Ships collide in S'pore waters; oil spill contained A potentially disastrous crude oil spill in Singapore waters yesterday was contained to just 350 tonnes when a small general cargo vessel collided with a heavily-laden single-hulled tanker in the middle of the Singapore Straits.
Yemen losing US$20m a month after tanker blast
Spill spreads beyond Spain towards France
N Korean ship aground off Japan, spilling oil
Sydney ports handle more containers
Air and Land Transport
US rejects United Airlines bid for loan guarantee UNITED Airlines failed on Wednesday to secure a US$1.8 billion government loan guarantee, pushing the world's No 2 airline to the brink of filing for bankruptcy.
Ships collide in S'pore waters; oil spill contained A potentially disastrous crude oil spill in Singapore waters yesterday was contained to just 350 tonnes when a small general cargo vessel collided with a heavily-laden single-hulled tanker in the middle of the Singapore Straits.
Yemen losing US$20m a month after tanker blast
Spill spreads beyond Spain towards France
N Korean ship aground off Japan, spilling oil
Sydney ports handle more containers
Air and Land Transport
US rejects United Airlines bid for loan guarantee UNITED Airlines failed on Wednesday to secure a US$1.8 billion government loan guarantee, pushing the world's No 2 airline to the brink of filing for bankruptcy.
United faces Chapter 11 United Airlines appears headed for the largest bankruptcy filing in airline industry history, after a government board rejected its bid for $1.8 billion in federal loan guarantees.
Taiwan pushing for chartered flights from China 'In what may be the first step for direct air links between Taiwan and China, the government in Taipeh said it is working to make possible chartered flights between Taipei and Shanghai over the 2003 Chinese New Year period.
Growth plans for Felixstowe port Expansion plans which could create around 400 new jobs were unveiled yesterday by the Port of Felixstowe.
Lawsuit over river toll increase Four US trucking groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging hefty toll increases on seven bridges crossing the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
EU puts 66 ships on blacklist The European Commission has put 66 high-risk ships on a blacklist to try to avoid a repeat of last month's oil spill in Spain's richest fishing grounds.
Ahold Polska agreement with ProLogis ProLogis, a global provider of distribution facilities and services, signed two build-to-suit agreements with Ahold Polska for a total of 614,618 square feet (57,100 m2) of distribution space in Piotrkow and Bedzin, two key Polish distribution markets.
Huge fine KLM in Alitalia dispute Dutch national airline KLM was ordered to pay its Italian counterpart Alitalia 250 million euros as a penalty for walking away from an alliance between the two carriers.
Troops threat to end Venezuela tanker strike Tanker masters on vessels owned by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela have joined the four-day strike in the Opec member state, forcing severe disruption of oil loading operations.
Alafouzos leads owner fightback on hull ban A GREEK tanker operator yesterday picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Spain, France and Portugal on single hull tankers, calling on the international community to support the unhindered transit of the Enalios Titanthrough the Strait of Gibraltar.
Asian exporters face box freight rate surge ASIAN exporters will be paying up to 40% more to ship goods to Europe next year, if container lines have judged market prospects correctly.
Cathay-DHL venture eyes Asia routes Hong Kong's s only all-cargo air carrier has applied for the rights to operate 15 routes as the basis of a joint overnight express service between parent Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and DHL Worldwide.
United won't get loan guarantee United Airlines application for a federal loan guarantee of $1.8 billion has been turned down by the government, pushing America's second largest airline to the brink of a bankruptcy protection filing.
Talks open to cut vessel overcapacity The world's shipbuilding nations launched negotiations Thursday in Paris aimed at cutting chronic overcapacity and halting plunging prices.
Decline in chip orders could hurt air cargo
Oil spill off Singapore after collision
France expels second Malta-flagged tanker
Chavez orders military to retake Venezuela tankers
Deuxième paquet ferroviaire: les Etats membres opposés à la libéralisation freinent des quatre fers Le conseil des ministres européens des Transports discute aujourd’hui des nouvelles propositions de la Commission européenne sur l’adaptation et le renforcement sur certains points du “Premier paquet ferroviaire”, entré en vigueur en mars de l’an dernier. Il s’agit de quatre propositions débouchant du programme d’action dévoilé dans le Livre blanc de la Commission sur l’avenir du transport européen à l’horizon 2010. Les propositions de la Commission, devant aboutir au “Deuxième paquet ferroviaire”, concernent l’ouverture anticipée du marché du transport international de marchandises par rail et l’élargissement des droits d’accès au transport intérieur de marchandises (cabotage), l’harmonisation des règles de sécurité dans le transport ferroviaire, l’interopérabilité pour l’ensemble du réseau ferroviaire et l’adaptation aux lignes à grande vitesse. Enfin, on prévoit aussi la création d’une Agence ferroviaire européenne (ERA) pour l’harmonisation des règles de sécurité et l’opérabilité.
Les chargeurs européens plaident pour des camions plus longs L’European Shippers’ Council et la Confédération des Entreprises suédoises ont présenté un rapport devant le Parlement européen en début de semaine. Le rapport en question éclaire le rôle que peuvent jouer des poids lourds plus longs dans l’amélioration de l’efficacité de tous les modes de transport. Ils y voient un des moyens d’absorber la croissance des volumes de marchandises à l’avenir.
Les centres de distribution régionaux gagnent du terrain au détriment des EDC Il ressort d’une étude sectorielle sur la distribution physique, que la division management du transport de la Banque ING a commandée au centre de recherche et de formation pour le transport néerlandais NEA, que la diversité des activités effectuées par des entreprises de distribution physique a sensiblement augmenté ces dernières années. D’autres tendances portent sur la durabilité des partenariats entre chargeurs et transporteurs et la forte croissance du nombre de centres de distribution régionaux.
L’UE et la Chine signent un traité maritime L’Union européenne et la République populaire de Chine ont signé un traité maritime au cours du conseil des ministres européens des Transports à Bruxelles. Par ce traité, les deux parties entendent améliorer les conditions du transport maritime entre l’UE et la Chine. Il s’agit notamment d’améliorer le transport intermodal, basé sur les principes de libre prestation de services maritimes, libre accès à la cargaison et accès illimité à l’utilisation de services d’assistance, ainsi que le traitement non discriminatoire au profit d’entreprises nationales.
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