China box volumes soaring, HK port still growing THE continuing surge in container traffic through China's mainland ports has put Hutchison Port Holdings' chief on the defensive, prompting him to deny that Hong Kong's port industry is a 'sunset industry'.
Maersk eyes stakes in China, India ports
HNN loses K Line service to Rotterdam
Kuantan Port set to open first dedicated container berth
Norwegian Cruise fined US$1m for dumping bilge
Air and Land Transport
Cathay Pacific seeks to resume flights to China CATHAY Pacific Airways Ltd asked Chinese aviation regulators for permission to resume flights to mainland China after a 12-year hiatus, stepping up competition with Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd and other local rivals.
Qantas staff gear up for 12-hour strike
MAS to slash domestic air fares
Russian jumbo crash due to technical flaw or human error
Politics plays a part in China Airlines' jet order
China box volumes soaring, HK port still growing THE continuing surge in container traffic through China's mainland ports has put Hutchison Port Holdings' chief on the defensive, prompting him to deny that Hong Kong's port industry is a 'sunset industry'.
Maersk eyes stakes in China, India ports
HNN loses K Line service to Rotterdam
Kuantan Port set to open first dedicated container berth
Norwegian Cruise fined US$1m for dumping bilge
Air and Land Transport
Cathay Pacific seeks to resume flights to China CATHAY Pacific Airways Ltd asked Chinese aviation regulators for permission to resume flights to mainland China after a 12-year hiatus, stepping up competition with Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd and other local rivals.
Qantas staff gear up for 12-hour strike
MAS to slash domestic air fares
Russian jumbo crash due to technical flaw or human error
Politics plays a part in China Airlines' jet order
UPS guarantees home deliveries UPS is rolling out money-back guarantees for U.S. residential shipments in the lower 48 states today, partly aimed at erasing a service gap with FedEx which started such a service 2 years ago.
MOL crew manning operations in the Philippines MOL today announced the integration of the crew manning operations which were conducted in the company's two crew manning companies in the Philippines, a follow-up to the merger between MOL and Navix Line on April 1, 1999.
New Spanish agent Otal OT Africa Line (OTAL), the specialist West African shipping line, has appointed a new Spanish agent, Isamar, in a bid to strengthen its presence and enhance its operations in the Iberian Peninsular. Isamar, like Otal, is part of the Bolloré Group.
Cathay wants China routes back More than a decade after it transferred rights to Hong Kong Dragon Airways to operate between Hong Kong and mainland China, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. wants those routes back, because of rising competition from Dragonair.
Privatisation of airport monopoly stupid The privatisation of Sydney Airport is turning into a public policy disaster run by a 'monopolistic price gouger' according to Virgin Blue which may take legal action to enforce an agreement over access to the former Ansett terminal at the airport.
UPS volume Asia up UPS said its volume increased 20% from countries directly linked to its new intra-Asia hub in the Philippines. The announcement follows other healthy second-quarter financial news from the region, including a 17 per cent gain in Asia export volume, and a 32 per cent rise in export volume from China.
Upgrade for 'revolutionary' jumbo dredger BEARING witness to the changing face of dredging, the once revolutionary Pearl River was withdrawn from duty as part of the Jurong reclamation scheme yesterday for upgrade, writes Hugh O'Mahony .
Names lash out at 'burden' of loss-making corporates IN A clash of old versus new, traditional Lloyd's names have accused more recently arrived corporate investors of running up disproportionately large underwriting losses that burden the whole market.
Clarksons pours $1.25m into OBO arm LEADING shipbroker Clarksons has invested $1.25m of 'surplus resources' into a OBO shipowning venture as the first project for its new subsidiary Clarkson Logistics.
Russia pulls plug on London Lukoil sale RUSSIA'S last minute decision yesterday to pull the plug on the London Stock Exchange sale of 6% of oil giant Lukoil has sparked a wave of bewilderment among international investors.
Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.
Westbound trans-Atlantic rate hike The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement has announced a hefty increase in general tariff rates amid surprising container volume.
Cathay wants China routes back More than a decade after it ceded rights to operate between Hong Kong and mainland China to feeder Dragonair, Cathay Pacific Airways wants those routes back.
NVOCCs get AMS filing Non-vessel-operating common carriers will be able to file cargo manifest information with the Customs Service's Automated Manifest System (AMS), Customs officials said.
Zeebrugge-Anvers: URS développe un nouveau concept de navette fluviale Le port de Zeebrugge est-il à la veille de connaître un important désenclavement fluvial? Il y a de bonnes raisons de croire qu’on s’oriente effectivement dans cette voie et si le projet en question est réellement mené à son terme, le port côtier belge sera mieux à même de faire valoir ses atouts en tant qu’outil complémentaire aux terminaux à containers anversois.
Les nouveaux propriétaires de Trasmediterranea ambitionnent une expansion internationale Le holding public espagnol SEPI veut vendre sa participation de 95,24% dans l’armement Trasmediterranea à un consortium emmené par le groupe espagnol de construction et de services Acciona. Les autorités de concurrence doivent encore donner leur feu vert, mais les nouveaux propriétaires ont déjà annoncé que leur stratégie pour l’entreprise ferry espagnole, désormais privatisée, sera axée sur un développement des services internationaux. Cette expansion devrait permette de transformer la compagnie en un acteur de premier plan sur le marché européen des liaisons par ferry. Le consortium est prêt à débourser 259 mio. d’EUR pour Trasmediterranea, mais les actionnaires disposent de suffisamment de réserves pour continuer à investir. En effet, Acciona investira cette année à elle seule 650 mio. d’EUR, dont au moins la moitié ira à l’achat d’entreprises de transport et de logistique. Ainsi,il a acheté le réputé transporteur espagnol Olloquiegui il y a quelques jours.
Le pôle italien d’ABX a accru son CA de 5,7% au premier semestre 2002 Au premier semestre 2002, et ainsi que publié dans une récente édition, le chiffre d’affaires d’ABX Logistics a augmenté de 1,4% à 1,47 mia. d’EUR. L’Italie est assurément un des fleurons du groupe: au premier semestre, la croissance du CA est de 5,7%. Signalons également que le service courrier d’ABX Logistics Deutschland s’est récemment allié au service ferroviaire express Eurodoc, de sorte que 140 grandes gares allemandes, entre lesquelles fonctionne le système “Same Day Service”, sont ainsi connectées au réseau européen Eurodoc via Cologne.
Le port de Matadi redresse la barre Les dernières données - encore provisoires - recueillies de source portuaire à Matadi indiquent que le port maritime congolais a enregistré au premier semestre 2002 des résultats en hausse par rapport à l’année dernière. En terminant l’année 2001 sur un transbordement global de 1,039 million de tonnes, Matadi n’avait guère fait mieux qu’en 2000. Mais ces faibles performances n’avaient rien d’étonnant compte tenu de la guerre qui touchent des régions parmi les plus productrices du pays depuis plus de quatre ans. En revanche, pour les six premiers mois de 2002, Matadi affiche un trafic global d’environ 579.000 tonnes à l’import, contre seulement environ 61.000 tonnes à l’export. Cette faiblesse des trafics à la sortie est devenue structurelle pour le plus grand port congolais.
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