Timing for US security measures too tight ASIA's growing concerns over US-led cargo security enhancements flying in the face of commercial realities are being relayed to US decision makers, according to the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey .
Feeders seek backing for Bangladesh law to be scrapped
EU puts 66 high-risk ships on blacklist
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan pushing for CNY chartered flights from China IN what may be the first step for direct air links between Taiwan and China, the government here said it is working to make possible chartered flights between Taipei and Shanghai over the 2003 Chinese New Year period.
BA studies loss of Concorde rudder part
Dragonair wins right to fly to new Asian cities
Qantas adds extra flights to Vietnam
Ryanair's passenger volume up 43%
LOG Book
Air cargo: Balancing tighter security with need for speed
Emirates airline to build giant hangars in Dubai airport
China set to unveil world's fastest train soon
Decision to axe new Bangkok airport rail link sparks concern
Timing for US security measures too tight ASIA's growing concerns over US-led cargo security enhancements flying in the face of commercial realities are being relayed to US decision makers, according to the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey .
Feeders seek backing for Bangladesh law to be scrapped
EU puts 66 high-risk ships on blacklist
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan pushing for CNY chartered flights from China IN what may be the first step for direct air links between Taiwan and China, the government here said it is working to make possible chartered flights between Taipei and Shanghai over the 2003 Chinese New Year period.
BA studies loss of Concorde rudder part
Dragonair wins right to fly to new Asian cities
Qantas adds extra flights to Vietnam
Ryanair's passenger volume up 43%
LOG Book
Air cargo: Balancing tighter security with need for speed
Emirates airline to build giant hangars in Dubai airport
China set to unveil world's fastest train soon
Decision to axe new Bangkok airport rail link sparks concern
Deutsche Post acquires 100 per cent of DHL During the previous days Deutsche Post World Net obtained the remaining 24.4 per cent of DHL International and in doing so has acquired 100 per cent of the American international courier.
Airborne announced rate increase Airborne announced it would begin phasing in general rate increases, effective January 6, 2003.
New Central America service APL APL launched a weekly container transportation feeder service to support the fast-growing trade between Asia and Central America.
US scared about air cargo on passenger flights Having tightened security on passengers and their baggage, the US federal government and the airlines are turning their attention to the cargo that is carried on airplanes.
KLM cargo traffic up 8 per cent In November 2002, overall traffic of KLM increased by 12 percent, whereas capacity increased by 10 percent year-on-year.
Hutchison go-ahead for Shenzhen terminal Beijing has given the green light to Hutchison Whampoa to begin construction on a 6.1 billion yuan (S$1.29 billion) container terminal in the booming port of Shenzhen, a move that will speed up exports from southern China and increase competition for nearby Hong Kong.
Chirac takes tanker battle to charterers THE French navy expelled a single-hull Malta-flag tanker beyond the 200-mile Economic Exclusion Zone on Tuesday night, the second vessel to be targeted as part of a tough post- Prestige crackdown on older vessels by France, Spain and Portugal.
Bahamas government protests to Spain on treatment of Mangouras THE government of the Bahamas has protested at the treatment meted out by the Spanish authorities to the master of the Prestige , who remains in a Spanish prison, with the flag state investigators still unable to speak to him.
Jamieson insists on EU response MEASURES post- Prestige to boost tanker safety must come through the European Union and the International Maritime Organisation, the UK's Shipping Minister David Jamieson has insisted, writes David Osler .
MCA head Storey decides to step down MAURICE Storey, the highly regarded chief executive of the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency, is to step down when his contract expires next June, Lloyd's List has learned.
China committed to WTO: Official China is committed to protecting intellectual property under the terms of it entry into the World Trade Organization, but doing so will take a long time, a top Chinese official said.
Hong Kong carrier adding flights Dragon Airlines, the territory's second-largest carrier, received official permission to add five Asia-Pacific routes already served by leading rival Cathay Pacific Airlines Ltd.
Truckers sue over toll bridge hikes Three trucking groups and Roadway Express are challenging "exorbitant toll rate increases" on bridges linking Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
DHL appartient désormais totalement à Deutsche Post La poste allemande a réussi ces derniers jours à acquérir les 24,4% d’action de DHL International qu’elle ne possédait pas encore. Le transporteur de courrier et de colis express appartient donc désormais entièrement à Deutsche Post. Cette transaction était d’une grande importance pour le lancement du programme “Star”, qui va permettre une vaste réorganisation des activités de Deutsche Post dans le domaine de l’express, du transport de marchandises et de la logistique.
Le Danemark force une décision sur le ciel unique européen Quatre ans après le lancement par la Commission européenne de sa proposition de ciel unique européen - Single Sky - en réponse à la congestion croissante du trafic aérien, les ministres européens des Transports donneront très certainement aujourd’hui (jeudi) à Bruxelles leur feu vert à cet espace aérien unique, qui doit déjà être prêt pour fin 2004.
L’AATIP s’inquiète de l’élimination phasée des barges à coque unique Marc Dullaers, membre belge du conseil de l’Association des affréteurs du transport international pétrolier (AATIP), nous a fait part, à l’occasion de l’assemblée générale qui s’est tenue mardi à Anvers, de l’inquiétude du secteur concernant une interdiction des unités à coque unique dans la navigation citernière fluviale d’ici cinq à six ans. Le secteur craint aussi les conséquences d’un éventuel conflit entre les EU et l’Irak dans le commerce international de pétrole. Willy Claes, ancien secrétaire général de l’OTAN, avait été contacté pour présenter un exposé sur le sujet.
DPD s’installe dans un nouveau centre de tri à Mechelen Zuid Logistics Direct Parcel Distribution (DPD) déménagera vers un nouveau centre de tri dans le zoning industriel au sud de Malines en janvier 2003. Le nouveau site fait partie du nouveau complexe logistique Mechelen Zuid Logistics, qui a été développé par le promoteur immobilier Eurinpro. Situé le long de l’E19, le complexe flambant neuf dispose de 30.000 m2 d’espace d’entreposage annexe bureaux. Le déménagement vers et la mise en service du nouveau centre de tri était devenu indispensable en raison de la croissance continue des activités de DPD.
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