Ship missing off Thailand, likely to be hijacked Tanker carrying palm oil with 17 crew aboard; US$100,000 reward offered
OOCL eyeing Port Klang as its shipping hub
Japanese high-speed ferry on maiden voyage
Royal Caribbean awards Kvaerner US$1.1b order
Air and Land Transport
Boeing takes Airbus on in fight for long-haul aircraft US aircraft maker teams up with GE to launch two new B777 models
US calls for airlines to inspect overseas partners
EU proposes deal to solve hushkit dispute with US
Merpati to resume flights to Dili
Cathay may operate short-haul cargo fleet
Canadian Airlines CEO resigns
Features
Growing fleet weighs on fares Analysts wonder whether there are enough passengers to fill the 14 new ships debuting this year
Logistics
Change of name for S'pore forwarders body The local logistics industry has undergone many changes and the Singapore Freight Forwarders Association feels it is timely for the bo y to adopt a new name, reports ANN TOH
Cache-ing in on logistics: BHP unit signs up first client
New BDP venture aims for integrated e-commerce solutions
TNT to launch system for fulfilling electronic orders
Ship missing off Thailand, likely to be hijacked Tanker carrying palm oil with 17 crew aboard; US$100,000 reward offered
OOCL eyeing Port Klang as its shipping hub
Japanese high-speed ferry on maiden voyage
Royal Caribbean awards Kvaerner US$1.1b order
Air and Land Transport
Boeing takes Airbus on in fight for long-haul aircraft US aircraft maker teams up with GE to launch two new B777 models
US calls for airlines to inspect overseas partners
EU proposes deal to solve hushkit dispute with US
Merpati to resume flights to Dili
Cathay may operate short-haul cargo fleet
Canadian Airlines CEO resigns
Features
Growing fleet weighs on fares Analysts wonder whether there are enough passengers to fill the 14 new ships debuting this year
Logistics
Change of name for S'pore forwarders body The local logistics industry has undergone many changes and the Singapore Freight Forwarders Association feels it is timely for the bo y to adopt a new name, reports ANN TOH
Cache-ing in on logistics: BHP unit signs up first client
New BDP venture aims for integrated e-commerce solutions
TNT to launch system for fulfilling electronic orders
Ship missing off Thailand, likely to be hijacked Tanker carrying palm oil with 17 crew aboard; US$100,000 reward offered
OOCL eyeing Port Klang as its shipping hub
Japanese high-speed ferry on maiden voyage
Royal Caribbean awards Kvaerner US$1.1b order
Air and Land Transport
Boeing takes Airbus on in fight for long-haul aircraft US aircraft maker teams up with GE to launch two new B777 models
US calls for airlines to inspect overseas partners
EU proposes deal to solve hushkit dispute with US
Merpati to resume flights to Dili
Cathay may operate short-haul cargo fleet
Canadian Airlines CEO resigns
Features
Growing fleet weighs on fares Analysts wonder whether there are enough passengers to fill the 14 new ships debuting this year
Logistics
Change of name for S'pore forwarders body The local logistics industry has undergone many changes and the Singapore Freight Forwarders Association feels it is timely for the bo y to adopt a new name, reports ANN TOH
Cache-ing in on logistics: BHP unit signs up first client
New BDP venture aims for integrated e-commerce solutions
TNT to launch system for fulfilling electronic orders
Ship missing off Thailand, likely to be hijacked Tanker carrying palm oil with 17 crew aboard; US$100,000 reward offered
OOCL eyeing Port Klang as its shipping hub
Japanese high-speed ferry on maiden voyage
Royal Caribbean awards Kvaerner US$1.1b order
Air and Land Transport
Boeing takes Airbus on in fight for long-haul aircraft US aircraft maker teams up with GE to launch two new B777 models
US calls for airlines to inspect overseas partners
EU proposes deal to solve hushkit dispute with US
Merpati to resume flights to Dili
Cathay may operate short-haul cargo fleet
Canadian Airlines CEO resigns
Features
Growing fleet weighs on fares Analysts wonder whether there are enough passengers to fill the 14 new ships debuting this year
Logistics
Change of name for S'pore forwarders body The local logistics industry has undergone many changes and the Singapore Freight Forwarders Association feels it is timely for the bo y to adopt a new name, reports ANN TOH
Cache-ing in on logistics: BHP unit signs up first client
New BDP venture aims for integrated e-commerce solutions
TNT to launch system for fulfilling electronic orders
Ship missing off Thailand, likely to be hijacked Tanker carrying palm oil with 17 crew aboard; US$100,000 reward offered
OOCL eyeing Port Klang as its shipping hub
Japanese high-speed ferry on maiden voyage
Royal Caribbean awards Kvaerner US$1.1b order
Air and Land Transport
Boeing takes Airbus on in fight for long-haul aircraft US aircraft maker teams up with GE to launch two new B777 models
US calls for airlines to inspect overseas partners
EU proposes deal to solve hushkit dispute with US
Merpati to resume flights to Dili
Cathay may operate short-haul cargo fleet
Canadian Airlines CEO resigns
Features
Growing fleet weighs on fares Analysts wonder whether there are enough passengers to fill the 14 new ships debuting this year
Logistics
Change of name for S'pore forwarders body The local logistics industry has undergone many changes and the Singapore Freight Forwarders Association feels it is timely for the bo y to adopt a new name, reports ANN TOH
Cache-ing in on logistics: BHP unit signs up first client
New BDP venture aims for integrated e-commerce solutions
TNT to launch system for fulfilling electronic orders
Norway picks Bazan and Lockheed Martin for frigate program Norway's Ministry of Defense has selected the team led by shipbuilder Empresa Nacional Bazan (E.N. Bazan) of Spain to provide the Royal Norwegian Navy with a new frigate
Fincantieri sells Wärtsilä NSD stake to Metra The 15.4% stake in Wärtsilä NSD held by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. was transferred to Metra Corporation yesterday .
EC approves Finnish aid scheme for ice classed domestic ships The European Commission has decided that a Finnish scheme for interest subsidy for vessel acquisitions is compatible with the rules on aid to shipbuilding.
Box ship order for Brazilian yard Alianca Navegacao has reportedly placed a R$180mil ($101.8 million) contract with Brazil's Estaleiro Ilha
Electric Boat gets $55 million Navy contracts The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine engineering and life-cycle support contracts work worth up to $55 million.
Bulk carrier disappears near coast of China A TAIWANESE cargoship has gone missing along with her 21 crew near the Taiwan Strait, which separates the island from mainland China. Local shipping officials said an all-out search by marine and naval authorities failed to find any signs of a shipwreck.
Antwerp port firms lose bribes case TWO companies which provided port agency services at Antwerp have been ordered by the High Court in London to pay out about '280,000 ($443,000) in a case involving bribes paid to two oil company employees.
Navigator Gas downgraded NAVIGATOR Gas Transport has been dealt another blow, with the high yield debt company suffering three credit rating downgrades.
Offsets selects Qatari partners THE UAE's Offsets Group yesterday selected US gas giant Enron and France's TotalFina as partners in a multi-billion dollar project to take Qatari gas to Middle East markets and beyond.
Shippers in Brussels regulation warning EUROPEAN shippers have warned Brussels that issuing new regulations in the wake of the Erika disaster is not the most effective method of improving shipping safety, writes Tony Gray.
Structural evidence at Derbyshire investigation EVIDENCE of structural failure will be taken at the reopened investigation into the loss of the Derbyshire, the judge heading the proceedings has ruled, writes David Osler.
Harmonisation initiative for Baltic and North Sea SWEDEN and the Netherlands hope to create a new "quality shipping" framework for the North Sea and Baltic region that would harmonise policy across member states, create a harbour network and bring shipowners and shippers together in the equivalent of a "shipping exchange".
Dumas quits in Elf corruption allegation probe ROLAND Dumas, the former French foreign minister due to stand trial on corruption charges, has resigned as one of France's most senior officials in a widening scandal over payments by oil giant Elf Aquitaine.
AviaPartner va assurer à Schiphol l'assistance au sol des vols Oneworld L'alliance Oneworld a décidé de confier à AviaPartner l'ensemble des activités d'assistance au sol de ses membres sur l'aéroport de Schiphol. Le contrat, le plus important jamais signé par le groupe de handling belge, représente une valeur de 30 millions d'EUR.
Stena Line recule sur (presque) tous les fronts Le groupe suédois Stena Line a subi de plein fouet les effets de l'abrogation des ventes hors taxes sur les liaisons maritimes à l'intérieur de l'Union européenne en date du 1er juillet de l'année dernière. Son chiffre d'affaires sur l'ensemble de l'exercice 1999 a chuté de 7,55 à 6,96 milliards de SEK et son bénéfice opérationnel de 152 à 6 millions de SEK. Le résultat avant impôts est resté fortement déficitaire à 496 mio. de SEK (contre 324 mio. de SEK en 1998). Le nombre de passagers ayant emprunté un des services ferry du groupe en Scandinavie ou sur les routes desservant les îles britanniques a diminué de 6%. Mais les trafics de voitures et de fret se sont inscrits en légère progression (si l'on ne tient pas compte de la ligne Halmstaad-Grenaa entre la Suède et le Danemark, fermée fin 99). A l'exception des résultats financiers, ces chiffres ne tiennent pas compte des résultats enregistrés dans le secteur transmanche, où le groupe suédois coopère dans la joint-venture P&OSL.
Rhin d'Acier: la Belgique dit oui à une étude d'incidence pour une mise en service accélérée La récente rencontre entre les ministres néerlandaise et belge des Transports Tineke Netelenbos et Isabelle Durant concernant le Rhin d'Acier a fait quelque peu avancer le dossier. Du côté belge, on accepte la demande néerlandaise d'une étude d'incidence sur l'environnement (MER) concernant le passage de trains sur le tracé historique, donc à travers la "zone de silence" du Meinweg. Mais cette étude sera menée plus promptement que ce qu'avançaient les Néerlandais: elle devrait être terminée pour 2001 au lieu de 2003. En conséquence, les trains pourraient déjà circuler fin 2001, début 2002.
La BGL met Schröder en garde contre l'impact des écotaxes sur le transport routier La Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) demande une intervention du Chancelier allemand Schröder pour empêcher que de nombreuses entreprises de transport ne doivent fermer leurs portes et pour éviter des milliers de pertes d'emploi suite à la hausse de la taxe sur le diesel comme le prévoit la réforme des écotaxes. Le syndicat ferroviaire GdED plaide de son côté pour une imposition encore plus forte du transport routier en vue de favoriser le rail.
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