Back-up plan in place for cargo clearance TDB assures that TradeNet is Y2K compliant, prepared for glitches
Sea Consortium moves into Mediterranean
Beijing suspends ferry company
Air and Land Transport
JAL sells 20% of DHL stake to raise cash Loss-incurring Japanese carrier aims to reduce interest bearing debt
Northrop forecasts rising Asian demand for air traffic control systems
Cut-throat competition may ruin Aussie airline industry: Qantas
China Airlines expected to name foreign partner next week
India's Jet Airways to expand fleet
Features
Keeping neighbour on its toes New Johor port seems a threat to Singapore but both can co-exist in competition, says a singapore academic [kuala lumpur]
Columns
Modern technology can help boost Asian influence at IMO
Back-up plan in place for cargo clearance TDB assures that TradeNet is Y2K compliant, prepared for glitches
Sea Consortium moves into Mediterranean
Beijing suspends ferry company
Air and Land Transport
JAL sells 20% of DHL stake to raise cash Loss-incurring Japanese carrier aims to reduce interest bearing debt
Northrop forecasts rising Asian demand for air traffic control systems
Cut-throat competition may ruin Aussie airline industry: Qantas
China Airlines expected to name foreign partner next week
India's Jet Airways to expand fleet
Features
Keeping neighbour on its toes New Johor port seems a threat to Singapore but both can co-exist in competition, says a singapore academic [kuala lumpur]
Columns
Modern technology can help boost Asian influence at IMO
Back-up plan in place for cargo clearance TDB assures that TradeNet is Y2K compliant, prepared for glitches
Sea Consortium moves into Mediterranean
Beijing suspends ferry company
Air and Land Transport
JAL sells 20% of DHL stake to raise cash Loss-incurring Japanese carrier aims to reduce interest bearing debt
Northrop forecasts rising Asian demand for air traffic control systems
Cut-throat competition may ruin Aussie airline industry: Qantas
China Airlines expected to name foreign partner next week
India's Jet Airways to expand fleet
Features
Keeping neighbour on its toes New Johor port seems a threat to Singapore but both can co-exist in competition, says a singapore academic [kuala lumpur]
Columns
Modern technology can help boost Asian influence at IMO
Back-up plan in place for cargo clearance TDB assures that TradeNet is Y2K compliant, prepared for glitches
Sea Consortium moves into Mediterranean
Beijing suspends ferry company
Air and Land Transport
JAL sells 20% of DHL stake to raise cash Loss-incurring Japanese carrier aims to reduce interest bearing debt
Northrop forecasts rising Asian demand for air traffic control systems
Cut-throat competition may ruin Aussie airline industry: Qantas
China Airlines expected to name foreign partner next week
India's Jet Airways to expand fleet
Features
Keeping neighbour on its toes New Johor port seems a threat to Singapore but both can co-exist in competition, says a singapore academic [kuala lumpur]
Columns
Modern technology can help boost Asian influence at IMO
More containership orders go to Korea Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a $300 million order to build five 5,600 TEU container vessels for Japan's Kawasaki
Jimmy Carter gets an $887 million "wasp waist" General Dynamics Electric Boat has signed a contract modification with the Navy to modify Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), the third and final Seawolf-class submarine.
France to get tough on tankers THE French authorities signalled a get-tough attitude towards oil tanker safety yesterday as fears increased of coastal pollution from the wreck of the Erika, which broke in two off the French coast on Sunday.
The deepened channel of the River Elbe The German naval ensign flutters in front of a ship during the opening ceremony yesterday of the deepened channel of the River Elbe. New generation containerships now no longer have to wait for the tide to enter or leave the port of Hamburg. Vessels with a draught of up to 12.8 m can now call at Hamburg. The deepening cost a total of Dm230m. ($119.5m)
Deals boost Cammell CAMMELL Laird, the UK's leading shiprepair and conversion group, has sold one of the offshore vessels acquired earlier this year from the receivers of British shipowner Lowline as part of a package of assets, writes Tony Gray.
Avoidance is 'the only real cure' for phantom vessels Ship arrest is rarely a useful means of combating fraud involving phantom ships or shipping documents, according to Joe Corless, director of operations at business information group MRC.
Wilhelmsen top duo to swap jobs WILHELM Wilhelmsen is to become his namesake group's chief executive next March 17 as part of a rejig that could also see current incumbent Leif Løddesøl take over as the next president of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association.
Veteran cruiseship P&O's veteran cruiseship the 28,891 gt Victoria sits in dry dock at A&P Southampton after completing refit and upgrade work in advance of a millennium cruise charter to Union Castle, writes Dale Wainwright. The refit of the 1966-built ship is the first part of a two-ship deal signed between P&O Cruises and A&P Southampton. A second ship, the Arcadia, is due to arrive at the yard on January 5. Victoria has been in A&P Southampton's King George V dry dock since November 19 and the refit work carried out since then has involved a variety of shiprepair work. Other scheduled maintenance projects included repainting the ship's funnel in red to carry the famous Union Castle logo for her millennium charter.
Coastguard's 'criminal act' put boxship at risk TURKEY'S coastguard has been accused of endangering a German-owned container vessel operating for Maersk Line which was boarded in the Dardanelles last week in a fruitless search for stowaways.
Wave power Wave power: A fierce storm batters the port defences of Le Havre in northern France.
La SNCB mise sur l'interopérabilité et la gestion transfrontalière des tractions "Nous sommes résolument engagés dans la logique de l'interopérabilité du matériel. Il est devenu impératif de diminuer les relais au cours d'une prestation, car cela se traduit par des pertes de temps en cours de route, notamment du fait que les sillons ne sont pas bons à cause de l'insertion des trains de voyageurs. Ainsi, il y a actuellement des régions en Allemagne et en France qui sont devenues impraticables à cause des trains à passagers. Il faut que des sillons soient réservés au fret". Tels sont les propos que nous ont tenus des représentants de la haute direction de la SNCB et de certaines de ses filiales, rencontrés sur leur stand à l'exposition "Intermonal 99", qui s'est tenue la semaine dernière à Londres.
Le canal du Centre est un nouveau maillon de la chaîne de transport wallonne "J'ai décidé d'élaborer un schéma logistique wallon", a annoncé le ministre wallon des Transports, José Daras, au cours d'une rencontre samedi dernier à La Louvière, où le canal du Centre a été présenté comme un nouveau maillon de la chaîne de transport du sud du Pays.
Danzas/Deutsche Post remporte la bataille pour ASG Danzas Sweden, qui appartient à la Deutsche Post, a annoncé acheter 400.000 actions "A" et 2,2 millions d'actions "B" de ASG au prix de 265 SEK l'action. Ce paquet est l'ensemble des actions détenues par Posten (la poste suédoise) et Regular Capital. Ceci permet à Danzas de détenir désormais plus de 99% des actions et des droits de vote. Selon un communiqué, cette transaction permet de procéder à une intégration complète de ASG dans Danzas.
Rhin d'Acier: les ministres se reverront en janvier Le dossier du Rhin d'Acier suit le rythme de la procession d'Echternach: un pas en avant, deux pas en arrière. Lors du récent sommet du conseil européen des ministres du transport, Tineke Netelenbos a approuvé une utilisation temporaire (entre 2003 et 2009) du Rhin d'Acier sur le tracé historique, donc à travers la zone de silence du Meinweg, en attendant la construction d'une nouvelle ligne, utilisable en 2009... mais pour autant que les résultats de l'étude d'incidence soient favorables.
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