AN OIL price hovering near the $100 a barrel mark will inevitably result in bunker adjustments being imposed on exporters and importers by shipping lines, Safmarine Container Lines’ recently appointed chairman, Eivind Kolding, has warned. Fuel costs were taking up a greater and greater share of Safmarine’s total shipping costs and would have to be pas...
Massawa, 19 December 2007 - In line with its endeavors to render efficient and speedy service, the Eritrean Shipping Lines has transported tens of thousands of tones of solid and liquid goods this year to and fro the nation’s ports and different parts of the world. The head of operation department in the Shipping Lines, Mr. Tesfai Tekle, pointed out t...
EPA is seeking public comment on the Draft Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report that will be used to help the agency develop the final report and identify a range of alternatives for addressing waste streams from cruise ships. The draft report assesses five waste streams from cruise ships: sewage, graywater, oily bilge water, solid waste and hazardo...
CryoPort, Inc. (OTCBB: CYRX) today announced that it has named Federal Express (FedEx) as its global shipping provider for the ramp-up of the CryoPort Express system. Peter Berry, CryoPort's CEO, commented, "We are pleased to be working with Federal Express as we build the infrastructure to support the one-way shipper system. FedEx's global reach and ...
More 3,000-passenger mega-liners are on the way – and one that will accommodate 5,400 Cruising continues to be so popular that many major cruise lines are launching new ships for 2008. It's fun to be among the first to experience these new liners and their amenities, and you also get the chance to take part in the special celebrations that are par...
In line with its endeavors to render efficient and speedy service, the Eritrean Shipping Lines has transported tens of thousands of tones of solid and liquid goods this year to and fro the nation's ports and different parts of the world. The head of operation department in the Shipping Lines, Mr. Tesfai Tekle, pointed out that Eritrean ships have trans...
Labuan Shipyard Engineering Sdn Bhd (LSE) received praise for turning around what was formerly a troubled company into a viable firm with core businesses in shipbuilding, ship repair, naval craft maintenance, and oil and gas fabrication. The Member of Parliament for Labuan, Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman, said that ever since Labuan Shipyard took over the...
Nairobi - Suspected Somali pirates attacked an Italian-owned cargo ship on Monday as it headed for Kenya's Mombasa port through one of the world's most dangerous waterways, a regional maritime group said. Andrew Mwangura, director of the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme, said the MV Jolly Turchese was attacked by gunmen believed to be pirate...
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