China must remove logistics red tape CHINA must quickly remove red tape affecting transport and logistics to fully realise its cost advantages, Neptune Orient Lines group president and chief executive Flemming Jacobs says.
P&O ports' container volumes in Q1 up 13%
Report on Aussie govt spying on Tampa completed
Law suit charges cruise ships of fouling California coast
Shipping tycoon buys 10% Bergesen stake
Ports of Auckland to spend NZ$20m to deepen channel
Air and Land Transport
US federal airport workers to debut at Baltimore BALTIMORE-Washington International Airport will become the first in the country with an all-federal security force by about mid-June, marking the national debut of the government's air travel security system, officials said on Wednesday.
Ariana Afghan Airlines trying to rise from the ashes of war
BA unit to cut unprofitable services
Patrick buys Ansett's int'l cargo business
BMI chalks up 12m loss after drop in traffic
IBM, Air Canada to market portable, wireless check-in system
China must remove logistics red tape CHINA must quickly remove red tape affecting transport and logistics to fully realise its cost advantages, Neptune Orient Lines group president and chief executive Flemming Jacobs says.
P&O ports' container volumes in Q1 up 13%
Report on Aussie govt spying on Tampa completed
Law suit charges cruise ships of fouling California coast
Shipping tycoon buys 10% Bergesen stake
Ports of Auckland to spend NZ$20m to deepen channel
Air and Land Transport
US federal airport workers to debut at Baltimore BALTIMORE-Washington International Airport will become the first in the country with an all-federal security force by about mid-June, marking the national debut of the government's air travel security system, officials said on Wednesday.
Ariana Afghan Airlines trying to rise from the ashes of war
BA unit to cut unprofitable services
Patrick buys Ansett's int'l cargo business
BMI chalks up 12m loss after drop in traffic
IBM, Air Canada to market portable, wireless check-in system
Lufthansa 'not pessimistic' Lufthansa said it posted an operating profit of 28 million euro in 2001, and that the operating result for the first quarter of 2002 will "not be disappointing", thanks to stringent cost controls and the matching of capacity.
Dragonair rise in cargo traffic Dragonair said it recorded year-on-year and month-on-month rises in both passenger and cargo traffic in March 2002.
K-Line revises results upwards K-Line says it was successful in improving ordinary income and net income, which attributed to a better-than-expected recovery towards the end of Fiscal 2001 in container cargo movement centering on Europe and U.S.A.
Logistics.com: your results please... Logistics.com, calling itself 'the leader in integrated logistics planning and execution solutions for shippers and carriers', announced results without any financials.
BNSF: lower revenue and operating income Burlington Northern Santa Fe reported first quarter 2002 earnings of $0.45 per diluted share compared with first-quarter 2001 earnings after extraordinary item of $0.34 per diluted share.
Net income CMA CGM down The executive boards of CMA CGM Holding and CMA CGM in Paris announced a sharp decline in net result over 2001, of 28 million euro, against 107 million Euro in the year 2000.
UPS-Teamsters talk not sure Contract negotiations between United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) and its workers represented by Local 2727 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union recessed Wednesday.
Cruise lines face ballast water suit A lawsuit filed yesterday by environmental groups seeks to stop cruise ships from violating state law when discharging untreated ballast water into California waters.
German shipbuilder cooperates with Iranian yard Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency says that Germany's Thyssen
HAL exercises option for fifth Vista Carnival Corporation's Holland America Line has exercised an option with Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., to build a fifth 1,848-passenger Vista-class ship
Sohmen takes stake in Bergesen In a statement to Oslo Stock Exchange today Tauro Company Limited is informing the Stock Exchange that it is the the beneficial owners of 6.026.902 shares in Bergesen d.y. ASA, which have been registered in the name of HSBC Investment Bank PLC.
Sohmen family builds 10% stake in Bergesen Helmut Sohmen, who controls the world's largest private tanker empire, has become the second largest shareholder in Bergesen, Norway's leading bulk shipping group.
Futures venture 'won't copy Enron' LONDON shipbroker ACM Shipping is joining forces with integrated brokerage GFI in an effort to kickstart the wet derivatives market.
Anger as EU holds up subsidies plan for LNG carriers European Union commissioner Mario Monti has snubbed French moves to extend shipyard subsidies to include gas carriers by again rejecting the reintroduction of payments to European shipyards.
German duo cleared on Hellenic takeover Brussels has cleared the takeover of Greece's Hellenic Shipyards by a German consortium of shipyard HDW and trading-house Ferrostaal.
Senate gets another security bill The Ship, Seafarer and Container Security Act calls for a uniform identification system for mariners, stronger standards and anti-tampering and locking systems for marine containers, and the use of transponders to track certain vessels.
Panama Canal to hike, restructure tolls A new pricing system, to take effect in October, will differentiate between seven classes of vessel, ending the tradition of equal treatment for all ships.
Operating loss up slightly at BAX Declining revenue at the company reflects weak economic conditions in major markets worldwide, according to parent company Pittston Co.
“Le transport combiné est une arme politique plutôt qu’un mode de transport alternatif” L’utilisation du transport combiné rail/route ne résulte pas nécessairement en une baisse des émissions de CO2 et de la consommation d’énergie par rapport au transport routier. C’est la conclusion d’une étude commandée par l’organisation de transport routier allemande BGL et l’IRU et dont les résultats ont été publiés hier à Bruxelles.
J. Saadé (CMA CGM): “Les armements doivent se défendre contre l’hégémonie des groupes PSA Corp et Hutchison” “Nous sommes un peu fâchés sur la Belgique. Quelle raison avaient-ils à Anvers de se vendre au groupe PSA Corp, alors qu’il n’a rien à apprendre aux manutentionnaires locaux? Nous estimons que ces groupes PSA et Hutchison sont en train d’établir une hégémonie en Europe et c’est la raison pour laquelle les armateurs préfèrent s’associer entre eux pour s’engager dans d’autres voies.” Jacques Saadé, président du directoire de l’armement CMA CGM, répondait ainsi à une question posée lors de la conférence de presse donnée mercredi dernier à Paris au sujet des résultats de l’exercice 2001, et qui avait trait à l’éventuel intérêt que cet armement français pourrait porter à l’offre de prises de participations que PSA Corp annonce à Singapour.
Stef-TFE prendra 100% des Transports Navarro avant la fin juin 2002 N°1 français du marché transport-logistique sous température dirigée (frigo), le groupe Stef-TFE (siège à Paris) va anticiper d’un an sa prise de contrôle à 100% des Transports Navarro, autre spécialiste du marché frigo. Actuellement, Paul-Denis Navarro est président de la société et actionnaire majoritaire avec 56,58%. De son côté, le Groupe Stef-TFE détient 37,82% du capital. Au plus tard le 30 juin 2002, soit un an avant l’échéance prévue initialement, Paul-Denis Navarro cédera la totalité des titres qu’il détient et quittera la présidence de la société. Cette accélération du calendrier intervient alors que le groupe Stef-TFE présente ses résultats de l’exercice 2001 qui sont en forte progression par rapport à 2000.
Le gouvernement bruxellois approuve le dossier Carcoke Le gouvernement de la Région Bruxelles Capitale a approuvé le dossier Carcoke hier. Cette décision doit libérer la voie à l’acquisition d’un terrain de 12 ha situé à la frontière avec la Région flamande. Avec ce site, le port de Bruxelles devrait être en mesure de répondre à la demande de terrains en bordure d’eau et de donner une nouvelle impulsion aux activités de transbordement. Il n’est pas encore clair quand la première partie du site pourra être mise en service. Le gouvernement bruxellois a également donné le feu vert au contrat de gestion avec le Port de Bruxelles. De son côté, le port aimerait bien voir la SNCB jouer un rôle plus actif dans les trafics portuaires.
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