PSA in talks with lines on berth joint ventures PSA Corporation says dedicated berth joint ventures with major shipping lines are viable in Singapore because alliances and consortiums now have sufficient volumes to justify their own facilities.
Ship with 2 tons of cocaine aboard arrives in France
Air and Land Transport
US House committee backs bill to arm 1,400 pilots THE US House Transportation Committee approved a compromise bill that would allow as many as 1,400 pilots to carry guns while flying commercial planes in an effort to deter terrorist attacks.
PSA in talks with lines on berth joint ventures PSA Corporation says dedicated berth joint ventures with major shipping lines are viable in Singapore because alliances and consortiums now have sufficient volumes to justify their own facilities.
Ship with 2 tons of cocaine aboard arrives in France
Air and Land Transport
US House committee backs bill to arm 1,400 pilots THE US House Transportation Committee approved a compromise bill that would allow as many as 1,400 pilots to carry guns while flying commercial planes in an effort to deter terrorist attacks.
Airborne buys French forwarder Airborne has assumed operations of its former service partner in France, Pagtrans SA, effective immediately. The new company will operate as Airborne Express France.
Union withdraws employment appeal P&O P&O said it welcomes the decision of the TUC to withdraw the complaint it lodged with the Employment Appeal Tribunal on behalf of P&O's European Works Council.
Teamsters with new proposal to UPS American union The Teamsters sent UPS a new, amended economic proposal.
Record profits Hapag-Lloyd parent Preussag AG, the German tourism group and parent of Hapag-Lloyd, changed its name to TUI AG.Tui AG also stated another record result.
Internal shift Evergreen in Rotterdam Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen is removing its operations from the home terminal of ECT in the port of Rotterdam to the Delat terminal.
EU agrees strategy to counter unfair Korean shipbuilding practices The Council of the EU has approved a twin-track strategy to counter what it claims are unfair Korean practices in the shipbuilding sector.
G8 acts to enhance maritime security The G8 Summit meeting in Canada has issued a statement saying that the G8 will take a number of measures to enhance transportation security.
EnerSea in CNG ship alliance with HHI Houston-based EnerSea Transport LLC says it's created a "strategic maritime alliance" with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Jamieson gives London Greeks something to smile about LONDON'S maritime network - and especially its Greek shipowner community - will have been heartened by the latest comments from the British government about its review of the taxation of foreign entrepreneurs, writes Julian Bray.
Shipping security takes G8 limelight SHIPPING has stepped firmly on to the world stage in Canada, with leaders of the Group of Eight nations throwing their weight behind improving transport security as the repercussions of terrorism continue to be felt.
Wellington Re hits ground running WELLINGTON Re, the '448m ($654m) reinsurer established by Lloyd's venture Wellington Underwriting, is setting a hot pace in the market.
Sasebo chief arrested over fraud ARIFUMI Himeno, president of Sasebo Heavy, officially resigned from his post and was arrested on fraud charges yesterday, the same day the Japanese yard confirmed an order of eight capesize ships worth $270m.
TSA wants private sector's input as it formulates supply chain security plans The Transportation Security Administration wants to work with industry in developing supply chain security measures, according to the agency's director of cargo security. ' No West Coast deal soon, says ILA exec
War of words threatening West Coast labor talks as contract deadline looms While labor and port employers trade jabs, a benefits impasse is delaying negotiations on core technology issues.
Record boxes for U.S. railroads Rail operators loaded a record number of containers for the week ending June 22.
ALZ va intensifier le transport par eau Le producteur limbourgeois d’acier inoxydable ALZ (Genk), faisant partie depuis mars de cette année de la compagnie fusionnée U&A (Ugine & ALZ) elle-même entité du groupe Arcelor, se trouve devant de grand défis: trouver une solution de qualité pour les nouvelles lignes d’importation et d’exportation résultant de la fusion et ce à un coût permettant de réaliser des économies par rapport au prix actuel. Le projet développé met l’accent sur le multimodal - la navigation fluviale devant jouer un rôle de taille - et les accords de service.
La Deutsche Bahn reste partisane d’une société ferroviaire intégrée Le récent plaidoyer de Mario Monti, le commissaire européen chargé des questions de concurrence, contre les “monopoles” ferroviaires et pour la séparation complète entre l’infrastructure et l’exploitation (voir LL du 23/5/2002) n’a pas fait que des heureux dans les états-majors des sociétés ferroviaires. Ainsi, Hartmut Mehdorn, le grand patron de la Deutsche Bahn, a rencontré la presse à Bruxelles pour marteler une fois de plus ses thèses bien connues sur les vertus d’une société ferroviaire intégrée.
Le trafic sur l’axe ABC a progressé en 2001 “Malgré le ralentissement économique général, le trafic fluvial sur l’axe Anvers-Bruxelles-Charleroi a progressé de 1,29% à 9.452.441 tonnes en 2001”, a annoncé le tout nouveau président de la NV Zeekanaal et Watergebonden Grondbeheer Vlaanderen, Valère Vautmans, lors de la présentation du rapport annuel du gestionnaire flamand de voies d’eau. Pour l’année en cours, on a enregistré jusqu’ici une croissance de 2,5% par rapport à l’année dernière.
“Les agents maritimes doivent préserver leur indépendance informatique” Les agences maritimes auront de plus en plus besoin de logiciels intégrés dans les années à venir. C’est du moins l’avis de Herbert Frick, l’executive director de l’entreprise Softship (Hambourg), qui a ouvert une filiale à Anvers en début d’année.
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