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Armed guards’ insurance cover needs greater clarity
Shipowners could be liable for PMSCs that lack adequate or correct cover
- Private maritime security body launches self-regulation programme
- UK rules on armed guards to remain unclear for at least six months
- Project to standardise movement of arms is touting for members
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Hapag-Lloyd sale could be completed within weeks
Talks between Tui and the Hamburg-based Albert Ballin consortium are at ‘advanced...
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KG fund Emstor files for insolvency
Failure is latest in a series of insolvencies of funds from the Leer-based GHF stable...
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Capesizes dodge the worst of the dry market meltdown
Rates edge sideways as brokers look to mild improvement in February
Market goes quiet for China new year break
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Electronic pay firms woo seafarers away from wage packets
US firm SeaPay opens office in Liverpool to target European owners
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West Africa suezmax daily earnings dip below $20,000 for first time in six weeks
Charterers drip feeding cargoes into the spot market have left owners scrambling for work
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Market Data
647 (-4) Baltic Dry Index
Clean 662 (9) Dirty 790 (-11) Baltic Tanker Indices
Containers
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MSC and Zim join Asia-Europe rates push
World Container Index down after Shanghai-Rotterdam component declines
- Deepsea calls into Baltic drive new feeder carrier consolidation
- Costamare tops expectations with improved fourth-quarter results
- 20% of arms and narcotics trafficked on German-owned boxships
- Containership charter market needs a post-Chinese new year holiday boost
- OOCL hikes North Europe-Asia rates
Dry Cargo
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Stabilisation of dry bulk asset values is imminent
Chief executives agree secondhand and newbuilding prices cannot go much lower
- Glencore merger with Xstrata would threaten bulk trades
- China Shipping Development separates dry bulk and tanker units
- Zero dollar rates reported as Atlantic supramax demand dwindles
- January capesize spot fixtures reach lowest level in over three years
- China sheds light on valemax ban
Tankers
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PetroChina buys $1bn stake in Shell’s Canadian shale gas business
Deal boosts North America export prospects
- DSME slumps in fourth quarter
- Kirby celebrates record-breaking fourth quarter
- China set to increase gas imports by 45% this year
- Product tanker Caletta barely covers transatlantic operating costs
- Tankers hit as China’s oil demand growth slows
Ports & Logistics
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DFDS and Louis Armateurs set Dover-Calais launch date
Norman Spirit to be switched from DFDS Dover-Dunkirk service, with a second ship...
- Salvors win US Navy contracts worth up to $215m each
- Pressure mounts in US for Harbour Maintenance Tax Fund reform
- North Europe faces zero import growth in 2012
- US Congress to review Harbour Maintenance Tax
- Fitch awards negative outlook for Indian shipping
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Middle East
US sanctions leave room for manoeuvre
Waivers for countries that show intent to reduce imported Iranian crude
North America
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PetroChina buys $1bn stake in Shell’s Canadian shale gas business
Deal boosts North America export prospects
Asia
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Australia plans national maritime law
Act would replace eight sets of laws
Central & South America
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January capesize spot fixtures reach lowest level in over three years
Weak cargo demand explains dry bulk rates crash
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Finance
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HCI Capital tops KG league
KG house raised $76m for shipping funds last year
- Italy faces ship finance freeze
- Royal Caribbean tries to reassure cruise customers
- OSG chief Arntzen backs US tax change on foreign earnings
- Auerbach raises cash to buy second cargo vessel
- Sevan struggling to secure restructuring agreement
Insurance
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British Marine defectors to pay over $1.2m in damages and court costs
P&I fixed premium start-up cannot appeal decision
- British Marine defectors ordered to pay $500,000 damages
- Insurance industry rejects suggestion it can ease Somalia’s woes
- Lawsuits to challenge Costa’s $14,460 compensation offer
- P&I brokers question value of S&P public information ratings
- Political interests erode world trade
Regulation
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French public prosecutor announces investigation
Over 500 passengers now part of Costa Concordia class action in US
- Australia plans national maritime law
- US Senate committee approves tougher sanctions against Iran
- Private maritime security body launches self-regulation programme
- BP must cover some Deepwater Horizon claims against Halliburton
- Iran sanctions change to target NIOC and NITC
