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EU urged to support IMO initiatives
MAKING his debut before the European Parliament's maritime safety committee last week as the new head of the International Maritime Organisation , Efthimios Mitropoulos spent much of his time urging multilateralism and countering criticisms of the body.
S Korean Q4 shipbuilding orders slip on busy yards
HYUNDAI Heavy Industries and other South Korean shipbuilders won 1.5 per cent fewer orders in the fourth quarter of 2003 because their dockyards were almost fully occupied with earlier contracts.
AP Moeller-Maersk wins deal to operate Iraq port
DENMARK's largest private enterprise, oil and shipping group A P Moeller-Maersk has signed a five-year agreement to operate a port in southern Iraq.

Air and Land Transport

Bangalore's new $488m airport gets go-ahead
THE Indian government has approved the construction of a new 13 billion rupee airport in Bangalore, the first to be built and operated by the private sector, as part of the country's civil aviation reform plan.
Pilots in Europe look askance at marshals
Bechtel wins US$5b Qatar airport job
DHL threatens to abandon Brussels as European hub
Cost cuts carry KLM into surprise Q3 profit
Death on BA not caused by meningitis

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Greater focus on securing hazardous cargoes onboard
ONCE upon a time, and actually not so long ago, there was an easy way to get rid of nasty cargoes if things started to go wrong.

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EU urged to support IMO initiatives
MAKING his debut before the European Parliament's maritime safety committee last week as the new head of the International Maritime Organisation , Efthimios Mitropoulos spent much of his time urging multilateralism and countering criticisms of the body.
S Korean Q4 shipbuilding orders slip on busy yards
HYUNDAI Heavy Industries and other South Korean shipbuilders won 1.5 per cent fewer orders in the fourth quarter of 2003 because their dockyards were almost fully occupied with earlier contracts.
AP Moeller-Maersk wins deal to operate Iraq port
DENMARK's largest private enterprise, oil and shipping group A P Moeller-Maersk has signed a five-year agreement to operate a port in southern Iraq.

Air and Land Transport

Bangalore's new $488m airport gets go-ahead
THE Indian government has approved the construction of a new 13 billion rupee airport in Bangalore, the first to be built and operated by the private sector, as part of the country's civil aviation reform plan.
Pilots in Europe look askance at marshals
Bechtel wins US$5b Qatar airport job
DHL threatens to abandon Brussels as European hub
Cost cuts carry KLM into surprise Q3 profit
Death on BA not caused by meningitis

Dockyard

Greater focus on securing hazardous cargoes onboard
ONCE upon a time, and actually not so long ago, there was an easy way to get rid of nasty cargoes if things started to go wrong.

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Shipping News

EU urged to support IMO initiatives
MAKING his debut before the European Parliament's maritime safety committee last week as the new head of the International Maritime Organisation , Efthimios Mitropoulos spent much of his time urging multilateralism and countering criticisms of the body.
S Korean Q4 shipbuilding orders slip on busy yards
HYUNDAI Heavy Industries and other South Korean shipbuilders won 1.5 per cent fewer orders in the fourth quarter of 2003 because their dockyards were almost fully occupied with earlier contracts.
AP Moeller-Maersk wins deal to operate Iraq port
DENMARK's largest private enterprise, oil and shipping group A P Moeller-Maersk has signed a five-year agreement to operate a port in southern Iraq.

Air and Land Transport

Bangalore's new $488m airport gets go-ahead
THE Indian government has approved the construction of a new 13 billion rupee airport in Bangalore, the first to be built and operated by the private sector, as part of the country's civil aviation reform plan.
Pilots in Europe look askance at marshals
Bechtel wins US$5b Qatar airport job
DHL threatens to abandon Brussels as European hub
Cost cuts carry KLM into surprise Q3 profit
Death on BA not caused by meningitis

Dockyard

Greater focus on securing hazardous cargoes onboard
ONCE upon a time, and actually not so long ago, there was an easy way to get rid of nasty cargoes if things started to go wrong.

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Taipei port upgrade challenges Keelung Canadian ports, shippers seek security funds Zhengzhou to boost logistics park growth Kyowa appoints V-Grow Logistics as China agent Cosco Shipping vessels pass ISPS test DHL scores logistics contract with HP Korea Dragonair carries more freight in 2003 Air China Q4 profits surge World puts new deal to cockpit crew

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Prudential Shipping deftly unloads two 94-tonne cranes at Mumbai Port MoS move to extend concession/lease period of BOT projects at Major Ports to 99 years Walnut export to cross target Modest rise in coffee exports Markfed to export 20,000 tonnes of sweet onions to Germany Flexible slabstock polyol imports attract anti-dumping duty Kandla Port Trust initiates process of bidding to develop box terminal KoPT to prune dry docking charges Trade-wings launches new product services Offers end-to-end logistics solutions Software & services export revenue may touch $ 15.5 bn in 2004 Certain processed textile yarns, unprocessed fabrics get excise duty exemption Core sectors record impressive 5.9 pc growth in Dec. 2003 RBI pegs GDP growth rate at 8-9 pc NCAER raises GDP growth rate projection to 8 pc for 2003-04 Minister Gandhi briefed on cause of poor response to Mumbai-Goa ferry service Shifting of hazardous waste from ICD-TKD to ICD-Rewari allowed

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JANUARY 23, 2004
Brazilian market update Klaipeda's flash point cargo regulations change to aid bunkering Tankers calling at the port of Klaipeda for oil cargoes with a flash point over 61 degrees (C) can now also be supplied with bunkers concurrently while loading/discharging cargo. A quiet end to bearish Baltic's week Japan demand lull creates better bunkering conditions Rotterdam prices continue to slide

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APL Logistics establishes Kenya presence in response to sourcing shift ICF runs daily from Germany to Sweden Alitalia cash drain China Shipping's new North China-Europe services Jos Benders (Lyondell) Rotterdam 'Port man of the year'

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JANUARY 23, 2004
"Rocknes" enquiry Monday EU and IMO exchange niceties Ferry collision in Helsinki Norwegian yard subsidies not used

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JANUARY 23, 2004
OMI fined US$4.2m for pollution cover up Cargo carriage guide warns on box stows US salvors' security offer US ports sceptical on 100% box checks Australia orders CP ship to sea

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Cruise cancellations fresh blow to Festival FESTIVAL Cruises cancelled trips due to get under way at the weekend in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, but insisted it was still optimistic it would be able to return to normal operation in time to avoid any further disruption to its sailing programme, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris. Mitropoulos urges Europe to take a global perspective IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos made full use of the chance to press the UN agency's case for primacy in maritime law during last week's top level International Maritime Organization-European Commission meeting. de Palacio rejects resignation rumours LOYOLA de Palacio has denied rumours that she is to quit Brussels to stand in Spain's forthcoming general election, writes Roger Hailey. Speedy sale of aframax tankers nets Ceres Hellenic cool profit of $16m PETER Livanos' Ceres Hellenic has resold the two former Niarchos aframax tankers it purchased only last month, realising a profit of $16m in a matter of weeks, according to brokers. Storms force closure of Suez Canal and Turkish straits SHIPPING in the east Mediterranean was in chaos late last week after the two major maritime arteries into the region were closed due to bad weather.

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JANUARY 23, 2004
Pakistan, India seek understanding PAKISTAN has proposed a Memorandum of Understanding for more integration in maritime activities, including a regular ferry service between Karachi and Mumbai ports Hapag happy with listing news HAPAG-Lloyd employees have responded very positively to proposals for a listing of the cruise vessel division OMI fined $4.2M for dumping OMI Corp will have to pay a $4.2M fine after pleading guilty to preparing false documents to cover up the illegal dumping of waste oil and sludge at sea More boxes needed, says reefer boss WE want more container capacity on conventional reefer ships; the more the better, a reefer ship operator told Fairplay today Kværner news feeds speculation ANALYSTS are speculating about the fate of Aker Kværner's shipbuilding division, following Monday's reports that chairman Kjell Inge R'kke plans to split up the group Seventeen missing off Crete A SEARCH is underway 120 n-miles west of Crete for 17 seafarers missing since 0300 hours today after their ship went down in bad weather Liberia takes lead on ISPS Singapore reminder on ISPS Panama ports to join CSI Infested box ship returns to NZ Harwich gets more DFDS business Loyola denies March resignation Germans found new shipping line Fire ship returns to port

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JANUARY 23, 2004
Calif. bill urges extending gate hours Draft proposal for night and weekend gates meant to pressure transport community to come up with plan to reduce truck congestion. Record revenue for Matson Carrier racks up full-year revenue of just over $1 billion on improved volumes in general cargo and automobiles. Canadian National avoids strike Eurogate traffic up 12% in 2003 P&O Nedlloyd ship rescues fishermen New CFO for Matson parent Charleston gets port security funding NCBFAA holding 30th annual meeting Triple Crown expanding network N.Y. borough wary of rail tunnel project Dragonair to add fourth freighter New officers for Port Canaveral commissioners

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JANUARY 23, 2004
Self-financing networks are European future, says Austrian road-toll expert The Austrian heavy-vehicle distance-charging initiative which began on January 1 reveals the future of European land-transport charging. Heavy weather closes Suez Sandstorms and heavy seas caused by winds blowing at 40 knots and over have closed the Suez Canal trapping at least 30 vessels at the northern end of the canal. Port congestion 'dominant constraint' on freight in US says GAO It's been a hard day's night as Contship's beetles head back to Auckland Mumbai bidders given submission deadline CN reaches tentative accord with union LA volumes still booming Europe's biggest terminal operator records double-digit growth New box-quay helps Dunkirk welcome bigger banana-boats Indian Ocean Conference lowers IFP again

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JANUARY 23, 2004
Cruising toward "a better year" RCCL's Fain forecasts lower spending level in 2004. German jitters Latvian Shipping backs off KG deal for panamaxes. Barge refloated in Oregon river Spill averted in Columbia River grounding. Feliz Cumpleanos Captain Mangouras Prestige master 'celebrates' start of his 70th year with Spanish sea captains. Beetles delay ship Contship Auckland ordered away from Australia over sex crazed stowaways. Cargoship sinks off Crete Fifteen seafarers missing, two saved after vessel goes down in heavy weather. Sevastopol better by half Ukrainian shiprepairer handles twice as many ships in 2003. Canada holds four in December Port state safety checks end in detention for three bulkers and a general cargoship. Finnish ferries collide Viking Line's Gabriella in bump with local Helsinki craft. Engine room fire disables Sea Riss A fire aboard a Dutch-flagged general cargo ship has left it adrift in the English Channel. DFDS gears up for BMW contract Danish ro-ro operator strikes deal for transport of 80,000 cars per year in North Sea. MOL to bail out Kansai Kisen Japanese ferry owner turns to giant shipping company to help it out of current troubles. Cargoship sinks in Tartar Strait Crew of 22 rescued by passing tanker from icy waters off Russian coastline. Boom time at Matson Navigation US to Hawaii container line made big money in 2003 as trade volumes grew. Alstom officials quizzed over newbuilding deaths Police begin probe into cruiseship gangway collapse that killed 15. Engine problems dog detained Ariston A week after detention by Aussie authorities ship is back in same port due to damaged turbocharger.

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JANUARY 23, 2004
Matson triples its operating income CMA CGM, China Shipping add Chinese port to Pacific link FMC appoints Schroeder to administrative law judge Tropical Shipping picks SeaSecure for security assessments Sea Bridge Projects splits from Rickmers-Linie Horizon, Honolulu Freight add Microsoft Web service Belgium could lose DHL hub over night flight dispute CN makes tentative deal with union to avoid strike CN, CSX Transportation in joined-up pricing for carload customers Confreight starts LCL service to Baltic Bush administration makes re-start of U.S. beef exports "top priority" U.S. agriculture department's foreign animal disease committee to meet U.S. Senate finalizes delay for food country of origin labeling Kroll gets contract to screen U.S. Customs officers National Cargo Bureau warns of resin fires MarAd, U.S. Coast Guard begin review proposed off-shore LNG terminal Eurogate terminals top 10 million TEUs in 2003 U.S. Army Corps, GAO reject contract protest from DLH