Port State Control changes to be finalised today Members expected to agree to increased inspection rate of 75% for Asia-Pacific
SembKim invests $3m in 4th purpose-built landing craft
UK port firm's profit down 93%
Surplus of chemical tankers to hit earnings
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
Airbus eyes December launch for largest passenger jet But European aircraft maker predicts global slowdown in aircraft orders this year
Sale awards US$240m engine order to IAE
Satellite navigation holds key to future of aviation
Rolls-Royce wins US$600m orders
Features
Oil tanker spills on a downtrend Better waterway management credited for improving record despite the two heavy fuel oil spills from erika and volgoneft
Port State Control changes to be finalised today Members expected to agree to increased inspection rate of 75% for Asia-Pacific
SembKim invests $3m in 4th purpose-built landing craft
UK port firm's profit down 93%
Surplus of chemical tankers to hit earnings
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
Airbus eyes December launch for largest passenger jet But European aircraft maker predicts global slowdown in aircraft orders this year
Sale awards US$240m engine order to IAE
Satellite navigation holds key to future of aviation
Rolls-Royce wins US$600m orders
Features
Oil tanker spills on a downtrend Better waterway management credited for improving record despite the two heavy fuel oil spills from erika and volgoneft
Port State Control changes to be finalised today Members expected to agree to increased inspection rate of 75% for Asia-Pacific
SembKim invests $3m in 4th purpose-built landing craft
UK port firm's profit down 93%
Surplus of chemical tankers to hit earnings
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
Airbus eyes December launch for largest passenger jet But European aircraft maker predicts global slowdown in aircraft orders this year
Sale awards US$240m engine order to IAE
Satellite navigation holds key to future of aviation
Rolls-Royce wins US$600m orders
Features
Oil tanker spills on a downtrend Better waterway management credited for improving record despite the two heavy fuel oil spills from erika and volgoneft
Port State Control changes to be finalised today Members expected to agree to increased inspection rate of 75% for Asia-Pacific
SembKim invests $3m in 4th purpose-built landing craft
UK port firm's profit down 93%
Surplus of chemical tankers to hit earnings
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
Airbus eyes December launch for largest passenger jet But European aircraft maker predicts global slowdown in aircraft orders this year
Sale awards US$240m engine order to IAE
Satellite navigation holds key to future of aviation
Rolls-Royce wins US$600m orders
Features
Oil tanker spills on a downtrend Better waterway management credited for improving record despite the two heavy fuel oil spills from erika and volgoneft
Brussels shapes up for EurOPA 2000 THE European Commission has summoned leading shipping representatives to a meeting next week to discuss radical proposals that will shape the future of the tanker industry in the wake of the Erika disaster.
Rina in rustbucket shame as ship is detained CLASSIFICATION society Registro Italiano Navale - whose standards have come under intense scrutiny since the Erika disaster - suffered a double disgrace yesterday after two of its vessels were singled out for special attention by port state control authorities.
Hapag-Lloyd seeks box growth GERMAN logistics and shipping group Hapag-Lloyd wants to expand both the volumes and the profits of its container shipping line "aggressively", chief executive Bernd Wrede said yesterday.
Allianz halts decline but underwriting suffers ALLIANZ has managed to stop the decline in domestic property/casualty premium income, but suffered a further deterioration in underwriting results.
MPs urge more crew training A CRASH programme to recruit and train more British seafarers to man UK registered vessels has been demanded by MPs.
Worker flashed a victory sign A Malta Dry Docks worker flashed a victory sign during a protest march called by the General Workers Union in Paola. Through its campaign called "Enough is Enough", the GWU is increasing pressure on the government to review the measures in its budget for 2000 which the union says are adversely affecting workers.
Harland & Wolff in Queen Mary frame HARLAND & Wolff and Chantiers de l'Atlantique are understood to be going head-to-head in the race to win the construction contract for Cunard's new transatlantic liner, known as the Queen Mary project.
Protest on Parliament Hill Trucker Ray Perras is reflected in a wing mirror as he leans out of his cab during a protest on parliament hill in Ottawa. The demonstration was set up to support truckers accross the country over increased diesel fuel prices.
Les partisans de l'aéroport d'Anvers relativement satisfaits de la décision du gouvernement flamand Les partisans du développement d'Antwerp Airport se sont montrés relativement satisfaits de la décision du gouvernement flamand de mettre la Krijgsbaan sous tunnel. Mais ils n'abandonnent toutefois pas leur souhait de voir la piste finalement prolongée à 2.000 m.
La Sabena sort presque indemne de 1999 Le groupe Sabena a clôturé l'année 1999 avec un résultat positif avant les coûts de restructuration exceptionnels positif. Toutefois, la croissance des activités et du nombre de passagers et de clients étrangers a été neutralisée par des coûts d'investissement importants, une forte concurrence, des prix de carburants élevés, les préparations Y2K et la guerre au Kosovo.
Rhenus rachète l'armement fluvial SRN à Migros Le groupe de négoce suisse Migros Genossenschaft a vendu sa division de transport fluvial Schweizerische Reederei und Neptun (SRN) au groupe allemand de logistique et d'expédition Rhenus. Le prix de la transaction n'a pas été rendu public.
Le Rhin d'Acier temporairement et partiellement opérationnel en 2002, si... Le Rhin d'Acier pourra temporairement traverser la réserve naturelle du Meinweg dans le Limbourg néerlandais en 2002 ou 2003 s'il ressort du rapport d'impact sur l'environnement (MER) que cela ne porte pas atteinte à la nature de cette zone protégée. Le tracé temporaire doit être remplacé en 2008 par un trajet permanent. C'est ce qu'ont soussigné toutes les fractions de la seconde chambre aux Pays-Bas, soutenant de la sorte la ministre néerlandaise des Transports, Tineke Netelenbos. Celle-ci reste sur ses positions et ne veut pas que le Rhin d'Acier traverse la réserve naturelle tant qu'il n'y a pas d'étude MER sur l'impact sur le environnement.
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