Sinking prompts fast ferry safety fears SAFETY of fast ferries will face intense scrutiny after a brand new high-speed vessel ran aground and sank off western Norway killing up to 19 people, many thought to be young oil workers.
Gas leak could have caused Dashun blaze DIVERS yesterday pulled four bodies from the sunken wreckage of Chinese car and passenger ferry Dashun and vowed to recover all of the 280 victims of China's worst ferry disaster in recent years.
Tonnage tax dilemma for German shipping funds GERMAN shipping funds will remain an attractive investment for private individuals, provided traditional taxation and the new tonnage tax are combined, a Hamburg conference on ship finance heard.
Harland & Wolff shores up roles WORK-hungry Harland & Wolff has undertaken a far-reaching structural reorganisation to try to breathe new life into the yard, which has just been saved from receivership by a deal on drillship payments with Global Marine.
Shipowners urge WTO to open sector THE European Community Ship Owners Associations has called on governments meeting at the World Trade Organisation summit in Seattle this week, to press ahead and make real progress in liberalising the shipping sector.
Lonmon appointed managing director of Tourship Italia EUAN Lonmon, 38, has been appointed managing director of Tourship Italia, the Italian subsidiary of Tourship Group, the ferry group owned by Pascal Lota of Corsica.
IMO agrees to ban on tributyltin TRIBUTYLTIN - the controversial toxic chemical contained in anti-fouling paints - will be phased out between 2003 and 2008, the International Maritime Organisation decided at its assembly last week.
US giants show their muscle MAJOR industrial shippers based in the US have begun to wield their market muscle following the lifting of restrictions on their bargaining powers with liner shipping, writes James Brewer.
Locabel négocie une acquisition de Runoto Le groupe de leasing belge Locabel (qui fait, depuis l'acquisition du groupe BBL par le groupe néerlandais ING, partie de ce dernier) est en négociations avancées pour le rachat de la société de location/leasing de camions Runoto Belgium, qui dépend du groupe néerlandais Runoto Holding, et qui appartient à ...ING Lease. C'est ce que nous avons appris à très bonne source.
Trailer '99 jongle avec les solutions Trailer '99 ouvre aujourd'hui ses portes jusqu'au 30 novembre dans les halles de Courtrai. Les développements les plus récents dans le domaine du matériel roulant et de la télématique appliquée sont présentés lors de ce salon bi-annuel. Liliane De Wilde, secrétaire générale de l'organisation professionnelle organisatrice du salon, la SAV, est directrice de Trailer 99.
Norasia transfère ses PC rapides à Abu Dhabi Container Line L'armement Norasia vient de procéder à un développement intéressant en prenant une participation de 49% dans la nouvelle compagnie maritime Abu Dhabi Container Lines (ADCL), dont les 51% restants sont détenus par Abu Dhabi Investment Company, une entité qui dépend de l'Etat (Emirats arabes unis). La nouvelle société a été créée au capital de 409 millions de dollars.
De Palacio souhaite donner priorité à l'interopérabilité dans le transport ferroviaire La Commission européenne a accepté hier la proposition annoncée depuis quelque temps de la nouvelle commissaire européenne aux Transports, Loyola de Palacio, pour le développement du transport ferroviaire conventionnel.
New horizons. Andres Bühler of Fiege Goth in Switzerland talks about the internationalisation of the Fiege Group in Germany.
Maritime
P&ONL: more consolidation in the offing. Tim Harris of P&ONL reckons the consolidation process in the shipping industry is not finished yet.
WAL/P&ONL upgrade West African service by adding a sixth ship.
Hanjin Shipping introduces its first two 5600-TEU vessels.
ESAL launches a conventional service to South America.
Zim is starting to offer direct calls at Kwangyang.
Norasia is going for speed, with plans to use fast ships in future.
Scandlines Denmark's response to Stena's offer for Scandlines AB.
Ports and Terminals
Bilbao will expand dramatically with concessions for new terminals.
PSA Corp is extending rebates for another year to assist customers.
Forwarding and Logistics
Danzas and Air Express International form a perfect fit, say Peter Wagner and Renato Chiavi.
Vopak buys another 7% in Van Ommeren Tank Terminal Singapore.
GeoLogistics in the red.
Aviation
Air France Cargo: new partners, new products. Air France Cargo is building up a a global network of cargo alliances and will group its airfreight services in four product families.
The Singapore Airlines group benefited from the economic recovery in Asia in the first half.
TACA flies New York-Havana.
Virgin will launch new routes, to Cape Town this winter and to the USA next summer.
New horizons. Andres Bühler of Fiege Goth in Switzerland talks about the internationalisation of the Fiege Group in Germany.
Maritime
P&ONL: more consolidation in the offing. Tim Harris of P&ONL reckons the consolidation process in the shipping industry is not finished yet.
WAL/P&ONL upgrade West African service by adding a sixth ship.
Hanjin Shipping introduces its first two 5600-TEU vessels.
ESAL launches a conventional service to South America.
Zim is starting to offer direct calls at Kwangyang.
Norasia is going for speed, with plans to use fast ships in future.
Scandlines Denmark's response to Stena's offer for Scandlines AB.
Ports and Terminals
Bilbao will expand dramatically with concessions for new terminals.
PSA Corp is extending rebates for another year to assist customers.
Forwarding and Logistics
Danzas and Air Express International form a perfect fit, say Peter Wagner and Renato Chiavi.
Vopak buys another 7% in Van Ommeren Tank Terminal Singapore.
GeoLogistics in the red.
Aviation
Air France Cargo: new partners, new products. Air France Cargo is building up a a global network of cargo alliances and will group its airfreight services in four product families.
The Singapore Airlines group benefited from the economic recovery in Asia in the first half.
TACA flies New York-Havana.
Virgin will launch new routes, to Cape Town this winter and to the USA next summer.
New horizons. Andres Bühler of Fiege Goth in Switzerland talks about the internationalisation of the Fiege Group in Germany.
Maritime
P&ONL: more consolidation in the offing. Tim Harris of P&ONL reckons the consolidation process in the shipping industry is not finished yet.
WAL/P&ONL upgrade West African service by adding a sixth ship.
Hanjin Shipping introduces its first two 5600-TEU vessels.
ESAL launches a conventional service to South America.
Zim is starting to offer direct calls at Kwangyang.
Norasia is going for speed, with plans to use fast ships in future.
Scandlines Denmark's response to Stena's offer for Scandlines AB.
Ports and Terminals
Bilbao will expand dramatically with concessions for new terminals.
PSA Corp is extending rebates for another year to assist customers.
Forwarding and Logistics
Danzas and Air Express International form a perfect fit, say Peter Wagner and Renato Chiavi.
Vopak buys another 7% in Van Ommeren Tank Terminal Singapore.
GeoLogistics in the red.
Aviation
Air France Cargo: new partners, new products. Air France Cargo is building up a a global network of cargo alliances and will group its airfreight services in four product families.
The Singapore Airlines group benefited from the economic recovery in Asia in the first half.
TACA flies New York-Havana.
Virgin will launch new routes, to Cape Town this winter and to the USA next summer.
New horizons. Andres Bühler of Fiege Goth in Switzerland talks about the internationalisation of the Fiege Group in Germany.
Maritime
P&ONL: more consolidation in the offing. Tim Harris of P&ONL reckons the consolidation process in the shipping industry is not finished yet.
WAL/P&ONL upgrade West African service by adding a sixth ship.
Hanjin Shipping introduces its first two 5600-TEU vessels.
ESAL launches a conventional service to South America.
Zim is starting to offer direct calls at Kwangyang.
Norasia is going for speed, with plans to use fast ships in future.
Scandlines Denmark's response to Stena's offer for Scandlines AB.
Ports and Terminals
Bilbao will expand dramatically with concessions for new terminals.
PSA Corp is extending rebates for another year to assist customers.
Forwarding and Logistics
Danzas and Air Express International form a perfect fit, say Peter Wagner and Renato Chiavi.
Vopak buys another 7% in Van Ommeren Tank Terminal Singapore.
GeoLogistics in the red.
Aviation
Air France Cargo: new partners, new products. Air France Cargo is building up a a global network of cargo alliances and will group its airfreight services in four product families.
The Singapore Airlines group benefited from the economic recovery in Asia in the first half.
TACA flies New York-Havana.
Virgin will launch new routes, to Cape Town this winter and to the USA next summer.
New horizons. Andres Bühler of Fiege Goth in Switzerland talks about the internationalisation of the Fiege Group in Germany.
Maritime
P&ONL: more consolidation in the offing. Tim Harris of P&ONL reckons the consolidation process in the shipping industry is not finished yet.
WAL/P&ONL upgrade West African service by adding a sixth ship.
Hanjin Shipping introduces its first two 5600-TEU vessels.
ESAL launches a conventional service to South America.
Zim is starting to offer direct calls at Kwangyang.
Norasia is going for speed, with plans to use fast ships in future.
Scandlines Denmark's response to Stena's offer for Scandlines AB.
Ports and Terminals
Bilbao will expand dramatically with concessions for new terminals.
PSA Corp is extending rebates for another year to assist customers.
Forwarding and Logistics
Danzas and Air Express International form a perfect fit, say Peter Wagner and Renato Chiavi.
Vopak buys another 7% in Van Ommeren Tank Terminal Singapore.
GeoLogistics in the red.
Aviation
Air France Cargo: new partners, new products. Air France Cargo is building up a a global network of cargo alliances and will group its airfreight services in four product families.
The Singapore Airlines group benefited from the economic recovery in Asia in the first half.
TACA flies New York-Havana.
Virgin will launch new routes, to Cape Town this winter and to the USA next summer.
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