EU nations blamed for stalling on ship safety [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in the English Channel.
Tanker cargo moderately toxic, say experts
Ship runs aground on Great Barrier Reef
Panama Canal revenues edge up to US$574m
Air and Land Transport
Start flights or lose licence, Jakarta tells private airlines [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits, a report said yesterday.
Lufthansa plans non-stop Berlin-Washington service
BAA posts 27% rise in Q2 profit on passenger growth
Qantas to buy 12 Airbus super jumbos
Northwest says Continental stake is good for customers
Features
Big terminals, big woes LOOKING out from APL Ltd's 106 hectare container terminal at Los Angeles, William A Hamlin can see even larger terminals under construction nearby for Maersk Sealand and Hanjin Shipping Co. He also can see trouble ahead.
EU nations blamed for stalling on ship safety [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in the English Channel.
Tanker cargo moderately toxic, say experts
Ship runs aground on Great Barrier Reef
Panama Canal revenues edge up to US$574m
Air and Land Transport
Start flights or lose licence, Jakarta tells private airlines [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits, a report said yesterday.
Lufthansa plans non-stop Berlin-Washington service
BAA posts 27% rise in Q2 profit on passenger growth
Qantas to buy 12 Airbus super jumbos
Northwest says Continental stake is good for customers
Features
Big terminals, big woes LOOKING out from APL Ltd's 106 hectare container terminal at Los Angeles, William A Hamlin can see even larger terminals under construction nearby for Maersk Sealand and Hanjin Shipping Co. He also can see trouble ahead.
EU nations blamed for stalling on ship safety [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in the English Channel.
Tanker cargo moderately toxic, say experts
Ship runs aground on Great Barrier Reef
Panama Canal revenues edge up to US$574m
Air and Land Transport
Start flights or lose licence, Jakarta tells private airlines [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits, a report said yesterday.
Lufthansa plans non-stop Berlin-Washington service
BAA posts 27% rise in Q2 profit on passenger growth
Qantas to buy 12 Airbus super jumbos
Northwest says Continental stake is good for customers
Features
Big terminals, big woes LOOKING out from APL Ltd's 106 hectare container terminal at Los Angeles, William A Hamlin can see even larger terminals under construction nearby for Maersk Sealand and Hanjin Shipping Co. He also can see trouble ahead.
Quebec introduces legislation to end protests at Port of Montreal The provincial government Thursday introduced what in effect is back-to-work legislation to stop the 11-day shutdown of container haulage by truck in and out of the port.
ClearCross to merge with compliance software company ClearCross, which sells software and services designed to aid shippers in sending goods across borders, will merge with Atrion International Inc., of Reston, Va. No financial terms were disclosed.
2001 - A full plate on the American trade table What's ahead legislatively next year? Look for a strong effort to undo the so-called Byrd amendment. Also you can count on Congress to take up potentially controversial trade pacts with Vietnam and Jordan.
Germanischer Lloyd breaks off talks with Norwegian ship registry
NY-NJ port to develop website to track vessels, cargo
Burkhardt gains support of Wisconsin Central's largest shareholder
Stark, McMahan to retire from port jobs
Interpool earnings surged in third quarter
United forms joint venture at Heathrow
House to vote on WRDA Thursday night
Nat Welch is dead at 80
Cargo Container Line to start weekly service to Mongolia
Evergreen offers direct service to Durban from India
Tanker officers and shore supervisors indicted An Indictment has been unsealed charging a tanker captain,chief engineer, two shore-based supervisors and two corporations with concealing a hazardous leak in the hull of a tanker that entered Baltimore earlier this year.
Il naufragio nella Manica Si solidifica il prodotto tossico contenuto nel cargo affondato Ievoli, rischio ecologico arginato Forti perplessità sull'intervento della guardia costiera francese e sulle procedure di rimorchio scelte
Si riaprono i giochi per il controllo del Registro Rina: «Infondate le accuse italiane»
Waves crash over the beached Panamanian Waves crash over the beached Panamanian-registered cargoship Manila Spirit at Juifang, about 40 km north of Taipei, during Typhoon Xangsane, the island's most destructive storm in five years, which triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 53 people.
German port foes talk peace IN ONE of the most spectacular moves ever made among Europe's ports, Germany's largest seaports and fiercest rivals Hamburg and the twin ports of Bremen-Bremer-haven yesterday announced that they are seeking an alliance.
US p/c sector set to firm further next year AFTER so long in the trough, US property/casualty insurance markets may at last be set for a prosperous new year, according to the latest annual Early Bird Forecast of New York insurance analysts organised by the Insurance Information Institute.
Haji-Ioannou urged to reflag to Cyprus STELIOS Haji-Ioannou's decision to quit the Cypriot registry in addition to scrapping plans for listing his Stelmar Tankers operation on the Cyprus Stock Exchange has drawn murmurs of regret from the island's maritime administration.
Leros Strength widows in IMO plea TWO widows of seafarers drowned on bulk carrier Leros Strength have appealed directly to International Maritime Organisation chief William O'Neil to support their campaign for compensation.
Their open letter to William O'Neil
Rafdal heads dotcom exchange for yards HARALD Rafdal, the Norwegian executive who stepped down as boss of Kvaerner Philadelphia this year, has found a job in his homeland, as chief executive of a dotcom start-up.
MISC vessel stuck on Barrier Reef A 1,720 teu Malaysian Internatonal Shipping Corp containership carrying an unspecified dangerous cargo ran aground on Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef yesterday, but there were no reports of pollution, state officials said.
OSG sees record third quater The New York listed tanker operator makes the most of the booming tanker market.
Three dead in Ofer boxship explosion An Ofer Group containership has suffered an explosion off Oman, killing three crew and injuring another four.
Kwok makes it as 'maritime man' Neptune Orient Line tanker supremo Joseph Kwok will have a new title from Friday.
PNOC picks up Shell charter State-owned Philippine PNOC-Shipping & Transportation Corp has clinched a yearlong shipment contract from the oil major.
Progress charged over tanker leak Troubled Danish shipowner D/S Progress boss Gunnar Lorents Sorensen stands accused of conspiring to conceal a dangerous leak from the chemical ship Freja Jutlandic.
Online chartering race hots up One player says it is off the blocks and another is limbering up in the wings, but how will they both fare?
Moody's takes dim view of Stena's share purchase plans US ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Stena AB's senior unsecured notes following the announcement it has offered to buy all the outstanding shares in struggling Stena Line.
Odfjell logs loss Chemical tanker player Odfjell is blaming high bunker costs, interest rates and debts for negative third quarter figures.
Bidders square up for US yard There have been "a bunch" of sealed bids to run the troubled Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, according to the US Maritime Administration.
MISC boxship grounds on Great Barrier Reef The containership Bunga Teratai Satu has run aground in some of Australia's most environmentally sensitive waters.
Seafarers lost in typhoon Almost the entire crew of a cement carrier appear to have fallen victim to Typhoon Xangsane.
Earnings slip at Namsos Trafikkselskap The Norwegian passenger vessel and cargoship operator saw its turnover edge up in the third quarter, but profits were down 9%.
Cammell Laird snatches cruiseship order A project that would see the first cruiseships built in the UK for 25 years has inched a step closer to reality.
Ship orders up but profits down at Hyundai Heavy The world's biggest shipbuilder has reported massive growth in vessel orders, but net earnings fell.
Ievoli Sun inspection delayed by bad weather French marine authorities have suspended an operation to send an unmanned probe to the seabed where the Italian chemical tanker came to rest.
Securitisation plans for Hanjin Shipping The Korean ship operator plans to reduce debt by raising funds through the securitisation of its freight receivables.
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