Marine industry urged to promote technology SINGAPORE must accelerate efforts to make its booming marine industry less 'dirty, dangerous and demanding' and focus training on technology and management in order to keep it alive with local talent, one educator says.
Laborious work likely to move overseas
Belfast celebrates its Titanic accomplishment
Air and Land Transport
Study finds US airline service improving CONSUMER complaints against US airlines dropped 29 per cent last year, from the previous year, as major carriers improved punctuality and lost fewer bags, a new study yesterday showed.
United workers want to prepare for strike
Boeing, unions meeting ahead of contract talks
Qantas offers 3% pay rise for 5,500 workers
Pilot body complains about Cathay to ILO
Log Book
Features
Legal tussles threaten Antwerp's expansion WHILE the green light has been given for Antwerp Port's controversial Deurganck Dock expansion project to continue, a cloud of litigation continues to threaten its future.
Marine industry urged to promote technology SINGAPORE must accelerate efforts to make its booming marine industry less 'dirty, dangerous and demanding' and focus training on technology and management in order to keep it alive with local talent, one educator says.
Laborious work likely to move overseas
Belfast celebrates its Titanic accomplishment
Air and Land Transport
Study finds US airline service improving CONSUMER complaints against US airlines dropped 29 per cent last year, from the previous year, as major carriers improved punctuality and lost fewer bags, a new study yesterday showed.
United workers want to prepare for strike
Boeing, unions meeting ahead of contract talks
Qantas offers 3% pay rise for 5,500 workers
Pilot body complains about Cathay to ILO
Log Book
Features
Legal tussles threaten Antwerp's expansion WHILE the green light has been given for Antwerp Port's controversial Deurganck Dock expansion project to continue, a cloud of litigation continues to threaten its future.
Marine industry urged to promote technology SINGAPORE must accelerate efforts to make its booming marine industry less 'dirty, dangerous and demanding' and focus training on technology and management in order to keep it alive with local talent, one educator says.
Laborious work likely to move overseas
Belfast celebrates its Titanic accomplishment
Air and Land Transport
Study finds US airline service improving CONSUMER complaints against US airlines dropped 29 per cent last year, from the previous year, as major carriers improved punctuality and lost fewer bags, a new study yesterday showed.
United workers want to prepare for strike
Boeing, unions meeting ahead of contract talks
Qantas offers 3% pay rise for 5,500 workers
Pilot body complains about Cathay to ILO
Log Book
Features
Legal tussles threaten Antwerp's expansion WHILE the green light has been given for Antwerp Port's controversial Deurganck Dock expansion project to continue, a cloud of litigation continues to threaten its future.
Mont Blanc tunnel reopened for trucks Trucks, but only small-sized, were allowed in the Mont Blanc tunnel Monday, after a three years closing period of this most important connection between France and Italy.
AMR and Finnair apply for antitrust immunity American Airlines and Finnair have filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for antitrust immunity.
Kuwait to stay DaimlerChrysler stakeholder The country of Kuwait, the second largest stakeholder in DaimlerChrysler AG, plans to keep its 7 per cent share in the company.
UK rail costs enourmous amount Keeping Railtrack in administration is costing the UK taxpayer $1.1 million a week.
Maersk hopes for better rates Maersk Sealand said in its annual report it's expecting the rise of global Teu rates in 2002.
USCG and Hawaii use web solution to boost maritime security The Coast Guard and the State of Hawaii are to use a centralized, "one-stop shopping" Internet-based system to simultaneously improve port safety and security, maritime commerce efficiencies, and maritime domain awareness.
LR warns: Coast Guard cracking down on MARPOL compliance ILloyd's Register warns shipowners trading in U.S waters that, addition to routine port state control inspections, the U.S. Coast Guard is focusing heavily on the proper usage of the oily water separator.
What on earth is the World doing in London? THE world's first residential cruiseship, ResidenSea's $350m The World, paid a brief visit to London yesterday as part of its preliminary itinerary.
Iraq turns the screws on suffering tanker owners H ard-pressed tanker owners were facing further downward pressure on freight rates following Iraq's decision to suspend oil exports and supply disruptions in Venezuela as a result of industrial action.
Syndicate 282 to top Lloyd's league table UPSETTING all the trends, a marine venture is set to capture the honour of being most profitable syndicate at Lloyd's when results for the latest full year available are published in the next few days.
Le marché belge du camion a fortement reculé au premier trimestre Comme prévu la vente de camions ne se porte pas très bien en Belgique. Cela est dû à la baisse de la conjoncture, mais également aux chiffres de vente de l’année dernière, qui jusqu’à la fin de l’année étaient restés particulièrement élevés. Dans le secteur des porteurs, la baisse des immatriculations au cours des trois premiers mois de 2002 n’est pas tellement grave (-12,48%), mais dans celui des tracteurs la diminution est particulièrement prononcée (-28,06%). Remarquable dans ce contexte est que surtout Volvo et Iveco ont essuyé pas mal de revers... et que DAF a réussi à vendre plus et à devenir le n°1 dans le segment des tracteurs.
Liner Est-Ouest: un vent de reprise? Un vent de reprise semble se manifester dans le secteur du liner containérisé Est-Ouest. Il y a effectivement un certain regain de volumes, les navires opérant à pleine charge dans les deux sens, qu’il s’agisse du trafic Europe-Asie ou du transpacifique. Vu la forte réduction de la capacité, soit 20%, un rééquilibrage s’est effectué entre offre et demande, le balancier penchant légèrement vers la demande Toutefois, il est intéressant de souligner que la progression du trafic se situe surtout au départ de la Chine et ce tant vers l’Europe que vers les Etats-Unis. Et cette situation est également vraie pour les transporteurs aériens, des compagnies aériennes étant dans l’obligation d’aligner des avions supplémentaires.
Deutsche Post établit un nouveau record Alors que les entreprises postales européennes telles que Consignia, la Poste et la poste danoise ont enregistré des pertes en 2001, Deutsche Post World Net a amélioré ses chiffres de rentabilité par rapport à l’année précédente. Le chiffre d’affaires du groupe postal allemand a progressé de 2,1% à 33,4 mia. d’EUR, alors que le bénéfice d’exploitation a augmenté de 7,3% à 2,6 mia. d’EUR. Le bénéfice net a progressé l’an dernier de 4% à 1,6 mia. d’EUR. S’agissant des segments, surtout les divisions Express et Logistics ont été très performantes. Pour 2002, Deutsche Post World Net compte sur une poursuite de la croissance du chiffre d’affaires jusqu’à 41 mia. d’EUR, de sorte que l’entreprise s’approche cette année encore plus de son objectif ultime, à savoir devenir le principal prestataire de services logistiques intégrés de par le monde.
Le port de refuge doit continuer à supporter le risque du navire en difficulté Le Parlement européen abordera ajourd’hui l’avis de sa commission de transport sur une série de propositions de directives de la Commission européenne visant à accroître la sécurité en mer. Ces propositions - mieux connues sous le nom de “paquet Erika II” - ont fait l’objet de longues négociations entre la commission de transport du Parlement et la CE et le Conseil, le parlementaire belge Dirk Sterckx ayant joué un rôle important dans ces discussions. Il a formulé un rapport sur le compromis conclu avec le conseil. Si le Parlement approuve demain après-midi l’avis de sa commission de transport, il y a de fortes chances que la directive deviendra effective. Le Conseil a naturellement le dernier mot, mais la présidence espagnole est disposée à défendre devant le Conseil le compromis conclu.
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