  (04/06/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 2 JUNE 2010  (04/06/2010)

▪ Maersk Now Offering Priority Cargo Option  (04/06/2010)

▪ NYK Announces Trans-Atlantic Rate Hike  (28/05/2010)

▪ Terminal Chief Says Better Land Links Critical in Vietnam  (28/05/2010)

▪ Maersk, CMA CGM form big-ship Asia/Europe loop  (28/05/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 25 MAY 2010  (28/05/2010)

▪ IMO adopts ship construction standards  (28/05/2010)

▪ APL Seeks to Invest in China’s Freight Rail System  (28/05/2010)

▪ Ship owners call for more anti-piracy action  (28/05/2010)

▪ Ship-owner Cancels $300 Million, Three-Ship Order  (28/05/2010)

▪ DHL building distribution centre in southern Vietnam  (28/05/2010)

▪ Best practice for bulk carriers  (28/05/2010)

▪ Maritime Coalition Urges World Action Against Piracy  (21/05/2010)

▪ Hapag-Lloyd benefits from rising volumes, rates  (21/05/2010)

▪  NOL loss narrows as shipping volume rises 46%  (21/05/2010)

▪ Fire guts top Asian inland container depot  (21/05/2010)

▪ BP confident it can contain gushing oil  (21/05/2010)

▪ Lines look at new foldable containers  (21/05/2010)

▪ Make seafaring a more attractive career  (14/05/2010)

▪ Somali pirates expand their range  (14/05/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 13/05/2010  (14/05/2010)

▪ New BIMCO Guide on US Vessel General Permit  (14/05/2010)

▪ 4 carriers form Asia/Adriatic service  (14/05/2010)

▪ Bulker collides and sinks off Shangdong  (14/05/2010)

▪ Hijacked Russian tanker freed, crew safe, prirate killed  (07/05/2010)

▪ The most effective proven deterrent to piracy  (07/05/2010)

▪ IMO Protocol to the HNS Convention: 15% increase for packaged goods and no change to tacit amendment procedure  (07/05/2010)

▪ HNS Protocol adopted by the IMO  (07/05/2010)

▪ Update on Electronic Bills of Lading Solutions  (07/05/2010)

▪ International Shipholding sees higher profits  (07/05/2010)

▪ Another indictment for environmental crimes and obstruction  (07/05/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 27 APR 2010  (29/04/2010)

▪ Vinashin delivers storage unit  (29/04/2010)

▪ $667m hub port to be built in Indonesia  (29/04/2010)

▪ APL Volume Surges 32 Percent  (29/04/2010)

▪ Are pirates getting lucky, or more skilled?  (22/04/2010)

▪ Alphaliner: New services soaking up capacity  (22/04/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 20 APR 2010  (22/04/2010)

▪ China cargo throughput surges 20% in first quarter  (22/04/2010)

▪ Switch to trucks as ash cloud shuts airports  (22/04/2010)

▪ Work continues on “suite” of time charter bunker clauses  (22/04/2010)

▪ No logistics breeze  (22/04/2010)

▪ Carrying capacity of lifeboats and rescue boats – 1 July 2010  (22/04/2010)

▪ BIMCO in Shanghai – towards an international shipping centre by 2020  (22/04/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 15 APR 2010  (16/04/2010)

▪ Evergreen to order up to 100 ships  (15/04/2010)

▪ Capacity overhang here for years  (15/04/2010)

▪ Shipper Wants Broker Liability Protection  (15/04/2010)

▪ Two Ships Escape Pirate Attacks  (09/04/2010)

▪ Norway - new ballast water regulations from 1 July 2010  (09/04/2010)

▪ Hanjin Launches New e-Booking System  (09/04/2010)

▪ Dutch marines storm cargo ship seized by pirates  (09/04/2010)

▪ Australian dockers walk off job over worker's death  (09/04/2010)

▪ Retail Container Traffic Seen Up 8 Percent in April  (09/04/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 7 APRIL 2010  (09/04/2010)

▪ Shippers call for end to bunker surcharge  (05/04/2010)

▪ Chinese ports respond to overcapacity problem  (05/04/2010)

▪ Maersk to link Vietnam to US West Coast  (05/04/2010)

▪ Japanese investors eye Vietnamese ports  (05/04/2010)

▪ Watchkeeper: A giant step for navigators  (05/04/2010)

▪ French line denies green group accusations  (05/04/2010)

▪ Kerry open Danang logistics centre  (05/04/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 1st APRIL 2010  (05/04/2010)

▪ US Vessel Inspection Guide  (26/03/2010)

▪ New York ballast water  (26/03/2010)

▪ Burnt toast and Big Brother  (26/03/2010)

▪ Seminar on the Problem of the Global Shortage of Seafarers and the role of the Shipping Industry through CSR activities  (26/03/2010)

▪ Somali pirates move towards India  (26/03/2010)

▪ Maersk service ends Danish-Russian cold war  (26/03/2010)

▪ Market comment 23/03/2010  (26/03/2010)

▪ OOCL loses $400 million, prepares for tough year  (19/03/2010)

▪ Singapore event raises over USD 15,000 for seafarers  (19/03/2010)

▪ Hanshin ports seek hub status  (19/03/2010)

▪ New container for automotive parts  (19/03/2010)

▪ Dredging begins for London Gateway  (19/03/2010)

▪ Southampton - another crane collapse  (12/03/2010)

▪ Unfair treatment of seafarers – Serious implications for the seafarers involved  (11/03/2010)

▪ Singapore launches green fuel R&D programme  (11/03/2010)

▪ A fatal failure  (11/03/2010)

▪ New SHIPMAN agreement published  (11/03/2010)

▪ South Korean ports return to pre-crisis levels  (11/03/2010)

▪ Watchkeeper: Why ships are not waste  (11/03/2010)

▪ Ship management company sentenced to pay USD 10 million as a result of Cosco Busan oil spill incident  (05/03/2010)

▪ Unfair treatment of seafarers – still a major cause for concern  (05/03/2010)

▪ Singapore supply ship rescues two – SAR ops continue  (05/03/2010)

▪ BIMCO Reflections 2010 announced  (05/03/2010)

▪ Australia - Queensland ports pilotage increase  (05/03/2010)

▪ Pirates hijack Saudi ship  (05/03/2010)

▪ Zim to co-operate with four shipping lines on Asia – South America East Coast service  (25/02/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 23/02/2010  (25/02/2010)

▪ 20 Chinese ports exceed 100m DWT in 2009  (11/02/2010)

▪ market comment 09/02/2010  (11/02/2010)

▪ Lunar New Year Holidays  (11/02/2010)

▪ The Philippines launches piracy awareness training initiative  (05/02/2010)

▪ Panama Canal Transits Increase  (05/02/2010)

▪ Singapore, Shanghai top two ports in 2009  (05/02/2010)

▪ Panama Canal Transits Increase  (29/01/2010)

▪ market comment 26/01/2010  (29/01/2010)

▪ MSC raises Asia/Europe bunker surcharge  (22/01/2010)

▪ Now is the chance to make a real difference to life at sea  (22/01/2010)

▪ Market comment 21/01/2010  (22/01/2010)

▪ USA: EPA finalises stricter exhaust emission standards  (22/01/2010)

▪ US retailers to boost box imports  (14/01/2010)

▪ USA: Foreign workers trapped on cruise ship  (14/01/2010)

▪ Market comment 05/01/2010  (14/01/2010)

▪ market comment 07/01/2010  (14/01/2010)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 12/01/2010  (14/01/2010)

▪ THE COMPASS WEEKLY MARKET REPORT  (14/01/2010)

▪ Maersk plans to register ship in Taiwan  (07/01/2010)

▪ Vinashin plans 0 million bond sale for new ships  (07/01/2010)

▪ Vietnam: Report delves into inability to maintain sustainable production  (07/01/2010)

▪ 2009: Annus horribilis for the maritime sector  (07/01/2010)

▪ Seafarers recognised  (31/12/2009)

▪ More UK weather chaos  (31/12/2009)

▪ The Federation of ASEAN Shipowners' Associations (FASA) - Press Release  (31/12/2009)

▪ Market comment 22 Dec 2009  (23/12/2009)

▪ THE COMPASS WEEKLY MARKET REPORT  (23/12/2009)

▪ Maersk Line to test bio diesel on boxships  (23/12/2009)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 17 Dec 2009  (23/12/2009)

▪ CMA CGM to cancel or delay small boxships  (16/12/2009)

▪ COSCO hikes THC, waste rate, adds bunker surcharges  (16/12/2009)

▪ Market comment 15/12/2009  (16/12/2009)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 01/12/2009  (04/12/2009)

▪ MARKET COMMENT 26/11/2009  (27/11/2009)

▪ “An idle ship is the devil’s playground”  (27/11/2009)

▪ Somali pirates attack Hong Kong-flagged tanker  (19/11/2009)

▪ Trans-Pacific Rates to Rise in 2010  (19/11/2009)

▪ Yangpu Port launches direct service to Vietnam  (19/11/2009)

▪ Supply chain management: A weapon of mass importance  (19/11/2009)

▪ Rotterdam Rules: UNCITRAL press release on the occasion of the 20th signature  (11/11/2009)

▪ Shipping pollution not too bad after all  (05/11/2009)

▪ Piracy keeps lines away from East Africa  (05/11/2009)

▪ Vinashin desperately seeks Singaporean buyers  (05/11/2009)

▪ Vietnam launches maritime industry improvement plans  (26/10/2009)

▪ Malaysian ship owners still reeling from economic meltdown  (26/10/2009)

▪ $3.6b earmarked for Van Phong sea port  (26/10/2009)

▪ Crew wages continue to raise ship operating costs  (16/10/2009)

▪ Panama Canal Authority announces lock innovations  (16/10/2009)

▪ Container fleets erode specialist reefers  (09/10/2009)

▪ Lay-ups: The danger within  (09/10/2009)

▪ BIMCO launches AVRA security threat system  (09/10/2009)

▪ New joint terminal operation company in Vietnam  (02/10/2009)

▪ Freight index rises for Chinese ports  (02/10/2009)

▪ Farstad purchases Autoload programme for all vessels  (02/10/2009)

▪ Hamburg to host 2010 global maritime environment summit  (24/09/2009)

▪ Australian Solar Boat Challenge approaches  (24/09/2009)

▪ Airbus foresees demand for some 25,000 aircraft in the next 20 years  (24/09/2009)

▪ Singapore box numbers up 2.5% in August  (24/09/2009)

▪ STX PanOcean, Hanjin Shipping Vietnam, KMTC (VIET NAM), OOCL (Vietnam), SITC,CMA CGM VIETNAM and Evergreen Shipping Agency (Vietnam) to increase service charges in Việt Nam  (24/09/2009)

▪ China-Vietnam road bridge opens to cope with growing trade  (16/09/2009)

▪ Maersk, CMA CGM merge South America/Caribbean loops  (16/09/2009)

▪ New disaster in the Philippines: Cargo ship sinks  (16/09/2009)

▪ Evergreen hit with US$60 million loss  (08/09/2009)

▪ OOCL said it will increase transatlantic rates Oct. 1 by $320 per 20-foot and $400 per 40-foot container.  (08/09/2009)

▪ Maersk Line offers Industry Best Lead Time - South Vietnam to US West Coast  (08/09/2009)

▪ Active Container Fleet Shrinks 4 Percent  (01/09/2009)

▪ Chinese shipbuilding figures continue to rise  (01/09/2009)

▪ CMA CGM raises Europe/Oceania rates  (27/08/2009)

▪ CMA CGM Named Ocean Carrier of the Year by Global Retailer  (27/08/2009)

▪ Bulgarian vessel rescues German river cruise passengers from fire  (27/08/2009)

▪ CMA CGM Hikes India-Africa Rates  (21/08/2009)

▪ APL says rates 29% lower than a year ago  (19/08/2009)

▪ CMA CGM to levy Atlantic rate hike  (17/08/2009)

▪ Hong Kong Marine Police commissions new vessels  (17/08/2009)

▪ Three Carriers to Merge Two Trans-Pacific Loops  (17/08/2009)

▪ Japanese export ship orders fall 80pc in first half  (10/08/2009)

▪ Air cargo could take years to recover – IATA  (10/08/2009)

▪ Tan Cang- Long Binh ICD to establish customs clearance point  (10/08/2009)

▪ Bonded customs warehouses so far are easier said than done  (10/08/2009)

▪ Hyundai-Vinashin launches second cargo ship for ER Schiffahrt  (31/07/2009)

▪ Japanese export ship orders fall 80pc in first half  (31/07/2009)

▪ Shipyard christens record vessel  (31/07/2009)

▪ Dhaka unveils plans to build deep-sea port  (21/07/2009)

▪ Laem Chabang attracts mega-vessels  (21/07/2009)

▪ Lines unite on around-the-world service  (21/07/2009)

▪ INTERTANKO sets out its piracy position  (16/07/2009)

▪ Drewry: Container sector feels heat of recession  (16/07/2009)

▪ Delivery of first Chinese designed and built pipelayer  (16/07/2009)

▪ Significant change to Baltic Exchange Dry Index  (03/07/2009)

▪ MOL introduces Vietnam terminal handling charge (THC)  (29/06/2009)

▪ Customs eased for trade between Thailand, Vietnam  (19/06/2009)

▪ APL launches Vietnam-US service  (19/06/2009)

▪ Dry bulk shipping faces uncertainty  (19/06/2009)

▪ Asian markets rise on global economic hopes  (19/06/2009)

▪ Software solution optimises crew recruitment retention  (11/06/2009)

▪ Large-scale container port opens in Vietnam  (11/06/2009)

▪ Saigon Newport puts new sea port into operation  (11/06/2009)

▪ APL launches direct Vietnam-US shipping  (11/06/2009)

▪ Maritime transportation industry crying for help  (03/06/2009)

▪ Large-scale container port opens in Vietnam  (03/06/2009)

▪ Shipping Corp hires two container ships  (03/06/2009)

▪ No new airline to be licensed until 2015: report  (25/05/2009)

▪ MOL to open container terminal in Vietnam  (25/05/2009)

▪ APL to launch direct Vietnam to North America service  (25/05/2009)

▪ Only 23 ships ordered in April across the globe  (25/05/2009)

▪ Saigon Port to clear waiting ships  (25/05/2009)

▪ Arrested VN sailors not kidnappers: FM  (18/05/2009)

▪ Vinalines to upgrade Cam Ranh  (18/05/2009)

▪ MOL to offer direct Vietnam-US service  (18/05/2009)

▪ Singapore box traffic down sharply  (18/05/2009)

▪ Chinese ports post ten percent March gains after months of decline  (18/05/2009)

▪ SCI transfers from road to rail with DB Schenker  (05/05/2009)

▪ Concor steps up services to Pipavav on increased traffic  (05/05/2009)

▪ Panama Canal to Cut Some Tolls in June  (05/05/2009)

▪ NYK to Cut Capacity Again  (29/04/2009)

▪ Carriers Stick to Routes Despite Pirates  (29/04/2009)

▪ Search continues for missing sailors on board sand carrier  (29/04/2009)

▪ Two barges collide causing major petrol spill in river  (29/04/2009)

▪ Double hull 60,000-barrel oil tank barge  (23/04/2009)

▪ Piracy Clause for Time Charter Parties from BIMCO  (23/04/2009)

▪ Construction begins on $250m shipyard  (23/04/2009)

▪ Somali pirates seize tanker off Hobyo  (03/04/2009)

▪ The Biggest ship built in Vietnam launched  (03/04/2009)

▪ China: New rule for 24-hour advance manifest  (03/04/2009)

▪ CKYH sets up eastbound round-the-world loop  (26/03/2009)

▪ 'Extremely negative' freight rates in 2009, Maersk warns  (26/03/2009)

▪ Large-scale shipyard becomes operational in Hai Phong  (26/03/2009)

▪ China says no to zero freight rates  (26/03/2009)

▪ More clients 'demanding tailor-made solutions'  (18/03/2009)

▪ Agreement on seafarer compensation claims  (18/03/2009)

▪ Taipei Opens Two Container Terminals  (18/03/2009)

▪ Van Phong plan to be adjusted  (18/03/2009)

▪ China's logistics industry predicted to grow steadily in 2009  (18/03/2009)

▪ IMF warns crisis has shifted to poor nations  (12/03/2009)

▪ Tanker escapes pirate attack  (12/03/2009)

▪ Service changes at Maersk  (02/03/2009)

▪ Highest number of boxships idle in history  (02/03/2009)

▪ Guangzhou Port, Ningbo Port join top ten in 2008  (02/03/2009)

▪ Strategic Marine opens Vietnamese shipyard  (02/03/2009)

▪ China to support shipbuilders, ban new yards  (02/03/2009)

▪ Congestion at Australia's Coal, Iron Ore and Grain Ports  (02/03/2009)

▪ Singapore Airlines to cut 11pc capacity from April  (23/02/2009)

▪ Vinalines Starts Building Container Depot in Northern Seaport City  (23/02/2009)

▪ Vietnam Airlines awards GSA contract to globe air cargo in preparation for launch of UK services  (23/02/2009)

▪ Official opening of Ningbo International Shipping Service Centre  (23/02/2009)

▪ China Shipping approaches 2009 with caution  (23/02/2009)

▪ German shipbuilding orders at the lowest since 2001  (23/02/2009)

▪ European yards may not survive if set against Asia in price war  (23/02/2009)

▪ Singapore introduces new port dues concessions for ocean-going vessels and harbour craft  (16/02/2009)

▪ Using idle ships to store empties cheaper than paying depots ashore  (16/02/2009)

▪ Vietnamese ferry terminals fail to meet safety regulations  (16/02/2009)

▪ Panama and Norway ratify Maritime Labour Convention  (16/02/2009)

▪ Tan Cang-Cai Mep international terminal joint venture  (09/02/2009)

▪ Intra-Asia growth slows, but trade still performing well  (09/02/2009)

▪ New rules for wood pallets and packaging material for shipments to Norway  (09/02/2009)

▪ The BDI rose the most since 1986  (09/02/2009)

▪ NOL President to deliver keynote address  (09/02/2009)

▪ Dry bulk market performance- Nothing to baulk at  (09/02/2009)

▪ WÄRTSILÄ faces losing orderbook  (09/02/2009)

▪ Brokers urged to avoid putting extra gloss on charterer clients  (02/02/2009)

▪ Rush of old bulkers for demolition  (02/02/2009)

▪ All eyes on China as imports slow down  (02/02/2009)

▪ Industry eyes on sale by NYK of single-hull VLCC  (02/02/2009)

▪ Oil traders seek another ten tankers for storage: Frontline  (02/02/2009)

▪ MOL launches 'New Deal' to counter shipping slump  (02/02/2009)

▪ 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the container industry  (20/01/2009)

▪ Shanghai's January to November 2008 boxes up 8.1 percent up  (20/01/2009)

▪ Bulker orders to drop by 40 to 50 percent  (20/01/2009)

▪ Vinalines receives bank loan for fleet and seaport development  (20/01/2009)

▪ Shipping Tycoon Predicts Global Economic Slump to Last Three Years  (16/01/2009)

▪ Newbuild forecast for next year to hit lowest since 2003  (16/01/2009)

▪ Norden to sell vessels delivered in 2009  (16/01/2009)

▪ Container capacity falls, layups rise  (16/01/2009)

▪ Shipping Tycoon Predicts Global Economic Slump to Last Three Years  (16/01/2009)

▪ Greenpeace vessel busts fuel sulphur content levels  (09/01/2009)

▪ Shipping companies cut visits to Indonesia  (09/01/2009)

▪ Vietnam could become Asia’s most exciting market  (09/01/2009)

▪ Small-sector rates reach all-time low  (30/12/2008)

▪ Charterers show bulker optimism  (30/12/2008)

▪ China-bound route opens in Vietnam  (30/12/2008)

▪ InterManager condemns 'Hebei Spirit' retrial decision  (24/12/2008)

▪ InterManager members rally to support of 'Hebei Spirit' crew  (24/12/2008)

▪ COSCO Group CEO sees shipping recovering in 2009  (24/12/2008)

▪ The sinking of 'Ekawatnava 5' by the Indian Warship : Murderer mistaken for hero  (24/12/2008)

▪ Financing deal, US$2.3 billion, signed for Panama Canal Expansion Program  (24/12/2008)

▪ MOL may cut profit forecast on slump of charter rates  (15/12/2008)

▪ 20% of world Capesize fleet idle: shipper  (15/12/2008)

▪ TNWA, GA carriers announce changes to Asia-USEC service  (15/12/2008)

▪ Panama Canal revenue rises  (15/12/2008)

▪ Maersk Line lays up eight ships  (15/12/2008)

▪ Dry-bulk return for Dauelsberg  (15/12/2008)

▪ Older bulkers go at bargain prices  (15/12/2008)

▪ Dry war as players fight for payment  (15/12/2008)

▪ Cancellations hit major yards in Singapore and China  (09/12/2008)

▪ New insurance cover to protect charterers against piracy  (09/12/2008)

▪ Passengers rescued from grounded cruise ship in Antarctica  (09/12/2008)

▪ Strategic Marine delivers base for world-class dry dock  (09/12/2008)

▪ Estimates vary on values crash  (04/12/2008)

▪ More tankers to shun Somalia as insurance costs surge  (04/12/2008)

▪ Mitsui O.S.K. to reduce fleet capacity  (04/12/2008)

▪ Worst yet to come for Asian dry bulk companies  (04/12/2008)

▪ IMO launches campaign to resolve seafarer shortfall  (04/12/2008)

▪ Neptune Orient to trim 9.1% of jobs amid cargo slowdown  (01/12/2008)

▪ Establishment of The Newport Pilot Company  (28/11/2008)

▪ Chinese sales of vessels jump 170 percent  (26/11/2008)

▪ New study claims English Tudor warship was hit by cannonball, not winds  (26/11/2008)

▪ U.K. climate change law to affect shipping, aviation  (17/11/2008)

▪ Big winds capsize ferry in the Philippines, 39 killed  (10/11/2008)

▪ APEC ministers plan crisis talks  (10/11/2008)

▪  FEARS that "frozen" lines of trade credit are restricting commodities shipments saw charter rates for bulk carriers collapse further yesterday  (28/10/2008)

▪ Domino effect hits VN economy  (28/10/2008)

▪ Dry-rate drop hits conversion plans  (28/10/2008)

▪ Foreign investors get more access to State-owned firms  (28/10/2008)

▪ Vosco seeks feeder boxship  (21/10/2008)

▪ Neptune, Hamburg bid for TUI's Hapag-Lloyd  (21/10/2008)

▪ Maersk Line chooses DCT Gdansk  (21/10/2008)

▪ Indonesian port to penalise traders causing congestion  (21/10/2008)

▪ Double trouble  (13/10/2008)

▪ Guilty pleas  (13/10/2008)

▪ Opening of “Hankyu - Hanshin International Transport (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.”  (08/10/2008)

▪ Black box down  (29/09/2008)

▪ China accelerates restructuring  (23/09/2008)

▪ Maritime sectors fall short of quality skilled workers  (23/09/2008)

▪ Fishing vessels rescue 58 foreigners drifting at sea  (16/09/2008)

▪ Ship sent to protect Malaysian merchants  (16/09/2008)

▪ Bulk companies to face tougher times  (28/08/2008)

▪ Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced plans for a new feeder service between Haiphong and Taiwan.  (18/08/2008)

▪ Vinashin hits a business bonanza  (18/08/2008)

▪ Government and Industry together in maritime manpower development  (18/08/2008)

▪ Lines to increase inland fuel surcharges  (12/08/2008)

▪ Backlog fees hit enterprises  (07/08/2008)

▪ APL - NOL Vietnam is to increase THC  (29/07/2008)

▪ Backlog fees hit enterprises  (29/07/2008)

▪ Seaport capacity troubles firms  (29/07/2008)

▪ MAC tackles the rusty assassin- The 'Viking Islay' tragedy  (18/07/2008)

▪ New sea route awaits approval  (18/07/2008)

▪ New sea route awaits approval  (07/07/2008)

▪ Officers of 'Hebei Spirit' cleared all criminal charges  (01/07/2008)

▪ 17th Asian Shipowners' Forum convene in China  (26/06/2008)

▪ Vietnam moves to ease container pile-up  (16/06/2008)

▪ Closer to home  (02/06/2008)

▪  GE, C-MAR to create new hybrid tug technology  (02/06/2008)

▪ 'Hebei Spirit' crash video released  (21/05/2008)

▪ MOL plans to build 53 ore ships  (16/05/2008)

▪ 15 dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes on Amazon  (14/05/2008)

▪ Siba Ships appoints female master to largest livestock carrier  (28/04/2008)

▪ Why shipping needs a broader vision  (24/04/2008)

▪ Marker Report  (16/04/2008)

▪ Vinashin signs for seven  (09/04/2008)

▪ MOL doubles up  (03/04/2008)

▪  Vietnam shipbuilding boom: Six biggest container vessels ordered with GL class  (25/03/2008)

▪ New Secretary-General at BIMCO  (21/03/2008)

▪ Prevention Is Best Cure for Avoiding Pollution Fines  (12/03/2008)

▪ OOCL’s announcement of Vietnam Local Charge Adjustment  (03/03/2008)

▪ Guiding business on how to play by new WTO rules  (29/02/2008)

▪ VLCC leaks oil off Korea  (21/02/2008)

▪ Containership safety  (15/02/2008)

▪ Heavily armed pirates spark regional shipping alert  (05/02/2008)

▪ Giant oil spill still spreading in South Korea  (31/01/2008)

▪  London remains leading global maritime centre  (17/01/2008)

▪ Changi Airport: to Begin Operations Of Terminal 3 On 9 January 2008  (11/01/2008)

▪ IMO insists on identification, tracking on all ships within year  (11/01/2008)

▪ Quang Ngai: Oil spill from ship collision  (03/01/2008)

▪ First petrol storage facility to rise in Khanh Hoa Province  (13/12/2007)

▪ Vietnamese fishermen rescued  (13/12/2007)

▪ Licensing logistics services get easier  (13/12/2007)

▪ Bimco claims a first for shipbuilding contract  (06/12/2007)

▪ Grounded cargo ship cuts off traffic in Yangtze River  (06/12/2007)

▪ Cosco Busan arrested after oil spill  (27/11/2007)

▪ World Shipping Summit 2007 held in Tianjin  (22/11/2007)

▪ A beast of a ship  (16/11/2007)

▪  ASEAN, China to boost transportation  (12/11/2007)

▪ New CMA CGM-invested box ship venture  (12/11/2007)

▪ CNC aims for top three Intra-Asia spot  (01/11/2007)

▪ First A380 passenger flight takes off from Singapore Changi Airport  (31/10/2007)

▪ Australia: Captain at breakfast as ship sailed to doom  (22/10/2007)

▪ CMA CGM's Cheng Lie Navigation offers four new intra-Asia services  (08/10/2007)

▪ COSCO to charter eight 13,100 TEU newbuilds from Seaspan  (01/10/2007)

▪ World Maritime Day 27 September 2007  (01/10/2007)

▪ China-Vietnam land container transport route opens for traffic  (27/09/2007)

▪ The US is enforcing a ballast water control rule said to be 100 times more stringent than the International Maritime Organisation’s  (24/09/2007)

▪ New generation Panmax size on the horizon  (18/09/2007)

▪ Xiamen Terminal to Serve the World's Largest Container Vessels  (11/09/2007)

▪ Bush signs all-container scanning bill, but it does not bite until 2012  (11/09/2007)

▪ Gemadept to build deep-water container port  (06/09/2007)

▪ Marketer shifts focus from the sale to society  (06/09/2007)