Busan port consolidation plans shelved for now ADDING to the Port of Busan's woes, container terminal operators at its Gamman terminal - including Hutchison Port Holdings, Hanjin Shipping and two others - have at least temporarily escaped a forced merger following the sacking last week of South Korea's maritime affairs minister.
Sydney Harbour to ban box ships CONTAINER ships will be banned from Sydney Harbour under a government plan to free up valuable land along the foreshore of Australia's oldest port and one of its biggest tourist attractions.
M'sian fleet, ports' security to be shipshape MALAYSIA's 700-strong fleet and 50 terminals will meet the International Maritime Organisation's International Ship and Port Facility Security Code deadline in July 2004, according to Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Singapore, UK hold navigation conference THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office are jointly organising another conference here to promote the use of electronic navigational charts and data globally.
Air and Land Transport
SIA to add flights in anticipation of demand surge SINGAPORE Airlines will boost its flights between late October and the end of January to cater for the upcoming holiday season demand surge, the carrier announced yesterday.
Closer ties with Iberia possible: BA chief
Cathay Pacific to enhance winter flight schedule
Cathay offering ferry links to Chinese cities near HK
Air NZ may give CEO 1.1m share options
Continental to raise ticket prices
Features
A taxicab at 30,000 feet AVIATION mavericks are trying to mint a new class of airplane - and air travel.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Jean-Louis Pinson has been appointed Air France's senior vice-president for Asia and the Pacific.
Busan port consolidation plans shelved for now ADDING to the Port of Busan's woes, container terminal operators at its Gamman terminal - including Hutchison Port Holdings, Hanjin Shipping and two others - have at least temporarily escaped a forced merger following the sacking last week of South Korea's maritime affairs minister.
Sydney Harbour to ban box ships CONTAINER ships will be banned from Sydney Harbour under a government plan to free up valuable land along the foreshore of Australia's oldest port and one of its biggest tourist attractions.
M'sian fleet, ports' security to be shipshape MALAYSIA's 700-strong fleet and 50 terminals will meet the International Maritime Organisation's International Ship and Port Facility Security Code deadline in July 2004, according to Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Singapore, UK hold navigation conference THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office are jointly organising another conference here to promote the use of electronic navigational charts and data globally.
Air and Land Transport
SIA to add flights in anticipation of demand surge SINGAPORE Airlines will boost its flights between late October and the end of January to cater for the upcoming holiday season demand surge, the carrier announced yesterday.
Closer ties with Iberia possible: BA chief
Cathay Pacific to enhance winter flight schedule
Cathay offering ferry links to Chinese cities near HK
Air NZ may give CEO 1.1m share options
Continental to raise ticket prices
Features
A taxicab at 30,000 feet AVIATION mavericks are trying to mint a new class of airplane - and air travel.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Jean-Louis Pinson has been appointed Air France's senior vice-president for Asia and the Pacific.
Busan port consolidation plans shelved for now ADDING to the Port of Busan's woes, container terminal operators at its Gamman terminal - including Hutchison Port Holdings, Hanjin Shipping and two others - have at least temporarily escaped a forced merger following the sacking last week of South Korea's maritime affairs minister.
Sydney Harbour to ban box ships CONTAINER ships will be banned from Sydney Harbour under a government plan to free up valuable land along the foreshore of Australia's oldest port and one of its biggest tourist attractions.
M'sian fleet, ports' security to be shipshape MALAYSIA's 700-strong fleet and 50 terminals will meet the International Maritime Organisation's International Ship and Port Facility Security Code deadline in July 2004, according to Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Singapore, UK hold navigation conference THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office are jointly organising another conference here to promote the use of electronic navigational charts and data globally.
Air and Land Transport
SIA to add flights in anticipation of demand surge SINGAPORE Airlines will boost its flights between late October and the end of January to cater for the upcoming holiday season demand surge, the carrier announced yesterday.
Closer ties with Iberia possible: BA chief
Cathay Pacific to enhance winter flight schedule
Cathay offering ferry links to Chinese cities near HK
Air NZ may give CEO 1.1m share options
Continental to raise ticket prices
Features
A taxicab at 30,000 feet AVIATION mavericks are trying to mint a new class of airplane - and air travel.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Jean-Louis Pinson has been appointed Air France's senior vice-president for Asia and the Pacific.
Busan port consolidation plans shelved for now ADDING to the Port of Busan's woes, container terminal operators at its Gamman terminal - including Hutchison Port Holdings, Hanjin Shipping and two others - have at least temporarily escaped a forced merger following the sacking last week of South Korea's maritime affairs minister.
Sydney Harbour to ban box ships CONTAINER ships will be banned from Sydney Harbour under a government plan to free up valuable land along the foreshore of Australia's oldest port and one of its biggest tourist attractions.
M'sian fleet, ports' security to be shipshape MALAYSIA's 700-strong fleet and 50 terminals will meet the International Maritime Organisation's International Ship and Port Facility Security Code deadline in July 2004, according to Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Singapore, UK hold navigation conference THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office are jointly organising another conference here to promote the use of electronic navigational charts and data globally.
Air and Land Transport
SIA to add flights in anticipation of demand surge SINGAPORE Airlines will boost its flights between late October and the end of January to cater for the upcoming holiday season demand surge, the carrier announced yesterday.
Closer ties with Iberia possible: BA chief
Cathay Pacific to enhance winter flight schedule
Cathay offering ferry links to Chinese cities near HK
Air NZ may give CEO 1.1m share options
Continental to raise ticket prices
Features
A taxicab at 30,000 feet AVIATION mavericks are trying to mint a new class of airplane - and air travel.
Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Jean-Louis Pinson has been appointed Air France's senior vice-president for Asia and the Pacific.
OPEC crude basket set to breach $28 ceiling again The strength of the oil market could see OPEC's crude basket rise above its $22 to $28 target range today. If it remains above $28 for the rest of the month, OPEC's so-called price band mechanism would call for a rise in output just as its announced November cut is due to come into force. Could OPEC be planning a revision of its target range to reflect actual policy decisions over the past year?
The Baltic in brief
Unitor and BP Marine Agree to Dissolve The Marine Alliance Unitor ASA and BP Marine, who co-founded The Marine Alliance B.V. joint venture three years ago, have now decided to dissolve this partnership and focus individually on their respective customers' requirements.
Tallinn ticks lower despite regional bullishness
Fujairah takes bulls by the horns
Great Belt firm and quiet
No holiday for Hong Kong bunker price increases OPEC's supply cut spur continues to saddle Hong Kong's numbers with galloping inflation.
HSV WestPac Express hoists U.S. flag The 101 m Austal catamaran WestPac Express has achieved another distinction. It has become the first large high speed vessel to be registered and flagged as a commercial ship in the United States.
First Evergreen ship gets ISPS certification ABS has certified the first Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd. containership to IMO's International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code).
Seaspan breaks the 9,500 teu barrier with eight-ship order THE world's first 9,500 teu containerships are to be built in South Korea, with Seaspan Container Lines placing an eight-ship order on Friday.
Single-hull crackdown 'will send timebombs into Asian waters' THE Malaysian government has slammed the European Union over unilateral action on single-hulled tankers, saying it will send "ecological time bombs" into Asian waters.
Association hears warning on rules TOO much regulation of the shipping industry could drive out quality players who would seek to invest elsewhere, Bureau Veritas chairman Frank Piedelievre has warned, writes Marcus Hand.
'Just another order filling a few more slots' SEASPAN may break the containership mould, but analysts say it may not necessarily break the market, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
US unions support Maersk THE presidents of the three largest US seagoing unions have asked their members to support the operational transfer of 15 militarily-useful cargo ships to Maersk Line (ML), rejecting nationalist arguments from the current operator, US Ship Management (USSM).
Skaugen ponders three options IM Skaugen might try to consolidate the small LPG tanker sector following the sale of 50% of Skaugen Petro Trans lighterage division to Teekay, observers say
Have your say! What should the salvage industry expect from government? Why hasn't the IMO spoken out against injustice? Who now will bid to remove the Tasman Spirit? Have your say!
Greece calls for support on Pappas CONCERN in Greece over the arrested seafarers from the Tasman Spirit and the Tsavliris salvage master Nikos Pappas has become a national issue
Bid for Star Reefers rejected A bid to acquire almost three-quarters of the shares of Anglo-Norwegian group Star Reefers from Siem Industries has been rejected, Fairplay has been told
Van Oord buys dredging rival DUTCH dredging group Van Oord has taken over rival Ballast Ham Dredging from building contractor Royal BAM for €457M ($529M)
Bulk rates aiming for record highs Demand by steel mills in China and Japan spur charterers to snap up scarce tonnage.
Malaysia port to join box security program Port Kelang's Northport terminals will implement the U.S. Container Security Initiative by the end of this year, an official said. ' Weblog: Australia to close Sydney to containers
UPS, FedEx urge U.S. to drop Astar deadline Express giants ask DOT to lift Dec. 1 deadline for judge's recommendations on the ownership of former DHL Airways, while Deutsche Post asks EU probe of UPS alliance.
German government explores financial liability of truck toll consortium in delays Germany's controversial truck toll has been delayed again, prompting the transport ministry to explore how far Toll Collect is liable for '156million a month in lost revenues to the government.
EIA warns EU may choke on 'bottlenecks'
Shipping lines wait for decision over Thursday strike in Nigeria
Services disrupted by go-slow at JNPT
Hapag-Lloyd sells off Pracht Spedition, expects 12% growth this year
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