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Shipping News
- Asia ports come out tops in world box throughput
[SINGAPORE] Asian ports once again dominated both the top positions and growth rates for container throughput volumes of the world's major ports.
- Austal half-time profits fall on poor demand
- Panama board pleased with results
- Port shots
Air and Land Transport
- Air France Concordes eyeing Sept resumption
[PARIS] Air France's supersonic Concordes could resume commercial flights by September if aviation authorities give the green light, the airline's chief said on Monday.
- Sydney Airports offers subsidies as fee-hike compromise
- TNT Post profit jumps 25% to 526m euros
- US court gives nod for AMR's US$4.2b bid for TWA
- BAA UK airport traffic up 1% in Feb
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- UPS improves online services
The express provider is making its Internet services available in XML, the universal format for Web documents and data.
- Hapag-Lloyd takes stake in Inttra
The German company became the sixth carrier to buy into the shipping Web portal.
- LevelSeas.com acquires SeaLogistics
The acquisition by the online bulk shipping services marketplace of its chief rival enables it to complete a second round of financing.
- Storm claims boxes from Cho Yang ship
- Lufthansa drops freighter flights to San Francisco
- ICTS wins Brazil port bidding
- Customs hikes navigation fees
- Canadian agency to rebate part of annual toll increase
- IMB applauds Bangladesh’s anti-piracy efforts
- Columbus Line revamps service at West Coast ports
- Deutsche Bahn chief battles government over German rail network
- Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas rebuts MOL charge
- Conti Asia Lines to offer breakbulk service between India, Baltics
- P&O Ports picks Scavone to head Americas division
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- Logistics centre for Baoshan
- Shanghai's containers with new Transsiberian route
- Indian waterways development
- PSA expands into Europe with Belgian acquisition
- FPS looks to strengthen air freight interests
- FedEx pilots and Postal Workers Union to work together
- President Bush nominates Michael Jackson for DOT
- Russian customs probe hurts cargo carrier
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- Alitalia also wants alliance with Air France
- State interest in TNT Post back to 10 percent
- New York/New Jersey port volumes soar
- 'AMR-TWA deal good for cargo'
- Better web service for Evergreen
- NYK Internet product releases
- Railtrack needs money urgently
- Puerto Cabello upgrade for Lykes Lines
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- CHAs list road blocks in export to Bangladesh
- Packaging helps in value-added exports: Minister
- Need to open up N-E region to trade stressed
- Vietnam signs deal for purchase of 15,000 t Indian wheat
- CPT signs MoU for Kulpi project
- New deal for inland waterways transport sector announced
- ICD-Agra connected by train to JNPT
- Ascon survey sees 22 sectors recording positive growth rates
- Forex reserves swell to $ 42 bn
- QRs on 242 textile items to be lifted from April 1
- EEPC classifies thrust products into 3 groups
- WestLB, Exim & IFC join hands to promote forfaiting in India
- Independent machinery for privatisation urged
- Forex reserves up by $ 79 million to $ 41,773 million
- SAGQ seen as growth centre of world economy
- CII conference on ‘Maharashtra - Opportunities 2001’ tomorrow
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- LevelSeas Concludes Second Round Financing With 29 Investors
- Mexican bunker price update
- Istanbul fuel oil avails improving
- Brazil bunker prices steady
- Saudi minister: OPEC will cut production
- Bunker prices for Indian ports
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- Figueira da Foz: starting from scratch
- Higher profit for Logista
- Brenntag expands in Spain
- Fruit logistics: Tra.Ma.Co. does it all - almost
- La Spezia on the move
- Americana Ships and CTE in the Mediterranean
- OOCL between South Korea and North China
- MSC to Pakistan/India
- Contship: agents for the Asia service
- APX serves Le Havre
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- ITF head buys a license
The ITF says it has exposed a trade in qualifications by buying a First Officer’s Certificate and Sea Book issued by the Republic of Panama that authorize its General Secretary David Cockroft, to navigate a ship and deputize for its captain – despite his complete lack of marine training and skills.
- Britain sets alcohol limits for seafarers
New plans to introduce alcohol and drug testing and to set a blood/alcohol limit for all commercial and recreational mariners have been outlined by U.K. shipping minister, Keith Hill
- Chevron orders aframaxes
Chevron Shipping Co., LLC, has signed final agreements with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mitsui & Co. U.S.A. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., of Korea to acquire two new double hull crude oil tankers.
- Nine companies interested in Hellenic Shipyards
Nine Greek and foreign companies have reportedly expressed interest in the privatization of Greece's Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga.
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- P&ON launches named day Asia service
- Sarno hints at direct Far East service
- E Cape will spend R145m on Coega
- Maersk puts its weight behind exporters
- PON expands to Nigeria
- Associated Marine takeover saga nears conclusion
- Duty calls
- ECS expands further in India
- Forwarders get dial-up internet access to Jacobsen's
- Overland Moz route returns to normal
- Swaziland releases funds for upgrade of road to Oshoek
- African Star takes US partner on board
- KLM may consider combis
- Malaysian deal falls through in Pietersburg
- Rare bird fills transport order to Kiev
- E-commerce platform sets the stage for airfreight growth
- Local exporters expect a generous chunk of apple pie
- Crew holds frozen fish in wage dispute
- A wee mishap
- West Africa service goes weekly
- Emigration rings the changes
- From Austrian to Qantas
- Heading sales
- Key FPT men
- New man in Egypt
- January vehicle exports jump 16,3%
- Landside network enables through bills to central Africa
- Billiton hands Spoornet cost ultimatum
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- FGH ends contract dispute
- Fisher quitting dry cargo
- Salalah funded for expansion
- Port volumes pressure NY/NJ
- Taranto train service causing concern
- Lines call for antitrust status quo
- Barcelona clears decks for expansion
- CSX eyes Leghorn terminal
- Thailand scraps LC3 contract
- $126M lift for Haiphong
- HK handlers mull electronic payment
- South Pacific tariffs eased
- SCI sets out new redundancy deal
- LevelSeas to acquire SeaLogistics
- Chennai-P&O to seal deal tomorrow
- FMD fears halt Oz discharge
- New backer for Darwin rail link
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- Verhofstadt demande à l’UPTR d’expliciter ses exigences
La réunion entre le Premier ministre et l’UPTR, hier mardi matin, n’a donné aucun résultat concret... entre autres parce que le chef du gouvernement n’a pas reçu lui-même la délégation, se faisant représenter par son chef de cabinet adjoint Yvan Pittevils (chargé des dossiers “fiscalité” et “mobilité”), ainsi que par un responsable du ministère des Finances. “Ils nous ont demandé d’expliciter nos sept dossiers au cours d’une prochaine réunion avec des techniciens, qui feront rapport au Premier ministre, qui devrait alors nous répondre”, nous a déclaré Jean Claude Schmit, un des nouveaux membres très actifs au sein de l’union. Et d’ajouter: “On nous fait subir le parcours du combattant, et on n’arrivera
pas éternellement à calmer la base”.
- Risque de nouvelles actions dans le transport routier au Royaume-Uni
Le Conseil européen des Ministres des Finances a approuvé lundi soir une décision accordant à quatre Etats-membres le droit de réduire pour une période de deux ans supplémentaires les accises sur les carburants utilisées “pour certaines applications spécifiques”, lisez pour le transport routier. Ces quatre pays sont l’Italie, la France, les Pays-Bas et, apparemment, l’Allemagne. Cette décision devrait provoquer de nouvelles actions des transporteurs au Royaume-Uni.
- Ziegler signe un accord de collaboration avec BDP International
Le groupe Ziegler vient de conclure un accord de coopération stratégique avec le groupe logistique américain BDP International. Cet accord porte sur les activités de fret maritime et aérien en France et en Belgique et sur les activités de fret maritime aux Pays-Bas. Etant donné que BDP possède déjà un réseau dans ces pays, l’entreprise a naturellement mis un terme à ses contrats avec les agents dans ces pays. Ainsi à Anvers, l’expéditeur de fret aérien Freight Solutions et l’expéditeur de fret maritime Navex & Van Meerbeeck ne sont plus partenaires de BDP depuis avant-hier.
- Le marché allemand du colis à l’aube d’un ralentissement sévère de la croissance
Le marché allemand du transport de colis ne connaîtra qu’une croissance moyenne durant les prochaines années. Une des raisons est que les volumes de trafic supplémentaires générés par les activités de commerce électronique seront considérablement inférieurs à ce qui avait été annoncé jusqu’ici. C’est ce qu’a exposé Peter Klaus, professeur à l’université de Erlangen-Nuremberg au cours d’une récente conférence sur le transport de colis et la distribution de courrier.
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Maritime Contract News
- Top Navy Officer Says Sub Captain is to Blame for Crash
Breaking News
- Top Navy Officer Says Sub Captain is to Blame for Crash
- Shell Setback Likely to Delay Egyptian Exploration Licensing
- Oslo Bourse Limits Trading in Aker Maritime
- Nine Companies Bid for Hellenic Shipyards
- LevelSeas Buys SeaLogistics
- Morocco to Upgrade Ports
- North Sea Tankers Reverse Trend
- NY/NJ Port Authority Market Share Edges Upward
- Eimskip Purchases Container Ship
- Panamax Rates Expected to Improve
- Repairs Complete on Damaged Akaylar II
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- Rasmussen bides time over Teekay offer
The first meeting between Teekay and the Rasmussen group over the future of Ugland Nordic Shipping is off.
- Cosco signs suezmax order
Shipping giant Cosco says it has placed the largest ever domestic tanker order at a Chinese shipyard.
- China Shipping and Cosco mull alliances
China's top two shipping giants are looking at possible tie-ups.
- Iraq says second crude terminal ready
Repairs to two berths have been completed at Khor al-Amaya on Iraq's Gulf coast.
- Norden steams to record profit
After its best ever year in 2000, the Danish tanker owner has revised its 2001 forecast up again.
- James Fisher to exit dry cargo sector
The UK owner wants to sell its remaining cargoships to focus on oil products and cable-laying.
- Australia refuses cargo over foot and mouth fears
A Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship was barred from unloading UK mining equipment for fear of contamination.
- Dockwise makes play for OHT
Two heavy-lift players are joining forces to create a new $300m company.
- Amer Reefer files for bankruptcy
The Ravi Mehrotra-controlled company is hoping to get its hands on withheld earnings and do a deal with bondholders.
- LevelSeas hooks up with SeaLogistics
Two online chartering survivors are pooling key investors, but several big players are opting out.
- Hyundai wins platform order
The Korean shipbuilder is to build a production platform for the country's first natural gas field.
- Chevron confirms aframax sale
Oil giant Chevron is offloading tonnage from its balance sheet with the help of a long-standing partner.
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