Dip in cruise passenger numbers last year nothing to worry about About 1.02m passengers passed through S'pore Cruise Centre, down from 1.05m in '98
More than one Asian hub for Royal Caribbean?
Star Cruises positions vessel in Dubai
Air and Land Transport
Philippines' worst air crash kills all 131 on board Air Philippines plane slams into hills on resort island near southern city of Davao while preparing to land
Rolls-Royce wins US$350m engine deal
Ansett expects no Easter flight upsets
Features
Power to influence in decline But there are indications of a rediscovery of the value of close cooperation within the framework of conferences
Dip in cruise passenger numbers last year nothing to worry about About 1.02m passengers passed through S'pore Cruise Centre, down from 1.05m in '98
More than one Asian hub for Royal Caribbean?
Star Cruises positions vessel in Dubai
Air and Land Transport
Philippines' worst air crash kills all 131 on board Air Philippines plane slams into hills on resort island near southern city of Davao while preparing to land
Rolls-Royce wins US$350m engine deal
Ansett expects no Easter flight upsets
Features
Power to influence in decline But there are indications of a rediscovery of the value of close cooperation within the framework of conferences
Dip in cruise passenger numbers last year nothing to worry about About 1.02m passengers passed through S'pore Cruise Centre, down from 1.05m in '98
More than one Asian hub for Royal Caribbean?
Star Cruises positions vessel in Dubai
Air and Land Transport
Philippines' worst air crash kills all 131 on board Air Philippines plane slams into hills on resort island near southern city of Davao while preparing to land
Rolls-Royce wins US$350m engine deal
Ansett expects no Easter flight upsets
Features
Power to influence in decline But there are indications of a rediscovery of the value of close cooperation within the framework of conferences
Dip in cruise passenger numbers last year nothing to worry about About 1.02m passengers passed through S'pore Cruise Centre, down from 1.05m in '98
More than one Asian hub for Royal Caribbean?
Star Cruises positions vessel in Dubai
Air and Land Transport
Philippines' worst air crash kills all 131 on board Air Philippines plane slams into hills on resort island near southern city of Davao while preparing to land
Rolls-Royce wins US$350m engine deal
Ansett expects no Easter flight upsets
Features
Power to influence in decline But there are indications of a rediscovery of the value of close cooperation within the framework of conferences
Hvide Marine elects Gerhard Kurz CEO Beleagured Hvide Marine Inc. has sprung another surprise. Today it announced the election of Gerhard E. Kurz as CEO and a member of the board.
Don't write off Taiwan destroyer deal just yet Despite a decision yesterday to defer a Taiwanese request to purchase four Aegis destroyers, it is possible that Congress may yet prod the administration into either selling Taiwan the ships--or building extra U.S. Navy Aegis destroyers to protect Taiwan
UDS and Ceres Hellenic in Suezmax deal Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp. and Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Ltd. today announced a 10-year agreement for a fifth Suezmax tanker to be used in the UDS's crude transportation program.
P&O Nedlloyd to fund breaker Anglo-Dutch containership giant P&O Nedlloyd has agreed to fund modernisation of a leading Chinese shipbreaking yard after admitting that no facilities in the world were capable of recycling ships in an environmentally friendly way.
New Atlantic pact brings port calls shake-up The Grand Alliance and Americana Ships have announced the start of collaborative services on the North Atlantic trade from July 4, subject to regulatory approval, writes David Osler.
Improved rating for Gearbulk An improving dry bulk market has resulted in Gearbulk's credit rating outlook being favourably revised.
Offshore slowdown takes toll on Ensco The slowdown in offshore drilling activity prompted by the weak oil prices of the late 1990s continues to dog Ensco International, which saw first quarter net earnings plunge to $3.8m from $20m in the opening three months of 1999.
Brussels tanker rules expected by year-end European Commission maritime policy director Georgette Lalis has said the commission's proposed package of legislation on maritime safety in the wake of the Erika oil tanker disaster should be agreed by EU transport ministers by the end of the year.
Unions demand 'sky is the limit' spill payouts Pressure is growing for 'sky is the limit' compensation rules for future Erika-style tanker disasters, writes James Brewer.
Bolero.net planning major expansion ONE of the shipping industry's earliest dot.com ventures, Bolero.net is planning major expansion and bringing in new shareholders this year, seeing little threat from the recent slew of new internet companies targeting the industry.
First of four Mark IV ro-ros delivered WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has taken delivery of the 38,300 dwt Tamesis, the first of four so-called Mark IV ro-ro carriers. from Daewoo Okpo shipyard of South Korea, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo.
Bourbon: "nous devrions bien nous entendre avec Gevaert" Au moment de l'accord qui a vu le groupe belge Gevaert entrer à hauteur dans le capital du groupe français Bourbon, il n'était question que d'une opération financière. La réflexion semble avoir évolué depuis. Par ailleurs, Bourbon vient d'annoncer des résultats plus qu'honorables pour son exercice 1999.
Coûts externes des transports: le rail et la voie d'eau sortent vainqueurs En 1995, les coûts externes de l'ensemble des transports dans les quinze Etats de l'Union européenne plus la Suisse et la Norvège se sont élevés à 530 mia.d'EUR, soit 7,8%du PIB de ces 17 pays. En intégrant les coûts de congestion, on arrive à 658 mia. d'EUR, soit près de 10% du PIB. Pour cette année, on les évalue à 700 mia. d'EUR. Les questions sont claires: va-t-on les payer, qui, et quand?
Sten Olssen mettrait Stena Line en vente "Je peux raisonnablement envisager une vente, à condition qu'il s'agisse d'un acquéreur sérieux qui n'ait pas seulement en vue la division du groupe", semble avoir déclaré Sten Olssen, actionnaire principal de l'armement ferry Stena Line, au quotidien suédois Dagens Industri. La famille Olssen détient la moitié des actions de cette compagnie.
Mega hubs et PC de 14.000 à 18.000 TEU vont-ils animer la containérisation après 2010? Une fois de plus, il est question de nouvelles générations de grands porte-containers, de 8.000 TEU et plus. La perspective n'a rien de surprenant. Elle correspond à cette recherche continue d'économies d'échelle, d'un abaissement des coûts d'exploitation. Pour ce qui est des PC de 8.000 TEU, on y est presque. La dernière génération des navires de Mærsk frise cette taille. Rappelons que tout récemment Hapag-Lloyd s'est inscrit pour une série de 4 PC de 7.200 TEU. Le PC de 8.000 TEU deviendra donc réalité prochainement. Certains experts franchissent maintenant d'autres étapes et évoquent des générations futures de 10.000 à 15.000 TEU
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