JoC Week articles from February 2002

JoC Week archives from February 2002

Where to draw the line?(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... The Federal Maritime Commission keeps a low profile. Its headquarters eight blocks north of the Capitol is removed from the center of the federal bureaucracy. With rare exceptions, its maritime regulatory work attracts little notice outside...

Radar screen.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Customers and creditors of the Holt Group may get some additional clarity about the future of the company in coming weeks. In January, the company, which is the parent of both the Puerto Rico carrier Navieras and the biggest stevedore on the...

Corrections.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... In an article published on Page 25 of the Jan. 21-27 issue of JoC Week, Gary Conrad's comments on his use of software should have read: "Conrad said he had successfully used five different versions of Manugistics Inc.'s transport optimization...

The week.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... NIT League Approves Carrier Members: Members of the National Industrial Transportation League have voted to admit carriers to full membership for the first time in the league's 95-year history. NITL President Ed Emmett said the "Vision 2020"...

Do you need one of these? Customs says companies must have brokers' licenses to advise subsidiaries on customs issues. (Cover Story).
February 25, 2002... It happens every day. A large company with multiple subsidiaries relies on its in-house specialist to provide customs advice for its operating units. It's a practice that few companies gave a second thought to until enactment of the Customs...

IMO opens a new front: delegates debate proposals to improve ship security; more action likely this year. (Ocean Transportation).(International Maritime Organization)(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... The International Maritime Organization has waded into the post-Sept. 11 war against terrorism. A dozen proposals to strengthen ship security will be considered by an IMO committee in May. The proposals, several of which were offered by...

Maersk Sealand still no. 1 in US trades: overall, imports inched up and exports dipped in a flat year. (Ocean Transportation).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 25, 2002... Last year's container shipping volume to and from U.S. ports was virtually flat with 2000. Overall volume was 17,609,408 TEUs, compared with 17,661,305 a year earlier, according to PIERS, the Port Import/Export Reporting Service of the...

A tough trade for carriers: ship lines continue to struggle with weak volume and rates in the U.S.-Mediterranean trade. (Trade with the Mediterranean).(Statistical Data Included)
February 25, 2002... Spend a few minutes doing research on the Internet about Italia Line, and you quickly come up with more than a list of container ship names and port rotations. You'll find genealogy pages with stories about ancestors who emigrated to...

Growing pains for ports: development of transshipment terminals raises new issues for ports, carriers, shippers. (Special report: trade with the Mediterranean).
February 25, 2002... Mediterranean container terminals are running into the same problem that container carriers face -- too much capacity. It could be short-term problem, because projections are that container traffic in the region will continue to expand....

Sour season for clementines: USDA bans Spanish imports of the fruit because of medfly infestation. (Special report: trade with the Mediterranean).(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... U.S. importers of Spanish clementines, the small produced in the Mediterranean region, got an in early December. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Mediterranean fruit-fly larvae had been found in imported clementines in Louisiana,...

Bumpy takeoff for 2002: trans-Atlantic rates and cargo volumes are Iow as carriers plan to add summer capacity. (Air Commerce).(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Several weeks ago, SAS Cargo posted a record week of traffic from Washington's Dulles International Airport. "But the following week it was if someone turned off the tap," said Howard Jones, director of cargo in North America for SAS Cargo....

On time, on flight: some forwarders like the idea of guarantees that cargo is on a specific flight. (Air Commerce).(American Airlines Cargo service)(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Lufthansa, KLM, Northwest and other airlines offer money-back guarantees that cargo will be delivered by a certain time. American Airlines Cargo is the first to offer a different guarantee -- that the cargo will be carried on a specific...

Beyond tariff publishing: technology providers are combining tariff and contract data with electronic booking, contract management and other services. (Logistics/Technology).(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Despite the introduction of a range of technologies designed to make international logistics more efficient, one core function -- ocean carrier contracting -- has remained stubbornly resistant to technological change. Despite the fact that...

No `magic card': congress and policymakers find that issuing ID cards for transportation workers is more complicated than it appears. (Ports/Intermodal).
February 25, 2002... In the future, employees in the transportation industry may be flicking their TWICs -- the Transportation Workers Identification Card. TWIC isn't an official acronym yet, but it's the Transportation Department's concept for a comprehensive,...

Opening volleys: ILWU files complaint accusing PMA of unfair labor practices. (Ports/Intermodal).(International Longshore and Warehouse Union)(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Major-league ballplayers are limbering up in spring training, the Kentucky Derby prep races are being run, and West Coast waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are warming up for their contract negotiations...

Top five commodities in major U.S. trade lanes. (PIERS[R] Trade Monitor).(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
February 25, 2002... Top Five Commodities in Major U.S. Trade Lanes December 2000 IMPORTS TEUs December 2001 increase decrease TRANS-ATLANTIC +0.9% FURNITURE ...

Intermodal advocate. (Snapshot).(profile of Joni Casey, Intermodal Association of North America)(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Joni Casey, president of the Intermodal Association of North America, was introduced to transportation at an early age. When she was a child, she played with toy trucks brought home by her father, who worked for International Harvester. ...

How self-audits can help. (Other Voices).(United States Customs Service tests voluntary program)(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... U.S. imports have doubled in the last five years and are expected to double again by the end of 2007. This has produced a staggering workload for the U.S. Customs Service, especially with homeland security atop our nation's agenda after Sept....

Finding a real-world solution.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Next month will mark the half-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and the international trade community is still largely in the dark about the government's security strategy for cargo. But don't think there's a party going on and you're...

Radar screen.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Remember the Asian long-horned beetle? The tree-eating insect, native to China, is still in the United States, despite a 3-year-old rule requiring wooden packing materials from China to be treated to prevent infestation. New York Mayor...

Anthony Tozzoli dead at 77.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Anthony Tozzoli Dead At 77: Anthony J. Tozzoli, who headed the port department of the Port of New York and New Jersey from 1974 to 1985 and the New York Shipping Association from 1985 to 1990, died Feb. 9 following a long illness. He was 77....

FMC seeks information on discussion agreement.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... FMC Seeks Information On Discussion Agreement: The Federal Maritime Commission is asking for more information from parties in an umbrella discussion agreement covering trade from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the U.S. The...

Carriers introduce Albatross-class ships.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 18, 2002... Carriers Introduce Albatross-Class Ships: P&O Nedlloyd and. CP Ships will put 10 large new container ships with substantial refrigerated cargo-carrying capacity into service during the next year. Each of the Albatross-class ships will have...

NCBFAA objects to reefer plan.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... NCBFAA Objects To Reefer Plan: The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has added its objections to a refrigerated-cargo pool proposed by the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement. The WTSA plan would...

Italia ends East Coast-Med service.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Italia Ends East Coast-Med Service: Italia Line has discontinued its service between the U.S. East Coast and the Mediterranean. The company had chartered space on Zim Line ships. Italia continues to offer service between the Mediterranean and...

Bids for Fine Air due this week.(Fine Air Services Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 18, 2002... Bids For Fine Air Due This Week: Final bids for Fine Air, the Miami-based cargo carrier that has operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since September 2000, are due Feb. 22. Bids have been submitted by H.I.G. Capital, a private...

West Gulf General cargo slips.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 18, 2002... West Gulf General Cargo Slips: General cargo volume through ports from Lake Charles, La., to Brownsville, Texas, fell 2.8% to 8.07 million tons last year, the West Gulf Maritime Association said. Bulk cargo increased to 187.6 million tons...

Teamsters, UPS resume talks.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Teamsters, UPS Resume Talks: United Parcel Service and the Teamsters union will resume contract negotiations this week in Dallas. The union's contract with UPS expires July 31. This week's meetings will be the second between the two sides,...

Channel Tunnel loss widens.
February 18, 2002... Channel Tunnel Loss Widens: Eurochannel, operator of the Channel Tunnel rail link between Britain and France, said its annual loss widened to 132 million pounds ($187.5 million) last year from $176 million in 2000. The company said it lost...

ICTSI adds empty-box depot.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... ICTSI Adds Empty-Box Depot: International Container Terminal Services Inc. is building a depot at Manila for storage of empty containers. When completed in June, the depot will be able to handle nearly 10,000 TEUs.

Year of the 3PLs: large third-party logistics companies have developed technological savvy and global scope, and are becoming `lead logistics providers.' Look for the big 3PLs to get even bigger this year. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
February 18, 2002... Third-party logistics providers. A decade ago, most companies that used that name were little more than glorified trucking, warehousing or forwarding companies trying to project an up-to-date image. The technology they used was clunky and...

Desperate times: TACA plans rate increase as carriers face steep losses. (Ocean Transportation).(Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement)(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Times are tough for North Atlantic ocean carriers. How tough? Olav Rakkenes says that unless trans-Atlantic carriers can achieve a rate increase, they'll likely lose a total of $600 million this year. "Rates have fallen to catastrophic...

Rebounding from 9/11: continental restores services, works to increase revenue yield. (Air Commerce).(Continental Airlines)(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Continental Airlines is discovering that sometimes it can make more money by intentionally leaving 20 or 30 passenger seats empty. The airline's cargo division has developed an integrated revenue-management system that compares...

An unexpected discovery: inventory levels in some industry sectors increased between 1979 and 1999, according to an Ohio State University study. (Special report: logistics technology).
February 18, 2002... Inventory has long been Public Enemy No. 1 in logistics. Companies spend millions on technology to develop just-in-time delivery systems. Third-party logistics providers almost invariably include reduced inventory as part of their sales...

Hoisting the 3PL flag: ocean carriers are moving quickly to launch or expand third-party logistics affiliates. (Special report: logistics technology).
February 18, 2002... For centuries, shipowners have walked to the water's edge, brimming with confidence that sailing ships over the horizon was the route to fortune. However, it didn't always work out that way, and carriers now are diversifying into third-party...

Europe lags on software: when shippers from the continent seek help in managing their supply chains, they're still more likely to turn to U.S. suppliers. (Special report: logistics technology).(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... When European companies want software to manage their supply chains or keep up with the details of cross-border trade, they usually buy it from U.S.-based providers. Though there are exceptions, many European logistics technology companies...

Get a pre-nuptial agreement: technology can be a problem if a logistics outsourcing contract doesn't work out. (Special report: logistics technology).(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Not all marriages are successful, and that goes for business, too. When a company enters a contract with a third-party logistics provider, it's always prudent to plan an exit strategy in case things don't work out. This advice has become more...

Pushing the border ... out: forwarder, consolidator provide Customs with information from shipper's purchase orders. (Customs/Forwarding).
February 18, 2002... Customs broker C.H. Powell Co., its client Casual Male Corp., and consolidator Overseas Consolidation Service (OCS) are teaming up for a pilot project this spring to provide advance cargo information to U.S. Customs. If the idea works,...

Strength in numbers: small and mid-sized forwarders are joining networks to achieve global coverage. (Customs/Forwarding).
February 18, 2002... These are difficult times for small and mid-sized forwarders. As their margins shrink and their big competitors expand globally, many smaller operators are deciding to seek strength in numbers. "It's better to face the tough competitive world...

Let the games begin: ILWU says it's ready to talk, but that PMA won't offer specific proposals. (Ports/Intermodal).(International Longshore and Warehouse Union)(Pacific Maritime Association)(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Most people expect this year's West Coast longshore negotiations to be contentious. Most people would be right. Both sides have amassed strike funds in preparation for a potential showdown over major technology and work rule changes the...

Idle threat? A California bill that would fine terminal operators for truck congestion gathers momentum. (Ports/Intermodal).(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... The Los Angeles-Long Beach maritime community is not pleased with the California Trucking Association. It's easy to see why. The association has sponsored legislation that would fine terminal operators $250 for every truck that waits in line...

Top Five Ports in Major U.S. Trade Lanes. (PIERS[R] Trade Monitor).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 18, 2002... Top Five Ports in Major U.S. Trade Lanes IMPORTS TEUs December December increase decrease 2000 2001 TRANS-ATLANTIC NEW YORK +1.3% CHARLESTON -13.9%...

Feet on the ground: Raymond L. Keene. (Snapshot).(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... Raymond L. Keene, the No. 2 executive at MOL (America) Inc., learned early on that life on land is preferable to life at sea. He grew up in and around that quintessential institution -- the British country pub -- because his parents owned...

Avoiding bad-news calls. (Other Voices).(Brief Article)
February 18, 2002... No chemical shipper wants to take a call from his or her transportation partner informing them about a hazardous materials incident. But just wishing those calls would go away won't make it happen -- unless shippers work with their...

How times have changed.(Governor of New Jersey James McGreevey speaks at the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association meeting)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... It wasn't that Gov. James McGreevey of New Jersey didn't have anything important to say. He had come to the huge annual dinner of the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association in Manhattan last month to pay...

Radar screen.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Since the mid-1980s, shippers, carriers and terminal operators in East and Gulf Coast ports have become accustomed to labor peace. John Bowers, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, is proud that there hasn't been a...

Demonstrators want fair trade. (Letters).
February 11, 2002... Kindly note that despite the myth, the majority of "yahoos who rioted in Seattle" you so pejoratively refer to, (Joseph Bonney's column, "Global logistics village," JoC Week, Jan. 21-27 edition) are not against globalization per se. Instead,...

Looking back to move forward. (Letters).
February 11, 2002... Regarding the "Good news, bad news" column written by JoC Week Editor Peter Tirschwell (Jan.28-Feb. 3 edition), and given that most coins have two sides, I also note the first "Radar Screen" item on the page following the column reporting,...

Strachan to acquire Norton Lilly.(Strachan Shipping Co.)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Strachan To Acquire Norton Lilly: Strachan Shipping Co. has agreed to buy Norton Lilly International from naval architect and entrepreneur John J. McMullen. Terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close in March. It will leave only...

Bonner promises `fast lane'.(Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Bonner Promises `Fast Lane': Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner says Customs wants to provide expedited clearance for shippers who provide maximum information before their shipments enter the country. "We will give them the fast lane...

DOT budget would increase 8%.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... DOT Budget Would Increase 8%: President Bush's $2.1 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal 2003 includes $59.3 billion for the Department of Transportation. The DOT said the budget represents an overall increase of 8% when adjusted for a...

Hong Kong, China may share customs station.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Hong Kong, China May Share Customs Station: Hong Kong is considering a plan for a joint customs station with China on the border with China's Shenzhen. The station would be built in the Shenzhen Western Corridor, which will link the...

Customs proposes rules for volume entries.(for Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity Program)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Customs Proposes Rules For Volume Entries: The Customs Service has proposed new rules for the agency's Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity (Brass) program. The automated system for selective cargo release went through a computer...

Sea Star buys two Matson vessels.(Matson Navigation Co.)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Sea Star Buys Two Matson Vessels: Sea Star Line has purchased two ships it has been chartering from Matson Navigation Co. The El Yunque and El Morro carry roll-on, roll-off and lift-on, lift-off cargo. Matson is part owner of Sea Star, along...

Low water may affect lakes cargo.(Great Lakes)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Low Water May Affect Lakes Cargo: A mild winter that has reduced ice cover is producing low water levels that may restrict Great Lakes cargo this year. The Army Corps of Engineers said Lake Superior's water level in January was four inches...

Naples plans transshipment terminal.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Naples Plans Transshipment Terminal: The Naples Port Authority in Italy plans to build a container terminal in a belated bid to capture a slice of the booming Mediterranean transshipment market. The terminal is expected to cost about $200...

Aker, Kvaerner to merge European shipyards.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Aker, Kvaerner To Merge European Shipyards: Norwegian groups Aker RGI and Kvaerner ASA said they plan to merge their shipyard operations to create Europe's largest shipbuilder. The companies own 12 shipyards in Europe, as well as one in...

Changing the rules: China's shipping law appears to establish government regulation of carriers' rates. How will Washington react?(Cover Story)
February 11, 2002... As U.S. officials began reading China's new decree calling for regulation of international ocean transportation, an uneasy feeling of deja vu spread through the Maritime Administration, State Department, Federal Maritime Commission as well as...

Rolling along: ro-ro trade has its ups and downs, but it remains stable in comparison with container shipping. (Special report: roll-on, roll-off transportation).(ocean shipments of vehicles)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... Last month a load of new Honda Civic SI automobiles rolled onto the dock at the Port of Baltimore. Manufactured in Swindon, England, they were the first of 15,000 that Honda plans to move through the port this year. This spring Honda also...

HUAL sails on: carrier expands after Hoegh's acquisition of Ugland's share of joint venture. (Special report: roll-on, roll-off transportation).(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... With the boom in North American "transplant" assembly plants of Asian and European automakers, you'd think business would be down for automobile-carrying ships. "But that hasn't been the case," says James E. Butcher, president of HUAL North...

Tight parking: Port of New York and New Jersey seeks additional acreage for auto imports. (Special report: roll-on, roll-off transportation).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... From 1995 until last year, the Port of New York and New Jersey had enjoyed an unbroken string of increases in its automobile traffic. Then, in the first half of 2001, the port's automobile volume slipped 6%, to 259,627 vehicles. Port...

Other ro-ro ports expand: carriers gravitate to ports with capacity for growth. (Special report: roll-on, roll-off transportation).(Tacoma, Washington and Jacksonville, Florida)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... While the Port of New York and New Jersey is short of space, ports elsewhere say they're finding room to expand ro-ro facilities. "I would say that is one of our strong suits," said Rod Koon, public relations director at the Port of...

Stable market for imports: Asian, European producers gain U.S. market share, with help of North American factories. (Special report: roll-on, roll-off transportation).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... A relatively strong American dollar means growth in market share for foreign-brand vehicles in the U.S. this year, whether the cars and trucks are made overseas or in "transplant" factories in North America. In a period of global...

Divvying up the market: shippers protest Pacific lines' plan to allocate shares of westbound reefer cargo. (Ocean Transportation).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... Nothing seems to be working for trans-Pacific carriers. Import and export volume is slumping, rates have plunged, and a wave of big new ships is entering the trade. Some carriers, desperate to secure cargo for half-empty ships, are cutting...

Export doldrums: for agriculture shippers, weak rates force attention to other issues. (Ocean Transportation).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... Agricultural exports to Asia are sluggish, but Robert Weiss, independent administrator of the Food Shippers Association of North America, has been through tough times before. When Asian financial crisis hit in 1997, Weiss saw his members' dry...

Service over rates: with freight rates at historic lows, US agriculture exporters are demanding -- and receiving -- expanded service terms from ocean carriers. (Ocean Transportation).(United States Department of Agriculture)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... With freight rates in the U.S. export trades approaching their lowest levels ever, agricultural shippers have switched their focus from rates to service issues in the contracts they sign with ocean carriers. Exporters are pleasantly surprised...

Airfreight's Achilles heel: because bills get paid in the origin country, service quality suffers at the cargo's destination, forwarders say. (Air Commerce).(Airlines financing new freight services)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Airlines are spending millions of dollars on new cargo services and automation to improve their reputation in the cargo field, but their efforts are being undermined by their consistently poor performance in handling imports. Forwarders...

High stakes in Hong Kong: air-transport negotiations could liberalize US-Hong Kong cargo market. (Air Commerce).(United Parcel Service of America Inc. and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... United Parcel Service and Cathay Pacific Airways have a lot riding on bilateral air-transport negotiations that the U.S. and Hong Kong are scheduled to resume on Feb. 27. The negotiations are intended to give each side's air carriers...

When an event gets a response: supply-chain software provides automatic responses to shippers' logistics problems. (Logistics/Technology).(RightFreight.com/Logistics.com)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Event management is a logistics term that's cropping up more and more frequently. And it doesn't refer to rock concerts or trade shows. "Event-management" software alerts a logistics manager of an "event" -- or problem -- in the supply...

FedEx goes to sea: new ocean and air-forwarding operations offer shippers end-to-end logistics services. (Customs/Forwarding).(Federal Express Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Going Valentine's Day shopping for that special someone? If your search takes you to 7-Eleven and you select a cute toy bear or some silk roses, chances are they were delivered by FedEx -- but not by air. Instead, even though they were...

Port-security template: Coast Guard's guidelines for West Coast ports stop short of background checks. (Ports/Intermodal).(United States)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Five months after Sept. 11, Coast Guard Capt. John Holmes says security at marine cargo terminals still isn't what it should be. "It's hard to imagine, but there are still some facilities where a person in street clothes can just walk onto a...

Thieves hit the road: Miami's crackdown on cargo crime pushes theft to other states. (Ports/Intermodal).(Florida, United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... Thieves recently made off with a tractor-trailer loaded with television sets in Tennessee, and were caught in nearby Georgia. A few weeks later, another band of thieves was arrested in the same area of Georgia while trying to steal a shipment...

Growth Trends in Major U.S. Ocean Trade Lanes. (PIERS[R] Trade Monitor).(Imports and Exports)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
February 11, 2002... Growth Trends in Major U.S. Ocean Trade Lanes MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGE IMPORTS FROM YEAR-EARLIER MONTH TRANS-ATLANTIC +0.9% TRANS-PACIFIC +5.4%...

Ken Bloom: just add liquid. (Snapshot).(online shipping logistics, Inttra)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Ken Bloom's business is immersed in electronic data interface protocols, stripping and verifying data, wrangling with old computer systems, tying together systems that were built decades and continents apart. "This stuff is so dry," he says....

Cradle-to-grave coverage. (Other Voices).(marine cargo market insurance)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Corporate treasurers, traffic managers, risk managers and others involved in the purchase of insurance have resigned themselves to a hardening insurance market. The market gives the appearance of trying to recover 20 years of losses from the...

Radar screen.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... The House Transportation Committee is likely to file its version of a port and maritime security bill within the next two weeks. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, may take as its starting point the Hollings-Graham port security...

Calling Washington.(non-vessel-operating common carriers management data)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... Nothing gripes Carlos Rodriguez more than the old image of non-vessel-operating common carriers as small-timers "who operate out of a telephone booth, with a phone book in one hand and a computer -- it used to be a typewriter -- in the...

Atlantic carriers meet to discuss rates. (The Week).(Shipping industry)
February 4, 2002... Atlantic Carriers Meet To Discuss Rates: Members of the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement said they would meet on Feb. 6 in London to discuss ways to halt a steep slide in freight rates. The meeting will be chaired by Olav Rakkenes, chief...

CP ships cuts fleet as profit sinks. (The Week).(production management data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... CP Ships Cuts Fleet As Profit Sinks: CP Ships, which reported a steep drop in profit for 2001, said it has reduced the size of its fleet from 84 vessels to 78. CP Ships reported net income of $25 million in the fourth quarter of 2001,...

UASC takes take in Inttra. (The Week).(United Arab Shipping Co.)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... UASC Takes Take In Inttra: United Arab Shipping Co. has made an unspecified investment in Inttra, the multicarrier web portal. UASC, which has used Inttra since December, is the seventh investor in Inttra. Others are Maersk Sealand, CMA CGM,...

Jack Farrell dead at 71. (The Week).(International Terminal Operating Co. executive)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 4, 2002... Jack Farrell Dead At 71: John J. Farrell, former president of International Terminal Operating Co., died Jan. 21 of leukemia. Farrell joined ITO and became a vice president in the 1960s. He left ITO in the 1970s to work with Maher Terminals...

British Air, American reject alliance terms. (The Week).(British Airways PLC; American Airlines Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... British Air, American Reject Alliance Terms: Prospects for a U.S.-U.K. "open-skies" agreement dimmed when British Airways and American Airlines rejected U.S. Department of Transportation conditions for their proposed alliance. The airlines...

Holt creditors file plan. (The Week).(Holt Group)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... Holt Creditors File Plan: The unsecured-creditors committee of Holt Group has filed a reorganization plan that calls for continued operation of the Puerto Rico carrier Navieras and the company's stevedoring operations. Holt filed for Chapter...

NVO is fined $1.2 million. (The Week).(non-vessel-operating common carrier Universal Logistic Forwarding Co.)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NVO Is Fined $1.2 Million: The Federal Maritime Commission has upheld an administrative law judge's judgment and $1.2 million fine against Universal Logistic Forwarding Co., a non-vessel-operating common carrier. Universal was charged in...