Pusan terminal to spend 49b won on upgrading WITH demand rising strongly at South Korea's main ports, Hyundai Pusan Container Terminal, one of the main container terminals at South Korea's Pusan Port, is upgrading its facilities and services to capture more of the market and enhance its competitiveness.
Move to improve safety on Yangtze
Air and Land Transport
Power blackout at Sydney airport again [SYDNEY] Sydney Airport was brought to a standstill for an hour-and-a-half early yesterday as its second power failure in a month raised fears about its ability to cope with next month's Olympics.
UK, French experts meet to discuss safety issues
Australia to install cameras at major ports
BA searches for clues to smell of fuel on Concorde
Japan starts building offshore airport
Indian Airlines invites aircraft bids
Impending SkyTeam membership a boost for Czech airline
Features
A source of pride and pain IT'S been a source of pride for its European builders and of headaches for accountants. Sometimes called Europe's answer to America's space programme, the Concorde SST, one of which crashed last week outside Paris, has been unprofitable for the French-British consortium that built it and, until recently, for the two airlines that flew it. Aviation experts say it was doomed from the start, economically, by a range that's too short, by too few seats and by a fuel-wasting 1960s design never worth updating because so few Concordes are flying -- 13 before Tuesday's crash. Range, according to Jane's All the World's Aircraft, is 6,545km, just more than half the range of the Boeing 747-400.
Pusan terminal to spend 49b won on upgrading WITH demand rising strongly at South Korea's main ports, Hyundai Pusan Container Terminal, one of the main container terminals at South Korea's Pusan Port, is upgrading its facilities and services to capture more of the market and enhance its competitiveness.
Move to improve safety on Yangtze
Air and Land Transport
Power blackout at Sydney airport again [SYDNEY] Sydney Airport was brought to a standstill for an hour-and-a-half early yesterday as its second power failure in a month raised fears about its ability to cope with next month's Olympics.
UK, French experts meet to discuss safety issues
Australia to install cameras at major ports
BA searches for clues to smell of fuel on Concorde
Japan starts building offshore airport
Indian Airlines invites aircraft bids
Impending SkyTeam membership a boost for Czech airline
Features
A source of pride and pain IT'S been a source of pride for its European builders and of headaches for accountants. Sometimes called Europe's answer to America's space programme, the Concorde SST, one of which crashed last week outside Paris, has been unprofitable for the French-British consortium that built it and, until recently, for the two airlines that flew it. Aviation experts say it was doomed from the start, economically, by a range that's too short, by too few seats and by a fuel-wasting 1960s design never worth updating because so few Concordes are flying -- 13 before Tuesday's crash. Range, according to Jane's All the World's Aircraft, is 6,545km, just more than half the range of the Boeing 747-400.
Pusan terminal to spend 49b won on upgrading WITH demand rising strongly at South Korea's main ports, Hyundai Pusan Container Terminal, one of the main container terminals at South Korea's Pusan Port, is upgrading its facilities and services to capture more of the market and enhance its competitiveness.
Move to improve safety on Yangtze
Air and Land Transport
Power blackout at Sydney airport again [SYDNEY] Sydney Airport was brought to a standstill for an hour-and-a-half early yesterday as its second power failure in a month raised fears about its ability to cope with next month's Olympics.
UK, French experts meet to discuss safety issues
Australia to install cameras at major ports
BA searches for clues to smell of fuel on Concorde
Japan starts building offshore airport
Indian Airlines invites aircraft bids
Impending SkyTeam membership a boost for Czech airline
Features
A source of pride and pain IT'S been a source of pride for its European builders and of headaches for accountants. Sometimes called Europe's answer to America's space programme, the Concorde SST, one of which crashed last week outside Paris, has been unprofitable for the French-British consortium that built it and, until recently, for the two airlines that flew it. Aviation experts say it was doomed from the start, economically, by a range that's too short, by too few seats and by a fuel-wasting 1960s design never worth updating because so few Concordes are flying -- 13 before Tuesday's crash. Range, according to Jane's All the World's Aircraft, is 6,545km, just more than half the range of the Boeing 747-400.
United Alliance drops Oakland from all-water list The line will move Asia cargoes bound for the Midwest and East through Savannah, Norfolk and New York/New Jersey.
Spurned Alitalia demands $232.5 million from KLM The Italian carrier wants recompense for the failed air marriage.
Exel broadening horizons The air freight forwarder is looking to make its mark in the sea cargo business.
Australasia services get boost from Contship The carrier deploys a two-loop rotation between Australia and New Zealand.
Los Angeles, Long Beach post record box volumes Pacific Rim trade helped traffic surge at the top two ports in the U.S.
Handheld computer gets a thumbs-up The new IIIc puts a little color in the "Palm" of your hand.
Justice Dept. clears EGL's acquisition of Circle
ACL earnings surge as westbound rates rise
Manugistics, Moai enter joint venture
Breaux bill eases burden on shippers in oil spills
EU antitrust watchdogs to rule on Deutsche Post shortly
Chinese firms to develop New port at Shenzhen
Indonesia most dangerous as pirate attacks jump 40%
Lloyd Werft set for Kloster order BREMERHAVEN shipyard Lloyd Werft is close to winning a Dm1.7bn ($833m) newbuilding order from Per Kloster, the younger son of shipping magnate Knut Kloster Sr, writes Sabina Casagrande Cologne.
Sanko signs up for tankernet venture JAPAN'S Sanko Steamship has stepped up as the first outside participant in Mitsubishi Corp's aframax chartering venture tankernet.com.
Mersey Docks linked to Powell bid Mersey Docks and Harbour Co has been tipped by UK port industry sources as a possible bidder for ports and engineering group Powell Duffryn, which recently confirmed it had received several approaches from undisclosed parties that could lead to an offer for the company.
Novoship in shift to tanker trades NOVOROSSISK Shipping Co plans to concentrate mostly on tanker operations in future after a five year fleet renewal programme that involved considerable scrapping of older tonnage and investment in modern units.
Tsavliris in Russia pact on salvage TSAVLIRIS, the leading emergency response salvor, has clinched a deal with Russian shipowners' representatives which could make it a favoured contractor for casualties belonging to Russian interests.
Schröder backing SMM 2000 shipbuilding trade fair GERMAN chancellor Gerhard Schröder has become patron of the SMM 2000 shipbuilding trade fair in Hamburg, writes Sabina Casagrande, Cologne.
Senators have port crime in their sights TWO US senators have introduced legislation designed to improve security at US seaports.
Smit buys Vancouver'sRivtow Marine ROTTERDAM-based Smit International yesterday said yesterday that it had acquired Vancouver-based marine services group Rivtow Marine for an undisclosed sum, writes Brian Reyes.
Les actionnaires de Navistar sont disposés à vendre Plusieurs constructeurs américains de camions et de moteurs de camions ont annoncé ces derniers jours qu'ils s'attendent à une baisse très sensible du marché au cours du deuxième semestre 2000. Ceci devrait pousser davantage vers le bas les cours des sociétés du secteur cotées en bourse. Dans ce contexte, les actionnaires principaux de certains constructeurs et motoristes sentent le roussi et veulent vendre le plus vite possible. Il y a quelques jours, c'était Detroit Diesel qui tombait dans l'escarcelle de DaimlerChrysler, aujourd'hui ce sont les actionnaires de Navistar qui demandent à la direction de "maximaliser la shareholder value". En d'autres termes, de gonfler le cours de l'action et de trouver un repreneur.
Ce que l'AUTF attend de la présidence française de l'UE L'AUTF (Association des Utilisateurs de Transport de Fret) vient de présenter au ministre des Transports Jean-Claude Gayssot une liste faisant mention des priorités en matière de transport de marchandises que la présidence française de l'Union européenne devrait traiter. Il s'agit essentiellement d'actions spécifiques intéressant chacun des modes de transport, qui devraient faire l'objet de discussions au niveau européen.
Conti-Lines affrète du tonnage ultra-moderne Ces jours-ci, le nouveau multi-purpose "Le Yi" de 29.160 t.dw , dont c'est d'ailleurs le maiden trip, est en charge au port d'Anvers pour compte de l'armement belge Conti-Lines, qui l'a affrété pour une première période de 6 mois avec option de prolongation, ceci dans le cadre de son service régulier Conti Conti Red Sea/Conti Gulf Line, qui dessert la mer Rouge et le Golfe arabique (Aqaba, Jeddah, Hodeidah et Aden), pour ensuite poursuivre sa rotation dans le cadre du service Conti Asian Line, qui implique la desserte du Pakistan et de l'Inde (Karachi, Bombay/Mumbai). Le navire y chargera ensuite à destination de l'Afrique du Sud (Durban), cette fois sous l'étiquette de Conti South Africa Line, et de l'Europe, le retour se faisant sur Anvers. Cette formule dite triangulaire permet à l'armement d'obtenir une pleine utilisation de son tonnage en fonction d'une rotation complète. Le m/v "Le Yi", propriété de l'armement chinois Guang Zhiu Ocean Shipping Co, aura chargé à Anvers à quatre emplacements différents, notamment chez Nova & Hessenatie Stevedoring et aux terminaux sucriers de Noord Natie et Manufert et quittera le port avec 27.100 t de fers et aciers et autres diverses en conventionnel/breakbulk. Ce navire de 182,67 m de long (26,20 m de large), a une capacité bale de 36.158 m3 et une capacité containers globale de 1089 TEU. La vitesse de service est de 15 noeuds. Le gréement est composé de quatre grues de grande capacité. Les cargaisons sont réparties dans 5 cales faciles d'accès. L'armement Conti-Lines(*) s'efforce donc on le voit, de présenter à sa clientèle de chargeurs et réceptionnaires du tonnage de qualité et approprié aux types de services qui sont offerts. (*) L'agent de Conti-Lines à Anvers est la firme ACSA92. BVDB
Nigeria: divergences de vues sur des mesures protectionnistes Le Nigeria va-t-il renouer avec des tendances protectionnistes au profit de ses armements maritimes? On sait que la ministre des Transports Kema Chilwe a annoncé récemment l'intention d'abroger la loi sur la réservation des cargaisons sur base d'allotements hebdomadaires, ceci à cause de la corruption qui règne dans l'organisation qui en a la charge, à savoir la National Maritime Authority, à cause des pratiques anti-démocratiques que cela entraîne et surtout de la nécessité de promouvoir les véritables armements nationaux en lieu et place d'entités suppléantes. Ce point de vue est à notre avis des plus judicieux. En shipping, le protectionnisme s'est toujours soldé à terme par l'effet contraire à celui recherché au départ.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
