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Malacca Straits gets new lightbeacon
[SINGAPORE] Mariners transiting the congested and narrow waters of the Malacca Straits have a new navigational aid with the inauguration of the new Tanjung Gabang lightbeacon today.
ABS to review survey, auditing procedures
Pirates attack ship in S'pore Straits
Fremantle port invites bids for towage licences
ISMA boosts HQ

Air and Land Transport

More Cathay flights may be disrupted
CATHAY Pacific has had to cancel 20 flights so far this month as a result of "pilot illness", and its flight schedule this holiday season may be further disrupted if the pilots carry out their threat to strike.
Australia scraps plan for airport, fast train
New Bangkok airport set for yet another delay
India's airlines losing int'l market share
M'sia to help Sri Lanka upgrade airports
BA jumbo in Heathrow incident
Court denies restraining order against Delta pilots

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Joint venture to build marine cargo terminal at HK airport
LANS to build a marine cargo terminal at Hongkong's Chek Lap Kok airport are moving forward with the creation of a new joint venture to oversee the project and untangle a rising debt load.

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Malacca Straits gets new lightbeacon
[SINGAPORE] Mariners transiting the congested and narrow waters of the Malacca Straits have a new navigational aid with the inauguration of the new Tanjung Gabang lightbeacon today.
ABS to review survey, auditing procedures
Pirates attack ship in S'pore Straits
Fremantle port invites bids for towage licences
ISMA boosts HQ

Air and Land Transport

More Cathay flights may be disrupted
CATHAY Pacific has had to cancel 20 flights so far this month as a result of "pilot illness", and its flight schedule this holiday season may be further disrupted if the pilots carry out their threat to strike.
Australia scraps plan for airport, fast train
New Bangkok airport set for yet another delay
India's airlines losing int'l market share
M'sia to help Sri Lanka upgrade airports
BA jumbo in Heathrow incident
Court denies restraining order against Delta pilots

Features

Joint venture to build marine cargo terminal at HK airport
LANS to build a marine cargo terminal at Hongkong's Chek Lap Kok airport are moving forward with the creation of a new joint venture to oversee the project and untangle a rising debt load.

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Shipping News

Malacca Straits gets new lightbeacon
[SINGAPORE] Mariners transiting the congested and narrow waters of the Malacca Straits have a new navigational aid with the inauguration of the new Tanjung Gabang lightbeacon today.
ABS to review survey, auditing procedures
Pirates attack ship in S'pore Straits
Fremantle port invites bids for towage licences
ISMA boosts HQ

Air and Land Transport

More Cathay flights may be disrupted
CATHAY Pacific has had to cancel 20 flights so far this month as a result of "pilot illness", and its flight schedule this holiday season may be further disrupted if the pilots carry out their threat to strike.
Australia scraps plan for airport, fast train
New Bangkok airport set for yet another delay
India's airlines losing int'l market share
M'sia to help Sri Lanka upgrade airports
BA jumbo in Heathrow incident
Court denies restraining order against Delta pilots

Features

Joint venture to build marine cargo terminal at HK airport
LANS to build a marine cargo terminal at Hongkong's Chek Lap Kok airport are moving forward with the creation of a new joint venture to oversee the project and untangle a rising debt load.

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GM, CNF in logistics mega-venture The car maker and logistics provider have formed Vector SCM, which may eventually take over control of GM's annual $6 billion transportation supply chain. Container ships edge out tankers as orders soar The oil tanker market is on a roll with freight rates nudging 30-year highs, but shipowners are investing more on container ships. Speculating on the STB's future A new Administration could roil the rail regulatory agency. United Cargo opens Latin cargo gateway in Miami CP Ships in sales deal with FastShip NITL organizes Customs subcommittee CTI Logistx, TNT Logistics to become TNT Logistics North America Budget compromise shaves ACE funding Estonia awards management of state railway to RailAmerica consortium UPS enters second joint venture in India Lanigan succeeds Sheffi as CEO of Logistics.com Manchester airport among bidders for up-and-coming British cargo hub Indian customs order could delay apparel shipments

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Maersk heads south Big Easy buys Chinese cranes Internet freight marketplace pact Qantas revises freight division Government snaps up MAS stock Safair announces Boeing buy Crescent Air Freight goes online

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
Scania 'must pay more' for Beers

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SCI pays dividend to govt Rules on packed foods amended Ministry to strive for better deal for textile industry, exporters Chinese zinc oxide, choline chloride face dumping probe Rice exports likely at subsidised rates MMTC expects 30 pc growth in mineral exports Exporters' body plea to revoke notification on Customs clearance UPS Logistics ties up with Jetair ICEGATE proposed to expedite Customs cargo clearance - Boon for exim community on horizon Customs opens Assessment Centre at Concor's CFS-Mulund (E) Study cites benefits of trade policy reforms Used textile gear imports under EPCG scheme sought Revised cost estimate of Jawahar Dweep oil terminal cleared Ministry to pursue with agri-clinics chain Positra SEZ to take off in 3 months IEG survey sees room for optimism IMC meetings

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
Prices steady in the US Gulf US East Coast avails still very tight Halifax still tight, Montreal OK for avails St Eustatius avails getting tight Ecuador avails still tight, Chile plentiful Polish bunker market hit by tax law IOC to load two tankers from Mina al-Bakr Brent crude sheds early gains as Iraqi oil loadings resume Brazil bunkers steady today St. Petersburg/Murmansk indications Jeddah/Dammam posted prices, availability report API stats push WTI crude higher Updated Argentina weekly prices

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Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Eurologistique More freight in Alsace/Baden Bartenheim is the center BB in Belfort Distriport and Distrimarseille Ferryways stirs up ferry trade T&B: major «smart tagging» trial BAX Global Webfreight Exemption from compulsory pilotage in Rotterdam from 60 to 70 meters

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
Meyer extends Royal Caribbean options date Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced it has received an extension on its options to purchase a fifth and sixth ship within its new Radiance class. NYK inks Crystal newbuild order Crystal Cruises says its parent company, NYK, has now signed a contract with Chantiers de l'Atlantique for the construction of a new luxury ship. IACS won't readmit Polish Register The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) says that it has "found no grounds" to reverse its decision to terminate the associate member status of the Polish Register of Shipping. CP Ships to cooperate with FastShip CP Ships has signed an agreement with FastShip to assume commercial and marketing management for FastShip's TransAtlantic services.

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Mystery flooding sank Ievoli Sun says report FLOODING of a forward stowage area and the propeller compartment probably sank the 4,189 gt chemicals tanker Ievoli Sun in the English Channel on October 31, according to a report released yesterday. CP Ships springs surprise with stake in FastShip CP SHIPS' expansion programme has taken an unexpected turn with the company taking an equity stake in FastShip, the Philadelphia venture planning to introduce high-speed container shipping services across the Atlantic, writes Janet Porter. ABP predicts profit rise ASSOCIATED British Ports, the UK's largest port operator, yesterday said it expected pre-tax profit for 2000 to be at the upper end of market expectations, on the back of recent disposals of non-core assets and strong throughput at its ports, including those in the US. UK directors chief welcomes rising transmission rates The performance per unit price of semiconductor technology has been doubling every 20 months for the last 50 years. Donaldson backs Dibden Bay PLANS to build a container terminal at Dibden Bay have won backing from a highly influential figure. Four of the five suspects in the case where 58 Chinese illegal immigrants suffocated Four of the five suspects in the case where 58 Chinese illegal immigrants suffocated in a truck appear in court in Rotterdam. The 58 dead stowaways, with two survivors, were found in the rear of a Dutch-registered truck at Dover on June 19. Mercosur bloc faces a crisis of confidence LEADERS of the four member countries of South America's principal trading bloc are under pressure to prove that their common push for economic integration has not run out of steam. Dal Karoo joins SAECS liner service THE SAECS consortium of Germany has replaced the 1,502 teu conbulker Waardrecht in its liner service from Europe to South Africa with the Alpha Ship-owned container vessel Venus, writes Ralf Witthohn.

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
163 illegals feared drowned Rotterdam may ease pilotage rules Germans insurers unite Euro slide upsets suppliers' market Mixed fortunes for Scan ferries Eastern Power changes course Infinity postponed Calcutta seeks $854M to go it alone Hamburg starts pilot price war New LASH breakbulk service to UK Owner proposes Mercosur flag Tranz Rail pricing to be probed Queensland rakes in port dividends Alert out for 'phantom ship' Truckers to boycott port licences Crewmen killed in Ecuador

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
Anvers: la Werf & Vlasnatie développe ses concepts en matière de logistique semi-industrielle La fonction industrielle qui s’est développée au cours des dernières décennies au port d’Anvers a non seulement généré d’importants trafics, tant à l’entrée qu’à la sortie, mais a également donné lieu à des nouvelles activités, qui s’inscrivent aujourd’hui dans ce que l’on appelle la logistique semi-industrielle, activités que les industries ont de plus en plus tendance à sous-traiter, soit sur leur propre périmètre, soit à l’extérieur, à moins que ces deux possibilités soient concrétisées dans un même contexte opérationnel. Ce nouveau secteur d’activité a pris des proportions considérables dans le port scaldien et les investissements qui en découlent se manifestent d’une manière quasi continue. Un dernier exemple en date nous vient de la Werf & Vlasnatie (WVN), qui en l’espace de 6 ans a déjà investi un milliard de BEF dans des installations très spécialisées, auquel s’ajouteront l’année prochaine 250 mio. consacrés à de nouvelles installations. “La desserte de la Russie passe par la Finlande” “Nous sommes la porte d’accès la plus fiable à la Russie et aux anciennes républiques de l’Union Soviétique”. C’est en ces termes, et en présence de l’ambassadeur finalandais Leif Blomqvist, que s’est présentée la délégation des ports de Kotka et Hamina mardi dernier dans la maison portuaire d’Anvers. Les us et coutumes du monde économique russe n’ont plus de secrets pour les hommes d’affaires finlandais qui sont des partenaires commerciaux privilégiés de la Russie, a déclaré l’ambassadeur. Mærsk Sealand s’intéresse au super-port de Wilhelmshaven Il semblerait que l’armement Mærsk Sealand soit désireux de participer à la réalisation du super-port à containers qui serait construit à Wilhelmshaven, participation qui se traduirait évidemment par son implantation avec un grand terminal. Une première phase porterait sur deux emplacements, les quatre autres devant être mis à la disposition d’autres armements. Cette perspective suscite une sérieuse inquiétude parmi le personnel du North Sea Terminal à Bremerhaven, qui est exploité conjointement par Eurogate et Mærsk, qui intervient pour 50%. Cette crainte fait probablement suite à la stratégie que l’armement danois a adoptée à Singapour qu’il touche désormais avec des feeders, ses grands PC escalant à son propre terminal à Tanjung Pelepas. Belgacom confie sa logistique à Danzas La société de télécommunication belge Belgacom a récemment mené à bien la réorganisation de son flux de distribution vers les téléboutiques, centrales téléphoniques et services de raccordement et de réparation. Désormais, ces flux seront centralisés dans un seul magasin à Nivelles, qui sera entièrement géré par Danzas Belgique.

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
ABP Expects Good Results Cold Weather Sparks Higher Oil Prices Chile, U.S. Reach Salmon Accord CP Ships, FastShip Announce Agreement Navy Names Fourth Virginia Class Sub Moody's Downgrades MC Shipping Investigators Cite

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DECEMBER 13, 2000
Greenpeace to target bulk shippers Shippers to be targetted in campaign against imports of genetically modified soya beans. Daewoo poised to net Australian LNG order Australia's North West Shelf project appears to have been lured by some competitive Korean pricing. Royal Caribbean keeps options open The US cruise giant has had options extended for two more ships at the Meyer Werft yard in Germany. Bergesen continues share buyback trend Norwegian shipowner Bergesen has paid out over $16m to purchase some of its own stock. Tankers load at Iraqi terminal Reports Wednesday indicate two cargoes moving at Mina al-Bakr. China Shipping splashes out on tankers Shanghai-based China Shipping Group is growing its tanker fleet. Pension cash injection for Royal Nedlloyd The Dutch shipowner will be boosted next year by a multi-million dollar surplus payment. Frontline keeps on buying John Fredriksen's Frontline continues to mop up its own shares. P&O offloads ro-ro UK logistics firm P&O Trans European is selling the freight ferry Elk to DFDS Tor Line of Denmark. Damaged World-Wide VLCC diverted Uncertainty over weather damage prompts Eastern Power to head away from Canada to find calmer seas. Share issue to fund Sembcorp logistics push Singapore firm to issue fresh shares to fund 20% stake in Swiss freight forwarder.