Transit anchorage in S'pore Strait gets IMO nod THE new privately-managed transit anchorage between the east and west-bound lanes of the Singapore Strait's traffic separation scheme has been given an initial stamp of approval by the International Maritime Organisation.
Tianjin zone becoming int'l logistics centre in north China THE Tianjin Harbour Bonded Zone is emerging as a new international logistics centre in north China.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan airlines' June sales improve, upbeat on H2 TAIWAN airlines have joined other Asian carriers in reporting improving sales in June, reinforcing optimism the woes brought by Sars had passed.
BAA handled 2.9% more passengers in June
Top CAL executives' terms extended
Sydney Airport's job cuts will compromise safety
KLM job cuts plan delayed by 1 month
Air France to fly direct to Guangzhou
Admiralty Casebook
Carrier in breach of Hague Rules can still limit its liability SHIPPERS have been put on notice by English courts to declare the value of their goods if the contract of carriage is under the Hague Rules, which tends to favour carriers instead of the Hague-Visby Rules, which has more favourable provisions for cargo owners.
Transit anchorage in S'pore Strait gets IMO nod THE new privately-managed transit anchorage between the east and west-bound lanes of the Singapore Strait's traffic separation scheme has been given an initial stamp of approval by the International Maritime Organisation.
Tianjin zone becoming int'l logistics centre in north China THE Tianjin Harbour Bonded Zone is emerging as a new international logistics centre in north China.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan airlines' June sales improve, upbeat on H2 TAIWAN airlines have joined other Asian carriers in reporting improving sales in June, reinforcing optimism the woes brought by Sars had passed.
BAA handled 2.9% more passengers in June
Top CAL executives' terms extended
Sydney Airport's job cuts will compromise safety
KLM job cuts plan delayed by 1 month
Air France to fly direct to Guangzhou
Admiralty Casebook
Carrier in breach of Hague Rules can still limit its liability SHIPPERS have been put on notice by English courts to declare the value of their goods if the contract of carriage is under the Hague Rules, which tends to favour carriers instead of the Hague-Visby Rules, which has more favourable provisions for cargo owners.
Transit anchorage in S'pore Strait gets IMO nod THE new privately-managed transit anchorage between the east and west-bound lanes of the Singapore Strait's traffic separation scheme has been given an initial stamp of approval by the International Maritime Organisation.
Tianjin zone becoming int'l logistics centre in north China THE Tianjin Harbour Bonded Zone is emerging as a new international logistics centre in north China.
Air and Land Transport
Taiwan airlines' June sales improve, upbeat on H2 TAIWAN airlines have joined other Asian carriers in reporting improving sales in June, reinforcing optimism the woes brought by Sars had passed.
BAA handled 2.9% more passengers in June
Top CAL executives' terms extended
Sydney Airport's job cuts will compromise safety
KLM job cuts plan delayed by 1 month
Air France to fly direct to Guangzhou
Admiralty Casebook
Carrier in breach of Hague Rules can still limit its liability SHIPPERS have been put on notice by English courts to declare the value of their goods if the contract of carriage is under the Hague Rules, which tends to favour carriers instead of the Hague-Visby Rules, which has more favourable provisions for cargo owners.
Demand subdued by high pricing in tight West Coast markets
Claudette and refinery trouble boost crude prices Claudette could force shutdowns of Mexican offshore oil production, and it could cause major disruption to oil imports in the US Gulf.
ARA region: Prices surge amid tight fundamentals Markets in the ARA region rebounded sharply today after witnessing some fairly bearish activity since the end of last week.
Singapore on the rebound, outlook a little confused
Hope for Japan yet - but don't get too excited With the majority of Japan's nuclear power stations shut down due to safety concerns, the lion share of electricity production had fallen to oil fired facilities. In the last few days however, Tokyo's regional governor has given permission for a nuclear reactor supplying the capital to be restarted, in what hopefully will be the start of the reactivation of the country's nuclear electricity industry.
Brazilian market update
Italian market still beset by all manner of problems The computer problem that was affecting some suppliers in Italy last week is still very much evident, with the ex-terminal seller ENI still seemingly no closer to resolving hitches that have affected bunker sales.
Blount poised to resume shipbuilding Luther Blount is poised to resume control of his shipbuilding operation
Sectional barge business aquired The business of Rendrag Leasing Corp has been acquired by Rendrag Equipment Co. LLC--whose president and COO is Tim Colton and whose VP sales & Marketing is Trey LeBlanc.
Strategic failure costs Baltic dear THE Baltic Exchange revealed yesterday that its aborted acquisition of Strategic Software cost more than £187,000 ($304,000).
'Tax reprieve' for owners living in UK THE Baltic Exchange is not expecting "imminent" action from the UK government against the tax-friendly position of wealthy foreigners, including shipowners, living in the country.
Greece faces Brussels court action over towage and port fees GREECE faces legal action by Brussels over alleged community law infringements on towage services and port fees.
Great Dane Mc-Kinney Møller reaches landmark MAERSK Mc-Kinney Møller, senior partner and chairman of the AP Møller-Maersk group, celebrates his 90th birthday on Sunday.
Ship interceptions agreed to fight trade in WMDs ELEVEN industrialised nations agreed yesterday to hold military exercises aimed at halting trade in weapons of mass destruction by intercepting ships and aircraft, Reuters reports.
Weak yuan trade barrier: U.S. mfrs. American manufacturers say monetary policy is as much an impediment to trade as cheap labor in competing against the People's Republic of China.
Euro air-cargo rally sputters in June The rally in European air cargo weakened in June as BAA, the world's biggest airports operator, and Lufthansa Cargo, the second-largest freight airline, reported lower traffic.
Security, congestion, overcapacity menace USEC boom As US ports, especially on the East Coast, brace for a strong transpacific peak season, there are concerns that inadequate US infrastructure and disruptive security measures threaten cargo movement.
New order to boost EMC mega-ship fleet The Evergreen Group will sign a newbuilding order by the end of this month contracting Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build 10 S-Type ships said informed sources.
DB Cargo says it's ready for German road charges
P&O Ports retaliates in NSICT congestion charge row
S.Africa implements reciprocal CSI deal this week
China Merchants to list logistics arm
Shipping Ministry defeated over SCI public share offering
US Coast Guard seeks industry reps to guide security policy
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