Shipping lines wary of possible huge cruise claims SINGAPORE's shipping community has warned against ratifying the 2002 changes to the Athens Convention, due to the 'disproportionate exposure' of cargo vessel owners to potentially enormous claims by the cruise ship industry.
Shipping rules near Iraq waters tightened up STRICT requirements on shipping entering the northern Persian Gulf continue to be rigidly enforced by coalition warships as the threat of a US-led war on Iraq draws closer.
RCL's new Chennai foray upsets BTL THAI-listed feeder Regional Container Lines' latest foray into the Singapore-Chennai trade is 'stepping on the toes' and territories of specialist operators, according to Bengal Tiger Line .
P&O and merger partner Carnival see weak bookings amid war clouds US cruise giant Carnival Corp and its willing takeover target, Britain's P&O Princess Cruises plc, said on Monday that bookings had weakened as the world braced for war in the Middle East.
NZ seizes P&O ship with rusty hull NEW Zealand's maritime authorities said on Monday they impounded a cruise ship because safety inspectors found serious rust in its hull, following reports that flooding in parts of the vessel forced an abrupt end to a voyage.
Air and Land Transport
War coming at 'worst time' for international airlines AIRLINES warned that their gradual recovery from the Sept 11 attacks could be one of the first casualties of a conflict in Iraq, as the war drums beat louder on Monday.
Qantas forces more workers to take leave
Korean Air to cut 29 flights to US and Europe
US Airways wins creditor approval for its bankruptcy plan
2002 saw fewer air crashes but more deaths
Austrian Airlines Feb passenger traffic up 15%
Strait Talk
A time for shipping vigilance UNLESS events take an unexpected turn, the chances are likely that a war will be raging in Iraq by the end of this week.
Shipping lines wary of possible huge cruise claims SINGAPORE's shipping community has warned against ratifying the 2002 changes to the Athens Convention, due to the 'disproportionate exposure' of cargo vessel owners to potentially enormous claims by the cruise ship industry.
Shipping rules near Iraq waters tightened up STRICT requirements on shipping entering the northern Persian Gulf continue to be rigidly enforced by coalition warships as the threat of a US-led war on Iraq draws closer.
RCL's new Chennai foray upsets BTL THAI-listed feeder Regional Container Lines' latest foray into the Singapore-Chennai trade is 'stepping on the toes' and territories of specialist operators, according to Bengal Tiger Line .
P&O and merger partner Carnival see weak bookings amid war clouds US cruise giant Carnival Corp and its willing takeover target, Britain's P&O Princess Cruises plc, said on Monday that bookings had weakened as the world braced for war in the Middle East.
NZ seizes P&O ship with rusty hull NEW Zealand's maritime authorities said on Monday they impounded a cruise ship because safety inspectors found serious rust in its hull, following reports that flooding in parts of the vessel forced an abrupt end to a voyage.
Air and Land Transport
War coming at 'worst time' for international airlines AIRLINES warned that their gradual recovery from the Sept 11 attacks could be one of the first casualties of a conflict in Iraq, as the war drums beat louder on Monday.
Qantas forces more workers to take leave
Korean Air to cut 29 flights to US and Europe
US Airways wins creditor approval for its bankruptcy plan
2002 saw fewer air crashes but more deaths
Austrian Airlines Feb passenger traffic up 15%
Strait Talk
A time for shipping vigilance UNLESS events take an unexpected turn, the chances are likely that a war will be raging in Iraq by the end of this week.
Shipping lines wary of possible huge cruise claims SINGAPORE's shipping community has warned against ratifying the 2002 changes to the Athens Convention, due to the 'disproportionate exposure' of cargo vessel owners to potentially enormous claims by the cruise ship industry.
Shipping rules near Iraq waters tightened up STRICT requirements on shipping entering the northern Persian Gulf continue to be rigidly enforced by coalition warships as the threat of a US-led war on Iraq draws closer.
RCL's new Chennai foray upsets BTL THAI-listed feeder Regional Container Lines' latest foray into the Singapore-Chennai trade is 'stepping on the toes' and territories of specialist operators, according to Bengal Tiger Line .
P&O and merger partner Carnival see weak bookings amid war clouds US cruise giant Carnival Corp and its willing takeover target, Britain's P&O Princess Cruises plc, said on Monday that bookings had weakened as the world braced for war in the Middle East.
NZ seizes P&O ship with rusty hull NEW Zealand's maritime authorities said on Monday they impounded a cruise ship because safety inspectors found serious rust in its hull, following reports that flooding in parts of the vessel forced an abrupt end to a voyage.
Air and Land Transport
War coming at 'worst time' for international airlines AIRLINES warned that their gradual recovery from the Sept 11 attacks could be one of the first casualties of a conflict in Iraq, as the war drums beat louder on Monday.
Qantas forces more workers to take leave
Korean Air to cut 29 flights to US and Europe
US Airways wins creditor approval for its bankruptcy plan
2002 saw fewer air crashes but more deaths
Austrian Airlines Feb passenger traffic up 15%
Strait Talk
A time for shipping vigilance UNLESS events take an unexpected turn, the chances are likely that a war will be raging in Iraq by the end of this week.
Tanker rates are facing collapse after Iraq war TANKER owners were given a stark warning from international analysts yesterday: prepare for a collapse in tanker freight rates on the back of a US-led invasion of Iraq.
Asian ship stocks bounce back ASIAN shipping stocks rebounded yesterday as oil prices slid after Saddam Hussein was given 48 hours to leave Iraq.
Traders back quick end to hostilities as oil falls OIL prices have slumped to three-month lows as traders speculated on a quick ending to the imminent Iraqi war, writes Martyn Wingrove.
US Navy warns on collaboration with enemy IRAQ may force neutral merchant ships to lay mines on its behalf, the US Navy has claimed.
Claim: Unilateral action weakening IMO The fallout from the sinking of the tanker Prestige threatens consensus support for the International Maritime Organization as the spearhead for global vessel safety, a registry executive said. ' Weblog: U.S. mulling 'strategic' port closures
Plan to license AES users The Census Bureau will begin a licensing program for traders who file export documentation through the Automated Export System, a top official said.
Charleston box traffic up 30% Container volume through the Port of Charleston totaled 132,000 TEUs in January.
Geest bails out, as Italian hurdles trip Rotterdam/Milan container shuttle Geest has abandoned the Rotterdam/Milan rail container shuttle that it shared with P&O Ferrymasters and Norfolkline Containers, ci-online can reveal, leaving its former partners to battle for an acceptable service.
'First reluctant step' towards cheaper UK ports?
Feeder Pacifica 'withdrawn from sale' as offers disappoint
Indonesian logistics venture for K Line
SBB purchases intermodal 'gateway to Switzerland'
Intermodal service targets New South Wales's North Coast
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