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Shipping News
- Captain did the right thing: report
[SINGAPORE] The captain of the Sun Vista acted correctly and appropriately in all stages involved in the evacuation of passengers from the sinking cruise ship and was right in not allowing passengers to get back to their cabins to recover their belongings.
- Pirates attack ships in M'sian waters
Air and Land Transport
- Paris won't cut its majority stake in Air France
[PARIS] France has no plan to relinquish its majority control of Air France SA, Industry Minister Christian Pierret said in a radio interview.
- Air China may relaunch HK-London service
- British Airways probes report of passenger illness
- S African Airways reviews on-board security measures
- Bulgaria extends bid deadline for Hemus Air again
- US planes' air quality poorest on ground, engineer tells panel
- America West, Continental amend deal
Features
- Pacer goes international
SO one was surprised when Pacer International announced yet another acquisition recently. But there was mild surprise about the identity of the company being bought -- RFI Group, a New York-based forwarding and consolidation company.
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- Former House transport leader Shuster resigns
The past chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will retire, citing health and family reasons.
- China Shipping Group to order 9,800-TEU container ships
The behemoths would be deployed in trans-Pacific shuttle service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles beginning in 2004.
- EU poised to unveil port reform plans
The long-awaited plan to boost competition and pave the way for an assault on state subsidies will target the awarding of concessions for port services such as cargo handling, pilotage and towage.
- Transport unions applaud Mineta
Leaders of the AFL-CIO's transport groups backed the cabinet choice, but expressed disappointment over the lack of labor's voice as the new administration prepares to take power.
- BASF joins transport firms in rail venture
- KLM cargo volume up 7% in December
- China growth to spur HK box boom: forecast
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- Guangzhou boasts record exports
- Centre of attention for Crowley
- Jardine-Sasia Express tie-up
- GWS to slot share with Maersk
- Pacer acquires Rail Van
- PTP campaigns abroad
- Hong Kong goes west
- Boeing comes out on top
- Cargo focus for LanChile
- Air Canada drops Schiphol
- BAX picks answerthink for improved customer service
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- Eva Air to switch from Boeing to Airbus
- Democrat to be Transport Secretary in Bush administration
- Shippers against higher rates FedEx, UPS
- Brits remain customers for terminals continent
- Swedish battle for truck importer continues
- Rosenau Transport recovers from fire with wireless internet
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- Italy and Malta market snapshot
- Gibraltar, Istanbul and Piraeus market reports
- North European market snapshots
- Rotterdam volatile but softer after firm start to 2001
- OPEC near to 1.5 million barrel output cut agreement
- Singapore suppliers cautious in firming market
- Suez prices only slightly above Jeddah
- Firm trend in Fujairah for the start of 2001
- New posted prices for Ecuador Jan. 4 - 10
- Brazil bunker prices remain steady
- Hong Kong with healthy avails, new posted prices for Taiwan
- Korea and Japan bunker market report
- Indonesia to push for 1.5 million barrel OPEC cut
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- Magdeburg: 3 million tons
- Emden: 5.5 million tons
- Fiege Group with Schott Glas
- TNT: Straubing/Steinach branch
- DPD and SVK cooperate
- New logo for Cargo Line Logistics Network
- PIC now to Stuttgart too
- New center in Ingolstadt
- K&N expands Duisburg site
- News from Hamburg's quays
- Greece's aviation in a crisis?
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- Port of Bellingham uses terminal as meeting place for 150 events a year
- Port Seattle to spend $14 million to upgrade communications at Sea-Tac
- FESCO forms partnership with carriers in vessel-sharing in Pacific Southwest
- Washington Public Ports honors Ed Pemerl for Outstanding Service
- Coast Guard unit gives 45 computers to Washington schools
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- Shunned Castor looks to Gibraltar
TWENTY-six Polish seafarers at risk on board a gasoline-laden product tanker which reported a deck crack on New Year's Eve were last night hoping their ship would be granted permission to enter Gibraltar, a move that could signal a safe end to the drama.
- Industry faces crew certificates scandal
MARITIME administrations throughout the world are bracing themselves for a report which promises to demonstrate that the use of fraudulent certificates is rife.
- Top bulk firms back LevelSeas
Some of the biggest names in bulk shipping have agreed to back LevelSeas, the online shipping exchange which aims to lead the field in both tanker and dry bulk chartering.
- Danish maritime body surrenders
Copenhagen-based Maritime Development Center of Europe had abandoned its attempt to establish its own internet shipping portal, writes Andrew Draper.
- Tsavliris in record open form year
GREECE'S Tsavliris Salvage Group, the salvor attending the damaged product carrier Castor off Morocco, has established a new annual record for contracting under Lloyd's Open Form, it has emerged.
- Norfolkline sees strong growth
NORFOLKLINE, the A P Møller subsidiary, is anticipating strong growth on its Channel service launched last year, writes Janet Porter.
- HSBC backs Osprey
Osprey Maritime has warned shareholders that John Fredriksen's bid undervalues the company by almost 40%.
- Crew strike over TotalFinaElf ban on 'too old' Tatihou
THE four-man crew of a 36-year-old French tanker has gone on strike to protest over the vessel being taken out of service because of a 25-year age limit introduced by the TotalFinaElf oil group.
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- Messina Straits operators probed
- Bad weather hinders Coral rescue
- Storm closes Mexico oil terminal
- Pakistan opens 'white oil' facility
- AMCV awakes to Sunrise
- Vietnam ports boost throughput
- Salvors start pumping out bulker
- Gothenburg boxes bananas
- Estrada to back ports transparency
- Norway muses lane changes
- Silja re-routes biggest ferry
- MOL head looks beyond Japan
- Hitachi Zosen denies spin-off report
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- MACS transfère son escale anversoise à la Rive gauche
Fidèle client du port scaldien depuis de nombreuses années, l’armement Maritime Carrier Shipping Gmbh (MACS) procède en ce début d’année à une opération particulière à Anvers, transférant l’escale directe de son service de et vers l’Afrique du Sud d’un terminal de la zone portuaire de la Rive droite vers un autre terminal de la zone portuaire de la Rive gauche. Ce transfert est d’autant plus intéressant à suivre que ledit service de ligne régulière a un caractère mixte, c’est-à-dire qu’il est à la fois axé sur le conventionnel/ breakbulk, le ro/ro et les containers.
- L’ACI insiste sur une application drastique des normes sonores des avions
L’organisation aéroportuaire internationale Airports Council International (ACI) a, dans un message envoyé à l’organisation de l’aviation civile OACI, lancé un appel pour une application plus rigoureuse des normes sonores pour avions qui sont en vigueur de par le monde. Les avions les plus bruyants, même s’ils appartiennent à la catégorie sonore Chapitre 3, doivent disparaître le plus vite possible de manière à pouvoir garantir la poursuite du développement du secteur aérien, déclare l’ACI.
- Nenufar Shipping relance un service entre Anvers et Bilbao/Santander
Ainsi que signalé dans notre rubrique “Official Notices”, le jeune armement espagnol Nenufar Shipping relance un service de ligne régulière multipurpose entre Anvers et Bilbao qui se manifestera à une fréquence hebdomadaire et à jour fixe. Il s’agit en fait d’un retour qui s’effectue dans d’autres conditions. L’armement rappelons-le, avait lancé un tel service en mars 1999, mais il fut arrêté au bout d’un an.
- Le terminal à containers du port de Bruxelles prend forme
Aujourd’hui, les poutres de soutènement du nouveau portique à containers seront déchargées dans l’avant-port de Bruxelles. Les poutres mêmes seront acheminées par ponton et déchargées à l’aide de grues mobiles par la firme Sarens. Le portique à containers est construit par la firme Femont de Willebroek, une entreprise spécialisée dans la construction d’engins de levage.
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Maritime Contract News
- IHC Caland Wins Multiple Orders
- Halter Marine Gets $400 Million Project For Egyptian Navy
- Coflexip Stena Offshore Continues Fleet Modernization
Breaking News
- Damaged Tanker Held By Coast Guard
- BDI Down Slightly
- Frontline Buys Back Shares
- Pakistan Gas Demand Expected To Double
- Haji-Ioannou Considers Buying Osprey's Clean Tankers
- Festival Cruise Signs With MTN
- Haji-Ioannou Considers Buying Osprey's Clean Tankers
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- MSC orders first new cruiseship
Mediterranean Shipping Co has decided to take the newbuilding route.
- LevelSeas gets $15m cash injection
The heavily-backed online chartering outfit has announced 26 new investors in the week that rival ShipDesk closed its doors.
- Damaged tanker signs LOF
An Athenian Sea Carriers products carrier laden with gasoline has been told to move away from the Moroccan port of Nador.
- Japan mulls anti-piracy action in south-east Asia
Japanese piracy patrols may widen their scope to protect other Asian nations' vessels.
- P&I clubs may miss premium targets
Broker forecasts that clubs will probably fail to achieve rate rise targets.
- Nepline buys tanker
Malaysia's Nepline has finally spent cash allocated for fleet expansion.
- Jo Tankers closes Hamburg office
Norwegian chemical player Jo Tankers is streamlining its operations.
- Fredriksen nibbles away at Osprey
A company controlled by the Norwegian tanker king has bought more shares in Osprey Maritime.
- Frontline opts to snap up shares
John Fredriksen's Frontline has made its first share buyback move of 2001.
- Yards deny merger deal
NKK and Hitachi Zosen are talking but no agreement has yet been reached.
- November export order boost for Japan
Shipbuilders in Japan saw export orders reach nearly 1m gt in November.
- Teekay sticks to dividend
Top owner leaves dividend unchanged despite booming tanker market.
- NKK bow design promises cost savings
Owner demands for improved propulsion efficiency prompt bow redesign.
- Cammell to axe further jobs
Costa Classica contract delay blamed for further staff cuts.
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