Cruise industry recovering from shock of terror attacks IN a sign that the travel industry may be slowly getting back on its feet, UK cruise operator P&O Princess Cruises said it expects fourth quarter occupancy rates to hit 95 per cent as bookings rebound after hitting the skids following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
Lines to up rates for wastepaper, hay, scrap metal
Top port research experts meeting here next week
Air and Land Transport
Asean nations to revamp air routes with falling loads SOUTH-east Asian countries are expected to rationalise airline routes because of the drop in the number of people flying since the Sept 11 attacks in the United States, a Malaysian minister said yesterday.
Bush to push Bill on airport safety
JAL may cut more capacity as overseas bookings fall 40%
Major US carriers match American Air's discounts
AMR posts US$414m Q3 loss
Amsterdam airport introduces iris scan for frequent flyers
Cruise industry recovering from shock of terror attacks IN a sign that the travel industry may be slowly getting back on its feet, UK cruise operator P&O Princess Cruises said it expects fourth quarter occupancy rates to hit 95 per cent as bookings rebound after hitting the skids following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
Lines to up rates for wastepaper, hay, scrap metal
Top port research experts meeting here next week
Air and Land Transport
Asean nations to revamp air routes with falling loads SOUTH-east Asian countries are expected to rationalise airline routes because of the drop in the number of people flying since the Sept 11 attacks in the United States, a Malaysian minister said yesterday.
Bush to push Bill on airport safety
JAL may cut more capacity as overseas bookings fall 40%
Major US carriers match American Air's discounts
AMR posts US$414m Q3 loss
Amsterdam airport introduces iris scan for frequent flyers
Northrop Grumman suspends work on cruise ships Effective immediately,Northrop Grumman Corporation has suspended all work on the two 1,900-passenger Project America cruise ships at its Ingalls operation in Pascagoula, Miss.
«Più spazio alle autostrade del mare» Gli imprenditori si candidano a fare i consulenti tecnici del Governo e rilanciano sulla formazione con il sindacato
US cruiseship revival plans extinguished WORK on the first cruiseships to be built in the US for more than 40 years has been suspended, threatening the jobs of 1,250 workers at the Ingalls yard in Mississippi and a further 500 subcontract...
Stolt-Nielsen joins forces with ChemPool The three partners are launching a pool that will comprise 35 modern double-hull chemical tankers with total capacity of around 150,000 dwt. In effect, Stolt-Nielsen is joining the Vopak Es...
Ports directive wins users' backing A POWERFUL coalition of port users is writing to members of the European Parliament urging them to support the European ports directive in its present form and not succumb to pressure from the port...
WTO sees trade slump The World Trade Organization warned that growth in global trade in goods will slow to only 2% this year from 12% in 2000, and could weaken further.
ACL profits up The ro-ro specialist turned in third-quarter net of $6 million, up from $4 million in 2000.
Ports ask carriers, terminals to help clean air Port authorities want vessel and terminal operators to get a jump on stricter emission rules set to take effect by mid-decade.
Approfondissement de l’Escaut: la Flandre demande des précisions Curieuses déclarations que celles qu’a faites le ministre néerlandais de l’Environnement et de l’Aménagement du territoire Jan Pronk alors qu’il était de passage à Flessingue, à savoir: “Les Pays-Bas ne sont plus partisans de l’approfondissement de l’Escaut pour le port d’Anvers... Flessingue doit être aménagé en grand terminal à containers international de sorte que l’approfondissement n’est plus nécessaire”.
Fednav (Belgium) s.a. sous la présidence de J. van Steenberghe Après une carrière de 36 ans et 5 mois consacrée au groupe Fednav, Albert W. Thies, directeur général de la filiale Fednav (Belgium) s.a. prend une retraite bien méritée, mais gardera néanmoins des contacts avec l’entreprise en tant que directeur et membre du conseil. A. Thies est bien connu des milieux internationaux du shipping et des chargeurs et surtout, il a toujours été fort apprécié pour ses qualités professionnelles et sa droiture. Fednav continuera donc de bénéficier de son expérience et de ses connaissances et c’est une bonne chose.
L’accident du Gothard augmente la pression sur le tunnel du Mont-Blanc L’accident dramatique du tunnel du Saint-Gothard a fait 10 morts, et 80 personnes sont encore portées disparues. Jeudi matin, un accident a entraîné la fermeture pendant au moins plusieurs heures d’un autre tunnel alpin, celui du Saint-Bernard, dans le sens sud/nord. De manière générale, les opposants à la réouverture du tunnel du Mont-Blanc sont plus déterminés que jamais...
Seagha envisage le rôle de plate-forme centrale pour le “tracking & tracing” Seagha a parcouru un fameux chemin au cours de ces 15 dernières années, quand on pense à tout ce qui est aujourd’hui possible et que ses partisans les plus fervents, même les plus fantaisistes, n’imaginaient pas. Rien que par le fait par exemple qu’internet était inexistant à l’époque... Nous avons laissé la parole à Ernie Scheerlinck, general manager de Seagha depuis deux ans, pour commenter ces aventures.
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