Hamburg port aims to become logistics centre German port has facilities to serve as hub for northern, central Europe
Limping Carnival ship moves to evade storm
Hyundai wins second order from US firm
Air and Land Transport
Boeing talk of building bigger 747 meant only to scare Airbus: analysts Boeing directors will not approve plan for superjumbo without a launch customer
Air Canada board expected to reject Onex takeover bid
Shanghai completes basic work on Pudong subway
Delhi airport acts to cut flight delays due to fog
BA cuts New Year's Eve flights by 64%
Features
Copters vital in saving lives
Columns
Environmental pressure on shipowners set to increase
Hamburg port aims to become logistics centre German port has facilities to serve as hub for northern, central Europe
Limping Carnival ship moves to evade storm
Hyundai wins second order from US firm
Air and Land Transport
Boeing talk of building bigger 747 meant only to scare Airbus: analysts Boeing directors will not approve plan for superjumbo without a launch customer
Air Canada board expected to reject Onex takeover bid
Shanghai completes basic work on Pudong subway
Delhi airport acts to cut flight delays due to fog
BA cuts New Year's Eve flights by 64%
Features
Copters vital in saving lives
Columns
Environmental pressure on shipowners set to increase
Hamburg port aims to become logistics centre German port has facilities to serve as hub for northern, central Europe
Limping Carnival ship moves to evade storm
Hyundai wins second order from US firm
Air and Land Transport
Boeing talk of building bigger 747 meant only to scare Airbus: analysts Boeing directors will not approve plan for superjumbo without a launch customer
Air Canada board expected to reject Onex takeover bid
Shanghai completes basic work on Pudong subway
Delhi airport acts to cut flight delays due to fog
BA cuts New Year's Eve flights by 64%
Features
Copters vital in saving lives
Columns
Environmental pressure on shipowners set to increase
Hamburg port aims to become logistics centre German port has facilities to serve as hub for northern, central Europe
Limping Carnival ship moves to evade storm
Hyundai wins second order from US firm
Air and Land Transport
Boeing talk of building bigger 747 meant only to scare Airbus: analysts Boeing directors will not approve plan for superjumbo without a launch customer
Air Canada board expected to reject Onex takeover bid
Shanghai completes basic work on Pudong subway
Delhi airport acts to cut flight delays due to fog
BA cuts New Year's Eve flights by 64%
Features
Copters vital in saving lives
Columns
Environmental pressure on shipowners set to increase
Nigerian tanker flees detention, banned from European ports Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has banned the Nigerian flagged oil tanker DELMAR EAGLE, from entering any European Port under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Port State Control.
US faces shipping trade row BRITAIN has pledged to push the issue of maritime services firmly on to the liberalisation agenda at the World Trade Organisation.
Taiwan earthquake A classical-style statue stands untouched in front of a toppled Taipei apartment building as rescue workers try to locate and extract survivors following an earthquake which hit central Taiwan yesterday. More than 1,500 people were killed according to early estimates and 3,500 injured, but ports escaped relatively unscathed, the worst affected harbour being Taichung, close to the epicentre in the mountainous central massif.
Tirrenia confident of Brussels backing on state subsidies TOP management at Italian state owned ferry group Tirrenia feels confident of winning European Commission approval for most of the subsidies it receives from the state under a public utility service deal that expires in 2008, Lloyd's List can reveal.
Tanker scrap prices still holding firm at 1999 peak levels SCRAP prices are still holding at 1999-peak levels for tanker units as illustrated by the latest very large crude carrier demolition sale, writes Emily Redding.
Prospects for Atlantic deal bleak THE chances of reaching early agreement on a new service structure for the North Atlantic that would remove liner tonnage from this depressed trade lane look remote.
TBT phase-out premature Phasing out of tributyltins in anti-fouling paint is premature until adequate replacements are found, John Joyce marine director of the International Chamber of Shipping said yesterday.
Korean giants eye LNG export club DAEWOO and Samsung are battling to enter the exclusive club of export LNG shipbuilders next month when the results of the long-awaited Spanish LNG project is announced.
Bahamas Freeport terminal intact after Floyd BAHAMAS' key Freeport container terminal escaped largely unscathed after Hurricane Floyd roared through last week and ships resumed calling there shortly after it passed over on its way to the US mainland.
Shortsea shipping, le grand inconnu La deuxième session de l'Eurofreight '99, le premier congrès pour et organisé par des expéditeurs européens, avait pour thème le trafic shortsea. Christina Prieser, de l'Institut allemand "Shipping Economics and Logistics", a déclaré que le transfert du transport routier vers le shortsea n'est pas automatique et que sa promotion laisse encore pas mal à désirer. Günther Kempf, directeur de l'armateur shortsea Opdr, est arrivé à la même constatation. Le troisième intervenant fut Marc De Witte, directeur commercial chez Noord Natie. Dans le court délai qui lui était accordé, ce dernier a abordé les activités shortsea en rapport avec la fonction commerciale du port d'Anvers. Finalement, Frank Boogaerts, le président des débats, a exposé la législation douanière européenne, qui présente actuellement quelques obstacles aux opportunités de ces modes de transport dans certaines régions. Mais il y a de l'espoir...
Ziegler ouvre une plate-forme logistique près de Strasbourg Ziegler a inauguré vendredi dernier à Hoerdt, près de Strasbourg, une nouvelle plate-forme logistique. "Cet investissement cadre dans la stratégie de logistique multimodale de proximité dans les principales régions d'Europe", dit le groupe belge dans un communiqué. D'autres investissements de ce type sont en cours, entre autres à Londres.
Lufthansa en joint-venture fret avec Singapore Airlines? Lufthansa Cargo AG (LCAG) souhaite réaliser une joint-venture avec Singapore Airlines (SIA). C'est ce qu'a déclaré le président de LCAG Wilhelm Althen à l'occasion d'une visite à Singapour. Il a précisé que la coopération avec SIA permettrait à la filiale fret de la compagnie aérienne allemande de renforcer sa présence dans la région Asie-Pacifique. Les deux compagnies oeuvrent depuis quelque temps à la réalisation d'une alliance fret dont SAS ferait également partie.
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