Enough STCW compliant crew to man S'pore fleet SINGAPORE-flagged vessels are unlikely to face detention under strict crew certification requirements coming into force next week, according to figures from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
Most Filipino seafarers certified
Jurong Shipyard eyes higher value shipbuilding
Transpacific container lines want rate hike
EU likely to approve Carnival's US$5.5b bid for P&O Princess
Victory in sight for Carnival
Air and Land Transport
Malaysia rejects idea of arming pilots: minister THE Malaysian government has rejected the idea of arming airline pilots with guns as a means of countering hijacking, Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said in remarks published in local newspapers.
HK air cargo firm sees 10% air cargo growth this year
Enough STCW compliant crew to man S'pore fleet SINGAPORE-flagged vessels are unlikely to face detention under strict crew certification requirements coming into force next week, according to figures from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
Most Filipino seafarers certified
Jurong Shipyard eyes higher value shipbuilding
Transpacific container lines want rate hike
EU likely to approve Carnival's US$5.5b bid for P&O Princess
Victory in sight for Carnival
Air and Land Transport
Malaysia rejects idea of arming pilots: minister THE Malaysian government has rejected the idea of arming airline pilots with guns as a means of countering hijacking, Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said in remarks published in local newspapers.
HK air cargo firm sees 10% air cargo growth this year
Railtrack shareholders fight on Private shareholders of British Railtrack Group pledged to continue their legal fight against the collapse of Railtrack despite a majority vote for the government-backed bids to buy the business.
UPS international profit up UPS, acknowledging it faces a battle to win back customers who steered shipments elsewhere during the company's contract talks with the Teamsters, said its profit for the third quarter will fall short of estimates.
Michelin TNT-customer in US Michelin North America has signed a six-year, multi-million dollar agreement with TPG through their TNT Logistics North America business unit, which will operate Michelin's network of tyre distribution centers in the United States and Canada.
Diesel duty harmonisation in EU Internal Market Commissioner of the European Union Frits Bolkestein is to propose a pan-European rate of 350 euro per 1000 liters fuel tax.
Singapore Technologies buys Halter Marine Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engg), today issued a statement saying that, through its U.S. arm, Vision Technologies Kinetics Inc (VT Kinetics), it has made a successful bid for the assets of Halter Marine, the shipbuilding arm of US-based Friede Goldman Halter Inc (FGH).
EC clears Carnival bid for Princess The European Commission has granted clearance for the proposed acquisition of British cruise operator P&O Princess Plc by U.S.-based Carnival Corp.
EU project aims at "zero emission" passenger ship The Euro 15 million SAFENVSHIP project was launched earlier this month at RINA's Genoa headquarters
UK defence strategy under fire from MPs BRITAIN needs a fundamental re-examination of its shipping security measures because of the risk of terrorists smuggling bombs inside containers, a committee of MPs said yesterday.
Brussels in legal threat to customs deals BRUSSELS has taken the first step in mounting a legal challenge to the bilateral Container Security Initiative agreement signed by three member states with the US, while simultaneously starting the formulation of a common security policy.
EC clears Carnival bid for P&O Princess The European Commission has given unconditional approval to Carnival's takeover bid for P&O Princess, triggering accusations from rival suitor Royal Caribbean Cruises that Brussels took "procedural shortcuts" to expedite a decision.
Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.
Railroads back on track Norfolk Southern and BNSF results were spurred by intermodal and general freight, while CP Rail's forecast contrasted sharply with that of competitor Canadian National as both come off second-quarter gains.
Railcar orders rebounded in 2Q Railroads increased orders in North America for new freight cars, reversing a four-year trend.
May showers for NY air cargo Air cargo exports dropped 8.5 percent at New York metropolitan area airports compared to a year ago.
TPG signe un important contrat logistique avec Michelin en Amérique du Nord Michelin Amérique du Nord a signé un contrat de six ans avec TPG pour la gestion de son réseau de distribution de pneus aux Etats-Unis et au Canada. L’accord, qui a été signé par la business unit TNT Logistics North America, a une valeur de “plusieurs millions de dollars”. Il s’agit du plus important contrat logistique jamais signé par TNT en Amérique du Nord.
Transport De Jongh obtient le certificat GMP La société Tranport De Jongh à Kallo, filiale du groupe allemand Talke chargée du transport de liquides en citernes et containers-citernes de la société-soeur logistique Talke België, a été certifiée aux normes de qualité GMP. Ce certificat de bonnes pratiques (GMP signifie: “Good Manufacturing / Managing Practice”) concerne les normes à respecter durant la production, le commerce et le transport d’aliments pour bétail.
Eurogate mise sur une campagne publicitaire pour développer sa logistique internationale Le manutentionnaire Eurogate vient de passer commande chez Kalmar Industrie d’un portique à containers super-post-panamax supplémentaire de type Nelcon, pour son terminal de Hambourg, ceci pour faire face à la croissance du trafic. En effet, entre janvier et juin dernier, ce terminal a traité 806.690 TEU, soit 111.000 TEU de plus par rapport à la période correspondante de l’année précédente. C’est dire que le score de 2001 avec 1,5 mio. de TEU sera largement dépassé cette année.
Le nombre d’écopoints pour 2002 ne sera pas réduit La Commission européenne a décidé hier de ne pas réduire le nombre d’écopoints pour l’année 2002. Cette décision est liée au nombre de voyages de transit de poids lourds en Autriche en 2001, et a été prise sur base de ladite “clause des 108 pour cent”. L’Autriche est donc une nouvelle fois rappelée à l’ordre parce que les données relatives à l’an dernier ne correspondent pas à la réalité. La Commission a donc décidé de redistribuer les écopoints restants pour cette année.
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