Panama picks S'pore firm to okay ship security A Singapore company has been appointed as one of only three designated to approve ship security plans under new international laws for the Panama Maritime Authority, the operator of the world's largest ship registry.
HK govt proposes building box terminals, cargo centre HONG Kong's government will recommend building more container terminals together with a cargo distribution centre on Lantau, where the international airport and the under-construction Disneyland are located.
Nearly a third of ship crew enter Australia unchecked AUSTRALIA's port security is expected to be further tightened after a government inquiry revealed that almost one third of all ship crew entered the nation without a passport check, and that less than 4 per cent of containers are X-rayed.
Shenzhen, Shanghai are 2003's third and fourth busiest ports PROPELLED by growth in mainland China's seaborne trade, container traffic at ports in both Shanghai and Shenzhen surpassed South Korea's Pusan to become the world's third and fourth busiest in 2003.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus faces challenge of falling US dollar GLOBAL leader in the US$50 billion commercial aircraft industry Airbus is faced with the danger of its future profitability being eroded by the falling US currency against the euro.
SriLankan Air to fly to Beijing and woo tourists
Lufthansa, SIA end trans-Atlantic codeshare
Moves towards global biometric ID standard
Dutch pilots oppose armed air marshals plan
Ryanair's passenger count rises 53%
Admiralty Casebook
Indian insurer must abide by London arbitration clause THE English Commercial Court last month decided that an Indian insurer was bound by a London arbitration clause in a contract between a P&I Club and its member even though it was not a party to that contract.
Panama picks S'pore firm to okay ship security A Singapore company has been appointed as one of only three designated to approve ship security plans under new international laws for the Panama Maritime Authority, the operator of the world's largest ship registry.
HK govt proposes building box terminals, cargo centre HONG Kong's government will recommend building more container terminals together with a cargo distribution centre on Lantau, where the international airport and the under-construction Disneyland are located.
Nearly a third of ship crew enter Australia unchecked AUSTRALIA's port security is expected to be further tightened after a government inquiry revealed that almost one third of all ship crew entered the nation without a passport check, and that less than 4 per cent of containers are X-rayed.
Shenzhen, Shanghai are 2003's third and fourth busiest ports PROPELLED by growth in mainland China's seaborne trade, container traffic at ports in both Shanghai and Shenzhen surpassed South Korea's Pusan to become the world's third and fourth busiest in 2003.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus faces challenge of falling US dollar GLOBAL leader in the US$50 billion commercial aircraft industry Airbus is faced with the danger of its future profitability being eroded by the falling US currency against the euro.
SriLankan Air to fly to Beijing and woo tourists
Lufthansa, SIA end trans-Atlantic codeshare
Moves towards global biometric ID standard
Dutch pilots oppose armed air marshals plan
Ryanair's passenger count rises 53%
Admiralty Casebook
Indian insurer must abide by London arbitration clause THE English Commercial Court last month decided that an Indian insurer was bound by a London arbitration clause in a contract between a P&I Club and its member even though it was not a party to that contract.
Panama picks S'pore firm to okay ship security A Singapore company has been appointed as one of only three designated to approve ship security plans under new international laws for the Panama Maritime Authority, the operator of the world's largest ship registry.
HK govt proposes building box terminals, cargo centre HONG Kong's government will recommend building more container terminals together with a cargo distribution centre on Lantau, where the international airport and the under-construction Disneyland are located.
Nearly a third of ship crew enter Australia unchecked AUSTRALIA's port security is expected to be further tightened after a government inquiry revealed that almost one third of all ship crew entered the nation without a passport check, and that less than 4 per cent of containers are X-rayed.
Shenzhen, Shanghai are 2003's third and fourth busiest ports PROPELLED by growth in mainland China's seaborne trade, container traffic at ports in both Shanghai and Shenzhen surpassed South Korea's Pusan to become the world's third and fourth busiest in 2003.
Air and Land Transport
Airbus faces challenge of falling US dollar GLOBAL leader in the US$50 billion commercial aircraft industry Airbus is faced with the danger of its future profitability being eroded by the falling US currency against the euro.
SriLankan Air to fly to Beijing and woo tourists
Lufthansa, SIA end trans-Atlantic codeshare
Moves towards global biometric ID standard
Dutch pilots oppose armed air marshals plan
Ryanair's passenger count rises 53%
Admiralty Casebook
Indian insurer must abide by London arbitration clause THE English Commercial Court last month decided that an Indian insurer was bound by a London arbitration clause in a contract between a P&I Club and its member even though it was not a party to that contract.
US West Coast firm with muted demand (& tight avails?) Ports on the US West Coast have been firming for a week now based on tight avails and Monday's crude rally. Suppliers we spoke to today though all seemed to believe that they were the only one in the market while others were left without product.
ARA: Europe's biggest ports to expand
Brazilian market update
ARA region: Delivered prices moving back to conventional premium Following Monday's massive price hike, suppliers in the region have been able to offer bunkers at and below those numbers seen in the trade markets. Now though, delivered premiums seem to be creeping back to conventional levels.
Annual Chinese fuel oil imports sharply higher
New board and president for Turkish Bunker Association The Turkish Bunker Association (TBA) has recently chosen a new board of directors for 2004 and 2005, including a new president.
Bullish flavour as the Chinese year nears its end Market roundup from Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Singapore bullish despite residual stock build Fuel oil saw only moderate gains this week even as prices surged in Europe, but today the market appeared to be playing catch-up as fuel oil swaps rose sharply, despite a big rise in residual fuel stocks.
Queen names Cunard's crowning glory QM2 SOME 35 years after performing the launching ceremony for the Queen Elizabeth 2 on September 20, 1967, the Queen was in Southampton again yesterday to name Cunard's latest illustrious North Atlantic cruiseship, the Queen Mary 2 . She is pictured above being greeted by the QM2's master Captain Ronald Warwick.
Worldscale currency mistake sparks off rates panic BROKERS, shipowners and tanker charterers are frantically reviewing their 2004 tanker fixtures after the non-profit organisation Worldscale Association admitted to a series of calculation errors caused by a faulty computer programme.
Erika magistrate calls for arrest of Vassallo THE French magistrate conducting the investigation into the Erika disaster is seeking to obtain an international warrant for the arrest of the executive director of the Malta Maritime Authority, Lino Vassallo.
Royal Olympic in talks with lenders to find $250m debt crisis lifeline ROYAL Olympic Cruises is in "substantive" negotiations with principal lenders to ease its $250m debt crisis.
Lloyd's List Annual Review 2003 AS 2003 dawned on a markedly uncertain world, the cold light of January revealed a climate which did not seem propitious for maritime industry growth.
France attempts Erika arrest IN a dramatic twist to the ongoing investigations into the sinking of the Maltese tanker Erika, a French magistrate is expected to issue an international arrest warrant against the head of the Maltese flag administration
Plate-Paraná toll hike extended LAST year's much criticised toll hike on foreign-flagged ships transiting the Plate-Paran' waterway has been extended to 31 December, 2004 but is open to revision
WA ports upgrade security WESTERN Australia premier Geoff Gallop has announced a A$6.1M ($4.7M) security upgrade to protect the state's ports
Olympia Countess arrested ROYAL Olympic Cruise's Olympia Countess was placed under arrest on arrival in Durban this morning with separate arrest orders being served
Izar agrees to crunch talks MOVES to bring thousands of temporary job cuts at Spanish shipyard Izar were blocked by Spanish unions after it agreed to 'decisive' talks
EC confirms Kvaerner plan leak THE European Commission has confirmed that a proposal to reclaim €61M ($76.9M) from Norwegian shipbuilding group Aker Kvaerner, is currently being considered
Westgate Ports gets Victoria Dock nod The Port of Melbourne Corporation (POMC) has selected Westgate Ports as the preferred bidder for the proposed redevelopment of Victoria Dock into a multi-purpose berth, logistics and distripark complex.
Anti-monopoly charges brought against Hutchison Indonesian shareholding terminals Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) and Koja Container Terminal - both with substantial Hutchison Whampoa stakeholdings - have been asked to 'terminate their operations' by Indonesia's anti-monopoly agency, on competition grounds.
Efficiency measures at St Petersburg terminal blamed for throughput dip
Maputo dredge opens way for bigger ships
Three lines launch Med/S.America service
Long Beach and LA record November volume boom
Inchon/Weihai container service to be resumed
Washington ports hit security plan deadline
Roelf de Boer confirmed as new Rotterdam industry-port association chairman
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