Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded ground-handling contracts with JetAirFly Airlines, Air Canada and JetBlue Airlines in the US Virgin Islands. JetAirFly appointed the company to handle its seasonal Boeing 767 passenger flights to the Caribbean island of St Croix. On the island of St Thomas, Air Canada selected it to provide ground handling for the launch of the carrier’s first scheduled service to the territory. The WFS team…

Saturday, December 27 ,2003 Auckland loses out in bid for new Asia express service PORTS of Auckland has been snubbed as a destination in a new trade that is set to be launched. “Ports of Auckland is disappointed not to be selected for the newly restructured NZ Asia Express Service,” said Ports of Auckland chief executive Geoff Vazey. “While our container volumes may feel the pinch initially, over the longer…

Friday, November 14 ,2003 Synergy Shipping launches Batam service SYNERGY Shipping Pte Ltd, formed in 2001, has started its own liner service to and from the Indonesian port of Batam, with the maiden voyage on October 10 of its first fully owned barge, Synergy 1801. The international project forwarding company has services that include: liner service, ship broking and chartering, shipping agency. A large percentage of the company’s business is…

Thursday, November 13 ,2003 Growth in Asia, Americas boosts APL Logistics quarterly earnings APL Logistics, the logistics arm of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has reported third quarter earnings of US$2 million, compared with zero earnings for the same period in 2002. NOL said there was strong growth in its logistics business in Asia, while in the Americas warehousing and transportation management was the driver. In Europe, earnings were driven…

Thursday, October 23 ,2003 Scrap metal transportation to Asia to grow more expensive CONTAINER lines operating from the US to Asia are seeking a two-stage increase in freight rates for shipments of metal scrap in the coming months. As demand for metal scrap has grown throughout Asia in recent months, Westbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (WTSA) carriers said in a statement that they want a freight rate increase of US$100 per…

Tuesday, September 30 ,2003 – Shipping (Air and Sea Freights News) NOL ship completes ISPS code certification THE container ship MV Jurong Bebaru, managed by Neptune Shipmanagement Services (Pte) Ltd (NSSPL), has become the first ship in Singapore to be certified in compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. This International Maritime Organisation certification comes 10 months ahead of the implementation deadline for the code. The…