S'pore halves registration fees to woo shipowners [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday announced it is halving the registration fee for ships and offering transfer discounts to attract more shipping companies that operate large vessels.
Tg Pelepas to spend US$400m on equipment
Probe launched into Aussie ferry grounding
Bureau Veritas starts quality scheme for shipping websites
MOL, Bollore team up
Air and Land Transport
US Bill proposes one-year moratorium on airline mergers [WASHINGTON] Congressional opponents of aviation industry consolidation called for a moratorium on airline mergers, saying less competition would raise fares and undercut service.
Boeing, Airbus not considering building new mid-sized jet
S'pore halves registration fees to woo shipowners [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday announced it is halving the registration fee for ships and offering transfer discounts to attract more shipping companies that operate large vessels.
Tg Pelepas to spend US$400m on equipment
Probe launched into Aussie ferry grounding
Bureau Veritas starts quality scheme for shipping websites
MOL, Bollore team up
Air and Land Transport
US Bill proposes one-year moratorium on airline mergers [WASHINGTON] Congressional opponents of aviation industry consolidation called for a moratorium on airline mergers, saying less competition would raise fares and undercut service.
Boeing, Airbus not considering building new mid-sized jet
CSX shifting 150 jobs to Fla. The rail carrier's move is aimed at centralizing customer service operations in Jacksonville.
Mexico wants full cross-border truck opening -- now As the 30-day limit for a U.S. response to a Nafta panel decision nears, Mexico says it won't be satisfied with just opening.the four border states to international trucking.
European airlines challenge Sabena's rescue package British Airways and three other European carriers are questioning regulators about the legality of the Belgian government's planned $90 million cash injection into Sabena, the country's ailing flag carrier.
Bush to nominate Sembler as head of Ex-Im Bank
CSX Lines offers real-time system for checking shipments
TMM reports revenue up 8.9% last year
FMC fines NVO $30,000
FreightMatrix selects Loop One for small packages
Classification society seeks vessel info improvement
Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas adds equipment
Everglades common-use terminal to open in April
DuPont subsidiary adopts FreeMarkets after successful pilot
Bill to encourage e-commerce standards works through Congress
Polar Tankers exercises option for fifth tanker, and options two more Polar Tankers Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Co., has exercised an option with Litton's Avondale Industries Inc. subsidiary for a fifth double-hulled, crude-oil carrier. Litton and Polar Tankers also entered into an agreement for options for a sixth and seventh ship.
Lapprofondissement de lEscaut: Anvers ne doit pas tomber dans le piège du compromis Si lon en croit une certaine presse néerlandaise qui reproduit des déclarations faites par léchevin du port dAnvers L. Delwaide, ce dernier serait prêt à se contenter dun approfondissement de 11,60 m/12,20 m actuellement à 13 m. Et le commentateur néerlandais de dire que le port dAnvers a revu ses exigences à la baisse et quun compromis entre les Pays-Bas et la Flandre est proche dêtre réalisé.
IRISL envisage daligner des PC de 5.000 TEU Larmement Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) a manifestement le vent en poupe. Cette entreprise on le sait, a été partiellement privatisée, pour 51% de ses actions, les résultats tant financiers quen matière de volumes transportés vont croissants, et les responsables engagent un important programme dinvestissements portant sur plus de 350 mio. de dollars, tandis que la perspective dune introduction à la bourse de Téhéran commence à se profiler à lhorizon.
EWS et SNCF vont coopérer pour le transport via le Chunnel English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) et SNCF Fret ont conclu un accord de collaboration stratégique axé sur le transport ferroviaire de marchandises en Europe via le tunnel sous la Manche. Cet accord, qui répondra au nom de Channel Rail Freight, unira les services des deux opérateurs sur les routes transmanches.
DaimlerChrysler va construire un nouveau centre de distribution à Valenciennes La division française du constructeur automobile DaimlerChrysler débutera en octobre prochain la construction dun centre de distribution de 44.000 m2 pour pièces de rechange à Rouvignies, près de Valenciennes dans le nord de la France. Le centre devrait intervenir à partir de 2002 pour la desserte de pièces de rechange aux concessionnaires dans le nord de la France, en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas. Ce projet représente un investissement de près de 40 mio. dEUR.
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