Intercargo Bulletins 1998

INTERCARGO Bulletins, 1998

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158
December 1998

IMO supports Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) proposal for bulk carriers
Great Lakes - Winter starts on 22 December
US Steel imports set to decline in 1999
New Bulk Index debut on 21 December
Former IACS Chairman appointed President of COSCO Hong Kong
New Safety Culture Seminar
LR - fatigue cracking in modern bulk carriers
Guide to solving Millennium Bug Problems
IACS considers new action to draw attention to sub-standard vessels
ITF to target national flag ships
Nordstrom & Thulin pulls out of the dry bulk sector

157
November 1998

MOSK and Navix to merge
New Panamax Index for Baltic
Canada to target Handysize bulk carriers
Cargill buys Continental Grain
No benefit from stock market listings for shipping
POPSCO announces steel production cuts
ITF Ship Rocked by Crew Dissent
Bulker trials
Salvarani moves on
IACS: New Permanent Secretary
UK Tonnage tax
China sets up Bulk Shipping Group

156
October 1998

INTERCARGO appoints new Chairman
INTERCARGO seminar in London
BFI peaks at 1008 in mid-October before sliding again
9.5 mdwt of bulk carriers scrapped so far in 1998
Iron ore trade to decline by 2.3% in 1998 and a further 2% in 1999
China bans logging
US Grain to Russia
Panama Canal maintenance
New US Harbour Tax
Other US news

155
Sept.
1998

Dry Bulk Freight rates rise
Feared missing bulk carrier 'Brilliant Corners' found
Leros Strength investigation
Bulk carrier lay up rises dramatically
Bulk carrier scrapping 44% up on this time last year
IMO calls for more detailed reporting of marine casualties
World-wide and Navix form bulk pool
INTERCARGO initiates meeting of international shipowners' associations, London 29th Oct.
Grain Markets in 98/99 will be dominated by an excess of supply and stagnant import demand
Food aid to Russia

154
August 1998

Another Handysize Bulk Carrier Sinks
INTERCARGO Publishes Casualty Statistics for 1990-97
US Jones Act
US Harbour Maintenance Fund
Crew Visa Fees
OECD Shipbuilding Agreement
Shanghai Shipping Exchange
Columbia. Decree No 3111
Indonesia: Sea Lanes

153
July
1998

Poor dry bulk market a focus for the shipping press
Salvage Association sees workload drop by 50% since 1990
Bulk carrier 'Osool' sinks
ITF publishes a list detailing their worst twenty shipowners
'China strength helped prevent deep recession'
Baltic Exchange confirms appointment of new Chairman
Cosco and Sinotrans may merge
British Steel profit warning
Bulk Fleet in lay up
Good Faith Shipping's plans for a US$280M high yield bond issue have been withdrawn
Panama Canal Draft back to normal
OECD Shipbuilding

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