Telegraph.co.ukGlobal slump sinks Britain's oldestshippingfirmReutersCompany sold lastshipin July. * Growing turmoil battering prospects forshipping. By Jonathan Saul. LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Britain's oldestshippingfirm, Stephenson ClarkeShippingLtd, has gone into liquidation after nearly 300 years of trading,...UK's Oldest Shipowner LiquidatedThe Journal of Commerce OnlineUK's oldest owner sinksTradeWinds (subscription)all 26 news articles »

Bloomberg reported that a plunge in the Indian rupee to near a record is curbing demolition of obsolete

Shipyard slump hits Alfa Laval Q4 ordersReuters* Q4 order intake 6.8 bln SEK, misses forecast of 7.6 bln * Adjusted EBITA 1.39 bln SEK vs expected 1.55 bln * Saysshipbuildingslowdown, customer caution weighed * Sees flat or somewhat higher demand in Q1 vs Q4 (Adds detail, quote,...Alfa Laval AB (Publ) Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011MarketWatch (press release)all 13 news articles »

The container shipping industry is contending with the longest stretch of near-zero rates in its half-century history on the Asia-to-Europe route, as a capacity glut combines with the slowest growth in trade since 2009.

Telegraph.co.ukGlobal slump sinks Britain's oldestshippingfirmReutersCompany sold lastshipin July. * Growing turmoil battering prospects forshipping. By Jonathan Saul. LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Britain's oldestshippingfirm, Stephenson ClarkeShippingLtd, has gone into liquidation after nearly 300 years of trading,...UK's Oldest Shipowner LiquidatedThe Journal of Commerce OnlineUK's oldest owner sinksTradeWinds (subscription)all 26 news articles »

Container slump hits Møller-MaerskFinancial TimesMaersk's readiness to cut rates in the face ofshipoversupply and its introduction of new services - including a Daily Maersk service of departures every day from Asia to Europe - has led some rivals to accuse it privately of slashing rates to gain...and more »