Shanghai scrambles to boost port capacity SHANGHAI is racing ahead to bolster both sea and air transport facilities in anticipation of continued steady growth.
S'pore firm offering ship security training ENHANCED maritime security required by the International Maritime Organisation from July 2004 prompted one local company to tap its Singapore Navy training expertise to share with the commercial shipping industry.
Pirate attacks hit record in Q1 PIRACY on the high seas hit record numbers in the first three months of 2003, but landmark decisions by courts in China and India to punish pirates with stiff prison sentences could help curb the menace, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
Rates for very large gas tankers soar FREIGHT tariffs for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gases , jumped to a two-year high this week on increased demand.
International status for 2 India ports THE Indian government has allocated 75 billion rupees to accord international status to Nhava-Sheva and Kochi ports, which will operate on 'construct-use-and-handover' basis, Junior Minister for Shipping Dilip Gandhi announced.
Air and Land Transport
Australian govt backs Qantas-Air NZ alliance THE Australian government yesterday gave its backing to the proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand that was initially rejected by consumer watchdogs in both nations.
Air India may hire pilots from other airlines
Mysterious man bought tickets with cash: witnesses
US govt to axe 6,000 airport screeners
Air Canada plans to cut labour costs by C$770m
Court approves United's union concessions
Admiralty Casebook
Buyers to blame for seizure of cargo THE buyers of a cargo of vacuum cargo oil had only themselves to blame for the confiscation of part of their cargo by Chinese authorities and could not now sue the sellers for their losses, the Singapore High Court has ruled.
Shanghai scrambles to boost port capacity SHANGHAI is racing ahead to bolster both sea and air transport facilities in anticipation of continued steady growth.
S'pore firm offering ship security training ENHANCED maritime security required by the International Maritime Organisation from July 2004 prompted one local company to tap its Singapore Navy training expertise to share with the commercial shipping industry.
Pirate attacks hit record in Q1 PIRACY on the high seas hit record numbers in the first three months of 2003, but landmark decisions by courts in China and India to punish pirates with stiff prison sentences could help curb the menace, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
Rates for very large gas tankers soar FREIGHT tariffs for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gases , jumped to a two-year high this week on increased demand.
International status for 2 India ports THE Indian government has allocated 75 billion rupees to accord international status to Nhava-Sheva and Kochi ports, which will operate on 'construct-use-and-handover' basis, Junior Minister for Shipping Dilip Gandhi announced.
Air and Land Transport
Australian govt backs Qantas-Air NZ alliance THE Australian government yesterday gave its backing to the proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand that was initially rejected by consumer watchdogs in both nations.
Air India may hire pilots from other airlines
Mysterious man bought tickets with cash: witnesses
US govt to axe 6,000 airport screeners
Air Canada plans to cut labour costs by C$770m
Court approves United's union concessions
Admiralty Casebook
Buyers to blame for seizure of cargo THE buyers of a cargo of vacuum cargo oil had only themselves to blame for the confiscation of part of their cargo by Chinese authorities and could not now sue the sellers for their losses, the Singapore High Court has ruled.
Shanghai scrambles to boost port capacity SHANGHAI is racing ahead to bolster both sea and air transport facilities in anticipation of continued steady growth.
S'pore firm offering ship security training ENHANCED maritime security required by the International Maritime Organisation from July 2004 prompted one local company to tap its Singapore Navy training expertise to share with the commercial shipping industry.
Pirate attacks hit record in Q1 PIRACY on the high seas hit record numbers in the first three months of 2003, but landmark decisions by courts in China and India to punish pirates with stiff prison sentences could help curb the menace, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
Rates for very large gas tankers soar FREIGHT tariffs for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gases , jumped to a two-year high this week on increased demand.
International status for 2 India ports THE Indian government has allocated 75 billion rupees to accord international status to Nhava-Sheva and Kochi ports, which will operate on 'construct-use-and-handover' basis, Junior Minister for Shipping Dilip Gandhi announced.
Air and Land Transport
Australian govt backs Qantas-Air NZ alliance THE Australian government yesterday gave its backing to the proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand that was initially rejected by consumer watchdogs in both nations.
Air India may hire pilots from other airlines
Mysterious man bought tickets with cash: witnesses
US govt to axe 6,000 airport screeners
Air Canada plans to cut labour costs by C$770m
Court approves United's union concessions
Admiralty Casebook
Buyers to blame for seizure of cargo THE buyers of a cargo of vacuum cargo oil had only themselves to blame for the confiscation of part of their cargo by Chinese authorities and could not now sue the sellers for their losses, the Singapore High Court has ruled.
China boom drives box line service spree MAERSK Sealand, China Shipping, MOL, Norasia, CMA CGM, P&O Nedlloyd, and the New World Alliance are among a growing list of container lines or consortia introducing new container services in the coming weeks.
P&O Cagliari calls hint at Grand Alliance switch CONTAINERSHIPS of P&O Nedlloyd have begun to call at the port of Cagliari in what is thought to be the precursor to the transfer of transhipment traffic to Sardinia by the five-member Grand Alliance.
Port security 'a crime stopper' THE impact of US port security measures may finally be being felt in crime prevention, reports Lloyd's List DCN in Sydney.
Pierce veil or face backlash OECD warns open registers THREATS of maritime terrorism could see "draconian" measures against some flags of convenience, a committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned.
UK union backs equal pay for foreign crews UK ratings' union RMT has reiterated demands that shipping's exemption from parts of the Race Relations Act is scrapped despite a recent shipowner warning that such a move would see hundreds of vessels flag out, writes David Osler.
Customs plans more '24-hour' scrutiny The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection on Sunday will ratchet up its enforcement of the advance manifest filing rule.
S. Korea to open China box routes Service to several Chinese cities is due to launch after getting the go-ahead from Seoul.
Free trade can quell Muslim terror in SE Asia, says Singapore official
BAX Global narrows loss
CNS launches e-billing
Congress mulls action in Dutch dredging tiff
OOCL christens 8,000-TEU ship
India-U.S., Europe rates going up
Northwest expands freighter service to Osaka, Seoul
IMO stresses need for unanimity in the face of the terrorist threat The frontrunner in the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) three-way leadership race warned industry experts against unilateralism in the battle against terrorism yesterday.
CSI and C-TPAT against terrorism in Hamburg Companies that do not become members of the Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), as required by the US in its fight against terrorism, are likely to face enormous problems when the agreement comes into force in June this year.
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