Form watchdog for port disputes: Asean shippers ALTHOUGH a global sigh of relief was expressed after US West Coast longshoremen and their employers tentatively agreed to a six-year deal over the weekend, Asean shippers say the issue is too vital to world trade to be left to the two parties alone.
Risk of gas tanker exploding near HK lessens
Collision causes oil spill off China
Asian lines, Los Angeles agree on anti-pollution plan
Taiwan, China to gain from direct transport links
US ports yet to review security needs
Air and Land Transport
Concerns rise over Aussie baggage-screening plan AUSTRALIAN plans to expand screening of airline baggage over heightened fears of terrorism sparked concerns yesterday of flight delays and a surge in ticket prices.
ANA's H1 results worse than expected
China Aviation's jet fuel sales to China may hit record
BAA firefighters cancel most strikes
French airports expect strike to cause delays
easyJet profit seen rising to 57-66m as founder bows out
Form watchdog for port disputes: Asean shippers ALTHOUGH a global sigh of relief was expressed after US West Coast longshoremen and their employers tentatively agreed to a six-year deal over the weekend, Asean shippers say the issue is too vital to world trade to be left to the two parties alone.
Risk of gas tanker exploding near HK lessens
Collision causes oil spill off China
Asian lines, Los Angeles agree on anti-pollution plan
Taiwan, China to gain from direct transport links
US ports yet to review security needs
Air and Land Transport
Concerns rise over Aussie baggage-screening plan AUSTRALIAN plans to expand screening of airline baggage over heightened fears of terrorism sparked concerns yesterday of flight delays and a surge in ticket prices.
ANA's H1 results worse than expected
China Aviation's jet fuel sales to China may hit record
BAA firefighters cancel most strikes
French airports expect strike to cause delays
easyJet profit seen rising to 57-66m as founder bows out
Striking truckers stop French traffic Striking truckers blocked roads in about 20 places across France today after management and two top unions failed to strike a deal in last-ditch pay talks.
Inttra Supports US container security Inttra, provider of business-to-business ocean freight transportation services, today announced portal enhancements designed to support those customers and carriers affected by the new US Customs Container Security Initiative (CSI) regulations.
European air traffic tariffs higher Air traffic control charges across Europe are set to rise sharply in January 2003.
Airbus logistics to Kuehne & Nagel Airbus Deutschland GmbH has signed an agreement to award all production-related logistics activities for the new aircraft programme A380 to Kuehne & Nagel.
Agreement US West Coast West Coast dockworkers and shipping companies reached a tentative 6-year contract agreement early Sunday, potentially ending a long, caustic labor dispute that closed the ports and prompted presidential intervention.
Spain calls for flag state crackdown SPAIN has called on the International Maritime Organisation to ban flag states that fail to implement its rules and standards, and to establish effective guidelines concerning safe havens for ships in distress.
Green lobby appeals to Kofi Annan on Prestige THE International Transport Workers' Federation has joined forces with Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund in a direct appeal to United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan over tanker safety, writes David Osler.
China explosion fears over blazing LPG carrier CHINESE authorities have acknowledged they are powerless to fight a blaze aboard the accommodation block aboard a 75,000 cbm LPG tanker in Chinese waters near Hong Kong.
Bush signs Homeland and port bills President Bush today signed into law sweeping security legislation as part of the largest restructuring of the federal government in 55 years.
West Coast port deal will boost union pay, modernize waterfront technology Longshoremen and port employers outlined a new contract that will guarantee six years of labor peace, modernize the waterfront and end the bitter labor dispute that had threatened to derail the U.S. economy.
UPS, FedEx get HK cargo rights The Department of Transportation has granted four U.S. airlines interim authority to launch new all-cargo services between Hong Kong and other markets.
Nafta tribunal to hear UPS case against Canada Post
La CFDT et la CGT narrivent que partiellement à mobiliser les routiers Cest en ordre dispersé que les routiers français ont entamé lundi lépreuve de force avec les employeurs. En effet, quatre syndicats minoritaires ont décidé daccepter le compromis proposé par le patronat, tandis que les deux principaux syndicats (la CFDT et la CGT) ont lancé loffensive en dressant des barrages dont le succès a été variable. Apparemment, la motivation était plus grande dans certains départements que dautres, certains barrages ayant même dû être levés sous la pression de chauffeurs non grévistes. Le mouvement pourrait sessoufler assez rapidement, mais compte tenu du contexte social tendu pour le gouvernement de Jean-Pierre Raffarin, il est impossible de faire des estimations pour linstant. De fait, il ny a pas que dans le secteur du transport routier que la marmite syndicale bout.
USA/côte ouest: ILWU et PMA signent un contrat de 6 ans Finalement le syndicat des dockers des ports de la côte ouest ILWU et la Pacific Maritime Association, qui regroupe le patronat, ont signé samedi dernier en fin de soirée un accord social dune portée de 6 ans. Dun côté comme de lautre les concessions faites sont importantes. Cet accord qui devait encore être approuvé par les bases respectives, est intervenu un mois avant lexpiration du délai de 80 jours prévu par la loi Taft-Hartley.
Air France Cargo en direct sur GF-X Air France Cargo, le quatrième transporteur de fret aérien international, vient de lancer la réservation électronique via le portail fret GF-X. Dans un premier temps, la compagnie proposera ses produits Dimension et Cohesion, provisoirement uniquement destinés aux expéditeurs.
Andrew Weir vend ses services deep sea à Hamburg Süd Il en était question depuis quelques temps. Cest maintenant officiel, Hamburg Süd a conclu un accord avec Andrew Weir (groupe de la famille Runciman) qui porte sur la reprise des services deep sea, à savoir les services sur lest-méditerranéen, Israël,le Moyen-Orient, lInde/Pakistan et lAfrique de lEst. Lesdits services continueront à être exploités au départ de Londres et sous la même image de marque Ellerman.
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