Class must stay unified to restore confidence THE International Chamber of Shipping has called for unity among classification societies and more discriminatory Port State Control inspection priorities in its annual review.
S-E Asia ports to be polled on mooring equipment
Air and Land Transport
HK faces flight disruption as pilots reject Cathay offer FLIGHT disruption appeared imminent for Hong Kong's busy summer travel season after Cathay Pacific Airways pilots did not accept a pay offer early yesterday ahead of threatened industrial action this week.
Class must stay unified to restore confidence THE International Chamber of Shipping has called for unity among classification societies and more discriminatory Port State Control inspection priorities in its annual review.
S-E Asia ports to be polled on mooring equipment
Air and Land Transport
HK faces flight disruption as pilots reject Cathay offer FLIGHT disruption appeared imminent for Hong Kong's busy summer travel season after Cathay Pacific Airways pilots did not accept a pay offer early yesterday ahead of threatened industrial action this week.
Port unions, Teamsters in labor push U.S. longshore unions joined the Teamsters in a pact to make seaports "wall-to-wall union."
Execs out at New York terminal The father-and-son team that revitalized Howland Hook Container Terminal have been replaced in a management shake-up at the New York facility.
MPF stays in patients' bill An amendment that would have removed Merchandise Processing Fee language from the Patients' Bill of Rights was defeated in the Senate.
Intermodal interests form lobby A new coalition will seek to direct more government funding towards international freight infrastructure.
DFDS Seaways the largest to sail up the River Tyne DFDS Seaways' Queen of Scandinavia has become the largest ever to sail up the River Tyne. The 33,730 gt vessel, capable of carrying 1,760 passengers and 350 cars, has been deployed on the Newcastle...
Shell and El Paso in LNG initiative Shell and El Paso are investing $300m in a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mexico which could handle 200 ships a year. The re-gasification terminal will be based at Altamira on...
Classification societies slammed by top ISMA man over infighting TOP classification societies should spend more time tackling substandard shipping instead of 'bickering amongst themselves', a leading figure in shipmanagement has warned. Class...
Major boost for US Coast Guard THE US Coast Guard has emerged as the big maritime winner of the US House of Representatives-approved $59bn transport bill for fiscal year 2002, writes John McLaughlin in New York. The Hous...
Bid to scale down China Shipping boxships CHINA Shipping is seeking to scale back the size of the five 9,000 teu containerships at Samsung Heavy to a more manageable 7,800 teu. The Chinese carrier signed a letter of intent for the...
Des dissensions empêchent la publication du Livre blanc sur les transports Des divergences internes au sein de la Commission européenne ont à nouveau empêché la publication annoncée du Libre blanc sur la politique de transport européenne pour les années à venir. La Commissaire Loyola de Palacio (Transports) souhaitait faire approuver le Livre blanc, qui a été reporté à plusieurs reprises déjà, le 27 juin durant la réunion hebdomadaire de la Commission. Cela s’est avéré impossible suite à des dissensions. Il faudra probablement attendre “trois semaines ou plus, voire la fin des vacances d’été”, nous a déclaré un porte-parole de l’UE vendredi après-midi. Les directorats-généraux “Environnement” et “Marché Interne” se retrouvent face à face, tandis que le DG Transports se positionne entre les deux.
Europe/Inde Pakistan: le marché entre-t-il dans une phase de stabilisation? La chute des taux sur la route Europe/sous-continent indien va-t-elle enfin s’arrêter? Sur le marché, on parle actuellement d’une tendance à la stabilisation, mais à quels niveaux? Nous enregistrons des taux qui vont de 600 à 800 dollars par TEU. Une fois de plus, la plupart des acteurs souhaitent une stabilisation, mais il y en a toujours l’un ou l’autre qui pratique une politique commerciale différente. Toujours est-il qu’en l’espace de quelques mois, les taux de fret ont chuté de plus de 50%. Comment en est-on arrivé là?
Trafics de l’aéronautique: une belle percée de Danzas “Notre organisation spécialisée a été bâtie à l’image de celle des clients concernés. Les deux sont ainsi parfaitement en phase. C’est pourquoi, tant pour le secteur civil que celui de la défense et les interventions mixtes, nous offrons au niveau mondial une structure vraiment spécialisée”, explique Didier Purrey, directeur du Département Marchés Aéronautiques/Aerospace au sein du Groupe Danzas. Résultat: cette activité lancée en 1998 a déjà atteint les 100 millions de FRF (15,24 millions d’EUR) de facturation par an. Histoire d’une belle percée sur un marché à haute valeur ajoutée.
Dernière chance pour un nouveau Cargo Agency Agreement Les tentatives pour mettre en place un nouveau Cargo Agency Agreement, n’ont jusqu’ici pas abouti. Les discussions à ce sujet entre l’IATA, qui représente les compagnies aériennes, et la FIATA, qui intervient comme le porte-parole des expéditeurs, battent toujours leur plein. Mais le temps presse. Herman Donker, président du groupe de travail autour du Cargo Agency Programme de la FIATA, parle même de discussions de la dernière chance.
Alaska passes new cruise law The new law contains only a few amendments from the original bill sent to the Senate.
Victoria Shipyards gets thumbs-up The Canadian shipyard is likely to see more cruise ship jobs after significant upgrades this year.
Lazard boosts estimates for Stolt-Nielsen The earning estimate upgrade is based on SNSA's positive second quarter financial results.
Poor demand hits Australian towage firm Adsteam Marine issues warning for slightly lower net profit in the fiscal 2001.
Boardroom row hits Gorthon B&N rocks the boat with bid to assert power as biggest shareholder.
Nomadic wins 5 ships Struggling reefer operator to take on commercial responsibility for 266,000-cbf sisterships.
Stena Bulk aims for another two at Dalian Boss Ulf Ryder is working on options to go with two panamax tankers on order at Chinese yard.
Finnlines' Board chairman resigns A new chairman will be elected in the next Board of Directors meeting on 9 August.
ACL brings forward results Directors stay silent but it looks as if they will back Grimaldi takeover.
Korea and Thailand ink shipping pact South Korea and Thailand have cliched a deal on shipping cooperation.
Humpuss seeks freighters Indonesian owner's president Budhi Halim says company is moving into the domestic general cargo market.
Nepline wants at least two tankers The Malaysian owner has again changed its mind on the scale of fleet renewal.
American Eagle Tankers pulls IPO CEO Jacobs (left) says current equity market conditions did not favour a listing.
NYK in further share buy back Japanese shipping line plans to purchase "undervalued" stock.
HBG and Ballast Nedam merge dredging firms New giant dredger combine will create $169m savings in newbuilding costs alone as consolidation hits sector.
Nisshi tanker collides with Taiwanese navy ship Collision causes spill of P-Xylene off Taiwan coast.
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