Panama City: APM Terminals, Cosco Pacific, PSA International, Marine Terminals Corporation, and Hutchison Port Holdings have all entered the preliminary stages of the tender process for a mega port project in Panama, the government has revealed...
Shanghai: China Shipping Group has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Lingang Group to set up a logistics base for east China at the Yangshan Port of Shanghai. [19/07/06]
Singapore: South Korea and Singapore last week cooperated on an anti-piracy exercise, the first between the two countries, along the Strait of Malacca involving eight vessels and helicopters. [19/07/06]
Singapore: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore reports that Malaysia has expressed an interest to work with Singapore on a bilateral services liberalisation package. It is proposed that maritime freight forwarding services and freight...
Shanghai: The throng of Chinese ship repair sites and block-building facilities upgrading to shipbuilding shows no end in sight. Puxi Factory, a part of Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Co, which falls under the umbrella of the China State...
Houston: ABS says the latest version of its SafeShip for Tankers software benefits from its experience of working with leading shipyards, especially in Asia, for 'an extended period' prior to the introduction of IACS' new Common...
Tokyo: Nippon Yusen Kaisha has secured a five-year charter contract with EDF Trading. A new Namura-built 175,000 dwt capesize will be deployed this year. This is the third, long-term charter contract for a bulk carrier that the NYK Group has...
Singapore: Leading German owner and investor Rickmers Reederei plans to set up an office in Singapore later this year in order to utilise the Republic's new Maritime Finance Incentive (MFI) scheme, Seatrade learns. Moritz Mittelbach, managing...