Seanews Turkey

Container Exports Dipped 0.2 Percent Last Quarter

Weak volumes to Europe and the Mediterranean caused U.S. containerized exports to dip 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter, providing a dull finish to a year in which exports hit a record 11.9 million 20-foot equivalent units, according to PIERS data. (22 February 2012 - 1:06 pm)

Danaos posts profit increase of 454pc to US$13.4 million in 2011

ATHENS based Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, has posted a 454 per cent increase in unaudited net profit of US$61.1 million. (22 February 2012 - 1:04 pm)

Scorpio Tankers Announces Newbuilding, Sales and Charter Agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea to construct a 52,000 DWT MR product tanker, entered into agreements to sell three of its Handymax vessels, and agreed to time charter-in two MR product tankers. (22 February 2012 - 12:54 pm)

Fukushima Effects Survive!

In the water sample taken from the Pacific Ocean, researchers stated that they have found remnants of the radioactive caesium substance which leaked from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. (22 February 2012 - 12:00 pm)

Somalia's Rich Maritime Resources Being Plundered, Report Says

With the country's 3,300-km coastline virtually unprotected, industrial fishing vessels from Europe and Asia have entered the area in large numbers and are plundering Somalia's rich maritime resources. (22 February 2012 - 3:05 am)