Captain did the right thing: report [SINGAPORE] The captain of the Sun Vista acted correctly and appropriately in all stages involved in the evacuation of passengers from the sinking cruise ship and was right in not allowing passengers to get back to their cabins to recover their belongings.
Pirates attack ships in M'sian waters
Air and Land Transport
Paris won't cut its majority stake in Air France [PARIS] France has no plan to relinquish its majority control of Air France SA, Industry Minister Christian Pierret said in a radio interview.
Air China may relaunch HK-London service
British Airways probes report of passenger illness
S African Airways reviews on-board security measures
Bulgaria extends bid deadline for Hemus Air again
US planes' air quality poorest on ground, engineer tells panel
America West, Continental amend deal
Features
Pacer goes international SO one was surprised when Pacer International announced yet another acquisition recently. But there was mild surprise about the identity of the company being bought -- RFI Group, a New York-based forwarding and consolidation company.
Captain did the right thing: report [SINGAPORE] The captain of the Sun Vista acted correctly and appropriately in all stages involved in the evacuation of passengers from the sinking cruise ship and was right in not allowing passengers to get back to their cabins to recover their belongings.
Pirates attack ships in M'sian waters
Air and Land Transport
Paris won't cut its majority stake in Air France [PARIS] France has no plan to relinquish its majority control of Air France SA, Industry Minister Christian Pierret said in a radio interview.
Air China may relaunch HK-London service
British Airways probes report of passenger illness
S African Airways reviews on-board security measures
Bulgaria extends bid deadline for Hemus Air again
US planes' air quality poorest on ground, engineer tells panel
America West, Continental amend deal
Features
Pacer goes international SO one was surprised when Pacer International announced yet another acquisition recently. But there was mild surprise about the identity of the company being bought -- RFI Group, a New York-based forwarding and consolidation company.
Captain did the right thing: report [SINGAPORE] The captain of the Sun Vista acted correctly and appropriately in all stages involved in the evacuation of passengers from the sinking cruise ship and was right in not allowing passengers to get back to their cabins to recover their belongings.
Pirates attack ships in M'sian waters
Air and Land Transport
Paris won't cut its majority stake in Air France [PARIS] France has no plan to relinquish its majority control of Air France SA, Industry Minister Christian Pierret said in a radio interview.
Air China may relaunch HK-London service
British Airways probes report of passenger illness
S African Airways reviews on-board security measures
Bulgaria extends bid deadline for Hemus Air again
US planes' air quality poorest on ground, engineer tells panel
America West, Continental amend deal
Features
Pacer goes international SO one was surprised when Pacer International announced yet another acquisition recently. But there was mild surprise about the identity of the company being bought -- RFI Group, a New York-based forwarding and consolidation company.
Former House transport leader Shuster resigns The past chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will retire, citing health and family reasons.
China Shipping Group to order 9,800-TEU container ships The behemoths would be deployed in trans-Pacific shuttle service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles beginning in 2004.
EU poised to unveil port reform plans The long-awaited plan to boost competition and pave the way for an assault on state subsidies will target the awarding of concessions for port services such as cargo handling, pilotage and towage.
Transport unions applaud Mineta Leaders of the AFL-CIO's transport groups backed the cabinet choice, but expressed disappointment over the lack of labor's voice as the new administration prepares to take power.
Shunned Castor looks to Gibraltar TWENTY-six Polish seafarers at risk on board a gasoline-laden product tanker which reported a deck crack on New Year's Eve were last night hoping their ship would be granted permission to enter Gibraltar, a move that could signal a safe end to the drama.
Industry faces crew certificates scandal MARITIME administrations throughout the world are bracing themselves for a report which promises to demonstrate that the use of fraudulent certificates is rife.
Top bulk firms back LevelSeas Some of the biggest names in bulk shipping have agreed to back LevelSeas, the online shipping exchange which aims to lead the field in both tanker and dry bulk chartering.
Danish maritime body surrenders Copenhagen-based Maritime Development Center of Europe had abandoned its attempt to establish its own internet shipping portal, writes Andrew Draper.
Tsavliris in record open form year GREECE'S Tsavliris Salvage Group, the salvor attending the damaged product carrier Castor off Morocco, has established a new annual record for contracting under Lloyd's Open Form, it has emerged.
Norfolkline sees strong growth NORFOLKLINE, the A P M'ller subsidiary, is anticipating strong growth on its Channel service launched last year, writes Janet Porter.
HSBC backs Osprey Osprey Maritime has warned shareholders that John Fredriksen's bid undervalues the company by almost 40%.
Crew strike over TotalFinaElf ban on 'too old' Tatihou THE four-man crew of a 36-year-old French tanker has gone on strike to protest over the vessel being taken out of service because of a 25-year age limit introduced by the TotalFinaElf oil group.
MACS transfère son escale anversoise à la Rive gauche Fidèle client du port scaldien depuis de nombreuses années, l’armement Maritime Carrier Shipping Gmbh (MACS) procède en ce début d’année à une opération particulière à Anvers, transférant l’escale directe de son service de et vers l’Afrique du Sud d’un terminal de la zone portuaire de la Rive droite vers un autre terminal de la zone portuaire de la Rive gauche. Ce transfert est d’autant plus intéressant à suivre que ledit service de ligne régulière a un caractère mixte, c’est-à-dire qu’il est à la fois axé sur le conventionnel/ breakbulk, le ro/ro et les containers.
L’ACI insiste sur une application drastique des normes sonores des avions L’organisation aéroportuaire internationale Airports Council International (ACI) a, dans un message envoyé à l’organisation de l’aviation civile OACI, lancé un appel pour une application plus rigoureuse des normes sonores pour avions qui sont en vigueur de par le monde. Les avions les plus bruyants, même s’ils appartiennent à la catégorie sonore Chapitre 3, doivent disparaître le plus vite possible de manière à pouvoir garantir la poursuite du développement du secteur aérien, déclare l’ACI.
Nenufar Shipping relance un service entre Anvers et Bilbao/Santander Ainsi que signalé dans notre rubrique “Official Notices”, le jeune armement espagnol Nenufar Shipping relance un service de ligne régulière multipurpose entre Anvers et Bilbao qui se manifestera à une fréquence hebdomadaire et à jour fixe. Il s’agit en fait d’un retour qui s’effectue dans d’autres conditions. L’armement rappelons-le, avait lancé un tel service en mars 1999, mais il fut arrêté au bout d’un an.
Le terminal à containers du port de Bruxelles prend forme Aujourd’hui, les poutres de soutènement du nouveau portique à containers seront déchargées dans l’avant-port de Bruxelles. Les poutres mêmes seront acheminées par ponton et déchargées à l’aide de grues mobiles par la firme Sarens. Le portique à containers est construit par la firme Femont de Willebroek, une entreprise spécialisée dans la construction d’engins de levage.
MSC orders first new cruiseship Mediterranean Shipping Co has decided to take the newbuilding route.
LevelSeas gets $15m cash injection The heavily-backed online chartering outfit has announced 26 new investors in the week that rival ShipDesk closed its doors.
Damaged tanker signs LOF An Athenian Sea Carriers products carrier laden with gasoline has been told to move away from the Moroccan port of Nador.
Japan mulls anti-piracy action in south-east Asia Japanese piracy patrols may widen their scope to protect other Asian nations' vessels.
P&I clubs may miss premium targets Broker forecasts that clubs will probably fail to achieve rate rise targets.
Nepline buys tanker Malaysia's Nepline has finally spent cash allocated for fleet expansion.
Jo Tankers closes Hamburg office Norwegian chemical player Jo Tankers is streamlining its operations.
Fredriksen nibbles away at Osprey A company controlled by the Norwegian tanker king has bought more shares in Osprey Maritime.
Frontline opts to snap up shares John Fredriksen's Frontline has made its first share buyback move of 2001.
Yards deny merger deal NKK and Hitachi Zosen are talking but no agreement has yet been reached.
November export order boost for Japan Shipbuilders in Japan saw export orders reach nearly 1m gt in November.
Teekay sticks to dividend Top owner leaves dividend unchanged despite booming tanker market.
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