Bush ready to take tough action to prevent port strike THE Bush administration has intervened aggressively in labour talks at West Coast ports, with high-level officials signalling that they are prepared to take strong action to prevent an economically crippling strike or slowdown.
Evergreen-Zim slot swap may boost Jurong Port's volumes
Growth seen for new Lumut terminal
Air and Land Transport
Qantas bid to ease foreign ownership rules may fail QANTAS Airways' bid for an easing of foreign investment restrictions will be rejected by Prime Minister John Howard's government, the Australian newspaper said.
Auckland airport may face price controls
MAS pledges to stay put in crisis-torn Sri Lanka
PIA picks Boeing, Airbus for US$2b fleet expansion plan
Bush ready to take tough action to prevent port strike THE Bush administration has intervened aggressively in labour talks at West Coast ports, with high-level officials signalling that they are prepared to take strong action to prevent an economically crippling strike or slowdown.
Evergreen-Zim slot swap may boost Jurong Port's volumes
Growth seen for new Lumut terminal
Air and Land Transport
Qantas bid to ease foreign ownership rules may fail QANTAS Airways' bid for an easing of foreign investment restrictions will be rejected by Prime Minister John Howard's government, the Australian newspaper said.
Auckland airport may face price controls
MAS pledges to stay put in crisis-torn Sri Lanka
PIA picks Boeing, Airbus for US$2b fleet expansion plan
Kuehne & Nagel expands in Central Asia Kuehne & Nagel, expanded its presence in Central Asiaby acquiring the majority stake in Ibrakom.
Inttra Selected by Oceanwide.com Inttra, provider of business-to-business ocean freight services, announced today that Oceanwide.com, a provider of Web-based applications to the freight transportation industry, has completed its integration with Inttra.
Wang & Chang bosses of Evergreen Marcel Chang (Chang Ming-bo) has been named Chairman of Evergreen America Corporation effective 5 August, 2002.
U-Freight to Sri Lanka Logistics group U-Freight has further strengthened its South-Asian network with the appointment of East-West Cargo Services Limited as its exclusive partner in Sri Lanka.
P&O Nedlloyd plans to order ships P&O Nedlloyd is about to order four 7,500 teu container ships. This has been confirmed by sources within the South Korean shipbuilding industry, according to the British trade newspaper Lloyd's List.
Ongoing Amsterdam port growth In the first six months of 2002, goods transhipments in the ports of Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Zaanstad, Beverwijk and IJmuiden/Velsen) increased by 3 per cent to reach 35.9 million tons compared to the same period last year.
Floating LNG plant for Nigeria? Norway's Statoil is the project manager for a conceptual study for a floating gas liquefaction plant for use in deep water off Nigeria
Hornbeck revenues soar Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. today reported revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 of $21.3 million, up 39.2 percent compared to $15.3 million for the same quarter in 2001.
Nottingham finally on the move The stranded British destroyer HMS Nottingham was under tow yesterday from Lord Howe Island to Newcastle, Australia, reports Lloyd's List DCN in Sydney. Swire Pacific's Pacific Chieftain is towing the vessel, with Hongkong Salvage and Towage tug Yam O acting as a steering unit in the operation.
Adsteam tugs refloat Doric Chariot CHIOS Navigation bulk carrier Doric Chariot was yesterday freed from the sandbank near the Great Barrier Reef where it grounded last week.
NOL set 'to lose $200m' THE world's leading investment banks have slashed profit forecasts for Neptune Orient Lines, with two predicting end-of-year losses of more than $200m.
US stockpiles crude as Iraq attack looms WASHINGTON yesterday opened its bidding process for energy companies to boost the US emergency crude stockpile as tensions continue to mount in the Middle East, writes Jerry Frank.
Maersk lands $400m Navy deal MAERSK Line has won a five-year contract to maintain and operate eight US Navy ro-ro vessels that could be worth as much as $400m to the Virginia-based company.
Banks and insurers scrap plans for superbody A PLAN to create a super-organisation representing Britain's banking and insurance industries has fallen through, writes James Brewer.
White House will move on port strike Labor Department officials have said the Bush administration is prepared to block a work slowdown or strike by West Coast port workers if contract negotiations fail.
Shenzhen sets sights on L.A. The China port is aiming to surpass the Southern California gateway this year as the world's seventh-busiest container hub.
Expeditors 2Q meets estimates Expeditors International of Washington said it earned $23.7 million, or 22 cents a share, in the second quarter, up from $21.6 million, or 20 cents a share, in the year-ago period quarter.
Hoyer investit dans des containers- citernes pour le transport de CO2 Le transporteur et logisticien allemand Hoyer a commandé chez Van Hool six nouveaux containers-citernes pour le transport de dioxyde de carbone liquide. Hoyer porte ainsi le total de sa flotte de containers-citernes pour le transport de CO2 à onze unités. La nouvelle commande représente un investissement de quelque 100.000 EUR.
Gand: baisse du trafic malgré une forte hausse à la sortie Au cours des six premiers mois de l’année, le transbordement maritime dans le port de Gand a reculé de 2,74% comparé au premier semestre 2001. Le volume total des entrées et sorties a atteint 11,46 millions de tonnes, soit une baisse de 322.000 tonnes par rapport à l’an dernier. Le trafic à la sortie s’est pourtant fortement redressé et affiche une hausse de 16,1%. Mais cela n’a pas suffi pour compenser la baisse de 6,5% des volumes à l’entrée. Les résultats ont été particulièrement décevants dans le secteur des diverses conventionnelles. Le mauvais résultat final est presqu’entièrement imputable à l’arrêt des importations - par la voie maritime - de slabs pour le compte de Sidmar.
Qui reprendra les 43% de l’Etat dans Yang Ming? Le gouvernement de Taipei est fermement décidé à mener à bien un programme de privatisation d’entreprises publiques ou semi-publiques. Le désengagement de l’Etat de plusieurs secteurs, comme les banques et la sidérurgie (China Steel), porterait selon notre confrère “Lloyd’s List” sur un montant 17 milliards d’USD. Dans la liste des participations publiques à privatiser figurent les 43% que l’Etat détient encore dans l’armement Yang Ming.
Kühne & Nagel prend une participation de 60% dans Ibrakom Via l’acquisition de 60% des actions de la société Ibrakom, le groupe logistique suisse Kühne & Nagel vient de renforcer sa position sur le marché de l’Asie centrale. Ibrakom est un des plus importants expéditeurs et opérateurs en logistique de contrat en Asie centrale, dans les Emirats arabes unis et en Iran. La nouvelle joint-venture opère sous le nom de KN Ibrakom.
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