Higher fuel surcharges on US-Asia trade from July 1 HIGHER fuel costs will drive up container shipment costs between Asia and the US from July 1, as lines move to recover rising operating expenses in the lead-up to the traditional peak season surcharge period.
Bergesen aims to be leading player in natural gas market
Pakistan to set up free port at Gwadar
Maritime show put off by a year due to economic woes
Air and Land Transport
European air traffic controllers threaten strike DESPITE strike threats from air traffic controllers, European transport ministers were to press ahead yesterday with a continent-wide, 'single-sky' plan backers say will reduce congestion and delays for travellers.
Changi voted among world's top 3 airports
Star's US partners to get nod for linking flights via HK
FAA may fine American for cargo violations
Features
A history of pollution ON April 19, the Carnival Corp pleaded guilty in US District Court in Miami to criminal charges related to falsifying records of the oil-contaminated bilge water that six of its ships dumped into the sea from 1996 through 2001.
Higher fuel surcharges on US-Asia trade from July 1 HIGHER fuel costs will drive up container shipment costs between Asia and the US from July 1, as lines move to recover rising operating expenses in the lead-up to the traditional peak season surcharge period.
Bergesen aims to be leading player in natural gas market
Pakistan to set up free port at Gwadar
Maritime show put off by a year due to economic woes
Air and Land Transport
European air traffic controllers threaten strike DESPITE strike threats from air traffic controllers, European transport ministers were to press ahead yesterday with a continent-wide, 'single-sky' plan backers say will reduce congestion and delays for travellers.
Changi voted among world's top 3 airports
Star's US partners to get nod for linking flights via HK
FAA may fine American for cargo violations
Features
A history of pollution ON April 19, the Carnival Corp pleaded guilty in US District Court in Miami to criminal charges related to falsifying records of the oil-contaminated bilge water that six of its ships dumped into the sea from 1996 through 2001.
Higher fuel surcharges on US-Asia trade from July 1 HIGHER fuel costs will drive up container shipment costs between Asia and the US from July 1, as lines move to recover rising operating expenses in the lead-up to the traditional peak season surcharge period.
Bergesen aims to be leading player in natural gas market
Pakistan to set up free port at Gwadar
Maritime show put off by a year due to economic woes
Air and Land Transport
European air traffic controllers threaten strike DESPITE strike threats from air traffic controllers, European transport ministers were to press ahead yesterday with a continent-wide, 'single-sky' plan backers say will reduce congestion and delays for travellers.
Changi voted among world's top 3 airports
Star's US partners to get nod for linking flights via HK
FAA may fine American for cargo violations
Features
A history of pollution ON April 19, the Carnival Corp pleaded guilty in US District Court in Miami to criminal charges related to falsifying records of the oil-contaminated bilge water that six of its ships dumped into the sea from 1996 through 2001.
Panalpina IPO postponed Panalpina Group's sole shareholder, the Ernst Guehner Foundation, has now decided not to go ahead with the IPO this year, as it considers that the stock market situation is currently unfavourable for a successful share flotation.
Rotterdam terminal for empty containers Mayor Ivo Opstelten opened a terminal dedicated to the handling of empty containers last Friday in the port of Rotterdam. The company is called Delta Container Services (DCS), a joint venture between Kramer Container Depots and ECT.
Bethune 'not eyeing' CEO-job United Continental Airlines Inc.'s chief executive Gordon Bethune said he is not interested in taking the helm at rival United Airlines and that his company is likely to hand its pilots a raise during upcoming contract negotiations.
Inmarsat to shelve IPO Inmarsat, the satellite company, is to shelve plans for a flotation in London with a secondary listing in New York this summer due to poor investor sentiment towards the telecommunications sector.
Shenzhen open to foreign investment China has allowed its most successful special economic zone, Shenzhen, to accelerate market access for foreign investors.
Mineta announces port security grants U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced the award of $92.3 million in grants to 51 ports
All Rowan offshore rigs now under contract Rowan Companies, Inc. says that all six of its Gorilla Class rigs are now under contract.
Political breakthrough on Brussels ports plan the European Commission and the member state Council of Transport Ministers came to an agreement yesterday on the controversial ports services directive in a move that received a cautious welcome from port groups.
Jurong pips Keppel to $244m Petrobras FPSO deal SINGAPORE'S Jurong Shipyard has beaten rival Keppel Corp to clinch a $244m FPSO conversion from Petrobras, writes Marcus Hand.
Asian lines sign port of LA clean air initiative FOUR major Asian lines are the first to sign up to a clean air initiative pioneered by the Port of Los Angeles.
Insider Brownrigg to head UK Chamber of Shipping MARK Brownrigg is to be the next director-general of the UK's Chamber of Shipping, writes Julian Bray.
Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight SINCE the terrible events of September 11, security has become THE most important global issue.
$92.3M in port security grants The Transportation Security Administration on Monday handed out security grants to 51 ports, terminal operators and carriers.
Air express sector lagging: Analyst Air express and heavy freight carriers have yet to show any sustainable signs of a recovery, according to one Wall Street report.
Atlas Air downgraded, Expeditors gets boost A prominent Wall Street analyst had contrasting outlooks for the air freight carrier and forwarding concern.
Russian boost for tanker market
Panalpina IPO postponed
American Airlines fined over cargo security lapses
La directive portuaire pourrait se traduire par un libéralisation “à la carte” Le forcing espagnol aura finalement porté ses fruits. Les ministres européens des Transports ont finalement accepté la dernière version de la proposition de la Commission en matière de libéralisation des services portuaires, version amendée suite aux protestations qui se sont manifestées dans certains ports. Les amendements qui ont été apportés, notamment en ce qui concerne le “selfhandling” nous amènent à penser qu’il n’était en fait pas nécessaire d’élaborer une directive et qu’on risque même d’arriver à des distorsions du marché sur la scène portuaire européenne.
Transport Nijs poursuit son expansion L’entreprise de transport et de logistique Transport Nijs vient d’inaugurer un nouveau magasin d’une superficie de 13.000 m2. L’entreprise dispose ainsi à Lommel d’un espace d’entreposage de 31.500 m2, entièrement utilisé. Transport Nijs a par conséquent déjà acheté de nouveaux terrains afin de pouvoir construire prochainement de nouveaux magasins. De plus, ses services logistiques seront encore développés.
IRISL reste un client important d’Anvers pour le breakbulk “Anvers est pour nous un port d’attache et continuera à jouer un rôle important tant dans les trafics containérisés que dans les trafics de breakbulk”, a déclaré le capitaine M.J. Mozafari à l’occasion de la visite à Anvers du chargeur Rasselstein Hoesch GmbH, qui collabore depuis 15 ans déjà avec l’armement iranien. Le sidérurgiste allemand du groupe Thyssen a déjà représenté durant cette période un demi million de tonnes. IRISL représente à Anvers 3 à 400.000 tonnes sur une base annuelle.
Les constructeurs de terminaux devront tirer les leçons de Dibden Bay “ Ceux qui envisagent de construire un terminal à containers greenfield devront dans une large mesure tenir compte des exigences sur le plan des compensations environnementales. A l’avenir, une partie de plus en plus importante des investissements et de l’énergie des promoteurs de projets pour containers devra être consacrée à la préservation de l’environnement”. Tel était le message du Capt. Jimmy Chestnutt d’ABP, le responsable du projet Dibden Bay, un nouveau terminal à containers à Southampton. Malgré les efforts d’ABP pour répondre à certaines préoccupations environnementales, il y avait et il y a toujours beaucoup d’objections au terminal. Mais malgré la procédure épuisante concernant la réalisation du projet, Chestnutt est convaincu du fait que d’ici le début de 2004 les premiers navires pourront amarrer à Dibden Bay.
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