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Pirates attack 3 ships off Indonesian islands
IN a span of two days armed pirates have attacked three ships off Indonesian islands near Bintan, taking crew members hostage and leaving two injured, one seriously.
EC may discipline member states for signing on to CSI
US ports closure may cost Cosco Shipping up to US$15m
Carnival ship brings new concept of cruising to Europe
Hapag-Lloyd expects sales of 4b euros this year

Air and Land Transport

Taiwan military sets terms for direct air ties with China
TAIWAN's defence ministry laid down its terms for proposed direct transport links with China for the first time yesterday, emphasising security concerns.
ATSB wants more details of UAL's plans
National Airlines stops flying after financing talks fail
Cathay optimistic on starting China flights by early 2003
India's Jet Airways to raise fares
Fairchild Dornier creditors to hold tender for firm's takeover
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Pirates attack 3 ships off Indonesian islands
IN a span of two days armed pirates have attacked three ships off Indonesian islands near Bintan, taking crew members hostage and leaving two injured, one seriously.
EC may discipline member states for signing on to CSI
US ports closure may cost Cosco Shipping up to US$15m
Carnival ship brings new concept of cruising to Europe
Hapag-Lloyd expects sales of 4b euros this year

Air and Land Transport

Taiwan military sets terms for direct air ties with China
TAIWAN's defence ministry laid down its terms for proposed direct transport links with China for the first time yesterday, emphasising security concerns.
ATSB wants more details of UAL's plans
National Airlines stops flying after financing talks fail
Cathay optimistic on starting China flights by early 2003
India's Jet Airways to raise fares
Fairchild Dornier creditors to hold tender for firm's takeover
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Port of Shanghai's nine-month port calls up over 10pc Maersk Logistics granted China NVOCC licence Irisl appoints Shanghai Newseas shipping agency US WC port employers granted time off to evaluate technology agreement Eddie Teh to become PSA's next chairman Balboa reaches out for five new cranes from Hyundai Heavy China Southern adds fourth cargo flight from LA to Second Philippine carrier starts daily service to Changi KLM Royal Dutch Airlines sees October load factor up 5.3pc

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Singapore ports dip The number of vessels calling at Singapore ports, in September 2002 fell to 11,878 compared with 12,178 in August. Rotterdam happy with Bush-army Rotterdam is the first of the world's twenty biggest ports to implement US government initiatives to tighten security for seagoing cargo to the United States. US security chief eyes Europe's harbors Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge pressed for tighter security measures in European harbors to help prevent terrorists from smuggling weapons of mass destruction into the United States. United Airlines pilots into stock sale The union representing United Airlines pilots has urged the manager of its stock ownership plan to stop selling off shares of United's parent company. American Airlines parent needs $4 billion cost cutting The parent company of American Airlines wants to cut $4 billion US from its annual costs, an increase from an earlier target of $3 billion. Profits of European airlines beat forecasts British Airways said that second-quarter net income jumped 8 times, and said it expected to earn a profit for the entire fiscal year. FedEx wants more HK-US flights FedEx Corp. wants 12 more freighter slots to Hong Kong, after the new pact US-HK allows an eightfold increase in freighter services beyond Hong Kong to 64 weekly flights, to be phased in over a three-year period. U.S. West Coast port talks break for a week Federal Mediator Peter Hurtgen overseeing talks between West Coast longshoremen and port employers has called for a week-long break in the negotiations to allow management to review the remaining key issue of pension benefits.

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WTSA lines begin to implement 2003 dry cargo rate programme Safmarine opens sales office in Maseru, Lesotho Maersk Logistics China granted NVOCC licence MOL to start weekly Xiamen to Japan service Ahlers Asia gets NVOCC licence "K" Line expands tanker fleet with three LR II vessels EU bans 2 more azo-dyes Amcham offers to help attract FDI to India WTO panel rules against India in bed-linen dispute India extends $ 10-m. line of credit to Cambodia on exceptionally special terms 9,526 t. biscuits to be exported to Afghanistan India to export 2.75 lakh tonnes of wheat to South-East Asia Mormugao Port sets new coal discharge record KPT increases draft to 10 m. for night navigation US workers, shipping firms reach tentative deal ...24-hour rule to come into effect on Dec 2 Tender floated seeking consultant for Vizhinjam port project New container handling records set at Kandla Port on m.v. Kwangtung Air China starts direct Beijing-New York flights International airports in India to be transformed into hubs with world-class facilities EVA Air adds leased B747 freighter European airlines' profits better than expected Jet starts 2 Chennai-Mumbai flights Norms for hiring top managers in special economic zones relaxed Govt freezes foodgrains export momentum Govt to allow import of used Sulzer looms Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures - By M. Sreedharan Gas reserves found onshore near Surat Bright future in Indian ports' potential for containerisation-Dirk Visser

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents Dock workers and ship owners lock horns once again Beginning of the end for weekly API report? Crude rallies as war-premium makes a comeback ARA: Sentiment changes on back of firmer crude Singapore suppliers sidelining as crude rebounds Korean relief for Japanese Bunkers Rotterdam opens softer in line with crude close Numbers fall in Italy - and so does the temperature

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Channel Tunnel rail freight services no longer disrupted by asylum seekers Leo Pharmaceuticals awards three-year contract to DFDS Transport Associated British Ports Holdings completes Phase One of the sale of Amports' aviation division Lykes Lines tacks new Atlantic loop TNT Logistics and KPN sign letter of intent for KPN's logistics activities South African expansion for Exel Ecu-Line to and from Japan Maersk Logistics China is granted NVOCC license in PRC. Direct Container Line announces improvements to online Track N' Trace System TNT Express launches direct air route between Liege, Belgium and China

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Maersk Line Limited seeks MSP status clarification Plans to transfer 15 U.S. Ship Management vessels European Parliament moves on ferry safety Commission welcomes legislative action Double Acting Tanker arrives in Baltic Azipods aren't just for cruise ships! Bender to build PSV for Mexico Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., is to build a a 202 ft x 54 ft x 19 ft Platform Supply Vessel, designed by Kvaerner Masa Marine, for Naviera Tamaulipas, SA of Tampico, Mexico Aker Kvaerner yards profits decline The shipbuilding business area of what is now the Aker Kvaerner group reported NOK 95 million (approx $13.3 million) in earnings before interest, tax and amoritization (EBITA) in the third quarter. GL sets ambitious growth target Classification society Germanischer Lloyd intends to have 45,000 gt in class by the end of 2005 How owners can take advantage of a downturn A leading shipping accountant says a downturn gives shipowners an opportunity to get in shape

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Sides take one week break in PMA/ILWU negotiations Greenbrier's fourth quarter delivers positive earnings America West will help ticket holders of defunct airline Thomas Crowley Jr. and Capt. Tim Brown announced as 2002 AOTOS recipients UPS wants new flights now that Hong Kong skies are open

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Shipowners press yards on safety and quality Shipbuilders in the Far East will today be urged by the world's leading shipowning bodies to embrace a range of new practices that contribute to better and safer ships. Oil giants back 'big three' on unified rules for tankers OIL companies are warmly encouraging the proposal for a single set of unified tanker newbuilding rules from the American Bureau of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas and Lloyd's Register regardless of whether the move divides the International Association of Classification Societies. LPG charterer Dynegy nears sale deal with Banagas ONE of the largest charterers of liquefied petroleum gas is about to change hands, writes Tony Gray. Interest rate cut brings relief The US Federal Reserve's aggressive cut in interest rates was yesterday welcomed by the shipping industry, but central banks in Europe failed to follow its example, writes Tony Gray.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
EU ro-ro regulations by end 2003 Magistrate fines Marwa M master Indian index aims at transparency PMA assesses USWC contract Mercator looks to crude oil sector No NCL deal yet on approaching hull Volkswerft looks for naval work Strong winds close Constantza port Consultant confirms Italian fears Algoma posts lower third quarter Commission blasts Joola operations Spanish ports strike November 19 Daewoo told to raise its prices Shenzhen joins big league Hitachi Zosen to cut 300 jobs Brazil needs fewer ports Korean yard workers getting younger Port Klang box volumes rise Manila addresses terminal charges

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Airlines vie for Hong Kong rights The scramble is on for the rights to offer additional all-cargo flights following the bilateral agreement between the United States and Hong Kong. Shippers planning for port shutdowns Three out of four importers are looking at alternate plans if trans-Pacific shipping is disrupted again. ' Cosco sees $10-15M losses from West Coast ills NYK Line trims full-year profit outlook Nippon Yusen Kaisha cut its outlook slightly but raised projections for the first half. Port employers mulling cost, arbitration issues Bentley return bid fails Maersk Lines asks for MSP approval Port of NY/NJ renews e-info system Canadian Seaway chief to step down China moves to open aviation Italy joins CSI program Bergesen slumps to third-quarter loss Merchant marine dead to be honored Philippine airline chooses Cargo Data Management USPS to track airline performance

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Espagne: les ports en grève le 19 novembre prochain Le 19 novembre prochain, les dockers espagnols seront en grève pour une durée de 24 h en signe de protestation contre le projet de directive européenne sur la libéralisation des services portuaires. Cette manifestation devrait coïncider avec la présentation officielle de la nouvelle législation portuaire lors d’un séminaire qui se tiendra à Madrid. On sait que les responsables gouvernementaux et les autorités portuaires de ce pays sont favorables à cette directive européenne, comme Jose Llorca, président de l’organisation Puerto del Estado l’a encore précisé tout récemment lors de la dernière convention Euro-Med en Italie. “Les expéditeurs jouent un rôle crucial dans le débat sur le transport européen” Il est impossible de développer une politique de transport européenne fonctionnant d’une manière adéquate sans l’apport des expéditeurs. Tel était le message transmis par le président de la CEB Jean-Claude Delen lors du deuxième Clecat-Freight Forwarders Day à Bruxelles au début de la semaine. Hödlmayr ouvre son service Fix & Save Le groupe de logistique automobile autrichien Hödlmayr International, qui est représenté en Belgique par HN Autotransport, vient d’ouvrir son service de réparation - qu’il réservait aux importateurs et fabricants - aux distributeurs et garages. Hödlmayr offre ce service de réparation Fix & Save pour les dégâts mineurs en Autriche, Belgique, Hongrie, Tchéquie et Slovénie. “Les ports veulent encore toujours se positionner individuellement au lieu de coopérer” “Si tout le monde se concentrait sur ses propres atouts, connaissait son propre marché et cultivait la complémentarité, les ports fonctionneraient mieux mais au lieu de ça, chacun y va de son petit numéro.” C’est ce qu’a déclaré Wout Pronk, le directeur-général de Geest North Sea Line, à l’issue de la discussion sur le développement des ports survenue dans le Cruise Terminal Rotterdam. Cette discussion faisait partie du programme inaugural de Freight Select Rotterdam 2002, qui aura lieu les 6 et 7 novembre prochain. De cette discussion il est ressorti que tout le monde se déclare partisan de coopération mais que celle-ci s’avère impossible dans la pratique, les ports désirant se positionner individuellement et Bruxelles s’opposant à une coopération poussée pour des raisons de concurrence.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002
MOL and Oman eye Lakshmi stake But will the Indian government want to part with its first LNG carrier? Korea left hungry for winter LNG cargoes Shipping shortage set to cramp imports while Indonesia fails to meet cargo commitments. BG improves LNG shipping returns UK-listed energy group slims LNG losses in third quarter. Ukrferry lines up secondhand deals Ukrainian owner looking at several ferries and ro-ros to boost capacity in Black Sea. Third quarter sinks Srab Small Swedish tanker owner dips into the red for 2002 after consecutive quarterly losses. MOL set for new round of PCTC orders Japanese owner is soon to order 6 to 8 vessels as part of ongoing fleet replenishment programme. Korean yards struggle to meet sales targets World orderbook slowdown begins to bite at top three shipbuilders. Cosco counts cost of ports shutdown Chinese shipping giant will lose up to $15m from US west coast terminals closure last month. Gas and tanker woes hit Bergesen Profits were down in all sectors for Norwegian owner, which posted a net loss in third quarter. Shigi shifts up a gear Small Japanese shipyard turns around previous year's losses to 30 September. Hapag-Lloyd forecasts "satisfactory" profit German boxship player says group operating profit will not match last year's record. PSA appoints executive deputy chairman Singapore port operator recruits top executive from rival to boost global expansion.