Tg Pelepas puts up good showing in first four months New M'sian port handled 130 vessel calls and 36,686 TEUs from Jan-April
3 Japanese shipbuilders in tie-up talks
K Line's profit more than quadruples
Mitsui back in the black on higher freight rates
Tanker stopped after leaking oil off Alaska
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
United to buy USAir for US$4.3b, creating mega carrier in north-east World's biggest airline's greater strength will force other airlines to consider deals as well
A3XX secures 4 more clients
Sale delivers A320 to GB Airways
China airline, Dasa in engine overhaul venture
Features
Pact to wake up sleepy river Opening up of upper Mekong is expected to further enmesh China in the economies of its southern neighbours
Columns
Harland's survival has implications for cruise ship market
Tg Pelepas puts up good showing in first four months New M'sian port handled 130 vessel calls and 36,686 TEUs from Jan-April
3 Japanese shipbuilders in tie-up talks
K Line's profit more than quadruples
Mitsui back in the black on higher freight rates
Tanker stopped after leaking oil off Alaska
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
United to buy USAir for US$4.3b, creating mega carrier in north-east World's biggest airline's greater strength will force other airlines to consider deals as well
A3XX secures 4 more clients
Sale delivers A320 to GB Airways
China airline, Dasa in engine overhaul venture
Features
Pact to wake up sleepy river Opening up of upper Mekong is expected to further enmesh China in the economies of its southern neighbours
Columns
Harland's survival has implications for cruise ship market
Tg Pelepas puts up good showing in first four months New M'sian port handled 130 vessel calls and 36,686 TEUs from Jan-April
3 Japanese shipbuilders in tie-up talks
K Line's profit more than quadruples
Mitsui back in the black on higher freight rates
Tanker stopped after leaking oil off Alaska
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
United to buy USAir for US$4.3b, creating mega carrier in north-east World's biggest airline's greater strength will force other airlines to consider deals as well
A3XX secures 4 more clients
Sale delivers A320 to GB Airways
China airline, Dasa in engine overhaul venture
Features
Pact to wake up sleepy river Opening up of upper Mekong is expected to further enmesh China in the economies of its southern neighbours
Columns
Harland's survival has implications for cruise ship market
Tg Pelepas puts up good showing in first four months New M'sian port handled 130 vessel calls and 36,686 TEUs from Jan-April
3 Japanese shipbuilders in tie-up talks
K Line's profit more than quadruples
Mitsui back in the black on higher freight rates
Tanker stopped after leaking oil off Alaska
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
United to buy USAir for US$4.3b, creating mega carrier in north-east World's biggest airline's greater strength will force other airlines to consider deals as well
A3XX secures 4 more clients
Sale delivers A320 to GB Airways
China airline, Dasa in engine overhaul venture
Features
Pact to wake up sleepy river Opening up of upper Mekong is expected to further enmesh China in the economies of its southern neighbours
Columns
Harland's survival has implications for cruise ship market
Japanese giants plan shipbuilding merger Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. are reportedly in talks to integrate their shipbuilding businesses
Fire-damaged cruiseliner cleared for safe operation Holland America Line reports that the Nieuw Amsterdam was cleared for safe operations last evening by the U.S. Coast Guard, following an inspection of fire damage to crew quarters that occurred earlier in the day.
Coast Guard allows damaged Alaska tanker to sail for repairs After holding the tanker Long Beach in Valdez, Alaska, because it sustained a hairline fracture in its hull, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) has released the vessel to sail for Long Beach, Calif., to make permanent repairs.
Maersk orders tankers from China China's Guangzhou Shipyard International is to build build eight 35,000-dwt products tankers for the A.P. Moller Maersk Group
Stolt Offshore plans refinancing Stolt Offshore S.A. plans to replace its three largest existing banking arrangements with a new $400 million revolving credit facility. In addition to the bank refinancing, Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (SNSA), the parent of Stolt Offshore, will make an additional investment of $100 million through the purchase of 9.43 million Stolt Offshore Class A Shares.
Japan yards in cost cutting link THREE of Japan's leading shipbuilders are planning an alliance which could pave the way for the formation of the nation's largest shipyard group.
Fire hits Nieuw Amsterdam in Alaska A fire broke out aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship carrying nearly 1,700 passengers and crew as it steamed through the dramatic Glacier Bay National Park. No one was seriously injured. The fire aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam was extinguished within 45 minutes of being discovered, the US Coast Guard said. The blaze was confined to the rear section of the Carnival-owned ship, in the crew quarters and below the main passenger deck. One person sustained minor injuries that were attributed to the fire. "A passenger was disoriented, fell and hit his head," said Coast Guard petty officer Mitchell Fletcher. No damage estimate has yet been made, Holland America said. The ship should be fully repaired and back in service by June 1. The ship was carrying 1,169 passengers and 542 crew members. No pollution was reported as a result of the fire.
Powell Duffryn poised for more acquisitions UK-based ports and engineering group Powell Duffryn yesterday said it was looking for further acquisitions on the back of a 7% increase in profits for the year ended March 31, 2000.
Strintzis obtains funding approval STRINTZIS Lines, the Greek stocklisted ferry operator, has obtained shareholder approval for a Dr27.7bn ($80m) capital increase to help fund a projected Dr100bn investment programme.
USPS upgrades express pack THE United States Postal Service is to beef up its international express package services through alliances with private sector global logistics partners.
Intel demands a common platform A TOP shipper has called for logistics providers to establish common standards for track and trace information.
Hellenic boss shrugs off US yard failure row HELLENIC Shipyards boss Sotirios Emmanouil has said that the collapse of a federally funded shipyard project which has put him at the centre of a political firestorm in the US will not interfere with his ability to run Greece's largest yard.
A&P Falmouth A&P Falmouth has completed drydocking and repairing J L Lauritzen's reefer Peruvian Reefer, pictured here undergoing engine trials at the shipyard.
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