Lines may review fleet compositions THE 'inflexibility' of the largest container ships has been highlighted in recent tough times and may prompt some lines to reconsider their fleet compositions, according to shipping consultancy Drewry.
China's import growth good for lines
US Congressmen attack open ship registry system
Petrobras awards US$500m contract to Jurong Shipyard
Lockheed, Northrop set for US$20b deal
Air and Land Transport
Atlas Air expects losses in 2nd qtr and full year ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings Inc, the largest handler of freight for other airlines, expects a bigger loss in the second quarter than last quarter and said it probably will lose money for the full year.
Taiwan, HK expected to sign air-links pact
Ansett administrator to raise A$300m selling assets
Manila may allow foreign carriers to increase flights
AMR may be fined $536,000 for cargo handling
United, pilots reach deal on financial recovery plan
Lines may review fleet compositions THE 'inflexibility' of the largest container ships has been highlighted in recent tough times and may prompt some lines to reconsider their fleet compositions, according to shipping consultancy Drewry.
China's import growth good for lines
US Congressmen attack open ship registry system
Petrobras awards US$500m contract to Jurong Shipyard
Lockheed, Northrop set for US$20b deal
Air and Land Transport
Atlas Air expects losses in 2nd qtr and full year ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings Inc, the largest handler of freight for other airlines, expects a bigger loss in the second quarter than last quarter and said it probably will lose money for the full year.
Taiwan, HK expected to sign air-links pact
Ansett administrator to raise A$300m selling assets
Manila may allow foreign carriers to increase flights
AMR may be fined $536,000 for cargo handling
United, pilots reach deal on financial recovery plan
Air France privatization expected Air France is one of prime targets for further privatization after the second round of the country's legislative elections on Sunday
Qantas resumes daily service to Brisbane from Los Angeles Starting July 1, Qantas will introduce two additional return flights each week from Los Angeles to Brisbane via Auckland, taking the total number of Qantas services to Australia from the U.S. to 31 per week.
DaimlerChrysler talks continue on plant sale DaimlerChrysler AG (DCX) is talking with auto suppliers including Visteon Corp. (VC) about selling a U.S. parts plant even as negotiations with Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. (DPH) continue.
Delta loss seen near $170 mln. Delta Air Lines Inc. expects to report a second-quarter loss of about $170 million excluding special items.
Shipowners buy into container terminals The high transhipment costs of containers are causing shipping companies to 'buy' influence at container terminals.
EU To decide Wednesday on Deutsche Post The European Union Commission will decide Wednesday on a possible fine for Deutsche Post for using profits from its postal monopoly to subsidize forwarding and logistics activities.
UPS to end Fritz brand UPS plans to drop the Fritz Cos. name on July 1. and all services will begin operating under the UPS Freight Services name, UPS chief financial officer Scott Davis told a Merrill Lynch transportation conference.
Intranet brings APL award APL, the global container transportation company, has been voted Shipping Line of the Year by the judges at the International Freighting Weekly (IFW) Freighting Industry Awards 2002.
Seabulk to get huge cash injection Seabulk International, Inc., the one-time Hvide Marine, has announced a series of deals that will, among other things, see it get a $100 million injection of new equity, an $80 million term loan and a $100 million revolving credit facility.
Rebecca Dye nominated to FMC President Bush has nominated Rebecca Dye to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner
Four arrested after drugs swoop Police in Greece and Ecuador have arrested four men in connection with last week's seizure in the Atlantic of a freighter reported to be carrying two tonnes of cocaine, write Andrew Spurrier and Nigel Lowry.
Szczecin yard deal hangs in balance A Polish Government-led attempt to rescue the Szczecin shipyard, the world's 11th largest, looks to have failed.
North Sea tax rise 'disaster' OIL and gas exploration on the UK Continental Shelf will suffer as a direct result of the proposed North Sea tax changes, according to a survey by the UK Offshore Operators Association.
Leslie elected IACS secretary RICHARD Leslie is to take up the post of permanent secretary of the International Association of Classification Societies, the organisation has confirmed.
Amid transition issues, Sea Star makes changes to Puerto Rico service Admitting its acquisition of the assets of NPR/Navieras in April "has not been seamless," Sea Star Lines says it is taking action to improve service in its liner service to Puerto Rico.
UK ports warn on EU dereg plan British port companies said billions of dollars of planned investments in new cargo facilities will be at risk if the government fails to block controversial deregulation measures by the European Union.
Deutsche Post facing EU fine The German mail and logistics group could be forced to repay $472 million of state aid after regulators found it unfairly cross-subsidized some of its unprofitable operations.
Les opérateurs de terminaux doivent-ils répartir la facture entre lignes et marchandises? Les armateurs engagés dans les trafics de ligne containérisés ont déjà perdu beaucoup d’argent et tout porte à croire qu’ils ne le récupéreront pas de sitôt. Conséquence logique: ils mettent leurs fournisseurs de services sous pression constante. Les manutentionnaires se retrouvent en première ligne, alors que leurs marges bénéficiaires sont déjà souvent très faibles et que leurs clients armateurs les obligent à procéder à d’énormes investissements pour suivre la tailles sans cesse grandissante des navires et la progression des trafics. Les grands bénéficiaires de cette situation sont les chargeurs/réceptionnaires, en d’autre mots la marchandise. Un intéressant débat survenu lors de la conférence “TOC 2002” à Anvers a opposé armateurs et manutionnaires sur la question de savoir qui devrait finalement être le principal client des manutentionnaires. Réponse: la marchandise...
Le Cargovil Container Terminal complète le réseau flamand de terminaux intérieurs Le Cargovil Container Terminal (CCT), qui est implanté le long de la darse latérale du canal maritime Bruxelles-Escaut à Grimbergen, a été officiellement inauguré jeudi, en présence du ministre flamand de la Mobilité, Steve Stevaert. Alors que le ministre mettait l’accent sur l’aspect mobilité du projet, Nicolas Saverys, administrateur délégué adjoint de CMB, a attiré l’attention sur les obstacles qui doivent encore être surmontés afin d’exploiter au mieux les possibilités de croissance du CCT, à savoir la liaison avec le Ring de Bruxelles et le positionnement des containers vides.
Heppner table sur une reprise des trafics franco-allemands Le groupe familial français Heppner a maintenu le cap en 2001. Le marché national français est resté plutôt stable, tandis qu’à l’international, les activités tant terrestres que maritimes et aériennes ont bénéficié d’une légère progression. Le groupe nourrit pour 2002 de sérieux espoirs en ce qui concerne l’axe France/Allemagne, “un marché sur lequel nous commençons à percevoir les premiers signes de reprise”. En logistique aussi, la tendance est bonne pour Heppner, qui a plusieurs contrats importants en cours de finalisation.
“Deutsche Post a enfreint les règles sur les aides d’Etat” La poste allemande va devoir repayer près de 570 millions d’EUR au gouvernement allemand, les autorités de concurrence européennes étant arrivées à la conclusion que le groupe postal a subventionné de manière illicite certaines filiales déficitaires. C’est ce qu’affirmait le “Financial Times” en manchette hier vendredi. Deutsche Post a réagi de manière laconique, en affirmant que non seulement elle n’a reçu aucune aide, mais qu’au contraire, c’est elle qui, depuis 1996, a payé des milliards à l’Etat.
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