Oslo: Vehicle sales are expected to grow sharply in Asia between now and 2010, especially in China, according to recent research from leading car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL).Total Asian sales, excluding the Indian sub...
Hong Kong: Orient Overseas (International) Ltd announces that following a strategic review it has engaged UBS Investment Bank to advise on a potential disposal of its Terminals Division. The Division comprises TSI Terminal Systems Inc, which...
Colombo: Reacting to what they say are worsening ongoing delays caused by a workers' go-slow at Colombo port, local feeder operators belonging to the Sri Lanka Association of Vessel Operators have said they will impose a 'recovery...
London: Maritime London, the umbrella body for maritime services in the UK, reports that the City of London international financial and business cluster has strengthened direct links with China by opening three representative presences with the...
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Shippers' Council has reached agreement with leading container terminal operators at the port - HIT, Modern Terminals, Cosco-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong), Asia Container Terminals and CSX World Terminals Hong Kong - over...
Kuala Lumpur: There's good and bad news about the Malacca Straits in the latest report on piracy covering H1 2006 released by the International Maritime Bureau today.Overall the report shows that the number of attacks reported worldwide...
Hanoi: The Easter Sea Marine Transport Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corp (Vinashin), last week launched a container shipping service between Vietnam and Singapore. To call Haiphong-Ho Chi Minh City-Singapore, the new...
Houston: ABS chairman and ceo Robert d Somerville met recently with Qatar's Energy Minister and pledged the US classification society's support to helping build a Qatari maritime infrastructure that would be able to repair, and...
Tokyo: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha will next month launch a weekly container service linking Asia with the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, in cooperation with Pacific International Lines (PIL). The Japanese line says the service is designed to meet the...