China will strengthen customs inspections Fifteen new export sites are planned to better control smuggling problems.
P&O bulk IPO won't float The company cited "unattractive market conditions."
ILA decides on contract Longshoremen at U.S. Atlantic and Gulf ports are voting Monday on a new master contract that would run through 2004.
Korean lines add service to Jakarta and Hong Kong Korea Marine Transport and Hyundai Merchant Marine have launched a joint weekly service anchored by Jakarta International Container Terminal.
The ever-changing model of a transport dot-com Logistics e-commerce is in a state of flux, and the most basic ideas are up for grabs.
Three carriers considering A3XX freighter
Air Canada pilots authorize strike
Customs Update: New sourcing opportunities for U.S. textile and apparel importers in Africa
Export ABCs: Diversion!
Protesters threaten more Austria truck blockades
Seaway names McGill head of trade development
Court OKs government smog control plan
Roadway Express realigns freight network
KLM faces charges in squirrel deaths
Controller strike freezes French skies
Bidcargo.com plans direct links between air shippers, carriers
First gas turbine powered cruise ships starts maiden voyage Celebrity Cruises Millennium cruise ship began its maiden voyage today powered by two GE LM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbines.
Lunde leaving Intertanko INTERTANKO today announced that managing director Dagfinn Lunde will leave the organization on September 15 .
Hong Kong register tops 9 million grt markI Hong Kong Marine Department Director, Tsui Shung-yiu, says the Hong Kong Shipping Register has reached a record high of 9.1 million grt.
Bergesen exercises option to order tankers Bergesen has executed an option to order two more tankers of 296.000 dwt from Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Japan.The combined contract price for the two tankers is approx. $140 million.
Fred Olsen gets another H-3 rig On behalf of a company nominated by Bonheur ASA/Ganger Rolf ASA, Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has entered into an agreement with company owned by Transocean Sedco Forex for the purchase of the semisubmersible drilling rig Transocean Discoverer.
Lunde quits Intertanko to return to ship finance DAGFINN Lunde has announced that he standing down as managing director of independent tanker owners association Intertanko in September for a better paid job in banking, writes Sandra Speares.
Europe takes first Erika action EUROPEAN Union Transport Ministers have agreed the first measure to improve maritime safety after last December's Erika tanker disaster and hope to agree a further two measures in the second half of the year.
Bergesen spend tops $500m BERGESEN, Norway's biggest shipping group, has lifted its spending on newbuilding VLCCs to well over $500m by exercising two options at Japan's Hitachi.
Hyundai yard in talks over Berge Nord crack problem THE three-year-old Berge Nord, one of Bergesen's very large ore carriers, is suffering from cracks, writes Tony Gray.
Finland opts for tonnage tax FINLAND'S shipowners appear to have won a three-year battle for tax breaks to put then on an equal footing with foreign rivals with the announcement of a tonnage tax system due to take effect from 2001.
Ports 'under threat from Brussels' over waste THE European Parliament's moves to interfere in the charging structure of ports represents "gross interference" with their commercial freedom, claims Associated British Ports environment manager, Graham Rabbitts, writes Sandra Speares.
Sri Lanka food ship attacked by Tamil Tigers SRI Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels attacked and badly damaged a merchant ship carrying food to the northern Jaffna peninsula early yesterday. They said the Mercs Uhana had been attacked by boats of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam off Sri Lanka's northern coast.
Europe sees rise in unsafe ships PORT state inspectors representing the Paris Memorandum on Port State Control have reported a "substantial increase" in deficiencies aboard ships they inspected during 1999.
Gand: niveau record de la valeur ajoutée en 1998 En 1998, Gand a non seulement vu progresser son transbordement (23,63 mio. de t), mais également sa valeur ajoutée. Un nouveau record a même été atteint en ce qui concerne la valeur ajoutée. Mais l'emploi a légèrement baissé et les investissements ont sensiblement reculé. C'est ce qu'a calculé la Banque Nationale de Belgique dans son étude annuelle sur l'intérêt économique du port de Gand.
DaimlerChrysler et Hyundai joignent leurs forces dans le segment des utilitaires (+2,5 t) Comme nous l'annoncions dans notre édition de samedi dernier, DaimlerChrysler a acquis une participation de 10% dans le constructeur automobile sud-coréen Hyundai. De plus amples détails concernant l'opération ont été révélés hier lundi. Ainsi, le prix de la transaction s'élève à 420 mio. de USD. Le constructeur alémano-américain disposerait en outre d'une option de trois ans sur 5% supplémentaires. Les deux groupes ont en outre décidé de créer une joint-venture pour le développement, la production et le marketing d'utilitaires de plus de 2,5 tonnes et d'autobus. Ils introduiront également une offre commune sur Daewoo.
Mitsubishi sera le partenaire de Renault V.I. en Asie Patrick Faure, le PDG de Renault V.I., a déclaré dans une interview au quotidien économique français La Tribune que Mitsubishi devriendra le partenaire privilégié de l'alliance Volvo/Renault V.I. en Asie. Nissan ne sera plus qu'un partenaire ponctuel. Il a également déclaré que l'alliance entre Volvo et Renault V.I. devrait être mise en place fin 2000 ou début 2001.
Dentressangle va gérer le flux logistique d'Ikea en Grande-Bretagne Deux mois après qu'Ikea lui ait confié l'exploitation de sa plate-forme logistique à Metz, le prestataire de services logistiques français Norbert Dentressangle et le groupe suédois ont signé un contrat de six ans pour la gestion du flux de marchandises au Royaume-Uni. Ikea va construire un nouveau centre logistique à Doncaster en remplacement du centre existant à Finningley. Le groupe logistique britannique Salvesen exploite le centre de distribution d'Ikea à Thrapson.
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