Moving a notch higher in the hub stakes A GLOBAL integrated logistics hub - that's what Singapore has set for its next level of competence in the maritime and logistics industry.
Data of US-bound cargo may be required 24 hours in advance
Owners, officers of ship grounded on Aussie reef charged
Air and Land Transport
Korean Air bounces back with 166b won Q2 profit KOREAN Air Lines Co Ltd posted unexpectedly strong profits for the second quarter yesterday, although a currency appreciation and lower fuel prices flattered the result, helping to reverse its loss of a year earlier.
SAS sees 2002 profit after strong Q2
Aeroflot expects profit to soar to US$80m
Premier says Taiwan airline should buy Boeing jets
More US airlines offer steep cuts in base business fares
Moving a notch higher in the hub stakes A GLOBAL integrated logistics hub - that's what Singapore has set for its next level of competence in the maritime and logistics industry.
Data of US-bound cargo may be required 24 hours in advance
Owners, officers of ship grounded on Aussie reef charged
Air and Land Transport
Korean Air bounces back with 166b won Q2 profit KOREAN Air Lines Co Ltd posted unexpectedly strong profits for the second quarter yesterday, although a currency appreciation and lower fuel prices flattered the result, helping to reverse its loss of a year earlier.
SAS sees 2002 profit after strong Q2
Aeroflot expects profit to soar to US$80m
Premier says Taiwan airline should buy Boeing jets
More US airlines offer steep cuts in base business fares
Doubling of Northern Europe containers Container transhipment in Northern European ports will increase by between 58 and 69 per cent by 2010. This will bring transhipment in that year to between 49.5 and 53 million Teu, British Ocean Shipping Consultants predicts.
EC clearance for ferry consolidation P&O welcomed today's announcement by the European Commission that it has cleared the Group's proposed purchase of Stena Line's 40 per cent shareholding in P&O Stena Line. The transaction is expected to complete during the next week.
Grand Alliance adds China ports The Grand Alliance carriers, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd, are introducing a new service covering Central and Northern China ports to and from U.S. PSW gateways.
Profit for Air France Air France said in the first quarter of its 2002 fiscal year net profit was 195 million euro, down 27 per cent from a year earlier, but operating profit grew 36 per cent to 253 million euro
US Customs wants manifests in advance U.S. Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner announced proposed regulations requiring sea carriers to provide cargo manifests 24 hours prior to the lading of cargo for shipment.
BC Ferries seeks international tenders for newbuild Canada's BC Ferries is issuing a Request for Expressions of Interest - both locally and internationally - for the construction of a new, intermediate-size ferry.
Gulfmark gets Brazil contract Houston-based GulfMark Offshore Inc.has announced a contract with Enterprise Oil do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. It will utilize a newbuild multi-purpose Multi Function Support Vessel (MFSV)
US tightens grip on box security IN a major new effort to tighten international maritime security, the US government announced plans to require ships bound for the US to provide cargo manifests 24 hours before a container is loaded in a foreign port.
Cosco fired up for gas to Guangdong Cosco, the giant Chinese shipping group, has clinched a multi-million-dollar deal to ship LNG from Australia's North West Shelf to the vast $616m Guangdong terminal on mainland China.
Indonesia holds ships over 'illegal dredging' SEVEN vessels, including the world's largest dredger, the Vasco de Gama, have been detained by the Indonesian navy for alleged illegal dredging of sand for reclamation projects in Singapore.
Hyundai board signs off on $1.5bn sale HYUNDAI Merchant Marine's board yesterday rubber-stamped a $1.5bn deal to sell its car shipping unit to a con-sortium consisting of Wallenius-Wilhelmsen, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors.
Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.
Malaysia joins U.S. box initiative Malaysia, host to two key box hubs, is the latest country to sign on to the United States' Container Security Initiative to screen U.S.-bound cargo.
Height now an issue for NY Harbor? After years of planning to accommodate the deeper draft of modern vessels, the Port of New York and New Jersey may have to look up after a containership was forced to detour around a low bridge.
Hot July for rail intermodal Railroad carload traffic in the U.S. grew 2.5 percent and intermodal traffic jumped 8 percent over 2001.
Zeebrugge: CTO obtient une partie de la concession ZBM Le conseil d’administration de la MBZ, la société qui gère le port de Zeebrugge, a finalement tranché: c’est au manutentionnaire CTO (Combined Terminal Operators) qu’a été attribuée une partie de la concession de l’ancien terminal vraquier de la ZBM, dans l’arrière-port de Zeebrugge. La partie en question a une superficie de 15,5 ha. A cela s’ajoute une option pour 20 ha de plus. CTO compte y réaliser un grand terminal pour voitures, mais aussi pour d’autres types de fret à manutentionner en transroulage.
Hambourg échappe au ralentissement de la croissance Le port de Hambourg vient de clôturer un excellent semestre. Le transbordement total a progressé au cours des six premiers mois de l’année de 6% à 47,8 mio. de t. Le trafic containérisé a noté une expansion de 12,1% pour atteindre 2,53 millions de TEU. Le plus grand port allemand s’est donc mieux comporté que bon nombre de concurrents du nord-ouest de l’Europe. A titre de comparaison, Anvers a clôturé le premier semestre sur une baisse globale de 2,3%, mais a enregistré une croissance de 13,7% dans le secteur des containers (à 2,34 mio. de TEU). Hambourg espère franchir la barre des 5 mio. de TEU pour l’ensemble de l’année.
Ford agrandit la famille Transit avec le Connect Après 35 ans et quatre générations, la famille Transit présente son premier bébé, qui a été baptisé Connect. Cette version plus petite du Transit se situe dans le segment des utilitaires légers et moyens. Il existe également une version passagers du nouveau modèle, qui a reçu le nom de Tourneo, mais celle-ci ne sera pas commercialisée en Belgique.
DFDS Tor Line aligne un premier ropax sur la route Esbjerg/Harwich DFDS Tor Line mettra le premier de deux ropax acquis le mois dernier en service ce week-end. La filiale du groupe maritime danois DFDS a acquis ces unités chez le chantier polonais Stocznia Szczecinska, où les deux navires avaient été commandés par un autre armement. Il s’agit de navires d’une capacité de 2.200 mètres linéaires qui sont équipés de 77 cabines et atteignent une vitesse de 22 noeuds. Le second navire sera réceptionné en novembre. L’armement a également annoncé qu’il allait augmenter la capacité sur le service ShortBridge entre Immingham et Rotterdam et que son nouveau terminal à la Maasvlakte dans le port néerlandais sera opérationnel dès avril prochain.
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