New security rules to prevent stowaways NEW standards and recommended practices for dealing with stowaways have been officially adopted by the International Maritime Organisation at a recent committee session.
PSA striving to satisfy customers: EDB chief
Antwerp expansion work to begin after govt intervention
NOL hikes port charges in China
Air and Land Transport
Boeing bets on defence to weather slump FIVE days after Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit said the airline slump would cost the company US$700 million in the fourth quarter, he got a break: a deal to supply the US military with refuelling jets.
S&P may up Air NZ credit rating
Catering, freight workers at Qantas reject pay rise deal
Ansett's mileage points in limbo
Investor group buys grounded Brazil airline
Features
Shareholders split on Carnival's higher bid DIVISIONS are emerging between big shareholders in P&O Princess Cruises, as some opened the door to talks with Carnival Corp, soon after the world's biggest cruise line raised its hostile bid.
New security rules to prevent stowaways NEW standards and recommended practices for dealing with stowaways have been officially adopted by the International Maritime Organisation at a recent committee session.
PSA striving to satisfy customers: EDB chief
Antwerp expansion work to begin after govt intervention
NOL hikes port charges in China
Air and Land Transport
Boeing bets on defence to weather slump FIVE days after Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit said the airline slump would cost the company US$700 million in the fourth quarter, he got a break: a deal to supply the US military with refuelling jets.
S&P may up Air NZ credit rating
Catering, freight workers at Qantas reject pay rise deal
Ansett's mileage points in limbo
Investor group buys grounded Brazil airline
Features
Shareholders split on Carnival's higher bid DIVISIONS are emerging between big shareholders in P&O Princess Cruises, as some opened the door to talks with Carnival Corp, soon after the world's biggest cruise line raised its hostile bid.
New security rules to prevent stowaways NEW standards and recommended practices for dealing with stowaways have been officially adopted by the International Maritime Organisation at a recent committee session.
PSA striving to satisfy customers: EDB chief
Antwerp expansion work to begin after govt intervention
NOL hikes port charges in China
Air and Land Transport
Boeing bets on defence to weather slump FIVE days after Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit said the airline slump would cost the company US$700 million in the fourth quarter, he got a break: a deal to supply the US military with refuelling jets.
S&P may up Air NZ credit rating
Catering, freight workers at Qantas reject pay rise deal
Ansett's mileage points in limbo
Investor group buys grounded Brazil airline
Features
Shareholders split on Carnival's higher bid DIVISIONS are emerging between big shareholders in P&O Princess Cruises, as some opened the door to talks with Carnival Corp, soon after the world's biggest cruise line raised its hostile bid.
Here comes the bride to cruiseships if UK ban gives way to banns WEDDING bells could soon be ringing out on cruiseships re-registered in the UK, writes Janet Porter.
Uproar in class societies over 'second-rate' jibes A WAR of words broke out between major classification societies yesterday, over claims from a string of top shipping figures that all but three or four are second-rate.
ABP refuses to take on returning Humber pilots MEMBERS of Humber Pilots will turn up for work this morning, but Associated British Ports will not be calling on their services. The pilots' co-operative ended a six-week strike on Tuesday, four days before its contract is formally due to expire.
Germany confirms boxship probe CONTAINERSHIP owners are to be questioned by antitrust regulators about plans to remove surplus tonnage from the charter market.
Black-empowerment tanker firm wins deal According to Sithembisa Mthethwa, chief executive of Dudula and the current chairman of Southern Tankers, the deal is worth close to R600m ($49.6m).
EU seeks probe of German ship plan Shipowners want to create a mutual club that would compensate operators who lay up vessels in a bid to shore up slumping charter rates
United set to open LAX cargo terminal The hub will serve as the carrier's top West Coast cargo gateway
Zim takes full stake in Israeli forwarder
BNSF profit declined in quarter, year
Cost-cutting sparks jump in Norfolk Southern earnings
Report: SCM security a group effort
Truckers block Italy border crossings
Evergreen Aviation to carry Afghan relief supplies
NTE revenue jumps
FMC fines NVOCC $1.2 million
Martinair Cargo to launch Amsterdam-San Francisco service
De Palacio veut une vitesse moyenne de 60 km/h pour les trains de marchandises En marge d’un exposé sur le nouvelles mesures ferroviaires de la Commission européenne (voir LL du 18/1), la commissaire Loyola de Palacio a déclaré que la Commission veut voir l’accès au réseau ferroviaire international pour le transport de marchandises au sein de l’Union réalisé en 2006 au lieu de 2008. La Commission veut également que le transport de marchandises national soit libéralisé début 2008. D’ici la fin de l’année, De Palacio introduira en outre une proposition visant la libéralisation complète du transport de personnes par rail dans l’UE. Dans ce contexte, elle pense également à 2008, mais elle entend préalablement procéder à une concertation avec les Etats-membres et le Parlement européen.
ICF deviendra une société anonyme d’ici la fin du premier semestre 2002 Transformation de la société coopérative Intercontainer-Interfrigo en société anonyme, rééquilibrage de la situation chez Allied Continental Intermodal, lancement prudent de nouveaux produits, création de bureaux propres en Allemagne et futures participations financières dans certains terminaux-clés. Tels ont été les points principaux abordés par la direction d’ICF au cours d’une conférence de presse à Bâle.
David Whitehead (ESPO): “2001 a été une année cruciale pour le secteur portuaire” Le Comité exécutif de l’Organisation européenne des ports maritimes communautaires ESPO s’est rassemblé hier à Bruxelles pour discuter du Port Package de la CE. Il a surtout traité de l’aspect manutention. L’ESPO va proposer d’augmenter la durée des concession avancée par la Commission pour les terminaux, de 25 à 35 ans.
Ports français: menace de grève pour le 29 janvier En raison d’un mouvement larvé se traduisant ici et là par des arrêts de travail, le fonctionnement normal des ports français était déjà perturbé depuis le 26 novembre dernier. Le conflit risque maintenant de prendre une autre dimension. La Fédération nationale des Ports & Docks (FNPD/CGT) lance en effet un appel à ses adhérents, les dockers, pour une amplification du mouvement à compter du 29 janvier. Du côté des employeurs, l’Union nationale des Industries de la Manutention (UNIM) parle “d’un nouveau chantage” qui menace la fiabilité des ports français.
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