Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
Air France pilots warn of long strike
Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
Out go old work practices Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die
Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
Air France pilots warn of long strike
Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
Out go old work practices Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die
Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
Air France pilots warn of long strike
Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
Out go old work practices Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die
Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
Air France pilots warn of long strike
Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
Out go old work practices Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die
Russia aims for Norway crew jobs RUSSIA hopes to counter the decline of its own seafarer requirements by increasing the number supplied to Norwegian shipowners.
Lower calls for Liverpool club LIVERPOOL & London Steam-ship Protection and Indemnity Association has closed the 1994 and 1995 policy years with lower than forecast supplementary calls because of recent settlements with Australian reinsurer GIO and the Lowndes Lambert Group.
Tonnage boost at Japanese yards FOUR medium-sized Japanese shipbuilders have reported a 32.5% increase in gross tonnage in the year to April 1998.
Sherwood bullish on Sea Containers AN EARNINGS rise of between 60% and 80% this year and capital spending of $200m have been forecast by Sea Containers president James Sherwood at the company's annual meeting in New York, writes David Mott.
US cruiseship inspection fees modified A US government agency has been persuaded by industry comments to alter its proposal to begin assessing fees for "consultation services" in regard of cruiseship newbuildings and revamps.
Sembawang chairman 'optimistic' DIVERSIFIED conglomerate Sembawang Corp has good prospects for its marine divisions, with the offshore sector remaining robust for three to five years, according to chairman Philip Yeo.
Bureau Veritas listing plan CLASSIFICATION society Bureau Veritas is considering a partial flotation on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1999 if the market remains strong.
BA wins Tunnel rail link battle A PRIVATE sector consortium headed by British Airways and UK coach operator National Express is to build and operate the UK high-speed passenger rail link to the Channel Tunnel.
Condor and P&O picked by Channel Islanders TRANSPORT authorities in the Channel Islands have issued their first thoughts on ferry services to the UK mainland next year.
Indonesian economy fell eight per cent in quarter INDONESIA'S economy shrank by 8.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year and could shrink by up to ten per cent by the end of 1998.
New president to replace SBMA chairman PHILIPPINE president elect Joseph "Erap" Estrada has announced a replacement for Richard Gordon, chairman of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Los Angeles opens bidding for on-dock rail link THE Port of Los Angeles has begun calling for bids covering the construction of what will be its fourth on-dock intermodal rail facility.
Wilhelmsen and Daewoo Motors sign three-year deal WILHELMSEN Lines and Daewoo Motors Corp have signed a three-year contract covering the shipment of 300,000 vehicles from South Korea to North and Latin America.
Varna yard to invite tenders for 75 per cent stake VARNA Shipyard in Bulgaria is to issue a prospectus this month to invite tenders for the 75 per cent share in the yard still held by the state.
Bureau Veritas to announce its flotation BUREAU Veritas, the French classification society, is expected to announce next week that it is to float in 1999.
Grincor announces Griffin take-over scheme SOUTH African transport group Grindrod Unicorn Group has announced a scheme to acquire Griffin Shipping Holdings as a wholly owned subsidiary.
Adm James Loy becomes head of US Coast Guard ADMIRAL James Loy has replaced Admiral Robert Kramek as head of the US Coast Guard.
IACS to re-evaluate associate members CROATIAN Register of Shipping and Indian Register of Shipping, both associate members of IACS, are to be re-evaluated.
Brazil to export shipyard workers BRAZILIAN shipyard workers are to cross the Atlantic to work in Portugese yards as a result of the shipbuilding crisis at home.
Budget offers no respite for Indian owners INDIAN shipowners are disappointed with the government's latest budget, which offers no respite for the ailing industry.
Panama's maritime authority to have single budget A SINGLE budget will be set next year to finance Panama's new Maritime Authority, replacing the four separate budgets currently allocated.
RCCL pleads guilty over bilge water ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has agreed to a $9m settlement over charges that it attempted to conceal its improper disposal of oil-contaminated bilge water.
Grain theft sparks investigation THEFT of 7,000 tonnes of grain in the first quarter of this year from Venezuela's Puerto Cabello has led to a government investigation.
Patrick's automation threat described as 'fantasy' AUSTRALIA'S top union body has dismissed as "fantasy" a threat by Patrick to replace wharfies with machines.
Panama to complete canal regulations next year NEW regulations are planned for next year to complete a legal framework for the Panama Canal, according to its administrator, Alberto Aleman Zubieta.
Union in bid to prove 'innocence' The Maritime Union of Australia will today attempt to prove that it had no involvement in the detention of the Columbus Canada and threatened action against other vessels allegedly loaded by non-union labour in Australia. It is understood that the MUA will be opposing the extension of interim orders obtained against the union by the Australian Competition and Consumer Council.
Govt stonewalls waterfront probe The minister representing the prime minister in the senate, Robert Hill successfully stonewalled a Senate Estimates committee yesterday on the issue of whether the committee had the right to expect answers from the department of Workplace Relations concerning consultants reports or any other documentation, relevant to the Government's waterfront reform policy.
Condock in subaqueous performance Sydney farewelled the former Russian Foxtrot-class submarine Scorpion last weekend in a delicate and unusual harbour operation. The submarine was floated on to the semi-submersible dock ship Condock IV allowing Scorpion to float in with assistance from two tugs and the vessels.
Victoria proposes rail safety regime Train operators in Victoria could face new safety accreditation fees and requirements under options being considered to achieve safer rail operations in Victoria released for comment by the Victorian government's Public Transport Safety Directorate. Under the proposed regulations operators will be subject to an application fee of $5000 an a minimum annual fee of $5000 to recover administration costs of the new accreditation scheme.
'Private ports are better ports' New Zealand ports are much better businesses today following privatisation than they were a decade ago according to port of Tauranga chairman Fraser McKenzie. He said that after privatisation, NZ port companies became interested in being competitive not just nationally, but internationally and directors and management had to see the company perform for the benefit of the shareholder and the customer.
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