Rising trend for Asian carriers to call at New York THE Port of New York/New Jersey is benefiting from 'long term' shifts of strings from Asia, on top of temporary volumes gained during the US West Coast port shutdown and subsequent backlog, according to the port authority.
Jakarta threatens to raise fines of detained dregers
Stranded car carrier catches fire, leaks fuel off Japan
Air and Land Transport
Proposed Air NZ-Qantas tie-up flies into turbulence AIR New Zealand's planned marriage to Qantas that will create a virtual domestic airline monopoly is flying into a gathering headwind of opposition.
Major US airlines must explain flight delays
Air China pilot warned to pull up before S Korea crash
Australian airport security inadequate: union
Hainan Airlines shares gain after addition of stock
Rising trend for Asian carriers to call at New York THE Port of New York/New Jersey is benefiting from 'long term' shifts of strings from Asia, on top of temporary volumes gained during the US West Coast port shutdown and subsequent backlog, according to the port authority.
Jakarta threatens to raise fines of detained dregers
Stranded car carrier catches fire, leaks fuel off Japan
Air and Land Transport
Proposed Air NZ-Qantas tie-up flies into turbulence AIR New Zealand's planned marriage to Qantas that will create a virtual domestic airline monopoly is flying into a gathering headwind of opposition.
Major US airlines must explain flight delays
Air China pilot warned to pull up before S Korea crash
Australian airport security inadequate: union
Hainan Airlines shares gain after addition of stock
Walkout cancels French flights Air traffic controllers throughout France walked off the job Tuesday as part of a national protest by civil servants, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.
Grounded cargo ship blazes out of control A freighter carrying nearly 4,000 vehicles is blazing out of control near an island south of Tokyo.
Taiwan, China to gain from direct transport links Taiwan and its rival China would benefit financially from the proposed lifting of a half-century ban on direct transport links, but Hong Kong would be a big loser, according to a study by the Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan's China policy decision-making body.
Six MAS employees arrested for cargo theft Five were working at the cargo area for MAS while the sixth is a clerk, Kuching City police chief Assistant Commissioner Rozin Yusuf told.
FedEx Freight launches European service FedEx Freight, in cooperation with FedEx Trade Networks, will now offer less-than-container-load (LCL) service to and from Europe, via FedEx Trade Networks Ocean Transport Service and in cooperation with Frans Maas in Europe.
KLM labor agreement with unions Negotiation delegations from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and 8 different Dutch union organizations have reached an agreement concerning the content of distinct collective labor agreements between April 1, 2002 and March 31, 2004. The accord is subject to approval by the unions' members.
St Pé involved in FGO acquisition Though he says it's premature to talk about it, former Ingalls president Jerry St Pé confirms he's associated with ACON Offshore's planned acquisition of the assets of Friede Goldman Offshore
Spain asks IMO Council for action The 89th session of IMO's Council began in London yesterday--and there was an extra item on the agenda for the inaugural session.
Crown cashes in with older tankers SHIPS chartered by Crown Resources, the charterer of the tanker Prestige, have almost doubled in age since the Erika sank in December 1999, in stark contrast to the gradual reduction in the age of tankers used by the rest of the industry.
Focus is on steel repairs THE flag state probe into the Prestige accident will focus on steel repairs, the Bahamas said yesterday as it identified the master as ordering the tanker's righting after it began listing off Spain, writes Michael Grey.
Europe 'not a dumping ground for old tankers' Europe is not a dumping ground for old tankers, despite the impression that has been conveyed by publicity surrounding the sinking of the 26-year-old Prestige, a leading shipping consultant said yesterday, writes Tony Gray.
Containers choking West Coast ports The jam of vessels has been cleared out, but congestion at marine terminals and gates is still a significant problem, shippers and truckers say.
Canadian National cuts jobs, outlook Canada's largest railroad is cutting 1,146 jobs in a cost-cutting effort and taking charges totalling $252-million against fourth-quarter earnings for severance costs and a new accounting method for U.S. personal injury claims.
Port of Los Angeles, Hong Kong operator in box security pact
Kühne & Nagel conclut un contrat logistique avec Airbus Airbus Deutschland a confié toutes les activités logistiques liées à la production du nouvel Airbus A380 à Kühne & Nagel. Le groupe logistique suisse va pour ce faire construire un centre logistique dédié flambant neuf à Hambourg. Le site sera réalisé et géré par Stute, une filiale de Kühne & Nagel.
David Whitehead (ESPO): “Les directives européennes constituent une menace pour le développement portuaire” L’European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) a tenu la semaine dernière à Gênes un séminaire sur les zones de tension entre les tentatives de développement portuaire en Europe et les obstacles d’ordre technico-environnementaux à ce développement. David Whitehead, le président de l’organisation portuaire, estime que la directive Habitat fait trop pencher la balance du côté environnemental et qu’il faut modifier la législation actuelle.
La France risque d’entrer dans une zone de fortes turbulences sociales Le conflit des conducteurs routiers vient de tourner court en France (voir article en page 3). Mais il ne faudrait pas en déduire que la grogne est apaisée, et encore moins qu’elle se limitait aux conducteurs routiers. La France risque de connaître une période de conflits à répétition. A chaque fois, le secteur des transports est pris comme cible privilégiée, comme vient encore de l’illustrer la journée de mardi.
Seagha facilite aussi la facturation électronique Seagha est le 4e fournisseur d’accès en Belgique à obtenir l’autorisation d’intervenir en tant que plate-forme centrale pour l’envoi de factures électroniques. Les entreprises désirant éviter la corvée du traitement des factures papier sont ainsi épargnées d’une procédure fastidieuse.
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