Rotterdam set to allow US Customs checks THE Port of Rotterdam is poised to allow an American Customs team inside its facilities to pre-inspect US-bound containers for a four-month pilot project.
Aussie transport group Toll buys 7 port operations
Bangladeshi minister denies bribery charges in ferry tender
Lack of equipment hampers Indon crackdown on pirates
Air and Land Transport
Delta CFO predicts firm will return to profitability in 2003 DELTA Air Lines Inc chief financial officer Michele Burns predicted the carrier will turn a profit in at least a few months during the the second half of this year and return to full profitability in 2003.
Qantas may bid for Ansett's Sydney terminal
Cathay, DHL plan dedicated cargo venture in HK
M'sian logistics industry set for more growth
Branson favours Boeing in Virgin Blue fleet upgrade
Rotterdam set to allow US Customs checks THE Port of Rotterdam is poised to allow an American Customs team inside its facilities to pre-inspect US-bound containers for a four-month pilot project.
Aussie transport group Toll buys 7 port operations
Bangladeshi minister denies bribery charges in ferry tender
Lack of equipment hampers Indon crackdown on pirates
Air and Land Transport
Delta CFO predicts firm will return to profitability in 2003 DELTA Air Lines Inc chief financial officer Michele Burns predicted the carrier will turn a profit in at least a few months during the the second half of this year and return to full profitability in 2003.
Qantas may bid for Ansett's Sydney terminal
Cathay, DHL plan dedicated cargo venture in HK
M'sian logistics industry set for more growth
Branson favours Boeing in Virgin Blue fleet upgrade
TNT Post acquires French group Mail, Express and Logistics company TPG acquired, through its division TNT Logistics, the French logistics group Transports Nicolas. 'Transports Nicolas is one of the leading logistics providers of temperature-controlled activities for the retail and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector in France, specializing in fresh products.
Kuehne & Nagel to divest its travel agencies Kuehne & Nagel has entered into an agreement with TQ3 Travel Solutions, a provider of worldwide business travel services, to divest its travel operations.
SAS to scrap loss-making routes SAS is to pull out of 13 loss-making routes in a bid to cut costs as part of an overhaul of its network and operations.
Virgin plans Australian fleet expansion Virgin Blue, the Australian airline set up by Sir Richard Branson two years ago, plans a $1.9 billion fleet expansion.
Losses American Airlines rose AMR, American Airlines' parent, said its net loss rose to $575 million, in the first three months of 2002, from $43 million in the same period last year.
Hutchison cuts HK, China port stakes Hutchison cut its stake in Hong Kong International Terminals to 86.5 per cent from 89 per cent.
Cargolux profit down Cargolux Airlines announced a net profit of $ 15.4 million for the year 2001.
CP Ships posts first quarter loss CP Ships announced an unaudited first quarter 2002 operating loss of $6 million, down from an operating profit of $31 million in the first quarter 2001 and $35 million before exceptional credits in fourth quarter 2001.
Stelios to stand down from easyJet to placate investors STELIOS Haji-Ioannou has bowed to pressure from institutional shareholders to step down as chairman of easyJet, the low-cost airline he founded in 1995, to ensure the "highest standards of corporate governance", writes Julian Bray .
Aleman faces ire on new canal fee ALBERTO Aleman, the administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, is to meet leading shipping industry representatives in London on Monday amid rising concern over the implications of a proposed new "security fee" for vessels using the canal.
Baltic leads fight on tax crackdown threat THE campaign to convince the British government that it would be courting disaster for maritime London if there was a tax crackdown on foreign entrepreneurs living in the country has begun in earnest.
Shell shrugs off Brown oil tax hike ROYAL Dutch Shell took the decisive move yesterday of lifting its stake in £3.5bn ($4.99bn) bid target Enterprise Oil to 29%, leaving any investor still gambling on a counterbid high and dry, writes Tony Gray.
UPS earnings beat expectations The company's profit dipped 3.3% to $563 million, or 50 cents a share. Analysts were expecting earnings of 47 cents a share.
Korean shipyards see export slump The world's biggest shipbuilder saw exports of new vessels tumble in the first quarter, on the heels of lower-than-expected orders for new vessels. Weblog: Bangladesh port strike over SSA plans
Malaysia port gets rail boost A new trans-Asian rail network linking Southeast Asia and Europe should benefit the local movement of goods, officials say.
Ocean Logistics et Transaf vont fusionner Ocean Logistics et Transaf, les filiales de transport respectives des groupes sidérurgiques Usinor et Arbed, fusionneront au sein de Trans Ocean Logistics (TOL) en date du 30 juin prochain. Le personnel des deux entreprises a été informé de la nouvelle structure, du plan stratégique et des objectifs de la nouvelle société, qui représente un chiffre d’affaires de plus de 137 millions d’EUR et un trafic annuel de plus de 5,2 millions de tonnes.
La CE prépare un “consultation paper” sur la tarification des modes de transport La Commission européenne présentera dans le courant de l’année un “consultation paper” sur la tarification de tous les modes de transport, a annoncé Wolfgang Elsner, du directorat-général pour l’Energie et le Transport, lors de la première journée du “Maritime and Port Symposium” organisé par l’Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA). Elsner, qui représentait la commissaire européenne aux Transports Loyola de Palacio, a reconnu qu’il n’était pas du tout évident de rédiger un tel document et a déjà promis qu’il ne fallait pas s’attendre à une “révolution sur la tarification dans les ports”.
TPG acquiert l’entreprise logistique française Transports Nicolas Le groupe néerlandais TPG a annoncé l’acquisition, au travers de sa division TNT Logistics, de 100% des titres de l’entreprise logistique française Transports Nicolas (Brioude, près de Clermont-Ferrand). Cette société est un acteur important sur la scène de la logistique sous température dirigée en France. Elle est spécialisée dans la distribution de produits de grande consommation, en particulier de produits frais. Pour TNT Logistics France, cette acquisition représente une extension de la gamme de services.
Stora Enso Lumipaper porte sa capacité à 165.000 t par an Le groupe papetier finno-suédois Stora Enso a mis en service une nouvelle ligne de découpe d’une capacité de 10 tonnes de papier par heure dans son usine Lumipaper, située dans la zone portuaire de la Rive gauche à Anvers. La superficie de l’immeuble a été doublée à 17.100 m2 et la capacité de découpe a été augmentée de 70% à 165.000 tonnes par an. L’investissement total s’est élevé à 16 millions d’EUR. L’expansion a également entraîné la création de vingt nouveaux emplois.
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