Bunker supplier suspensions won't affect fuel supply chain THE growing number of corruption-linked bunker supplier suspensions poses no threat to Singapore's ship fuel supply chain, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
Suspended bunker supplier to appeal
Asian shipowners tackle host of issues
Indefinite strike shuts Bangladesh port
Air and Land Transport
Qantas in talks to buy minority stake in Air NZ QANTAS Airways, which controls 85 per cent of Australia's aviation market, said it is in talks with Air New Zealand to buy a minority stake in the unprofitable carrier.
US air freight up 15% in April in biggest gain since 97
Qatar pulls out of troubled Gulf Air
Air India plans to lease up to 5 aircraft by October
Bunker supplier suspensions won't affect fuel supply chain THE growing number of corruption-linked bunker supplier suspensions poses no threat to Singapore's ship fuel supply chain, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
Suspended bunker supplier to appeal
Asian shipowners tackle host of issues
Indefinite strike shuts Bangladesh port
Air and Land Transport
Qantas in talks to buy minority stake in Air NZ QANTAS Airways, which controls 85 per cent of Australia's aviation market, said it is in talks with Air New Zealand to buy a minority stake in the unprofitable carrier.
US air freight up 15% in April in biggest gain since 97
Qatar pulls out of troubled Gulf Air
Air India plans to lease up to 5 aircraft by October
Qantas interested in Air New Zealand Qantas has been in secret talks over acquiring a minority stake in Air New Zealand for the past year despite the public acrimony between the two rivals. Both airlines confirmed talks had been taking place.
TNT Post welcomes UK regulation TPG said it welcomes the decision for UK market opening, as published today by UK postal regulator Postcomm.
MOL Logistics opens in Suzhou, China Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that MOL Group company Shanghai Longfei International Logistics Co., Ltd. has opened a branch in Suzhou, China.
Aer Lingus will temporarily close over strike Ireland's airline Aer Lingus raised the stakes in a dispute with its pilots on Tuesday, saying it would be unable to fly on Friday if a threatened 24-hour strike on Thursday goes ahead.
Loss for Hapag-Lloyd Hapag-Lloyd posted a loss of 5 million euros in the three months to March 31 from a profit of 51 million euro in the year-earlier period on revenues 9.5 per cent lower.
Japan Air, Air Do in alliance talks Japan's embattled regional airline Air Do may begin talks this week with top carrier Japan Airlines Co (JAL) on expanding their alliance after talks hit a snag with All Nippon Airways Co (ANA).
Loy takes important transportation security job U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced the appointment of outgoing Coast Guard Commandant James M. Loy to the newly created post of Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation Security and Chief Operating Officer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Voyager applies for Title XI to build cruise ships at BMI The Voyager Cruises, Inc. project to build and operate U.S.-flag cruise ships, has taken a significant step forward. The company has filed an application for Title XI guarantees for construction of up to three cruise ships at Baltimore Marine Industries
Wärtsilä power for White Rose FPSO Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract from Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd, South Korea, for a complete ship propulsion and auxiliary power plant for a 133,000 dwt FPSO
Greek owners key role in London hull review LONDON'S most influential marine hull insurers are to use Posidonia 2002 as the launch pad for an ambitious review of the terms on which a huge portion of the world fleet buys its cover.
Lloyd's pulls plug on Piraeus partying LLOYD'S is stopping the party at Posidonia.
CP Ships snaps up Italia for $40m THE world's 14th largest carrier, CP Ships, has returned to the acquisition trail with a planned $40m cash purchase of Italia di Navigazione.
Denholm to take over Fairwind Denholm Shipping is acquiring Fairwind Shipping, the company founded by Trevor Fairhurst, one of the most colourful characters in the industry best known for the provision of ship recovery services to the banking industry, writes Tony Gray.
CP Ships acquires Italia Line In its first deal as an independent company, the Canadian operator will acquire Italia di Navigazione for $40 million.
Former CG chief will join TSA Adm. James Loy will serve as deputy under secretary and chief operating officer for the Transportation Security Administration.
Canada to review Marine Act A blue ribbon panel will recommend possible changes to the Canada Marine Act with an eye toward making its ports more competitive with its U.S. neighbors.
CP Ships va acquérir Italia di Navigazione CP Ships poursuit son expansion. Le groupe maritime canadien a annoncé hier qu’il avait conclu un accord avec la compagnie italienne d’Amico Societa di Navigazione pour la reprise de toutes les actions de l’armement containérisé Italia di Navigazione. CP Ships déboursera pour cela 40 millions d’USD. L’opération, qui est soumise à l’approbation des autorités compétentes, devrait être finalisée d’ici la fin du troisième trimestre. Elle permet à CP Ships de développer sa présence sur la liaison entre la Méditerranée, la côte ouest des Etats-Unis et l’Amérique centrale et du Sud.
L’IRU appelle à un renforcement des règles d’accès à la profession Le XXVIIIe Congrès mondial de l’IRU s’est ouvert hier jeudi dans la capitale de la Roumanie, Bucarest. Consacré aux marchés émergents, il met en valeur l’importance cruciale que jouera un transport routier efficace pour l’économie de ces pays. Dans le contexte de la prochaine adhésion des PECO (pays d’Europe centrale et orientale) à l’UE, ce thème est bien sûr d’une grande actualité. Mais c’est encore plus à l’Est que se prépare une nouvelle évolution: le développement d’échanges routiers entre l’Europe et l’Asie, et au sein de ce continent. Il est symbolique dans ce contexte que la Chine, six mois seulement après son adhésion à l’OMC, est devenue membre de l’IRU.
Berlin met l’accent sur les trafics ro-ro et les relations avec l’hinterland “Le volet portuaire de notre politique consiste avant tout à rendre le littoral allemand apte à faire face à l’accroissement continu des trafics rouliers. Dans cette optique, deux critères interviennent, à savoir la mise à disposition des installations de manutention nécessaires, ce qui relève des infrastructures propres aux ports, et l’adaptation et l’optimalisation des liaisons avec l’hinterland, qui constituent en fait les routes feeder des trafics rouliers.” Le ministre fédéral allemand du Transport, Kurt Bodewig, a profité de son passage à la conférence-exposition “RoRo 2002” à Lübeck pour évoquer certains aspects de la politique de son gouvernement en matière de transport et de ports.
DSV enregistre un bénéfice trimestriel de 50,3 mio. de DKK Le groupe de transport et de logistique danois DSV a noté un bénéfice net de 50,3 mio. de DKK au premier trimestre de 2002, contre un bénéfice de 9,8 mio. de DKK au cours de la même période de l’année dernière. Cette progression est principalement à mettre sur le compte de la division de transport routier. Entre le fret aérien et maritime il n’y avait pas d’homogénéité et les résultats du département Logistics étaient carrément décevants. La division Environment & Own Production par contre, a répondu aux attentes.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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