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01/06/2009 12:00 AM US Shipping faces collapse after default
TROUBLED Jones Act tanker company reveals it has defaulted on its senior credit facility.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Naval intervention is bringing Somalian pirates to book
THERE are signs that efforts to tackle the problem are starting to have a pronounced effect.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Norden sells bulkers to generate cash
DANISH shipping group Norden has sold six dry bulk vessels for a total of $175m.

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06/01/2007 12:00 AM Lloyd’s List turns a new page for a more colourful future
Lloyd’s List, so often a chronicler of historic events, today marks its own small piece of history by being produced in traditional “broadsheet” format for the last time, writes editor Julian Bray .

06/01/2007 12:00 AM Louis Dreyfus plans series of offshore orders
ECLECTIC French shipping group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has announced plans to order new semi-submersible barges and tugs following its takeover of Dutch offshore and deep sea towage specialist Fairmount Marine.

06/01/2007 12:00 AM One-day strike called in Corsica ferry dispute
A LEADING French seafarers’ union has called on its members to stage a one-day strike on Corsican ferry services operated by SNCM and Compagnie Meridionale de Navigation today, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.

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01/06/2009 12:00 AM Why the UK government is in the dark over Light Dues
FIRSTLY, is there a credit crisis? Yes, there is, and it is more than just international, it is global.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Bullish Grimaldi Naples heralds new services
THE maritime world may be stepping gingerly into 2009, haunted by concerns that the recession will be long and deep, but at Grimaldi Naples the talk is of optimism for the year ahead.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Owner fined over loss of Bourbon Dolphin
BOURBON Offshore Norway has been given five days to respond to a NKr5m ($0.7m) fine from the Norwegian government for its part in the loss of the Bourbon Dolphin in 2007.

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01/06/2009 12:00 AM Why the UK government is in the dark over Light Dues
FIRSTLY, is there a credit crisis? Yes, there is, and it is more than just international, it is global.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Italian owners furious as cabotage tax breaks are cut
ITALY’S shipowners have responded with fury to the government’s decision not to renew tax breaks to the cabotage sector, accusing premier Silvio Berlusconi and his cohorts of failing to live up to their promises and questioning their commitment to the maritime sector.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Horizon faces fraud charges in pension fund lawsuit
A US pension fund is spearheading a lawsuit against Horizon Lines, accusing the Jones Act container line of “fraudulently inflating” its share price during an 14-month period starting in the spring of 2007, causing investors “millions of dollars” in losses.

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01/06/2009 12:00 AM HHI warning shows major yards hit by order crisis
SHIPYARDS are set for testing times this year as a lack of ship finance, liquidity problems, curtailed orders and the wider global economic malaise bite deeper, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong.

01/06/2009 12:00 AM Fincantieri drops plan for controlling stake in Lloyd Werft
SHIPBUILDER decides not to exercise option on German ship repairer, blaming market conditions.

01/05/2009 12:00 AM Sharing out the pain
PAIN will be felt widely, if unevenly, in the maritime industries during the coming year.

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