Pool of doctors willing to board ships for Sars checks A small pool of doctors has committed its services to Singapore's shipping community for onboard severe acute respiratory syndrome screening of passengers and crew, and they support expanding the list to answer increasing calls.
MPA to help with list of doctors THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has agreed to work with the Singapore Shipping Association to provide a list of doctors able to conduct onboard Sars-related health screenings, following meetings with the representative group last week.
Star cancels Asian cruises MALAYSIAN-owned Star Cruises has cancelled all itineraries of two of its largest cruise ships operating in the region - each capable of carrying nearly 2,000 passengers - due to the ongoing Sars outbreak.
Daewoo expects orders to surpass US$3b DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, expects to win more than US$3 billion worth of orders this year, helped by growing demand for safer oil tankers.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan aims to privatise China Airlines by year-end A state-controlled foundation that owns 71 per cent of China Airlines Ltd said yesterday it planned to sell half its holdings by the end of this year, ceding control of the island's largest carrier to private hands.
Swiss, Lufthansa deny takeover talks
Star Alliance member airlines plan to order 200 planes
Gulf Air to double fleet to 60 aircraft by '09
Italian airports paralysed by strike
American may seek bankruptcy protection due to pilots' delay
Features
Ailing Queen Mary II builder may go under PATRICK Boissier gazes at the world's most spectacular ocean liner, half-built in his shipyard, and feels his chest swell with pride.
Pool of doctors willing to board ships for Sars checks A small pool of doctors has committed its services to Singapore's shipping community for onboard severe acute respiratory syndrome screening of passengers and crew, and they support expanding the list to answer increasing calls.
MPA to help with list of doctors THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has agreed to work with the Singapore Shipping Association to provide a list of doctors able to conduct onboard Sars-related health screenings, following meetings with the representative group last week.
Star cancels Asian cruises MALAYSIAN-owned Star Cruises has cancelled all itineraries of two of its largest cruise ships operating in the region - each capable of carrying nearly 2,000 passengers - due to the ongoing Sars outbreak.
Daewoo expects orders to surpass US$3b DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, expects to win more than US$3 billion worth of orders this year, helped by growing demand for safer oil tankers.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan aims to privatise China Airlines by year-end A state-controlled foundation that owns 71 per cent of China Airlines Ltd said yesterday it planned to sell half its holdings by the end of this year, ceding control of the island's largest carrier to private hands.
Swiss, Lufthansa deny takeover talks
Star Alliance member airlines plan to order 200 planes
Gulf Air to double fleet to 60 aircraft by '09
Italian airports paralysed by strike
American may seek bankruptcy protection due to pilots' delay
Features
Ailing Queen Mary II builder may go under PATRICK Boissier gazes at the world's most spectacular ocean liner, half-built in his shipyard, and feels his chest swell with pride.
Pool of doctors willing to board ships for Sars checks A small pool of doctors has committed its services to Singapore's shipping community for onboard severe acute respiratory syndrome screening of passengers and crew, and they support expanding the list to answer increasing calls.
MPA to help with list of doctors THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has agreed to work with the Singapore Shipping Association to provide a list of doctors able to conduct onboard Sars-related health screenings, following meetings with the representative group last week.
Star cancels Asian cruises MALAYSIAN-owned Star Cruises has cancelled all itineraries of two of its largest cruise ships operating in the region - each capable of carrying nearly 2,000 passengers - due to the ongoing Sars outbreak.
Daewoo expects orders to surpass US$3b DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, expects to win more than US$3 billion worth of orders this year, helped by growing demand for safer oil tankers.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan aims to privatise China Airlines by year-end A state-controlled foundation that owns 71 per cent of China Airlines Ltd said yesterday it planned to sell half its holdings by the end of this year, ceding control of the island's largest carrier to private hands.
Swiss, Lufthansa deny takeover talks
Star Alliance member airlines plan to order 200 planes
Gulf Air to double fleet to 60 aircraft by '09
Italian airports paralysed by strike
American may seek bankruptcy protection due to pilots' delay
Features
Ailing Queen Mary II builder may go under PATRICK Boissier gazes at the world's most spectacular ocean liner, half-built in his shipyard, and feels his chest swell with pride.
NCL buys S/S United States (and S/S Independence) Star Cruises' Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) unit says it has purchased the S/S United States and intends to convert the vessel to a state-of-the art, modern cruise ship.
Star Cruises crew members recover Star Cruises says the two crew members with possible SARS symptoms who were hospitalized last week have recovered.
$25 million for Title XI American shipbuilding's friends in the Senate have wrought a minor miracle
Oil to start flowing as war nears its end AS COALITION forces moved closer to final victory in Iraq yesterday, there were early signs that the country with the world's second largest reserves of oil could soon be producing crude in considerable quantities.
Experts downplay boom prospects THE aftermath of war in Iraq will have only a limited direct impact on the world shipping industry, according to London-based consultants, writes David Osler.
Anomeritis happy to see Greek owners stay in UK GREECE has no intention of luring the London Greek shipping community back to its motherland, the country's Minister of Merchant Marine George Anomeritis has said.
Ship company ID code gets global launch by IMO Promising a crucial boost for the campaign for greater transparency in the shipping industry, a global introduction of a unique numbering scheme for the ready identification of shipowning and ship management companies has been agreed in principle by the International Maritime Organisation, writes our IMO Correspondent.
Judge will decide DHL ownership case An administrative law judge will resolve the dispute over the ownership of DHL Airways as part of an amendment to the $79 billion war spending bill passed by Congress.
Euro air-cargo carriers protest U.S. aid Claim post-September 11 security funding helped carriers slash fares on highly-competitive North Atlantic routes.
Trade deal will give C. America boost vs. Mexico
Cargolux cancels war charge
Amsterdam leads Euro air cargo
Pakistani exporters demand end to surcharge
NCBFAA launches online contract tools
Lan Chile cuts fuel surcharge
Letters: Raymond still boosts SEA-21
DHL Danzas gets C-TPAT approval
USF Red Star acquires Plymouth Rock Transportation
Stalemate raises fears of China/US trade dispute Maritime trade talks between the US and China appear to have reached a stalemate raising the threat of a serious trade conflict, one industry observer said.
New blood at CMA CGM, as line prepares Russian onslaught
HMM president looks to special investigation for exoneration
Busan seeks further favours for transhipment customers
Lines unhappy at Klang's inter-terminal transfer delays
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