PSA-led consortium picked for major Japanese port privatisation [SINGAPORE] PSA Corp has come out on top in the contest for the New Hibiki Port greenfield container terminal project on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
MPA extends discounts for container ships
Austal Ships named Australia's top exporter
Air and Land Transport
Blood clotting killed 25 travellers at Tokyo airport [TOKYO] Twenty-five people including a US pilot have died over the past eight years at Tokyo airport after suffering blood clots caused by cramped airline seating, a Japanese doctor said yesterday.
Chinese airlines strive for mergers to be painless
PSA-led consortium picked for major Japanese port privatisation [SINGAPORE] PSA Corp has come out on top in the contest for the New Hibiki Port greenfield container terminal project on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
MPA extends discounts for container ships
Austal Ships named Australia's top exporter
Air and Land Transport
Blood clotting killed 25 travellers at Tokyo airport [TOKYO] Twenty-five people including a US pilot have died over the past eight years at Tokyo airport after suffering blood clots caused by cramped airline seating, a Japanese doctor said yesterday.
Chinese airlines strive for mergers to be painless
AMR Research sees future in trans-Atlantic cooperation for exchanges European online trading exchanges should capitalize on the work already done in their intended field in the United States instead of building from scratch, according to analysts with Boston-based AMR Research Inc.
Seaway traffic tails off as year ends Shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway tailed off sharply in the last two months of 2000, so that what had been a strong year turned into one just slightly below the traffic of 1999.
If you can't beat 'em, embrace 'em Rapprochement may be in the making. Freight railroads are looking less askanace at passenger lines like Amtrak, viewing them as vehicles for obtaining much-needed public funding for rail infrastructure.
Safmarine takes over Safbank service
P&O to sell shares in bulk shipping subsidiary, Associated Bulk Carriers
Shipyard to convert military reserve vessel to teaching ship
Cargo expansion on track at Milan's new airport
New, wider containers ship to Port of Miami
HK logistics operator quits bid for airport center, backs Shenzhen instead
South Seas Steamship begins operation under Columbus Line name
Commodore files for Chapter 11 TOUGH conditions in the world cruise market claimed another victim yesterday as Florida niche operator Commodore Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection and abruptly suspended its cruise operations for this weekend.
Osprey sells tankers to Fredriksen John Fredriksen's Frontline and Overseas Shipholding Group have snapped up two Osprey Maritime VLCCs as the Singapore company raises cash to fund a $77m debt prepayment obligation.
Crowley to buy MTC for $80m IN A move that could have a significant long-term impact on the US Jones Act trades, Crowley Maritime Corp is to purchase Marine Transport Corp in a deal valued at close to $80m.
Munich Re sees fall in disaster losses ECONOMIC and insured losses from natural catastrophes went down sharply in 2000, Munich Re said yesterday. But the reinsurer warned that this should not be misconstrued as a general downward trend of natcat losses.
Quemoy lines seeks direct links with China Thirteen shipping lines based at Quemoy island off the coast of Taiwan have expressed interest in operating passenger and cargo services between Quemoy and Xiamen on mainland China's east coast from January 1.
Salving of grounded Lagik to go ahead SALVAGE work on the German coaster Lagik, which is blocking the river Nene near Port Sutton Bridge, is to go ahead after the owner washed his hands of the ship, opening up the potential for prosecution.
Sharing as a last resort THE vessel-sharing agreement announced for the Australia/US west coast trade has been formally discussed on and off since early 1998, and has been on the minds of senior management on the trade for much longer than that.
PSA Corp to be first foreign port developer in Japan Singapore's PSA Corporation looks set to be the first foreign port developer in Japan, having been selected as the preferred negotiating company for Hibikinada container terminal at Kitakyushu port.
Le commerce maritime mondial a atteint 5,23 mia. de t en 1999 Le commerce maritime mondial a poursuivi son ascension en 1999 pour atteindre un nouveau chiffre record de 5,23 milliards de tonnes. Il s’agit de la quatorzième hausse consécutive en termes absolus. La croissance annuelle est retombée l’année dernière à 1,3%, le rythme d’expansion le plus bas depuis 1987, mais devrait remonter à 2% en 2000, indique la “Revue des transports maritimes 2000” publiée par la CNUCED.
La SNCF accepte-t-elle vraiment la libéralisation? Les déclarations officielles des principaux responsables du réseau ferroviaire français peuvent laisser penser que le principe de la libéralisation est maintenant accepté. Bien des indices conduisent néanmoins à constater que la démarche préconisée à Paris ne correspond pas à ce que souhaitent les instances européennes. On note en effet des divergences qui portent tant sur le calendrier que sur le contenu de la libéralisation elle-même. Cette attitude tranche avec celle affichée par les principaux clients français du mode ferroviaire.
“Il n’y a qu’une voie à suivre pour Gand” “Tout tourne autour des gens et du savoir-faire, des gens et de leur savoir-faire.” Ainsi on pourrait résumer en quelques mots le message qu’André De Wilde nous transmet dans cette interview organisée à l’occasion de sa retraite en tant qu’administrateur délégué de l’Entreprise portuaire communale de Gand. Pas de rhétorique pompeuse sur les bonnes performances du port, le jeu de la concurrence, le traitement de parent pauvre de Gand par rapport à Zeebrugge et Anvers et le besoin urgent d’investissements, même s’il ne peut accepter que les dossiers traînent en longueur comme c’est le cas pour la mise en service du Kluizendok, le remplacement des ponts bascules sur la Westsluis à Terneuzen ou l’aménagement d’une nouvelle écluse maritime. Il n’a pas non plus parlé des chevaux de bataille européens comme le short sea et le transport intermodal. Selon lui, l’avenir du port de Gand réside dans un travail en profondeur, des investissements dans les gens, des investissements dans le savoir-faire et la prise en compte de la réalité économique.
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