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/2013/may/20/customs-brokers-urged-to-tighten-up-procedures Following the introduction of new conditions to the customs broker licence by the Customs and Border Protection agency for the next triennium, brokers ought to review and amend their procedures, says Tony Wenham of training organisation, MyFreightCareer. No publisher Jim Wilson Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T05:57:52Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/opinion-new-fees-may-generate-unintended-consequences It is commonplace for government and commercial entities to implement processing charges to recover costs for services and/or as an incentive to change client behaviour. No publisher Paul Zalai Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:40Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/asia-east-siberia-crude-export-levels-may-hit-tanker-owners Russia will not provide as many cargoes of east Siberian crude for aframaxes and suezmaxes as many industry watchers have hoped for or expected, an expert told a London oil conference recently. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:11Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/asia-bangladesh-based-pirates-pose-a-growing-threat-to-shipping Bangladeshi pirates will become a threat to global shipping in the next two years, according to C-Level Maritime Risks founder Michael Frodl. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:11Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/asia-stx-dalian-hopes-for-capital-with-help-from-government Shedding a minor ray of light amid the murk that often accompanies South Korean shipbuilding disclosure, struggling STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S) confirmed last Thursday that it is working with the municipal government of Dalian to help attract capital to support its STX Dalian yard. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:11Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/international-imo-brings-hope-to-shipowners-facing-ballast-water-bottleneck Delegates attending the recent marine environmental protection committee meeting at the International Maritime Organization have agreed to work on easing the installation bottleneck of ballast-water treatment systems. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:11Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/international-commerzbank-eyes-internal-warehousing-scheme Commerzbank is planning to acquire ships from existing borrowers and to operate the tonnage for a transitional period with unnamed partners, before selling up when the shipping market recovers, the German bank has confirmed. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:11Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/international-chinese-banks-ink-more-deals-for-greek-shipowners An agreement that could generate hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of lending from Chinese credit institutions to Greek shipowners has been initialled on the sidelines of an official visit to China by Greece’s prime minister, Antonis Samaras. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:54:11Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/20/ice-in-shampoo-leads-to-drugs-arrest A joint operation has resulted in 72 litres of liquid methamphetamine being seized from a container in Sydney. No publisher Ashleigh Telford Daily Top Stories 2013-05-20T02:53:59Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/wa-ports-developing-to-keep-up-with-boom Throughput at Western Australia’s state ports is forecast to be 1bn tonnes per annum by 2030 according to the Regional Freight Transport Network Plan released yesterday. No publisher Ashleigh Telford Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/international-eco-ships-offer-owners-no-competitive-advantage A leading financial institution has poured cold water on industry claims about the benefits of ordering so called eco-ships just as leading shipowners forge ahead with orders. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/international-hapag-lloyd-cuts-its-first-quarter-losses Hapag-Lloyd has warned there cannot be “a repeat of last year” as it remained in the red during the first quarter of the year, but the result was an improvement on the same period last year. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/international-maersk-rate-increase-undercuts-hapag-lloyd Ahead of its first-quarter interim results on Friday, Maersk Line has announced a general rate increase on the Asia-Europe westbound trade lane of US$750 per teu, effective July 1. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:34Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/asia-dhl-invests-to-grow-supply-chain-in-vietnam Global logistician, DHL, has committed to spend €10m (US$13m) to grow its presence in the Vietnamese market by 2015. No publisher Jemma Castle Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/may/17/asia-china-offers-two-decades-of-growth-says-zhang China will grow with the same momentum for the next 20 years, according to Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) president Zhang Ye. No publisher Lloyd's List Daily Top Stories 2013-05-17T02:45:33Z News Item