• A novel way to contemplate a wealth of words | 13 September 2007

  Comparing brokers and underwriters with the authors and publishers of novels, draws some interesting parallels between the great writers of...

• Breaking new ground for expansion | 13 September 2007

  On September 3, with several world leaders in attendance and thousands of onlookers, the Panama Canal broke ground on Paraiso...

• Panama's boomtime begins | 13 September 2007

  It is impossible to separate the history of the Panama Canal from that of Panama. The most important dates...

• The sunshine and the spin | 13 September 2007

  Welcome to Queensland, booming one day, spinning the next. There's an awful lot happening in the sleepy ol' banana...

• One day shots will ring out | 06 September 2007

  Just as the city of Sydney went into lockdown mode this week ahead of the regional summit, 200 km away...

• Size still matters for giants of the container trade | 06 September 2007

  Superficially at least, liner shipping appears to be going through a period of relative stability, with few significant changes in...

• Boom time for US yards | 30 August 2007

  After a “long period of dormancy”, US commercial shipbuilders are experiencing an upsurge based to a large extent on the...

• Car wars `in the dead of the night' | 30 August 2007

  There is no doubt that any regulatory body has a perfect right to institute an unannounced and sudden strike on...

• Troubled waters over vegetable oil classification | 30 August 2007

  The International Maritime Organisation, through its various committees, has amended and updated several rules and regulations that impact the design...

• Vegoil: ABS bears fruit for product tanker owners | 30 August 2007

  The Marpol Annex II revisions and International Bulk Chemical Code requirements which took effect on January 1, have caused some...

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