GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Co's (MSC) full-load handling charge from the UK, in force since February 1, will be applied from other European ports from March 1, the company has announced. MSC said it plans to impose a full-load terminal-handling charge on top of present rates as of March 1 for cargo moving from northern Europe to Far Eastern ports. ...
THE Hong Kong Shippers' Council (HKSC) blasted ocean carriers that charge shippers a premium to move goods out of Asia before Chinese New Year. Thousands of containers have been held back on the docks of some of Asia's biggest ports because of carriers withdrawing capacity from the transpacific and Far East/Europe trades, said HKSC executive director Su...
Wartsila, the marine industry's leading ship power system integrator, is supporting the Baltic Sea Action Group in its rescue mission to save the Baltic Sea. As a business with operations in the Baltic Sea, and being strongly engaged in developing a range of environmental solutions, Wartsila is committed to implementing three promises: 1. For five vessel...
CSAV Norasia has furthered improved its services to the Black Sea with a new weekly feeder from Istanbul to Novorossiysk (Russia) and Poti (Georgia), eyefortransport informs. The new Black Sea Link (BSL) feeder service complements the existing direct calls of the ABS service, improving connectivity and transit times to the main markets within the Black Se...
Wartsila has extensive experience in providing long-term operational and management services, enabling performance optimisation for about 1000 similar engines installed in ships and land-based power plants all over the world. Wartsila, the marine industry's leading ship power system integrator, has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Finnish Ne...
The Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) maritime industry group achieved an operating income of USD 3.4 billion in 2008, up by more than 25% compared with 2007. The shipping and maritime services segments are the main contributors to the improved top line. The operating income for the year totalled USD 3 434.2 million, compared with USD 2 727.6 million in 2007. Net...
A Russia-flagged "Irtysh" ship (owned by Irtysh Shipping Company, the operator of Palmali Shipping Services & Agency Co. LTD, home port of Taganrog) was driven aground by rough seas in the vicinity of Cape Foros at the port of Bourgas (Bulgaria). The vessel was serving the Greece – Romania route, the Russian Ministry of Transport press service rep...
Zaliv Shipyard’s 50-mln-euro portfolio of contracts includes several ships to be built until 2011, Ukrrudprom reports quoting Nikolai Kuzmenko, the chairman of the ZS JSC’s supervisory board as saying at a press conference yesterday. The shipbuilding industry hit by the global financial crisis had in 2009 orders shortages, the official said, b...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi