Laem Chabang tender given to P&O Ports-led group THE Port Authority of Thailand has revoked its latest Laem Chabang Port terminal operating concession and handed the tender to a P&O Ports-led consortium following allegations of misconduct in the bidding process.
Attacks on 3 chemical ships in Malacca Straits blamed on piracy SMALL boats packed with men carrying assault rifles have attacked three chemical tankers in the Straits of Malacca in the last month, including one that was briefly seized on Wednesday.
War-risk premiums for ships calling Iraq sky rocket TOP insurance firms have raised war risk charges for ships calling at Iraqi ports by around 700 per cent, a cost that will hit aid agencies pouring relief into the country hard.
Air and Land Transport
US airline traffic down, set to go lower AIRLINE passenger traffic fell 10 per cent last week and will decline further as consumers avoid flying after the start of war in Iraq, the US-based Air Transport Association said.
BA, Air France cut costs as travel dips
United reports US$367m loss, meets loan terms
Higher deliveries boost Embraer's 4th-qtr profit
Eva lowers planned cargo rate hikes
Admiralty Casebook
Shipper's bill of lading contract is with charterer A DECISION by the House of Lords earlier this month has probably settled an issue that has come up time and again and that is just who a shipper has contracted with in a bill of lading contract - the vessel owner or the charterer.
Laem Chabang tender given to P&O Ports-led group THE Port Authority of Thailand has revoked its latest Laem Chabang Port terminal operating concession and handed the tender to a P&O Ports-led consortium following allegations of misconduct in the bidding process.
Attacks on 3 chemical ships in Malacca Straits blamed on piracy SMALL boats packed with men carrying assault rifles have attacked three chemical tankers in the Straits of Malacca in the last month, including one that was briefly seized on Wednesday.
War-risk premiums for ships calling Iraq sky rocket TOP insurance firms have raised war risk charges for ships calling at Iraqi ports by around 700 per cent, a cost that will hit aid agencies pouring relief into the country hard.
Air and Land Transport
US airline traffic down, set to go lower AIRLINE passenger traffic fell 10 per cent last week and will decline further as consumers avoid flying after the start of war in Iraq, the US-based Air Transport Association said.
BA, Air France cut costs as travel dips
United reports US$367m loss, meets loan terms
Higher deliveries boost Embraer's 4th-qtr profit
Eva lowers planned cargo rate hikes
Admiralty Casebook
Shipper's bill of lading contract is with charterer A DECISION by the House of Lords earlier this month has probably settled an issue that has come up time and again and that is just who a shipper has contracted with in a bill of lading contract - the vessel owner or the charterer.
Laem Chabang tender given to P&O Ports-led group THE Port Authority of Thailand has revoked its latest Laem Chabang Port terminal operating concession and handed the tender to a P&O Ports-led consortium following allegations of misconduct in the bidding process.
Attacks on 3 chemical ships in Malacca Straits blamed on piracy SMALL boats packed with men carrying assault rifles have attacked three chemical tankers in the Straits of Malacca in the last month, including one that was briefly seized on Wednesday.
War-risk premiums for ships calling Iraq sky rocket TOP insurance firms have raised war risk charges for ships calling at Iraqi ports by around 700 per cent, a cost that will hit aid agencies pouring relief into the country hard.
Air and Land Transport
US airline traffic down, set to go lower AIRLINE passenger traffic fell 10 per cent last week and will decline further as consumers avoid flying after the start of war in Iraq, the US-based Air Transport Association said.
BA, Air France cut costs as travel dips
United reports US$367m loss, meets loan terms
Higher deliveries boost Embraer's 4th-qtr profit
Eva lowers planned cargo rate hikes
Admiralty Casebook
Shipper's bill of lading contract is with charterer A DECISION by the House of Lords earlier this month has probably settled an issue that has come up time and again and that is just who a shipper has contracted with in a bill of lading contract - the vessel owner or the charterer.
Battle to reopen Umm Qasr for aid UMM Qasr was still unable to handle merchant shipping yesterday, according to industry sources in the captured Iraqi port, although it is hoped vessel calls will be possible from today.
Agents scramble for a piece of the action MAJOR multinational shipping agencies have moved in on Umm Qasr with impressive alacrity, keen to win a share of the naval and humanitarian aid traffic soon to be available at the recently captured Iraqi port, writes David Osler.
Greek legal brief lambasts EC drive to criminalise polluters EUROPEAN Commission plans to crack down on polluters have come under fire from the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee, freshly armed with a legal critique that argues they add little to existing anti-pollution efforts while threatening to trample on human rights.
Grain ships ready to start loading TWO geared handysize bulkers built in the mid-1980s, Yellow Rose and Free Atlas, loaded with 28,000 tonnes of wheat apiece, are the first ships chartered to take US food aid into Iraq.
Air France cuts global capacity Europe's second-largest airline joins British Airways and Lufthansa in war-related cuts. BA, Lufthansa restrict cuts to N. Atlantic
EU begins review of shipping laws The long-awaited review could result in the scrapping of the antitrust immunity that has allowed container lines to collectively set ocean freight rates for more than 15 years.
U.S. steel tariffs illegal, WTO says The preliminary ruling could rekindle trade tensions as the U.S. and the EU strive to minimize the economic fallout from their differences over the war in Iraq.
Terminals propping up robust AP Moller container segment? AP Moller (APM)'s container segment has reported enviable results for 2002, but does this reflect a successful cost cutting drive, or more the importance of the terminals business in balancing the books?
HPH defends Jakarta terminal stake Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has denied that it failed to meet obligations to develop Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT), saying that 'vested interests' fear that JICT will become an international hub.
Profit surge sees Samudera succeed where others failed
Anti-trust immunity faces the chop in Europe
ANL levies PSCs on cabotage boxes
Cosco, PONL upgrade NZ capacity
President Bush war funds request includes more port security money
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