Jackson backs self-regulation BRITAIN'S shipping minister and the leader of the International Transport Workers' Federation have used today's 50th anniversary celebrations at the International Maritime Organisation to express sharply contrasting views on how to tackle substandard shipping.
Fears grow for missing bulker RADIO contact with a laden capesize bulk carrier in the South Atlantic has been lost since Monday morning, raising fears for the safety of the vessel and its 22-strong crew, writes David Osler.
China shipbuilding declines as price advantage vanishes CHINA'S ambition to become one of the world's premier shipbuilding nations looks to have suffered a setback after the latest quarterly newbuilding statistics showed a decline in its order book.
Merger hearing AMOCO vice-president George Spindler (left) and British Petroleum America chairman and chief executive officer Steven Percy (right) have defended the two oil giants' proposed $110bn merger before the Federal Trade Commission. Two US senators argued that the move would allow Amoco-BP to raise petrol prices. Ohio's Mike DeWine and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin want an inquiry into the security implications of the US energy giant's planned alliance with a foreign firm.
P&I club at the crossroads A radical change in direction appears increasingly likely for the Liverpool & London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association at the culmination of a turbulent year for the small UK-based marine mutual.
Freight lobby criticises UK rail companies British railways lobby, The Railfreight Group, has published a study on what freight customers want from rail.
Hopes rise as BFI hits three month high A six point rise pushed the Baltic Freight Index to 906 points yesterday, its highest level for three months, strengthening hopes of a recovery in dry cargo freight rates.
Seateam to fund Brazil expansion NORWAY's Seateam Technology has announced an Oslo private placement worth NKr95.3m ($12.7m) which the company says will be devoted to strengthening its activities in Brazil, a market it feels has great potential.
Flag states urged ratify pollution annex PRESSURE should be put on flag states to ratify MARPOL Annex VI on air pollution by ships, according to delegates at a marine environmental regulation conference.
Greek owners warn of bleak prospects ahead GREEK owners have warned that prospects for the shipping industry are bleak as a result of the expanding crisis in world economies and the bad conditions in the freight market.
Sulpicio Lines' operations have been suspended SULPICIO Lines' operations have been suspended following the sinking last week of the Princess of the Orient.
Costa Rica's economy expected to grows steadily EXPORT and import trade involving Costa Rica has been growing steadily for the last 19 months and will continue to thrive throughout 1999, according to the central bank.
First Minoan ferry order goes to Sestri SESTRI Cantiere Navale is to build the first of the two 30,000 gt conventional ferries ordered by Minoan Lines at Fincantieri.
Cory Towage expresses interest in Swansea CORY Towage, the UK's second largest tug owner, has expressed its interest in operating tugs at the South Wales port of Swansea.
Trieste shipper to become Mongolian representative SAMER & Co Shipping of Trieste has confirmed that it would act as the 'technical representative' of the Mongolia Ship Register.
Port Weller Dry Docks wins refit contract PORT Weller Dry Docks of St Catharines, Ontario, has won a C$5.3m ($3.4m) contract to refit the Algoma Central selfunloader Agawa Canyon.
Miami braces itself for Hurricane Georges MIAMI is bracing itself for the onslaught of Hurricane Georges that is on course for South Florida leaving a trail of destruction in its Caribbean path.
Malaysian team to push use of Port Klang MALAYSIA'S government may set up a specialist team to work on new strategies to promote the use of Port Klang as the country's national load port.
Bugsier starts trials with two-man tugs GERMAN towage company Bugsier has started trials with two man crewing on tugs in Hamburg.
Australian farm exports to slump in 1999 AUSTRALIAN exports of wool, wheat and beef are expected to slump significantly next year according to the nation's leading commodities forecaster.
CP Ships snaps up ANZDL CP SHIPS has acquired Australia New Zealand Direct Line from its two owners, SCAC Delmas Vieljeux of France and Brierley Investments of New Zealand.
Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Georges HURRICANE Georges caused extensive damage to shipping terminals at San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 21-22.
Anvers/Milan reliés par un train hebdomadaire pour trafics conventionnels ouvert au combiné Dès la semaine 43 pour parler en langage ferroviaire, ou encore vers le 20 octobre, le port d'Anvers et Milan Smistamento (et bien entendu les hinterlands respectifs) seront réunis par un train complet hebdomadaire (dans un stade initial), principalement axé sur le transport de marchandises conventionnelles, mais également ouvert au transport combiné, englobant la logistique dans un produit complet. Ce train, présenté lors de la manifestation Freight Select International Mainport à Anvers, sera commercialisé conjointement par les sociétés Railtrans et Eurorail à des tarifs particulièrement intéressants.
Plein cap sur une année record pour le Port de Nantes/St-Nazaire Fin août, le trafic total à Nantes/St-Nazaire (Port Atlantique) s'élevait à 20,29 millions de tonnes, soit 20% de plus qu'au terme des huits premiers mois de 1997. Sur cette lancée, le cap des 30 mio. de t devrait être franchi pour l'ensemble de l'année 1998, soit un gain de 15% par rapport à 1997, exercice qui était lui-même en progression de 6,1% par rapport à 1996. En moins de trente ans (1970/1998), le trafic aura ainsi été multiplié par trois (de 10 à 30 mio. de t). Pour l'avenir, le port attend notamment une forte progression des céréales qui est attendue.
Conti 7 met en place les outils du 21e siècle Depuis sa création, le groupe maritime et portuaire anversois Continental Lines n'a cessé d'évoluer vers de nouvelles dimensions, prenant une place de plus en plus importante dans l'économie maritime et portuaire belge. L'évolution la plus marquante des quarante dernières années est en fait l'œuvre de Jean Brion, son président, à la fois homme de vision, dans la mesure où il a su très adroitement jouer la carte des diversifications et procéder aux restructurations nécessaires de l'entreprise afin de la mettre au diapason des nouvelles circonstantes, et homme d'action, qui a toujours su s'entourer des cadres et d'un personnel de haut niveau auxquels il communique un dynamisme à toute épreuve. Ces jours-ci, Continental Lines fête son 75e anniversaire et saisit cette occasion pour faire peau neuve. En effet, après trois années de restructurations et d'investissements, période au cours de laquelle toutes les activités de cette société de portefeuille ont été fondamentalement repensées, il a été décidé de donner un nouveau nom au groupe, celui de "Conti 7", qui doit mieux refléter les sept métiers qui lui sont propres.
CP Ships grabs ANZDL The long-speculated sale of Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL) to Canadian Pacific has finally been confirmed. Canadian Pacific announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement to acquire the container shipping business of ANZDL from its two owners, SCAC Delmas Vieljeux of France and Brierley Investments Ltd of New Zealand. The transaction includes ANZDL's container shipping services and brand name in two key regional trades, United States west coast to and from Australia/New Zealand and trans-Tasman. Included also are ANZDL's organisation, its chartered ships and containers. Described by Canadian Pacific as one of the most readily recognised brand names in the Australasian trades, ANZDL will become part of CP Ships, the company's container shipping business.
Reform chase underway at CTAL Waterfront reform arrived at P&O Ports yesterday with the removal of crane chasers, albeit in a limited capacity. Yesterday was the first time that crane chasers were not used at the Container Terminals Australia Ltd terminal at Port Botany. This followed trials, witnessed last week by the NSW government's WorkCover authority and a number of conferences on the issue in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Yesterday's allocation of work without crane chasers was said to be on a relatively small scale, although work was proceeding. Productivity was, however, reported to be down.
Brands to be maintained ANZDL will retain its own identity and market autonomy in the North American trade, despite the established presence of CP Ships' stablemate Contship in the East Coast service and its recently announced West Coast entry via Fesco's FANAL operation (DCN, 15 September). Contship and ANZDL will continue as discrete businesses in the manner CP Ships has successfully employed in its earlier acquisitions of CAST, Lykes, Ivaran and Contship itself, and its joint venture with TMM. Indeed Contship and ANZDL will go head-to-head in the Pacific, mirroring the situation in Atlantic trades where various services of CAST, Lykes and CP Ships' original entity Canada Maritime compete with each other.
Liner shipping in trouble: Beard The liner shipping industry is a troubled one according to Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL) president and chief executive officer Michael Beard. Mr Beard, who spoke at the FIATA conference in Sydney yesterday, said this was notwithstanding the fact that the traditional liner shipping industry had responded to the challenge of increased global trade with increased service levels and lower prices. The industry, he said, suffered from what was, superficially, a strange paradox. On the one hand it had growing global markets, subsidised ships and the ability to form cartels; on the other, it was affected by low prices, low profitability as well as unhappy shareholders and unhappy and suspicious customers.
Conference aims to bridge SAR chasm Maritime rescue players from 22 countries surrounding the Indian Ocean converged on Fremantle this week to devise a master-integrated Search and Rescue (SAR) plan to cover the entire Indian Ocean. Representatives of countries as economically and politically diverse as Oman, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Yemen are pursuing the common goal of ensuring an end to the days when a ship can vanish without a trace. Conference delegates are identifying areas in the region lacking necessary arrangements for Search and Rescue, they will address training needs and assess the adequacy of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in each country.
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