Antwerp pips Hamburg to become Europe's No 2 port [SINGAPORE] The Port of Antwerp has created a minor stir among European ports, climbing a notch to second position based on first-half figures for the year.
EU plan to phase out single-hulled tankers slammed
Ports of Auckland's profit jumps 25%
Port Klang aims for a top 10 spot by year-end
Manila's ICTSI seeks to expand in Japan, Brazil
Air and Land Transport
Major air crash every week by 2010, pilots warn [LONDON] A major aircraft will crash every week by the year 2010 unless the current accident rate can be reduced, the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations warned (IFALPA) on Tuesday.
Virgin Express plunges into red
China Airlines struggles to shed risk-taking military culture
Cathay, BA vie for premium class travellers
France threatens S Korea with WTO action
Air India passengers appalled by treatment
Features
Investigators rule out sabotage [WASHINGTON] OPENING the final chapter in the longest and most expensive crash investigation in its 33-year history, the United States National Transportation Safety Board began a two-day meeting on Tuesday to review a draft of its final report on the cause of the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 over Long Island four years ago.
Antwerp pips Hamburg to become Europe's No 2 port [SINGAPORE] The Port of Antwerp has created a minor stir among European ports, climbing a notch to second position based on first-half figures for the year.
EU plan to phase out single-hulled tankers slammed
Ports of Auckland's profit jumps 25%
Port Klang aims for a top 10 spot by year-end
Manila's ICTSI seeks to expand in Japan, Brazil
Air and Land Transport
Major air crash every week by 2010, pilots warn [LONDON] A major aircraft will crash every week by the year 2010 unless the current accident rate can be reduced, the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations warned (IFALPA) on Tuesday.
Virgin Express plunges into red
China Airlines struggles to shed risk-taking military culture
Cathay, BA vie for premium class travellers
France threatens S Korea with WTO action
Air India passengers appalled by treatment
Features
Investigators rule out sabotage [WASHINGTON] OPENING the final chapter in the longest and most expensive crash investigation in its 33-year history, the United States National Transportation Safety Board began a two-day meeting on Tuesday to review a draft of its final report on the cause of the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 over Long Island four years ago.
Antwerp pips Hamburg to become Europe's No 2 port [SINGAPORE] The Port of Antwerp has created a minor stir among European ports, climbing a notch to second position based on first-half figures for the year.
EU plan to phase out single-hulled tankers slammed
Ports of Auckland's profit jumps 25%
Port Klang aims for a top 10 spot by year-end
Manila's ICTSI seeks to expand in Japan, Brazil
Air and Land Transport
Major air crash every week by 2010, pilots warn [LONDON] A major aircraft will crash every week by the year 2010 unless the current accident rate can be reduced, the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations warned (IFALPA) on Tuesday.
Virgin Express plunges into red
China Airlines struggles to shed risk-taking military culture
Cathay, BA vie for premium class travellers
France threatens S Korea with WTO action
Air India passengers appalled by treatment
Features
Investigators rule out sabotage [WASHINGTON] OPENING the final chapter in the longest and most expensive crash investigation in its 33-year history, the United States National Transportation Safety Board began a two-day meeting on Tuesday to review a draft of its final report on the cause of the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 over Long Island four years ago.
Embattled Halterm loses MSC service MSC picks container terminal Cerescorp Inc. over competitor.
Smith steps down from Liberian ship registry job His plans are to work for the registry as a consultant and as its liaison with organizations such as the International Maritime Organization.
Typhoon rakes Taiwan, closes Kaohsiung port High waves battered sea walls at the world's third-largest container port, and scores of flights were cancelled.
Savannah, Georgia ports hit record cargo volume Total cargo handle was 12.1 million tons, up 4.3%, in fiscal 2000.
General Electric will take stake in rail Web market GE has signed a letter of intent to be a strategic investor in FreightWise, BNSF's online transport exchange.
Air Canada, pilots study contract proposal following difficult mediation
San Juan reopens after brush with Debby
No labor agreement for ECT
Tropical Shipping posts higher earnings
G-Log, Consolidated Commerce form partnership
Profits sink at SAirGroup, but cargo improves
Brazil customs ends protests
Port of Tianjin upgrades navigation channel
Estonia blazes a new trail with rail privatization
Masa-Yards wins another Carnival order Kvaerner has secured its second major cruise ship agreement this week
Cammell Laird and Aker team on FPSO's etc. Cammell Lairds Holdings PLC and Aker McNulty, a subsidiary of Aker Maritime, have signed a teaming agreement for offshore floating production conversion work.
P&I club warning on California Block Stowage The London P&I Club has warned its members that some charterers are still trying to persuade masters of bulk carriers loading large steel slabs in China that the controversial California Block Stowage (CBS) configuration is safe
New appointment at LISCR LISCR, the managing company for the Liberian Registry, has appointed Scott Bergeron as Maritime Operating Officer.
Family sues for damages over Malta tanker blast The family of one of the nine Malta Drydocks victims who lost their lives on board the Libyan tanker Um el Faroud in February 1995 have filed an action for damages in the Maltese Civil Court, writes Cecil Jones in Malta.
Grimaldi in ACL swoop ITALY'S Grimaldi family has spent around $50m scooping over a third of Atlantic Container Line, the north Atlantic carrier with a sizeable interest in the deepsea car trades.
Star to list in Hong Kong Star Cruises shareholders have approved the company's proposed listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange and plans to raise as much as S$1.89bn (US$1.09bn) by issuing up to 300m new shares.
Simon plays down Humber rivalry fears UK ports and logistics operator Simon Group yesterday played down the prospect of increased competition on the Humber estuary, despite the fact that its recently completed Humber Sea Terminal will break Associated British Ports' monopoly on port facilities in the region.
APL outlines aggressive intra-Asian fleet expansion RIDING on the back of strong Asian trade growth, APL is planning to deploy up to 13 new ships in the region and double the size of its intra-Asian business.
Toisa returns to Appledore for support ship Toisa has awarded a contract to Appledore Shipbuilders to construct a multi-role offshore support vessel to be delivered at the beginning of June 2001.
Opec moves too late to stop oil price spikes HIGH oil prices are here to stay as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has left it too late to protect winter crude levels, according to analysts.
Seven operators cited for Alaska smoke pollution Seven cruise companies have been cited for pumping excessive smoke into the atmosphere in Alaska.
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