http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au Breaking shipping, logistics, trade and transport news. daily 1 2009-07-06T15:39:03Z http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/09/owners-gear-up-for-ecdis-deadline Shipowners are buying electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) as the first of the rolling deadlines for installation approaches. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2010-09-09T01:46:02Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/09/somali-pirates-hijack-vessel-in-protected-corridor A merchant vessel was yesterday seized by pirates while it was sailing west through the internationally recognised transit corridor through the Gulf of Aden. No publisher Jim Wilson Daily Top Stories 2010-09-09T01:45:31Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/08/somali-pirates-jailed-for-five-years Seven pirates were this week each sentenced in Mombasa, Kenya, to five years’ imprisonment for attacking a German navy supply ship. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2010-09-08T02:13:04Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/08/mumbai-collision-inquiry-blames-bulker Bulk carrier Khalijia 3 was primarily at fault in last month's collision with a box ship that closed India’s biggest container port complex for more than a week, according to the initial findings of the country’s Directorate General of Shipping. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2010-09-08T02:13:04Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/08/bunbury-fertiliser-trade-closer A project that will see as much as two million tonnes of urea shipped annually through Bunbury has taken a step closer to realisation. No publisher Dale Crisp Daily Top Stories 2010-09-08T02:32:07Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/08/gladstone-breaks-tonnage-record Asian coal demand has pushed Gladstone Ports Corporation to a record throughput in the 2009-10 financial year. No publisher Dale Crisp Daily Top Stories 2010-09-08T02:13:31Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/08/maersk-marshals-reefer-supply Availability issues with 20-foot reefer containers have forced Maersk Line to change its bookings acceptance policy in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands. No publisher Dale Crisp Daily Top Stories 2010-09-08T02:29:16Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/07/quake-damaged-lyttelton-reopens Christchurch’s Lyttelton port is fully operational despite suffering significant damage totalling tens of millions of dollars in the New Zealand earthquake at the weekend. No publisher Roger Hailey Daily Top Stories 2010-09-07T02:01:15Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/07/china-ship-fund-in-us-800m-charter-spree China Ship Fund - one of China’s first shipping investment funds - has chartered 12 post-panamax bulk carriers for periods of eight to 10 years in a deal worth over US$800m. No publisher Michelle Wiese-Bockmann Daily Top Stories 2010-09-07T02:04:06Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/07/indian-navy-foils-somali-pirates Intervention by an Indian Navy ship yesterday frustrated attempts by Somali pirates to capture any of the dozen vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden in formation under Indian protection. No publisher David Osler Daily Top Stories 2010-09-07T02:04:04Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/07/miner-plans-50m-port-pirie-investment Aspiring iron ore producer Western Plains Resources (WRC) has sounded out community reaction to its plans to ship 3m to 4m tonnes of high grade ore a year through Port Pirie in South Australia from next year. No publisher Peter Wilson Daily Top Stories 2010-09-07T02:00:36Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/06/capes-propped-up-by-china-market-sentiment Capesize rates are climbing steadily, driven by sentiment that China’s hunger for iron ore will re-emerge in the fourth quarter and push up import demand during 2011. No publisher Tom Leander Daily Top Stories 2010-09-06T01:44:21Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/06/asciano-argues-for-expansion-at-geelong-and-hastings Container trade would be shifted from Melbourne out to Geelong and Hastings during the next 30 years under a radical plan from transport giant Asciano. No publisher sdavid Daily Top Stories 2010-09-06T23:42:28Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/06/palmerston-to-become-bulk-carrier Teekay Shipping has sold the coastal products tanker Palmerston to Indian buyers who plan to convert the 1990-built vessel to a bulk carrier. No publisher Dale Crisp Daily Top Stories 2010-09-06T01:44:00Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/september/03/roozendaal-named-as-new-nsw-ports-minister Eric Roozendaal will be sworn-in as the Minister for Ports & Waterways, the New South Wales Premier, Kristina Keneally, has announced. 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