UK platform dumping rethink THE British government has climbed down over plans which would have allowed oil companies to dump some of their largest redundant oil platforms at sea. The move comes only days before European ministers meet to set new rules on North Sea decommissioning.
US coastwise cruise trade may open to foreign-built ships INFLUENTIAL Senator John Breaux has filed new legislation which would allow foreign-built cruise ships to operate in US coastwise trades for the first time in 103 years.
Recession fear over Chinese slowdown THE Chinese economy slowed significantly in the first half of this year, raising fresh doubts about the country's ability to withstand the effects of the Asian economic crisis.
MTW sale set for go-ahead THE European Commission has signalled that it will approve the Dm85m ($47m) sale of eastern German shipyard Meeres-Technik Wismar to Norwegian-US industrial holding company Aker RGI.
Van Miert rethink over Taca fines EUROPEAN Union competition commissioner Karel van Miert faces pressure from member governments over the level of fines to be imposed on transatlantic conference box carriers.
Bid to defer Derbyshire inquiry FAMILIES of those lost on the ill-fated bulk carrier Derbyshire are asking for more time to assemble their case and submit evidence to a public inquiry later this year into the tragedy.
US rail system faces crisis THE US railroad system is facing a crisis this autumn that could become a political football in the November congressional elections, a US transportation official has warned.
Dutch bank recommends buying cruiseship stock DUTCH bank ABN Amro has issued a buy recommendation for the shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the second largest cruise shipping company.
Chinese gas carriers need to be replaced CHINESE gas carriers are old and will need to be replaced in the near future, a conference in Beijing was told recently.
Cegielski may take major stake in DMR POLAND's largest marine engine builder, Poznan-based H Cegielski, may be about to take a major stake in Rostock, Germany-based DMR.
ICICI is looking to finance gas carriers INDIA'S major financial institution, ICICI, is exploring the possibility of funding the acquisition of lng carriers.
Bills propose tax holidays for shipping TWO separate bills that seek to grant tax holidays for domestic shipping, shipbuilding and repair industries, have been filed in the Philippine Senate.
Ship launch marks yard co-operation THE 12,500 m³capacity gas tanker Clipper Viking has been launched at Thyssen Nordsee-werke in Emden, Germany for Meyer Werft of Papenburg.
ICS launches updated Bridge Procedures Guide THE International Chamber Shipping has published the 3rd edition of its Bridge Procedures Guide which takes account of STCW 95, ISM Code and GMDSS.
Club's bulker claims hit $290m over ten years BULK carriers entered with the UK P&I Club produced 779 claims of over $100,000 each, costing a total of $290m in the ten years to December 1996.
Deutsche Bahn's axe threatens ferry links INTERNAL plans to substantially reduce train services operated by Deutsche Bahn, announced earlier this week, are expected to hit ferry activity from September 27.
BNSF warns farmers of grain backlog BURLINGTON Northern Sante Fe, the US railway company, has warned 150 grain shippers that it will have insufficient capacity to handle the expected surge in grain traffic this year.
India proposes financial aid for shipping INDIA'S surface transport ministry has proposed the setting aside of $500-700m a year under External Commercial Borrowings for the shipping sector during the Ninth Plan.
Government expects MTW take-over approval THE German government expects the European Commission to approve the take-over of eastern German shipyard MTW by Norwegian group Aker on July 23.
Engine builders to take pay cuts EMPLOYEES have agreed to take pay cuts at eastern German ship engine builder Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock.
PSA Corp prepares Tuticorin terminal FOLLOWING the signing of the agreement between PSA Corp and Tuticorin Port Trust, PSA Corp will install handling equipment at the south Indian port.
South Carolina's investment plan approved SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority has approved a budget for the next year that contains a $42m investment in port facilities and equipment.
Cosco reorganises global sales COSCO Container Lines has seconded its New Zealand general manager to its head office in Shanghai to organise and run its global sales section.
TSA lines increase peak season surcharge MEMBER shipping lines of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement are to increase their Peak Season Surcharge from $100 to $300 per feu.
Asian lines to boost trans-Atlantic service THREE major Asian carriers intend to expand their trans-Atlantic service, subject to gaining regulatory approval.
MUA faces indemnity fund trade-off THE Maritime Union of Australia is said to be under pressure to establish a unique indemnity fund to compensate businesses damaged by dockside industrial strife.
The Winning of the West Today's railroad and road links in the USA across the continent are taken for granted, but they first had to be built under the most strenuous conditions, through almost uncharted, hostile territory.
Maritime
Five postpanamax newbuildings for Evergreen
Evergreen intends to enlarge its fleet of U-class vessels and launch a new service next year.
Several changes have been announced for the Grand Alliance's trans-Pacific services.
CGM and Transroll increase their sailing frequency between Europe and the South American East coast.
Maersk Line launches the Siam-Japan Express service.
OOCL upgrades its intra-Asian network with new connections.
Cosco, "K" Line and Yangming expand their joint trans-Atlantic service.
Wilhelmsen improves its Europe-Australia PCTC links.
UASC again made a profit in fiscal 1997 and is taking delivery of ten newbuildings.
Grimaldi increased revenues and cashflow last year, and is launching a new Genoa-Barcelona ro/ro service.
OTAL appoints a liner agent in Portugal with a view to the Angola trade.
Ports and Terminals
Maersk/Sea-Land with own terminal in Bremerhaven
The two major shipping lines have signed an agreement with BLG which will bring Bremerhaven 250,000 new containers a year.
Ports of Auckland is reorganising its structure into two units.
Nagoya container port celebrates 30 years of operation this year.
Forwarding
Circle International acquires Tytherleigh in the UK.
Danzas buys DDF Logistics from Philips in Brazil.
ASG expands its furniture transport niche market in the Nordic region with the acquisition of ITM.
Kamino closed fiscal 1997 with a healthy increase in profit.
The results achieved by Fritz Companies in fiscal 1997/98 showed significant improvements.
Aviation
Croatia Airlines offers more frequent flights to the UK.
Armenian Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus.
Air Support in the Netherlands announces more capacity.
Emirates publishes details of its results for 1997.
Swissair has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan Airlines, and is negotiating with LTU.
Röhlig reorganises its airfreight division in the UK.
Panalpina handles supplies for Daimler-Benz in the USA, and logistics for Hewlett Packard in the Asia-Pacific area.
Top ten Iata agents 1997: Belgium, and the European rankings.
Who is Where
Personnel appointments, address changes and other movements in companies and organisations over the five continents.
The Winning of the West Today's railroad and road links in the USA across the continent are taken for granted, but they first had to be built under the most strenuous conditions, through almost uncharted, hostile territory.
Maritime
Five postpanamax newbuildings for Evergreen
Evergreen intends to enlarge its fleet of U-class vessels and launch a new service next year.
Several changes have been announced for the Grand Alliance's trans-Pacific services.
CGM and Transroll increase their sailing frequency between Europe and the South American East coast.
Maersk Line launches the Siam-Japan Express service.
OOCL upgrades its intra-Asian network with new connections.
Cosco, "K" Line and Yangming expand their joint trans-Atlantic service.
Wilhelmsen improves its Europe-Australia PCTC links.
UASC again made a profit in fiscal 1997 and is taking delivery of ten newbuildings.
Grimaldi increased revenues and cashflow last year, and is launching a new Genoa-Barcelona ro/ro service.
OTAL appoints a liner agent in Portugal with a view to the Angola trade.
Ports and Terminals
Maersk/Sea-Land with own terminal in Bremerhaven
The two major shipping lines have signed an agreement with BLG which will bring Bremerhaven 250,000 new containers a year.
Ports of Auckland is reorganising its structure into two units.
Nagoya container port celebrates 30 years of operation this year.
Forwarding
Circle International acquires Tytherleigh in the UK.
Danzas buys DDF Logistics from Philips in Brazil.
ASG expands its furniture transport niche market in the Nordic region with the acquisition of ITM.
Kamino closed fiscal 1997 with a healthy increase in profit.
The results achieved by Fritz Companies in fiscal 1997/98 showed significant improvements.
Aviation
Croatia Airlines offers more frequent flights to the UK.
Armenian Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus.
Air Support in the Netherlands announces more capacity.
Emirates publishes details of its results for 1997.
Swissair has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan Airlines, and is negotiating with LTU.
Röhlig reorganises its airfreight division in the UK.
Panalpina handles supplies for Daimler-Benz in the USA, and logistics for Hewlett Packard in the Asia-Pacific area.
Top ten Iata agents 1997: Belgium, and the European rankings.
Who is Where
Personnel appointments, address changes and other movements in companies and organisations over the five continents.
The Winning of the West Today's railroad and road links in the USA across the continent are taken for granted, but they first had to be built under the most strenuous conditions, through almost uncharted, hostile territory.
Maritime
Five postpanamax newbuildings for Evergreen
Evergreen intends to enlarge its fleet of U-class vessels and launch a new service next year.
Several changes have been announced for the Grand Alliance's trans-Pacific services.
CGM and Transroll increase their sailing frequency between Europe and the South American East coast.
Maersk Line launches the Siam-Japan Express service.
OOCL upgrades its intra-Asian network with new connections.
Cosco, "K" Line and Yangming expand their joint trans-Atlantic service.
Wilhelmsen improves its Europe-Australia PCTC links.
UASC again made a profit in fiscal 1997 and is taking delivery of ten newbuildings.
Grimaldi increased revenues and cashflow last year, and is launching a new Genoa-Barcelona ro/ro service.
OTAL appoints a liner agent in Portugal with a view to the Angola trade.
Ports and Terminals
Maersk/Sea-Land with own terminal in Bremerhaven
The two major shipping lines have signed an agreement with BLG which will bring Bremerhaven 250,000 new containers a year.
Ports of Auckland is reorganising its structure into two units.
Nagoya container port celebrates 30 years of operation this year.
Forwarding
Circle International acquires Tytherleigh in the UK.
Danzas buys DDF Logistics from Philips in Brazil.
ASG expands its furniture transport niche market in the Nordic region with the acquisition of ITM.
Kamino closed fiscal 1997 with a healthy increase in profit.
The results achieved by Fritz Companies in fiscal 1997/98 showed significant improvements.
Aviation
Croatia Airlines offers more frequent flights to the UK.
Armenian Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus.
Air Support in the Netherlands announces more capacity.
Emirates publishes details of its results for 1997.
Swissair has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan Airlines, and is negotiating with LTU.
Röhlig reorganises its airfreight division in the UK.
Panalpina handles supplies for Daimler-Benz in the USA, and logistics for Hewlett Packard in the Asia-Pacific area.
Top ten Iata agents 1997: Belgium, and the European rankings.
Who is Where
Personnel appointments, address changes and other movements in companies and organisations over the five continents.
The Winning of the West Today's railroad and road links in the USA across the continent are taken for granted, but they first had to be built under the most strenuous conditions, through almost uncharted, hostile territory.
Maritime
Five postpanamax newbuildings for Evergreen
Evergreen intends to enlarge its fleet of U-class vessels and launch a new service next year.
Several changes have been announced for the Grand Alliance's trans-Pacific services.
CGM and Transroll increase their sailing frequency between Europe and the South American East coast.
Maersk Line launches the Siam-Japan Express service.
OOCL upgrades its intra-Asian network with new connections.
Cosco, "K" Line and Yangming expand their joint trans-Atlantic service.
Wilhelmsen improves its Europe-Australia PCTC links.
UASC again made a profit in fiscal 1997 and is taking delivery of ten newbuildings.
Grimaldi increased revenues and cashflow last year, and is launching a new Genoa-Barcelona ro/ro service.
OTAL appoints a liner agent in Portugal with a view to the Angola trade.
Ports and Terminals
Maersk/Sea-Land with own terminal in Bremerhaven
The two major shipping lines have signed an agreement with BLG which will bring Bremerhaven 250,000 new containers a year.
Ports of Auckland is reorganising its structure into two units.
Nagoya container port celebrates 30 years of operation this year.
Forwarding
Circle International acquires Tytherleigh in the UK.
Danzas buys DDF Logistics from Philips in Brazil.
ASG expands its furniture transport niche market in the Nordic region with the acquisition of ITM.
Kamino closed fiscal 1997 with a healthy increase in profit.
The results achieved by Fritz Companies in fiscal 1997/98 showed significant improvements.
Aviation
Croatia Airlines offers more frequent flights to the UK.
Armenian Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus.
Air Support in the Netherlands announces more capacity.
Emirates publishes details of its results for 1997.
Swissair has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan Airlines, and is negotiating with LTU.
Röhlig reorganises its airfreight division in the UK.
Panalpina handles supplies for Daimler-Benz in the USA, and logistics for Hewlett Packard in the Asia-Pacific area.
Top ten Iata agents 1997: Belgium, and the European rankings.
Who is Where
Personnel appointments, address changes and other movements in companies and organisations over the five continents.
The Winning of the West Today's railroad and road links in the USA across the continent are taken for granted, but they first had to be built under the most strenuous conditions, through almost uncharted, hostile territory.
Maritime
Five postpanamax newbuildings for Evergreen
Evergreen intends to enlarge its fleet of U-class vessels and launch a new service next year.
Several changes have been announced for the Grand Alliance's trans-Pacific services.
CGM and Transroll increase their sailing frequency between Europe and the South American East coast.
Maersk Line launches the Siam-Japan Express service.
OOCL upgrades its intra-Asian network with new connections.
Cosco, "K" Line and Yangming expand their joint trans-Atlantic service.
Wilhelmsen improves its Europe-Australia PCTC links.
UASC again made a profit in fiscal 1997 and is taking delivery of ten newbuildings.
Grimaldi increased revenues and cashflow last year, and is launching a new Genoa-Barcelona ro/ro service.
OTAL appoints a liner agent in Portugal with a view to the Angola trade.
Ports and Terminals
Maersk/Sea-Land with own terminal in Bremerhaven
The two major shipping lines have signed an agreement with BLG which will bring Bremerhaven 250,000 new containers a year.
Ports of Auckland is reorganising its structure into two units.
Nagoya container port celebrates 30 years of operation this year.
Forwarding
Circle International acquires Tytherleigh in the UK.
Danzas buys DDF Logistics from Philips in Brazil.
ASG expands its furniture transport niche market in the Nordic region with the acquisition of ITM.
Kamino closed fiscal 1997 with a healthy increase in profit.
The results achieved by Fritz Companies in fiscal 1997/98 showed significant improvements.
Aviation
Croatia Airlines offers more frequent flights to the UK.
Armenian Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus.
Air Support in the Netherlands announces more capacity.
Emirates publishes details of its results for 1997.
Swissair has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan Airlines, and is negotiating with LTU.
Röhlig reorganises its airfreight division in the UK.
Panalpina handles supplies for Daimler-Benz in the USA, and logistics for Hewlett Packard in the Asia-Pacific area.
Top ten Iata agents 1997: Belgium, and the European rankings.
Who is Where
Personnel appointments, address changes and other movements in companies and organisations over the five continents.
The Winning of the West Today's railroad and road links in the USA across the continent are taken for granted, but they first had to be built under the most strenuous conditions, through almost uncharted, hostile territory.
Maritime
Five postpanamax newbuildings for Evergreen
Evergreen intends to enlarge its fleet of U-class vessels and launch a new service next year.
Several changes have been announced for the Grand Alliance's trans-Pacific services.
CGM and Transroll increase their sailing frequency between Europe and the South American East coast.
Maersk Line launches the Siam-Japan Express service.
OOCL upgrades its intra-Asian network with new connections.
Cosco, "K" Line and Yangming expand their joint trans-Atlantic service.
Wilhelmsen improves its Europe-Australia PCTC links.
UASC again made a profit in fiscal 1997 and is taking delivery of ten newbuildings.
Grimaldi increased revenues and cashflow last year, and is launching a new Genoa-Barcelona ro/ro service.
OTAL appoints a liner agent in Portugal with a view to the Angola trade.
Ports and Terminals
Maersk/Sea-Land with own terminal in Bremerhaven
The two major shipping lines have signed an agreement with BLG which will bring Bremerhaven 250,000 new containers a year.
Ports of Auckland is reorganising its structure into two units.
Nagoya container port celebrates 30 years of operation this year.
Forwarding
Circle International acquires Tytherleigh in the UK.
Danzas buys DDF Logistics from Philips in Brazil.
ASG expands its furniture transport niche market in the Nordic region with the acquisition of ITM.
Kamino closed fiscal 1997 with a healthy increase in profit.
The results achieved by Fritz Companies in fiscal 1997/98 showed significant improvements.
Aviation
Croatia Airlines offers more frequent flights to the UK.
Armenian Airlines has taken delivery of a new Airbus.
Air Support in the Netherlands announces more capacity.
Emirates publishes details of its results for 1997.
Swissair has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan Airlines, and is negotiating with LTU.
Röhlig reorganises its airfreight division in the UK.
Panalpina handles supplies for Daimler-Benz in the USA, and logistics for Hewlett Packard in the Asia-Pacific area.
Top ten Iata agents 1997: Belgium, and the European rankings.
Who is Where
Personnel appointments, address changes and other movements in companies and organisations over the five continents.
The drums are beating for a nationwide strike at Overnite Transportation, the nation's fifth-largest stand-alone LTL carrier and largest nonunion carrier. The Teamsters union, which has a foothold in the company, is frustrated by delays over contract talks at terminals where they have earned representation. A nationwide strike has been authorized, perhaps starting late this month. Overnite officials have challenged the union to a winner-take-all national vote, but Teamsters ridiculed that suggestion. Both sides are deep in strike preparations.
A failed attempt by Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, to claim for his state an exemption to the congressional freeze on truck weights is a curtain-raiser to what will be debated often and with emotion during the 106th Congress next year. The action opened the door to new skirmishes, breaking a truce among congressional supporters of the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century, the record $217 billion highway and transit spending bill passed earlier this session. While the American Trucking Associations considered the move a nonevent, railroad interests called it an attempt at "another slice of the salami."
The head of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, an international association of law enforcement personnel who promote uniform and reciprocal truck and bus inspections and enforcement throughout North America, wants to drive down truck-related fatalities. Capt. Jack Van Steenburg of the New York State Police will get some help in his effort from Congress, which recently passed a healthy increase in funding for roadside truck inspection as part of TEA-21. Van Steenburg noted that human error in truck fatalities is cited "far more" than mechanical defects of trucks.
The Canadian National-Illinois Central merger application was filed and with it the requisite details on how the end-to-end merger is in line with the country's national transportation policy. Two things that weren't previously pointed out: UP would be the big loser when it came to traffic diversions and Wisconsin Central would benefit, due to a new connection with CN at Duluth, Minn. In addition, plans for a new connection between the two carriers in Chicago and the anticipated enhanced single-line service should go a long way toward avoiding a Houston-like service meltdown in The Windy City.
While airlines and forwarders scramble to find ways to move their freight in and out of Hong Kong's new international airport, Federal Express and United Parcel Service are reveling in the fact that their systems are running smoothly. FedEx and UPS are the only two companies with the right to handle their own cargo using their own people and systems at Chek Lap Kok. Everyone else, or about 80 percent of the freight, is tied to Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. HACTL's computer system stumbled at the airport's start on July 6, wreaking havoc for almost everyone trying to move perishable and high-value freight out of the $20 billion airport.
OSI Proyectos Costa Rica SA is making a multimillion-dollar bet that if they help to build a maritime hub in Costa Rica, then business will come - in the form of shippers, banks, investors and everyone else connected with the maritime movement of goods. After its initial $6 million investment, OSI has plans to inject another $15 million. But that's pocket change compared with the $2.2 billion in total estimated costs for all that is being proposed, including a marina, office park, upscale homes, stores, cruise terminals and related facilities. There is also talk of a canal to compete with Panama.
The GM strike likely will drag on through the summer, with the full impact anticipated to hit sometime in August, when the automaker's production normally would be running at full tilt. Some of the effects of the strike so far: a reported second-quarter loss of $1.2 billion and the company continues to hemorrhage at an estimated $80 million a day. GM has stopped production of 225,000 vehicles and is considering canceling health benefits for some employees. Right now the biggest guessing game is just what kind of impact the strike will have in the long run.
Syncra Software has released the first collaborative planning and forecasting software to comply with retail guidelines set last month. The application, described as "BetweenWare," enables companies to share information and prevent additional costs related to unplanned activities. The product, developed for the retailers and their suppliers, is currently being adapted for the automotive and technology arenas and LTL carriers as well.
The Canadian Autoworkers Union has asked Canadian National Railway to agree to a joint no-strike, no-lockout pledge until Oct. 5 to give the two sides time to work out a new pension deal as part of a new labor agreement. In a bid for support, the union sent copies of its proposal to more than 1,000 of CN's major customers, stating it could help avert service disruptions. The stumbling block: CN wants the union to accept a deal similar to what it has agreed to with other unions. CN is hoping it can come to agreement with the CAW by October.
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