Q&A:  Shipping Still At Sea
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ROME, Sep 3 (IPS) - A first officer&#39s certificate to navigate a ship  and deputise for captain. No training, no skills. Price, 4,500  dollars. David Cockroft sent shock waves through the shipping  business when he bought that certificate back in 2001 to show  corruption in shipping registries.
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The Suez Canal remains closed after desperate attempts to move a broken-down oil tanker ended in failure. The situation remains chaotic two days after the Liberian ship became disabled as it was passing along the canal.
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By Peter Hull, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 9--The expansion of the Port of Charleston appears to be back on  course.
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Shipments go up, prices go down...with more of the same on the horizon.
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This is the time of the year when procrastinators everywhere want to know: When is the latest I can ship packages and still get them delivered by Christmas?
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CHICAGO _ You better watch out/ you better not cry/ you better order now/ I'm telling you why ...  Shipping costs are going to rise.  That could become a familiar verse this week if you haven't yet finished your online holiday shopping.
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P&amp;Oâs cutbacks announced today are the result of the waves of troubles that have swamped the ferry industry of late. Some would say the company has done well to weather the storms for as long as it has.
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It's official. Postal delivery is as slow as snails, at least in Poland.
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Limited shipping could resume on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia as early as today after an oil spill late last week halted vessels, the US Coast Guard said.
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TechWeb - The company insists the later date still keeps it on track to ship the database software within the original goal of 24 to 36 months after SQL Server 2005.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska A salvage team has reached a wrecked freighter in the Bering Sea off Alaska&#39;s coast. For days, the Coast Guard has been trying to get people on the ship, which has broken in two and is oozing oil, diesel fuel and soybeans.
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When environmental protestors boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean, images of the action quickly flashed on the world&#39;s TV sets, followed by photos from the Japanese ship after the protestors were taken into custody. Getting these images out is crucial if either side is to win the global PR battle, but doing so can be problematic when you&#39;re at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection.
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A stricken cargo ship off the Devon coast is at risk of sinking if weather deteriorates over the next few days.
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The fate of the next America's Cup was still in limbo on Wednesday when a New York court judge said after a hearing that he needed more time to decide whether he had jurisdiction to rule on the issues.
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Analysis: Why did Iranian boats threaten three US ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz? To remind the world that Iran still has a hand on the world's oil spigot
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Competitive pricing environment continues for small package shippers.
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Limited shipping could resume on the  Delaware River south of Philadelphia as early as today after an  oil spill late last week halted vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard  said.