Asian feeder lines raise rate on Calcutta trade [SINGAPORE] The first round of rate increases under the Asia Feeder Discussion Group (AFDG) was announced on Monday by the group's Calcutta Feeder Operators (CALFO) committee.
P&O, Festival shelve plan for cruise merger
India-Russia sea-land link accord set to be signed by Sept
Air and Land Transport
Boeing still has far to go on road to recovery [SEATTLE] The bumpy ride for Boeing Co investors is entering its fourth year amid signs the turbulence is easing, though analysts say the aerospace giant's struggle to reinvent itself is far from over.
CAL's bid for China airline stake may be delayed
PAL flies to Cotabato again
Royal Jordanian stripped of public status
TWA crash: witnesses want mystery light probed
Features
Patents may not hold water [NEW YORK] PATENTED Internet business methods are being questioned in the cargo shipping business following the emergence of a spate of dotcom companies claiming exclusivity in their techniques. The patenting of methods used in e-business has sparked anger and outrage in the world of Internet commerce, especially in the case of several high-profile companies that have received broad patents for widely used retail techniques. The dispute over Amazon.com's patent for its one-click shopping technology is an example.
Asian feeder lines raise rate on Calcutta trade [SINGAPORE] The first round of rate increases under the Asia Feeder Discussion Group (AFDG) was announced on Monday by the group's Calcutta Feeder Operators (CALFO) committee.
P&O, Festival shelve plan for cruise merger
India-Russia sea-land link accord set to be signed by Sept
Air and Land Transport
Boeing still has far to go on road to recovery [SEATTLE] The bumpy ride for Boeing Co investors is entering its fourth year amid signs the turbulence is easing, though analysts say the aerospace giant's struggle to reinvent itself is far from over.
CAL's bid for China airline stake may be delayed
PAL flies to Cotabato again
Royal Jordanian stripped of public status
TWA crash: witnesses want mystery light probed
Features
Patents may not hold water [NEW YORK] PATENTED Internet business methods are being questioned in the cargo shipping business following the emergence of a spate of dotcom companies claiming exclusivity in their techniques. The patenting of methods used in e-business has sparked anger and outrage in the world of Internet commerce, especially in the case of several high-profile companies that have received broad patents for widely used retail techniques. The dispute over Amazon.com's patent for its one-click shopping technology is an example.
Asian feeder lines raise rate on Calcutta trade [SINGAPORE] The first round of rate increases under the Asia Feeder Discussion Group (AFDG) was announced on Monday by the group's Calcutta Feeder Operators (CALFO) committee.
P&O, Festival shelve plan for cruise merger
India-Russia sea-land link accord set to be signed by Sept
Air and Land Transport
Boeing still has far to go on road to recovery [SEATTLE] The bumpy ride for Boeing Co investors is entering its fourth year amid signs the turbulence is easing, though analysts say the aerospace giant's struggle to reinvent itself is far from over.
CAL's bid for China airline stake may be delayed
PAL flies to Cotabato again
Royal Jordanian stripped of public status
TWA crash: witnesses want mystery light probed
Features
Patents may not hold water [NEW YORK] PATENTED Internet business methods are being questioned in the cargo shipping business following the emergence of a spate of dotcom companies claiming exclusivity in their techniques. The patenting of methods used in e-business has sparked anger and outrage in the world of Internet commerce, especially in the case of several high-profile companies that have received broad patents for widely used retail techniques. The dispute over Amazon.com's patent for its one-click shopping technology is an example.
Liberian registry to offer recording of mortgages in London Shipowners will, for the first time, be able to record Liberian mortgages in London, beginning later this year.
End of a cross-Channel era Sea Containers Ltd.'s subsidiary Hoverspeed Ltd. says it will "reluctantly have to withdraw" its two 32 year old hovercraft on the Dover to Calais route and replace them with two SeaCats
Frontline ups Golden Ocean stake The board of Frontline has issued 68,700 new shares in Frontline to purchase $5 million of Golden Ocean Bonds
Diamond Offshore will deliver Ocean Confidence late Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. says an agreement has been reached with a subsidiary of BP Amoco (BP) which provides for a modification to the contract covering the Ocean Confidence. The modification provides for an extension of the delivery date from July 1 to December 1 of 2000.
NNS reports increased earnings Newport News Shipbuilding today reported net earnings of $24 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2000.
Pod problem plagues Paradise Carnival reportedly halted a week-long cruise on its smoke-free Paradise when it was just hours out to sea on Sunday.
Spain seals merger of Bazan and Aesa yards SPAIN last night clinched the long-awaited merger of its two state-owned shipbuilders, naval yard group Bazan with merchant shipbuilding operation Astilleros Espanoles, writes our Madrid Correspondent.
A Star turn for Royal Clipper THE world's largest sailing ship, the $60m Royal Clipper, sailed under power up the River Thames to Tower Bridge yesterday as part of her maiden voyage from Rotterdam to Monaco, writes David Mott.
Lerenuis says old economy on rebound BO Lerenius, group chief executive of Associated British Ports Holdings, believes recent investor interest in major players of the UK ports industry was indicative of broader renewed interest in traditional, 'old economy' companies.
if... remains a takeover target says Moody's SCANDINAVIA'S if... Property & Casualty group, seen as a potential bid target by other insurers, has been given a favourable assessment by ratings agency Moody's, although there are said to be worries about short-term profitability.
Festival picks up listing option FESTIVAL Cruises yesterday spelled out its future as a major non-aligned cruise operator. Instead of P&O, it now reads IPO.
Polar Honduras The seasonal downturn in the reefer market has seen older tonnage being laid-up. The Cypriot-registered reefer Polar Honduras 10,803 dwt, is pictured approaching her lay-up berth in the River Fal in southwest England, being towed by the A&P harbour tug St Mawes.
Grand Alliance in debut THE departure of the 2,950 teu OOCL Haven from Rotterdam yesterday marked the entrance of the Grand Alliance on to the Atlantic and possibly the start of a new era for one of the world's most volatile trade lanes.
Sijilmassa II, Smara II and Issli Three Moroccan-registered reefers, Sijilmassa II, Smara II and Issli, pictured here moored up in the River Fal, five miles from Falmouth in southwest England, are expected to remain laid-up in the river until the autumn. The River Fal is one of the cheapest locations in Europe to moor ships.
Anvers: le cap des 130 mio. de t possible à la fin 2000? Les résultats du premier semestre se traduisent pour le port d'Anvers par un record absolu avec 63,47 mio. de t, soit une progression de 14,1%. Le container est toujours fortement à la hausse avec 22 mio. de t (+19%) ou 1.998.845 TEU (+18,4%). Il est intéressant de souligner que les diverses avec 34,28 mio. de t enregistrent également une progression spectaculaire de 18,5% et que dans ce contexte le conventionnel/breakbulk avec 9,34 mio. de t affichait une augmentation de 23,3%. Si ce niveau de progression devait se maintenir au cours du deuxième semestre, le port scaldien pourrait envisager un score final de l'ordre de 130 mio. de t. Rappelons qu'en 1999 le trafic avait reculé de 119,78 mio. de t à 115, 65 mio. de t.
Norfolkline va acheter Euroute La société néerlandaise Norfolkline, basée à Scheveningue et la société suédoise Euroute sont arrivées à un accord portant sur l'acquisition de la totalité des parts d'Euroute Holding AB. Celle-ci est une des plus grandes entreprises de transport routier à capitaux familiaux en Suède. Selon D. Sloan, directeur général de Norfokline, cette acquisition est principalement motivée par une volonté d'expansion géographique.
La France veut faire avancer le débat sur le prix du gasoil Durant sa présidence de l'Union européenne la France entend faire avancer le dossier de la fiscalité sur le gasoil. L'initiative vise à permettre aux transporteurs routiers de répondre à la demande des clients chargeurs tout en obtenant une juste rémunération des services fournis. Aujourd'hui, le poste "gasoil" représente en effet couramment plus de 25% des coûts de production du transport routier de marchandises.
Evadix et Alcopa créent une joint-venture logistique axée sur l'e-commerce La société tournaisienne Evadix (qui est l'ancienne division de logistique du groupe d'édition Casterman) et le groupe Alcopa (groupe Moorkens) ont créé sur l'ancien site de l'usine Renault à Vilvorde une joint-venture appelée Evadix E-land. Alcopa a commencé il y a quelques mois à développer sur ce site des activités logistiques au travers de la société Moorkens Logistics, mais le groupe a décidé de s'allier à Evadix, qui apporte son savoir-faire en matière de logistique orientée sur l'internet. "Moorkens devient ainsi une branche opérationnelle de cette joint-venture, le client étant en contact avec Evadix E-land", nous a déclaré Roland De Wolf, administrateur délégué de l'entreprise commune.
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