Jinjiang Shipping plans to invest CNY1.94 billion for up to eight new containerships to enhance its Southeast Asian trade services.

CHINA Merchants Group is planning to consolidate its container line operations amid a boom in the global shipping industry, reports Caixin

COSCO Shipping plans to sell its Long Beach container terminal through a US trustfund to enable it to merge with the terminal's owner, OOCL

ATR, a turboprop aircraft manufacturer, is mulling over plans to build new aircraft that could land on short runways, in poor weather conditions and at night

THE Port of Savannah plans to increase its container handling ability through a 10-year US$2

JAPAN will ban imports of Russian coal, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, adding to pressure on Moscow after the European Union announced its own embargo on the fuel, Bloomberg reports

VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo will launch a new route between Manchester (MAN) and Delhi (DEL) using A330-200 aircraft, with service beginning October 26, the carrier said in a statement

Seatrade GlobalChinaShipbuildingplans jumbo placement to buy military assetsInternational Financing ReviewOf the proceeds, one third will be used to acquire military equipment-manufacturing assets from two affiliated companies– DalianShipbuildingand WuchangShipbuilding, which are key builders of Chinese warships. The rest will be used to fund military ...CSIC arms itself with RMB8.48bn cash raising exerciseSinoShip NewsCSIC eyes

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The Russian maritime shipping company Sovcomflot has set the priority of developing civil shipbuilding in the Far

Economic TimesChina lays out plans to restructure ailingshipbuildingsectorEconomic TimesSHANGHAI: China has laid out a detailed three-year plan to restructure its massiveshipbuildingindustry, urging local governments to halt approvals of new projects and companies to move up the value chain by building high-tech vessels. The plan...

Company plans people to people Cuba trip byshipAtlanta Journal ConstitutionSemester at Sea allows college students to earn credit on multi-country study abroad programs that take place on aship, and Centofante said the Cuba stop was approved by the U.S. government as part of an itinerary in which students will visit various...and more »

Bahrain-based Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (Asry) plans to set up another floating dock entailing a

SinoShip NewsAVIC plans restructure ofshipbuildingassetsSinoShip NewsHamburg: AVIC is planning to merge two of its subsidiaries, AVIC International Beijing Co. and AVIC DinghengShipbuilding, an official from AVIC International Beijing told SinoShip News at SMM.“The merger is to better integrate and optimise the group...

EU NewsEC plans aid for unemployed SpanishshipbuildingworkersMarine LogAUGUST 9, 2012— The European Commission proposes to provide €2 million from the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 450 redundant workers in theshipbuildingancillary industry in Galicia, Spain, back into employment. The funds...Commission offers€2 million for SpanishshipbuildersNew EuropeCommission proposes€1.5 million from Globalisation Fund to help Dutch...The FINANCIALall 11 news articles »

Portland firm plans to buy KetchikanshipbuilderAlaska DispatchThe owner of ASD, Ketchikan resident Randy Johnson, under whose leadership the company has branched out into newshipbuildingin addition to repair and maintenance, including a prototype transport ship for the Navy (and eventually for the Mat-Su...Vigor Industrial asks AIDEA for Ketchikan DrydockJuneau EmpireOregon company to manage Ketchikan shipyardSeattle Post IntelligencerVigor set to add Alaska Ship and DrydockMarine LogThe Seattle Timesall 34 news articles »

Breaking Travel NewsRoyal Caribbean plans record deployment in Europe in 2012USA TodayTheshipwill join 11 other Royal Caribbean vessels that will be returning to Europe after sailing in the region this summer. Royal Caribbean also announced it will begin regular cruises out of Amsterdam for the first time, its 12th home port in the...The cruiseshipAllure of the Seas is a city unto itselfVancouver SunNewly Open Jamaica Port Welcomes Huge CruiseShipABC NewsCruiseshiparrival leaves #Falmouth buzzing #JamaicaGo JamaicaJamaica Observer -PR-USA.net (press release) -SmarterTravel.com67 haber makalesinin tümü »

Container shipper Maersk Line plans to raise freight rates from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to northern Europe and the Mediterranean twice in the first quarter, it said on its website.

ITALY's La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) is getting reading to handle 20,000-TEUers in 2022, reports Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News

SINGAPORE is relocating its transshipment port operations to Tuas in 10 years, a move that will add 65 million TEU in annual capacity, nearly doubling today's capacity at local PSA terminals

THE Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has a string of infrastructure projects in the pipeline to raise capacity and provide new opportunities in roll-on/roll-off cargo handling, incuding 60 dockside acres for ro/ro to increase car storage by 8,250 spaces

Oman Shipping Company  (OSCOSC) is preparing to venture into container shipping transportation with the planned launch of a feeder service linking Oman with key markets in the Middle East. The move is in line with the state-owned company's aspirations to develop into a well-diversified national shipping line encompassing key areas of the maritime shipping trade.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee-based multinational courier delivery services company, FedEx, has abandoned a plan to begin cargo flights to Cuba, as an opening between the US and the communist country has foundered

Shipbuilderplans to expand workforceWALA-TV FOX10PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WALA) - IngallsShipbuildingis looking to expand its workforce and it's looking to Mobile for new employees. IngallsShipbuildingis hosting a job fair at the Alabama Career Center on Springhill Plaza on Friday, October 26th. The...Looking for Work? IngallsShipbuildingis Holding Job Fair FridayWPMI Local 15 Newsall 3 news articles »

CHINESE shipping conglomerate Cosco, the operator of the Greek Port of Piraeus plans to build a new US$400 million fourth terminal, reports Singapore's Splash 247

TAIWAN-BASED container shipper, Wan Hai Lines, is planning to launch direct shipping services to Cambodia from September 21, at a time when the Taiwan government is pushing its "New Southbound" initiative.

ATSG is scrapping its plans to launch joint venture airline, United Star Express, in China in partnership with Chinese carrier Okay Airline and online discount retailer Vipshop Holdings

CHINA's domestic container logistics operator Zhonggu Shipping is seeking to list its 70 per cent owned subsidiary Zhonggu Logistics on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, after the company terminated its listing on the Chinese over-the-counter system for trading the shares of a public limited company, National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) in March last year

The GuardianFellowes plans Titanic drama on ITVThe Press AssociationDownton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is to create a TV epic about the demise of the Titanic to mark the centenary of theship'ssinking. The ITV project will begin filming in spring and will be screened around the world next year....ITV green light Titanic drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian...AOL Television UKTitanic Miniseries Coming To ABCCinema BlendTitanic Mini-Series Set to Begin FilmingTheCelebrityCafe.comOlogy -The Guardian -4RFV91 haber makalesinin tümü »

DHL Express plans to open a DKK1 billion (US$ 152

STATE-owned Container Corporation of India (Concor) intends to reduce its dependence on container terminals built on land owned by Indian Railways by up to 15 per cent by 2024, to avoid paying land licence fees

SHENZHEN's SF Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to launch a scheduled freighter service between its Hangzhou hub and New York

MANILA's International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) plans to expand in ASEAN, holding back on expansion at home while awaiting clarity from government on whether to focus on Manila or Subic.

RUSSIAN President Vladamir Putin has endorsed the Northern Latitudinal Railway Project to Sabetta, a port a third way along the coast from Norway renewing hopes for the project

THE head of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) Mohammad Rastad, announced at a ceremony at Shahid Rajaee Port the completion of a two-year project to upgrade the harbour that handles 85 per cent of Iranian shipping

CANADA's port of Prince Rupert plans to further expand its Fairview container terminal to boost its annual throughput capacity by 33 per cent to 1

MONACO's Navios Maritime Containers has agreed to acquire a 2010-built, 4,250-TEU for US

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GARUDA Indonesia plans to develop a fleet of 100 drones to deliver cargo across the Indonesian archipelago, reports Bloomberg

The IndependentAmazon plans toshipcustomers' packages before they even order themThe IndependentThe retailer giant calls this“anticipatoryshipping” and in a patent granted last December outlined how the method could further slim down its already impressively-small gap between receiving an order and delivering it to a customer's house. By...