Class societies here to stay despite Erika incident [SINGAPORE] There is no viable alternative to the system of classification societies which is but one link in the maritime safety chain, says the former chairman of the embattled International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
Tanker aground off S'pore waters, spilling crude
Building of Vietnam's first deep-sea port begins
Work on HK-Shenzhen waterway to start soon
Air and Land Transport
Ansett planning to order 50 aircraft in US$3b overhaul [LONDON] Air New Zealand unit Ansett Australia is working on ordering more than 50 airliners in a US$3 billion (S$5.22 billion) deal, fleet-planning manager James Rigney said.
Fake bomb, gun escape UK airport checks
New Indon airline to begin flights in Nov
US airlines stick with business fare increase
Boeing stock plan garners senior managers US$140m
SIA, JAL to start freighter service
Features
The salt in liner shipping IN the wake of US ocean shipping reform, carriers have a new appreciation for maintaining diversity in the market. The winners are certainly what are called the niche carriers, which have opened up a great deal of new potential business for themselves. Irrespective of size, the only true measure that counts and is valued by shippers is service.
Class societies here to stay despite Erika incident [SINGAPORE] There is no viable alternative to the system of classification societies which is but one link in the maritime safety chain, says the former chairman of the embattled International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
Tanker aground off S'pore waters, spilling crude
Building of Vietnam's first deep-sea port begins
Work on HK-Shenzhen waterway to start soon
Air and Land Transport
Ansett planning to order 50 aircraft in US$3b overhaul [LONDON] Air New Zealand unit Ansett Australia is working on ordering more than 50 airliners in a US$3 billion (S$5.22 billion) deal, fleet-planning manager James Rigney said.
Fake bomb, gun escape UK airport checks
New Indon airline to begin flights in Nov
US airlines stick with business fare increase
Boeing stock plan garners senior managers US$140m
SIA, JAL to start freighter service
Features
The salt in liner shipping IN the wake of US ocean shipping reform, carriers have a new appreciation for maintaining diversity in the market. The winners are certainly what are called the niche carriers, which have opened up a great deal of new potential business for themselves. Irrespective of size, the only true measure that counts and is valued by shippers is service.
Class societies here to stay despite Erika incident [SINGAPORE] There is no viable alternative to the system of classification societies which is but one link in the maritime safety chain, says the former chairman of the embattled International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
Tanker aground off S'pore waters, spilling crude
Building of Vietnam's first deep-sea port begins
Work on HK-Shenzhen waterway to start soon
Air and Land Transport
Ansett planning to order 50 aircraft in US$3b overhaul [LONDON] Air New Zealand unit Ansett Australia is working on ordering more than 50 airliners in a US$3 billion (S$5.22 billion) deal, fleet-planning manager James Rigney said.
Fake bomb, gun escape UK airport checks
New Indon airline to begin flights in Nov
US airlines stick with business fare increase
Boeing stock plan garners senior managers US$140m
SIA, JAL to start freighter service
Features
The salt in liner shipping IN the wake of US ocean shipping reform, carriers have a new appreciation for maintaining diversity in the market. The winners are certainly what are called the niche carriers, which have opened up a great deal of new potential business for themselves. Irrespective of size, the only true measure that counts and is valued by shippers is service.
STB proposes tougher rules for rail mergers The new rules, which grew out of the failed BNSF-CN deal, will make it more difficult for railroads to merge.
International Breakbulk Transpo 2000 Heavy lift rates to remain flat through 2002.
EU agrees to phase-out of single-hull tankers European Union transport ministers have called for the phase-out of single-hull oil tankers by 2012 as part of a campaign to reduce spills. Their common stance is a bid to sway negotiations at the IMO meeting this week.
USPS expands premium international service
American Airlines Cargo opens Los Angeles service center
3PLex names Pope president and COO
Swedish Orient Line, Scan Orient Shipping forge venture
Phoenix International appoints Stephane Rambaud COO
Supreme Court upholds $50 million award against CSX
EU poised to file complaint with WTO over South Korea shipbuilding practices
World Shipping Council names VPs
APL to begin US-Mediterranean service
Maersk Sealand celebrates start of Elizabeth terminal renovation
Chiles orders ultra-premium jack-up Chiles Offshore Inc., Houston, yesterday announced that it has placed an order to build an ultra-premium jackup rig of the KFELS Mod V "B" design at AMFELS shipyard, Brownsville, Texas.
Rust sank the Erika says Malta report Local structural problems resulting from corrosion have been identified by the Maltese flag authority as the most likely causes of the sinking of the tanker Erika last December.
Ageing Ofer tanker in Singapore oil spill ONE of Sammy Ofer's Tanker Pacific Management ships was involved in major oil spill in the Singapore Strait yesterday morning after running aground, writes Marcus Hand, Singapore.
Greek ferry firms feel the heat AS recriminations over last week's Express Samina sinking in the Aegean continue in Athens, Greece's main opposition party has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the government's handling of the domestic ferry market.
DFDS sells Dan Transport to focus on ships DFDS, the ro-ro and passenger ferry company, has agreed terms for the sale of its DFDS Dan Transport unit to Danish logistics company DSV. The price tag is DKr5.5bn ($655m). An immediate change is that DFDS chief executive Thorleif Blok loses his job.
Brussels is wary of deal on shipping inspections THE European Commission is unsure if it can accept an agreement between EU transport ministers on tougher inspections of ships when they visit EU ports, transport commissioner Loyola de Palacio has warned.
Malta defends Erika report LINO Vassallo knew before he came to London this week he had a tough task on his hands.
EasyBox the way to go CAST away notions of grandeur: liner shipping should copy the techniques of one of the pioneers of no-frills European air travel and go for an EasyBox mass trade with modest ships.
Hansa sisters named at Aker yard ceremony ABOUT 400 guests gathered at the Aker MTW Werft shipyard in Wismar for the naming ceremonies of the two 2,470 teu sisterships Hansa Victory and Hansa Liberty, writes Sabina Casagrande.
Le groupe danois DSV achète DFDS Dan Transport La société de transport routier DSV a annoncé hier lundi avoir acheté DFDS Dan Transport pour un montant de 5,5 mia. de DKK (738 mio. d’EUR), à savoir 3,5 mia. de DKK de prix d’achat et 2,5 mia. de DKK de dettes. L’opération doit encore être soumise à une assemblée générale extraordinaire des actionaires de DSV, des autorités anti-cartel danoises et bien sûr des autorités européennes. Cet examen sera nécessaire: DSV a acheté il y a quelques années un autre acteur majeur sur la scène danoise, à savoir l’ancienne filiale Samson de Géodis. Avec DFDS Dan Transport, DSV deviendra de ce fait un des plus grands transporteurs scandinaves, avec un chiffre d’affaires cumulé de 18 mia. de DKK (2, 42 mia. d’EUR). DFDS, par ailleurs, a annoncé vouloir utiliser le produit de cette vente pour se renforcer dans le shipping, tant par croissance organique que par croissance externe.
WCT-Meerhout s’approche à grands pas des 100.000 TEU “Nous avons tout à fait mal jugé le potentiel disponible dans cette région. Notre objectif était de traiter 25.000 TEU après cinq années. Ce nombre avait déjà été atteint après une année d’exploitation en 1997”, a déclaré Mme G. Buelens du terminal à containers intérieur WCT lors de l’inauguration du mur de quai prolongé, du deuxième portique à containers et des terrains d’entreposage supplémentaires vendredi après-midi à Meerhout.
Mærsk Benelux met le terminal Delta en service Le premier navire de Mærsk Sealand a amarré au terminal dédié de l’armement sur la Maasvlakte hier. La première phase dudit terminal implique 35 ha, qui ont été réaménagés - le terminal était exploité par ECT par le passé - pour répondre aux besoins opérationnels du groupe danois. Le constructeur de grues Neoll y a livré cinq nouvelles grues post-panamax pour grands PC et un nouveau portique pour la navigation intérieure.
Luxembourg: les syndicats exigent la semaine de 48h dans le transport routier Les syndicats de transport adhérés aux fédérations internationales ITF et ETF ont hier au Luxembourg exhorté les ministres européens des Transports à mettre en place des conditions de travail humaines et sociales dans le transport routier professionnel. Une des exigences spécifiques était une semaine de 48 heures au sein de l’ensemble de l’UE pour tous les chauffeurs, également les “chauffeurs indépendants”. Selon les syndicats il faut également mettre un terme aux pratiques de dumping des transporteurs routiers de l’Europe de l’Est. Les syndicats de transport soutiennent leurs revendications en bloquant temporairement les frontières entre le Luxembourg d’une part et la Belgique, la France et l’Allemagne d’autre part. Le blocus a commencé dimanche soir et a été levé au courant de lundi matin. Le transport de personnes n’a guère été entravé.
US to kick out 'unsafe' Polembros tanker Greek owner facing the prospect of Tosco-chartered tanker being thrown out of a US port.
Tanker Pacific aframax in major spill Singapore pollution alert as elderly tanker runs aground and leaks 7,000 tonnes of crude oil.
Metrofin whispered as Frontline's next target A deal to buy the Greek controlled suezmax tanker operator could be Frontline's next coup but Ola Lorentzon suggests the talk is making a hen out of a feather.
Power failure hits Veendam Holland America Line's cruise ship is hit by an electrical power fault.
CESA warns Korea over shipbuilding subsidies The EU Shipbuilders Association (CESA) is ready to make a complaint against South Korea's policy of shipbuilding subsidies, which could drag the World Trade Organisation into the fray.
Bocimar sells Wah Kwong holding Belgium's Bocimar has sold its majority stake in Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong, but is keeping tight-lipped about what it plans to do with the money.
GoReefers teams up with former Klaveness brokers The new e-commerce website for the reefer industry, Lars Larsson's GoReefers, has joined forces with a company formed by three ex-Klaveness Chartering brokers.
EU to ban single-hull tankers by 2015 European transport ministers have agreed on a phase-out date of 2015 for single-skin ships, but will seek agreement through the IMO before acting themselves.
DFDS mulls expansion The cash-rich Danish shipowner is looking to use money from the sell-off of its land transport arm to fund growth, with Baltic interests possibly on its shopping list.
Vosper Thornycroft may axe half its workforce The UK shipbuilder has said it will lay off 650 staff early next year if new work fails to materialise.
Kvaerner returns Aker Maritime shares The Anglo-Norwegian engineering and construction group's bid for its rival Aker Maritime is over, but Kvaerner says it remains open to dialogue on a future link-up.
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