Efforts under way to salvage sunken S'pore-flagged ship A 'formidable array of marine salvage expertise and equipment' is converging on the US East Coast's Hampton Roads area to begin salvage operations on the Singapore-flagged tanker Bow Mariner to recover the bodies of missing seamen and remove any remaining cargo.
Singapore port posts rise in Feb volumes PSA Corporation's local volumes rose 7.7 per cent in February, while Singapore's emerging container terminal operator, Jurong Port, has also recorded a strong start to 2004.
HK harbour reclamation to continue as court gives free hand to govt A seven-year battle by environmentalists to save Hong Kong's famous harbour from more reclamation ended in defeat when a court slapped down their efforts to halt building work on the busy waterway.
Hyundai Merchant sees robust 2004 earnings HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, said it expects to report a 'significant improvement' in its earnings this year after it posted a loss of 21.1 billion won in 2003.
Air and Land Transport
Rolls-Royce sees 41,000 plane deliveries till 2022 SOME 41,000 new commercial aircraft worth US$2.17 trillion are expected to be delivered worldwide in the next 20 years, with Asia powering the market's growth, aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said.
Budget airlines fuel travel boom in Indonesia
Cathay's H2 profit falls 1% on fare discounts
Maintenance queries force Virgin Blue to fly close to airports
Efforts under way to salvage sunken S'pore-flagged ship A 'formidable array of marine salvage expertise and equipment' is converging on the US East Coast's Hampton Roads area to begin salvage operations on the Singapore-flagged tanker Bow Mariner to recover the bodies of missing seamen and remove any remaining cargo.
Singapore port posts rise in Feb volumes PSA Corporation's local volumes rose 7.7 per cent in February, while Singapore's emerging container terminal operator, Jurong Port, has also recorded a strong start to 2004.
HK harbour reclamation to continue as court gives free hand to govt A seven-year battle by environmentalists to save Hong Kong's famous harbour from more reclamation ended in defeat when a court slapped down their efforts to halt building work on the busy waterway.
Hyundai Merchant sees robust 2004 earnings HYUNDAI Merchant Marine Co, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, said it expects to report a 'significant improvement' in its earnings this year after it posted a loss of 21.1 billion won in 2003.
Air and Land Transport
Rolls-Royce sees 41,000 plane deliveries till 2022 SOME 41,000 new commercial aircraft worth US$2.17 trillion are expected to be delivered worldwide in the next 20 years, with Asia powering the market's growth, aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said.
Budget airlines fuel travel boom in Indonesia
Cathay's H2 profit falls 1% on fare discounts
Maintenance queries force Virgin Blue to fly close to airports
Greek marine minister says winning trust is key aim of government GREECE'S new Minister of Merchant Marine, sworn in yesterday as part of the government of Costas Karamanlis, has said that creating a climate of trust with the shipping industry is among the basic goals of the incoming centre-right administration.
Ports at risk of missing ISPS Code deadline PORTS are shaping up as the weak link in the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code chain, with shipping lines and the European ports warning that the July 1 deadline is in jeopardy in that sector.
Maersk Sealand UK feeder service a casualty of high charter rates SOARING containership charter rates have claimed a high-profile casualty, with Maersk Sealand cancelling a UK feeder service that is no longer considered commercially feasible, writes Janet Porter.
ABP defends need for new terminals ONE of Britain's biggest port operators has hit back at claims that the need for further terminal capacity in the UK was exaggerated.
Putin appoints transport minister RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has appointed a former military logistics officer, Yury Levitin, to head the revamped transport and communications ministry in his second term
New twist in Ghost ship saga A US Department of Transportation report has concluded that toxic substances on the so-called Ghost Ships pose a "negligible" threat to the environment
Bow Mariner survivors tight-lipped THE investigation into the explosion and sinking of the Bow Mariner has been hampered by the survivors' refusal to give statements about the disaster
Opposition to security fee mounts TWENTY-ONE shipping companies have combined to oppose the unilateral security fee that Charleston, South Carolina plans to implement on 1 July
Court allows livestock trade to end EXPORTS of live Irish cattle might be coming to an end following a decision in the Irish Supreme Court that Pandoro can stop its service
Atlantic LNG to resume operations A court injunction is expected to force workers in Trinidad to resume towage operations at the Atlantic LNG plant today
China's rail-capacity stacking up Double-stack scheduled services for international cargo across China could be a matter of months away, from a standing start a year ago.
Owens sells box-business to hungry Sea Containers Owens Group is shedding non-core activities and last week said it was close to divesting its Container Services, Cooltainers and Rural Transport divisions.
'Big boys' propel the market, despite some carriers' protests
Development spreads across China, following Yangtze
HMM shares to emerge from supervision period, reports mixed results
Sharp passenger increase on Stockholm - Riga route Riga Sea Line reports a 125 per cent increase in passenger numbers on the Stockholm - Riga route. In January, 4,860 ...
Swedish tonnage tax investigation delayed A unanimous taxation committee in the Swedish Parliament has approved two motions to investigate and to introduce a tonnage based ...
The Swedish Queen names East Indiaman Sweden's Queen Silvia will be the godmother of the East Indiaman "Götheborg". The naming ceremony will be held on 3 ...
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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