BRIEFS

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Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

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Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

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Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

	web site

Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

	web site

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

	web site

Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

	web site

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

	web site

Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

	web site

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

	web site

Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

	web site

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

	web site

Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

	web site

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

	web site

New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

	web site

Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

	web site

Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

	web site

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

	web site

Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
Penang handles 15.8% more cargo
Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki
Asia dominates the market
Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place

	web site

30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
'Make non-compliers quit'
SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
Storli takes over Andino
LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.

	web site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997

Anaconda boost for Fremantle
NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
Violence flares in French trucking dispute
SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
OTAL restructures its operations
UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
Westgate loses container service
NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
Mexican oil ports shut down again
SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.

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New appointment to US surface transport post
Canal transport to go via land
Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
Volume still down at Kobe
Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
Basic training plea from TIACA
Dubai desperately seeking space
Airbus Industrie flying high

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French employers continue their refusal
Pressure on France increases
"I gambled and lost"
Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
DAF tests LPG trucks

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Mass limits revealed
After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
Trade rises in Melbourne
A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
Qantas, TNT sign space deal
In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
Cruise passengers targeted
The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.

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Anacortes sees changes under new port director
Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships

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Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
French truck strike challenges shippers
KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
Conrail breakup worries others
Lott-Breaux compromise
3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
Income up at GWI shortline
Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
Eastern railroads support safety plan
Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle