ABS calls for greater records transparency CLASSIFICATION records should be made public and independently audited following casualties to ensure accurate findings and greater transparency and accountability, according to classification society ABS.
Port Klang's throughput tipped to rise 12% this yr PORT Klang's throughput volume this year is forecast to increase by about 12 per cent to five million twenty-foot equivalent units , Port Klang Authority chairman Ting Chew Peh said last Thursday.
French sub plugs more holes in Prestige wreck A French submarine has plugged half the holes in the fractured hull of the sunken oil tanker Prestige, which has been spewing out viscous fuel oil since mid-November, maritime officials said.
Italy clears chemical shipment after scare A shipment of chemicals bound for Libya and recently seized by Italian customs officials was given the all clear by port authorities in the north-western city of Genoa.
Air and Land Transport
US clears biggest codeshare plan The Bush administration said it would permit the largest ever US airline marketing alliance to take effect, but imposed conditions.
Air NZ cabin crew plan strikes next month
F'furt Airport Dec passenger count up
Swiss Air seat load factor rises
Thai Airways fills 74% of seats in first quarter
Court strikes down antitrust ruling against Air Canada
ABS calls for greater records transparency CLASSIFICATION records should be made public and independently audited following casualties to ensure accurate findings and greater transparency and accountability, according to classification society ABS.
Port Klang's throughput tipped to rise 12% this yr PORT Klang's throughput volume this year is forecast to increase by about 12 per cent to five million twenty-foot equivalent units , Port Klang Authority chairman Ting Chew Peh said last Thursday.
French sub plugs more holes in Prestige wreck A French submarine has plugged half the holes in the fractured hull of the sunken oil tanker Prestige, which has been spewing out viscous fuel oil since mid-November, maritime officials said.
Italy clears chemical shipment after scare A shipment of chemicals bound for Libya and recently seized by Italian customs officials was given the all clear by port authorities in the north-western city of Genoa.
Air and Land Transport
US clears biggest codeshare plan The Bush administration said it would permit the largest ever US airline marketing alliance to take effect, but imposed conditions.
Air NZ cabin crew plan strikes next month
F'furt Airport Dec passenger count up
Swiss Air seat load factor rises
Thai Airways fills 74% of seats in first quarter
Court strikes down antitrust ruling against Air Canada
US court bars Mexican trucks The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, blocked President Bush's plans to open all American highways to Mexican trucks, ruling that the administration could not open the roads until it conducted a study of how the trucks would affect the environment.
Lloyd Triestino makes transatlantic debut Lloyd Triestino (LT), the Italian container carrier, is to enter the North Atlantic trade in February 2003.
Lufthansa Flights cancelled due to strikes Strikes from workers at Lufthansa have forced the cancellation of at least 28 flights at major airports in Germany, causing delays for about 2300 passengers.
Advice: 'Comply with US rule' The World Shipping Council (WSC) has strongly urged all shipping lines and shippers to be prepared to fully comply with US Customs' 24-hour advance cargo declaration requirements from the Feb 2 deadline.
Project America rides again Hawaii's Senator Inouye slips in a provision that seeks to allow NCL to operate the two Project America ships, plus a third vessel, in the Hawaiian interisland market.
Lockheed Martin and Blohm + Voss team up for LCS In turning to the yard that built the Bismarck, Lockheed Martin is bringing to the LCS party Blohm + Voss's pioneering--and extremely successful-- MEKO concept of the modular warship.
Prodi threatens polluters with criminal sanctions European Union president Romano Prodi has promised tougher sanctions against marine polluters as a reaction to the Prestige oil tanker disaster off the Spanish coast.
Brussels and UK set for box security court battle LONDON and Brussels are squaring up for a fight over maritime security after the European Commission last week added the UK to its list of countries allegedly breaching EU competition rules.
EU single-hull ban could leave islands high and dry ISLAND communities from the Shetlands to Greece could find themselves without oil in a matter of weeks if the proposed ban on single hull tankers goes through, according to a report compiled for major oil companies, writes David Osler.
Ships are safer than planes, says ABS chief AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping chief, Frank Iarossi has attacked the widespread impression of the shipping industry's poor safety record, saying it is much safer than commercial aviation.
Raymond: SEA-21 tabled for 2003 The creation of a public federal funding system for maritime infrastructure appears highly unlikely to get off the ground in Washington this year, a shipping executive said.
Trade hits Customs trucking proposal Plans to restructure the cargo release process for imports and exports hauled by truck could lead to massive disorder at the border and disrupt supply chains throughout the nation, shippers and carriers warned U.S. Customs Service officials.
Boxes, exports rise at Port of Boston Container volume increased 9.7 percent in 2002, while export boxes surged 30 percent.
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