http://www.lloydslist.com/blog/?src=rss All headlines from www.lloydslist.com en-gb The content of this feed is copyright by Informa plc. Reproduction, retrieval, copying or transmission of the content of this site is not permitted without the publisher's prior consent. Lloyd's is the registered trademark of the Society incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's webeditor@lloydslist.com webeditor@lloydslist.com Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:30:08 GMT All http://www.lloydslist.com/rss 30 144 43 http://www.lloydslist.com/content/rss/lloydslist/lloydslist_rss_logo.gif Saturday http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549707&src=rss COALITION of local politicians and company staff say foreign suitors 'are not wanted'. Nora Luttmer, Patrick Hagen and Katrin Berkenkopf Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549672&src=rss LIGHT dues for vessels visiting UK ports are likely to go up "fairly soon", according to Trinity House director of operations Jim Scorer. Sandra Speares Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549671&src=rss ADDITIONAL route between Boulogne sur Mer and Dover to the two it already operates between Le Havre and Portsmouth, and Dieppe and Newhaven. Andrew Spurrier, Paris Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549670&src=rss FRENCH red tuna fishermen ended their blockade of the port of Marseilles' Fos and Lavera oil terminals after 24 hours at 0700 hrs this morning. Andrew Spurrier, Paris Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549660&src=rss HANJIN Heavy Industries and Construction saw its first ship named at its $1.4bn Subic Bay shipyard in the Philippines. Mike Grinter, Hong Kong Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549652&src=rss AGREEMENT removes fear of making large payment into court. Sandra Speares Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549636&src=rss MANDATORY use of electronic chart display and information systems on board ships came a step closer to being compulsory. Craig Eason Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549635&src=rss UNITED Nations draft liability convention on carriage of goods by sea seen as heralding "a pre-Hague Rules free-for-all". Roger Hailey Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549632&src=rss AUSTRALIA'S Origin Energy has rejected an A$13.8bn ($13.3bn) hostile bid from BG, the UK integrated gas major. Tony Gray Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549612&src=rss YANG Ming president Robert Ho believes impact of surging oil price on liner shipping is greater than that of sub-prime crisis. Sandra Tsui, Hong Kong Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549508&src=rss ACQUISITION will lead directly to the activation of a new company and meet Seafast's target of gaining customs clearance capability. Felicity Landon Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549497&src=rss Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549473&src=rss INQUIRY into Princess of the Stars capsize highlights insufficient ballast as possible cause. Marcus Hand, Singapore Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549440&src=rss SOUTH Korean company to spread out spending over five years to diversify business in China. By Sandra Tsui in Hong Kong Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549414&src=rss THE company raised the loan from DnB Nor Bank in Singapore, Kasikornbank and other international banks. By Marcus Hand in Singapore Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549413&src=rss SHANGHAI-LISTED company expects 80% rise in first-half net profit on higher freight rates and ship sales. By Sandra Tsui in Hong Kong Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549412&src=rss THE company is buying four bulkers for $400m and selling three older panamaxes for $213m. Nigel Lowry, Athens Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549374&src=rss MINISTRY lays blame for accident on Neftegaz-67, Yao Hai and Hong Kong's Marine Department in draft findings. By Keith Wallis in Hong Kong Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/20017549373&src=rss ATWOOD will sign contract for semi-submersible rig with Jurong Shipyard pending certain conditions. By Marcus Hand in Singapore Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694059&src=rss WHAT on earth was it like to serve at sea nearly 150 years ago? We may have replica craft and sail training ships, but neither,in our risk-averse society, could begin to replicate the sort of conditions endured by those who took big commercial sailing ships to sea during the last half of the 19th century. Michael Grey Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693959&src=rss THE Community of European Shipyards’ Association has warned that the development of a CO₂ design index may be happening too quickly and may not be robust enough to placate regional policy makers, such as the European Commission, writes Craig Eason. Craig Eason Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693954&src=rss U/F = unfilterable. This Bunker Quality Report is based on samples analysed by DNV Petroleum Services and is an abstract from its more detailed fuel quality statistics publication which is mailed to particpating shipowners. Key bunker ports have been grouped into geographical regions for brevity. Comparison has been made with the International Standards Organisation’s standard ISO 8217, ‘Petroleum Products - Fuels (Class F) - Specifications of Marine Fuels’, 2005.For detailed information on current fuel quality please call DNV Petroleum Services, London. Tel: 020 7357 6080. Fax :020 7716 6736. email: London@dnvps.com or log on to our Fuelwise webpage: www.dnvps.com. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693949&src=rss JOHN Fredriksen has raised his stake in Hapag-Lloyd owner Tui from 11.7% to 15.01%, his Cyprus-based company Monteray Enterprises has said, writes Katrin Berkenkopf. Katrin Berkenkopf Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693944&src=rss VICTIMS of the Norway explosion have demanded tens of millions of dollars towards full restitution, and accused operator Norwegian Cruise Line of “placing corporate profits ahead of safety”. Rajesh Joshi Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693939&src=rss MAERSK Line has set its sights on the fast-growing South American refrigerated cargo trades with a $2.3bn order for 16 containerships that will smash records for chilled and frozen produce cargo capacity. Janet Porter Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693934&src=rss THE few remaining members of the once-mighty Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement held their final meeting at a country club in Geneva last week, writes Janet Porter. Janet Porter Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693929&src=rss ORIENT Overseas Container Line and Cheng Lie Navigation Co (CNC Line) have suspended their plans to impose an emergency bunker surcharge on the Hong Kong/South China-Taiwan trade, which was due to start on July 1, following shippers’ complaints over eight other lines announcing similar EBS plans on the same route. Marcus Hand and Sandra Tsui Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693918&src=rss EUROPEAN box terminal group Eurogate intends to acquire a minority stake of up to 25% in six inland terminals across Germany as part of a strategy to ease growing congestion at its Hamburg and Bremerhaven container facilities. Roger Hailey Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693923&src=rss HONG Kong-listed river trade specialist Chu Kong Shipping Development has agreed to form a $7.2m joint venture with two local partners to build a four-berth container terminal in the south China city of Zhongshan, writes Sandra Tsui in Hong Kong. Sandra Tsui Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693898&src=rss Hostages rescued Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693893&src=rss FRIDAY, JULY 4 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693883&src=rss RECENT pirate attacks off Somalia’s coast have led to a bizarre row within the German government. Patrick Hagen Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693873&src=rss FORMER BIMCO secretary-general Finn Frandsen died last month at the age of 72. He had been seriously ill for some time, writes Michael Grey. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693878&src=rss ON the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster in the UK North Sea, a Norwegian company has been ordered to improve drilling conditions on a key production platform, writes Martyn Wingrove. Martyn Wingrove Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693863&src=rss ATLANTIC handysize and supramax shipowners are accepting delivery options outside of their usual region as owners cannot afford to ballast amid record high bunker prices, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693868&src=rss THE ASIAN product tanker market is holding steady after the strong gains in the past few weeks, with medium range tankers enjoying healthy levels of interest amid tight tonnage supply, writes Jerry Frank. Jerry Frank Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693858&src=rss FRENCH fishermen blocked access to the port of Marseilles’ Fos and Lavera oil terminals yesterday morning to protest ata European Commission decision to bring their red tuna fishing season to anearly end, writes Andrew Spurrier inParis. Andrew Spurrier Paris Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693843&src=rss CSBC Corp, Taiwan’s largest shipyard, may seek revised terms on its shipbuilding contracts, according to its chairman Cheng Wen-lon, writes Mike Grinter in Hong Kong. Mike Grinter Taiwan Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693848&src=rss THE macabre life and eventual execution of the notorious pirate Captain Kidd is described in a new book that focuses on the story of Newgate prison from where Kidd made his final journey, writes Terry Sutton. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693838&src=rss GO raises $130m loan Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693828&src=rss TRADITIONAL shipping nations of the west remain influential, but a stronger input from the east is in everyone’s interest. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693833&src=rss CMA CGM chairman Jacques Saadé has proposed restricting oil futures trading as a means of curbing speculation, which he says is behind the current surge in oil prices, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris. Andrew Spurrier Paris Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693823&src=rss THE newly elected chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies has pledged to “rebalance” the lack of influence from the Far East in dealings with the International Maritime Organization. Michael Grey Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693818&src=rss US OKs Rio Tinto buy Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693813&src=rss TENSION among the rival political groups vying for control of Somalia has severely hampered security efforts, including initiatives to enlist foreign and private forces to patrol the coast. By Sean Kane Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693803&src=rss THE price of oil jumped to record highs — above $145 a barrel — yesterday as traders rushed to buy ahead of the long holiday weekend to mark US Independence Day in the world’s top consumer country. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693808&src=rss THE United Nations has lifted a seven-year travel ban on US-based Liberian registry consultant Gerald Cooper, who has been linked to disgraced ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor. Michelle Wiese Bockmann Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693798&src=rss LEADENHALL Street was closed to the City’s busy mid-morning traffic on Wednesday as Lloyd’s unveiled with military honours two new war memorials for men that gave their lives in both world wars. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693788&src=rss HONG Kong-listed port operator, container manufacturing and leasing company Cosco Pacific has signed a container sale and leaseback deal with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, writes Sandra Tsui in Hong Kong. Sandra Tsui Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693793&src=rss MARITIME Capital Shipping’s planned initial public offering in Singapore has become the latest victim of turmoil in global financial markets. By Marcus Hand Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693783&src=rss TILBURY has publicly renewed its call for planning permission to be granted on 65 acres of development land, freeing up space for a major push towards domination of the growing southeast England ro-ro market. David Osler Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693778&src=rss GENOA port president Luigi Merlo has expressed grave concern over an announced freeze on hiring public employees, writes John McLaughlin. John McLaughlin Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693773&src=rss THE jack-up rig fleet is expected to surge, with shipyards to deliver another 24 units for drilling contractors in the next six months. Martyn Wingrove Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693763&src=rss HOW do you recall a journey you were too young to remember? How do you reconcile the forces of family and history, of childhood memories and adult experience? Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693768&src=rss July 6 1988 Explosion rips through Piper Alpha platform, killing 167 workers. There are only 61 survivors Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693758&src=rss IT IS fitting that Marine Photo Service and Colchester Colour Processors are organising their reunion in the town which was their base for so many years. Neville Smith Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693753&src=rss A LITTLE more than a year ago, at the same time as a new, full-colour, Berliner-format Lloyd’s List was launched, London’s Hayward Gallery was undergoing a similar revolution, writes Neville Smith. Neville Smith Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693743&src=rss WHAT changes have been made in the 20 years since 167 men died in the explosion on the North Sea oil production platform? Martyn Wingrove Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693748&src=rss PIPER Alpha was an oil and gas production platform in block 15/17 of the UK central North Sea. It was one of the first platforms to start production when it came on line in December 1976 and made a key contribution to the oil flowing out of the Flotta tanker terminal in Orkney, writes Martyn Wingrove. Martyn Wingrove Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT