Hundreds of ships still stuck at West Coast CONGESTION continues to reign at key US West Coast ports with hundreds of vessels still stranded as legal challenges and industry surcharges loom.
Asean port officials discuss security, terminal fees
Ports of Auckland forecasts more container growth
APLL opens another warehouse facility in China
Air and Land Transport
Cathay's profit may be hurt by new air agreement NEWS of the opening of Hong Kong's cargo market to US airlines have not been received well here as the move may hurt the profitability of the city's largest carrier Cathay pacific Airways.
Three more Japanese suppliers for A380 project
Virgin Blue eyeing NZ flights next year
Aussie airline gets go-ahead to fly
Eurotunnel chalks up rise in Q3 revenue
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More travellers staying grounded for short trips SECURITY checks, random searches, new airline ticket fees and other hassles since the Sept 11 attacks have kept many people off planes and on the road, particularly for short trips.
Hundreds of ships still stuck at West Coast CONGESTION continues to reign at key US West Coast ports with hundreds of vessels still stranded as legal challenges and industry surcharges loom.
Asean port officials discuss security, terminal fees
Ports of Auckland forecasts more container growth
APLL opens another warehouse facility in China
Air and Land Transport
Cathay's profit may be hurt by new air agreement NEWS of the opening of Hong Kong's cargo market to US airlines have not been received well here as the move may hurt the profitability of the city's largest carrier Cathay pacific Airways.
Three more Japanese suppliers for A380 project
Virgin Blue eyeing NZ flights next year
Aussie airline gets go-ahead to fly
Eurotunnel chalks up rise in Q3 revenue
Log Book
Features
More travellers staying grounded for short trips SECURITY checks, random searches, new airline ticket fees and other hassles since the Sept 11 attacks have kept many people off planes and on the road, particularly for short trips.
Hundreds of ships still stuck at West Coast CONGESTION continues to reign at key US West Coast ports with hundreds of vessels still stranded as legal challenges and industry surcharges loom.
Asean port officials discuss security, terminal fees
Ports of Auckland forecasts more container growth
APLL opens another warehouse facility in China
Air and Land Transport
Cathay's profit may be hurt by new air agreement NEWS of the opening of Hong Kong's cargo market to US airlines have not been received well here as the move may hurt the profitability of the city's largest carrier Cathay pacific Airways.
Three more Japanese suppliers for A380 project
Virgin Blue eyeing NZ flights next year
Aussie airline gets go-ahead to fly
Eurotunnel chalks up rise in Q3 revenue
Log Book
Features
More travellers staying grounded for short trips SECURITY checks, random searches, new airline ticket fees and other hassles since the Sept 11 attacks have kept many people off planes and on the road, particularly for short trips.
Eurotunnel reports revenue growth Eurotunnel plc. reported steady revenue growth from the Shuttle business and strong growth in truck revenue with higher yields and volumes in the first quarter of 2002.
Coca-Cola selects Manugistics Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (CCBCC) is expanding a long-running relationship with Manugistics to include Global Logistics Management solutions, designed to optimize CCBCC's complex transportation network to improve customer service and reduce costs.
Italia Line adds Fos call Italia Line has extended its Mediterranean coverage to include a call in France on its Med Pacific Express service.
Weak third quarter CMB Belgian shipping company CMB said its consolidated result at the end of the third quarter of 2002 is estimated to be 11 million euro.
Paris delays Air France stake sale Francis Mer, finance minister of France, said in a weekend radio interview that the Air France sale, which had been billed as one of the first privatisation deals to be executed by the right-wing government elected in June, would probably happen "in six months to a year".
Better result CNF CNF today reported third-quarter net income from continuing operations of $43.6 million or 79 cents per diluted share.
An ill wind hits Genoa terminal A burst of 'sirocco' could have pushed the multipurpose Messina vessel Jolly Verde into a port crane in Genoa last week. The hot wind, which originates in the Sahara desert and becomes moist while crossing the Mediterranean, is a common hazard for pilots working in the Ligurian port.
Zodiac exit spells end of Cape International CONSOLIDATION of the capesize bulk carrier market suffered a severe setback yesterday with the break-up of the Cape International pool after its biggest member walked out.
Freight Investor Services makes first FFA trade FREIGHT Investor Services has officially entered the FFA market, with the brokerage founded by John Banaskiewicz and Andy Lucey making its first trade yesterday.
O'Neil cracks whip on Athens Convention INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organisation secretary general William O'Neil cracked the whip at the start of the IMO diplomatic conference yesterday warning of the risks of failing to amend the Athens Convention on passenger liability in the next two weeks.
Backlog mounting on West Coast Congestion grew Monday as ships worked over the weekend were immediately replaced by one or two more vessels arriving from Asia.
Customs' ACE could be co-opted by new Homeland Security department The unfinished Automated Commercial Environment is being considered as the host computer system for the proposed Department of Homeland Security, according to Customs officials.
Transalliance acquiert les Transports Keulders Le groupe français Transalliance (Nancy) a procédé à lacquisition de 100% des actions de la société liégeoise Keulders International (siège aux Hauts-Sarts). Cest ce que nous a confirmé Philippe Michel, président de Transalliance, au téléphone. Il estime que de nombreuses synergies pourront être développées, non seulement avec le reste du groupe en France, en Italie ou en Espagne, mais également avec HN Transport à Anvers (Zwijndrecht), une société qui se trouve de très longue date dans le giron du groupe français. Pour la société Keuders, cest - probablement - la dernière étape dune histoire fort mouvementée.
Le président du BAFI insiste sur une meilleure promotion de Brucargo Si la disparition de la Sabena est incontestablement regrettable, elle a toutefois été à la base de nouvelles initiatives et sest traduite par la venue de nouveaux acteurs dynamiques sur ce marché. Et ces derniers doivent être soutenus par les expéditeurs de fret aérien. Cest ce qua déclaré Jean-Claude Delen, le président du Belgian Airfreight Institute (BAFI), lors de son discours inaugural de la 8e édition de la nuit de gala organisée samedi dernier par lassociation des expéditeurs de fret aérien.
Bolloré nentrerait pas dans le capital de Géodis Le groupe français Bolloré, qui devait prendre une participation dans Geodis via sa branche transports SDV, aurait décidé de ne pas souscrire à cette opération. Cest ce quaffirme notre confrère Les Echos. Si Bolloré venait effectivement à ne pas participer à la recapitalisation de lentreprise logistique de la SNCF, celle-ci risque de devenir laborieuse. En effet, ce seraient uniquement les actionnaires actuels qui devraient contribuer à la recapitalisation. Ce qui, entre autres pour la SNCF, ne serait pas évident.
LURS va investir 147 mio. dEUR dans une nouvelle flotte LUnion de Remporquage et de Sauvetage URS) se porte mieux. Le lancement la semaine dernière au chantier naval danois Orskov Staalkibværft du puissant remorqueur Union Manta, a été loccasion pour la direction de faire le point sur lévolution de lentreprise, qui a renoué avec les chiffres noirs et consolide désormais ses positions. En effet, à lissue du premier semestre de lexercice en cours, le CA de 24,76 mio. deuros (inférieur de 50% par rapport à 1997) a laissé un résultat positif de 3,4 mio. deuros tandis que le cash flow se situait à 7,12 mio. deuros. Pour la fin de lannée, ces résultats devraient se présenter comme suit: respectivement 48,42 mio. deuros, 6,34 (bénéfice doublé par rapport à 2001) et 12,86 mio. Lheure est au renouvellement et au renforcement des moyens dactions, ce qui implique, en dehors du remorqueur précité, un programme dinvestissements de 112 mio. deuros à répartir sur 5 ans et que lURS financera en grande partie avec ses propres moyens.
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