Transpacific trade lines in drive to raise freight rates CONTAINER shipping lines operating on the transpacific trades are set to begin an intensive campaign aimed at successive freight rate hikes, based on what they say are surging cargo volumes across the Pacific.
Joint venture wins dredging deal for PTP's second phase
Strong won blamed for fall in profits at two Korean yards
Air and Land Transport
Qantas flights delayed as workers strike over wages QANTAS Airways flights were delayed as a 24-hour strike by as many as 6,000 workers forced the airline to change yesterday's schedule.
Taipei- Moscow charter flights from Sat
Boeing aiming to meet deadline for security cockpit doors
Spilt drink forces emergency plane landing
New Varig president expected to be named
Beijing Airport's H1 profit up 19%
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United plans to arm pilots with 'tasers' WHILE lawmakers, pilots and the National Rifle Association continue their campaign to arm pilots with guns, United Airlines has placed its faith in a different weapon - the Advanced Taser M26.
Transpacific trade lines in drive to raise freight rates CONTAINER shipping lines operating on the transpacific trades are set to begin an intensive campaign aimed at successive freight rate hikes, based on what they say are surging cargo volumes across the Pacific.
Joint venture wins dredging deal for PTP's second phase
Strong won blamed for fall in profits at two Korean yards
Air and Land Transport
Qantas flights delayed as workers strike over wages QANTAS Airways flights were delayed as a 24-hour strike by as many as 6,000 workers forced the airline to change yesterday's schedule.
Taipei- Moscow charter flights from Sat
Boeing aiming to meet deadline for security cockpit doors
Spilt drink forces emergency plane landing
New Varig president expected to be named
Beijing Airport's H1 profit up 19%
Features
United plans to arm pilots with 'tasers' WHILE lawmakers, pilots and the National Rifle Association continue their campaign to arm pilots with guns, United Airlines has placed its faith in a different weapon - the Advanced Taser M26.
Transpacific trade lines in drive to raise freight rates CONTAINER shipping lines operating on the transpacific trades are set to begin an intensive campaign aimed at successive freight rate hikes, based on what they say are surging cargo volumes across the Pacific.
Joint venture wins dredging deal for PTP's second phase
Strong won blamed for fall in profits at two Korean yards
Air and Land Transport
Qantas flights delayed as workers strike over wages QANTAS Airways flights were delayed as a 24-hour strike by as many as 6,000 workers forced the airline to change yesterday's schedule.
Taipei- Moscow charter flights from Sat
Boeing aiming to meet deadline for security cockpit doors
Spilt drink forces emergency plane landing
New Varig president expected to be named
Beijing Airport's H1 profit up 19%
Features
United plans to arm pilots with 'tasers' WHILE lawmakers, pilots and the National Rifle Association continue their campaign to arm pilots with guns, United Airlines has placed its faith in a different weapon - the Advanced Taser M26.
Qantas hit by second strike Ground staff with Qantas Airways staged their second one-day strike of the month on Monday with mixed results that left both sides of the dispute claiming victory.
BAA against BA in investment row BAA, the British airports operator, defended itself against claims that it had overstated investment plans by 1 billion pound to boost its claim for higher landing fees.
KLM with Eastern European freight service KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is seeking to strengthen the carrier's current position in the British market by increasing frequencies and capacity on various routes in the coming winter season, Sunday, October 27, 2002, through Saturday, March 29, 2003. New cargo services are added.
Singapore plans 20 more berths The government of Singapore has set aside land for 20 more berths at Pasir Panjang for 'whoever can best run the berths, be it PSA Corporation, Jurong Port, other port operators or shipping lines', Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in his annual National Day Rally speech yesterday.
GAO turns down GD protest of DD(X) award The General Accounting Office has rejected a protest by General Dynamics Corp.'s Bath Iron Works against the U.S. Navy's award of a $2.9 billion contract to the Gold Team
Shipowners make proposals on security The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and other shipower organizations have put forwartd a number of proposals for consideration at the next IMO meeting on maritime security
Rising Star to spend $1bn on new orders B uoyed by a successful cost-cutting exercise and with a firm eye on the "untapped" Chinese cruise market, Star Cruises has announced plans to order a further two vessels, taking its ambitious newbuilding expansion to US$1bn.
Sohmen eyes Bergesen as shares fall BERGESEN shares took another buffeting yesterday, falling by almost 5% to their lowest level on the Oslo Stock Exchange in six months, making the shares increasingly attractive for acquisitive Hong Kong-based investor, Dr Helmut Sohmen.
Taipower set to reopen tender for LNG deal TAIWAN Power Co will hold a public tender to select a supplier for liquefied natural gas in a 25-year deal worth T$400bn (US$11.8bn), the state utility firm said yesterday, Reuters reports.
Hamburg expects to elude flood damage Germany's largest port says it does not anticipate any disruptions to operations from flooding on the Elbe River that has caused damage to large areas of Germany in recent days.
KLM boosts cargo services Europe's fourth-largest airline will launch a full freighter service to and from Budapest to connect the fast-expanding Eastern European markets with its global cargo network.
U.S. railroads report improved safety
Houston Ship Channel reopens after blast
Shanghai speeds container port expansion
Mundra is first Indian port to berth cape-size ships
Superfast compte sur un accroissement du trafic de fret sur Rosyth/Zeebrugge “Nous espérons que le marché accordera le soutien nécessaire pour maintenir le service. We’re here to stay.” C’est ce qu’a répondu le directeur de Superfast Ferries, Yannis Criticos, aux questions relatives à l’avenir du service que l’armement grec assure depuis quelques mois entre le port écossais de Rosyth et Zeebrugge, et au lent développement du trafic de fret sur cette route. Criticos a toutefois refusé de révéler des chiffres. Du côté écossais, un appel a été lancé aux transporteurs routiers la semaine dernière pour les inciter à soutenir le service et à en garantir le maintien.
Nouvelle approche stratégique de Singapour dans la manutention de containers Le premier ministre de Singapour, Goh Chok Tong, a clairement affirmé dans un discours que l’Etat “voulait maintenir à tout prix son statut de principal hub pour la navigation de ligne en Asie du Sud-Est”. Il a confirmé que l’Etat avait prévu des terrains pour 20 emplacements supplémentaires pour porte-containers et que ces emplacements seront exploités par “celui qui en sera le mieux à même”, même si cela signifie que Singapour devra pour la première fois de son histoire passer par un autre groupe que PSA Corp, qui domine actuellement la manutention de containers dans cet Etat.
La crise aérienne américaine pourrait profiter aux compagnies européennes Il semble que la crise dans la navigation aérienne américaine pourrait devenir l’énième illustration de l’expression “le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres”. Du côté européen, les compagnies aériennes sont prêtes à attirer la clientèle vers elles. C’est ce qui ressort d’une enquête de Reuters. En raison de différents facteurs - dont une plus forte accentuation sur le transport de fret - les compagnies européennes ont mieux survécu à la crise que les américaines.
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