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Hub Line auspicious start for Sabah’s new
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Hub Line, one of the
fastest-growing intra-Asia specialists, has
selected the newly-opened Sepangar Bay Container
Terminal at Kota Kinabalu in Sabah as a hub port
from which it will link its services to a
network several ports in the region.
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Four new Committees formed as InterManager
works to tackle key industry issues |
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InterManager, the trade
association for in-house and third party ship
managers, has formed four new working committees
to tackle issues of significant importance to
today's shipping industry.
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Asian shipowners meet in Busan |
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Asian shipping lines will meet in
Busan, today to discuss wide
ranging issues affecting the industry.
The 16th Asian Shipowners Forum is
expected to review the performance and
status
of the shipping industry, including
the impact of recent surge in capacity
affecting the shipping market.
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Ports oppose creation of new port body |
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Several port operating companies and regulatory
agencies contacted said they were opposed to the
move and had made known their views to the
Ministry which despite the opposition is
determined to proceed with the MPC.
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Malaysia to attend Asian shipowners meeting |
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Asian shipping lines will meet in
Busan, Korea 28-29 May to discuss wide ranging
issues affecting the industry.
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Longer ship queues in Singapore to benefit
Malaysian ports |
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With its berths bursting at its
seams and waiting time for ships gets
longer at Singapore Port, Malaysian
ports may benefit from the “spill
over” effects of Singapore’s runaway
success.
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Coastal to utilize new yard capacity by year end |
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Coastal Contracts Bhd, a shipyard
specializing in building offshore support
vessels for the oil and gas sector, sees bright
prospects for its shipbuilding and repairing
business, driven by growing demand amidst a
favorable global macroeconomic environment.
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Government urged to provide inputs on
revision of
seafarers’ convention |
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Asian shipowners have urged
Asian member countries in the
International Maritime Organisation to
play an active role in the on-going
discussions at the world body in
London to revise the Standards,
Training, Certification &
Watch-keeping Convention 1995.
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Dredging at Port Klang for bigger ships on
target |
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Deepening of the Northern Approach
Channel at Port Klang to allow bigger and deep
draft vessels to call at Northport is making
good progress and is expected to be completed
before end of the year.
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Northport expands to keep its lead
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With the trend in shipping now pointing
towards deploying of bigger ships in long
haul trades like Europe-Asia, Northport,
one of the dozen global ports selected by
global carriers in the trade, is committed
to meeting the infrastructure needs of the
new genre mega carriers.
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Panama promotes vessel flag registration
in Malaysia |
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In a move aimed at taking advantage of
opportunities in vessel flag registration
in the wake of expansion of merchant
fleets in the region, Panama, a leading
flag-state country, is opening its Panama
Maritime Affairs Liaison Office in Kuala
Lumpur.
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