IMO, EC settle differences after high-level meeting THE International Maritime Organisation and the European Commission have apparently 'kissed and made up' following a high-level meeting between the two aimed at averting any potential feud around post-Prestige regulations.
EC to make marine pollution by ships a criminal offence THE European Commission has adopted a proposal establishing marine pollution by ships as a criminal offence under which criminal sanctions - including jail - can be applied on those found responsible.
Hutchison completes berth at Jakarta port JAKARTA moved a step closer to becoming a regional container port hub this week, as Hutchison Port Holdings wrapped up the completion of the new deepwater berth at its Jakarta International Container Terminal .
MPA monitoring S China Sea salvage ops THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is monitoring the salvage of Singapore-flagged dry cargo ship Springbok, which was involved in a collision with a Panama-flagged LPG carrier last week.
Press release on flag states wasn't the correct version I REFER to the report 'Open registers cannot be blamed for ills of shipping' by David Hughes.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus may cut output without firing workers AIRBUS SAS, the only builder of large commercial aircraft besides Boeing Co, may cut production without firing workers, helping it weather a decline in the civil aviation industry, said chief executive officer Noel Forgeard.
BA premier cabin a plus with travellers to S'pore
China Eastern to fly to London, Moscow
BA to resume flights to Oman on March 30
Air Canada pressing for staff contract changes
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Owner wins claim for ship destroyed in typhoon JUST because a master knew about a typhoon through synoptic charts and could have estimated the typhoon's future location and speed, that did not mean that he had sufficient knowledge of the typhoon for purposes of a typhoon clause in a hull policy, an Australian court has ruled.
IMO, EC settle differences after high-level meeting THE International Maritime Organisation and the European Commission have apparently 'kissed and made up' following a high-level meeting between the two aimed at averting any potential feud around post-Prestige regulations.
EC to make marine pollution by ships a criminal offence THE European Commission has adopted a proposal establishing marine pollution by ships as a criminal offence under which criminal sanctions - including jail - can be applied on those found responsible.
Hutchison completes berth at Jakarta port JAKARTA moved a step closer to becoming a regional container port hub this week, as Hutchison Port Holdings wrapped up the completion of the new deepwater berth at its Jakarta International Container Terminal .
MPA monitoring S China Sea salvage ops THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is monitoring the salvage of Singapore-flagged dry cargo ship Springbok, which was involved in a collision with a Panama-flagged LPG carrier last week.
Press release on flag states wasn't the correct version I REFER to the report 'Open registers cannot be blamed for ills of shipping' by David Hughes.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus may cut output without firing workers AIRBUS SAS, the only builder of large commercial aircraft besides Boeing Co, may cut production without firing workers, helping it weather a decline in the civil aviation industry, said chief executive officer Noel Forgeard.
BA premier cabin a plus with travellers to S'pore
China Eastern to fly to London, Moscow
BA to resume flights to Oman on March 30
Air Canada pressing for staff contract changes
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Owner wins claim for ship destroyed in typhoon JUST because a master knew about a typhoon through synoptic charts and could have estimated the typhoon's future location and speed, that did not mean that he had sufficient knowledge of the typhoon for purposes of a typhoon clause in a hull policy, an Australian court has ruled.
IMO, EC settle differences after high-level meeting THE International Maritime Organisation and the European Commission have apparently 'kissed and made up' following a high-level meeting between the two aimed at averting any potential feud around post-Prestige regulations.
EC to make marine pollution by ships a criminal offence THE European Commission has adopted a proposal establishing marine pollution by ships as a criminal offence under which criminal sanctions - including jail - can be applied on those found responsible.
Hutchison completes berth at Jakarta port JAKARTA moved a step closer to becoming a regional container port hub this week, as Hutchison Port Holdings wrapped up the completion of the new deepwater berth at its Jakarta International Container Terminal .
MPA monitoring S China Sea salvage ops THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is monitoring the salvage of Singapore-flagged dry cargo ship Springbok, which was involved in a collision with a Panama-flagged LPG carrier last week.
Press release on flag states wasn't the correct version I REFER to the report 'Open registers cannot be blamed for ills of shipping' by David Hughes.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus may cut output without firing workers AIRBUS SAS, the only builder of large commercial aircraft besides Boeing Co, may cut production without firing workers, helping it weather a decline in the civil aviation industry, said chief executive officer Noel Forgeard.
BA premier cabin a plus with travellers to S'pore
China Eastern to fly to London, Moscow
BA to resume flights to Oman on March 30
Air Canada pressing for staff contract changes
LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
Owner wins claim for ship destroyed in typhoon JUST because a master knew about a typhoon through synoptic charts and could have estimated the typhoon's future location and speed, that did not mean that he had sufficient knowledge of the typhoon for purposes of a typhoon clause in a hull policy, an Australian court has ruled.
Woods steps up to take top job at P&O THE management succession issue hanging over P&O has been resolved with the promotion of Robert Woods to chief executive and the return of Nick Luff as chief financial officer.
Offen leads Samsung order spree SAMSUNG Heavy Industries has announced a series of boxship and tanker orders worth a combined $1.1bn, and the world's third largest shipbuilder is confident of securing up to another $900m by the end of March, bringing in a total of $2bn for the first quarter, more than half of the $3.5bn target for 2003.
Genghiz can as Mongolia sets up register THE world's largest landlocked nation, Mongolia, has launched an international ship register and it is being marketed to owners flying the disgraced Cambodian flag.
P&O Nedlloyd sees $288M loss The container shipping line said higher fuel costs and the impact of the U.S. port shutdown outweighed a modest rally in freight rates in 2002.
Port of Los Angeles, environmentalists reach agreement on new box hub The environmental accord will allow the port to complete the first phase of a new terminal for China Shipping Container Line.
DOT re-opens DHL Airways probe DHL's expansion into the U.S. market was in doubt after the Department of Transportation's Inspector General questioned whether DHL Airways was qualified to be licensed as a U.S. airline.
Dutch dockers refuse to handle 'contaminated' cargo even though strike ballot is expected to go against ITF Dutch dockers may not join industrial action planned by international unions in protest at the EU Port's Directive next week though they say they will not handle 'contaminated' cargo.
Board reshuffle and revenue collapse highlight PONL's 2002 returns P&O Nedlloyd's (PONL) group MD, Robert Woods, is to step down at the end of the year following a reshuffle of the P&O board caused by the retirement of Sir Bruce McPhail.
SSA chief blasts union in bleak assessment of USWC contract
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