US proposing law requiring x-ray of every box in port THE United States may begin x-raying every container arriving at its ports if proposed legislation is passed, amid growing fears the shipping industry has been infiltrated by terrorist groups and could be used to facilitate terror attacks.
Uneasy times at sea
Sri Lanka wants war premium surcharge cut
Traffic at HK's Kwai Chung port drops 4.7% in Nov
5 sailors die in mishap at Kuantan port
Air and Land Transport
Terminal shutdown, plane crash mark X'mas in US A deadly crash of a small plane, a forced landing of a passenger jet and a temporary shutdown of a major airport terminal marked Christmas Day in the United States, where authorities took no chances as they enforced new airline security rules.
Kawasaki, Mitsubishi eye more Boeing work
Narita airport's passenger numbers down 32%
Incheon airport gets govt nod for expansion
KLM to struggle to break even in 2002/3
Features
Port of entry now a point of anxiety LATE last month, the commandant of the US Coast Guard met leaders of the International Maritime Organization on the banks of the Thames in London to propose sweeping changes in the way the world conducts international shipping.
US proposing law requiring x-ray of every box in port THE United States may begin x-raying every container arriving at its ports if proposed legislation is passed, amid growing fears the shipping industry has been infiltrated by terrorist groups and could be used to facilitate terror attacks.
Uneasy times at sea
Sri Lanka wants war premium surcharge cut
Traffic at HK's Kwai Chung port drops 4.7% in Nov
5 sailors die in mishap at Kuantan port
Air and Land Transport
Terminal shutdown, plane crash mark X'mas in US A deadly crash of a small plane, a forced landing of a passenger jet and a temporary shutdown of a major airport terminal marked Christmas Day in the United States, where authorities took no chances as they enforced new airline security rules.
Kawasaki, Mitsubishi eye more Boeing work
Narita airport's passenger numbers down 32%
Incheon airport gets govt nod for expansion
KLM to struggle to break even in 2002/3
Features
Port of entry now a point of anxiety LATE last month, the commandant of the US Coast Guard met leaders of the International Maritime Organization on the banks of the Thames in London to propose sweeping changes in the way the world conducts international shipping.
US proposing law requiring x-ray of every box in port THE United States may begin x-raying every container arriving at its ports if proposed legislation is passed, amid growing fears the shipping industry has been infiltrated by terrorist groups and could be used to facilitate terror attacks.
Uneasy times at sea
Sri Lanka wants war premium surcharge cut
Traffic at HK's Kwai Chung port drops 4.7% in Nov
5 sailors die in mishap at Kuantan port
Air and Land Transport
Terminal shutdown, plane crash mark X'mas in US A deadly crash of a small plane, a forced landing of a passenger jet and a temporary shutdown of a major airport terminal marked Christmas Day in the United States, where authorities took no chances as they enforced new airline security rules.
Kawasaki, Mitsubishi eye more Boeing work
Narita airport's passenger numbers down 32%
Incheon airport gets govt nod for expansion
KLM to struggle to break even in 2002/3
Features
Port of entry now a point of anxiety LATE last month, the commandant of the US Coast Guard met leaders of the International Maritime Organization on the banks of the Thames in London to propose sweeping changes in the way the world conducts international shipping.
Insurers in chaos as new year looms INSURANCE markets are in chaos as brokers and underwriters scramble to hammer out programmes to cover the huge volume of 2002 risks for maritime and industrial concerns.
Film finance lawsuits may last for decade A HUGE film finance row involving some of the stars of the insurance world has surfaced again in London ' and promises to be a long running hit at the law courts.
Former Vulkan chiefs escape jail THE three men found guilty of embezzling Dm854m ($383m) from Bremer Vulkan and precipitating one of the largest company failures in Germany's business history will not serve prison terms.
Asia-U.S. liner outlook gloomy Container lines are forecasting flat cargo business for the first half of 2002.
Two charged in Coast Guard license scheme A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted a former Coast Guard civilian employee and another man in connection with a scheme to sell hundreds of false Coast Guard documents and licenses to unsuspecting mariners.
Bangladesh, Myanmar plan shipping links Trade within the Indian sub-continent is likely to get a boost in the coming year.
Hausse remarquable du trafic roro à Ostende On se rappelera que l’année 2000 connut la relance du trafic maritime au port d’Ostende. Pas moins de 4.326.453 tonnes de marchandises furent alors transbordées, soit 39,1% de plus que l’année précédente. Selon les chiffres provisoires, le trafic a poursuivi sur sa lancée en 2001 et réalise un nouveau gain remarquable de quelque 25%. Le trafic de fret roro sur l’Angleterre affiche d’ailleurs des chiffres exceptionnels. Seul le trafic touristique sur Douvres est en baisse, une fois de plus.
Leo Delwaide: “Après réflexion, nous avons décidé de geler les droits de port en 2002”L’Entreprise portuaire a rendu possible le transfert des concessions de Hessenatie et Noord Natie à la Hesse Noord Natie, ce qui rend désormais possible la fusion. Mais qu’en est-il des deux autres concessions de la darse à marée, l’une sur le versant est où seront traités les trafics du groupe CP Ships, l’autre sur le versant ouest se trouve dans la prolongation du terminal dédié à MSC. Y-a-t-il un timing de prévu pour l’octroi de ces concessions et l’une d’elle devra-t-elle faire l’objet d’un appel d’offres comme le réclame P&O ports? A cette question l’échevin du port Leo Delwaide fait plutôt preuve d’une certaine réserve: “Il n’y a pas de timing de prévu pour l’octroi de ces concessions, pour ce qui est du reste, cela sera envisagé d’une façon extrêmement détaillée”, nous a-t-il dit.
ABES continue à croire dans le potentiel de croissance des diverses conventionnelles A la lecture des statistiques relatives à l’évolution du trafic maritime des marchandises diverses en conventionnel/breakbulk à Anvers, on constate que ce secteur est effectivement en baisse pour de multiples raisons, toutefois il est encore bien vivant et même toujours porteur pour certaines entreprises de manutention portuaire. C’est le cas pour la firme ABES s.a. (Antwerp Bevrachting Expeditie en Stevedoring Bedrijf), qui a démontré au fil des dernières années qu’il y avait toujours des possibilités dans ce domaine.
Echec des négociations entre Volvo et Navistar La division Powertrain de Volvo AB et le constructeur de camions américain Navistar ne sont pas parvenus à trouver un accord sur l’utilisation de moteurs 12 l de Volvo par International Trucks. C’est ce qu’annonce un communiqué très laconique du groupe suédois. Le groupe américain, encore plus disrcet qu’à son habitude, n’a même pas encore fait état de cette nouvelle. Ceci révèle à quel point les deux parties sont mécontentes de devoir avouer l’échec des discussions. Celles-ci, en effet, ont été très dures, ainsi que nous avons appris il y a peu à très bonne source.
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