SINGAPORE's Liner Shipping Pte Ltd, a freight and logistics specialist that commands a substantial market share of the Singapore-Middle East freight trade, has been awarded the prestigious Singapore SME 500 Award 2010. "I attribute the success of Liner Shipping Pte Ltd to the commitment and dedication of my hardworking staff, loyal customers, business as...
The CKYH container shipping line alliance is to introduce slow steaming on its Asia - Europe services. The alliance, comprising Cosco Container Lines, K Line, Yang Ming Line and Hanjin Shipping, started partial slow steaming on its Asia - Mediterranean MD2 service in December and will now be extending this to three other eastbound Asia - Europe services by ...
Japanese car and container carrier NYK Line has declared an interest in investing in Brazilian ports and the USD$300M deepwater port project – called Superporto - currently being developed just outside of the port of Tubarao is the likely destination of Japanese cash, according to the president of Codesa, the port authority for the state of Espirito S...
Leading Indian shipyard ABG (pictured) has awarded Norwegian company Allweiler with a contract worth about $2m for complete shipsets to a series of 35, 000 dwt bulk carriers built for Germany’s Hamburg-based H. Vogemann Group. Allweiler is a specialist provider of a comprehensive range of screw, centrifugal and progressing cavity pumps to the merchant...
Thanks to cheap labor and technological innovation, major Chinese shipbuilders have survived the financial crisis which led to a dearth of orders in 2009. Figures from a top shipping research company showed China has overtaken the Republic of Korea (ROK) as the world's largest shipbuilding nation as Chinese shipbuilders outpaced ROK competitors in both n...
Crowley Liner Services, Inc. (Crowley) has entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation. Although the company specifically denied violating the antitrust laws, it agreed to the settlement given the high cost and burden of litigation, which is expected to continue for several more years. ...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has signed an MoU with the Korea Shipbuilders’ Association (Koshipa) and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Company (STX) from South Korea, to explore potential areas of collaboration. The MoU is an expression of intent by the three parties to work in cooperation to explore areas of mutual interest that may lead to potent...
The Isle of Man Registry has signed an agreement with Toko Maruraku Transportation to offer registration and other services in Japan. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the registry and Toko Maruraku the Japanese company will be able to carry out the registration of vessels and mortgage registration for the flag. The move will give owners ...
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