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Singapore: 2 Months’ Result 2008Mar 24, 2008

The Port of Singapore Authority reported a 12% increase in February to 2.18 mn TEU against February 2007's throughput of 2.1 mn TEU. According to ShedNet, in January-February Singapore handled 4.63 mn TEU, a year-on-year gain of 12% from 4.14 mn TEU. Source: Seanews      

U-Turn on Previous StrategyMar 24, 2008

Following TUI management’s decision to separate the container shipping business in a U-turn on its previous strategy, the sale of Hapag-Lloyd seems to be the most likely option at the moment, Lloyd’s List reports. According to chief executive Michael Frenzel, three possible options will be examined – spin-off, merger with another shipping company or s...

China Shipping suspending Asia/Med loop as Chinese exports dip Mar 21, 2008

China Shipping Container Lines is suspending its Asia/Mediterranean AMX1 service as a consequence of the downturn in Chinese exports after the Lunar New Year holiday and snowstorms. A spokesman for the company told Shippers' NewsWire the Shanghai-based carrier is picking up some of the Med ports on the AMX1 by diverting some ships sailing between the ...

Filing of schedule 13DMar 21, 2008

Frontline Ltd. announces that it has filed a Schedule 13 D with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission reporting that the Company and companies indirectly controlled by Mr. John Fredriksen as of March 10, 2008 together held an aggregate of 1,628,300 shares in Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), corresponding to 5.2% ownership. In ad...

Wartsila and RSHI Group sign licence agreement Mar 21, 2008

Wartsila and Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Co Ltd (RSHI) have jointly signed a licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wartsila low-speed marine diesel engines by RSHI in China. RSHI plans to build a new factory for the manufacture of low-speed engines in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. The factory will have a targeted annual produ...

Maersk pulling out of U.S./East Coast South America trade Mar 21, 2008

Maersk Line will further reduce its U.S. footprint in mid-August by withdrawing from the U.S. East Coast/East Coast of South America trade. The Danish carrier said Wednesday it will cease its slot charter agreement with Hamburg S on a service marketed by Maersk as NASA, effective Aug. 17. The decision has been made based on the unprofitable cargo ...

ELAA now has all top 20 ocean carriers Mar 21, 2008

The European Liner Affairs Association has grown with the addition of Singapore-based Pacific International Lines, Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines and niche transatlantic operator Independent Container Line, located in Richmond, Va., as full members. The Brussels-based liner carrier representative briefly had its numbers reduced when another relatively small t...

Shipping industry facing more regional regulation Mar 21, 2008

Like it or not more and more of regulations that affect the shipping industry emanate from the halls of regional, national or local government, said Robert D. Somerville, chairman and chief executive officer of the American Bureau of Shipping. Our traditional focus has been on the collaborative efforts between industry and governments at the Internati...

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