October 31, 2006

Piraeus: Shipping was high of the agenda when Greece’s Economy and Finance minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis led a business delegation to China last week. After ... [full story]

Hong Kong: Supply chain standards organization GS1 EPC, tasked with promoting the Electronic Product Code, has initiated a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) pilot programme. The ... [full story]

Tokyo: Three container lines belonging to the Grand Alliance (GA) - NYK, OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd - will be cutting back their available tonnage on the ... [full story]

Sharjah: Marine equipment specialist Hamworthy opened a new Middle East office earlier this month in order to improve its service to the area. “Dubai, Fujairah ... [full story]

Shanghai: Chinese yard New Times Shipbuilding will lay down the keel for its first newbuilding on November 16. The builder's order backlog now consists of ... [full story]

Port Klang: Westports Malaysia hit 3m teu in container throughput last Friday, becoming the first port in Port Klang to hit the mark, and only ... [full story]