Qatar Rasgas Starts LNG Exports, Ship Leaves For U.S.
Qatar-based Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (Rasgas) reportedly started its first gas exports, two months earlier than planned.
Frontline Buys More Of ICB
Frontline Shipiping reportedly bought additional shares in Swedish oil shipping company ICB Shipping AB in a battle for control.
Titanic Discoverer Makes Oldest Deep Sea Find
The team who found the wreck of the Titanic reportedly discovered two Phoenician ships off the coast of Israel 2,700 years after they sank with their cargo of wine.
Repsol/YPF Deal Leaves Few Argentine Owned Oil Companies
Repsol SA has reportedly merged with YPF SA, Argentina's largest company, leaving only a handful of oil firms still in Argentine hands.
New Maritime Charter Aims to Raise Standards
Ship owners, brokers and builders reportedly signed an agreement, the Maritime Industry Charter on Quality, in an effort to raise technical, safety and environmental standards in the industry.
P&O Expands Fleet of Cruise Ships
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., the world's third largest cruise company, reportedly ordered five more ships at a cost of $2 billion to meet the surge in popularity for sea cruises.
Car Shipping Group Sees Scope in Fragmented Market
Fragmentation of the world's car market will reportedly create opportunities but also short term difficulties for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines AS, the world's largest vehicle shipping group.
Tidewater to Sell Fleet of Safety Standby Boats
Tidewater Inc., operator of the world's largest fleet of vessels serving the offshore energy industry, reportedly agreed to sell its North Sea safety-standby boats to BUE Marine Limited of Edinburgh…
Texaco Gets Kudos For Turnaround in Racial Policy
Texaco Inc., continuing to recover from a record $175 million racial bias case settlement and the bad publicity surrounding it, was reportedly recognized by an African…
Ship Repair & Conversion Prospects
While it is difficult to find an industry where fierce competition and price wars are not the hallmarks, it seems at times that the ship repair industry has created and patented the formula.
Eurotunnel Invests To Double Capacity
Eurotunnel Plc is reportedly prepared to spend close to $400 million to double its freight capacity by the year 2003.
Eurotunnel Invests To Double Capacity
Eurotunnel Plc is reportedly prepared to spend close to $400 million to double its freight capacity by the year 2003.
Ship Sales
Tanker Sentinel - (built 1986) 106,722 dwt sold for $14.4 million. Tanker Bow Explorer - (built 1975) 31,501 dwt sold to Vulcanus for $4 million. Tanker Jo Breid - (built 1981) 26…
Shipsales
Tanker Sentinel - (built 1986) 106,722 dwt sold for $14.4 million. Tanker Bow Explorer - (built 1975) 31,501 dwt sold to Vulcanus for $4 million. Tanker Jo Breid - (built 1981) 26…
Shipsales
Tanker Sentinel - (built 1986) 106,722 dwt sold for $14.4 million. Tanker Bow Explorer - (built 1975) 31,501 dwt sold to Vulcanus for $4 million. Tanker Jo Breid - (built 1981) 26…
Mitsubishi To Build Cargo Quay In Port of Poti
Mitsubishi is said to be spending nearly $65 million to build a new cargo quay at the port of Poti on Georgia's Black Sea coast.
Bunker Prices Ease
NWE bunker prices eased slightly today, but the market segmentation by dates continued to make assessments difficult for very prompt supplies, traders said. Bunker…
Tug Operator Completes Takeover
Tugboat operator Adsteam Marine Ltd. has completed its purchase of rival Newcastle operator Hunter Towage Services Pty Ltd. venture with Howard Smith Ltd.
EU O.K.s Sat Plan
The EU -- unhappy with its dependance on U.S. and Russian operated satellite navigation systems -- has taken a step further in launching its own. The European Union…
Safmarine MD, Safren CEO Step Down
South Africa's Safmarine Container Lines reported that its Managing Director and Safren Chief Executive Tony Farr had stepped down. Moeller, which owns the world's…
