Call to coordinate efforts to fight piracy in Asia JAPAN'S coastguard is urging more coordinated efforts to combat pirate attacks and other maritime crime, a serious and growing scourge in many parts of Asia.
Marine market to grow 4%: Rolls-Royce
PSA exports Portnet to China
APL to launch service between Kaohsiung and Japanese ports
Japan cleans up oil spill following tanker collision
Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
Bids for Bangkok airport facilities above govt budget [BANGKOK] All four consortia bidding for the construction of the passenger terminal and concourse buildings at the planned New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) have submitted bids considerably higher than the government's budget.
La Guardia airport to limit flights during peak periods
DaimlerChrysler's AirFinance to buy AerFi
New Japanese train runs 'faster than bullet', takes off like plane
Virgin seeks to raise HK-London fares
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Senator Line heads for profit SENATOR Line, the Hanjin subsidiary which used to be DSR-Senator, seems to be heading for a profit at last. Executive vice-president Jan Boje Steffens said that the company will earn a net profit of more than 10 million Deutschemarks (S$7.7 million) this year. "We are heading for a double-digit million sum," said Mr Steffens.
Call to coordinate efforts to fight piracy in Asia JAPAN'S coastguard is urging more coordinated efforts to combat pirate attacks and other maritime crime, a serious and growing scourge in many parts of Asia.
Marine market to grow 4%: Rolls-Royce
PSA exports Portnet to China
APL to launch service between Kaohsiung and Japanese ports
Japan cleans up oil spill following tanker collision
Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
Bids for Bangkok airport facilities above govt budget [BANGKOK] All four consortia bidding for the construction of the passenger terminal and concourse buildings at the planned New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) have submitted bids considerably higher than the government's budget.
La Guardia airport to limit flights during peak periods
DaimlerChrysler's AirFinance to buy AerFi
New Japanese train runs 'faster than bullet', takes off like plane
Virgin seeks to raise HK-London fares
Features
Senator Line heads for profit SENATOR Line, the Hanjin subsidiary which used to be DSR-Senator, seems to be heading for a profit at last. Executive vice-president Jan Boje Steffens said that the company will earn a net profit of more than 10 million Deutschemarks (S$7.7 million) this year. "We are heading for a double-digit million sum," said Mr Steffens.
Call to coordinate efforts to fight piracy in Asia JAPAN'S coastguard is urging more coordinated efforts to combat pirate attacks and other maritime crime, a serious and growing scourge in many parts of Asia.
Marine market to grow 4%: Rolls-Royce
PSA exports Portnet to China
APL to launch service between Kaohsiung and Japanese ports
Japan cleans up oil spill following tanker collision
Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
Bids for Bangkok airport facilities above govt budget [BANGKOK] All four consortia bidding for the construction of the passenger terminal and concourse buildings at the planned New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) have submitted bids considerably higher than the government's budget.
La Guardia airport to limit flights during peak periods
DaimlerChrysler's AirFinance to buy AerFi
New Japanese train runs 'faster than bullet', takes off like plane
Virgin seeks to raise HK-London fares
Features
Senator Line heads for profit SENATOR Line, the Hanjin subsidiary which used to be DSR-Senator, seems to be heading for a profit at last. Executive vice-president Jan Boje Steffens said that the company will earn a net profit of more than 10 million Deutschemarks (S$7.7 million) this year. "We are heading for a double-digit million sum," said Mr Steffens.
British Airways-KLM bust a setback for US carriers The collapse of the planned deal reduces Washington's leverage in forthcoming aviation talks with Britain.
NY airport chief outlines cargo improvement plan New facilities being added to the area's traffic-choked airports will make them more efficient, and enable cargo handlers to accommodate more freight in the same area.
NOL earnings soar in first half of year The core liner, logistics and tanker activities are outperforming 1999, and the company expects gains to be "significantly better" than the year-ago.
The global economy: To toast, or not to toast? An IMF forecast portends robust growth -- but they've been wrong before.
CSX Transportation sets fuel charge
McHugh, CarrierPoint in supply chain collaboration
Post entry amendment delayed
Customs to review procedures at Port of Houston
CSX finalizes sale of logistics subsidiary
US&T upgrades tracking and package-management technology
New Orleans expected to approve Ceres-P&O operation of new terminal
PSA installs high-tech system at China's Port of Dalian
Emery pilots ratify contract
Nervous carriers stockpile fuel in Britain
Xporta plans to offer automated tariff code harmonization
India prepares to open first inland waterway for cargo
CSX World Terminals touts potential of Dominican transshipment port
SSA may build larger terminal near Savannah
DOT awards new Colombia service to Delta
Memphis Airport to open new runway on Friday
DOT to sponsor global conference on the future of transportation
Mexican railroad TFM negotiates debt refinance
Major railroads, UTU reach agreement
Spanish fishermen, farmers block ports
CN extends RoadRailer service to Toronto-Chicago corridor
Syncra, Rightworks enter logistics software venture
Mexican government to increase stake in airport group
FAA and UK to co-promote compliance on international dangerous goods
Barge order for FirstWave/Newpark FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding announced yesterday that it has been awarded a contract by Rhodia, Inc. of Houston, Texas for the construction of three inland service double-hulled tank barges.
Well intervention deal On the Norwegian Continental Shelf alone, there will soon be more than 300 subsea wells in existence. Currently, well-intervention work is performed using semi-submersible drilling rigs. Now, ProSafe ASA and Schlumberger Oilfield Services have entered into a co-operation agreement that will see ProSafe use the semi-submersible rig MSV Regalia, for well intervention on subsea wells.
Panama flag ship in Cuba refugee dilemma NINE Cubans rescued after their plane ditched in the Gulf of Mexico have become the centre of a political dilemma involving the role of merchant shipping flag states.
The 54,447 gt Rotterdam Express The 54,447 gt Rotterdam Express is pictured in the port of Le Havre on her maiden voyage. The vessel, which was delivered last month by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, has a box capacity of 4,844 teu and is deployed in the the Grand Alliance Service loop 2.
Kiln optimistic of marine sector revival KILN, the Lloyd's insurer which along with others trimmed its marine risks amid a plunging market, is standing by for a revival of bluewater business.
Isles ferry is swansong for Ailsa Troon This week, what could be the last vessel to be built at Scotland's Ailsa Troon shipyard will be delivered.
Geodis sees profits fall 54% as UK losses rise French logistics group Geodis saw its half year pre-tax profits plunge 54% to FFr88.7m ($11.7m), as losses continued to mount at its UK arm.
Stena axes Harwich service STENA Line is to axe its daily container service linking Harwich International Port and Zeebrugge before the end of the year.
New life for old tankers as FPSO boom looms When the 25-year-old tanker Erika broke up off the French coast last December, few observers could have predicted its implications for the Floating Production Storage Off-loading and Floating Storage Off-loading sectors.
Ageism will not prevent another Erika There are certain things in life that confuse, and other things that do not.
Stena Line va arrêter son service containérisé Harwich-Zeebrugge L’armement Stena Line a décidé de mettre un terme en décembre prochain au service containérisé régulier qu’il exploite depuis 1994 entre Harwich et Zeebrugge, après l’avoir repris à l’organisation Rail Freight Distribution. Pour le manutentionnaire OCHZ, qui traite ce service, cela signifie la disparition d’un volume annuel de quelque 30.000 containers. Ce trafic est assez équilibré entre entrée et sorties.
Les constructeurs de camions sont inquiets pour la croissance économique Les milieux du poids lourds sont inquiets pour l’évolution de l’économie suite aux protestations contre les hausses du diesel. Certains vont jusqu’à dire que les conflits actuels pourraient provoquer un nouveau ralentissement économique, voire d’une récession, et appellent dès lors à des mesures de soutien de l’euro. Selon Leif Östling, CEO de Scania, il est urgent dans ce contexte de supprimer les divergences qui existent entre autres au niveau de la fiscalité entre les différents pays.
Groupeco se réorganise pour faire des économies Un peu partout en Europe, le transport routier est frappé par une crise de la rentabilité, avec des marges souvent inférieures à 1%. La société française Groupeco a voulu réagir en évitant de se tourner uniquement vers les clients chargeurs pour compenser les surcoûts liés à la hausse du prix du gazole, à la revalorisation des salaires et à la réduction du temps de travail (35 heures). D’où une réorganisation en profondeur, qui consiste finalement à faire comme les industriels qui couvrent désormais toute l’Europe à partir d’un centre de production unique.
Zeebrugge: Eastwind va assurer un service de retour vers l’Equateur Depuis quelques mois, l’armement Eastwind, qui a récupéré les navires reefer qu’il avait cédés en affrètement à Delmonte, assure avec ces mêmes unités un transport de bananes de Guayaquil (Equateur) à destination de Hambourg et Zeebrugge où les cargaisons sont manutentionnées à l’un des terminaux spécialisés de la Belgian New Fruit Wharf. Jusqu’à présent les navires retournaient à vide. Cela change dès ces jours-ci avec l’organisation d’un service de retour.
Cosco returns to newbuilding market The Chinese shipping giant has ordered more bulk carriers in Shanghai.
NOL profit sails ahead A dramatic upturn in profitability has been achieved by Neptune Orient Lines with both the container and tanker side of the business contributing.
Osprey eyes LNG newbuildings Growing LNG market tempts Singapore owner to look at new tonnage.
Osprey earnings climb on LNG business Singapore stocklisted Osprey Maritime reported strong interim earnings from vessel operations, although its debt burden remains high.
Mano Maritime plans containership newbuildings Israeli shipowner Mano Maritime is negotiating an order for up to four container vessels with European and Asian shipbuilders.
Shipbuilders back moves towards double-hull tankers Shipbuilders are supporting proposals to speed the demise of single-skin tankers, perhaps unsurprisingly, since they also stress there is sufficient capacity to meet the resulting demand for new tonnage.
Canada PSC nets 16 vessels in August Port state control records for Canada showed three repeat offenders last month.
Carnival reports lower earnings Micky Arison looks on the bright side as top cruise operator is hit by pricing, bunker and technical troubles.
NEPIA boosts reserves In a difficult P&I year the North of England Club has boosted free reserves by $4.7m.
Harland & Wolff axes 600 jobs Half the workforce of the troubled Belfast shipyard to lose their jobs by early October.
P&I underwriter heads for the internet Mark Jones is preparing to launch a series of 14 insurance products.
Polish Ocean Lines to restructure Back to basics plan will see POL focussing on core shipping business.
Weaker container rates hit Jaya Holdings Singapore shipowner and shipbuilder Jaya Holdings has announced a fall in its yearly profits, blaming lower charter rates for its container ships.
What price expensive bunkers for the shipping industry? Khalid Hashim of Precious Shipping looks at the impact of high oil prices.
Vietnam lines up next newbuilding project Vietnamese shipbuilders are preparing to start work on their largest ever newbuildings.
Ship manager denies Alambra fuel leak Greek ship manager Starlady Marine is denying claims from port authorities in Estonia that a heavy fuel oil leak came from its suezmax Alambra.
Tanker "touches ground" off Karachi The Liberian-flagged Atlas was stranded in a shipping lane outside the port of Karachi after a possible navigation error, but suffered no damage after being refloated on the tide.
Malaysian shipowners urged to find partners Shipowners in Malaysia are being told to help boost the national fleet by expanding their businesses through partnerships.
Fourteen ships held in UK during August Port state authorities in the UK detained another eight vessels in August, to add to the six still held from previous months.
Bulkers dominate Japan order intake Low-value tonnage continues to prop-up Japan orderbook.
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