Major disaster averted in S'pore Strait THE investigation into Saturday night's collision between a fully laden car carrier and a oil tanker has begun with Singapore authorities taking statements from the ships' Masters and crew yesterday.
Smaller ports may not meet ISPS deadline THE boarding of an Aframax tanker by pirates in the Indonesian port of Balongan last week has highlighted some of the key problems facing the region's shipping industry as the ISPS Code deadline looms near.
Air and Land Transport
French terminal's design comes under scrutiny TERMINAL 2E at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport was built in a style and on a scale to match the airport's fast-expanding ambitions.
Qatar Airways carries 27% more passengers
AirAsia plans to have 24 aircraft by Oct
El Al posts first Q1 profit since 1990 as sales booms
Qantas' Jetstar takes off today
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Bottlenecks worsen A BOOMING China, importing more and lacking the infrastructure to quickly move shipments after they arrive, continues to cause bottlenecks at ports, delaying ships up to 10 days.
Major disaster averted in S'pore Strait THE investigation into Saturday night's collision between a fully laden car carrier and a oil tanker has begun with Singapore authorities taking statements from the ships' Masters and crew yesterday.
Smaller ports may not meet ISPS deadline THE boarding of an Aframax tanker by pirates in the Indonesian port of Balongan last week has highlighted some of the key problems facing the region's shipping industry as the ISPS Code deadline looms near.
Air and Land Transport
French terminal's design comes under scrutiny TERMINAL 2E at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport was built in a style and on a scale to match the airport's fast-expanding ambitions.
Qatar Airways carries 27% more passengers
AirAsia plans to have 24 aircraft by Oct
El Al posts first Q1 profit since 1990 as sales booms
Qantas' Jetstar takes off today
LOG Book
Features
Bottlenecks worsen A BOOMING China, importing more and lacking the infrastructure to quickly move shipments after they arrive, continues to cause bottlenecks at ports, delaying ships up to 10 days.
Major disaster averted in S'pore Strait THE investigation into Saturday night's collision between a fully laden car carrier and a oil tanker has begun with Singapore authorities taking statements from the ships' Masters and crew yesterday.
Smaller ports may not meet ISPS deadline THE boarding of an Aframax tanker by pirates in the Indonesian port of Balongan last week has highlighted some of the key problems facing the region's shipping industry as the ISPS Code deadline looms near.
Air and Land Transport
French terminal's design comes under scrutiny TERMINAL 2E at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport was built in a style and on a scale to match the airport's fast-expanding ambitions.
Qatar Airways carries 27% more passengers
AirAsia plans to have 24 aircraft by Oct
El Al posts first Q1 profit since 1990 as sales booms
Qantas' Jetstar takes off today
LOG Book
Features
Bottlenecks worsen A BOOMING China, importing more and lacking the infrastructure to quickly move shipments after they arrive, continues to cause bottlenecks at ports, delaying ships up to 10 days.
Eight VLCCs loaded with HSFO headed for Singapore in June
High bunker prices to force TEU transit hike Sustained high bunker prices prompt shipowners to readjust cargo costs for main shipping routes.
Montivideo suppliers suffer another setback Supply line problems halt fuel oil supplies headed for bunker market.
Bunker salvage from sunken car carrier awaiting approval No leaks reported from fuel tanks containing 830 mt of bunker fuel.
Eastern European tax headache rumbles on Fuel cost premium being charged as suppliers confide that introduction of excise tax exemptions could take months.
Insurance bill for car carrier and VLCC collision could top $80m A HUGE insurance claim of up to $80m could be looming from a car carrier that sank with more than 4,000 vehicles onboard after colliding with a very large crude carrier in the Singapore Strait at the weekend.
Massive costs of Tricolor salvage bode ill for Hyundai No. 105 JUDGing by the spiralling cost of clearing the wreck of the car carrier Tricolor, it was yesterday looking unlikely that the Hyundai No. 105 would be salvaged unless it is demanded by the Indonesian authorities, writes Janet Porter.
De Palacio urges more oil output to stabilise price BRUSSELS has added its voice to the chorus of international concern over rocketing oil prices, calling for increased production to stabilise the market and coordination on strategic reserves at European Union level, writes Justin Stares in Brussels.
Festival fallout hits MSC via European tele-Vision THE collapse of Festival Cruises has dragged competitor Mediterranean Shipping Cruises into its wake as the result of an attempt by a Festival creditor to take possession of televisions, furnishings and spare parts on board the cruiseship MSC Armonia.
Monti issues Alstom ultimatum AILING French engineering group Alstom must forge a partnership with foreign companies if it is to survive, the European Commission warned today
Controversial López Sors replaced THE new Spanish government has ousted Jose Luis López Sors from his post as director general of Spain's Merchant Marine Authority, La Marina Mercante
Shareholders pull plug on Festival SHAREHOLDERS in Festival Cruises finally pulled the plug on the European cruise venture at an EGM of the Italian branch, Festival Crociere, this morning
Time to decide on Norway LLOYD Werft, the German repairer, is rumoured to have brought to an end its offer of cheap berthing for the idle cruise liner Norway
Korea 'giving away' logistics plots BUSAN city and the Regional Maritime Affairs Office is effectively giving away leases in Gamcheon port hinterland to foreign logistic companies
Prince Rupert box deal imminent CANADA'S west coast could soon have a new container port at Prince Rupert's Fairview Terminal, dedicated to trade between the American Mid-west and Asia
Li Kelin sets ambitious targets as CSCL roadshow gets underway China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), which started its roadshow in Hong Kong today and will go public on June 16, aims to be in the top three container shipping lines by 2010.
Russian rail forwarders fear TransContainer's monopoly monster The spin-off of Russian Railways' (RZhD) container arm TransContainer - as part of current reforms - has provoked claims of a transport 'monopoly' in Russia.
New World Alliance and partners to launch new Asia-Europe service
Suape unions hail 'provisional' court victory
Koper to get Graz rail link
Korea induces foreign logistics companies to Gamcheon
First quarter better than whole of 2003 for Torm Dampskibsselskabet Torm made a rare-level profit for the first quarter of 2004. The company reports a total profit of ...
Camillo Eitzen to be listed in Oslo Gas carrier, dry cargo and chemical tanker owner/operator Camillo Eitzen - controlled by Axel Eitzen - is to be listed on ...
Car carrier sinking will be expensive Early estimates of the insurance payout after the sinking of the 12,889 DWT car carrier "Hyundai No 105", on charter ...
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