G8 acts to improve marine environment, safety, security THE G8 group of industrialised nations meeting in Evian, France, earlier this week turned their attention to the shipping world with action plans for the marine environment and tanker safety, as well as transport security.
Dalian port to double capacity CAPACITY will be doubled at the Chinese container port of Dalian, where PSA Corporation embarked on its first overseas foray.
Port Klang's Northport eyes more transhipment volumes PORT Klang's Northport is aggressively pushing for a bigger share of regional transhipment cargo volumes, according to the head of the Malaysian container terminal.
Oil slick from Chinese ship hits Sweden A large oil slick gushing from a sunken Chinese cargo ship hit Sweden's popular southeastern coast on Tuesday, but marine biologists said they expected only limited damage to the environment.
Indonesia closes Aceh waters to some foreign ships INDONESIA has closed waters surrounding war-torn Aceh to foreign ships without permits to stop separatist rebels smuggling weapons into the province, officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Travel demand starting to recover: Asian carriers SINGAPORE Airlines , Asiana Airlines and other Asian carriers said demand for travel is picking up as fears of Sars subside and they will start reinstating flights cut at the height of the outbreak.
Airports respond to Iata's call to cut charges
US security agency fired 1,208 airport screeners
US airports seeking to use passenger fees to pay debt
BAA meets forecast with 3.8% rise in profit
Striking Alitalia staff's use of sick-notes comes under fire
Features
Hard-hit airline plans return to the skies IRAQ'S national carrier, hard-hit by two wars and 13 years of UN sanctions, is preparing to resume services after a three-month hiatus caused by the latest conflict, its management said.
Port Shots
Port Shots KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's specialised shipbuilding division Keppel Singmarine has delivered two tugs to Keppel Smit Towage destined for charter to Brunei Shell Petroleum.
G8 acts to improve marine environment, safety, security THE G8 group of industrialised nations meeting in Evian, France, earlier this week turned their attention to the shipping world with action plans for the marine environment and tanker safety, as well as transport security.
Dalian port to double capacity CAPACITY will be doubled at the Chinese container port of Dalian, where PSA Corporation embarked on its first overseas foray.
Port Klang's Northport eyes more transhipment volumes PORT Klang's Northport is aggressively pushing for a bigger share of regional transhipment cargo volumes, according to the head of the Malaysian container terminal.
Oil slick from Chinese ship hits Sweden A large oil slick gushing from a sunken Chinese cargo ship hit Sweden's popular southeastern coast on Tuesday, but marine biologists said they expected only limited damage to the environment.
Indonesia closes Aceh waters to some foreign ships INDONESIA has closed waters surrounding war-torn Aceh to foreign ships without permits to stop separatist rebels smuggling weapons into the province, officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Travel demand starting to recover: Asian carriers SINGAPORE Airlines , Asiana Airlines and other Asian carriers said demand for travel is picking up as fears of Sars subside and they will start reinstating flights cut at the height of the outbreak.
Airports respond to Iata's call to cut charges
US security agency fired 1,208 airport screeners
US airports seeking to use passenger fees to pay debt
BAA meets forecast with 3.8% rise in profit
Striking Alitalia staff's use of sick-notes comes under fire
Features
Hard-hit airline plans return to the skies IRAQ'S national carrier, hard-hit by two wars and 13 years of UN sanctions, is preparing to resume services after a three-month hiatus caused by the latest conflict, its management said.
Port Shots
Port Shots KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's specialised shipbuilding division Keppel Singmarine has delivered two tugs to Keppel Smit Towage destined for charter to Brunei Shell Petroleum.
G8 acts to improve marine environment, safety, security THE G8 group of industrialised nations meeting in Evian, France, earlier this week turned their attention to the shipping world with action plans for the marine environment and tanker safety, as well as transport security.
Dalian port to double capacity CAPACITY will be doubled at the Chinese container port of Dalian, where PSA Corporation embarked on its first overseas foray.
Port Klang's Northport eyes more transhipment volumes PORT Klang's Northport is aggressively pushing for a bigger share of regional transhipment cargo volumes, according to the head of the Malaysian container terminal.
Oil slick from Chinese ship hits Sweden A large oil slick gushing from a sunken Chinese cargo ship hit Sweden's popular southeastern coast on Tuesday, but marine biologists said they expected only limited damage to the environment.
Indonesia closes Aceh waters to some foreign ships INDONESIA has closed waters surrounding war-torn Aceh to foreign ships without permits to stop separatist rebels smuggling weapons into the province, officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Travel demand starting to recover: Asian carriers SINGAPORE Airlines , Asiana Airlines and other Asian carriers said demand for travel is picking up as fears of Sars subside and they will start reinstating flights cut at the height of the outbreak.
Airports respond to Iata's call to cut charges
US security agency fired 1,208 airport screeners
US airports seeking to use passenger fees to pay debt
BAA meets forecast with 3.8% rise in profit
Striking Alitalia staff's use of sick-notes comes under fire
Features
Hard-hit airline plans return to the skies IRAQ'S national carrier, hard-hit by two wars and 13 years of UN sanctions, is preparing to resume services after a three-month hiatus caused by the latest conflict, its management said.
Port Shots
Port Shots KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's specialised shipbuilding division Keppel Singmarine has delivered two tugs to Keppel Smit Towage destined for charter to Brunei Shell Petroleum.
G8 acts to improve marine environment, safety, security THE G8 group of industrialised nations meeting in Evian, France, earlier this week turned their attention to the shipping world with action plans for the marine environment and tanker safety, as well as transport security.
Dalian port to double capacity CAPACITY will be doubled at the Chinese container port of Dalian, where PSA Corporation embarked on its first overseas foray.
Port Klang's Northport eyes more transhipment volumes PORT Klang's Northport is aggressively pushing for a bigger share of regional transhipment cargo volumes, according to the head of the Malaysian container terminal.
Oil slick from Chinese ship hits Sweden A large oil slick gushing from a sunken Chinese cargo ship hit Sweden's popular southeastern coast on Tuesday, but marine biologists said they expected only limited damage to the environment.
Indonesia closes Aceh waters to some foreign ships INDONESIA has closed waters surrounding war-torn Aceh to foreign ships without permits to stop separatist rebels smuggling weapons into the province, officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
Travel demand starting to recover: Asian carriers SINGAPORE Airlines , Asiana Airlines and other Asian carriers said demand for travel is picking up as fears of Sars subside and they will start reinstating flights cut at the height of the outbreak.
Airports respond to Iata's call to cut charges
US security agency fired 1,208 airport screeners
US airports seeking to use passenger fees to pay debt
BAA meets forecast with 3.8% rise in profit
Striking Alitalia staff's use of sick-notes comes under fire
Features
Hard-hit airline plans return to the skies IRAQ'S national carrier, hard-hit by two wars and 13 years of UN sanctions, is preparing to resume services after a three-month hiatus caused by the latest conflict, its management said.
Port Shots
Port Shots KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's specialised shipbuilding division Keppel Singmarine has delivered two tugs to Keppel Smit Towage destined for charter to Brunei Shell Petroleum.
Foreign ships in Aceh waters face shoot-on-sight policy FOREIGN ships entering the territorial waters of war torn Aceh risk being shot on sight by the Indonesian navy.
Natural gas heads for global bonanza THREE of the most powerful men in the world - the heads of BP, Shell and ExxonMobil - have mapped out a shining future for the natural gas market.
Inquiries to Italian lines signal it's pay-back time LARGE industrial firms in Italy are canvassing shipping lines with a view to transporting project cargo to Iraq as part of the international reconstruction effort.
Total of 81 vessels are booted out by France and Spain THE diplomatic row between Norway and Spain over the latter's expulsion of two Norwegian vessels took centre stage at Nor-Shipping this week, but the overall number of vessels targeted under the ban is far greater than many experts believe and could open the door to more official complaints in the same vein.
HHI shows size matters with Goliath HYUNDAI Heavy Industries has literally cranked upward its credentials for building big offshore projects by installing the world's largest Goliath crane at its offshore fabrication yard, writes Sam Chambers in Tokyo.
11 Evergreen ships stalled, diverted A three-week-long strike by the International Longshoremen's Association against Evergreen America has idled or diverted ships and halted the carrier's operations at Port Elizabeth, N.J.; Norfolk, Baltimore and Savannah.
KLM cargo surges in May Europe's fourth-largest airline said the gap between cargo and passenger traffic widened significantly in May, driven by increase on Asia/Pacific routes.
Haggling owners and charterers miss the big picture Owners seeking to lock in current charter rates with long fixtures and ocean carriers haggling for short fixtures may end up kicking themselves as rates forge upwards throughout next year.
RTW service axes ports to protect schedules The lines operating the Eastabout round-the-world service are cutting the ports of Fremantle and New York, in a bid to end 'teething delays' that followed the service's introduction.
Strike set to increase Nhava Sheva congestion woe
Foreign carrier boycott sees Dhaka pledge to review shipping law
Lines pare down Australian personnel
Cargo delayed as Brazilian revenue officials strike
Tauranga renews South Auckland inland port contract
Visakha to handle its first ship by the middle of the month
A thousand lorries await entry to chaotic NSICT
Lines see costs rise as Customs detain illegal Asian cargo
Israel THC battle re-ignited as EMTA issues charge notice
Toll's Tranz Rail takeover offer sparks NZ flurry
Kien Hung boosts Hamburg Sud's ECSA market share
Korean ministry bids for port funds to combat looming congestion
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