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Lloyd's List
- Snags that could scupper the sale of SeaFrance ships
There are two potential sticking points to the SeaFrance fleet sale: the state of the vessels’ maintenance and the... - What price the SeaFrance ferries?
The $244.5m valuation in 2010 for all four now looks wildly optimistic - Survey wars in Rotterdam
Port authority study counters ECT forecasts - Crude tanker tonne-mile demand contracted 2% last year
Gains in VLCC demand outweighed by weaker suezmax and aframax markets - Delta Mariner takes out Kentucky bridge
Vehicle carrier slams into bridge - UK to push for regional carbon curbs rather than wait for IMO
European Union emissions trading scheme could raise $15bn annually from shipping - Flow of fresh money boosts Seine waterway alliance
French ports are reawakening after the ending of poor trade union relations that hindered dockside investment - SapuraCrest wins lion’s share of six-ship tender
Market rumblings have Petrobras tendering for an additional six pipelayers with the ability to lay flexible pipe - UK makes a smart move on training
Full marks to UK Shipping Minister Mike Penning for fighting the industry’s corner - More haste, less speed
Industry must avoid a knee-jerk response to the Costa Concordia investigation - UK will struggle to source alternative to Qatari LNG says gas expert
Emirate supplies 85% of Britain’s LNG needs - West Africa to China VLCC trade offers best earnings in 2012
Daily returns will eclipse Middle East-Asia voyages - Cash-rich owners likely to be the only tanker moneymakers in next five years
Earnings in 2012-2016 will not be enough to cover finance and operating costs, McQuilling Services forecasts - Chemtanker rivals say they saw BLT crisis coming
Questions over last year’s refinancing package - General strike to halt Belgian ports
Industrial action will disrupt operations at Antwerp and Zeebrugge - Insurance industry rejects suggestion it can ease Somalia’s woes
Bigger barriers need to be overcome before the country can embrace commerce - Marseilles Fos opens talks with Drydock 10 bidders
- Brokers hope capesize rates have found a bottom
As China gets back to business, the big question is if earnings will rise again - Lawsuits to challenge Costa’s $14,460 compensation offer
Cruise firm to pay out $160,000 per passenger if US lawyers have their way - Clubs aim to push pilot error up regulatory agenda
IG expects that move to make pilots subject to international regulations will encounter opposition - Booming Piraeus posts near-doubling in box volumes
Port handled more than 1.68m teu last year compared with 878,000 teu in 2010 - Nordcapital tops KG league
Financier secured $68.4m of new funds - The basic laws of human stupidity
A 1977 essay by the Italian economic historian Carlo Cipolla, readily available on the internet, is recommended reading... - RS Platou looks to acquire ACM Shipping
Norwegian broker has not yet made an offer but London-listed ACM sees share price jump - BLT’s crisis
Indonesia’s biggest oil and gas shipping company needs to tell the market how it will stay in business - Meiji’s losses narrow despite weaker sales
Japanese owner forecasts profits for the year to March 31 - Sri Lanka Ports Authority to increase its stake in Colombo port project
Aitken Spence sold its 30% stake and withdrew from joint venture last week - Wärtsilä forecasts 10% sales growth
Finnish engine maker upbeat despite slump in 2011 sales - Precious adds to growing fleet
Handysize firm buys Good Pilgrims for $18m - Crew member sues Carnival over Costa Concordia wreck
Suit cites delayed order to abandon ship
