Tanker Pacific denies two oil spill incidents SINGAPORE's Tanker Pacific Management has denied allegations that two of its tankers caused oil pollution in separate incidents last week.
S Korea denies EU charges of shipyard aid
Northrop makes counter offer for Newport News
ICTSI to operate Brazilian terminal
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Lufthansa pilots strike; over 1,000 flights affected PILOTS at the flagship German airline Lufthansa began an unprecedented 24-hour strike yesterday in support of salary demands, grounding some 1,000 flights stranding over 40,000 passengers.
Airlines need to revise A300 manuals: NTSB
Boeing in high-speed Internet access deal
EasyJet keeps upbeat outlook despite 1st half loss
Subang airport to close to passengers next year
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Surge in order inquiries WESTERN Australia's shipbuilders have reported a resurgence in inquiries for ferries from both Europe and Asia, thereby signalling that global downturn in demand may be less painful than originally feared.
Tanker Pacific denies two oil spill incidents SINGAPORE's Tanker Pacific Management has denied allegations that two of its tankers caused oil pollution in separate incidents last week.
S Korea denies EU charges of shipyard aid
Northrop makes counter offer for Newport News
ICTSI to operate Brazilian terminal
Air and Land Transport
Lufthansa pilots strike; over 1,000 flights affected PILOTS at the flagship German airline Lufthansa began an unprecedented 24-hour strike yesterday in support of salary demands, grounding some 1,000 flights stranding over 40,000 passengers.
Airlines need to revise A300 manuals: NTSB
Boeing in high-speed Internet access deal
EasyJet keeps upbeat outlook despite 1st half loss
Subang airport to close to passengers next year
Log Book
Features
Surge in order inquiries WESTERN Australia's shipbuilders have reported a resurgence in inquiries for ferries from both Europe and Asia, thereby signalling that global downturn in demand may be less painful than originally feared.
Tanker Pacific denies two oil spill incidents SINGAPORE's Tanker Pacific Management has denied allegations that two of its tankers caused oil pollution in separate incidents last week.
S Korea denies EU charges of shipyard aid
Northrop makes counter offer for Newport News
ICTSI to operate Brazilian terminal
Air and Land Transport
Lufthansa pilots strike; over 1,000 flights affected PILOTS at the flagship German airline Lufthansa began an unprecedented 24-hour strike yesterday in support of salary demands, grounding some 1,000 flights stranding over 40,000 passengers.
Airlines need to revise A300 manuals: NTSB
Boeing in high-speed Internet access deal
EasyJet keeps upbeat outlook despite 1st half loss
Subang airport to close to passengers next year
Log Book
Features
Surge in order inquiries WESTERN Australia's shipbuilders have reported a resurgence in inquiries for ferries from both Europe and Asia, thereby signalling that global downturn in demand may be less painful than originally feared.
FMC takes no action on SED fees inquiry The Federal Maritime Commission Thursday voted to take no action on an inquiry about the legality of fees that carriers are charging shippers for filing paper Shippers' Export Declarations.
Port of Houston opens vessel simulator About 700 mariners a year are expected to be trained at a $5.5 million vessel simulator operated by the Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey.
FedEx: More alliances, less spending FedEx CEO Fred Smith said lower revenue has led the company to cut purchases of new jets from a planned 22 to 14.
BNSF to offer coal transport futures The program will allow the railroad to share the economic benefits of tight transportation capacity while shifting some market risk to customers.
Kurz continues cutting Seabulk losses "While we have not yet achieved bottom-line profitability, which remains our number one priority, we did post solid quarter-over-quarter gains," said President and CEO Gerhard E.Kurz, reporting first quarter results for Seabulk International, Inc.
Sembcorp Marine unit invests in Brazil yard and bags FPSO conversion order SembCorp Marine Ltd subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. (JSPL), will be investing about US $8.8 million in newly formed joint-venture company, Mau' Jurong S.A. in Rio de Janeiro
South Korea plans strong WTO defense Today's South China Morning Post reports officials in Seoul as saying that the European Commission will face a strong defense from South Korea if the commission takes World Trade Organization action against that country's shipbuilding practices.
New deepwater drilling record Transocean Sedco Forex Inc.says it set a new world record for ultra-deepwater drilling when the company's Discoverer Spirit drillship spudded an exploration well in 9,687 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico
Strong quarter for Conrad First quarter results for Conrad Industries, Morgan City, La.were the "best from operations since the third quarter ended September 30, 1998," said president and CEO William H. Hidalgo
Mosvold board takes Frontline offer Members of the board of Mosvold Shipping have sold all their shares to Frontline.
PGS in gas-to-liquids venture Petroleum Geo-Services has signed a letter of intent to pursue a joint venture to develop, market, and operate mobile marine production facilities, based on Syntroleum's proprietary gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology.
Mosvold board rolls over for Frontline MOSVOLD Shipping's board capitulated to John Fredriksen yesterday as he pushed Frontline's share price to an all-time high after capturing a controlling stake in the small Norwegian tan...
Class societies to defy critics over link-up LLOYD'S Register, American Bureau of Shipping and Det Norske Veritas look determined to link their role in issuing safety management certificates to the classification of vessels despite...
Award chance to bury the hatchet It was a perfect opportunity to clarify a few misunderstandings, writes Rainbow Nelson. The award to Royal Olympic Cruises and Blohm+Voss for the Olympic Voyager ...
Intertanko chief issues salvo on ship safety OUTGOING Intertanko chairman Westye Hoegh has aimed a parting shot across the bows of the existing regime determining the standards of ship safety, asserting that there remain key obstacles to Inte...
Token resistance a change for shipping tycoon By John Fredriksen's standards, Mosvold Shipping proved a soft touch. His 44%-owned Frontline has pretty much tied up the Mosvold takeover in just over two weeks following token resis...
TNWA annonce un quatrième loop Asie-Europe en direct sur Anvers Il en était question depuis quelque temps déjà. Maintenant, c’est officiel: The New World Alliance (APL, MOL, Hyundai) annonce un quatrième loop entre l’Asie et l’Europe. Ce service hebdomadaire à jour fixe sera exploité sous le nom de NEX (New Europe Express). Il sera animé par une flotte de 8 PC, dont trois alignés par APL, d’une capacité unitaire de 3.800 TEU et 5 de 4.150 TEU alignés par Hyundai.
La présidence belge “Transports” sera axée sur la mobilité durable Il ne faudra pas attendre d’initiatives percutantes de la part d’Isabelle Durant, la ministre belge des Transports, lors de la présidence belge du Conseil de l’Union européenne. Elle tentera de faire aboutir les dossiers que la présidence suédoise ne sera pas arrivée à conclure et poursuivra les chantiers en cours. C’est ce qu’elle a annoncé lors d’une conférence de presse jeudi à Bruxelles. L’attitude de la ministre peut être qualifiée de prudente. De ses propres mots, elle a dit qu’elle veut “concilier ambition et réalisme”, tout en faisant preuve d’”enthousiasme et d’ambition”. Les accents seront placés sur la mobilité durable, et plus particulièrement la protection de l’environnement (avec l’intermodalisme comme un des points principaux), la sécurité des transports et de meilleures conditions de travail pour les professionnels du secteur.
Le désenclavement fluvial des ports côtiers sera un travail de longue haleine L’étude sur l’impact sociétal (MaIS - Maatschappelijke Impactstudie) qu’a fait réaliser l’Administration flamande des Voies navigables (AWZ) sur le désenclavement des ports côtiers flamands du côté fluvial est terminée. Elle propose six alternatives au gouvernement flamand. Toutes ont été évaluées en termes d’accessibilité, d’impact sur l’environnement, de gestion des eaux et d’impact sociétal. Trois d’entre elles supposent des investissements considérables dans l’aménagement ou l’adaptation de voies navigables. L’AWZ ne fait pas de choix entre les différentes options. Cette tâche revient au gouvernement, qui ne devrait en principe recevoir le dossier que dans le courant de 2003. Cette étude ne constitue donc qu’un tout premier pas dans un processus de décision qui durera encore quelques années.
Le terminal Ceres à Amsterdam mise sur une technologie et une informatique avancées “Ce terminal que nous allons mettre en service à Amsterdam, de par sa conception révolutionnaire, sera le meilleur du monde jusqu’à ce que quelqu’un d’autre l’imite. Grâce à cet outil, les PC de 7.000 TEU ne resteront pas long temps au port, leur objectif étant de gagner de l’argent en mer”. C. Kritikos, patron du groupe américain Ceres, exploitant de 14 terminaux à containers aux USA, au Canada, qui occupait mardi dernier la tribune du Propeller Club d’Anvers, s’est montré résolument optimiste en ce qui concerne ce nouveau terminal qui entrera en service en juillet prochain et qu’il a baptisé “Ceres Paragon”, ce dernier signifiant unique en son genre.
Mærsk Sealand intéressé par la deuxième Maasvlakte Mærsk Sealand a manifesté son intérêt pour une présence sur la deuxième Maasvlakte. John Verschelden, le directeur-général de Mærsk Sealand, a confirmé au quotidien néerlandais Financieele Dagblad que des négociations sont en cours. L’armement pourrait devenir le premier client de la deuxième Maasvlakte, mais Verschelden précise qu’il y a encore trop d’incertitudes concernant l’aménagement de l’infrastructure et la gestion du port à l’heure actuelle.
Northrop's ratings on negative watch The shipbuilder's financial flexibility was already constrained before the Newport News initiative.
Intermarine orders two more New vessels are to cater to the bullish long-term prospects in the project cargo market.
Seabulk Tankers goes east The tanker operator will complete move to Port Everglades Friday after closing shop at Port Arthur.
Conoco revives US tanker construction plan The oil major found new partners for its US shuttle tanker building plan after Maritrans pulled out last year.
Seabulk trims net loss by 44% The Florida-based company made strong quarter-on-quarter gains despite posting a loss.
SRAB continues in the red The Swedish tanker owner couldn't translate higher revenue into profit in the first quarter.
BG's LNG ships turn in big profits Gas giant BG Group has been creaming $2m a month from Osprey Maritime's four LNG carriers.
Frontline shares soar on Mosvold victory Battle for independence over as tanker king John Fredriksen wins again.
Alleghany quits marine treaty reinsurance Syndicate 376 restructures at Lloyd's but Rupert Atkin keeps hull and war focus.
India throws open doors to foreign investors Foreign investors are going to be given a free rein in the Indian shipping sector.
New World Alliance adds two port calls The MOL, HMM and APL container line is beefing up its Atlantic Pacific Express service.
Jurong details stake in Brazilian yard Singapore shipyard has secured a conversion project for its new baby.
ICTSI wins Brazil port The Philippines port operator has won the right to run Suape and may list its overseas operations.
Friede Goldman Halter lays off 1,000 workers First major redundancies announced at troubled US shipbuilder.
Isle of Man ferries break freight record Sea Container's Steam Packet Company continues to push up Irish Sea volumes.
MOL boosts car carrier orderbook The Japanese owner has ordered a further car carrier at a domestic shipyard.
Cal Dive acquires Bergen Viking Houston shipowner picks up marine construction vessel.
Shell tanker in fishing boat collision Fishing boat sinks after collision off Malaysia.
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