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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:41 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:21:46 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/shipping(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac6a298a-d471-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac6a298a-d471-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's third-largest container shipping line still needs an urgent restructuring of its debts and supplier contracts in spite of returning to profit on a key route, said a senior executive for Marseilles-based CMA CGMWed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/29a6663e-d3af-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29a6663e-d3af-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlA research by a London shipbroker reveals that one in 12 of the world's largest crude oil tankers are being used to store oil rather than move it from place to placeTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:25:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c63d9aa6-d366-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c63d9aa6-d366-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlThe benchmark for freight costs for dry bulk commodities hit a 2009 high as bids rose for vessels that transport iron ore and coal to ChinaTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:40:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dde9282-d2db-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dde9282-d2db-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe BDI's upturn may just indicate a short-term economic boost, and cannot be seen as a reliable sign of smooth sailing ahead, writes Aline van Duyn Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:19:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffd9ee3e-cf67-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffd9ee3e-cf67-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlThe head of the company that owns the world's largest container carrier has criticised rescues of struggling container lines by governments and shipowners, accusing them of 'inflicting damage on the healthy part of the industry'Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:45:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac347a38-ceea-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac347a38-ceea-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html The shipbuilder shouldn't have a problem making wind turbines but the real challenge will lie in selling them Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:20:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/64733352-cee4-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64733352-cee4-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html The world's biggest shipbuilder is venturing into green technologies as it looks for new revenues to counter a bleak sector outlook sector and increased competition from China Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:17:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/90b104fe-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90b104fe-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlShareholders in the owner of one of the world's fastest-growing shipping lines came within a handful of votes of rejecting the plan for the company, voting figures from a meeting showFri, 6 Nov 2009 02:44:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2555e920-c963-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2555e920-c963-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlHalf the institutions that provide shipping finance in the region have pulled out because of the global financial turmoil, highlighting the dramatic slowdown in credit availability for the sectorWed, 4 Nov 2009 20:16:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e35d4278-c73e-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e35d4278-c73e-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.htmlWith the shipping industry unable to deliver goods quickly, retailers may struggle to keep their shelves stocked in the weeks before Christmas as consumer spending becomes difficult to predictMon, 2 Nov 2009 02:22:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9b0cce6-c4b9-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9b0cce6-c4b9-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlNeptune Orient Lines and China Cosco have announced major losses for the June-September quarter in a further sign of the unprecedented severity of the economic crisis battering the industryThu, 29 Oct 2009 21:47:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6aded500-c329-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6aded500-c329-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlThe shipbroking and shipping services group has reported a £7.02m pre-tax profits for the six months to August 31 amid one of the most severe downturns in its historyTue, 27 Oct 2009 22:30:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd3f4d1e-c25e-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd3f4d1e-c25e-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlFresh evidence has emerged of the extent of the crisis facing Germany's container ship owners after Peter Döhle Schiffahrts sought state aid to overcome the downturnMon, 26 Oct 2009 19:59:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/70fe5ffc-c18d-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70fe5ffc-c18d-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlConcerns have been raised about whether big shipping banks will start inflating the value of billions of euros of their assets after two endorsed a new valuation method producing ship values well above market ratesSun, 25 Oct 2009 21:09:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe919b36-c188-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fshippinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe919b36-c188-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlThe dispute about efforts by some German shipbrokers and banks to introduce a new method of ship valuation revolves around how to value a vessel such as the Santa Giulietta Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:39:03 +0000