IMO must adapt to changing conditions GREECE's Efthimios Mitropoulos has called for change at the International Maritime Organisation after being elected to head the organisation.
India plans US$25b port building project INDIA is planning a US$25 billion project to build and upgrade ports and wants European companies to invest in them, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said.
Families of dead sailors sue for donations THE families of Filipino sailors killed in a boiler explosion on the cruise ship Norway are suing the ship's owner for charitable donations collected for the victims but not given to them.
Daewoo wins order SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co said it had secured a US$190 million order from Exxon Mobil Canada Properties for an offshore gas production plant.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan, S Korea to resume talks on direct flights TAIWAN and South Korea are scheduled to resume talks on the reopening of direct flights between the two countries, it was reported yesterday.
KL airport moves to boost plane security
Star Alliance close to US$4.5b deal for 100 jets
Asiana to increase services to Hanoi
No plans to buy Swiss Int'l: BA
Heathrow refused new runway over pollution fears: FT
Dockyard
Time for a rethink on shiprepair show WALKING into the ShipRepair and Conversion exhibition at Olympia last week I was greeted by an old friend who was just leaving saying: 'If it gets any smaller they'll be able to hold the show in a telephone booth next year.' In truth that is rather unfair.
IMO must adapt to changing conditions GREECE's Efthimios Mitropoulos has called for change at the International Maritime Organisation after being elected to head the organisation.
India plans US$25b port building project INDIA is planning a US$25 billion project to build and upgrade ports and wants European companies to invest in them, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said.
Families of dead sailors sue for donations THE families of Filipino sailors killed in a boiler explosion on the cruise ship Norway are suing the ship's owner for charitable donations collected for the victims but not given to them.
Daewoo wins order SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co said it had secured a US$190 million order from Exxon Mobil Canada Properties for an offshore gas production plant.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan, S Korea to resume talks on direct flights TAIWAN and South Korea are scheduled to resume talks on the reopening of direct flights between the two countries, it was reported yesterday.
KL airport moves to boost plane security
Star Alliance close to US$4.5b deal for 100 jets
Asiana to increase services to Hanoi
No plans to buy Swiss Int'l: BA
Heathrow refused new runway over pollution fears: FT
Dockyard
Time for a rethink on shiprepair show WALKING into the ShipRepair and Conversion exhibition at Olympia last week I was greeted by an old friend who was just leaving saying: 'If it gets any smaller they'll be able to hold the show in a telephone booth next year.' In truth that is rather unfair.
IMO must adapt to changing conditions GREECE's Efthimios Mitropoulos has called for change at the International Maritime Organisation after being elected to head the organisation.
India plans US$25b port building project INDIA is planning a US$25 billion project to build and upgrade ports and wants European companies to invest in them, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said.
Families of dead sailors sue for donations THE families of Filipino sailors killed in a boiler explosion on the cruise ship Norway are suing the ship's owner for charitable donations collected for the victims but not given to them.
Daewoo wins order SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co said it had secured a US$190 million order from Exxon Mobil Canada Properties for an offshore gas production plant.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan, S Korea to resume talks on direct flights TAIWAN and South Korea are scheduled to resume talks on the reopening of direct flights between the two countries, it was reported yesterday.
KL airport moves to boost plane security
Star Alliance close to US$4.5b deal for 100 jets
Asiana to increase services to Hanoi
No plans to buy Swiss Int'l: BA
Heathrow refused new runway over pollution fears: FT
Dockyard
Time for a rethink on shiprepair show WALKING into the ShipRepair and Conversion exhibition at Olympia last week I was greeted by an old friend who was just leaving saying: 'If it gets any smaller they'll be able to hold the show in a telephone booth next year.' In truth that is rather unfair.
Viswa Lab bows out of 'bunker alert' debate, poll closed
UK port presents detailed study of shipping sulphur emissions A detailed study of local air quality and its sources for Dover District Council leaves no doubt that the port of Dover's busy ferry activity is the main contributor to local concentration of SO2. The study outlines findings from more than a year of high-quality monitoring sites near Dover harbour and how often SO2 concentrations exceeded government objectives for air quality. The study also used model scenarios to asses how the introduction of lower sulphur fuel used by all the ferries, or abatement technology used on a portion of the ferries, would affect SO2 concentrations.
Upturn in Baltic demand puts IFO avails under a little pressure Unexpectedly high demand is making some players quite happy and others pretty tight in the Baltic this afternoon.
Bosphorous straits fog halts Novorossiysk crude pumping
France and Spain consider pursuing Prestige case together
Watchdog casts doubt on P&O's Irish Sea deal with Stena THE £50m ($83.5m) deal between P&O and Stena on the Irish Sea has fallen foul of Britain's Competition Commission, which believes one part of the deal is anti-competitive.
IMO urged to think global on environmental issues WITH a special session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee due to debate accelerating the phasing out of single hull tankers, IMO secretary general William O'Neil has appealed for members to adopt a global approach to the problem.
US and Bahrain on brink of trade pact SHIPREPAIR is firmly on the agenda of negotiations between the US and Bahrain governments, as the two sides edge towards agreeing a new free trade agreement by January 2004.
Toulon chosen for warship asbestos task The decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau looks set to return home to Toulon for the removal of toxic asbestos prior to demolition, writes Andrew Spurrier.
P&O ferry transfer blocked THE transfer of P&O's Liverpool-Dublin service to Stena, as proposed in May, will lead to a "substantial lessening of competition" on the Irish Sea central corridor, the UK Competition Commission says in a statement issued today
Maasvlakte dyke funding imminent A Dutch government decision on funding for the '600M ($719M) dyke necessary for the second stage of Rotterdam's Maasvlakte development is expected next month
Vintage year for Volga Shipping RUSSIAN inland waterways operator Volga Shipping saw the amount of cargo handled rise by 9% this year in one of the longest navigational seasons on record
Clémenceau fate decided THE asbestos on board the French aircraft carrier Clémenceau is to be removed by a French company at the port of Toulon before the ship is sent for demolition in India
Inflexibility frustrates Scandlines AN executive at Scandlines, the Danish-German ferry company, says expansion of its business into Finland is being hampered by inflexibility at the country's ports
HHI yard engine blast injures 13 AN explosion that occurred during trials on a new ship's engine at Hyundai Heavy Industries is reported to have left 13 yard workers injured
ECT on the brink of snatching Rotterdam's Hanno terminal ECT is in the 'final stages of negotiations' to take over Rotterdam's Hanno terminal, and negotiations could be concluded next week, Hans Vervat, Hanno and Uniport proprietor, confirmed.
Los Angeles and Long Beach to extend gate hours In a bid to ease heavy congestion around container terminal gates, the ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB) are examining extending gate hours in a co-ordinated manner.
New Maritime Security Programme signed
Marseille's Fos 2XL attracts three Top Five suitors
'Transition Report 2003' points the way to trade
Three more Rhine barge convoys to increase flexibility and capacity
NZ coastal fleet dwindles further
Efthimios Mitropoulos confirmed as IMO Secretary-General
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