Jakarta to release 3 sand dredgers detained in Riau THREE of the growing number of sand dredgers detained on allegations of stealing sand from Riau will reportedly be released by Indonesian officials, while other frustrated owners have heightened legal campaigns to free their vessels.
Debris from supertanker shows attack by small boat
Glitches slow down US cargo handling
HK exporters continue to suffer
Air and Land Transport
HK aircargo handler's Sept volumes hit record high HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd, the city's largest airfreight handler, said cargo volume rose 19 per cent to a monthly record in September as the threatened closure of US West Coast ports triggered record demand.
Virgin Blue plans to make Queensland its int'l base
Qantas fuel bill may rise A$100m this year
Thai Airways to fly to five new cities this month
M'sia air traffic to grow at up to 6% next year: Iata
Jakarta to release 3 sand dredgers detained in Riau THREE of the growing number of sand dredgers detained on allegations of stealing sand from Riau will reportedly be released by Indonesian officials, while other frustrated owners have heightened legal campaigns to free their vessels.
Debris from supertanker shows attack by small boat
Glitches slow down US cargo handling
HK exporters continue to suffer
Air and Land Transport
HK aircargo handler's Sept volumes hit record high HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd, the city's largest airfreight handler, said cargo volume rose 19 per cent to a monthly record in September as the threatened closure of US West Coast ports triggered record demand.
Virgin Blue plans to make Queensland its int'l base
Qantas fuel bill may rise A$100m this year
Thai Airways to fly to five new cities this month
M'sia air traffic to grow at up to 6% next year: Iata
Chinese airlines to merge China's nine biggest airlines are to merge and shares in Air China, the flagship international carrier, will be listed on international stock markets.
NZ quashes Qantas and Air NZ deal talk The New Zealand government has moved to quash speculation that a deal between Qantas and Air New Zealand was imminent, saying it had yet to see any proposal. Qantas wants to take a strategic stake of possibly 25 per cent in Air NZ.
Sinotrans abandons scheduled container services Sinotrans is to cease its scheduled shipping services at the end of this year.
ExxonMobil, Shell suspected of price fixing European Commission officials have raided a Shell office in Capelle aan den IJssel, the Netherlands, in search of evidence about suspected price fixing in the bitumen trade.
Airlines angry about airports profits Iata hit out strongly at what it labeled as 'profiteering' by its partners - airports, air traffic control and computer reservation systems - who glean their income exclusively from the air travel industry.
NASSCO gets extension of LHA/LHD mainenance contract National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, says it has been awarded a two-year extension on a contract for the phased maintenance of the five San Diego-based LHA and LHD class ships
North Sea contract for Gorilla VII Rowan Companies, Inc. today announced the contracting of its Super Gorilla class jack-up, the Rowan Gorilla VII, to Tuscan Energy (Scotland) Limited
Cruise industry U.S. spending increases The International Council of Cruise Lines says the North American cruise industry contributed $20 billion to the U.S. economy in 2001. The total included $621 million spent on ship maintenance and repair,
Limburg: It was an attack France says that the initial results of the investigation into the Limburg explosion indicate it resulted from a deliberate attack
Valles and ExxonMobil slake thirst to do business Valles Steamship has officially renewed its decades old relationship with oil and gas giant ExxonMobil following the launch on Friday of the aframax tanker, Seatransport, writes Sam Chambers .
Owners and union in terror protection plea SHIPOWNERS and maritime unionists have called for state and international protection for ships sailing in dangerous waters, after the probable terrorist attack on the tanker Limburg .
Anger at Maersk plans to wind up Sea-Land pension scheme MAERSK Co is facing a bitter fight with former UK-based Sea-Land staff over plans to wind up their pension fund.
Shippers hit with extra costs on boxes As container carriers declare force majeure on shipments because of the West Coast port shutdown, shippers could be socked with hundreds of dollars worth of additional freight costs to get a container to its final destination.
DHL sets U.S. ground service The carrier ramps up its march on the U.S. domestic market with plans to roll out ground service early next year and moving its U.S. sales operations to Florida.
The Journal of Commerce returns with fresh design, expanded coverage
L’élargissement de l’UE coûtera 22.000 emplois dans le secteur de l’expédition Quelque 22.000 salariés des agences en douane devront chercher un nouvel emploi suite à l’élargissement de l’Union européenne par 10 nouveaux Etats-membres. S’ils trouvent ce nouvel emploi d’ici 2004, le trafic de marchandises entre l’UE actuelle et les nouveaux-venus sera paralysé. L’organisation européenne des expéditeurs Clecat demande à la Commission européenne, au Parlement et aux Etats-membres de trouver une solution au problème.
Cenflumarin met le bateau de formation “Themis II” en service Le ministre flamand de la Mobilité Steve Stevaert s’était engagé l’année dernière à contribuer à la construction d’un bateau de formation moderne en remplacement d’un navire de près de 100 ans. Jeudi dernier, il a officiellement réceptionné le “Themis II” de la firme S.K.B. Le navire de formation représente un investissement de 3,6 mio. d’EUR, dont la région flamande à pris 2,85 mio. d’EUR à son compte.
Contrat logistique de Nestlé pour le groupe Falcon Distribution Le groupe Nestlé choisit Falcon Distribution Group pour gérer la distribution de ses eaux sur le marché britannique au départ de Dunkerque. Le groupe développe de la sorte ses activités sur la plate-forme de distribution dans le port ouest de Dunkerque, qui se limitaient jusqu’à présent à la distribution d’appareils électro-ménagers en provenance de divers pays européens vers le Royaume-Uni.
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