US-based Silversea confident of riding out tough times WHILE the global cruise industry struggles to stay above water in the wake of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, niche players like luxury line Silversea are finding it an easier go because of their well-heeled and varied client base.
'Mercenary' stevedores sue Lang Corp
Sydney port to rely more on rail to move imports
EU plans law to ban substandard ships
Shanghai speeds up plan to create new port
Air and Land Transport
Alliances must stand apart from rivals: Star AIRLINE alliances must find better incentives to attract new members and differentiate themselves from competitors, according to the world's biggest grouping of carriers.
Airports to suffer 20-25% drop in traffic: Minister
BA Concorde completes round trip
Anthrax scare aboard CAL jet
KLM confirms closer cooperation, not merger, with BA
US-based Silversea confident of riding out tough times WHILE the global cruise industry struggles to stay above water in the wake of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, niche players like luxury line Silversea are finding it an easier go because of their well-heeled and varied client base.
'Mercenary' stevedores sue Lang Corp
Sydney port to rely more on rail to move imports
EU plans law to ban substandard ships
Shanghai speeds up plan to create new port
Air and Land Transport
Alliances must stand apart from rivals: Star AIRLINE alliances must find better incentives to attract new members and differentiate themselves from competitors, according to the world's biggest grouping of carriers.
Airports to suffer 20-25% drop in traffic: Minister
BA Concorde completes round trip
Anthrax scare aboard CAL jet
KLM confirms closer cooperation, not merger, with BA
Harvey Gulf plans expansion Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc., Harvey, La., has entered into an agreement with Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Fla., for construction of six OSV's. and will soon go out for bids on four PSV's
New VP at Seabulk towing Seabulk Towing, Inc., the Tampa-based subsidiary of Seabulk International, has announced the appointment of Kenneth M. Rogers to the new position of senior vice president of marketing
North to advise General Maritime General Maritime Corporation has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Robert C. North, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) as an advisor to the company.
Survivors treated after 'tragedy of monumental proportions' Traumatised survivors of an Indonesian vessel that sank with the loss of more than 350 mostly Iraqi asylum seekers are being treated in hospital, many with broken limbs and coral cuts, officials sa...
Yukos in driving seat as Kvaerner exits London THE Kvaerner rollercoaster rolled on yesterday, with yet another unexpected profits warning , a delisting from the London bourse and the revelation that Russian shareholder Yukos had become the lar...
Slowdown sees Møller rethink profit forecasts Danish maritime and energy giant AP Møller has cut its full-year pre-tax profit forecast as its liner and bulk shipping operations come under pressure from the the world economic slowdown, whi...
Bonanza over as ExxonMobil profits nosedive BOOMTIME for the US oil giants and the oilfield services industry yesterday looked officially over as falling oil and natural gas prices and the deepening global economic crisis took a heavy toll o...
A.P. Moller warns on profits The parent of Maersk Sealand said that "unforseen negative changes" were intensified by the Sept. 11 attacks.
Zim, China Shipping deal scuttled A proposed slot-sharing agreement that would see Zim Israel enter the North Europe/Asia trade and allow China Shipping increased Mediterranean coverage has been postponed.
Hanjin boosts China services The line has replaced Hong Kong as the hub for its China-Europe Express service.
Panalpina va assurer la logistique d’IBM entre l’Asie et l’Europe Le producteur d’ordinateurs IBM Asie a confié la logistique intégrée de ses composants d’ordinateurs entre l’Asie et l’Europe au groupe logistique et de transport suisse Panalpina. Dans le cadre de ce contrat, Panalpina a augmenté sa capacité de fret aérien entre Luxembourg et Tokyo.
Evergreen envisagerait des navettes à 3.500 TEU entre 2 à 3 ports “Ceux qui commandent des PC de 8.000 à 10.000 TEU sont dans l’erreur” c’est ce qu’a déclaré le président d’Evergreen Chang Yung-Fa à la presse lors du lancement du PC “Ever Envoy” de 6.332 TEU, le deuxième d’une série de cinq de la classe E (1). L’armateur reste à la recherche d’unités de l’ordre de 3.500 TEU (26 noeuds), d’un nouveau concept, qui ne toucheront qu’un nombre très limité de ports.
Zeebrugge: Tropicana implante une unité de production/distribution La nouvelle était attendue depuis quelques semaines. Elle est finalement tombée; Tropicana Europe, filiale du groupe américain PepsiCo Beverages International, qui dépend de PepsiCo Inc, grand spécialiste des jus de fruits, va réaliser un nouvel investissement dans le port de Zeebrugge, plus précisément dans le secteur de la darse commerciale nord de l’arrière-port, où se trouve le complexe European Food Center (groupe Sea-Invest). Il s’agit d’une nouvelle unité de production qui sera implantée à côté de l’actuel “ Flanders cool store” qu’exploite l’entreprise depuis le début 1999.
Swissair sauvée par les autorités et le privé Les autorités suisses et le secteur privé sont parvenus à rassembler plus que les 4 mia. de CHF nécessaires pour sauver Swissair du naufrage. Grâce aux efforts financiers de ces deux secteurs, une nouvelle compagnie aérienne sera créée la semaine prochaine. Celle-ci va progressivement intégrer les activités de Swissair.
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