Emery: Pilots strike not imminent Despite union strike authorization, a company spokesman said negotiations are still on.
Norasia launches Asia-Med express service The carrier has started its high-speed shuttle service between Hong Kong and the Port of Trieste, Italy.
CN earnings jump as volume soars, costs dive Fast track on expense containment and strong traffic pulls 2nd quarter numbers higher.
Hong Kong's container traffic up in first half The eight terminals at Kwai Chung processed 5.4 million TEUs, up 13.4%.
EU, air execs meet Wednesday over slots Airlines may have to give up 5% of takeoff and landing rights under controversial proposals from Mario Monti, the EU's antitrust czar.
Queen Victoria, Disraeli and US. railroads Now that the proposed BNSF-CP merger has been scrapped, watch for a modicum of comity to be established between the two parties, on the one hand, and the opposing lines, on the other.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo moves to new facility at O'Hare
Airborne Express earnings slide
FexEx broadens e-commerce capabilities for smaller shippers
Special charge lowers BNSF earnings
Pakistan customs agents to strike
Vastera to buy Ford's Customs operations
UPS bolsters online cargo tracking
Cathay links up with Hong Kong air freight handler for intermodal shipments to China
Emery appoints three to Asia-Pacific posts
Port of Colombo considers berthing reservations for ships
IMO Sub-Committee acts on ERIKA incident After the Erika pollution disaster, it's unlikely that unilateral EU legislation on tankers can be entirely averted, particularly with France holding the EU Presidency. Nonetheless, IMO, the International Maritime Organization, has started to respond in reaction to the Erika incident
Record profits for Royal Caribbean "We are pleased to report record profits again this quarter," said Richard D. Fain, chairman and chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The company today reported net income for the second quarter of 2000 of $108 million,
Litton wins bridge systems order for Portuguese patrol boats Litton Marine Systems has won orders to supply fiber optic gyrocompass and radar systems for 12 new patrol boats being built for the Portugal Customs Brigade.
Horizon Offshore reports second quarter earnings Horizon Offshore, Inc. today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, of $1.6 million
Canadian provincial premiers to meet on shipbuilding policy The premiers of Canad's four Atlantic provinces will take part in a forum on shipbuilding this fall
Marad releases study on high speed ferries The Maritime Administration (MARAD), in cooperation with the Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies (CCDoTT) and Louisiana State University's National Ports and Waterways Institute, has released Phase II of a study, entitled High Speed Ferries and Coastwise Vessels: Evaluation of Parameters and Markets for Applications.
Concorde crash kills cruise party A PARTY of cruise tourists was killed yesterday when Air France Concorde crashed following take-off from Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, shortly after leaving for the US.
Yards to quiz EC over Seoul talks EUROPE'S top shipbuilders are in Brussels today for a briefing on the European Commission's negotiations with South Korea over alleged price dumping.
Oil priceslift Exxon Mobil profit EXXON Mobil Corp's second-quarter earnings more than doubled on strong oil prices and better profit margins for petrol, the company reported yesterday.
John Menzies joins big league with Ogden Aviation Services takeover SCOTTISH distribution group John Menzies has extended the reach of its UK-based aviation and cargo ground handling business with the $117.8m purchase of Ogden Aviation Services, which has 57 airport operations in 20 countries.
Dnieper in 'stolen' fleet row A LEADING Ukrainian shipmanager has refused demands to return eight general cargoships to their legal owner, after allegedly falling more than $2m behind with agreed fees.
P&O Stena anti-trust exemption call CHANNEL joint venture P&O Stena Line is planning to apply for an extension of exemption from European Union anti-trust law, writes David Mott.
Oil majors 'hiding post-Erika charters' OIL majors have begun to avoid chartering tankers to carry fuel oil under their own names following the Erika catastrophe, Norwegian shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco has claimed. Independent oil traders seem to have picked up much of the slack.
Stowaways from the Dominican Republic SOME 21 stowaways from the Dominican Republic, some of them armed with knives, were removed from a cargoship after they tried to take over the Miami-bound vessel.
Saima-Avandero en très forte croissance au premier semestre Saima-Avandero a augmenté son chiffre d'affaires de 27% au cours des six premiers mois de 2000. Le CA est passé à 503 milliards d'ITL. "Ce résultat est principalement dû a la forte croissance de l'économie italienne et moins aux effets de synergie avec ABX", a déclaré Renato Vilone, le CEO de la filiale italienne d'ABX Logistics, à Modane.
Zeebrugge: les containers (ro/ro et lo/lo) en hausse de 16,9% La progression de trafic la plus importante qu'a enregistrée le port de Zeebrugge au cours du premier semestre de l'exercice en cours se situe dans le secteur des containers, avec 5,8 mio. de t (+ 16,9%). Toutefois, il importe de préciser que ces statistiques couvrent les containers manutentionnés en lo/lo, donc aux deux terminaux OCHZ et FCT et en ro/ro, aux terminaux de Sea-Ro Terminals, de CTO et de P&ONSF. Il s 'avère que la progression est nettement plus importante du côté du transroulage, soit 20%, ceci grâce notamment à l'apport du trafic de StoraEnso avec ses grands containers que sont les "Storaboxes". Dans le cas de la manutention en lo/lo, la progression est de 14,5%.
La BNB voit des opportunités pour le port d'Ostende Au cours de la deuxième partie des années quatre-vingt-dix, l'activité portuaire d'Ostende a dû faire face à plusieurs contretemps: l'armement public RMT avait cessé ses activités et la marine, à l'exception de quelques services, avait déménagé vers Zeebrugge. Cela a entraîné une importante réduction du nombre d'emplois, ce qui à court terme n'a pas pu être compensé par de nouvelles initiatives. Il ressort toutefois de l'étude de la Banque Nationale concernant l'importance économique de la zone portuaire d'Ostende, basée sur des données de l'exercice 1998, que la communauté portuaire d'Ostende travaille à son avenir. D'importants investissements publics ont été réalisés ou inscrits au budget. "Cela offre des perspectives pour attirer de nouveaux trafics", indique le document de la Banque Nationale.
SNCB: les projets se multiplient; d'où viendront les fonds? Les vacances seront pour le moins studieuses dans les bureaux de la SNCB, pour ne pas dire fébriles. Le plan décennal d'investissements doit - en principe - être remis le 30 septembre prochain à la ministre des Transports et de la Mobilité Isabelle Durant, et les demandes en nouvelles infrastructures ne font que croître. Entre Bruxelles, Namur et Charleroi, avec un projet de nouvelle ligne pour éviter la mise à quatre voies des infrastructures actuelles. Mais aussi entre Landen et la LGV. Et surtout dans la zone portuaire anversoise: liaison Rive gauche/Rive droite et deuxième accès ferroviaire au port d'Anvers. Enfin, il se confirme que le TGV ne passera pas à Bruxelles-National avant le raccordement de l'aéroport à la ligne Bruxelles-Anvers.
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