Major ocean carriers join US fight against terrorism GLOBAL shipping lines are signing on to the US Customs Service's anti-terrorism programme as the US concentrates on the next link in supply chain security.
China lines plan fee hikes for freight to US
Bulk carrier carrying coal runs aground in Great Barrier Reef
Portek wins deals worth $12m
Air and Land Transport
Nothing wrong with operations: Skyguide SKYGUIDE, the Swiss air traffic control agency that tracked two jets that collided over southern Germany on July 1, said on Sunday there was 'nothing wrong' with its operations despite the tragic accident that claimed 71 lives.
UK airport operator's Q1 profit down
Too early to talk about leaving Heathrow: BA
Delta flight crew under probe for drinking violation
Chrysler Aviation still keen on Olympic Airways
US finds it difficult to fill airport screening jobs
15 airline mechanics arrested in US security probe
Major ocean carriers join US fight against terrorism GLOBAL shipping lines are signing on to the US Customs Service's anti-terrorism programme as the US concentrates on the next link in supply chain security.
China lines plan fee hikes for freight to US
Bulk carrier carrying coal runs aground in Great Barrier Reef
Portek wins deals worth $12m
Air and Land Transport
Nothing wrong with operations: Skyguide SKYGUIDE, the Swiss air traffic control agency that tracked two jets that collided over southern Germany on July 1, said on Sunday there was 'nothing wrong' with its operations despite the tragic accident that claimed 71 lives.
UK airport operator's Q1 profit down
Too early to talk about leaving Heathrow: BA
Delta flight crew under probe for drinking violation
Chrysler Aviation still keen on Olympic Airways
US finds it difficult to fill airport screening jobs
15 airline mechanics arrested in US security probe
Operational profit Kuehne & Nagel up 12.5 per cent In the first half of 2002 the globally operating logistics group Kuehne & Nagel had an increase in turnover of 2.1 per cent to 4.2 billion Swiss Francs (CHF), 2.9 billion euro. The gross profit improved by 24.4 per cent to CHF 952 million (656 million euro) versus the same period last year.
Less loss Vastera Vastera, provider of logistics software and solutions, said pro forma loss for second quarter ended June 30, 2002 was $954,000, or $.02 per share compared to $3.4 million or $.09 per share in the same quarter of the prior year.
EU Customs: counterfeiting and piracy in 2001 Approximately 95 million counterfeit or pirated articles were intercepted at the external borders of the European Union in 2001, according to statistics just published by the European Commission on the Europa website.
Decline BAA result of 6 per cent BAA plc, the UK international airport group, today announced normalised profit before tax for the first quarter to 30 June 2002 of '143 million (30 June 2001: '152 million), a decrease of 5.9 per cent.
KLM loss strike 15 million KLM said the damage of the wildcat strike of 200 ground engineers on Saturday cost the airline 15 million euro, until the Amsterdam court ordered in an emergency hearing that the engineers must return to work.
US West Coast wage talks delayed till August The International Longshore and Warehouse Union representing about 10,500 dockworkers and the group representing shipping lines are set to resume talks on a new contract on August 14, as they seek to avoid a shutdown of US West Coast ports.
Kvaerner Philly puts employees on its board Taking its implementation of the European approach to shipbuilding a step further, Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. has appointed three employees to its Board of Directors.
Carnival orders fourth Conquest Carnival Corporation has reached an agreement with Italian shipyard Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. for the construction of a new 110,000-ton "Conquest-class" vessel
More Tarzans on the way Rowan Companies, Inc. says its board has approved the construction of three additional Tarzan class jack-up rigs
Jail for Chief Engineer in oil record case Pyeong Gab Jung who pled guilty to making false statements in the oil record book of a car carrier is to serve three months in prison, following which he will be deported to Korea.
LNG carrier to have electric propulsion ALSTOM will be the first company in the world to install electric propulsion technology on a Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) carrier, which is being built at ALSTOM's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in France for the French utility Gaz de France.
Doric Chariot grounded while under pilotage CHIOS Navigation has denied claims that a Greek-flagged bulk carrier aground on a sandbank near the Great Barrier Reef is at risk of breaking in two.
Carnival turns up heat with cruiseship order CRUISE giant Carnival Corp turned up the heat on US rival Royal Caribbean yesterday as it underlined its supreme confidence in the cruise market with its third newbuilding order since September 11.
Indian shippers fight for slots as Europe/Asia cuts take hold CONCERTED efforts to remove surplus capacity in the Europe-Asia trades are showing signs of paying off for container lines but have left shippers in India frustrated by a shortage of westbound slots as boxships leave rival Asian ports near capacity and freight rates continue to climb.
Zim joins in rush for new boxships ZIM Israel Navigation Co has joined the list of container lines ordering new ships, writes Janet Porter.
Customs may require cargo e-info Shippers, carriers and intermediaries may have to transmit manifest data, according to the final version of the House trade bill.
Narrow profit for Airborne The carrier said it earned $457,000, or 1 cent a share, in the second quarter, compared with a net loss of $6.4 million, or 13 cents a share, in the year-ago period.
P&O Nedlloyd joins security program P&O Nedlloyd and its subsidiary, Farrell Lines, are enrolling in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.
CMA CGM commande huit PC de 5.770 TEU Vendredi dernier, l’armement CMA CGM a officiellement passé commande chez Samsung d’une série de 8 PC de 5.770 TEU livrables à partir d’avril 2004. Il s’agit d’unités filant 26 noeuds, animées par un 10 cylindres. Pour cet armement, c’est là l’occasion d’une grande première en ce sens qu’il assure par lui même cette commande dans sa totalité, n’ayant pas comme d’habitude recours à des compagnies maritimes de financement pour une partie du tonnage, moyennant contrats d’affrètements à long terme.
L’UIRR réclame l’approbation intégrale du programme “Marco Polo” L’Union Internationale des Sociétés de Transport Combiné Rail-Route (UIRR) demande aux Etats-membres de l’UE et au Parlement européen d’adopter le programme “Marco Polo” proposé par la Commission européenne. On sait que celui-ci est appelé à remplacer le programme PACT (Pilot Actions for Combined Transport), dont le succès est indéniable mais qui est arrivé entre-temps à son terme. Avec Marco Polo, la Commission européenne propose un programme de promotion des modes de transport alternatifs plus étendu et doté d’un budget sensiblement plus élevé.
Consignia pourrait vendre German Parcel L’opérateur postal britannique Consignia envisage de vendre sa filiale General Logistics Services, active dans le transport rapide et la logistique sur le continent. GLS détient une participation majoritaire dans GPD (connu sous le nom de German Parcel Distibution ou General Parcel Distribution selon les marchés. C’est ce qu’écrit le journal The Observer.
Recul comme prévu des résultats semestriels de Kühne & Nagel Le groupe logistique suisse Kühne & Nagel a réalisé au premier semestre un chiffre d’affaires de 4,2 mia. de CHF. Le bénéfice brut a augmenté de 24,4% à près de 952 mio. de CHF. Atteignant 109,6 mio. de CHF, le bénéfice avant impôts a reculé de 15,4% par rapport à la première moitié de 2001. Sur base du bénéfice net de 73,5 mio. de CHF (82,7 mio. au premier semestre 2001) de la première moitié de l’année, la direction de K&N prévoit de dépasser les 150 mio. de CHF pour l’ensemble de l’année.
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