Call to give Aussie ports same support S'pore port gets AUSTRALIAN ports would reap a major boost to their ongoing efficiency quest if they enjoyed similar levels of political and community support afforded to the Port of Singapore, according to a leading waterfront industry player.
High-powered APL team in China for talks
Hyundai develops large-sized ship engine
Ocean-Land to invest in container logistics venture in China
Air and Land Transport
US flight delays up in June; United has worst record [WASHINGTON] Major US airlines' on-time performance fell in June, dragged down as UAL Corp's United Airlines missed the schedule on more than half of its flights, the US Department of Transportation said.
Evidence found that bird may have been sucked into KLM engine
US airlines invest in Internet site that allows shopping with flier miles
PAL to cut profit forecast due to rising fuel prices
Features
Cruise ship market sails towards record profits THE cruise ship market continues to boom, creating record profits and providing one of the shipping industry's most buoyant sectors.
Logistics
Brick and mortar set to make a comeback THE Internet is changing the way business is conducted, but it is thanks to traditional brick and mortar companies and not the dot-com companies, says Federal Express regional vice-president Peter Yin.
Call to give Aussie ports same support S'pore port gets AUSTRALIAN ports would reap a major boost to their ongoing efficiency quest if they enjoyed similar levels of political and community support afforded to the Port of Singapore, according to a leading waterfront industry player.
High-powered APL team in China for talks
Hyundai develops large-sized ship engine
Ocean-Land to invest in container logistics venture in China
Air and Land Transport
US flight delays up in June; United has worst record [WASHINGTON] Major US airlines' on-time performance fell in June, dragged down as UAL Corp's United Airlines missed the schedule on more than half of its flights, the US Department of Transportation said.
Evidence found that bird may have been sucked into KLM engine
US airlines invest in Internet site that allows shopping with flier miles
PAL to cut profit forecast due to rising fuel prices
Features
Cruise ship market sails towards record profits THE cruise ship market continues to boom, creating record profits and providing one of the shipping industry's most buoyant sectors.
Logistics
Brick and mortar set to make a comeback THE Internet is changing the way business is conducted, but it is thanks to traditional brick and mortar companies and not the dot-com companies, says Federal Express regional vice-president Peter Yin.
Call to give Aussie ports same support S'pore port gets AUSTRALIAN ports would reap a major boost to their ongoing efficiency quest if they enjoyed similar levels of political and community support afforded to the Port of Singapore, according to a leading waterfront industry player.
High-powered APL team in China for talks
Hyundai develops large-sized ship engine
Ocean-Land to invest in container logistics venture in China
Air and Land Transport
US flight delays up in June; United has worst record [WASHINGTON] Major US airlines' on-time performance fell in June, dragged down as UAL Corp's United Airlines missed the schedule on more than half of its flights, the US Department of Transportation said.
Evidence found that bird may have been sucked into KLM engine
US airlines invest in Internet site that allows shopping with flier miles
PAL to cut profit forecast due to rising fuel prices
Features
Cruise ship market sails towards record profits THE cruise ship market continues to boom, creating record profits and providing one of the shipping industry's most buoyant sectors.
Logistics
Brick and mortar set to make a comeback THE Internet is changing the way business is conducted, but it is thanks to traditional brick and mortar companies and not the dot-com companies, says Federal Express regional vice-president Peter Yin.
Call to give Aussie ports same support S'pore port gets AUSTRALIAN ports would reap a major boost to their ongoing efficiency quest if they enjoyed similar levels of political and community support afforded to the Port of Singapore, according to a leading waterfront industry player.
High-powered APL team in China for talks
Hyundai develops large-sized ship engine
Ocean-Land to invest in container logistics venture in China
Air and Land Transport
US flight delays up in June; United has worst record [WASHINGTON] Major US airlines' on-time performance fell in June, dragged down as UAL Corp's United Airlines missed the schedule on more than half of its flights, the US Department of Transportation said.
Evidence found that bird may have been sucked into KLM engine
US airlines invest in Internet site that allows shopping with flier miles
PAL to cut profit forecast due to rising fuel prices
Features
Cruise ship market sails towards record profits THE cruise ship market continues to boom, creating record profits and providing one of the shipping industry's most buoyant sectors.
Logistics
Brick and mortar set to make a comeback THE Internet is changing the way business is conducted, but it is thanks to traditional brick and mortar companies and not the dot-com companies, says Federal Express regional vice-president Peter Yin.
Carriers to introduce bill-of-lading fees U.S. exporters who ship to Asia can expect to pay a $25 documentation fee for each bill of lading beginning Friday.
Teamsters, Purolater Courier avert strike The union reaches a tentative agreement for 8,500 workers at Canada's largest dedicated air cargo courier company.
"K" Line moves to payments on the Web The carrier says it will begin an Internet-based service next month.
Rolls-Royce to power new Airbus superjumbo The manufacturer still faces competition from GE and Pratt & Whitney to outfit engines for the A3XX jet.
China sees boom year for shipbuilding The country expects to produce 5 million tons of new vessels this year, a 16% gain over 1999.
Carriers to introduce bill-of-lading fees on Friday
US agency shuts down Indiana motor carrier
Andersen Consulting takes stake in Tradiant
Ferromex invests $11.5 million in Guadalajara locomotive facility
Hapag-Lloyd leads earnings surge in Preussag's logistics division
XTRA Intermodal venture updates equipment availability in real time
Fishermen block French ports protesting higher fuel prices
UPS Logistics acquires Livingston Inc., US subsidiary
Wassing B.V. renamed MOL Logistics
China Shipping Group launches logistics unit
Hamburg port operator, logistics company cooperate on cable contract
China sees boom year for shipbuilding
Operating profit falls at Schiphol Airport
Irish shipbuilder's fate still hangs in the balance
OOCL launches two box ships
NCBFAA appeals to Census over charges for hard-copy SEDs
Global air cargo rose 7.6% in May
Brazil Customs strike has been called off
Maitland steps down as president of NY-NJ maritime association
Aegean slick fear over grounded Nordland GREEK coast guard officers remained puzzled yesterday as to how an Antiguan-flagged cargoship ran hard aground on the island of Kythira just off the southern tip of the Peloponnese, threatening a small resort with a pollution catastrophe.
Chirac dragged into CGM sale feud FRENCH president Jacques Chirac intervened in favour of CMA's bid for former state-owned line Compagnie Generale Maritime in the autumn of 1996, a French newspaper has claimed.
American Hull and P&I club in engaging deal DATING? Yessir!
More work means higher KPM profits KEPPEL Philippines Marine yesterday reported a 14% increase in net profits for the first half of the year from Peso36.5m ($0.8m) to Peso41.5m.
Fishermens' blockade hits ferries ANGLO-French ferry services were seriously disrupted yesterday when French fishermen blockaded Channel ports in protest at rising fuel prices.
Norwegian court frees Sea Trader from arrest THE arrest of the Malta-registered ro-ro Sea Trader ended in Oslo, after a Norwegian court ruled on an appeal filed by the ship's manager, ADG Shipmanagement of Hamburg, writes Rajesh Joshi.
New Hyundai shake-up sets alarm bells ringing THE move to make Hyundai Merchant Marine the new umbrella shareholding vehicle for the key Hyundai companies other than Hyundai Motor has set off alarm bells in financial circles.
ITF acts to stamp out bullying of seafarers THE International Transport Workers' Federation has issued guidelines on tackling bullying on board ships, which will be incorporated into all future ITF collective agreements with shipowners.
Mobilisation dans le transport routier face à la hausse du diesel Les gouvernements des divers Etat-membres de l'UE commencent à dangereusement jouer avec le feu en n'intervenant pas pour soulager les transporteurs routiers victimes de la flambée du prix du gasoil routier. Celui a à nouveau augmenté (voir l'encadré) et les transporteurs, qui n'arrivent pas à répercuter la hausse dans leurs prix, doivent puiser de plus en plus profondément dans leurs réserves. En France, la FNTR s'est faite menaçante, En Belgique, le ministe des Finances ne prévoit aucune intervention avant octobre 2001 et aux Pays-Bas, la crise est jugée tellement grave que trois organisations rivales se sont mises à se concerter.
La France sera-t-elle amenée à revoir son concept de libéralisation du rail? L'orientation assez spectaculaire prise par les autorités italiennes en matière de libéralisation du transport ferroviaire, constitue une véritable percée dans le bon sens pour ce qui est de l'Europe du Sud et partant, le tandem gouvernement français/SNCF risque de se trouver le plus en plus isolé avec son concept de libéralisation très timide, très partiel et conditionné. Un processus est enclenché qu'il sera de plus en plus difficile de contrecarrer, d'autant plus que l'UE semble désireuse de l'accélérer.
Confreight Group offre désormais des services express Le groupe d'expédition et de groupage international anversois Confreight Group a acquis une participation majoritaire dans l'entreprise Express Solutions, basée à Brucargo. Selon un communiqué du groupe, le besoin d'offrir des services de porte-à-porte se faisait de plus en plus sentir. Confreight a également augmenté sérieusement sa capacité d'entreposage à Brucargo.
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