Higher compensation soon for victims of oil tanker pollution INCREASED levels of compensation will soon be available to victims of pollution from oil tanker accidents following the adoption of a new third tier by the International Maritime Organisation last week.
PSA makes changes to its high-profile advisory board CHANGE would appear to be the order of the day at PSA Corporation.
Asset sales, writedowns to push Adsteam into the red AUSTRALIAN shipping group Adsteam Marine Ltd said it plans to sell non-core assets in a restructuring of its operations, and take a series of writedowns which will push it to a loss this year.
Kwai Chung's container volume up THE Kwai Chung container terminals, which handle two-thirds of sea cargo in the world's busiest port of Hong Kong, handled 5.4 per cent more traffic in April than a year earlier.
Cruise ship not spared by war IRAQI children swimming in front of the rusting Iraqi cruise liner al-Mansur, destroyed by US-British bombing during the war, in the Gulf waters of the southern port of Basra.
Air and Land Transport
European airline traffic on Asian routes dives 29% EUROPEAN airlines' passenger traffic on Asian routes plummeted 29 per cent the week ended May 11 as the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome frightened people away from flying.
MAS returns to profit
Beijing airport's passenger traffic plunges 88.3%
Finnair's Q1 loss widens
CAL urges crew to take unpaid leave
Maintenance, weight key issues in US crash probe
Strait Talk
Drop FOC debate, focus on flag state initiative instead BARRING unexpected problems the International Bargaining Forum , which will negotiate seafarers' pay rates on open registry ships, will be up and running by the end of this year.
Higher compensation soon for victims of oil tanker pollution INCREASED levels of compensation will soon be available to victims of pollution from oil tanker accidents following the adoption of a new third tier by the International Maritime Organisation last week.
PSA makes changes to its high-profile advisory board CHANGE would appear to be the order of the day at PSA Corporation.
Asset sales, writedowns to push Adsteam into the red AUSTRALIAN shipping group Adsteam Marine Ltd said it plans to sell non-core assets in a restructuring of its operations, and take a series of writedowns which will push it to a loss this year.
Kwai Chung's container volume up THE Kwai Chung container terminals, which handle two-thirds of sea cargo in the world's busiest port of Hong Kong, handled 5.4 per cent more traffic in April than a year earlier.
Cruise ship not spared by war IRAQI children swimming in front of the rusting Iraqi cruise liner al-Mansur, destroyed by US-British bombing during the war, in the Gulf waters of the southern port of Basra.
Air and Land Transport
European airline traffic on Asian routes dives 29% EUROPEAN airlines' passenger traffic on Asian routes plummeted 29 per cent the week ended May 11 as the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome frightened people away from flying.
MAS returns to profit
Beijing airport's passenger traffic plunges 88.3%
Finnair's Q1 loss widens
CAL urges crew to take unpaid leave
Maintenance, weight key issues in US crash probe
Strait Talk
Drop FOC debate, focus on flag state initiative instead BARRING unexpected problems the International Bargaining Forum , which will negotiate seafarers' pay rates on open registry ships, will be up and running by the end of this year.
Higher compensation soon for victims of oil tanker pollution INCREASED levels of compensation will soon be available to victims of pollution from oil tanker accidents following the adoption of a new third tier by the International Maritime Organisation last week.
PSA makes changes to its high-profile advisory board CHANGE would appear to be the order of the day at PSA Corporation.
Asset sales, writedowns to push Adsteam into the red AUSTRALIAN shipping group Adsteam Marine Ltd said it plans to sell non-core assets in a restructuring of its operations, and take a series of writedowns which will push it to a loss this year.
Kwai Chung's container volume up THE Kwai Chung container terminals, which handle two-thirds of sea cargo in the world's busiest port of Hong Kong, handled 5.4 per cent more traffic in April than a year earlier.
Cruise ship not spared by war IRAQI children swimming in front of the rusting Iraqi cruise liner al-Mansur, destroyed by US-British bombing during the war, in the Gulf waters of the southern port of Basra.
Air and Land Transport
European airline traffic on Asian routes dives 29% EUROPEAN airlines' passenger traffic on Asian routes plummeted 29 per cent the week ended May 11 as the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome frightened people away from flying.
MAS returns to profit
Beijing airport's passenger traffic plunges 88.3%
Finnair's Q1 loss widens
CAL urges crew to take unpaid leave
Maintenance, weight key issues in US crash probe
Strait Talk
Drop FOC debate, focus on flag state initiative instead BARRING unexpected problems the International Bargaining Forum , which will negotiate seafarers' pay rates on open registry ships, will be up and running by the end of this year.
Tough quarter for Star Cruises Hit by factors such as SARS, Star Cruises has had a tough first quarter. Meantime, its NCL brand is pressing ahead with its U.S.-flag operation, announcing the names of its first two U.S.-flag ships today,
Stolt Nielsen facing another probe Stolt Nielsen is facing an investigation, led by the U.S. attorney in New Haven, Connecticut, probing allegations that the company broke U.S. trade embargoes.
RCL "outraged" by Miami lawsuit Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. issued a brief statement yesterday in response to a lawsuit filed late Friday regarding the taxes and fees it charges passengers.
MAN B&W power for 112 m Incat Four RK280 diesels delivering a total 36 MW will power Incat's first Evolution One12 wave piercer
Austal releases details of military design Austal is saying more about its 102 m military platform
Home Office faces doubts on corporate manslaughter law PLANS for a new UK law on corporate manslaughter moved a stage further forward yesterday with Home Office confirmation that a draft Bill will be published.
France seeks tougher jail terms for illegal tank cleaning TANKER and other masters caught cleaning their tanks at sea could face a 10-year prison sentence in future if the French parliament approves a new bill to be presented to it by the government this week, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
Spain hunts ships accused of dumping oil waste in Prestige slick SPANISH maritime authorities are on the hunt for four ships that allegedly flushed their tanks and caused pollution while in transit off Galicia in the immediate wake of the Prestigedisaster.
Stolt-Nielsen faces US probe on proscribed nations deals ALLEGED dealings with Iran, Sudan and Cuba, countries designated by the US as state sponsors of terrorism, have sparked a criminal investigation of Stolt-Nielsen by the US Department of Justice, it was revealed yesterday.
Penalties loom for '24-hour' violators A U.S. Customs official said that the government is entering the "penalty phase" as part of its enforcement of the advance manifest filing rule.
China charters push bulk rally Rates for large bulk carriers are rising again, dispelling fears the SARS virus would slow activity in the world's fastest-growing shipping market.
Report: U.S. probing Stolt blacklist trade
Bangladesh kills SSA box projects
FedEx Express debuts hybrid electric truck
Exel wins Cargo 2000 approval
ABX Logistics selects Rate Explorer for ocean services
Hong Kong's first CT9 berth to be operational in July Hutchison's Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) will take delivery of the first of its two berths at Container Terminal 9 at Tsing Yi in July.
South Korea fights to shift strike backlog
Indian ports likely to be hit by one-day strike
US trades: dramatic growth across several lanes
PICT wins Karachi terminal concession
Shared Inchon/Qingdao service launches next month
Melbourne deepening unlikely before 2007
Concor opens rail connections for competing Gujarati ports
Profit drop fails to dent PSA's 'strong financial profile'
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