HK keen to participate in container cargo screening US Customs officials met with their Hong Kong counterparts and other government officials yesterday as the US continues its push to sign up foreign ports to pre-screen container cargo destined for its shores.
HK being promoted as global maritime centre
Net-based atlas will track threats to oceans, aid negotiators
Ports of Auckland to sell ferry wharf assets
Carnival decides to forego EU hearing: sources
Air and Land Transport
US low-fare carriers report higher May traffic SOUTHWEST Airlines Co, America West Airlines and Alaska Airlines said passenger traffic rose in May, after larger rivals reported declines.
Virgin Atlantic to restore transatlantic services
Thai Air sees good 2nd half; planned share sale on course
Bankrupt Fairchild Dornier in talks with Bombardier
Radar data from China helps Taiwan in CAL crash probe
Air NZ sidelined after Virgin, United deal
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Latest Japanese lunch venue? JAPANESE businessmen taking their lunch on a newly-completed Osanbashi, or a great pier, where Panamanian luxury liner Crystal Harmony was moored at Yokohama port, south of Tokyo, on Monday.
HK keen to participate in container cargo screening US Customs officials met with their Hong Kong counterparts and other government officials yesterday as the US continues its push to sign up foreign ports to pre-screen container cargo destined for its shores.
HK being promoted as global maritime centre
Net-based atlas will track threats to oceans, aid negotiators
Ports of Auckland to sell ferry wharf assets
Carnival decides to forego EU hearing: sources
Air and Land Transport
US low-fare carriers report higher May traffic SOUTHWEST Airlines Co, America West Airlines and Alaska Airlines said passenger traffic rose in May, after larger rivals reported declines.
Virgin Atlantic to restore transatlantic services
Thai Air sees good 2nd half; planned share sale on course
Bankrupt Fairchild Dornier in talks with Bombardier
Radar data from China helps Taiwan in CAL crash probe
Air NZ sidelined after Virgin, United deal
Features
Latest Japanese lunch venue? JAPANESE businessmen taking their lunch on a newly-completed Osanbashi, or a great pier, where Panamanian luxury liner Crystal Harmony was moored at Yokohama port, south of Tokyo, on Monday.
HK keen to participate in container cargo screening US Customs officials met with their Hong Kong counterparts and other government officials yesterday as the US continues its push to sign up foreign ports to pre-screen container cargo destined for its shores.
HK being promoted as global maritime centre
Net-based atlas will track threats to oceans, aid negotiators
Ports of Auckland to sell ferry wharf assets
Carnival decides to forego EU hearing: sources
Air and Land Transport
US low-fare carriers report higher May traffic SOUTHWEST Airlines Co, America West Airlines and Alaska Airlines said passenger traffic rose in May, after larger rivals reported declines.
Virgin Atlantic to restore transatlantic services
Thai Air sees good 2nd half; planned share sale on course
Bankrupt Fairchild Dornier in talks with Bombardier
Radar data from China helps Taiwan in CAL crash probe
Air NZ sidelined after Virgin, United deal
Features
Latest Japanese lunch venue? JAPANESE businessmen taking their lunch on a newly-completed Osanbashi, or a great pier, where Panamanian luxury liner Crystal Harmony was moored at Yokohama port, south of Tokyo, on Monday.
European ports fear for safety race Some European container ports fear that they will become embroiled in a 'container-safety race'.
US bulk carrier terminal in Rotterdam The American bulk carrier, Sargeant Marine, opened a new terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Aer Lingus resumed flights Aer Lingus resumed normal service on its European routes after resolving a showdown with its pilots that grounded Ireland's national airline for five days.
Singapore terminal stakes for sale Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the government will consider selling stakes in PSA in hopes of retaining shipping lines as customers.
Christopher wreck probe sparks Gavin camera call CAMERAS should be sent down to survey the wrecks of ships that have sunk in mysterious circumstances as standard practice of maritime investigations, according to the head of the classification society involved in the probe into the loss of the bulk carrier Christopher.
Court overrules Brussels on veto of UK travel merger Far-reaching consequences for the transport sector are expected after a European Commission decision to veto the proposed 1999 merger between tour groups Airtours (now My Travel) and First Choice was overturned in the courts yesterday, writes Sandra Speares.
Trieste port pact saves blushes ahead of Ciampi visit SHAREHOLDERS in the beleaguered Trieste International Container Terminal and the town's port authority have signed a peace pact designed to end six months of fraught relations.
Will Amtrak woes derail cruise offer? CARNIVAL Cruise Lines and stablemate Holland America Line have teamed up with Amtrak in a "rail and cruise" discount programme designed to transport passengers to ports of embarkation by rail ' but the promotion could be torpedoed by the beleaguered American rail operator's financial woes.
Teamster leader Hoffa slams carriers over rates OCEAN carriers have come under attack from a powerful US union leader for driving intermodal freight rates down too low.
US Customs seeks to base officers in Hong Kong Customs representatives from the US were in Hong Kong yesterday to discuss plans to post officials at the busy Kwai Chung container port to inspect containers headed for the US.
Maersk eyeing Shanghai shift: Reports The world's largest shipping line is reportedly weighing a move to Shanghai from Taiwan's main Port of Kaohsiung.
More dockworkers for NY/NJ port? Terminals say they need hundreds more longshoremen to meet growing demand.
Security summit for air-cargo groups A coalition of air-cargo industry groups will hold discussions Friday in Washington to develop a common front that they can present to the Transportation Security Administration regarding new regulations for screening cargo.
H. Essers a construit à Wilrijk un EDC pour Agfa Gevaert Le groupe limbourgeois de transport routier et de logistique H. Essers a inauguré mercredi dernier à Wilrijk, dans le sud d’Anvers, une nouvelle plate-forme logistique de 11.000 m2. Ce centre assurera dans un premier temps deux fonctions: il sera l’EDC d’Agfa-Gevaert pour les plaques d’impression offset et un centre de “cross-docking” pour les flux de marchandises à l’entrée d’Atlas Copco, qui a sa plus grande usine d’Europe à quelques centaines de mètres à peine. A très brève échéance, le centre pourrait être étendu à 33.000 m2 A plus long terme, il existe la possibilité de le porter à.. 140.000 m2!
La double coque sera-t-elle obligatoire pour les futurs vraquiers? Il est beaucoup question ces derniers temps d’améliorer la sécurité des vraquiers secs, suite aux nombreux accidents survenus ces dernières années, qui se traduisirent par la perte de navires avec leur équipage. Ce type de catastrophe maritime ne provoquant pas de marée noire sur les côtes, il en est beaucoup moins question dans les médias puisqu’il n’y a pas d’aspects spectaculaire, pas de sensation. En général, ces navires se brisent au cours d’un transport et disparaissent sans laisser de trace. Toujours est-il qu’une tendance se manifeste en faveur de l’introduction d’une double coque pour ce type de navire.
Après une baisse des trafics de 13,2% en 2001, ICF espère une reprise en 2002 Malgré une amélioration des prestations fournies par Intercontainer-Interfrigo, l’opérateur note une baisse de trafics de 13% en 2001, à laquelle s’ajoute un résultat global négatif de 543.000 EUR, qui résulterait de l’annonce tardive des mauvais résultats d’IFB. Pourtant, ICF est persuadé que la tendance peut s’inverser en 2002, et l’opérateur prouve sa confiance dans l’avenir par la création imminente d’un tout nouveau réseau basé dans la Ruhr, X.net. C’est ce qui a été déclaré lors d’une conférence de presse à Bâle.
Les pilotes flamands seraient préparés à une libéralisation Il semble peu probable que le service de pilotage (DAB-Loodswezen) organisera une action qui interdirait l’accès aux ports flamands pour protester contre le projet de directive en matière de libéralisation des services portuaires. L’action des ouvriers portuaires ne trouvera donc pas de prolongement la semaine prochaine, les pilotes tablant sur une autre approche du problème. A l’heure actuelle, trois des quatre syndicats de pilotes sont indécis quant à l’organisation d’actions ou partisan d’une action symbolique, qui n’entraverait guère la navigation. Entre-temps, le service du pilotage se prépare à un système de concession pour le pilotage des navires vers les ports flamands.
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