Maritime authorities and workers met recently in the Bahamas to share best security practices and standards at a two-day symposium, co-sponsored by the US Army's Southern Command, ……
In a bid to boost productivity at Haldia dock, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) proposes to introduce a new equipment deployment scheme in two of the docks berths namely, number 2 and……
Washington state Department of Ecology has levied its first fine on a Greek shipping company of US$8,500 for not having an oil spill readiness plan, reports the Puget Sound Busines……
India's rising import-export trade, expected to increase to US$700 billion from its current $270 billion level in three years requires new investment to upgrade the nation's supply……
Shipping lines that carry US exports to Asia plan to increase their freight rates for wastepaper for the second time this year. The Westbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (……
Hutchison Port Holdings, the container port operator held by Hutchison Whampoa, has won the bid to develop a deep-water container port in Pakistan. HPH was among nine consortiums t……
China's Dalian Port has signed a letter of intent with PetroChina to build a crude oil terminal in the Xin Gang area of Dalian. Reports say that the oil terminal project, a 50:50 j……
CMA CGM, France's largest shipping line, has ordered an additional 30,000 bamboo-floored containers, bringing its fleet of such boxes to 37,000 TEU. In 2005, the line's eco-contain……
