Liner groups are charging extra: S'pore shippers INTERNATIONAL shipping line rate-making conferences are profiteering by overcharging terminal handling charges in Singapore and then unfairly blaming PSA Corporation for the inflated expense, according to the Singapore National Shippers' Council .
US proposes limits on air pollution from ships
ICTSI to hire more temporary workers in Brazil port
Air and Land Transport
Ease airline ownership curbs, EU tells US EUROPEAN regulators want the United States to ease restrictions on foreign investment in US airlines, and will press hard for that change if a court ruling forces an overhaul of American and European 'open skies' deals, a top European Union official said.
Liner groups are charging extra: S'pore shippers INTERNATIONAL shipping line rate-making conferences are profiteering by overcharging terminal handling charges in Singapore and then unfairly blaming PSA Corporation for the inflated expense, according to the Singapore National Shippers' Council .
US proposes limits on air pollution from ships
ICTSI to hire more temporary workers in Brazil port
Air and Land Transport
Ease airline ownership curbs, EU tells US EUROPEAN regulators want the United States to ease restrictions on foreign investment in US airlines, and will press hard for that change if a court ruling forces an overhaul of American and European 'open skies' deals, a top European Union official said.
Boeing signs with CargoLifter Boeing and CargoLifter today signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore potential business opportunities for the development and use of "Lighter-than-Air" (LTA) vehicles for commercial, military and homeland security applications.
Hapag-Lloyd up in 2001 In 2001, Hapag-Lloyd Group improved on its result for the previous year.
Schenker with trade fair marketing portal At www.schenkerfairs.com, Schenker now provides an electronic pool of information and services
Deutsche Post operating profit down Deutsche Post World Net has kicked off 2002 with profit from operating activities (Ebitda) down 6.5 per cent year-on-year at 785 million euro.
Higher payments for Eurotunnel The British and French railways have been ordered to pay Eurotunnel the full operating charge for using the Channel tunnel this year.
Investors unhappy with departure United-ceo Shares in UAL, the parent of struggling United Airlines, fell sharply in New York as investors reacted with dismay to the board decision to replace CEO Jack Creighton, after he had only reigned half a year over the troubled carrier.
European states want trucker tax breaks The 15 governments of the European Union are set to deal the European Commission a blow this week by preventing it from ruling that controversial tax breaks to road haulers are illegal state aids.
More pod problems for Celebrity The next ship scheduled for delivery to Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Cruises, Constellation, is returning to the builder following sea trials to correct a leak in its starboard propulsion pod.
Conoco completes shuttle tanker design Seahorse Shuttling and Technology LLC, a wholly owned entity of Conoco, has completed the functional design of a new tanker for shuttling crude oil from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to shore.
Key House committee seeks boost for shipbuilding The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) yesterday voted 57 to 1 to allocate $50 million for the Title XI program and boost the Navy shipbuildfing procurement budget--including providing funding for a new Joint Mission High Speed Vessel
Owners defeated in fight over oil spill bills SHIPOWNERS have failed in their latest effort to block moves that would see them pick up a much greater share of the bill for oil spills.
Bangladesh bonanza lures ULCCs PAPACHRISTIDIS has sold two of its ageing ultra large crude carriers for demolition for what brokers describe as a "pre-Bangladesh-budget premium", writes Carly Fields.
China shippers set to wage war on terminal handling charges CHINA Shippers' Association says it is boycotting terminal handling charges in China and threatening legal action against shipping lines that refuse to release cargo when charges are not paid.
Frontline shares rise on hopes of Iraq lifting oil suspension Frontline's shares raced ahead yesterday on the news that two ULCC tankers were to be scrapped and on hopes that Iraq would resume oil exports following the ending of Israel's siege of the Ramallah headquarters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (right), writes Tony Gray.
World trade growth hits 20-year low World merchandise trade declined by 1% in volume in 2001 following a slump in demand for technology products that will cramp future growth, according to a WTO report.
Trailer Bridge narrows loss The U.S.-Puerto Rico carrier posted a loss of $1.3 million on revenue of $17.5 million in the first quarter of 2002, an improvement over a $5.3 million loss on revenue of $20.6 million in 2001. ' Surprise! CSX expanding Puerto Rico service
MISC enters VLCC sector A move into the crude market bolsters the Malaysian carrier's transport and integrated logistics services.
La STVA va prendre 20% du capital d’Egerland La Société de Transports de Véhicules Automobiles (STVA), filiale de SNCF Participations, va entrer à hauteur de 20% dans le capital de la société allemande de transports de voitures Egerland. La société française entrera également à hauteur de 51% dans le capital de la filiale Egerland France (basée à Forbach en Moselle).
TPG et DSV concluent une alliance pour la logistique en Scandinavie Le groupe postal néerlandais TPG et le groupe de transport et de logistique danois DSV ont juste avant de mettre sous presse annoncé qu’ils vont unir leurs forces pour les activités logistiques en Scandinavie. L’alliance ne concerne pas les activités de transport. Via la division TNT Logistics, TPG va acquérir une part de 50% dans DFDS Transport Logistics (enregistré comme DSV Logistik Holding), une filiale de DSV. La Scandinavie était une région stratégique non explorée par les activités logistiques de TPG en Europe, alors que DSV avait déjà annoncé il y a quelques mois qu’il cherchait un partenaire stratégique en dehors de la Scandinavie afin d’également pouvoir offrir des services logistiques à ses clients en dehors de cette zone.
SNCB: on recherche à nouveau un administrateur délégué Une fois de plus la petite Belgique se distingue par le ridicule. A peine nommé le nouvel administrateur délégué de la SNCB Christian Heinzmann a annoncé qu’il démissionnait. La ministre fédérale de tutelle I. Durant en a pris bonne note et ce sera officiel d’ici un jour ou deux. La bataille que mène depuis des mois ladite ministre pour obtenir l’élimination d’Etienne Schouppe, l’ancien administrateur délégué, et une restructuration de l’outil, a non seulement plongé l’entreprise ferroviaire dans une situation de quasi immobilisme, mais a contribué à la dégradation de l’atmosphère à tous ses échelons au sein de cette entreprise. Cette recherche de candidats pour la succession d’E. Schouppe ayant été politiquement baclée, il ne faut donc point s’étonner du résultat.
GeoLogistics Belgium ouvre un nouveau complexe au port d’Anvers GeoLogistics Belgium vient de lancer des opérations logistiques dans un nouveau complexe à Anvers. Le groupe est également en train de construire un nouveau complexe à Rekkem, à la frontière franco-belge. De nouvelles implantations sont prévues dans un futur proche dans le Waasland et à Liège.
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