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Published 03 July 2008

NATIONAL NEWS

Asciano nails Parkes hub land for PN | 03:10PM

Asciano's statement of intent on the future of Parkes as a north-south and east-west rail transport pivot was signed this...full story

Briefly | 03:10PM

Changes to the Australian Customs Service online gateway should ensure brokers and importers receive faster document and cargo status information....full story

Coastal shipping `comes in from cold' | 03:10PM

New guidelines for the administration of coastal shipping were well received by shipowners and unions alike when they arrived last...full story

Deadline for catamaran sale extended | 03:10PM

The deadline for the sale of the KI Ferries ro-pax catamaran, Seaway , had been extended from July 18...full story

Hebei Spirit captain and chief officer face a retrial | 03:10PM

Two senior officers from the Hebei Spirit who were cleared last week of pollution charges will face a...full story

Hutchison could bid for Botany lease | 03:10PM

Hong-Kong based Hutchison Ports is said to be one of several international stevedores interested in claiming the third stevedoring lease...full story

Maersk cuts Asia loop as costs rise | 03:11PM

Soaring fuel prices have forced Maersk Line to suspend one of its Asia-Europe services just before the start of the...full story

Making room for bigger tonnage | 03:11PM

A ramping up of bauxite mining around Weipa makes a new, deepwater port there almost inevitable in the next five...full story

Management changes were needed, morale ok: Gilfillan | 03:11PM

Sydney Ports Corporation will add a chief operating officer to its management team as part of sweeping changes to its...full story

Oceania VSA, ANL-USL join loop | 03:11PM

After a six-month stand-off since the CMA CGM Group bought US Lines last December, the Oceania vessel sharing agreement and...full story

Paul Jeans takes chair at Newcastle Port Corporation | 03:11PM

Former BHP Billiton executive Paul Jeans has been appointed chairman of the Newcastle Port Corporation. “Mr Jeans, who...full story

Shipping chief's solution for short-term congestion | 03:11PM

Llew Russell, chief executive of peak shipowner body Shipping Australia Ltd, has called for the return of a cargo facilitation...full story

Terror response `too slow' | 03:11PM

It may be a story that is six months old but when the former Baltic and International Maritime Council head...full story

TRADE AND COMMODITIES

Aussie beef gains status as outcry persists | 03:10PM

The present South Korean backlash against US beef could be useful to Australian importers when US beef fully re-entered the...full story

Brazil in lead as top ore exporter | 03:10PM

Brazil has overtaken Australia as the leading exporter of iron ore, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and...full story

GrainCorp move to boost freight services | 03:10PM

GrainCorp said this week a rail freight desk would be created within the business in the lead-up to a secondary...full story

Hong Kong get set to launch commodities exchange plan | 03:10PM

Noble Group and Titan Petrochemicals are among a raft of companies pushing to create the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, a...full story

OPINION AND ANALYSIS

Loyalty factor in sale of line | 03:11PM

Do brands have a value in cargo shipping? This is an issue that fires up debate in the liner trades....full story

Many accident inquiries `useless' | 03:11PM

The intention behind an accident investigation is to find the underlying causes behind the accident, and then to amend relevant...full story

Recruiting a success | 03:11PM

A major drive to attract more young people towards a seagoing career is achieving success in Germany, home to 440...full story

Ships aplenty but no-one to man them | 03:11PM

The shipping industry may be experiencing its greatest boom, but ship managers are struggling to cope with the crewing crisis....full story

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Asian yards are putting a new spin on ship fuel efficiency | 03:10PM

Asian shipyards are innovating rapidly in the field of fuel efficiency, spurred on more by the rising cost of oil...full story

Bonnets to clean up in California | 03:10PM

It's the latest fashion for ships berthing at the Port of Long Beach – a boxship at berth with a...full story

Clarkson pays 13m to settle Russian disputes | 03:10PM

The world's largest shipbroking and shipping services group, Clarkson, has settled the claims brought by Russian shipping companies Sovcomflot and...full story

IMO accused of block on research | 03:11PM

Studies that found that emissions from ships contribute to global cooling rather than warming had been wrongly excluded by the...full story

Indonesian cabotage law goes offshore | 03:11PM

From 2011, offshore vessels and production units in Indonesian waters will be included in the nation's cabotage laws, according to...full story

Shortsellers prey on falling shares | 03:11PM

Hedge funds shortselling shipping stocks in New York during freight rate volatility exacerbated recent share price falls. Globus Maritime...full story

Slowing to reduce ship emissions | 03:11PM

DNV maritime chief Tor Svensen is supporting calls for speed limits across the world's fleet as a key solution to...full story

Tempers fray over export delays in US | 03:11PM

Transpacific lines held top-level talks with shippers as the two sides grapple with a rapid shift in US trade flows...full story

Tui wants to keep hold of Hapag-Lloyd brand names | 03:12PM

German shipping and tourism group Tui wants to retain ownership of the Hapag-Lloyd brand name after selling its container transport...full story

Why buy tankers? | 03:12PM

Equity investors in shipping are buying into an irrationally priced market that fails to take account of divergent trends in...full story

CASUALTIES

Blame game in ferry aftermath | 03:10PM

Philippines president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is holding shipowner Sulpicio Lines accountable for the loss of the ferry Princess of the Stars,...full story

Bodies and toxic cargo inside ship | 03:10PM

Diving teams were recalled from the partly submerged wreck of the Princess of the Stars when it was...full story

Into lifeboats, back to ship | 03:11PM

Greece's shipping ministry is tightening safety measures after a 33-year-old NEL Lines passenger vehicle ferry hit a reef off the...full story