Resolve urgent issue of port of refuge: ABS THE port of refuge issue needs to be urgently resolved to prevent the escalation of casualties like Prestige and Castor, according to the head of classification society American Bureau of Shipping.
Shipping's problem is an image, not a safety one AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping chief Frank Iarossi has attacked the widespread perception that shipping has a poor safety record, insisting in reality the industry has steadily and remarkably improved its safety and environmental performance.
New security measures seek to counter terrorist threat WITH unprecedented speed the global maritime regulator, the International Maritime Organisation , has reacted to the new terrorist threat by creating and passing a raft of security measures in little under a year.
Flouting US' 24-hr rule will be costly: HK body THE Hong Kong Shippers' Council has warned exporters that they must comply with the controversial 24-hour advance manifest requirement of the US Customs within a week.
LT to enter N Atlantic trades next month ITALIAN container line Lloyd Triestino will enter the North Atlantic trades in February with a new service linked to its participation on the NUE pendulum weekly service which links Asia, North America and North Europe.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay, Dragonair scrap talks on China row: report HONG Kong's dominant carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and smaller rival Dragonair have abandoned talks on a private settlement of a dispute over Cathay's bid to fly to mainland China, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.
6 workers injured in NY airport incident
SAS Cargo positions itself for consolidation
Sydney airport operator's H1 earnings up
Air Lib's fate hinges on government bailout decision
Resolve urgent issue of port of refuge: ABS THE port of refuge issue needs to be urgently resolved to prevent the escalation of casualties like Prestige and Castor, according to the head of classification society American Bureau of Shipping.
Shipping's problem is an image, not a safety one AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping chief Frank Iarossi has attacked the widespread perception that shipping has a poor safety record, insisting in reality the industry has steadily and remarkably improved its safety and environmental performance.
New security measures seek to counter terrorist threat WITH unprecedented speed the global maritime regulator, the International Maritime Organisation , has reacted to the new terrorist threat by creating and passing a raft of security measures in little under a year.
Flouting US' 24-hr rule will be costly: HK body THE Hong Kong Shippers' Council has warned exporters that they must comply with the controversial 24-hour advance manifest requirement of the US Customs within a week.
LT to enter N Atlantic trades next month ITALIAN container line Lloyd Triestino will enter the North Atlantic trades in February with a new service linked to its participation on the NUE pendulum weekly service which links Asia, North America and North Europe.
Air and Land Transport
Cathay, Dragonair scrap talks on China row: report HONG Kong's dominant carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and smaller rival Dragonair have abandoned talks on a private settlement of a dispute over Cathay's bid to fly to mainland China, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.
6 workers injured in NY airport incident
SAS Cargo positions itself for consolidation
Sydney airport operator's H1 earnings up
Air Lib's fate hinges on government bailout decision
'Over 15,000 port workers in strike' In seaports from Northern Germany to the furthest reaches of Spain, more than 15,000 port workers went on strike.
Port Klang's throughput to rise 12 per cent Port Klang's throughput volume this year is forecast to increase by about 12 per cent in 2003 to five million Teu, Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Ting Chew Peh said.
Ningbo registers increased container transport The port of Ningbo, in east China's Zhejiang Province, handled 1.8 million standard containers in 2002, up 52 percent over the previous year.
Congressional call for tighter air cargo security Two senators in Washington, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Dianne Feinstein, said air cargo security still has problems that could make it vulnerable to a terrorist attack, despite some improvements, after the US General Accounting Office released a report that found air cargo undergoes little inspection.
FedEx purchases ATR 42-320 FedEx Express, a FedEx Corp. operating company, expects to receive the first of eight ATR 42-320 aircraft acquired under a definitive purchase agreement with Continental Airlines.
Little disruption in Rotterdam Rotterdam will be spared the full effect of Friday's strike against the European Ports Directive at almost every port in Europe. Many of ECT's employees would be working normally, in accordance with a recommendation from the local branch leadership of the FNV Bondgenoten union.
Successful tets for LNG ship dual fuel engine Wartsila Corporation reports that it has successfully completed the factory acceptance test of the first Wartsila 50DF engine in a series of four dual-fuel engines for a 74,000 m3 LNG carrier.
Prestige master in plea to Spain for freedom APOSTOLOS Mangouras, the 68-year old master of the Prestige , has written an emotive plea for freedom after two months locked up in a high-security Spanish jail.
Pressure builds on charterers to choose quality oil tankers Giuseppe Bottiglieri, managing director of Bottiglieri di Navigazione, said he would be pressing for this in forthcoming European Union legislation.
P&O Ports buys Vancouver container terminal RAPIDLY expanding P&O Ports has plugged a hole in its global network by purchasing a container terminal in Vancouver, its first acquisition on the North American west coast.
UPS signs intra-China package deal United Parcel Service has signed an agreement with a new Chinese all-cargo carrier to handle packages for UPS within China.
U.S. Great Lakes cargo flat in '02 U.S.-flag Great Lakes vessels hauled 101.3 million tons of cargo in 2002, a drop of less than 1 percent drop compared to the previous year.
FedEx unit buys regional freighters The carrier acquires eight French-built aircraft from Continental Airlines for use on domestic routes.
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