US Coast Guard puts ports on security alert FEARING a possible maritime attack against the country's ports and harbours, the US Coast Guard issued a nationwide alert this past weekend, warning of an unspecified attack by scuba divers.
NY's Gambino family members indicted for waterfront crimes
Royal Caribbean faces 3 lawsuits: report
Air and Land Transport
Security for passenger plane cargo 'easily circumvented' SECURITY for cargo carried on passenger planes is 'easily circumvented', the Transportation Department's inspector general has warned in a draft report that has yet to be made public.
Cargo revenues of Asian airlines higher in May
Asiana expects to sew up accord on unit sale soon
Narita Airport names new man to lead talks with Iata
SriLankan Air to resume Germany services
Features
Keeping Aussie reef pristine and pollution-free THE great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of living organisms on the planet, forming a 2,900 km-long coral reef off the north-eastern coast of Australia.
US Coast Guard puts ports on security alert FEARING a possible maritime attack against the country's ports and harbours, the US Coast Guard issued a nationwide alert this past weekend, warning of an unspecified attack by scuba divers.
NY's Gambino family members indicted for waterfront crimes
Royal Caribbean faces 3 lawsuits: report
Air and Land Transport
Security for passenger plane cargo 'easily circumvented' SECURITY for cargo carried on passenger planes is 'easily circumvented', the Transportation Department's inspector general has warned in a draft report that has yet to be made public.
Cargo revenues of Asian airlines higher in May
Asiana expects to sew up accord on unit sale soon
Narita Airport names new man to lead talks with Iata
SriLankan Air to resume Germany services
Features
Keeping Aussie reef pristine and pollution-free THE great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of living organisms on the planet, forming a 2,900 km-long coral reef off the north-eastern coast of Australia.
US Coast Guard puts ports on security alert FEARING a possible maritime attack against the country's ports and harbours, the US Coast Guard issued a nationwide alert this past weekend, warning of an unspecified attack by scuba divers.
NY's Gambino family members indicted for waterfront crimes
Royal Caribbean faces 3 lawsuits: report
Air and Land Transport
Security for passenger plane cargo 'easily circumvented' SECURITY for cargo carried on passenger planes is 'easily circumvented', the Transportation Department's inspector general has warned in a draft report that has yet to be made public.
Cargo revenues of Asian airlines higher in May
Asiana expects to sew up accord on unit sale soon
Narita Airport names new man to lead talks with Iata
SriLankan Air to resume Germany services
Features
Keeping Aussie reef pristine and pollution-free THE great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of living organisms on the planet, forming a 2,900 km-long coral reef off the north-eastern coast of Australia.
German Postal brief strikes Workers of Deutsche Post staged brief strikes Monday.
UAE Airline places $1.5 billion order The airline based of the United Arab Emirates signed a $1.5 billion agreement to buy engines from the General Electric Co.-Pratt & Whitney alliance to power Airbus jets.
Swiss says BA derails Oneworld goal Swiss could miss out on the Oneworld alliance due to problems with alliance member British Airways, Swiss chairman Pieter Bouw told Swiss Radio on Thursday.
TPG and Unions reach agreement on new CAO TPG (TNT Post) and negotiators from the unions reached an agreement on a new collective labor agreement (CAO) for TPG employees in the Netherlands.
P&O to withdraw from the Felixstowe/Zeebrugge route Following P&O's announcement on 23 April about ferry services consolidation, and after consultations with employee representatives, P&O North Sea Ferries has decided to withdraw from the Felixstowe/Zeebrugge route during July 2002.
Lufthansa and Shanghai sign Memorandum Lufthansa and Shanghai Airlines today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that lays the foundation for closer cooperation between the two airlines and further enhances service quality and customer satisfaction.
Bollinger completes repower conversion Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has completed the conversion of the single engine Crescent Towing tug Florida to a 4,000 hp twin-engine boat.
Ingalls resumes cruise ship work According to the local Sun Herald newspaper, about 350 employees at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls Shipbuilding unit, Pacagoula, Miss., have resumed work on the first 840 ft "Project America" cruise ship.
Collins assumes CEO role at FGH The board of Friede Goldman Halter has given the chief executive officer role to T. Jay Collins who recently became company chairman.
US puts shipping on terror alert THE US Coast Guard put all units on high alert over the weekend in response to renewed threats to the country's maritime infrastructure.
Canada port users face levy to fund crackdown on security USERS of Canada's marine infrastructure could find themselves at risk from fees charged to fund greater port security, writes Neville Smith.
Lines poised to join customs and trade pact SEA and air carriers worldwide will be invited to join importers in the US government's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
Hong Kong in box checks front line Hong Kong port could launch the pilot operation of the US government's container security initiative, including detailed checks on containers carrying suspect cargoes.
Europe is wary of 'competition' Europe and the US are at odds on whether maritime security should be a competitive issue, writes Janet Porter.
Passenger jet cargo a security threat Security measures designed to prevent terrorists from placing bombs in the cargo holds of passenger planes have huge loopholes, according to a draft report by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
Shippers pessimistic as deadline for West Coast labor contract looms Importers and exporters who ship through West Coast ports do not expect that a new labor contract will be signed by the July 1 deadline.
U.S. logistics costs down in '01 Logistics costs as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product declined to 9.5% in 2001 versus 10.2% in 2000, an annual survey finds.
La sécurité dans les ports constitue un défi majeur Ces derniers mois, la sécurité dans les ports et à bord des navires a fait l’objet de plusieurs initiatives - surtout de la part des Etats-Unis - qui ont été étudiées sur base bilatérale ou multilatérale par des spécialistes de l’industrie maritime. C’est pourquoi les organisateurs de la “Terminal Operations Conference Europe” avaient décidé de convoquer une réunion spéciale sur la sécurité dans l’industrie maritime. Il est ressorti des différentes présentations et des réactions à ce sujet qu’il reste encore beaucoup de travail à faire et que dans la pratique, les mesures de sécurité poseront encore beaucoup de problèmes, surtout dans les petits ports et dans certaines régions géographiques, sans même parler de leur coût de revient.
Ryanair fait un pied de nez La compagnie à bas tarifs irlandaise Ryanair a clôturé son dernier exercice, le 31 mars 2002, sur un bénéfice après impôts de 150,4 mio. d’EUR. Cela représente une augmentation de 44%. Le nombre de passagers et le taux d’occupation ont également fortement progressé. Le fait que le conflit relatif à l’utilisation du nom de ‘Frankfurt Hahn’ a aussi tourné en faveur de la compagnie ne pourra que renforcer ces prestations.
La libéralisation du rail en Belgique est enfin engagée La nouvelle nous est hélàs arrivée juste après la clôture de notre édition: le Conseil des Ministres a approuvé vendredi dernier le modèle de transposition des directives européennes 2001/12, 13 et 14, relatives à la libéralisation du fret ferroviaire sur l’ensemble du réseau international. La ministre des Transports, Isabelle Durant, avait présenté ce texte qui doit permettre d’adapter les structures en Belgique à l’overture de ce marché, le 1er mars 2003. Elle propose de créer deux nouveaux organes indépendants (un régulateur et un répartiteur) qui devront permettre de respecter la politique européenne sans devoir scinder l’exploitation de la SNCB de la gestion de l’infrastructure ferroviaire.
Les ports français doivent mieux cibler leur action Chargée du portefeuille de la Mer au sein du gouvernement Raffarin, Nicole Ameline se déclare prête à agir pour faire évoluer le statut des ports français. “Ils doivent se recentrer sur leur cœur de mission publique”, estime la toute nouvelle secrétaire d’Etat à la Mer. A première vue, cette notion de “cœur de mission publique” n’est pas des plus claires. L’intéressée explique: “Il ne s’agit pas de privatiser les ports, mais il faut considérer que l’exploitation commerciale des infrastructures peut être confiée à des entreprises de services, dans le cadre de contrats d’exploitation d’une durée suffisamment longue pour leur garantir de pouvoir amortir les investissements. Cette évolution doit se faire d’une façon très concertée.”
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