News 2011 December 14

Cosco to invest in US, German, Indian ports

U.S., Australia warn against violent whaling clashes

Collision shuts Houston Ship Channel indefinitely

Norway's Yara, Morocco's OCP agree to fertiliser JV

Freeport Indonesia workers to return to work Saturday

Occupy Baltimore evicted, US western ports normal

TUI sees 2011/12 net profit as it passes on costs

Charleston port interests pushing for deeper shipping channel

MISC to exit from container liner segment

Djibouti plans to build largest ship maintenance yard for region

South Korean shipbuilding shares down on order cancellations

Port of Le Havre becomes latest European port to reward ‘greener’ ships

CILT calls for expansion of Takoradi, Tema ports

Emirates Shipping reduces Indian port congestion fee

Kochi port not to increase tariff for the next 3 years

Swedish Competition Authority approves APM Terminals’ Skandia Container Terminal deal

Winland Ocean Shipping Corp. announces new US$ 2.88 million contract

Ship broker SSY acquires YK&A Shipbrokers

Vale mega ships pose "catastrophic" risk - China shippers

Farstad Shipping ASA to sell vessel

Fjord1 launches world's largest gas ferry on Boknafjord

Vietnamese government to part-privatise Vinashin

Ecuador to start selling oil to China

Customs seize smuggled ivory at Port Klang

Hyundai Merchant Marine secures $500m loan

TUI to tender a 33.3% stake in Hapag-Lloyd to Ballin consortium

Crude futures price is up to $109,5 in London, in New York - to $100,14

GL and IHIMU in agreement for development of LNG-fueled boxship concept