Month: May 2004

China?s largest shipping company, China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco), plans to spend $700 million in ordering eight very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from Asian shipyards. Cosco?s president and chief executive, Wei Jiafu,…

The Australian Government has announced the timetable for naval shipbuilding projects in what will prove to be the country?s largest ever naval construction worth $5.7 billion.The idea of selecting a preferred naval…

German shipping company Hansa Treuhand has exercised options with the Korean shipbuilder STX for two more 3,500TEU boxships for delivery in September and October 2007. To be named HS Bach and HS…

The European Commission's plans to put forward another package of maritime safety proposals bringing together all the loose ends from the political debates initiated by the Erika and Prestige accidents have hitherto…

Some 65 representatives from 35 of the world?s leading companies engaged in perishable cargo logistics welcomed the new ?Cool Chain Quality Indicator? (CCQI) standard at its first public presentation in Billund, Denmark…

Italian classification and certification body RINA has recorded a very positive 2003 financial year. Consolidated group revenue was up by 2% compared to 2002, while earnings before interest and tax showed an…

Beijing will be the venue for a top level shipping summit in July bringing together leading maritime industry companies and government and trade bodies to discuss the impact China is having on…

Westfalia Separator has recently upgraded its after sales service for its marine separation equipment by linking all its service engineers through the company?s SAP computer system based in Germany. The system collects…