Wait-and-see attitude greets HIT's Westport investment [SINGAPORE] With the confirmation that Hutchinson International Terminals (HIT) has taken a 30 per cent stake in Port Klang's Westport container terminal for RM400 million (S$183.8 million), analysts say the significance of the deal depends on how active a role HIT takes in the operation.
Conference to discuss e-business in bunker trade
ABS guides focus on comfort aboard cruise ships
Anglo-Eastern's new move
Air and Land Transport
Taipei, Manila sign pact to restore air links [TAIPEI] Taiwan and the Philippines signed an accord in Taipei yesterday to restore air links which were suspended for a year over a disputes on passenger loads.
Asia-Pacific airfares in third quarter up
Varig to hire more cabin crew
Aer Lingus profit down 30% last year
Features
Controversy over ship waste [WASHINGTON] CONGRESS is close to passing legislation that the US Justice Department says would legalise cruise ships' dumping of toxic chemicals from dry cleaning and photo processing on board, offences for which a major cruise ship, Royal Caribbean, pleaded guilty last year.
Wait-and-see attitude greets HIT's Westport investment [SINGAPORE] With the confirmation that Hutchinson International Terminals (HIT) has taken a 30 per cent stake in Port Klang's Westport container terminal for RM400 million (S$183.8 million), analysts say the significance of the deal depends on how active a role HIT takes in the operation.
Conference to discuss e-business in bunker trade
ABS guides focus on comfort aboard cruise ships
Anglo-Eastern's new move
Air and Land Transport
Taipei, Manila sign pact to restore air links [TAIPEI] Taiwan and the Philippines signed an accord in Taipei yesterday to restore air links which were suspended for a year over a disputes on passenger loads.
Asia-Pacific airfares in third quarter up
Varig to hire more cabin crew
Aer Lingus profit down 30% last year
Features
Controversy over ship waste [WASHINGTON] CONGRESS is close to passing legislation that the US Justice Department says would legalise cruise ships' dumping of toxic chemicals from dry cleaning and photo processing on board, offences for which a major cruise ship, Royal Caribbean, pleaded guilty last year.
Wait-and-see attitude greets HIT's Westport investment [SINGAPORE] With the confirmation that Hutchinson International Terminals (HIT) has taken a 30 per cent stake in Port Klang's Westport container terminal for RM400 million (S$183.8 million), analysts say the significance of the deal depends on how active a role HIT takes in the operation.
Conference to discuss e-business in bunker trade
ABS guides focus on comfort aboard cruise ships
Anglo-Eastern's new move
Air and Land Transport
Taipei, Manila sign pact to restore air links [TAIPEI] Taiwan and the Philippines signed an accord in Taipei yesterday to restore air links which were suspended for a year over a disputes on passenger loads.
Asia-Pacific airfares in third quarter up
Varig to hire more cabin crew
Aer Lingus profit down 30% last year
Features
Controversy over ship waste [WASHINGTON] CONGRESS is close to passing legislation that the US Justice Department says would legalise cruise ships' dumping of toxic chemicals from dry cleaning and photo processing on board, offences for which a major cruise ship, Royal Caribbean, pleaded guilty last year.
Harbor truckers rally at Los Angeles, Oakland Independent truck drivers called for higher wages, reimbursement for high diesel fuel costs and improved working conditions.
P&O profits rise on ports, container operations The British transport conglomerate boosted its first half net income by 17% as a strong performance by its global ports and container shipping operations offset lower earnings from ferries.
New Orleans port OKs dual lease for box terminal Under the plan, P&O Ports Louisiana, Inc. and Ceres Gulf Inc. split operations of the Port of New Orleans' new Napoleon Avenue container terminal. The terminal is being built along the Mississippi River, with no fences or physical barriers separating them.
Computing becomes more 'Palmable More software choices are available now to Palm computing addicts.
P&O lifts German cruise profile P&O has stepped up its presence in the promising German cruise market by buying out its partner in Aida Cruises and by bringing one of its US-based vessels across the Atlantic.
Master in drinking binge loses licence A BRITISH oil tanker master who left his vessel and went on a five-hour drinking session with his senior crew has had his master's certificate withdrawn after an official inquiry into the incident.
Court tilts balance of power in Kvaerner takeover battle Court tilts balance of power in Kvaerner takeover battle. A NORWEGIAN probate court ruling yesterday could prove decisive in Kvaerner retaining control over its destiny on Friday.
P&O shrugs off rising fuel costs On the day P&O issued its demerger documents, the UK's largest shipping group marked the occasion with half-year profits at the upper end of market expectations.
Golden Ocean team takes final bow with dignity GOLDEN Ocean was an adventure which drew sharp differences of opinion within the shipping industry.
Paradise cruise group plans Cyprus listing ANOTHER Cyprus-based cruise operator has filed its application for a listing on the island's rapidly expanding stock exchange.
NORFOLK Line's brand new ro-pax ferry Midnight Merchant NORFOLK Line's brand new ro-pax ferry Midnight Merchant, 22,152 gt, has arrived at the A&P Falmouth shipyard in southwest England from Spain where she was handed over to her new owners by builders Astilleros Espanoles, Sevilla, writes David Barnicoat.
Tanker trade to benefit from Orimulsion push CONSUMPTION of Orimulsion, once dubbed by environmentalists the 'world's filthiest fuel,' could be on the verge of major growth - and tankers from aframaxes to VLCCs stand to benefit.
Anvers va devenir une plaque tournante pour le commerce de l’arabica Il y de fortes chances que le New York Board of Trade, qui gère un des deux plus importants marchés à terme pour le commerce du café, accrédite Anvers avant la fin de l’année comme port pour le transbordement et l’entreposage d’arabica. Anvers possède déjà ce statut pour le café robusta, dont le commerce est réglé par le marché à terme londonien. L’accréditation par le NYBOT mettrait un terme à ce que l’échevin du port Leo Delwaide, lors de la création officielle de la Belgian Coffee Federation, a appelé le “paradoxe robusta”.
RER de Bruxelles: un projet d’accord de coopération attendu fin octobre Le RER autour de Bruxelles, on en parle depuis des années, on y travaille depuis des mois (...) Un jour, il se mettra à rouler.” Inaugurant l’exposition sur le RER dans le grand hall de la gare du Midi, la ministre des Transports et de la Mobilité Isabelle Durant a voulu montrer combien le gouvernement entend cette fois-ci aller de l’avant dans ce dossier. Le nouveau matériel roulant à double étage qu’il faudra commander, pourrait être opérationnel d’ici 2003, nous a confié de son côté Etienne Schouppe, administrateur délégué de la SNCB.
Ocean World Lines réalisera en 2000 un trafic atlantique de 45.000 TEU Sur la scène internationale des NVOCC, le nom de Ocean World Lines avec son logo le “hibou” est bien connu, notamment en Europe où il a établi un QG à Hambourg et opère depuis de nombreuses années au départ d’Anvers. Créé à New York il y a une vingtaine d’années, cet opérateur, qui s’est concentré sur les FCL, a d’abord effectué ses premières opérations vers l’Afrique. Puis est intervenu le grand élan avec l’accès à la présidence en 1989 de A. Baer, qui signa les premiers contrats de service à l’exportation des USA intéressant les secteurs de l’Atllantique Nord et du Pacifique. OWL se diversifiait ainsi à l’échelle des continents. Depuis, les activités n’ont fait que croître. En 1993, l’opérateur avait transporté 1.500 TEU. L’année dernière il affichait un score de 60.000 TEU. Cette année, il s’agira de 75.000 à 80.000 TEU. Le CA du groupe atteint les 80 mio. d’USD.
High death toll in Greek ferry disaster Twenty-eight dead as elderly ro-pax sinks in the Aegean.
Drunken tanker officers' suspensions extended The captain and chief engineer of the ExxonMobil-operated Matco Clyde have had their Certificates of Competency suspended at a UK inquiry into a drunken trip ashore which led to a coastguard rescue.
Greek shareholders tighten grip on Torm Management of the Danish shipping company has been shaken up at an EGM called by new shareholders headed by Greek shipowner Gabriel Panayotides.
Volgotanker managers buy out Yukos stake The mystery buyer of a controlling stake in Russian shipowner Volgotanker has been revealed as a group of the company's own managers.
Bergesen defeated over Kvaerner voting challenge A Norwegian court has ended shipowner Bergesen's attempt to depose Kvaerner chairman Christian Bjelland at the construction group's upcoming extraordinary general meeting.
Cruising to nowhere! Vosper Thornycroft may be asked to build a novel "cruise to nowhere" ship that won't even have an engine.
Stolt Offshore makes nine-month loss A big turnaround is needed in the final quarter if Oslo and Nasdaq listed Stolt Offshore is to haul itself out of the red.
ITF shows the red card A bulk carrier operated by Byzantine Maritime of Greece has been targeted as part of the union organisation's week of action in European ports.
P&O buys full control of Aida Cruises The British shipping group is spending $52m to increase its share of the German market ahead of the demerger of Princess Cruises.
P&O posts 12% rise in first half profit Container shipping and port operations held back by tough times in the ferry market and high fuel costs.
US Coast Guard to reward quality ships Ships whose owners can prove they are among the safest in the world will be given an easier ride by US port state control authorities.
Koreans snap up VLCC on time charter Charterers and owners are acting coy on VLCC time charter business while the market holds.
Strong rates prompt Japan VLCC sale rethink NYK may keep hold of a single-skin VLCC in the face of a continued strengthening in rates.
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