M'sian shipping firms forecast record profits With the rebound in transport sector, MISC, Bumi Armada and Halim Mazmin are expecting better returns for 1999
KL approves 8 new haulage firms
Santos port's Jan tonnage hits record
S'pore ship registry reaches 24m gt
Dalian's foreign trade up 23%
Air and Land Transport
Indon aircraft builder seeks foreign partners IPTN, now undergoing revamp, aims to become one of Asia's leading aerospace companies
SIA in deal to use Lufthansa unit's flight planning facilities
German carrier expects higher sales, market share in Asia-Pac
Dasa seeks Asia partners for A3XX, other projects
Qantas to lease 7 planes from BA
US Airways to suspend flights if attendants strike
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter buys Ansett Worldwide Aviation
British airports busier than ever in 1999
Features
Downside to the tourist boom Spills and pollution from tourist ships cause Alaska officials to work on new regulations
Columns
DNV unit wins libel suit against marine publication
M'sian shipping firms forecast record profits With the rebound in transport sector, MISC, Bumi Armada and Halim Mazmin are expecting better returns for 1999
KL approves 8 new haulage firms
Santos port's Jan tonnage hits record
S'pore ship registry reaches 24m gt
Dalian's foreign trade up 23%
Air and Land Transport
Indon aircraft builder seeks foreign partners IPTN, now undergoing revamp, aims to become one of Asia's leading aerospace companies
SIA in deal to use Lufthansa unit's flight planning facilities
German carrier expects higher sales, market share in Asia-Pac
Dasa seeks Asia partners for A3XX, other projects
Qantas to lease 7 planes from BA
US Airways to suspend flights if attendants strike
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter buys Ansett Worldwide Aviation
British airports busier than ever in 1999
Features
Downside to the tourist boom Spills and pollution from tourist ships cause Alaska officials to work on new regulations
Columns
DNV unit wins libel suit against marine publication
M'sian shipping firms forecast record profits With the rebound in transport sector, MISC, Bumi Armada and Halim Mazmin are expecting better returns for 1999
KL approves 8 new haulage firms
Santos port's Jan tonnage hits record
S'pore ship registry reaches 24m gt
Dalian's foreign trade up 23%
Air and Land Transport
Indon aircraft builder seeks foreign partners IPTN, now undergoing revamp, aims to become one of Asia's leading aerospace companies
SIA in deal to use Lufthansa unit's flight planning facilities
German carrier expects higher sales, market share in Asia-Pac
Dasa seeks Asia partners for A3XX, other projects
Qantas to lease 7 planes from BA
US Airways to suspend flights if attendants strike
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter buys Ansett Worldwide Aviation
British airports busier than ever in 1999
Features
Downside to the tourist boom Spills and pollution from tourist ships cause Alaska officials to work on new regulations
Columns
DNV unit wins libel suit against marine publication
M'sian shipping firms forecast record profits With the rebound in transport sector, MISC, Bumi Armada and Halim Mazmin are expecting better returns for 1999
KL approves 8 new haulage firms
Santos port's Jan tonnage hits record
S'pore ship registry reaches 24m gt
Dalian's foreign trade up 23%
Air and Land Transport
Indon aircraft builder seeks foreign partners IPTN, now undergoing revamp, aims to become one of Asia's leading aerospace companies
SIA in deal to use Lufthansa unit's flight planning facilities
German carrier expects higher sales, market share in Asia-Pac
Dasa seeks Asia partners for A3XX, other projects
Qantas to lease 7 planes from BA
US Airways to suspend flights if attendants strike
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter buys Ansett Worldwide Aviation
British airports busier than ever in 1999
Features
Downside to the tourist boom Spills and pollution from tourist ships cause Alaska officials to work on new regulations
Columns
DNV unit wins libel suit against marine publication
U.K. detains tanker after RINA pulls certificates During an inspection Tuesday at Felixstowe, a U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency Surveyor Captain Khairul Anam, detained the Panamanian-flag oil tanker ALBORAN I (IMO No 7333858). Built in 1972, the 3,764 gt ship was classed with Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). The vessel is owned by Golden Carriers Shipping SA in Athens.
FGH expects loss for quarter and for year Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. anticipates reporting a loss for the fourth quarter and its fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. The company also says it has entered into a letter of intent to sell the yacht division of its vessels segment.
Financing for first Offshore Shuttle Marine Shuttle Operations Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the financing of the first Offshore Shuttle.
Michigan bill would require sterilization of ballast water A bill (Senate Bill No. 955) has been introduced in the Michigan legislature to require that vessels bringing ballast water into Michigan from outside the state must sterilize the ballast water and any sediments contained therein.
ITIC warning on the perils of e-mail E-mail systems may help in reducing communication costs but they can still lead to "substantial losses at the touch of a button," warns the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC).
West Venture delivered Smedvig yesterday finally took delivery of the drilling rig West Venture from Hitachi Zosen.
Ship dismantlling and recycling joint venture (SDR) starts work Work is underway at the former Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California, to dismantle and dispose of the ex-USS Lockwood (FF-1064).
Marine operations contract for Bayu-Undan A 50/50 joint venture of Aker Maritime and Clough Engineering has received a letter of intent for a $28 million (NOK 230 million) contract for Australia's Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Project in the
Alleanze e acquisizioni hanno portato le prime 10 compagnie a controllare fino al 75% del traffico mondiale Container, boom di fusioni La corsa alle concentrazioni spinge il mercato: la flotta aumenterà del 18,1% in due anni
Capitanerie, parte il piano da 600 mld
E Mediterranean shipping ordina dieci navi giganti
Olbia, scontro sul porto che non c'è Mancano le infrastrutture - Divampa la polemica sulla società di gestione
Parigi e Londra: stop a due navi Il Rina ancora nella bufera
Hapag joins rush for bigger ships HAPAG-Lloyd is poised to place a major multi-ship order for vessels of around 7,300 teu capacity.
Stena ro-ros for MoD if Sealion wins '1bn contract SWEDEN'S Stena Group will provide two ro-ros built in the Far East to the UK Ministry of Defence if the Sealion Consortium wins a ships and service contract worth '1bn ($1.6bn).
Millenium bond default looms HIGH yield debt issuer Millenium Sea Carriers will default in thirty days unless an interest shortfall estimated to be in the region of $1m is paid to its bondholders.
Den norske Bank 'mulls' rival bid for Christiania NORWEGIAN reports have suggested that state-majority Den norske Bank was mulling a rival takeover bid for Christiania Bank, to counter the MeritaNordbanken offer made last summer, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo.
Höegh gives HUAL high priority NORWAY'S Leif Höegh group is to concentrate most of its management attention on integrating and expanding the activities of HUAL, the car carrier division over which it will gain 100% control on March 31.
Norfolk fillip for Channel sector Channel newcomer Norfolk Line has employed more than 100 people ashore and afloat for its new freight service to start in mid-March, writes David Mott.
Grimaldi adds three more Ulijanik ro-ros ITALIAN ro-ro specialist Grimaldi Naples Group has placed orders for three 37,200gt, 12,800dwt multipurpose ro-ro car carriers with the Ulijanik shipyard in Croatia.
Buttner eyes 3 Maj yard for two product tankers GERMAN shipmanager Carl Buttner is said to be in discussions with Croatian shipbuilder 3 Maj over orders for a pair of IMO Class 2 product tankers.
Mercedes-Benz va exporter le Sprinter vers les Etats-Unis Mercedes-Benz a pris la decision de commercialiser la camionnette Sprinter aux Etats-Unis, via le réseau du constructeur de camions Freightliner et sous cette marque. Elle sera exportée depuis Dusseldorf, mais sera "américanisée" afin de gommer l'aspect trop "soft" qu'ont les véhicules européens au goût du marché en question. Le constructeur allemand visera en premier lieu les flottes. Pour tester le marché, 80 unites sont actuellement à l'essai chez FedEx, nous a déclaré Rolf Bartke, le patron de la division utilitaires légers de Mercedes-Benz en marge de la présentation de la nouvelle version du Sprinter.
De nouvelles initiatives pour le fluvial en Europe Le mode fluvial est de plus en plus sollicité pour offrir en transports terrestres européens une autre option que le 100% route. Les infrastructures le permettent souvent, mais il y a de gros progrès à faire en matière d'image de marque. Il faut donc agir dans deux domaines: le recours aux moyens les plus modernes (type Internet/web) pour informer les clients chargeurs et le lobbying concerté au niveau européen.
Becton Dickinson double la capacité de son EDC à Tamise Le groupe américain Becton Dickinson, qui commercialise du matériel médical (seringues, cathéters, ...) et des produits diagnostiques (mais pas de médicaments), investit actuellement 600 millions de BEF dans l'agrandissement de son centre de distribution européen "1" à Tamise. La capacité de cette plate-forme logistique sera ainsi doublée de 24.000 à 46.000 europalettes. Cette opération est nécessaire pour faire face à la croissance de l'activité et au développement des missions confiées à l'EDC.
Cinquième terminal à marée: la parole est à l'Entreprise portuaire Une période délicate et critique s'annonce pour la direction de l'Entreprise portuaire anversoise. Le résultat de l'appel d'offres pour la concession du troisième terminal à containers à marée sur la rive gauche, soit la cinquième installation de ce type sur l'Escaut, ne correspond pas du tout au scenario qui avait été préalablement envisagé à ce niveau. En fait, tout s'est joué en dernière minute à cause de certaines circonstances.
Scrap deals turn sour MITSUBISHI CORP'S DRAMATIC MOVE into the scrapping business has left a trail of failed deals, threats of litigation and generated accusations that it has destabilised the market. The company is now facing big losses after an attempt at a buying binge backfired. In a separate development, there are further signs that the days are numbered for tankers built in the 1970s with Mobil scrapping four ships
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