December 18, 2009

Tokyo:  Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has completed the issuance and payment of its 13th series of unsecured bonds worth 20 billion yen on ... [full story]

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian line MISC Berhad has terminated its joint venture with the operator of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd ... [full story]

Dalian: The only free pan-Asian maritime newswire, Seatrade Asia Online, celebrates another landmark today. Our archive, which is also totally free to access, at the ... [full story]

Mumbai: In its first-ever sales to the country, Australia's Rio Tinto, the world's second largest iron ore miner, will sell iron ore to Essar Steel. ... [full story]

Seoul: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a $300 million shipbuilding order from Italy. Under the deal, the company will build four roro ... [full story]

Panama City: China Classification Society (CCS) has opened a branch in Panama that will also serve Central America. CCS' president Li Kejun said that the ... [full story]

Shanghai: Yantai Raffles Shipyard reports it has beaten its previous record in completing the world’s heaviest  ever commercial lift. Its patented TAISUN crane successfully lifted ... [full story]