Master of S'pore tanker arrested in US [SINGAPORE] The Greek captain of the Singapore-flagged oil tanker detained in San Francisco Bay since Sept 24, has been arrested by US federal authorities over safety and environmental violations.
PSA, P&O Ports take equal stakes in S'pore Internet venture
Indon fishermen to be roped in to clean up oil spill
Air and Land Transport
Loss-making Virgin Express aims to post profit next year [BRUSSELS] European airline Virgin Express, hit by the weakness of the euro and expensive fuel, hopes to deliver a profit next year after losing money in 1999 and 2000, the company's managing director said.
Ansett makes A$15.3m takeover offer for Aussie airline Hazelton
MAS/FlightSafety training centre eyes regional market
US airlines await word on award of China flights
DHL to build new IT centre in Malaysia
Qatar Air orders Airbus business jet
Features
Taiwan bids to be global hub Taipei's planned global-logistics centre should allow companies on the island to save distribution costs of $11b.
Master of S'pore tanker arrested in US [SINGAPORE] The Greek captain of the Singapore-flagged oil tanker detained in San Francisco Bay since Sept 24, has been arrested by US federal authorities over safety and environmental violations.
PSA, P&O Ports take equal stakes in S'pore Internet venture
Indon fishermen to be roped in to clean up oil spill
Air and Land Transport
Loss-making Virgin Express aims to post profit next year [BRUSSELS] European airline Virgin Express, hit by the weakness of the euro and expensive fuel, hopes to deliver a profit next year after losing money in 1999 and 2000, the company's managing director said.
Ansett makes A$15.3m takeover offer for Aussie airline Hazelton
MAS/FlightSafety training centre eyes regional market
US airlines await word on award of China flights
DHL to build new IT centre in Malaysia
Qatar Air orders Airbus business jet
Features
Taiwan bids to be global hub Taipei's planned global-logistics centre should allow companies on the island to save distribution costs of $11b.
Master of S'pore tanker arrested in US [SINGAPORE] The Greek captain of the Singapore-flagged oil tanker detained in San Francisco Bay since Sept 24, has been arrested by US federal authorities over safety and environmental violations.
PSA, P&O Ports take equal stakes in S'pore Internet venture
Indon fishermen to be roped in to clean up oil spill
Air and Land Transport
Loss-making Virgin Express aims to post profit next year [BRUSSELS] European airline Virgin Express, hit by the weakness of the euro and expensive fuel, hopes to deliver a profit next year after losing money in 1999 and 2000, the company's managing director said.
Ansett makes A$15.3m takeover offer for Aussie airline Hazelton
MAS/FlightSafety training centre eyes regional market
US airlines await word on award of China flights
DHL to build new IT centre in Malaysia
Qatar Air orders Airbus business jet
Features
Taiwan bids to be global hub Taipei's planned global-logistics centre should allow companies on the island to save distribution costs of $11b.
Customs posts list of companies that paid import fraud penalties Zenith, 3M and Alcoa are among the names of more than 300 companies that paid section 1592 penalties during the first six months of 2000.
House members ask Justice to investigate USPS-FedEx link Three senior House of Representative members have sent a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno questioning the deal between the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx and have asked for a Justice Department review.
Open Skies bid close to collapse, next week's talks in doubt The Clinton administration's attempt to liberalize air transport between the United States and Britain is on the verge of collapse. Officials are weighing whether talks would be fruitful enough to proceed to the next round of 'open skies' negotiations on passenger and cargo services scheduled for October 18 in London.
ILWU president Spinosa to speak at Wesccon
Weidemeyer named chief operating officer at UPS
Coffee trade group to spur traffic to Port of Houston
FreightDesk.com partners with Vastera
Transportation.com partners with Volvo trucks
ASEAN Shippers' Council head calls for end to rate-fixing
Pegasus Aviation picks former Crowley official as CFO
China carrier closes air cargo depots in consolidation moves
Germans, Italians seek ways to speed transport
SIA boosts freighters to US, Asian and European points
PSA, P&O buying into online logistics provider
Kintetsu World Express upgrades Chinese infrastructure
Infinity will be late Royal Caribbean says that after carefully reviewing the status of its newest ship, Infinity,in conjunction with shipbuilder Chantiers de L'Atlantique, it has decided to delay the launch date by four weeks.
Tanker captain held without bail According to the San Francisco Chronicle a tanker now at the center of a federal criminal probe broke down 12 times on its voyage from Australia to San Francisco last month and was "in such poor condition that the captain prayed for his safety and that of his crew."
The Royal Navy's prototype Triton Warship Demonstrator sails past the Thames Barrier yesterday The Royal Navy's prototype Triton Warship Demonstrator sails past the Thames Barrier yesterday on its way to mooring next to the Royal Navy ship HMS Belfast at London's Tower Bridge. The experimental trimaran will remain on show for a week before commencing sea trials.
Daewoo Heavy in yard spin-off SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries is to be split into three later this month to help creditors restructure and sell off the world's second largest shipbuilder.
Mosvold predicts volatility on rates MOSVOLD Shipping, the Oslo-listed tanker operator, is predicting a volatile freight rate scenario over the next couple of years, but does not expect a sudden drop in rates overall.
BP charter deal pays dividends for Nordic SUEZMAX operator Nordic American Tanker Shipping has become the maritime version of the United States Mint, thanks to a booming freight market combined with a fortuitous charter deal with BP Shipping, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo.
Strike is averted after P&O clinches Rotterdam deal MANAGEMENT and workers at ro-ro shipping company P&O North Sea Ferries in Rotterdam have reached a new collective working agreement, narrowly averting the threat of strike action.
New North Sea oil spill response team ready UK-BASED Oil Spill Response and Briggs Marine Environmental Services have teamed up to offer an enhanced oil spill response service to operators in the North Sea oil industry.
Cableship bound for Far East from A&P CABLE Innovator, the world's first purpose-built all stern working cableship and Global Marine's flagship, is pictured here sailing from Falmouth, southwest England, where she underwent a three-week refit at the A&P Falmouth shipyard.
FEFC members divided over call for reform SHOULD the Far Eastern Freight Conference have a facelift?
La CE prolongerait l’intervention PACT pour le short sea au-delà de 2001 La CE semble mettre un point d’honneur à faire prévaloir le short sea sur la scène du transport européen. Le 5e programme cadre prévoit un groupe de travail thématique pour le short sea, qui devra traiter plusieurs sujets, parmi lesquels la nécessité de développer un cadre pour établir des comparaisons statistiques se rapportant aux divers modes et établir des indicateurs de performance intermodale sur le plan de l’environnement, et enfin il y a l’examen des prix door-to-door impliquant le short sea pour comparaison avec d’autres modes. “Il est impératif d’établir si le prix est un obstacle au short sea où s’il s’agit d’un problème d’image, de même qu’il est essentiel de procéder à une décomposition du prix global en fonction des éléments qui le constituent de manière à apprécier leur impact sur le prix total de la chaîne intermodale dans le concept porte-à-porte”, Cristobal Millan De La Lastra, attaché au directorat général TREN de la CE, qui occupait la tribune de la 4e convention Euro-Med tenue récemment à Valence, a laissé entrevoir des perspectives positives pour ce qui est du développement du short sea.
Les exclus de la FNTR créent une nouvelle organisation, l’OTRE Mardi a été annoncé à Paris - à la veille du Congrès de la FNTR, tout un symbôle - la création d’une nouvelle organisation professionnelle de transporteurs rotiers en France: l’Organisation des Transporteurs Routiers Européens (OTRE). Elle rassemble des fédérations départementales ayant été “délabellisées” par la FNTR en raison de leur attitude radicale lors de la crise du diesel. La création de cette nouvelle organisation risque de provoquer des chamboulements dans le paysage des associations françaises de transporteurs. L’AFTRI pourrait en sortir gagnante, car un rapprochement semble s’amorcer avec la nouvelle organisation.
Noord Natie a inauguré le terminal mixte de Ventspils Le 6 octobre dernier marquera une date importante dans l’histoire du port de Ventspils, puisqu’il s’agissait de l’inauguration officielle d’un nouveau terminal mixte ultra-moderne exploité sous le nom de “Noord Natie Ventspils Terminals”. Le manutentionnaire anversois a non seulement contribué pour 40% à cet investissement de 70 mio. de dollars, mais y a apporté son know how et de plus en assure la gestion. Les 60% restants représentent la participationn de partenaires portuaires locaux. En outre, ce terminal présente la particularité d’être intégré dans des trafics qui intéressent également le port scaldien.
Les ports autrichiens du Danube veulent resserrer les liens avec Anvers A peine 15 pour cent du petit million de tonnes de marchandises transportées chaque année entre Anvers et l’Autriche sont acheminés par la voie fluviale. “Dans les deux cas, ces chiffres peuvent être améliorés”, estiment les responsables des quatre ports publics autrichiens sur le Danube.
Hundreds rescued from blazing ferry Rescue operation averts major Philippine ferry disaster.
OMI tankers log record rates US tanker giant OMI Corp has something to smile about as its tankers pull in the big bucks.
CMA-CGM forges ahead French container line CMA-CGM has boosted its profits after starting new transpacific and Asian routes.
New top man at Cosco HK The former boss of Cosco's European outfit has been brought in to head up operations in Hong Kong.
Bergesen gas ship falls foul of port state control Australian port state control pulled in 14 ships with deficiencies for detention during September.
Daewoo Heavy to spin-off shipbuilding division Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries has said it will split into three companies after a new law was passed to reduce its tax burden.
Buyers eye up Mosvold VLCC newbuilding Tanker hungry speculators are circling a Mosvold Shipping VLCC newbuilding.
Neptune Dorado captain arrested The troubled tanker's master faces charges of lying to US Coastguard officials and falsifying documents, after oil was found in ballast tanks.
Olympic orders offshore vessel Norway's Olympic Shipping has returned to Aker Brattvaag for a new cable-layer.
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