Asia-US transpacific trade to grow 5% this year SHIPPING lines operating on the Asia to US transpacific trade are seeing 'marked signs of improvement' in the container market with a projected 5 per cent growth by year-end, according to a recent meeting of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement .
Tg Pelepas port introduces electronic vessel clearance
China helps Pakistan to build seaport
Marine pilots win awards for excellence
Philippine naval base to be turned into commercial facility
Air and Land Transport
Flights to have anti-terror crew, locked cockpits by '03 AIRLINE crew members on flights with more than 60 passengers will, come November 2003, be trained in responding to potential terrorist threats, the United Nations aviation agency has announced.
Asia-US transpacific trade to grow 5% this year SHIPPING lines operating on the Asia to US transpacific trade are seeing 'marked signs of improvement' in the container market with a projected 5 per cent growth by year-end, according to a recent meeting of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement .
Tg Pelepas port introduces electronic vessel clearance
China helps Pakistan to build seaport
Marine pilots win awards for excellence
Philippine naval base to be turned into commercial facility
Air and Land Transport
Flights to have anti-terror crew, locked cockpits by '03 AIRLINE crew members on flights with more than 60 passengers will, come November 2003, be trained in responding to potential terrorist threats, the United Nations aviation agency has announced.
Incat companies in receivership Troubled Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has had three of the nine companies in its group placed in receivership
Bankruptcy court clears way for sale of Quincy yard A judge has cleared the way for sale of the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy
Spanish yards may have to repay special tax credits The European Court of Justice has ruled that special credits granted Spanish shipyards were incompatible with European Community law relating to state aid.
SeaEscape buying another ship SeaEscape Entertainment, Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase a former Commodore Cruise Lines ship
Central Gulf sale "a resounding success" The Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 182 attracted $363,210,467 in high bids from 77 companies.
Star Cruises in newbuilding talks with European yards STAR Cruises, the Malaysian-based cruise line, is in talks with several European shipyards over plans for a raft of newbuildings that are needed for the line's expansion in Asia.
Cruise and cargo sectors lead hope of rec overy THE first tentative signs of recovery in the container trades are emerging.
Carnival Corp may exercise Fincantieri vessel option Carnival Corp, the cruise market leader which boasts a $6bn fleet expansion programme, is now assessing its newbuilding requirement for 2005-6.
Kulukundis quits CR Weber SHIPPINGBABES.com founder and shipping internet guru Johnny Kulukundis has resigned from US brokerage CR Weber.
Trans-Pacific Resurgence Carriers are revising their forecasts upward for containerized volume from Asia to the United States after reports that West Coast ports saw import traffic surge in February.
UPS deal boosts Manila hub United Parcel Service crafts a deal with another carrier to expand its intra-Asia service.
Les vols vers l’Afrique seront d’importantes routes de fret pour SN Brussels Airlines Suite au lancement de vols - sous-traités - vers l’Afrique, SN Brussels Airlines peut à nouveau penser à des propres activités fret. La nouvelle compagnie aérienne belge n’assurera toutefois que la commercialisation de la capacité en soute de l’Afrique vers l’Europe. En ce qui concerne l’Europe-Afrique, SN Brussels Airlines fait appel au General Sales and Services Agent (GSSA) ‘European Cargo Services’ (ECS). La communauté de fret aérien de Brucargo réagit positivement, mais attend. Pour ce qui est du transport de passagers aussi, les astres semblent être favorables pour les vols vers l’Afrique.
Le deuxième paquet ferroviaire est surtout axé sur le transport de marchandises Les ministres européens des Transports se pencheront mardi prochain à Bruxelles sur cinq propositions de la Commission européenne relatives à la nouvelle législation dans le cadre dudit deuxième paquet ferroviaire. Il s’agit surtout de mesures portant sur le transport de marchandises et de personnes par le rail, faisant suite au programme d’action du Livre blanc sur l’avenir du transport européen à l’horizon 2010.
L’élargissement du canal Albert et la rénovation des écluses sont prioritaires pour les bateliers et les chargeurs Mardi dernier, la péniche “Floralia” a fait escale au Kattendijkdok à Anvers dans le cadre du “Tour de Flandre” de Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen (PBV), qui a ainsi voulu rehausser l’éclat de son dixième anniversaire. Le président de PBV Filip Martens, ainsi que l’échevin portuaire Delwaide et plusieurs chargeurs, ont profité de l’occasion pour interroger Leo Meyvis, le chef du département Zeeschelde de l’AWZ, sur le planning des travaux concernant l’élargissement du canal Albert et les écluses Van Cauwelaert et Royers.
L’UPTR ne veut pas qu’on étende les possibilités d’appel au cautionnement L’association belge de transporteurs routiers UPTR a récemment consulté sa base pour avoir son avis sur quatre points. Cette enquête portait sur l’extension du cautionnement, l’interdiction éventuelle de dépasser par temps de pluie, le retrait du permis en cas de dépassement dangereux et la problématique des 48 heures. Les résultats ont été présentés au cabinet de la ministre des Transports, Isabelle Durant. Selon Jean-Pierre Haesen, le directeur de l’UPTR, l’enquête a révélé que 99% des adhérents suivaient l’union dans son argumentation.
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