Singapore-headquartered container carrier APL will start a new weekly US-flagged service to connect key markets in North Asia with the US West Coast, while also connecting the US inland regions via ...
APL starts new North Asia–US West Coast service
APL starts north Asia–US west coast service
Singapore-headquartered container carrier APL will start a new weekly US-flagged service to connect key markets in north Asia with the US west coast, from where it will have inland rail ...
Malaysia focuses on bathymetry for growth
Malaysia has placed priority on mapping its seabed for better utilisation of the country's maritime resources and security. Speaking at the 10th General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Gebco) ...
India cuts duties to help local fleet take on competition
India is preparing its fledgling container fleet owners for competition from foreign carriers after the impending relaxation of cabotage laws. It will do so by removing customs and excise duty on ...
Containerisation consolidation poses industry risk
Continuing consolidation in the containerisation sector risks exposing the industry to the kind of extinction dinosaurs once faced, according to South Korea's oceans minister Yoo Ki-june. Yoo told the ...
Bergen Group Services signs agreement with Volvo Penta
Bergen Group Services, part of the listed Norwegian maritime services company Bergen Group, says it has signed a frame agreement with Volvo Penta and in co-operation with Volvo Penta Center Bjordal ...
Expanded Panama Canal to open ‘by April 2016’
Panama Canal administrator Jorge Quijano has assured shipping leaders the expanded canal should be open for business by April next year. "It hasn't been easy" he told the Danish Maritime Forum in ...
Port of Rauma starts expansion of container terminal
The Port of Rauma has started an expansion of its container terminal by preparing the location for aggregates that will be dredged from the site, the port said in a statement. This first phase is ...
Soyuz Bunkering to shut Singapore operations
Russian marine fuel trader Soyuz Bunkering is to shut its Singapore operations after just 19 months in business. Soyuz, part of Russian private investment company Summa Group, is headquartered in ...
MISC eyes secondhand tanker purchases
Malaysian carrier MISC, rejuvenated by improving tanker freight rates, could purchase secondhand oil tankers if these are backed by charter contracts. The company's new chief executive officer, Yee ...
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