ICS stresses increasing role of class societies [SINGAPORE] Classification societies are needed now more than ever, said the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Chris Horrocks.
Star Cruises chief quits; HKSE listing postponed
P&O Nedlloyd reports higher Q3 earnings
Air and Land Transport
S&P downgrades Air NZ's credit rating [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd's credit rating was cut to below investment grade by Standard & Poor's Corp on concern about its debt burden and delays in absorbing newly-acquired Ansett Holdings Ltd.
Probe faults tail-control device for Alaska Airlines crash
Eurostar annual deficit at 1.5b francs
China to build high-speed rail link
Amtrak pinning its hopes on Acela to help achieve self-sufficiency
Features
Up to task of handling a 15,000-TEU box ship? ACCORDING to Eike Lehmann, chairman of the Society of Shipbuilding Technology in Hamburg, the question is not whether, but when the much-discussed 12,000-TEU container ships will really be built and commissioned. This is also important with regard to the planning of new deep sea ports or the expansion of existing ones.
ICS stresses increasing role of class societies [SINGAPORE] Classification societies are needed now more than ever, said the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Chris Horrocks.
Star Cruises chief quits; HKSE listing postponed
P&O Nedlloyd reports higher Q3 earnings
Air and Land Transport
S&P downgrades Air NZ's credit rating [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd's credit rating was cut to below investment grade by Standard & Poor's Corp on concern about its debt burden and delays in absorbing newly-acquired Ansett Holdings Ltd.
Probe faults tail-control device for Alaska Airlines crash
Eurostar annual deficit at 1.5b francs
China to build high-speed rail link
Amtrak pinning its hopes on Acela to help achieve self-sufficiency
Features
Up to task of handling a 15,000-TEU box ship? ACCORDING to Eike Lehmann, chairman of the Society of Shipbuilding Technology in Hamburg, the question is not whether, but when the much-discussed 12,000-TEU container ships will really be built and commissioned. This is also important with regard to the planning of new deep sea ports or the expansion of existing ones.
ICS stresses increasing role of class societies [SINGAPORE] Classification societies are needed now more than ever, said the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Chris Horrocks.
Star Cruises chief quits; HKSE listing postponed
P&O Nedlloyd reports higher Q3 earnings
Air and Land Transport
S&P downgrades Air NZ's credit rating [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd's credit rating was cut to below investment grade by Standard & Poor's Corp on concern about its debt burden and delays in absorbing newly-acquired Ansett Holdings Ltd.
Probe faults tail-control device for Alaska Airlines crash
Eurostar annual deficit at 1.5b francs
China to build high-speed rail link
Amtrak pinning its hopes on Acela to help achieve self-sufficiency
Features
Up to task of handling a 15,000-TEU box ship? ACCORDING to Eike Lehmann, chairman of the Society of Shipbuilding Technology in Hamburg, the question is not whether, but when the much-discussed 12,000-TEU container ships will really be built and commissioned. This is also important with regard to the planning of new deep sea ports or the expansion of existing ones.
Shippers slam STB's proposed rail merger rules Shippers, shipper groups and labor unions criticized the Surface Transportation Board's proposed rail-merger rules, calling for strengthening regulations to promote greater competition, while several railroads praised the board's efforts.
EU to ban trucks on highways during weekends The controversial rule would keep trucks off main European highways for a 24-hour period on weekends and imposes limits on truckers' working hours.
Incoterms 2000 - One Year Later A barrage of seminars got the word out but not everyone got the message.
Delays at Singapore force Maersk Sealand to seek alternatives
Deutsche Post stock rises in market debut
GE launches Global Rail Exchange e-marketplace
Russian port woos Tacoma business
Melbourne truckers protest high fuel prices
Amtrak 'bullet train' gets rave reviews
Netherlands approves privatization of Schiphol Airport
Gulfmark in seven vessel newbuild program GulfMark Offshore Inc., Houston, has signed a series of contracts with Aker Brattvaag of Norway to build four new supply vessels (PSVs) and three anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSs).
Hvide buys "hotshot boats" Hvide Marine Inc.last week announced an agreement to purchase two modern 152-foot crewboats from Crewboats, Inc.
Second coastal cruise ship named Just five months after the shipyard launch of Delta Queen Coastal Voyages' first vessel, the second ship in the new fleet was last week christened at Atlantic Marine, Inc.
London market backs reforms LONDON insurance interests have united to back a key package of reform measures, in a bid to keep the $20bn-plus market competitive with the US and Bermuda.
Ex-director faces Preussag lawsuit THE Preussag group has announced that it will take legal action against former board member Dr Hans-Joachim Selenz after he accused chief executive Michael Frenzel of attempted bribery in connection with the sale of Preussag's steel business in 1997.
Deutsche Post float makes shaky start EUROPE'S largest stock market flotation this year, a E6.6bn ($5.61bn) offering of Deutsche Post, made a shaky debut yesterday amid some disappointment about the higher-than-expected issue price.
Investment bank called in to advise MTC US tanker company Marine Transport Corp has acknowledged that it has called in investment banker ING Barings "to explore strategic alternatives and opportunities that may be available to the company to maximise shareholder value".
Dutch yards fear tax move UNCERTAINTY over the future of tax friendly shipping investment schemes in the Netherlands could threaten the propspects of the Dutch shipbuilding market.
Erika clean-up marred by political and media meddling says ITOPF CLEAN-UP operations after the Erika oil spill last December showed that almost nothing had been learned from previous tanker disasters, according to an industry expert.
Titan builds the first portable sheerlegs FLORIDA based marine salvage company Titan Maritime LLC has announced the construction of the world's first fully portable sheerleg crane. Designed to be dismantled into easily transportable sections, the innovative 'heavylift salvage tool' comprises two 1,000 tonne capacity sheerlegs, with deck tackle with the same capability. Working in tandem the two cranes, combined with Titan's linear chain pullers, will be capable of lifting up to 4,000 tonnes.
FEFC caution on Cosco membership COSCO'S renewed interest in joining the Far Eastern Freight Conference has caused concern in the membership.
“B-Cargo doit redevenir le meilleur fournisseur de services ferroviaires dans son hinterland” Un peu plus de deux semaines après son arrivée à la tête de B-Cargo, le département fret de la SNCB, Albert Counet (55) sait déjà très bien ce qu’il compte y faire au cours des prochaines années: mettre le client au centre des préoccupations de l’ensemble de ses collaborateurs et faire de B-Cargo le meilleur fournisseur de services ferroviaires dans son hinterland.
Electrabel centralise ses pièces détachées à Lokeren Hier soir, Electrabel a inauguré sont centre de distribution flambant neuf dans le zoning industriel de Lokeren. Avec ce centre, l’entreprise redessine non seulement l’ensemble des flux de marchandises mais repense en outre le processus logistique, la logistique d’achat comprise. Ce procéssus a été baptisé ALVL : assistance logistique vers l’avenir. Ce nouveau concept logistique sera mis en oeuvre dès la mi-2001, lorsque les composants des quatre magasins principaux seront transférés vers le centre de distribution central et que les 150 points de collecte seront opérationnels.
HesseNoord Natie: Eurogate veut la majorité Un des six candidats à une prise de participation dans la future entité fusionnée Hessenatie/Noord Natie, le groupe allemand Eurogate, qui a déjà acquis une certaine dimension européenne en s’engageant également dans le Sud de l’Europe, vient de laisser entendre par l’entremise de son porte-parole Hans-Joachim Weil qu’il entend bien acquérir une position majoritaire dans cette nouvelle entité.
Vatinel-Anvers s’implique dans le suivi de la chaîne logistique “Les taux de fret ayant sensiblement augmenté sur la liaison westbound d’Asie vers l’Europe, nos clients réceptionnaires ont commencé à s’adresser à des pays de l’Est pour des produits de substitution, comme de petits meubles par exemple. Si les taux devaient encore augmenter sensiblement, ce mouvement pourrait prendre de plus grandes proportions.” Jean-Claude Ranson, directeur de l’entreprise maritime et de transport anversoise Vatinel s.a., avait déjà évoqué cette perspective à la fin de l’année dernière. Elle a apparemment connu un début de concrétisation. C’est une des raisons pour lesquelles Vatinel s’implante progressivement dans les pays de l’Est.
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