Hong Kong signals ship finance support
HONG Kong transport officials areconsidering plans to set up an export credit system for shipowners in an effort to strengthen associated maritimeservices such as the flag, ship broking and law.
Solid spot market fuels rise in demand
A SOLID increase in clean tanker spot fixing in 2007 is expected to be followed by a further rise in demand this year, according to a leading shipbroker, writes Tony Gray.
French bank Societe Generale is fined 4m euros for allowing one of its staff members to operate as a rogue trader.
The EU opens an in-depth probe into BHP Billiton’s $170bn unsolicited bid for rival miner Rio Tinto.
The price of oil falls slightly
on hopes Iran will react well to plans to resolve a dispute over its nuclear development.
Hamleys owner - Icelandic investment group Baugur - says it is examining ways to relocate to the UK.
Air France confirms it is in talks with French group Veolia about launching a high-speed rail service.
Indian inflation reaches its latest record high as food, fuel, cement and steel prices continue to rise.
Australia’s Origin urges shareholders to reject a 13.8bn Australian dollar takeover bid from UK rival BG Group.
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Share ThisTHE jack-up rig fleet is expected to surge, with shipyards to deliver another 24 units for drilling contractors in the next six months.
TENSION among the rival political groups vying for control of Somalia has severely hampered security efforts, including initiatives to enlist foreign and private forces to patrol the coast.
US OKs Rio Tinto buy
ATLANTIC handysize and supramax shipowners are accepting delivery options outside of their usual region as owners cannot afford to ballast amid record high bunker prices, writes Jamie Dale.
THE ASIAN product tanker market is holding steady after the strong gains in the past few weeks, with medium range tankers enjoying healthy levels of interest amid tight tonnage supply, writes Jerry Frank.
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Share ThisSHIPOWNERS who have tonnage entered mutually in Gard P&I Club, one of the world?s top two such organisations, are to receive a total $9m ?give back?.
THE financial restructuring of government-owned Hindustan Shipyard has been delayed further and referred to a group of ministers after suggestions that its expansion plans could cause national security concerns.
JINHUI Shipping and Transportation, the Oslo-listed Hong Kong bulker operator, saw net profit surge 109% to $12.8m in the first quarter buoyed by soaring charter rates. Turnover climbed 49% to $54.3m.
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