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Shipping News
- Electronic chart vital when Straits traffic doubles
THE daunting prospect of shipping traffic and congestion doubling in the already busy Singapore and Malacca Straits makes the proposed Marine Electronic Highway even more pressing, according to top officials at International Maritime Organisation and the World Bank.
- 9 people face trial over Greek ferry disaster
NINE people will stand trial over the sinking of a Greek ferry in which 80 people were killed in September 2000, a regional court said.
- World's largest passenger liner leaves port in muted spirits
THE world's largest passenger liner, newly-constructed Queen Mary 2 , bid goodbye to its home port of Saint Nazaire yesterday in a ceremony scaled back following 15 deaths in a gangway accident a month ago.
- 70 missing in mishap
A ship carrying 70 passengers and crew between islands in the southwestern Philippines has been missing for more than a day after reporting it was in distress, the coast guard said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
- Lufthansa plans to increase Asia capacity by 20%
LUFTHANSA German Airlines plans to boost its Asia Pacific capacity by 20 per cent in 2004 in anticipation of strong double-digit passenger growth in the region, according to the airline's regional head.
- One in 100 fliers likely to develop blood clots: study
- Hainan Air to buy eight A319s costing US$440m
- Emery fined US$6m in hazardous cargo case
- No plans to order B7E7 at the moment: Cathay
- Log Book
Features
- Behemoth heralds revival of Pakistan industry
DYING piece by piece, the beached supertanker looms over the shore, a skeletal Colossus almost too big to be imagined, and a cash cow heralding a rebirth for the country's controversial ship-breaking industry.
Bulletin Board
- Bulletin Board
Qantas and Australia Post have jointly acquired express road freight operator, Star Track Express for $750 million in a 50:50 joint venture.
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- HK logistics council sees steady development as plans progress
- Handling record struck as Hamburg loads 100m tons
- Rickmers to add currency levy
- CPR brings remote locomotives into play
- Bimco Holiday Calendar out now
- Cargosmart completes online suite
- Emirates to launch US Eurobond issue
- SAS Group to outsource after selling Scandinavian IT firm
- Deadline passes on Northwest note issue
- Cathay gets first-class Review in survey
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- Govt to sell off another 20 pc stake in DCI
- MoS moots new sops to encourage coastal shipping
- Grand Alliance announces winter withdrawal of FEX transpacific service
- Philip Green named CEO of P&O Nedlloyd
- Shipping sector all set to meet IMO code ahead of deadline
- Aframax crude carrier joins GE Shipping fleet
- EC hauls India to WTO over spate of anti-dumping duties
- FTA facilitates positive growth in India-Lanka trade volumes
- Singapore textile team explores JVs with Indian firms
- Diamond exports rise by 28 pc in Nov.
- Silk goods exports set to fetch more
- Revitalised MbPT Railway fully geared to meet needs of ex-im trade
- Mukul Jain announces 1 dedicated rake between RCT-BRC & JNP
- Forex reserves swell by $ 1,449 million to cross the $ 97-billion mark
- SurSEZ woos export units, spells out benefits
- Pre-shipment credit in foreign currency likely for EOUs, SEZ units
- Textile exporters’ BG forfeiture stayed
- Jaswant hints at bolder economic reforms - As foreign exchange reserves cross $ 100 bn...
- IOC can prune costs by acquiring ships, feels industry
- Kerala govt. seeks Central directive on transhipment
- 8-digit classification code for Central Excise too on anvil
- Russian Consul-General sees vast scope to increase bilateral trade
- Karnataka investors’ meet nets Rs 5,684 cr. business proposals
- India fourth-largest fish producer: MPEDA
- Hyderabad zone gets new Customs chief
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- Pre holiday demand pushes Gibraltars earliest dates back
- Seka S.A. announces product expansion
- Turkish supplier extends product line
CYE Petrol Tic Ltd Sti announced to Bunkerworld today that, effective this week, they will be extending their product line in their ports of physical supply in Turkey.
- Istanbul port conditions remain good
- Barwil enhances new worldwide logo
- Rotterdam heavily congested, most suppliers booked til year-end
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- Scandlines launches payment scheme via internet
- Italy to introduce tonnage tax for shipping
- Wincanton and Alba turn up the volume
- Ziegler Paris to partner Transnatur Spain
- Austravel offers new London-Sydney route
- Coscon confirms second Europe-China service
- Parting of the ways for GEL and Jörn Wittenberg
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- Novoship hits back over Geroi Sevastopolya
- French financial support to short sea shipping initiatives
- Confusion about Stolt’s future
- Queen size cruise vessel on her way to home port
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- K Line orders VLCCs
- P&O Nedlloyd gets new boss
- Grand Alliance pulls Pacific SW Service "for 6 weeks"
- Hutchison denies Jinzhou purchase
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- Final paperwork signed for Boeing's choice of Everett
- International Maritime Organization puts number of resolutions in motion
- Sharp-eared Coast Guardsman saves life of man drifting in river
- Port of Everett receives clean excise tax audit
- NYK moves ahead with shift to double-hull VLCC fleet
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| DECEMBER 23, 2003 |
- Queen Mary 2 takes Cunard’s breath away
SHE could have said "absolutely fabulous". What she actually said was "absolutely breathtaking".
- Charles Taylor launches bold takeover bid
INSURANCE and marine services group Charles Taylor Consulting has launched one of its most ambitious expansion plans to date, involving the takeover of international claims advice company Bateman Chapman, which will cost up to £18.9m ($33m).
- Baltic issues Supramax index draft
THE BALTIC Exchange has issued the draft proposals for its new Supramax index first announced in July this year, writes Neville Smith.
- Croatia’s Viktor Lenac freed from E 102m debt
A NEW debt-free company is set to rise from the ashes of Viktor Lenac, enabling the Croatian shipbuilder to complete its $40m orderbook.
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- BP to supply Indonesian LNG to US
BP has reached preliminary agreement with Sempra Energy to supply the US market with LNG from Indonesia for 20 years through a Mexican port in Baja California
- US placed on Code Orange alert
THE US government, citing new threats from Al-Qaeda, placed the nation on a heightened ‘Code Orange’ terror alert yesterday
- B Aires box terminals breathe again
CONTAINER terminal owners in Argentina are breathing a sigh of relief as they record their first across-the-board throughput increases in five years
- Nine accused over Express Samina
FIVE of the Express Samina's officers have been accused of multiple charges of manslaughter, together with two ship inspectors and two company executives
- Vervat signs with HPH over Hanno
ROTTERDAM container stevedore Hans Vervat has signed a letter of intent with Hutchison Port Holdings for the take-over of Hanno by Hutchison subsidiary ECT
- Second-hand car sales prompt call
THE increasing popularity of weekly auctions of second-hand Japanese cars in the UK has prompted a direct monthly call at the port of Tilbury by car carriers
- Philippines fears ferry sinking
- Penta-TOA submit lowest Subic bid
- ABP in £165M Humber investment
- Royal Caribbean signs up at Bayonne
- Norway engineers indicted in Miami
- China takes top slot for Indian ore
- Israeli port figures reveal upturn
- Novoship speaks out on Geroi S
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- Brokers file FMC China bond petition
National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association wants agency to allow U.S. NVOs to amend bonds to meet China requirements.
- Singapore, Indonesia step up anti-piracy measures in key shipping lane
Countries ally to combat increasing number of attacks in Malacca Straits, the strategic sealane linking the two countries and Malaysia.
- UPS, FedEx hit DOT Astar ruling
Express carriers want decision approving Astar as domestic airline overturned.
- NVO lobby supports range rates
- Grand Alliance suspends FEX service
- Customs solicits container security proposals
- Coast Guard publishes maritime security directives
- Cruise terminal won’t affect Bayonne box port plans
- Station to boost India port boxes
- Truckers block Israeli port
- General Maritime files $500M shelf offer
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- ECT purchase of Hanno 'reduces choice'
Rotterdam terminal operator ECT reached agreement today on its acquisition of Hanno Terminal, but the announcement prompted criticism from the Rotterdam Shipagents’ Association (VRC), saying the move reduced choice.
- Orange Level does not mean port closures, DHS stresses
No ports will be closed due to yesterday’s elevation of the US National Threat Level to orange - the second-highest - and even a Code Red might not close all US ports.
- Grand Alliance confirms winter withdrawal of FEX
- Canadian Pacific Railway launches ‘mega’ intermodal trains
- Swiss rail company starts new Duisburg-Domodossola service
- Auckland figures up for the year, but November figures lack lustre
- Durban Container Terminal signs super-postpanamax crane deal
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| DECEMBER 22, 2003 |
- Orange light for Boston LNG
Mayor and Mass governor both wary in light of US terror alert.
- Genmar brings home a B+
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's issues report card on $500m shelf registration.
- Royal Olympic cancels Mexican cruise
Company can't risk foreign-port seizure as bankruptcy talks continue.
- ASP tanker in lengthy detention
Condition of elderly Maltese vessel contrasts with manager’s corporate motto.
- Such a mess
Exxon Valdez spill much worse than first thought, study says.
- Tragic liner delivered
Red faces as Carnival hit by flag blues up as $800m cruise liner sails from St Nazaire.
- Indian Oil to venture into shipping
State owned refiner in the market for two or three VLCCs.
- Borgestad sees New Year cheer
Shipowner Christian Knudsen takes the helm of troubled bulker company.
- Investor unloads Eidsiva shares
Fraud probe linked venture realises $3.7m by cutting stake in car carrier.
- K Line in double VLCC order
It's two down and ninety-eight to go as owner kick-starts 100 ship five-year ordering spree.
- Daewoo confirms newbuilding deals
South Korean yard completes order for haul for 2003 with deals for seven ships worth $390m.
- General Maritime seeks fresh funds
Peter Georgiopoulos' New York-listed tanker company files $500m shelf offering with SEC.
- Nine to face Express Samina charges
Crew, owner's representatives plus coast guard inspectors to stand trial over Greek ferry disaster.
- Singapore calls for closer anti-piracy ties
Lion Republic urges closer co-operation with Indonesia as it says pirates will be "regarded" as terrorists
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