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APL, partners review options in face of delays
NEPTUNE Orient Lines container arm APL and its transpacific alliance partners are reviewing all options, including delaying vessel departures from Asia, as the US West Coast port closure drags into its fifth day.
Lines, shippers may have to turn to other ports, air freight
NY port joins homeland security project
RCL to launch new HK-Haiphong shuttle service
Insurance firm ordered to pay US$10m for Galapagos spill

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United Airlines, US Airways get marketing alliance nod
UAL Corp's United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc can immediately begin a marketing alliance designed to help the unprofitable carriers increase revenues, the US Department of Transportation ruled.
European airlines plead to keep state aid lifeline
Iraq tensions may hurt airline recovery: JAL
HK airport, DHL to develop express cargo terminal
China airports to up fees for domestic airlines
Ryanair to launch 4 new routes from German base
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APL, partners review options in face of delays
NEPTUNE Orient Lines container arm APL and its transpacific alliance partners are reviewing all options, including delaying vessel departures from Asia, as the US West Coast port closure drags into its fifth day.
Lines, shippers may have to turn to other ports, air freight
NY port joins homeland security project
RCL to launch new HK-Haiphong shuttle service
Insurance firm ordered to pay US$10m for Galapagos spill

Air and Land Transport

United Airlines, US Airways get marketing alliance nod
UAL Corp's United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc can immediately begin a marketing alliance designed to help the unprofitable carriers increase revenues, the US Department of Transportation ruled.
European airlines plead to keep state aid lifeline
Iraq tensions may hurt airline recovery: JAL
HK airport, DHL to develop express cargo terminal
China airports to up fees for domestic airlines
Ryanair to launch 4 new routes from German base
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US lockout has HK on lookout Modern Terminals signs for HK$2.6 billion credit facility Maersk Sealand wins two Maritime Asia awards Colombo feeder operators drop war risk surcharge Hanjin adds XICT to Pendulum Express service swing Ecu-Line puts Turkish port of Mersin in loop Brunswick dredging starts DHL wins franchise at HK airport for cargo terminal AA cargo increases reach of new service around globe Logan installs first US authentication system

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Lines serving JNP/Mumbai to Far East implement rate restoration MSC launches weekly Dragon Service to link Mediterranean ports & Far East - Another service adds Angola option Hickler appointed new CEO for APL Logistics Schenker opens Scandinavian & Baltic support centres New feeder service for Port Klang & Penang ECU Line Antwerp offers weekly service to Malta Wan Hai Lines to expand US-Asia service MISC seeks to acquire firms, expand fleet, tap new markets for LNG shipments Hanjin adds new China service in alliance with Coscon China's logistics sector shows great potential Malaysian ports to decide on US customs officers presence in 2 months Transpacific carriers to hike rates in 2003 - To keep pace with service demands Kuehne & Nagel expands in Central America Containerised cargo volumes grow by 7.9 pc in 6 South African Ports OOIL Chairman urges more co-operation with PRD IMO urged to change with the times Indian industry sees exciting business prospects in war-ravaged Afghanistan DCI, CSL sell-off not now: Goyal All 29 ports along US West Coast shut Vizag Port traffic at 23.201 mt exceeds MoS target for H1 DCI earns highest-ever income of Rs 501.53 cr. in 2001-02 Naik to open BPCL/IOC Liquid Cargo Jetty at JNP today; Goyal to be chief guest Concor despatches 1st export cargo ex-Nagpur to Bangladesh Polar Air Cargo connects Mumbai, Chennai direct to Europe twice a week KLM cargo traffic up Asian airlines hike freight rates China Airlines expects record cargo revenues Resolve DEPB-related issues urgently to boost exports, urges SRTEPC chief Norms eased for NRIs, PIOs to remit income Fieo wants softer credit, simpler procedures AEZs get 12 yrs to meet export obligations Govt may float SPV for airport projects, settle on minority stake R. K. Somany voted President, Assocham

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents ARA bunker market in a twist over ULCC fueloil export 'Insane prices' drive down demand on Canadian East Coast Prices soften on US East Coast Hurricane Lili - Ports status advice US: Hurricane Lili - Landfall expected Ecuador posted prices Norway's oil production peaking? Singapore: Softer fuel oil as fundamentals normalise Italy indications follow a softer line Hurt industries plea for intervention in USWC port closures LOOP shut as deadly Lili closes in on US Gulf Coast Ports close in preparation for Lili

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Schenker appointed as official IATA agent in Croatia MarCo runs its first regular block-train Air Mauritius chooses Tristar Aviation s.r.l. as its agent in Italy Martinair Cargo expands its network to include Qatar TT Club signs major quota share deal with Swiss Re American Airlines Cargo enhances cargo product Expeditefs TPG expands partnership with CTT Correios (Portuguese post office) Airbus sells aircraft to Lufthansa and SAS Network Rail takes over Britain's rail infrastructure Hong Kong's Airport Authority awards Express Cargo Terminal franchise to DHL

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Glimmers of hope in West Coast port shutdown Technology, at least, is on the negotiating table

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Teamsters boss calls upon members to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with ILWU Possible sale of Big Sky will not kill Olympia air plans American Association of Port Authorities taps Díaz/Mohr as new officers Schnitzer Steel sees strong fourth quarter/year end Three lines come together for new joint liner service

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Keep your side of the bargain, tonnage tax beneficiaries told BRITISH shipowners benefiting from the country's more attractive tax regime must meet their side of the bargain, newly elected Chamber of Shipping president Robert Woods warned yesterday. West coast dockers' dispute cost soars THE economic cost of the west coast dockers' dispute escalated yesterday as US ports from San Diego to Seattle remained closed despite the federal mediation process finally sputtering to life. MHI sifts through ashes after Diamond Princess blaze As THE smoke cleared from the Diamond Princess yesterday, Japan's leading shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was left facing a severe loss of face for its new millennium shipbuilding strategy and a sharp drop in its share price. Swiss Re loses top credit rating at S&P SWISS Re, the world's second biggest insurer, has been knocked off its triple A pedestal by Standard & Poor's, writes James Brewer . Golar LNG to list next month Golar LNG, John Fredriksen's liquefied natural gas shipping company, expects to realise its long-held ambition for a New York listing in the next four weeks, writes Tony Gray.

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Indians hold breath on USWC Santos to reinforce hub status UK owners to lobby government USWC dockers agree to mediation S African strike 'ineffective' Bid to end Kaliningrad corruption Mombasa levy on Congo cargo Subic proposed for Asian oil store Shell, BG to review LNG projects Sammy Ofer moves in on Zim Australians to challenge tax change Heat stress killed Becrux cattle Paris unveils French revolution Alaska pleads for lockout exemption Christmas goodies may be held up Ecuador diverts bananas to Europe Officer blamed for Heng San mishap

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Union, terminals back at negotiations The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association returned to the bargaining table today under the aegis of a federal mediator. Asia lines see delays, stranded ships Asian ocean carriers and shippers say the effects from the West Coast port shutdown have been minimal but fear a significant economic impact if the labor dispute drags on. Gulf ports closed as Lili makes land U.S. air cargo edges up DHL will open HK express hub British Airways, KLM cargo surges Dragonair cargo soars in August CoC blames union Crowley Logistics acquires Speed Cargo Rail World closes in on B&A buy Optimum Logistics names CEO Wallenius Wilhelmsen names execs Coast Guard in co-op with marine exchanges

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Bush appelé à invoquer la loi Taft-Hartley pour rouvrir les ports de la côte ouest “Si le lock-out des ports n’est pas levé ce week-end, je pense que le président Bush devra invoquer la loi Taft-Hartley obligeant tout le monde à reprendre le travail pendant 80 jours”. C’est ce qu’a déclaré le sénateur Dianne Feinstein qui a présenté ses services en tant que médiateur. Tant chez les démocrates que chez les républicains, l’inquiétude va croissant au fur et à mesure que le blocage des ports de la côte ouest se poursuit. De nombreuses associations professionnelles, notamment dans le secteur du transport routier, multiplient les messages à la Maison Blanche pour obtenir une intervention du président Bush. René Petit (FNTR) demande aux politiques de choisir entre la route durable ou le laisser-faire La Fédération Nationale des Transporteurs Routiers français a tenu mercredi son congrès annuel à Paris. Il s’est déroulé sur fonds de morosité: les transporteurs français perdent des parts de marché à l’international et subissent une concurrence de plus en plus forte des transporteurs étrangers sur le marché français, en raison de ce que la fédération considère être “les premières dérives dans l’exercice du droit de cabotage”. Son président, René Petit, a résumé les principaux problèmes lors de son discours de clôture, dans l’espoir que le nouveau secrétaire d’Etat aux Transports, Dominique Bussereau, y apporterait quelques réponses. Le nouveau responsable français de la politique des transports s’est toutefois très peu “mouillé”. Ryanair développe ses activités au départ de Hahn C’est donc en fin de compte depuis l’aéroport de Hahn, à 124 km de Francfort, que la compagnie irlandaise Ryanair compte développer sa deuxième base continentale, à côté de Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Dès le 5 décembre 2002, quatre nouvelles destinations seront lancées, en plus de huit qui existent déjà. Onze déménageurs européens créent l’alliance One-Group Onze sociétés de transport européennes ont conclu un partenariat afin d’offrir une prestation de service pan-européenne sur le plan des déménagements d’entreprises. La nouvelle organisation a été baptisée One-Group. L’objectif est d’arriver à une prestation de service commune basée sur la même norme de qualité.

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OCTOBER 3, 2002
Totem shuts Alaskan ro-ro operations Alaskan importers are watching West Coast port lockout closely. Port operators and union to talk technology The five-day old West Coast port lockout is not expected to be lifted by Friday. Stelmar Shipping drops Arthur Andersen Athens-based tanker company picks Ernst & Young as independent auditor for fiscal 2002. Bocimar talks up profit return But CEO Marc Saverys says CMB's dry cargo arm will be in red for year overall. Indonesia declares no-go zone in Java Sea Navy to patrol 500-square-kilometre area because of dangerous sub-sea gas pipeline. Jinhui sells bulkers Chinese owner picks up $11m for two 1985 built handymaxes. Turkish authorities tighten up transit rules New regulations in force for ship insurance and closures of Bosporus and Dardenelles straits. MHI starts Diamond Princess fire inquiry Industry speculates costs of devastating blaze would top $400m. New World Alliance lines mull ship delays US ports dispute force MOL, HMM and APL to consider slowing services. Norwegian budget plans anger owners Government opts to axe all maritime tax breaks rather than increase them. West Coast port dispute begins to bite Nissan, Nike and Nintendo number in growing list of shippers hit by lockout. Overcrowding blamed for Senegal ferry tragedy Passengers rushing away from squall capsized Le Joola, Senegalese government finds. Heng San blamed on human error Incorrect tank cleaning and gas freeing procedures led to explosion that broke VLCC in two. Mahart gets two ship boost Hungarian owner to get Russian newbuildings in debt for ships deal. CSAV's credit rating cut Chilean liner and OBO owner moved down a notch by Standard & Poor's, but there is good news too. Kurz makes it Seabulk hat-trick US tanker firm appoints Gerhard chairman to go with his CEO and Presidential titles. Olympic organisers yet to book cruise ships Confusion turns to farce as Athens 2004 committee admit they have only confirmed one of eleven ships.