Dock workers groups blast lines' lockout tactics ASIAN waterfront unions have joined their international counterparts in condemning shipping lines for the shutdown which crippled the US West Coast ports for 10 days, accusing their negotiators of using 'irresponsible and aggressive tactics' and hiding behind 'guaranteed White House intervention'.
Insurance for ships sailing to Yemen triples
Grounded ship closes NZ port
Consortium to launch 2 round- the-world services
India may sell stakes in Cochin, Hindustan yards
Air and Land Transport
Mid-East war biggest threat to airline recovery: Iata WAR in the Middle East poses the biggest threat to the recovery of the airline industry, still reeling from the effects of a global economic slowdown and the Sept 11 attacks on the United States, the International Air Transport Association said yesterday.
Iata calls for landing fee cuts at Narita airport
China to launch 3 revamped airline giants tomorrow
EU's common air traffic rules push to help manufacturers
Dock workers groups blast lines' lockout tactics ASIAN waterfront unions have joined their international counterparts in condemning shipping lines for the shutdown which crippled the US West Coast ports for 10 days, accusing their negotiators of using 'irresponsible and aggressive tactics' and hiding behind 'guaranteed White House intervention'.
Insurance for ships sailing to Yemen triples
Grounded ship closes NZ port
Consortium to launch 2 round- the-world services
India may sell stakes in Cochin, Hindustan yards
Air and Land Transport
Mid-East war biggest threat to airline recovery: Iata WAR in the Middle East poses the biggest threat to the recovery of the airline industry, still reeling from the effects of a global economic slowdown and the Sept 11 attacks on the United States, the International Air Transport Association said yesterday.
Iata calls for landing fee cuts at Narita airport
China to launch 3 revamped airline giants tomorrow
EU's common air traffic rules push to help manufacturers
DHL stake in Cathay Pacific Cargo DHL Worldwide Express is to buy a 30 percent stake in Cathay Pacific Airways' cargo unit Air Hong Kong, the companies announced this morning.
Descartes helps British American Tobacco in Hungary On opening day of The Logistics Summit in Amsterdam, The Descartes Systems Group announced that British American Tobacco (BAT) is successfully using Descartes Routing and Scheduling to optimize its delivery operations throughout Hungary.
Expanded systems Inttra Integrated Export Systems and Inttra announced the completion of systems integration of the IES Forwarder 2002 suite of transportation software with Inttra's connectivity solution, Inttra-Link.
Unilever and Schenker expand partnership in Canada Unilever has awarded Schenker of Canada a long-term logistics services contract.
BA and Iberia launch code-sharing British Airways and Iberia are to start code-sharing on their main routes between London Heathrow and Madrid and Barcelona from the start of the winter schedule at the end of October.
FAA gives airlines 6 years to fix Boeing 737 rudders Owners of Boeing 737 planes, the world's most commonly used aircraft, have six years to install new rudder systems at a cost of about $360 million, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington ordered.
Judge orders end to ports lockout The federal US judge granted President Bush's request to end a 10-day-old lockout that had stopped work at 29 West Coast ports.
Kvaerner Masa-Yards extends deadline for Color Line order Color Line AS of Norway and Kvaerner Masa-Yards have agreed to extend the validity of a letter of intent signed in July 2002.
Judge orders Pacific ports back to work U.S. West Coast ports will reopen today. A federal court yesterday granted a temporary restraining order forcing an end to the lockout imposed by the Pacific Maritime Association.
Princess updates profits forecast With FTC clearance of merger offers from both Royal Caribbean and Carnival, P&O Princess Cruises has updated its 2002 profit forecast
Pictures of Limburg blast hole support bomb theory THE first clear photographs of the hole that was ripped into the side of CMB's tanker, the Limburg, by a mystery explosion on Sunday support claims by the crew that the ship was the subject of a terrorist attack.
Yemen accepts IMO clean-up aid YEMEN has accepted an offer of assistance from the International Maritime Organisation after the explosion on board Euronav VLCC Limburg on Sunday, writes David Osler.
Fredriksen in the pink as Frontline shares buy pays off Frontline's shares jumped 19% yesterday on the back of improving VLCC rates and analyst buy signals, writes Tony Gray .
Ships move as US dockers return but it is hardly business as usual SHIPS are still loading containers in Asia and shippers are breathing a sigh of relief as the US west coast dockers return to work.
Bush à rouvert les ports de la côte ouest Finalement le président Bush a demandé à un tribunal fédéral d’appliquer la loi Taft-Hartley par laquelle il est mis fin au lock-out des terminaux, tandis que les dockers de l’ILWU sont réquisitionnés pendant une période de 80 jours, délai qu’ils devront mettre à profit pour négocier une nouvelle convention collective avec le patronat. Au prix de 2 mia. de dollars jour, le président américain a considéré qu’après 10 jours de paralysie des ports, et sans espoir d’un règlement rapide du conflit, il était temps d’agir pour préserver l’économie nationale.
F.S. Mackenzie cherche à nouer un partenariat avec un expéditeur belge L’entreprise d’expédition britannique F.S. Mackenzie aimerait conclure un partenariat avec un ou plusieurs expéditeurs belges qui ont des cargaisons pour le RU. L’entreprise veut ainsi remplir ses semi-remorques qui retournent vers la Grande-Bretagne. A cet effet, F.S. Mackenzie mise principalement sur de grands volumes qui ne sont pas ‘time sensitive’.
Le projet pilote Smart & Secure Trade Lanes lancé chez Hesse Noord Natie Le volet anversois du programme SST (Smart & Secure Trade Lanes, voir LL 03/03/02) peut démarrer. Hesse Noord Natie a en effet conclu un contrat avec Savi, le fournisseur américain de la technologie de sécurisation qui doit soutenir le programme. Selon Rupert Deger, le directeur de la division européenne récemment créée de Savi, un programme pilote sera maintenant lancé, dont les premiers résultats sont attendus pour le début de l’année prochaine.
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