Beware of piracy attacks near Bintan: IMB SHIPS passing by the Indonesian island of Bintan, just off Singapore, have been warned to be vigilant after a spike in piracy incidents in the area.
Four berths at Northport to get 15 m draughts FOUR berths at Port Klang's Northport will reportedly have 15 m draughts by the end of the month, catching up to competing neighbour Westport.
NCL's Pride of America to set sail next year STAR Cruises' Miami-based subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Line will launch services of its newbuild Pride of America in July 2004 - the first new ocean cruise ship to fly the US flag in 50 years.
Vietnam's Chan May port gets its first berth THE first berth at Vietnam's newest deep-water general port at Chan May is completed, and is expected to be operational by September.
Air and Land Transport
Too many int'l carriers in Europe, says BA chairman BRITISH Airways Plc chairman Lord Marshall said the number of European international airlines and hub airports need to be reduced for the industry to cope with a decline in demand amid slowing economies, severe acute respiratory syndrome and terrorism.
HK airport cuts landing fees by up to 50%
Garuda foresees no disruptions if strike starts
Jazz and unions agree to cut labour costs
CEO-led group to buy out DHL Airways
Liner Scene
Asian volumes fuel liner optimism CAUTIOUS optimism appears to be the best description of the big container lines that are making increasingly confident noises about freight rate increases.
Beware of piracy attacks near Bintan: IMB SHIPS passing by the Indonesian island of Bintan, just off Singapore, have been warned to be vigilant after a spike in piracy incidents in the area.
Four berths at Northport to get 15 m draughts FOUR berths at Port Klang's Northport will reportedly have 15 m draughts by the end of the month, catching up to competing neighbour Westport.
NCL's Pride of America to set sail next year STAR Cruises' Miami-based subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Line will launch services of its newbuild Pride of America in July 2004 - the first new ocean cruise ship to fly the US flag in 50 years.
Vietnam's Chan May port gets its first berth THE first berth at Vietnam's newest deep-water general port at Chan May is completed, and is expected to be operational by September.
Air and Land Transport
Too many int'l carriers in Europe, says BA chairman BRITISH Airways Plc chairman Lord Marshall said the number of European international airlines and hub airports need to be reduced for the industry to cope with a decline in demand amid slowing economies, severe acute respiratory syndrome and terrorism.
HK airport cuts landing fees by up to 50%
Garuda foresees no disruptions if strike starts
Jazz and unions agree to cut labour costs
CEO-led group to buy out DHL Airways
Liner Scene
Asian volumes fuel liner optimism CAUTIOUS optimism appears to be the best description of the big container lines that are making increasingly confident noises about freight rate increases.
Beware of piracy attacks near Bintan: IMB SHIPS passing by the Indonesian island of Bintan, just off Singapore, have been warned to be vigilant after a spike in piracy incidents in the area.
Four berths at Northport to get 15 m draughts FOUR berths at Port Klang's Northport will reportedly have 15 m draughts by the end of the month, catching up to competing neighbour Westport.
NCL's Pride of America to set sail next year STAR Cruises' Miami-based subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Line will launch services of its newbuild Pride of America in July 2004 - the first new ocean cruise ship to fly the US flag in 50 years.
Vietnam's Chan May port gets its first berth THE first berth at Vietnam's newest deep-water general port at Chan May is completed, and is expected to be operational by September.
Air and Land Transport
Too many int'l carriers in Europe, says BA chairman BRITISH Airways Plc chairman Lord Marshall said the number of European international airlines and hub airports need to be reduced for the industry to cope with a decline in demand amid slowing economies, severe acute respiratory syndrome and terrorism.
HK airport cuts landing fees by up to 50%
Garuda foresees no disruptions if strike starts
Jazz and unions agree to cut labour costs
CEO-led group to buy out DHL Airways
Liner Scene
Asian volumes fuel liner optimism CAUTIOUS optimism appears to be the best description of the big container lines that are making increasingly confident noises about freight rate increases.
NLRB probes Evergreen complaint Line's U.S. unit seeks temporary injunction against union pickets that have idled ships in New York and Norfolk.
Air cargo up despite passenger woes Strong volumes for Asia-Pacific carriers helped air freight surge 7.7 percent in April even as the war in Iraq and SARS fears decimated passenger traffic.
Singapore Airlines opens U.S.-via-China cargo service
Coast Guard suspends NOA manifest e-filing
Imports spur Boston cargo jump
CP Ships names Henry VP-Security
Hong Kong airlines battle in court
Lines add surcharge for Kuwait cargo
Alaska Airlines targets seafood markets on East Coast
Operational staff threaten work to rule as roster dispute at APMT Rotterdam escalates Sixty-five operational staff at APM Terminals Rotterdam are planning a work to rule over roster deterioration if the management refuses to reopen negotiations with unions.
Exporters demand action over chronic problems in Santos Santos Port users, especially exporters, are demanding better strategic planning and improved responses in dealing with day-to-day problems from the Santos Port Authority (Codesp).
HKSA urges shippers to shift to electronic data transfer
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