S'pore may be first to offer viable TBT alternative SINGAPORE could be the first in the world to develop and commercialise an inexpensive, non-toxic alternative to recently banned tributyl tin compound-based anti-fouling paints, commonly known as TBTs.
A$260m expansion plan for Sydney's Port Botany
Stolt barge spills 2,000 tonnes of nitric acid
Icons chief pulls up ILO, IMO for seafarers' plight
Hutchison unit to develop Yantian port
Air and Land Transport
Asian airlines chalk up a record year for safety ASIAN airlines have enjoyed one of their best years ever in terms of aviation safety, though that seems the only good news for the industry, with even fast-growing China seeing significant losses following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
United, American planes fuller over holiday weekend
Air France plan to lease planes will save 400m euros
Korean Air's Nov traffic up
Boeing lays off 2,900 workers
LOG Book
Features
Full steam ahead for shipyards SINGAPORE'S economy may be hitting the rocks in many sectors, but it is full steam ahead for the marine industry, which is scrambling to fill 4,000 jobs available in the industry.
S'pore may be first to offer viable TBT alternative SINGAPORE could be the first in the world to develop and commercialise an inexpensive, non-toxic alternative to recently banned tributyl tin compound-based anti-fouling paints, commonly known as TBTs.
A$260m expansion plan for Sydney's Port Botany
Stolt barge spills 2,000 tonnes of nitric acid
Icons chief pulls up ILO, IMO for seafarers' plight
Hutchison unit to develop Yantian port
Air and Land Transport
Asian airlines chalk up a record year for safety ASIAN airlines have enjoyed one of their best years ever in terms of aviation safety, though that seems the only good news for the industry, with even fast-growing China seeing significant losses following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
United, American planes fuller over holiday weekend
Air France plan to lease planes will save 400m euros
Korean Air's Nov traffic up
Boeing lays off 2,900 workers
LOG Book
Features
Full steam ahead for shipyards SINGAPORE'S economy may be hitting the rocks in many sectors, but it is full steam ahead for the marine industry, which is scrambling to fill 4,000 jobs available in the industry.
S'pore may be first to offer viable TBT alternative SINGAPORE could be the first in the world to develop and commercialise an inexpensive, non-toxic alternative to recently banned tributyl tin compound-based anti-fouling paints, commonly known as TBTs.
A$260m expansion plan for Sydney's Port Botany
Stolt barge spills 2,000 tonnes of nitric acid
Icons chief pulls up ILO, IMO for seafarers' plight
Hutchison unit to develop Yantian port
Air and Land Transport
Asian airlines chalk up a record year for safety ASIAN airlines have enjoyed one of their best years ever in terms of aviation safety, though that seems the only good news for the industry, with even fast-growing China seeing significant losses following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
United, American planes fuller over holiday weekend
Air France plan to lease planes will save 400m euros
Korean Air's Nov traffic up
Boeing lays off 2,900 workers
LOG Book
Features
Full steam ahead for shipyards SINGAPORE'S economy may be hitting the rocks in many sectors, but it is full steam ahead for the marine industry, which is scrambling to fill 4,000 jobs available in the industry.
Røkke wins battle for Kværner Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke looks to have won his battle to gain control of Kvaerner.
Geophysical companies to merge Here comes another "merger of equals." This time it's the boards of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA and Veritas DGC Inc. that have approved a definitive agreement to combine their two companies.
Nato unmasks al-Qa'eda fleet WESTERN intelligence has identified 20 merchant vessels believed to be linked to Osama bin Laden, which could now be subject to arrest at ports all over the world.
French investors pay $700m to buy back six Renaissance cruiseships A GROUP of French investors led by Credit Agricole Indosuez has established Cruiseinvest LLC, a Marshal Islands-incorporated company, to acquire six of the 684-passenger Renaissance ships from judicial sales held in Gibraltar and in the UK.
Zissimatos sues investors for $600m The complaint asks for "not less than" $600m in compensation, as well as punitive damages to be determined.
Loss for Air France Cargo The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks aggravated an already-weakening freight market.
APL offers encrypted online bill of lading The paperless transaction enables exporters to transmit encrypted B/Ls via the Internet directly to multiple third-party providers such as forwarders, consignees and banks.
Danzas chooses Descartes for e-biz The third-party logistics provider will use Descartes' technology to build customized networks for each of its customers.
Latin American aviation meeting slated
Tasman Orient to revamp Asia service
Coast Guard adds LPG, ballast water rules
CSX Lines to implement vessel reliability software
CF AirFreight chief will address air cargo security changes
Exel broadens use of cargo tracking technology
Pilot Air Freight relocates
KWLogistics chooses G-Log for transportation management system
O'Neill calls for streamlined trans-border trade
Importers should tighten supply chain security, says Bonner
Les transporteurs routiers étrangers devront payer pour utiliser le réseau britannique La nouvelle ne manquera pas de provoquer des réactions sur le continent. En effet, le Chancelier au Trésor britannique Gordon Brown envisage d’imposer aux transporteurs routiers étrangers des charges pour plusieurs milliers de livres sterling pour utilisation des routes britanniques. C’est ce qui ressort d’une déclaration faite devant le Parlement dans le cadre de la présentation préalable du prochain budget. Un document consultatif sur la “Modernisation de la taxation du transport routier” prévoit deux options portant sur l’introduction en 2006 d’un schéma similaire à celui de la vignette appliquée aux transporteurs routiers britanniques en Europe.
Europe-Far East: la course s’engage entre la réduction de la capacité et la restauration des taux Chargeurs, manutentionnaires et autorités portuaires suivent évidemment avec la plus grande attention le développement de la situation qui se manifeste sur le segment de trafic entre l’Europe et l’Asie. Tous sont dans l’expectative, car manifestement ça bouge dans le camp des armements. Reste à savoir quelles seront les conséquences de cette évolution pour chacune des parties concernées.
Thiel Logistik reprend TK Logistik en France Le prestataire logistique germano-luxembourgeois Thiel Logistik a repris 87% des actions de l’entreprise logistique française TK-Logistik. Thiel continue de la sorte à développer sa base pour la logistique HealthCare dans le sud-ouest de l’Europe, étant donné que l’entreprise avait déjà acquis voici quelques semaines GST, également active en France et dans la logistique HealthCare.
La privatisation de Pekaes est suspendue Le gouvernement polonais a suspendu la privatisation de Pekaes, un des plus importants groupes de transport et d’expédition du pays. Cette décision fait suite à la résolution de la direction de Pekaes de consolider trois divisions importantes du groupe et de vendre les filiales restantes. C’est ce qu’annoncent des sources locales, qui soulignent que l’information a été confirmée par l’agence de privatisation polonaise, qui exerce le contrôle sur Pekaes.
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