European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
Malaysia captures pirate suspects
Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
Airlines may be liable for compensation
Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
Start-up serves small cargoes WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
Malaysia captures pirate suspects
Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
Airlines may be liable for compensation
Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
Start-up serves small cargoes WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
Malaysia captures pirate suspects
Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
Airlines may be liable for compensation
Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
Start-up serves small cargoes WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
Malaysia captures pirate suspects
Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
Airlines may be liable for compensation
Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
Start-up serves small cargoes WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
Customs pulls list of companies that paid '1592' fines Commissioner Raymond Kelly orders the list of companies that paid 'Section 1592' fines removed after protests from the trade community.
CMA-CGM to double trans-Pac slots by year-end CMA-CGM is negotiating a slot allocation with China Shipping Group that is likely to boost capacity from 1,700 TEU to 3,500 TEU later this year.
Tanker rates top $100K as available charters shrink
Vastera and Manugistics marry transport planning with execution capabilities
Capital unit spurs GATX earnings
American Commercial Lines, Ultrapetrol merge South American barge operations
Houston inks trade agreement with Gambia ports
SupplyLinks expands sales force
TMM Lines to offer online bills of lading
Westbound rates to rise in April in Europe-Canada trade
Hutchison plans box build-up at Harwich HUTCHISON Ports (UK) has unveiled plans to build facilities capable of handling 1.7m teu a year at Harwich, so boosting its UK container handling capability by as much as 50%.
Greek threat to Panama flag over envoy sacking GREEK shipowners have threatened to abandon the Panamanian flag as a result of the surprise sacking of Constantinos Mataragas, Panama's vice-consul in Piraeus.
Cash help on way for yards in EU THE European Commission will not propose an extension of shipbuilding operating aid, of up to 9% of contract value, but is preparing support for the EU industry, commission sources said.
Wilhelmsen sheds further tranche of Frontline shares WILH Wilhelmsen has lucratively offloaded a further chunk of the Frontline stock it received for the two 1993-built VLCCs Tartar and Tarim it sold to John Fredriksen in March.
Melbridge charters German boxship Rotterdam-based Melbridge Container Line has chartered the German-owned container vessel Sleipner for its Europe to Cuba service, writes Ralf Witthohn.
Coeclerici verifies coal deal lawsuit against Steag COECLERICI Group confirmed yesterday the news broken by Lloyd's List that its Coeclerici Logistics subsidiary has taken legal action against Steag, the German electricity producer part of the Rag Group.
Shippers confront lines on West African alliance SHIPPERS and shipping lines are again pitted against each other in the West African region. This time the issue is the reintroduction of a liner conference type grouping comprising most of the major lines which trade to Europe.
Pertamina shake-up in move to curb graft PERTAMINA'S shipping operations will be swept up in a centralisation plan aimed at curbing collusion and corruption at the Indonesia state oil company.
TLF veut un assouplissement des 35 heures “anticonjoncturelles” La fédération française des entreprises de Transport et de Logistique de France (TLF) ne croit pas à une quelconque régulation du marché pour restaurer la rentabilité du marché du transport routier. Par contre, l’Etat français est en mesure d’améliorer la situation en assouplissant certaines réglementations franco-françaises - et en particulier la réduction du temps de travail (RTT) à 35 heures, pensées à l’époque d’une crise économique et du chômage, mais appliquées dans une situation de croissance économique et de pénurie de main-d’oeuvre.
Aux EU, le superjumbo d’Airbus suscite surtout l’intérêt du secteur fret Airbus Industrie espère recevoir cette année encore une commande nord-américaine de la version fret de son superjumbo A3XX. C’est ce qu’a déclaré le président du consortium pour l’Amérique du Nord, Henri Courpon, au cours d’une conférence de presse à Chicago.
Samsung propose un PC de 9.000 TEU baptisé ULCS Notre confrère Lloyd’s List fait allusion à la dernière innovation commerciale du constructeur naval sud-coréen Samsung Heavy Industries, qui consiste à proposer au marché les plans d’un PC géant du type “ultra-large container ship” (ULCS) d’une capacité de 9.000 TEU et filant 25 noeuds. Le constructeur envisage ces PC pour le secteur du transpacifique.
Solitaire battle goes to arbitration The future of FD&D cover is at stake in a dispute between the Gard insurance club and Allseas over a troubled bulk carrier conversion.
Kvaerner appoints new head for US yard US yard talent is being imported to boost Kvaerner's Philadelphia business.
Swedish Orient Lines losses shrink Gothenburg-based ro-ro operator Swedish Orient Lines looks set to remain in the red for 2000.
Fred. Olsen Energy results hit by H&W Troubled Belfast yard Harland & Wolff has dragged parent company Fred. Olsen Energy into the red.
Star boss due back on the job Malaysian-headquartered Star Cruises has issued a statement about missing CEO Colin Au.
Havila stops the rot Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Supply has turned around recent losses to report a profit in the third quarter.
Politics to factor in Precious currency hedging The Thai dry bulk operator wants to see the outcome of January's elections before making any decision about its exposure to the weakened Thai Baht.
VLCC rates set to hit new high Rates for VLCCs are set to bunk up past the next psychological Worldscale level as tonnage tightens and charterers crank up winter loadings.
Mitsui Shipbuilding expects to reduce losses Japan's Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding has forecast an improvement in its interim results.
SCI secures loan for new crude tanker Shipping Corp of India is expanding its fleet with the help of a $26m loan from the country's Central Bank.
Halim Mazmin and NYK hook up on bulker NYK has linked up with the expansion-minded Malaysian ship owner on a coal import project.
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