Jakarta frees 2 dredgers after 6b rupiah payment THE Indonesian Navy has released two Japanese dredgers out of the seven foreign-owned vessels detained since late July for alleged illegal sand dredging in the Riau islands after their owners agreed to pay a total of 6 billion rupiah .
Spain cracks down on older single-hull tankers
Foreign ships resume calling at Bangladesh Line is overdrawn ports
Passengers evacuated from burning ship near Tahiti
Air and Land Transport
Qantas, Air NZ to be charged over misleading ads NEW Zealand's competition watchdog is preparing to charge Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways over what it alleges is misleading advertising of ticket prices.
Britain mulls introducing armed 'sky marshals'
MAS mounts extra flights to Sarawak
Air India to buy 17 new aircraft
Olympic Air offer attracts rival Aegean, five other bids
BAA should be allowed to up fees at London airports: CAA
Features
Tanker industry seeks anti-terrorism measures OPERATORS of giant oil tankers, convinced they have become sitting ducks for global terrorists, are avoiding risky ports, requesting new security precautions and seeking more armed protection as they sail the waters of the Middle East.
Jakarta frees 2 dredgers after 6b rupiah payment THE Indonesian Navy has released two Japanese dredgers out of the seven foreign-owned vessels detained since late July for alleged illegal sand dredging in the Riau islands after their owners agreed to pay a total of 6 billion rupiah .
Spain cracks down on older single-hull tankers
Foreign ships resume calling at Bangladesh Line is overdrawn ports
Passengers evacuated from burning ship near Tahiti
Air and Land Transport
Qantas, Air NZ to be charged over misleading ads NEW Zealand's competition watchdog is preparing to charge Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways over what it alleges is misleading advertising of ticket prices.
Britain mulls introducing armed 'sky marshals'
MAS mounts extra flights to Sarawak
Air India to buy 17 new aircraft
Olympic Air offer attracts rival Aegean, five other bids
BAA should be allowed to up fees at London airports: CAA
Features
Tanker industry seeks anti-terrorism measures OPERATORS of giant oil tankers, convinced they have become sitting ducks for global terrorists, are avoiding risky ports, requesting new security precautions and seeking more armed protection as they sail the waters of the Middle East.
Jakarta frees 2 dredgers after 6b rupiah payment THE Indonesian Navy has released two Japanese dredgers out of the seven foreign-owned vessels detained since late July for alleged illegal sand dredging in the Riau islands after their owners agreed to pay a total of 6 billion rupiah .
Spain cracks down on older single-hull tankers
Foreign ships resume calling at Bangladesh Line is overdrawn ports
Passengers evacuated from burning ship near Tahiti
Air and Land Transport
Qantas, Air NZ to be charged over misleading ads NEW Zealand's competition watchdog is preparing to charge Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways over what it alleges is misleading advertising of ticket prices.
Britain mulls introducing armed 'sky marshals'
MAS mounts extra flights to Sarawak
Air India to buy 17 new aircraft
Olympic Air offer attracts rival Aegean, five other bids
BAA should be allowed to up fees at London airports: CAA
Features
Tanker industry seeks anti-terrorism measures OPERATORS of giant oil tankers, convinced they have become sitting ducks for global terrorists, are avoiding risky ports, requesting new security precautions and seeking more armed protection as they sail the waters of the Middle East.
Asia-Europe travel times cut The largest-ever overhaul in decade-old flight routes between Asia and Europe will slash travel times and help the flagging airline industry cut costs, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) stated.
Increase cargo 2.3 per cent in Amsterdam Cargo transport of Amsterdam airport Schiphol increased 2.3 per cent in October 2002, to nearly 110,000 tons.
Six bids for Olympic The Greek government has received six bids for a majority stake in Olympic Airways: private airline Aegean-Cronus, Chrysler Aviation, a consortium of Greek businessmen; Restis, a Greek shipping group; the Athens-based Vardinoyannis group; and Wexford, a US-based private equity fund.
Air NZ puts pressure on SIA Singapore Airlines (SIA) risks being frozen out of the lucrative Australian aviation market if it fails to react swiftly to the planned tie-up between Qantas and Air New Zealand, analysts have warned.
Panalpina stake in Luxair Panalpina is acquiring 12.1 per cent of the share capital of the Luxembourg airline Luxair.
New wage cut agreement UAL, Machinists A key machinists' union at UAL's (UAL) United Airlines unit was set to vote Thursday, Dec. 5, on a wage-cut proposal.
Spain, France and Portugal ban single hull tankers TOUGH new maritime safety measures agreed by Spain, France and Portugal will in effect mean a blanket ban on older single-hull tankers within the exclusive economic zones controlled by those three countries, well-placed sources said yesterday.
Inmarsat wins Fleet service backing from AP Møller AP MøLLER has made an important show of support for Inmarsat's Fleet service, writes Neville Smith.
Battle begins on US security package THE US faces a struggle to get its security initiative through the International Maritime Organisation unscathed.
DNV seeks to keep concrete sandwich on bulker safety menu Plans to develop new international rules enforcing double hulls on the dry bulker sector should not exclude the possibility that new technology could offer even greater levels of ship safety, IMO delegates heard last night, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
Russia plans $4.5 billion oil terminal Russia's largest oil companies will build a deep sea tanker terminal to boost crude exports to the United States.
WWL OK'd for HMM auto unit buy EU regulators approved Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines' $1 billion takeover of the car transport unit of Hyundai Merchant Marine with some conditions.
APL rolls out new trans-Pac feeder The unit of NOL has launched a weekly feeder service between Asia, Central America and the West Coast of the United States.
United Airlines union sets new vote
Cargolux names CEO
Stolt-Nielsen lowers forecast
Varig names Guedes acting president
China Southern adds Shenzhen/Chicago cargo flights
Le groupe Cobelfret/Cobam s’insère dans le club des grands opérateurs du vrac sec Le groupe maritime Cobelfret vient de reprendre la participation de 50% que BHP Billiton détenait dans l’armement vraquier Cobam s.a. et en devient ainsi le seul actionnaire. La nouvelle est importante dans la mesure où l’on assiste à la naissance d’un puissant opérateur européen qui d’emblée, s’insère dans ce club des très grands opérateurs mondiaux actifs dans les vracs secs. En effet, Cobam s.a. est appelée à coopérer étroitrement avec la division chartering de Cobelfret et il n’est pas exclu qu’à terme ladite coopération soit structurée en une seule entité.
Menace de blocage du canal Albert par le VBR provisoirement écartée Hier après-midi, l’Association des Armateurs belges de la Navigation intérieure et rhénane était encore fort occupée à établir un règlement pour le séjour à bord de péniches belges de membres d’équipage non européens. Pas de répétition donc de l’action du 22 novembre dernier (voir LL du 23/11) qui a entraîné un blocage temporaire du canal Albert et dénonçait les raids de la police maritime contre les matelots illégaux travaillant à bord de péniches. Suite à leurs propres actions aux écluses anversoises vendredi dernier, les membres de la police maritime se penchent sur les propositions de prime des autorités qui doivent rémunérer la qualification supérieure des collaborateurs.
Giraud à la recherche d’acquisitions en Belgique Le groupe français de transport routier et de logistique Giraud, envisage l’acquisition d’une ou plusieurs sociétés supplémentaires d’ici la fin de l’année 2003. C’est ce qu’a déclaré Alain Fauqueur, président du directoire de Giraud International et de Giraud Logistics, dans une interview à paraître dans le prochain numéro de Truck & Business et de Warehouse & Logistics. Giraud est déjà présent en Belgique depuis quelques années via la société Giraud België (ex-Impens, pour les charges complètes) et Gillemot (pour le groupage).
La CPF formule une troisième recommandation sur le “port package” La Commission portuaire flamande (CPF) a formulé une troisième recommandation sur la directive européenne concernant l’accès au marché des services portuaires, le fameux “port package”. Ce dossier se trouve dans une phase finale puisqu’il doit bientôt être présenté au Parlement européen en seconde lecture.
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