U.S. second register proposal in works Senate majority leader Trent Lott (R. Miss) and Senator John Breaux (D.-La.) are planning legislation that would create a second U.S. ship register.
Canadian yards unveil wish list for Ottawa Key Canadian shipbuilding industry executives and union leaders came together in St. John's, Newfoundland yesterday to release a joint strategy paper to revitalize the shipbuilding industry in Canada.
Aker shuffles ownership of Aker Yards and Aker GEO Observers had been expecting that today's quarterly report from Aker Maritime would bring with it news of some kind of restructuring. They were not disappointed.
Big orders for Samsung and Daewoo Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has received a $240 million order from Germany's Hamburg Sud line for six 3,400-TEU, 243 m containerships. The news comes within days of a $90 million order from Chandris Hellas for four 225 m,75,000 dwt bulkers from Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries
Swing to repair brings Todd back into black Todd Shipyards Corporation has announced financial results for the first quarter ending June 27, 1999,reporting net income of $1.8 million
Astilleros Españoles catches a ferry Spain's Astilleros Españoles SA, which has been facing a rapidly eroding backlog has won a much needed newbuilding order.
Govan yard close to lifeline order GOVAN shipyard may have moved a step closer to grasping the prize it needs to guarantee up to five years' workload.
Norwegian Sky makes her debut at Dover NORWEGIAN Cruise Line's first new ship for six years, the $300m Norwegian Sky, made her debut in Dover at the week-end ten days after delivery in Germany.
BP Amoco results could indicate 'Browne factor' BP AMOCO reports second quarter results tomorrow a day before the first anniversary of the merger that launched a new era of consolidation in the oil industry.
Hawaiian Electric in maritime freight sell-off NEW York-listed Hawaiian Electric Industries has sold its maritime freight interests to Saltchuk Resources of Seattle.
Shareholders spell out fresh bid for ECT Outgoing EU Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert will receive a letter in the coming weeks from the proposed new shareholders of Europe Combined Terminals (ECT), the Rotterdam box stevedore.
Logistics faces more changes EUROPE'S rapidly changing contract logistics industry faces further consolidation, according to a new report.
First of reefership quartet near delivery to GF Invest LEADING Italian fruit and produce group GF Invest is set to take delivery of the first of four state-of-the-art reeferships tailored to the needs of the traffic from Central America and the Caribbean to the western Mediterranean.
Fears for crew of arrest threat ship A tanker loitering off Port William could face arrest by the Admiralty Marshal.
La Commission européenne approuve les aspects "terrestres" du TACA révisé La commission européenne a accepté hier le règlement de la version révisée du Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreeement (TACA), aussi appelé règlement "not-below-cost", par lequel les parties concernées peuvent convenir de ne pas pratiquer des prix inférieurs aux coûts lorsqu'elles assurent des services de transport intérieur dans le cadre d'une opération de transport multimodal.
Dow Chemical devient le plus grand client pétrochimique de KTN Les géants américains du secteur chimique Dow Chemical et Union Carbide vont fusionner et constitueront de la sorte le deuxième groupe chimique au monde. L'opération devrait être menée à bien d'ici la fin du printemps prochain. Le Dow Chemical nouvelle formule sera le plus grand et le plus important client de Katoen Natie pour les activités de logistique pétrochimique, tant en Belgique qu'au niveau mondial. Un porte-parole du groupe logistique a déclaré qu'il était cependant trop tôt pour dresser un inventaire précis des possibilités de synergies entre les deux géants.
Le concept du container repliable est-il valable pour l'Europe? Considérant la croissance continue que connaît la containérisation et l'importance des déséquilibres qui se manifestent dans divers trafics maririmes, d'aucuns relancent l'idée - déjà mise en pratique - d'un container repliable. Certes, les avantages de ce concept sont évidents sur le plan pratique, mais on peut émettre certaines réserves au niveau des coûts.
Une nouvelle halle aux aciers au port de Bâle L'avenir du transport fluvial et des ports intérieurs réside dans la diversification et la spécialisation tout à la fois. Il leur faut trouver de nouveaux marchés pour compenser la stagnation et, à terme, le tassement des vracs (avec l'heureuse exception que constitue, pour l'heure, le charbon). Il leur faut aussi proposer des prestations "pointues". C'est une condition posée par le marché.
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