Gulf shippers brace for Iraq war amid insurance concerns A US-led war against Iraq will have a limited fallout for ports and shipping agencies in the Gulf region but a catastrophic effect on insurance companies, shipping sources said.
S'poreans among those in the running for APL Asia position MAJOR management restructuring at Neptune Orient Lines may lead to a Singaporean being named to one of the top posts at its liner company, APL.
Russian freighter sinks in Bosphorus A Russian freighter with 14 crew on board sank in the Bosphorus on Monday, leaving two people confirmed dead and 10 others missing, the Russian maritime emergencies coordination centre said.
Seas still far from safe from pirates I REFER to your report 'Patrols help cut pirate attacks in Malacca Straits' by Beth Jinks .
Air and Land Transport
Airbus sees India buying 222 planes over next 15 yrs EUROPEAN aircraft maker Airbus is expecting India to buy some 222 aircraft over the next 15 years, and hoped to sell about half of them, including a current 43-plane deal.
US air traffic delays tumble last year
4 Asian freight carriers to set up Internet portal
US Airways Q4 loss narrows to US$794m
Northwest to shut down four aircraft maintenance stations
Gulf shippers brace for Iraq war amid insurance concerns A US-led war against Iraq will have a limited fallout for ports and shipping agencies in the Gulf region but a catastrophic effect on insurance companies, shipping sources said.
S'poreans among those in the running for APL Asia position MAJOR management restructuring at Neptune Orient Lines may lead to a Singaporean being named to one of the top posts at its liner company, APL.
Russian freighter sinks in Bosphorus A Russian freighter with 14 crew on board sank in the Bosphorus on Monday, leaving two people confirmed dead and 10 others missing, the Russian maritime emergencies coordination centre said.
Seas still far from safe from pirates I REFER to your report 'Patrols help cut pirate attacks in Malacca Straits' by Beth Jinks .
Air and Land Transport
Airbus sees India buying 222 planes over next 15 yrs EUROPEAN aircraft maker Airbus is expecting India to buy some 222 aircraft over the next 15 years, and hoped to sell about half of them, including a current 43-plane deal.
US air traffic delays tumble last year
4 Asian freight carriers to set up Internet portal
US Airways Q4 loss narrows to US$794m
Northwest to shut down four aircraft maintenance stations
Growth China ports 35 per cent China's top 10 container ports averaged unprecedented growth of 35 per cent in 2002 - collectively handling 7.832 million more Teu than in 2001, and show no signs of slowing.
USFreightways 4Q EPS Cont Ops 50c US Freightways beat Wall Street's consensus earnings estimates of 46 cents a share for the fourth quarter and $1.52 a share for the year.
Dutch union wants Rotterdam port legislation According to the Rotterdam union FNV Bondgenoten port legislation must be introduced nationally in the Netherlands to enforce the same regulations and protection for port labour and port employment conditions as in Germany and Belgium.
Shanghai's port reforms to boost efficiency The Shanghai Municipal Port Bureau and Shanghai International Port Group were officially established to separate the administrative and corporate functions, which were previously handled by the same authority.
U.S. 'help' at German ports Five U.S. officials at the North Sea port of Bremerhaven are to support checks carried out by their German customs agents on containers heading across the Atlantic.
Iraq unlikely to pose threat to shipping in the Persian Gulf says UK commander Iraq will not be able to disrupt shipping in the Persian Gulf if the US leads a strike against the country, Rear Admiral David Snelson, commander of British naval forces in the Persian Gulf region, said yesterday.
Tsakos joins contenders for American Eagle Tankers Tsakos management in Greece has confirmed that Tsakos Energy Navigation is likely to be a contender for aframax specialist American Eagle Tankers, if it is put up for sale by Neptune Orient Lines.
Run-off agency hires top team at Commodore IN A sign of the growing importance of insurance run-off business, a top team with expertise in both marine and non-marine has been hired by Lloyd's managing agency, PRO Syndicate Management, which has the powerful backing of its parent, Swiss Re.
Bad news for Newport as government files writ ALMOST a decade after major US shipyard Newport News Shipbuilding began an ill-fated attempt to break into the commercial market, its ambitions have returned to haunt it in the shape of a lawsuit filed by its biggest customer and financial lifeblood - the US government.
24-hour rule a boon for ports? Anti-terror advance manifest filing rules could also help U.S. ports double or even triple their productivity, industry executives say.
Trade security may isolate countries Cargo-security programs may squeeze developing nations out of the global trading system, an international development official warned.
Asia-Pacific airlines plan cargo portal Four of the largest air-freight carriers in the Asia-Pacific region said that they plan to launch an online venture for booking and tracking cargo.
Customs 'encouraged' by 24-hr. compliance
Homeland defense big winner in Bush budget
Automakers say manifest rules would disrupt U.S.-Canada auto trade
China Shipping aims at Asia/Europe trade top spot China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is to establish a hub at Khorfakkan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) linking the Middle East to China and the Indian sub-continent.
K Line dry-docking cuts capacity on Pacific strings
Patrick upbeat after solid first quarter
Lines split Vietnam THC from ocean rates
Innovative intermodal terminal to boost volumes says RCA
Sub-continent to SE Asia link a cost-effective solution for cargo
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