MISC fined record A$400,000 for reef grounding [CAIRNS, Australia] The owners of a Malaysian cargo ship which ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef late last year were fined a record A$400,000 (S$384,000) by a court yesterday.
Chinese ship makes direct voyage to Taiwan isle
Penang Port eyes listing on KLSE
Air and Land Transport
UPS, FedEx seeking to curb US competition: DHL [WASHINGTON] DHL Airways and DHL Worldwide Express, air cargo companies affiliated with Germany's postal service, said United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp are using regulatory challenges to try to keep them from competing in the US.
London Tube chief, UK govt break deadlock
Air France Concorde passes safety tests
Delta, Air France seek Indian partner for Air India bid
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Yards emerge from slump [SINGAPORE] SEMBCORP Marine Ltd's shiprepair yards are getting so much business, the biggest marine company in Singapore had to turn down walk-in customers in January.
MISC fined record A$400,000 for reef grounding [CAIRNS, Australia] The owners of a Malaysian cargo ship which ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef late last year were fined a record A$400,000 (S$384,000) by a court yesterday.
Chinese ship makes direct voyage to Taiwan isle
Penang Port eyes listing on KLSE
Air and Land Transport
UPS, FedEx seeking to curb US competition: DHL [WASHINGTON] DHL Airways and DHL Worldwide Express, air cargo companies affiliated with Germany's postal service, said United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp are using regulatory challenges to try to keep them from competing in the US.
London Tube chief, UK govt break deadlock
Air France Concorde passes safety tests
Delta, Air France seek Indian partner for Air India bid
Features
Yards emerge from slump [SINGAPORE] SEMBCORP Marine Ltd's shiprepair yards are getting so much business, the biggest marine company in Singapore had to turn down walk-in customers in January.
MISC fined record A$400,000 for reef grounding [CAIRNS, Australia] The owners of a Malaysian cargo ship which ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef late last year were fined a record A$400,000 (S$384,000) by a court yesterday.
Chinese ship makes direct voyage to Taiwan isle
Penang Port eyes listing on KLSE
Air and Land Transport
UPS, FedEx seeking to curb US competition: DHL [WASHINGTON] DHL Airways and DHL Worldwide Express, air cargo companies affiliated with Germany's postal service, said United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp are using regulatory challenges to try to keep them from competing in the US.
London Tube chief, UK govt break deadlock
Air France Concorde passes safety tests
Delta, Air France seek Indian partner for Air India bid
Features
Yards emerge from slump [SINGAPORE] SEMBCORP Marine Ltd's shiprepair yards are getting so much business, the biggest marine company in Singapore had to turn down walk-in customers in January.
Larger vessels to enter Maersk Sealand's Central America service The ocean carrier will deploy 400- and 700-TEU ships in service connecting Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua with the United States through the port of New Orleans.
Canada seeks shift in marine cargo liability cases to courts Legislation would give Canadian shippers or insurers the ability to seek claims related to cargo damage or loss through Canadian courts.
Air cargo volume down in December A sharp drop in domestic volume led to an overall decline in traffic despite modest gains in international business, according to Air Transport Association figures.
Volga-Dnepr will market its aircraft independently
Malaysia's Port of Penang sees rise in box handling
UP adds covered hoppers to Web freight program
P&O Nedlloyd selects Tower Technology to centralize data
DuPont selects G-Log's transport management technology
First Wave files for Chapter 11 First Wave Marine, Inc. has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the Southern District of Texas. In connection with the filing, First Wave announced that its senior secured working capital lender has provided the Company with $20 million in post-petition financing, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval.
Heavy fine for Barrier Reef grounding An court in Cairns, Australia, has levied a $220,000 fine on Malaysian International Shipping Corporation, owner of the tanker Bunga Teratai Satu for causing serious environmental damage when the ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef
Maersk orders semi for Caspian Maersk Contractors has signed a contract for a new semi-submersible with Keppel FELS, Singapore and Caspian Shipyard Company, Baku.
Frontline on newbuilding spree Over the past year, John Frederiksen's Frontline has been discussing a variety of newbuilding options with Korean and Japanese yards. Now it has signed a total of five newbuilding contracts.
Keel laid for Jones PCTC Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss.was recently the scene of the ceremonial keel laying for the first pure car truck carrier (PCTC) ever built in the United States.
SWATH keel laying scheduled The keel for the U.S. Navy's newest auxiliary oceanographic research vessel will be laid on February 9.
La “Vision à long terme sur l’estuaire de l’Escaut” propose quatre scénarios d’approfondissement “Sécurité, nature et accessibilité” sont les trois principes de base de la “Vision à long terme sur l’estuaire de l’Escaut”. L’optimisation de l’accessibilité de l’Escaut ne peut avoir lieu au détriment de la sécurité de la navigation, ni des riverains, ni de l’écosystème de l’estuaire. La vision élaborée depuis deux ans au niveau de l’administration repose entièrement sur la corrélation de ces trois fonctions prioritaire. Nous pouvons signaler à ce sujet que l’estuaire de l’Escaut comprend ici la région depuis l’embouchure du fleuve jusque Gand, via son cours naturel.
Le trafic de vracs secs va se stabiliser en 2001 Le trafic maritime mondial de vracs secs va continuer à augmenter cette année, mais le rythme d’expansion va sensiblement se ralentir en comparaison avec 2000, selon les prévisions publiées par le bureau d’études spécialisé Clarkson Research Studies. L’année dernière, le taux de croissance s’est élevé à 6%: de 1,87 milliard de tonnes en 1999, le trafic en question était passé à 1,98 mia. de t en 2000. D’après Clarkson, la hausse restera limitée cette année à 0,5%, ce qui donnera un résultat final de 1,99 mia. de t. Pour les autres “cargaisons sèches”, Clarkson table sur une progression de 4%, de 1,43 à 1,49 mia. de t.
Anvers aurait perdu du trafic de la région Rhône-Alpes... Si l’on croit la direction du PA de Marseille-Fos, ce port est parvenu à regagner des parts de marché face à la concurrence du Nord... entre d’autres mots Anvers... En ce qui concerne le marché de la région Rhône-Alpes/Lyon, la part de marché du port français est passée de 36 à 51%. Anvers a-t-il effectivement perdu des parts de marché?
Rail: la lettre de voiture électronique n’est pas toujours correctement remplie La nouvelle lettre de voiture existe depuis le premier mars 1999 mais pouvait être utilisée ensemble avec l’ancienne version jusqu’au premier janvier 2000. A la SNCB, on indique que la lettre de voiture CIM et la mise sous scellés des wagons pose toujours certains problèmes. C’est ce qu’on peut lire dans la circulaire de l’UEA/GAMU. Un rappel de certaines prescriptions s’impose.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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