Protesters paralyse HK, Chittagong ports [SINGAPORE] Two major Asian ports, Hongkong's main container terminal and Bangladesh's key Chittagong, remained paralysed by industrial and political strife, causing economic damage estimated at almost $50 million a day. Yesterday, hundreds of lorry drivers gathered with their trucks at Hongkong's busiest container terminals continuing for the fourth day their protest against new handling charges.
US asked to salvage sunken vessel
Air and Land Transport
Ansett offers to cut airport slots to win nod for Hazelton bid [SYDNEY] Ansett Holdings Ltd offered to reduce peak-hour landing slots at Sydney airport to win regulatory approval for a takeover of Hazelton Airlines, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said.
Int'l combat planemakers eye growing civilian sector in Asia
Beijing airport eyeing stakes in 4 airports
Malaysia seeks more passenger flights to Germany
Japanese firms in talks to join A380 production
BAA's Jan traffic up
Features
Untangling red tape AS soon as Air India's S P Varma lands in Dubai and passengers bolt for duty-free cigarettes and camcorders, the pilot starts haggling over low-tax jet fuel.
Protesters paralyse HK, Chittagong ports [SINGAPORE] Two major Asian ports, Hongkong's main container terminal and Bangladesh's key Chittagong, remained paralysed by industrial and political strife, causing economic damage estimated at almost $50 million a day. Yesterday, hundreds of lorry drivers gathered with their trucks at Hongkong's busiest container terminals continuing for the fourth day their protest against new handling charges.
US asked to salvage sunken vessel
Air and Land Transport
Ansett offers to cut airport slots to win nod for Hazelton bid [SYDNEY] Ansett Holdings Ltd offered to reduce peak-hour landing slots at Sydney airport to win regulatory approval for a takeover of Hazelton Airlines, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said.
Int'l combat planemakers eye growing civilian sector in Asia
Beijing airport eyeing stakes in 4 airports
Malaysia seeks more passenger flights to Germany
Japanese firms in talks to join A380 production
BAA's Jan traffic up
Features
Untangling red tape AS soon as Air India's S P Varma lands in Dubai and passengers bolt for duty-free cigarettes and camcorders, the pilot starts haggling over low-tax jet fuel.
Protesters paralyse HK, Chittagong ports [SINGAPORE] Two major Asian ports, Hongkong's main container terminal and Bangladesh's key Chittagong, remained paralysed by industrial and political strife, causing economic damage estimated at almost $50 million a day. Yesterday, hundreds of lorry drivers gathered with their trucks at Hongkong's busiest container terminals continuing for the fourth day their protest against new handling charges.
US asked to salvage sunken vessel
Air and Land Transport
Ansett offers to cut airport slots to win nod for Hazelton bid [SYDNEY] Ansett Holdings Ltd offered to reduce peak-hour landing slots at Sydney airport to win regulatory approval for a takeover of Hazelton Airlines, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said.
Int'l combat planemakers eye growing civilian sector in Asia
Beijing airport eyeing stakes in 4 airports
Malaysia seeks more passenger flights to Germany
Japanese firms in talks to join A380 production
BAA's Jan traffic up
Features
Untangling red tape AS soon as Air India's S P Varma lands in Dubai and passengers bolt for duty-free cigarettes and camcorders, the pilot starts haggling over low-tax jet fuel.
Delta pilots authorize strike The carrier's pilots, frustrated by the pace of the talks, voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if negotiations with the nation's third-largest carrier fail.
Hapag-Lloyd acquires 25% of new Hamburg terminal The investment makes Germany's top container line a junior partner in the new hight-tech Altenwerder container terminal with Hafen-und Lagerhaus, the port's main operating company.
Trade groups unite on ERP Shippers, exporters and brokers have agreed on a response to the latest version of the Customs Service's modernization principles, known as the Entry Revision Project.
Four lines in Middle East-Asia agreement
Yellow Freight lays off 160
Germany plans tax breaks for truckers
Seven transport companies join SupplyLinks network
HK truckers blockade container terminals over new fee
Deutsche Post to retain mail monopoly past 2002
West Gulf ports' volume up 6% in 2000
SeaFreight Line to launch container service from Jacksonville
American Airlines takes stake in Global Freight Exchange
Fritz fires back, says it will fight FedEx lawsuit
Palm oil exporters seek MISC help They hope MISC will come to their rescue as sky-high freight rates deny Malaysian palm oil exporters ships to charter.
ExxonMobil suezmax released in Alaska Officials in the port have released the US flagged SeaRiver Maritime tanker held in Alaska over the weekend.
Seacope and Braemar agree $23m merger Braemar to get 56% of enlarged shipbroking group, which will likely include Braemar Tankers.
Share deal to sweeten merger Up to 10% of the shares to be used to keep brokers praying for success.
Actinor set for corporate relaunch Ship sales planned as loss-making company moves to restructure.
Greek class chief sentenced over bulker sinking The technical director of Hellenic Register of Shipping has been found guilty of negligence in the Iron Antonis case.
Midway Shipping buys back Global Ocean shares The Tsakos affiliate has completed its purchase of Global Ocean Carriers bondholders' stock.
Southampton wins car terminal Wallenius Wilhelmsen to open multi-deck handling facility at UK port.
Hellenic Shipyards goes under the hammer Greece is moving ahead with the long-running privatisation of its Hellenic Shipyards facility.
LISCO sell-off delayed further The deadline to clinch a deal to privatise Lithuanian Shipping Company has been extended yet again.
Shipping jobs battle hots up New entrant to marine market aims to take on established players.
Cosco Singapore to buy bulker resales The Singapore investment arm of Cosco is expanding its dry bulk operation with the acquisition of two new ships.
Nenaco breathes easier after debt rejig The major shareholder in the struggling Philippines ferry operator has converted a loan into equity.
Taiwan calls in army to clean up Amorgos spill Taiwan's prime minister has pledged to clean up oil from the grounded bulker within a month.
Zodiac capesize held in Australia A bulker sold to Ofer's Zodiac Maritime by P&O has been detained by Australian port state control.
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