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Company News

7 hrs ago Colombo box terminal nears capacity
7 hrs ago ITOPF assesses environmental risk from sunken barge
12 Dec Stena wants LNG-powered MR tanker
11 Dec Brightoil details Hong Kong plans
05 Dec Philippine supplier suspended
05 Dec Malaysian shippers trim bunker surcharge
21 Nov Somali pirates forcing operators to avoid Suez
21 Nov Brightoil buys land to prepare for growth

Events

12 Nov Port industry to tackle emissions
04 Jun Thumbs up for Singapore
28 May Environment 'key issue' in maritime sector
23 Apr PSA is 'best global box terminal operator'
08 Apr Singapore leads debate as host to 'vital' forum
13 Feb Saudi Arabia to have new box terminal
30 Nov Suez terminal begins expansion
29 Nov Ports prepare for major climate change conference

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Breaking News

Daily news on ports worldwide

Feature Stories

7 hrs ago Colombo box terminal nears capacity
18 hrs ago Shanghai's growth slows
05 Jan Another tanker explosion kills one
02 Jan Aframax escapes hijack in New Year's Day attack
24 Dec Container volumes drop
23 Dec Survey to determine economic impact of slow steaming
22 Dec Canada's first cold ironing facility for cruise ships
12 Dec Sustainable Shipping relaunched to empower maritime companies
28 Nov High bunker prices threaten port's growth
26 Nov Port receives shore power funding

Legislative

30 Dec Singapore defers port dues
10 Dec US cold-ironing regulation begins January
10 Dec Hebei Spirit officers sentenced to prison
05 Dec Philippine supplier suspended
26 Nov OSG pleads guilty to pollution
21 Nov Isle of Man ratifies bunker convention
21 Oct California distillate bunker regulation gains momentum
09 Oct IMO emission standards a 'major step' in restoring healthier US ports

Financial & Investment

21 Nov Brightoil buys land to prepare for growth
21 Oct Hambantota port stirs investment interests
07 Oct Vopak acquires Indonesian chemical terminal
24 Sep Venezuela could export 1 million bpd to China
22 Jul New tonnage to boost TMM revenue
15 Jul Petrobras opens bid for 22 new tankers
27 Jun APM Terminals issues 'green' challenge to industry
21 May Tanker shortage for biofuels

Port Developments

7 hrs ago Colombo box terminal nears capacity
26 Dec Planning 'is essential to meet environmental regulations'
23 Dec Subic Bay approves bunkering investment
19 Dec Lower emissions from green growth port strategy
18 Dec Port appoints new air-quality manager
16 Dec Taiwan, China direct links will reduce fuel costs
12 Dec New terminal open on Russian Pacific Coast
12 Dec Stena wants LNG-powered MR tanker

Environmental

7 hrs ago ITOPF assesses environmental risk from sunken barge
05 Jan Another tanker explosion kills one
31 Dec New Year, new environmental challenges
30 Dec US shore power regulation 'will not deter shippers'
30 Dec India pushes for marine fund
29 Dec US Port announces new appointment
29 Dec Cold-ironing plans for US East Coast
29 Dec Disabled LNG tanker incident draws critics

Technology

29 Dec Cold-ironing plans for US East Coast
12 Dec Stena wants LNG-powered MR tanker
05 Dec Bunkers go online at Malaysian port
26 Nov Port receives shore power funding
12 Nov First vessel plugs in at Port of Long Beach
04 Nov Feasibility studies for floating storage project
11 Sep New hull-cleaning technology to cut fuel consumption
21 Jul Cold ironing at German port next month

Port State Control

16 Dec Bunkering resumes in Fos as strike ends
09 Oct IMO emission standards a 'major step' in restoring healthier US ports
22 Sep Singapore port authority refutes allegations
19 Sep UAE says no to single hulls
27 Aug Oil spill bill passes assembly
26 Jun Levy to be charged on ships as 'potential polluters'
30 May Ports should promote swift bunkering
29 May Liners wary of new bunkering procedures

Security

02 Jan Aframax escapes hijack in New Year's Day attack
29 Dec Disabled LNG tanker incident draws critics
10 Dec Extortionists demand bunkers and cash
27 Nov Somali piracy 'coming to an end'
25 Nov Shipowners urged to contribute to Malacca Straits fund
21 Nov Somali pirates forcing operators to avoid Suez
19 Nov Piracy driving up shipping costs
18 Nov Somali pirates hijack fourth tanker in six days

Portwatch

05 Jan Hong Kong faces tight bunker supplies
02 Jan Aframax escapes hijack in New Year's Day attack
30 Dec 'Inconsistent' fuel supply causing problems
22 Dec Samsung Heavy wants limit to oil spill compensation
15 Dec Tanker explosion kills one
11 Dec French strike 'threat to refineries'
10 Dec Extortionists demand bunkers and cash
09 Dec French strikes block more than 40 tankers

Markets

2 hrs ago Saudi Aramco offers late-January fuel oil cargo
7 hrs ago Recession 'an act of providence'
22 hrs ago Suez Canal sees volumes fall
23 hrs ago Bunker premiums improving
05 Jan Hong Kong faces tight bunker supplies
02 Jan Sri Lankan player tenders for product
31 Dec Fuel oil imports spiked in December
31 Dec Fuel oil cargo arrives in Busan

7 hrs ago Recession 'an act of providence'
Downturn 'welcomed' as a process to adjust tonnage supply and keep operational costs low.
In Full
7 hrs ago Colombo box terminal nears capacity
Terminal operator, associate of John Keells, needs to build new capacity.
In Full
7 hrs ago ITOPF assesses environmental risk from sunken barge
Barge sank with diesel oil onboard in November.
In Full
18 hrs ago Shanghai's growth slows
China's busiest container port still second to Singapore.
In Full
22 hrs ago Suez Canal sees volumes fall
Canal authority leaves tolls unchanged as piracy and the financial crisis hit revenue.
In Full

This Week

This Month + Archive

05 Jan Hong Kong faces tight bunker supplies
Supplies to remain tight 'at least' until second half of January.
In Full
05 Jan Another tanker explosion kills one
Two others missing; source says cargo and bunker tanks 'could not have been left intact' from the blast.
In Full
02 Jan China denies claims over Sri Lankan project
Hambantota port and bunker terminal is 'for commercial purposes only'.
In Full
02 Jan Aframax escapes hijack in New Year's Day attack
Royal Malaysian Navy helicopter comes to the rescue.
In Full
31 Dec New Year, new environmental challenges
A look at forthcoming regulations and changes occurring in shipping during 2009.
In Full