Gulf Shipper articles from May 2005

Gulf Shipper archives from May 2005

E-trading for secondhand steel - Online auction widens buyer, seller horizons.(SteelSalvor)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume would face paying out a steep claim. Now, the online auctions can often sell the product at close to or just slightly less than the premium price, substantially reducing the insurance company's payout, and often...

Project cargo's new paradigm - Liner-type service changing industry SOPs.(standard operating procedures)
May 2, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume Project cargo is officially back on the map thanks to expanding energy sectors including chemicals, oil, liquefied natural gas and wind generation. But with charter and freight rates at all-time highs, the standard...

Gulf-Africa capacity booms - Rickmers adds service; Gulf Africa and Nordana expand.
May 16, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume Two Gulf-Africa carriers are adding vessels to existing service, and a third Gulf carrier is tapping into a veteran Europe-Africa service, creating substantial new capacity in the trade lane.Gulf Africa Line and Nordana...

Managing a port is risky business - Port director fallout a factor in increasingly complicated industry.
May 17, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume The job of running a port is exponentially more complicated in today's world of heightened security, environmental mitigations, electronic data interchange and interactive community relations than it was just a few...

Intermarine opts for measured growth - Heavy-lift carrier dismisses 'bigger-is-better' concept.
May 31, 2005... BYLINE: Janet Plume Multipurpose carrier Intermarine recently joined a growing pack of shipping companies with new vessels on order. But unlike other carriers, the new ships won't be substantially bigger than those in the existing...

SPECIAL REPORT: CENTRAL GULF PORTS - Central Gulf ports diversify.
May 31, 2005... BYLINE: Laura L. Myers Competition among ports vying for shipping companies is as stiff as it has ever been amid historic industry consolidations and tight capacity.Shipping companies and shippers take advantage of the elevated level of...