PSA's Belgian unit risks losing biggest customer PSA Corporation's newly acquired Belgium terminal operator Hesse Noord Natie risks losing its biggest customer, Mediterranean Shipping Company , because of legal wrangles which continue to plague the expansion of the Port of Antwerp.
Panama Canal tolls to increase
Keppel's fast-track job
Air and Land Transport
SIA, Asian carriers defy downturn with better profits AS US Airways filed for bankruptcy protection and other industry giants announced cutbacks to cope with mounting losses this month, Singapore Airlines inaugurated a new service between Singapore and Las Vegas.
Australian Airlines expects to profit from low-yield routes
PSA's Belgian unit risks losing biggest customer PSA Corporation's newly acquired Belgium terminal operator Hesse Noord Natie risks losing its biggest customer, Mediterranean Shipping Company , because of legal wrangles which continue to plague the expansion of the Port of Antwerp.
Panama Canal tolls to increase
Keppel's fast-track job
Air and Land Transport
SIA, Asian carriers defy downturn with better profits AS US Airways filed for bankruptcy protection and other industry giants announced cutbacks to cope with mounting losses this month, Singapore Airlines inaugurated a new service between Singapore and Las Vegas.
Australian Airlines expects to profit from low-yield routes
NOL: Flemming Jacobs not quitting Neptune Orient Lines, which is expected to announce huge losses, dismissed market rumors that its chief executive, Flemming Jacobs, would be leaving the national shipping line.
LanChile introduces daily JFK-Lima service LanChile is once again expanding its service from New York to South America.
Full freighter service Martinair to Chicago Martinair, the Dutch charter airline, is to introduce a twice-weekly full freighter service between Amsterdam and Chicago.
Continental to Ground 11 Planes Continental Airlines is cutting capacity in order to combat an industry downturn.
TMM with North America-Africa service TMM Lines launched a multi-purpose service between the East Coast of North America and Africa, operating once every two weeks.
US West Coast growth in July US West Coast ports in July 2002 reported strong growth in import of containers: Long Beach had a 20 percent increase, Tacoma 31 percent, Los Angeles 9.15 percent compared to July 2001.
PSA, Evergreen discus volumes Singapore's container terminal PSA is in talks with Evergreen Marine on how much throughput will be handled in Singapore just as the Taiwan shipping line moves the bulk of its operations to the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP).
Owners rebel over cost of guards SHIPOWNERS are uniting against being forced to bear the cost of port security. The expense of posting security guards at ships' gangways to keep crews from shore must be borne by ports, two influential industry organisations have demanded.
ECSA urges EU unity rather than bilateral deals European Union member states should strike a common position on maritime security issues rather than rushing off to sign 'clever' bilateral accords with the US, according to the president of the EU shipowners' association.
Researchers put nuclear detection methods under the microscope SCIENTISTS are investigating ways of detecting nuclear materials hidden inside containers, writes Janet Porter.
Canal toll hikes to be staggered PANAMA's cabinet has responded to widespread international concern over sweeping changes to the Panama Canal toll regime by staggering proposed one-time price hikes over the course of the next year, writes John McLaughlin.
Panama hikes Canal fees The rate increases, imposed despite opposition from shipping companies, will be staggered, with an initial 8 percent increase taking effect on Oct. 1 and another 4.5 percent increase in July 2003.
Customs set to open C-TPAT to intermediaries Starting Monday, the agency will take applications from brokers, forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.
Weekly rail freight hits high for year
Cost-cutting boosts operating profit at Lufthansa Cargo
AirRep lance des vols fret réguliers entre Liège et la CEI L’opérateur de fret aérien britannique AirRep lancera la deuxième semaine de septembre trois vols hebdomadaires entre Liège et Moscou-Sheremetyevo. L’entreprise alignera dans ce cadre son deuxième, et nouvel apparel fret Tu-204C. L’accent de ce service sera placé sur le fret en direction de l’Est, déclare le managing director d’AirRep, Andy Lewis.
Smit International se recentre sur ses activités de base “Nous allons nous recentrer sur les domaines où nous occupons les positions les plus fortes et où nous disposons du savoir-faire nécessaire.” Le CEO du groupe néerlandais de remorquage et de renflouage Smit International, Ben Vree, a confirmé la nouvelle orientation stratégique du groupe à l’occasion de la présentation des résultats semestriels. Le groupe avait déjà annoncé son intention de se reconcentrer sur ses activités de base.
L’organe allemand de supervision financière veut enquêter sur Thiel Logistik Bafin, l’organe allemand pour la supervision des transactions financières, envisage de mener une enquête sur l’annonce de la révision à la baisse des bénéfices publié par Thiel Logistik il y a un mois. L’instance gouvernementale veut vérifier s’il est question de manipulations du marché et du commerce au sein de l’entreprise.
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