NOL expected to post over US$100m H1 loss FOLLOWING in the weary footsteps of its industry counterparts, Neptune Orient Lines is widely expected to post a staggering first-half loss on the back of flagging container freight rates and rampant industry overcapacity.
Shanghai hopes to be second largest port after Singapore
Talks resume to end US port stalemate
Nod for port, shipyard in central Vietnam
Pelepas plans to join US security network
Officer to be charged with failing to help persons in danger
Air and Land Transport
Union support needed for UAL to avoid bankruptcy BANKRUPTCY might be a distinct possibility for United Airlines, but it is not inevitable, according to its new chief executive.
Pre-Sept 11 air traffic by end-2003
Air express firms, Thai Customs resolve fees issue
Swiss Int'l to post 339m francs H1 loss: report
Expansion focus is still China: Cathay Pacific
American, US Airways report drop in passenger traffic
NOL expected to post over US$100m H1 loss FOLLOWING in the weary footsteps of its industry counterparts, Neptune Orient Lines is widely expected to post a staggering first-half loss on the back of flagging container freight rates and rampant industry overcapacity.
Shanghai hopes to be second largest port after Singapore
Talks resume to end US port stalemate
Nod for port, shipyard in central Vietnam
Pelepas plans to join US security network
Officer to be charged with failing to help persons in danger
Air and Land Transport
Union support needed for UAL to avoid bankruptcy BANKRUPTCY might be a distinct possibility for United Airlines, but it is not inevitable, according to its new chief executive.
Pre-Sept 11 air traffic by end-2003
Air express firms, Thai Customs resolve fees issue
Swiss Int'l to post 339m francs H1 loss: report
Expansion focus is still China: Cathay Pacific
American, US Airways report drop in passenger traffic
Four day strike Air France pilots The unions of the 3,900 pilots at Air France have called an unexpected four-day strike threatening severe disruption to the operations of the French carrier from Friday to Monday.
Boeing Launches New Manufacturing Venture Boeing announced that it is using specialized rapid, low-cost manufacturing capabilities to launch a new business called On Demand Manufacturing or ODM.
China Southern cargo service tot LA China Southern Airlines will begin all-new, non-stop 747-400 cargo service between Los Angeles and Shanghai - with continuing service to Shenzhen, China - starting Saturday, September 14.
Lower volumes CSX trains CSX Corp. said that weak coal demand from utility customers will adversely affect earnings for the third quarter ending September 27, 2002.
New EU rules competitive distortions ports The European Commission has not in the past paid much attention to competitive distortions caused by the government funding of investment projects.
Galea the first of Shell LNG quartet This is the newly-named Galea , one of a four-strong order for Shell Gas & Power built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The other three vessels are still under construction at the Japanese yard.
Riley will lead Lloyd's in World Trade Center remembrance UP to 4,000 underwriters, brokers and staff at Lloyd's are planning to attend a ceremony in the underwriting room to mark the first anniversary of the September 11 atrocity, writes James Brewer.
Debt and low rates scare off Frontline investors Frontline , the world's largest tanker operator, has seen more than 20% wiped off its market capitalisation this week as investors run scared of the company's highly-leveraged financial position.
LNG specialists to reap rewards of PdVSA alliance with Petrobras SHIPYARDS and owners specialising in liquefied natural gas carriers will be among the likely winners if the proposed strategic alliance between Venezuela's PdVSA and Brazil's Petrobras goes ahead.
Teekay arm Ugland Nordic wins two Transpetro 15-year suezmax charters Teekay subsidiary Ugland Nordic Shipping has secured long-term charters for two suezmax shuttle tankers from Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian state oil group, Petrobras, writes Tony Gray.
One year on The tragic events of September 11 2001 have cast a long, dark shadow over the lives and businesses of many in the past 12 months. To commemorate the first anniversary of the terror attacks on New York and Washington, Lloyd's List will be running a series of articles throughout next week from September 9 examining how our readers have been affected, and how they will continue to change in this new landscape.
Australie/Nouvelle-Zélande: Hamburg Süd s’engage dans les services tour-du-monde Il en était question depuis plusieurs semaines. C’est maintenant officiel: Hamburg Süd a signé avec les armements CMA CGM/Marfret, P&ONL et Contship un accord de coopération qui lui assure une participation aux deux nouveaux services tour-du-monde axés sur la desserte de l’Australie et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Leur démarrage est prévu en novembre.
Jan Pellens (AGHA): “Nous sommes voués à coopérer avec les douanes US” “La Belgique a signé un protocole d’accord avec les douanes américaines dans le cadre du programme CSI (Container Security Initiative). Nous espérons maintenant que les autorités politiques et douanières signeront rapidement un accord définitif. Des douaniers américains sont déjà opérationnels à Rotterdam, mais on les attend toujours à Anvers.” C’est ce que nous a déclaré Jan Pellens, le président de l’AGHA, l’organisation-coupole du secteur portuaire privé anversois, lors d’un tour d’horizon axé sur les principaux sujets qui préoccupent la communauté maritime et portuaire anversoise au moment de la rentrée.
DAF modernise sa série 95 Après avoir modernisé ses véhicules dans les segments léger et moyen, le constructeur néerlandais DAF estimait qu’il était grand temps de s’attaquer à la gamme lourde. Mais au lieu de lancer un nouveau modèle sur le marché, la marque a préféré procéder à un rajeunissement de son 95XF. Il est encore trop tôt pour mettre sur le marché un tout nouveau tracteur, estime-t-on chez DAF.
SNCF et DB veulent améliorer les liaisons de fret entre les deux pays Hartmut Mehdorn, président de Deutsche Bahn, et son collègue français de la SNCF, Louis Gallois, ont déclaré au cours d’une cérémonie officielle à l’occasion d’un voyage symbolique sur le nouveau tracé ferroviaire pour trains de marchandises entre les terminaux de Metz-Woippy et Mannheim que les deux réseaux avaient pu être mieux harmonisés et les échanges de fret entre l’Allemagne et la France optimisés grâce à la nomination d’un médiateur, selon Les Echos.
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