EU launches Web site focusing on ship safety Site provides safety history of ships to help industry identify good vessels from bad
Brighter prospects for Danish shipping industry
China's shipbuilders plan to boost sales
Tianjin invites foreign investors to take part in port projects
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
US Airways deal may have worldwide impact Acquisition set to push international competitors in Europe and Asia to cut costs and reinforce the trend towards privatisation
US pilots urged to avoid use of FAA runway procedure
Dragonair to start long-haul cargo routes
Thai Airways may buy 5 more Boeing planes
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Merger talk boosts stocks
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Defendants in collision case turn out to be best witnesses for plaintiff
EU launches Web site focusing on ship safety Site provides safety history of ships to help industry identify good vessels from bad
Brighter prospects for Danish shipping industry
China's shipbuilders plan to boost sales
Tianjin invites foreign investors to take part in port projects
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
US Airways deal may have worldwide impact Acquisition set to push international competitors in Europe and Asia to cut costs and reinforce the trend towards privatisation
US pilots urged to avoid use of FAA runway procedure
Dragonair to start long-haul cargo routes
Thai Airways may buy 5 more Boeing planes
Features
Merger talk boosts stocks
Columns
Defendants in collision case turn out to be best witnesses for plaintiff
EU launches Web site focusing on ship safety Site provides safety history of ships to help industry identify good vessels from bad
Brighter prospects for Danish shipping industry
China's shipbuilders plan to boost sales
Tianjin invites foreign investors to take part in port projects
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
US Airways deal may have worldwide impact Acquisition set to push international competitors in Europe and Asia to cut costs and reinforce the trend towards privatisation
US pilots urged to avoid use of FAA runway procedure
Dragonair to start long-haul cargo routes
Thai Airways may buy 5 more Boeing planes
Features
Merger talk boosts stocks
Columns
Defendants in collision case turn out to be best witnesses for plaintiff
EU launches Web site focusing on ship safety Site provides safety history of ships to help industry identify good vessels from bad
Brighter prospects for Danish shipping industry
China's shipbuilders plan to boost sales
Tianjin invites foreign investors to take part in port projects
Port shots
Air and Land Transport
US Airways deal may have worldwide impact Acquisition set to push international competitors in Europe and Asia to cut costs and reinforce the trend towards privatisation
US pilots urged to avoid use of FAA runway procedure
Dragonair to start long-haul cargo routes
Thai Airways may buy 5 more Boeing planes
Features
Merger talk boosts stocks
Columns
Defendants in collision case turn out to be best witnesses for plaintiff
New fast ferry for Steamship Authority One week ahead of contract schedule, the Woods Hole & Martha's Vineyard Steamship Authority has taken delivery of a Derecktor 41-mhigh-speed catamaran ferry
Warning on vessel arrests in Egypt The London P&I Club has warned its members about a spate of vessel arrests in Egypt, and in particular the port of Suez,
ExxonMobil predicts bunker price rise following new EU laws ExxonMobil Marine Fuels (EMMF), the world's largest supplier of marine fuels, believes prices are likely to increase significantly for low sulfur HFO sold in Europe when current EU guidelines become law.
WTO boost for Chinese maritime sector SHIPPING and port firms, especially in Hong Kong, are expected to be among the biggest beneficiaries once China enters the World Trade Organisation, analysts said yesterday.
Clarksons launches derivatives fund CLARKSONS' evolution into a broad-based shipping and financial services group continued apace yesterday with the launch of a new fund management company which will primarily target freight derivatives.
Smit to raise stake in Belgian counterpart ROTTERDAM Based harbour towage, salvage and maritime services company Smit International has confirmed it will increase its stake in its Belgian counterpart, Salvage & Towage Union of Antwerp, from 26% to 49%.
Losses spur reefer action by Lauritzen The Lauritzen Group finally seems to have lost patience with its troubled reefer operation, one of the largest in the world.
Danish fleet in shape to meet upturn in market DANISH shipowners are optimistic about prospects, although they recognise a number of problems that need tackling.
The 31-year-old German coaster Charlotte The 31-year-old German coaster Charlotte is pictured alongside at Dean Quarry, five miles south of Falmouth, loading a 1,400 tonne consignment of roadstone for Dagenham. Local pilots take ships into the quarry berth past the notorious Manacles Rocks.
Fjellstrand unveils new concept catamaran NORWEGIAN fast ferry builder Fjellstrand, which was sold by the Kvaerner group earlier this year, has secured a newbuilding order and unveiled details of a new concept of catamaran car ferry.
SCA to lengthen forest products trio THREE ro-ro vessels used by SCA TransForest to export paper products from Scandinavia to Tilbury and Rotterdam are to be lengthened as a result of steadily increasing demand for shipments of forestry products to the continent and the United Kingdom.
Grimaldi continue à développer son réseau logistique L'opérateur roro Grimaldi (Naples) attend toujours une proposition "valable" d'Anvers , Zeebrugge ou Flessingue pour décider où il implantera son terminal pour le Benelux. Cette décision pourrait tomber le mois prochain, a déclaré Emanuele Grimaldi en marge de son exposé à la conférence "RoRo 2000" à Göteborg. Mais rien est moins sûr. Le groupe italien reporte sa décision depuis plus de deux ans déjà. Anvers, où les services G&C (dans lesquels Grimaldi a racheté la participation de Cobelfret) font également escale, semble a priori disposer des meilleurs atouts, même s'il fait grand cas d'une "nouvelle offre de Flessingue". Seulement, la demande de l'armement pour recevoir une grande concession devant les écluses semble difficile à honorer.
Mauvaise qualité des prestations ferroviaires: le transport combiné rail/route a perdu des plumes en 1999 1998 n'avait pas été une année brillante pour le transport combiné rail/route européen géré par les sociétés membres de l'UIRR Union internationale Rail/Route (ni pour le transport ferroviaire de marchandises d'ailleurs); 1999 a été encore plus mauvaise puisque le trafic international note une régression de 0,7%, et le trafic national de 7,4%. C'est bien entendu la mauvaise qualité des services fournis par les entreprises ferroviaires/tractionnaires qui est en cause. "Les entreprises ferroviaires sont même allées au-delà de l'inacceptable en ne se privant pas d'augmenter simultanément le prix de leurs prestations", souligne le directeur général de l'UIRR Rudy Colle dans le rapport annuel.
La Commission européenne veut diminuer le nombre d'éco-points pour le trafic de transit en Autriche La Commission européenne a proposé mercredi une diminution progressive des éco-points dans le trafic de transit de camions en Autriche. "Cette proposition ne va en rien à l'encontre des objectifs de lutte contre la pollution, mais tient compte du progrès technique qui a déjà permis de réduire les émissions de matières toxiques dans le transport routier", a déclaré Loyola de Palacio, commissaire européenne aux Transports. La proposition de la Commission sera abordée lors du prochain Conseil des ministres des Transports, les 26 et 27 juin.
P&O Stena Line transfère partiellement un ferry fret vers la ligne Calais-Douvres La compagnie ferry britannique P&O Stena Line va augmenter à partir du 1er juillet 2000 le nombre de départs sur la route Calais-Douvres afin de répondre à la hausse de la demande en transports de fret. Six départs supplémentaires seront proposés suite au transfert partiel et temporaire du "P&O SL European Seaway" depuis Zeebrugge vers la plus courte traversée de la Manche.
Exmar cashes in on LNG newbuilding gas gamble Nicholas Saverys' $140m punt on a bargain basement LNG carrier has paid off, with the Belgian owner wrapping up a 20-year plus charter deal for the vessel.
Clipper talks China newbuildings with South Africans Clipper Group of Denmark is in close negotiations with South African bulker operator Grindrod Unicorn about a series of dry cargo newbuildings in China.
Pertamina drives a hard bargain on VLCC time-charters Indonesian state oil and gas company Pertamina is in negotiations over two VLCCs needed for time-charter business, as it attempts to get owners to drop their rates.
Anangel-American back in the black Rising freights have led to a turnaround, after losses of $17.3m last year, giving John Angelicoussis' fleet renewal plans a boost.
Marsh axes marine brokers Top marine specialists are leaving the world's biggest insurance broking group in a new round of job cuts. Leading P&I broker Martin O'Malley is one of the best known figures on the move.
ADNATCO goes on hunt for newbuildings Abu Dhabi National Tanker Co has put a tender out to shipyards for up to four product tanker newbuildings, as prices continue to firm.
Japanese VLCC set to spark sales interest A Japanese-controlled VLCC looks set to attract buyers, as the thirst for modern VLCC tonnage intensifies.
Russian shipowner details fleet renewal plan as profits slide Far East Shipping Co announced plans to add 10 new tankers to its fleet, to replace older tonnage this week, as annual profits slipped back.
Berlian Laju Tanker plans bond issue to boost fleet Indonesian shipowner Berlian Laju Tanker has announced it will sell bonds to finance fresh fleet expansion.
New bid launched to sell Latvian Shipping A new effort to find a buyer for state-owned Latvian Shipping has been ordered.
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