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November 3, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Sched Netweb site
  • HKSC holds out hope for handling charge reduction
  • Taiwan eases rules allowing NYK to open Taipei branch
  • Wan Hai to continue Hyundai slot charter
  • Antitrust request from IAFC
  • Better perishables-handling package for Australia
  • Asian woes add to US hardships
  • AMS becomes freighter port
  • Airline blames hurricane for traffic drop
  • UPS file lawsuit against US Postal Service e-mail product
  • UNI Airways acquires four Boeing MD-90s

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
  • EU sues countries over open skies agreements
  • Deal United Airlines and All Nippon Airways
  • Vos Group under one flag
  • Start of first air freight train
  • El Al new customer for Atlas Air
  • Belgian railroad NMBS demands compensation from suppliers
  • Nelson launches new crane
  • Lower road haulage profitability

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Farm woes overshadow trade as voter concerns
  • Shipyard pact moves without US
  • Colombia vows to join US in drug searches
  • UN plan shifts cleanup of toxic waste to exporter
  • US manufacturers set plan to regain product standards edge
  • Hurricane Mitch has devastated Central America's trade and transport links
  • Britain issues its most positive statement on the euro
  • Japan protectionism threatens APEC summit, US trade official says
  • BA boss slams rigged European aviation market
  • USF Red Star opens new terminal in Roanoke, Va.
  • Tower Air adds a freighter to its fleet
  • Venezuelan customs officials threaten to strike again
  • North and South Korea can build ties with new industrial park, says S. Korea prez
  • BAX Global taps Stephen T.D. Dixon as vice president for planning and development
Transportation
  • Mitch sinks freight transport in Central America
  • Transporters to avoid rail border bottleneck
  • Colombia set for sell-off of transport infrastructure
  • Nasstrac head Joe Cutrona to resign Jan. 1
  • BAA says high costs offset freight gains
  • Gains in sectors fly index past Dow
Maritime
  • West is courted to boost interest, funds in Ust-Luga port project
  • East German yards look for leeway on commission's shipbuilding limits
  • India port gets feeder service from Hub Lines
  • Marseilles scrambles to regain cargo market
  • Fierce sibling rivalry hangs over merger of leading ship line
  • Le Havre port sets simple goal but faces tough task

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Farm woes overshadow trade as voter concerns
  • Shipyard pact moves without US
  • Colombia vows to join US in drug searches
  • UN plan shifts cleanup of toxic waste to exporter
  • US manufacturers set plan to regain product standards edge
  • Hurricane Mitch has devastated Central America's trade and transport links
  • Britain issues its most positive statement on the euro
  • Japan protectionism threatens APEC summit, US trade official says
  • BA boss slams rigged European aviation market
  • USF Red Star opens new terminal in Roanoke, Va.
  • Tower Air adds a freighter to its fleet
  • Venezuelan customs officials threaten to strike again
  • North and South Korea can build ties with new industrial park, says S. Korea prez
  • BAX Global taps Stephen T.D. Dixon as vice president for planning and development
Transportation
  • Mitch sinks freight transport in Central America
  • Transporters to avoid rail border bottleneck
  • Colombia set for sell-off of transport infrastructure
  • Nasstrac head Joe Cutrona to resign Jan. 1
  • BAA says high costs offset freight gains
  • Gains in sectors fly index past Dow
Maritime
  • West is courted to boost interest, funds in Ust-Luga port project
  • East German yards look for leeway on commission's shipbuilding limits
  • India port gets feeder service from Hub Lines
  • Marseilles scrambles to regain cargo market
  • Fierce sibling rivalry hangs over merger of leading ship line
  • Le Havre port sets simple goal but faces tough task

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Farm woes overshadow trade as voter concerns
  • Shipyard pact moves without US
  • Colombia vows to join US in drug searches
  • UN plan shifts cleanup of toxic waste to exporter
  • US manufacturers set plan to regain product standards edge
  • Hurricane Mitch has devastated Central America's trade and transport links
  • Britain issues its most positive statement on the euro
  • Japan protectionism threatens APEC summit, US trade official says
  • BA boss slams rigged European aviation market
  • USF Red Star opens new terminal in Roanoke, Va.
  • Tower Air adds a freighter to its fleet
  • Venezuelan customs officials threaten to strike again
  • North and South Korea can build ties with new industrial park, says S. Korea prez
  • BAX Global taps Stephen T.D. Dixon as vice president for planning and development
Transportation
  • Mitch sinks freight transport in Central America
  • Transporters to avoid rail border bottleneck
  • Colombia set for sell-off of transport infrastructure
  • Nasstrac head Joe Cutrona to resign Jan. 1
  • BAA says high costs offset freight gains
  • Gains in sectors fly index past Dow
Maritime
  • West is courted to boost interest, funds in Ust-Luga port project
  • East German yards look for leeway on commission's shipbuilding limits
  • India port gets feeder service from Hub Lines
  • Marseilles scrambles to regain cargo market
  • Fierce sibling rivalry hangs over merger of leading ship line
  • Le Havre port sets simple goal but faces tough task

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • EC Favorable on Carrier Proposal on Competition Issues
  • FMC Plans Hearing in Chicago on Transpacific Rates
  • SITC Container to Start Fastest Qindgao/Tokyo Service
  • APL Outlines Strategy for Future
  • SAirGroup Acquires 45% Stake in Air Europe

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Gobierno canario concede a Binter las rutas de utilidad pública
  • La UE subvenciona los transportes que abandonen la carretera
  • Hutchison Whampoa comprará el 45 por ciento de ECT
  • Virgin Express embarca a 55.400 viajeros más en septiembre
  • "Car cosy", el garaje móvil
  • Inaugurado el Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'Let A Hundred Bangalores Bloom'
  • CP Ships reports profit rise
  • AMVER awards for 12 Indian shipping companies
  • Japanese yards get export orders
  • RBI spells out new credit policy for next 6 months
  • India to step up ties with Israel
  • Handicraft exports show rising trend; but much more needs to be done
  • Foreign Investment Promotion Board clears proposals worth Rs 225 crore
  • Inflation down to 7.98 per cent
  • 'Toy cities' plan to make dent in export market
  • ADB to fund two-thirds of Surat-Manor expressway
  • Room for cheer on tea front
  • Adhere to quality control norms, MPEDA cautions seafood exporters
  • Pulses import made duty-free
  • Call to upgrade textile mills
  • Leader in mint oil production

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
    Mega moves at Megafreight
  • Unidel adds West Africa link
  • SADC allows political waffle to stand in the way of practical progress, says Erwin
  • Some light in Eritrea/ Ethiopia conflict
  • Chopper service takes off at RB this month
  • SA haulier implicated in deaths of 18 border-jumpers
  • Zimbabwe Customs gets electronic clearance moving
  • Portnet managers predict upturn in 2000
  • Salvage convention delegates gather in Cape Town
  • Truck drivers will be targeted in pedestrian safety campaign
  • Durban school starts maritime studies course to matric level
  • Specialist temp personnel company opens its doors nationally
  • 'EU will continue to protect its agricultural sector'
  • Paresh Pandya sells Mpumalanga to foreign investors
  • Beira builds fences, reinforces warehouses to jack up security
  • Beira rejigs procedures to speed vessel turnaround
  • Upgraded Dar is ready for privatisation
  • Unit standards will enable trainers to target the industry's specific needs
  • Freight Training focuses on risk management in international trade
  • Education & Training FEATURE
  • Video-based courses in imports and exports take a holistic approach
  • JCCI to release Exporter's Manual shortly
  • SDS takes training responsibility into the workplace
  • Early airport move to La Mercy revives Portnet's plans
  • Hildyard moves to MSC Durban and Modinos heads up Jo'burg
  • Rising number of ship arrests motivates launch of Cape office for maritime attorneys

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • American to head BHP
    AN American has been chosen to head-up the troubled Australian resources and bulk commodities giant, Broken Hill Pty.
  • Liffe jobs blow as 600 staff face axe in next year
    THE London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) said yesterday it planned to cut its workforce of more than 1,000 to fewer than 400 by the end of next year, although its impact on the Biffex dry cargo futures market was uncertain.
  • Brostroms swings into the black
    Leading product tanker operator Brostrom Van Ommeren Shipping experienced a surprisingly good third quarter which helped the group to almost doubled profits in the first nine months of 1998.
  • Restructuring costs to erode gains from BP/Amoco tie-up
    BP Amoco, the new oil super giant to be created by the merger of BP and US major Amoco, will see its projected cost savings of $2bn in the first two years eaten up by severance pay and other outlay over that period, a document sent to BP shareholders shows.
  • Global credit squeeze to hit shipping
    THE credit crunch that has hit shipping in recent months has been a direct result of investors' flight from risk in the aftermath of recent global economic turmoil.
  • Chennai blames agents for queue of boxships
    IN what is perceived as a reverse twist to the problem of vessel congestion at India's major ports, six container vessels are waiting in stream at Chennai port for lack of sufficient cargo and related documents.
  • Shippers and carriers move closer
    A NEW spirit of co-operation is emerging between shippers and carriers as the two sides work together on a number of joint initiatives.
  • Port facilities outweigh cash lures says APL
    Customised port facilities and close co-operation in the design and development of port terminals should outweigh the "false economics of development incentives" such as tax breaks and sweetheart lease deals, according to an American President Lines executive.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
  • Kotug faces Bremen hurdle
    BREMEN'S senator for ports, Uwe Beckmeyer, has highlighted a regulatory hurdle, which will hinder Holland's Kotug from its planned entry into the Bremerhaven tug business.
  • Feederlink mounts Southampton-Scotland link
    THE push by EU and local politicians to promote short sea shipping has influenced Rotterdam-based feeder operator Feederlink to start a new UK coastal service next week.
  • Safety rating proposed for Philippine ferries
    THE adoption of a safety rating system for all domestic ferries in the Philippines has been proposed to minimise accidents.
  • Ecuador gains access to Atlantic
    THE new Commerce and Navigation Treaty between Peru and Ecuador grants the latter's trading vessels and warships access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Amazon River.
  • Hyundai concludes deals with North Korea
    HYUNDAI Group founder Chung Ju-Yung returned from North Korea yesterday with an unprecedented package of business deals with Pyongyang.
  • Canadian shippers claim rates freeze
    CANADIAN shippers say they have convinced North Atlantic shipping conferences to maintain their 1998 rates through 1999.
  • Malaysia ends transfer fees
    MALAYSIA'S government has abolished inter-terminal transfer fees at the country's national load port Port Klang, in an effort to boost its competitive edge.
  • No date for Disney Wonder
    DISNEY Cruise Line has declined to set a sailing date for its second vessel, the Disney Wonder, and is offering passengers with early reservations the option of cancelling.
  • Sea Malta to provide cruise services
    SEA Malta plans to diversify its services by tapping into the cruise liner industry, according to its chairman Marlene Mizzi.
  • Gulf silt clearance will take months
    SILT, which was washed into many of the Gulf of Mexico's shipping channels by Hurricane Georges, may take several months to clear, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers.
  • Hyundai's Tacoma terminal on schedule
    WORK on the a new $63m container terminal being built for Hyundai Merchant Marine at the Port of Tacoma is due for completion by the end of November.
  • S&P downgrades Osprey
    CREDIT rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered its corporate rating of Singapore tanker owner Osprey Maritime from BB to B+.
  • Singapore ISM compliance rises
    SINGAPORE'S registry has reached a 98 per cent compliance rate for vessels falling under phase one of the International Safety Management Code.
  • Rains stops Rhine shipping
    HEAVY rain has stopped inland waterways shipping on the lower levels of the Rhine and on the Main and Mosel in Germany.
  • Hamburg plans pilot fee cuts
    TALKS are underway about cutting pilotage fees for ships in the port of Hamburg.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Zeebrugge: Rheinbarge devrait accélérer les dessertes rhénanes
    De nouvelles perspectives s'annoncent pour le port de Zeebrugge en matière de dessertes de l'hinterland européen. D'une part Inter Ferry Boats (SNCB) va y créer un port sec que jouxtera une zone "marchandises". D'autre part, le réseau NEN va être dédoublé. Enfin, IFB s'apprête à lancer le concept "Rheinbarge". C'est ce qu'a déclaré Marc Dubois, general manager de IFB, lors du colloque organisé à l'occasion du 25e anniversaire d'APZI, l'organe promotionnel de la communauté maritime et portuaire de Bruges-Zeebrugge.
  • Inter Ferry Boats récupère le trafic de Sea-Land entre Anvers et Rotterdam
    Fin de l'an dernier, l'opérateur Interferry "perdait" le "Delta Express", un trafic des containers de Sea-Land entre le terminal anversois Zomerweg et la Maasvlakte de Rotterdam (les boîtes continuant toutefois à être traitées au terminal d'Interferry à Anvers). Le nouvel opérateur était la société NDX, une joint-venture entre CSX, NS Cargo et DB Cargo. Un an plus tard, Inter Ferry Boats récupère l'opération des dix navettes hebdomadaires (soit 20 trains dans les deux sens).
  • Le "Cigogne-shuttle"augmente fréquence et capacité
    En novembre de l'an dernier, la société de transport routier de Dendermonde Transport Verbeken et Interferry, la filiale de la SNCB spécialisée dans le transport de containers, devenue Inter Ferry Boats depuis sa fusion avec une autre filiale de la SNCB Ferry Boats (et, pour être complet, avec la division rail d'une autre filiale, Edmond Depaire) créaient un GIE 50/50 baptisé "Cigogne-shuttle" et lançaient une nouvelle relation ferroviaire entre Anvers et Strasbourg, le "Cigogne-shuttle". Dès le 1er janvier prochain, la navette va prendre une autre tournure en ce sens qu'elle sera à 100% entre les mains des "clients". La fréquence des navettes repassera à cinq trains par semaine.
  • Un projet pour une deuxième Maasvlakte est lancé
    "Si des entreprises sont prêtes à coopérer, avec des moyens entièrement privés ou non, au développement de la Deuxième Maasvlakte, cela prouve que le projet est viable au niveau commercial." Tel est le commentaire d'un porte-parole de l'Entreprise Portuaire Communale de Rotterdam sur les projets d'ING et de Ballast Nedam pour la construction en phases de l'extension du port (limitée à 1.000 ha) près de l'actuelle Maasvlakte.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Tug confusion costing industry: PPSP
    Melbourne Tug Services' new tug ordering practices are costing shipping companies money, according to the Port Phillip Sea Pilots managing director, Charles Griffiths.
    The new arrangement which began on Sunday, requires that ships' agents advise of the number of tugs required for a vessel at least an hour before a vessel's arrival or departure, with the old arrangement of ordering 'to pilots requirements' no longer accepted.
    Any tugs ordered that leave the wharf to attend a vessel, now also incur normal charges -- whether or not the tug is utilised.
    Captain Griffiths says the new arrangement is causing considerable confusion.
  • Botany: People skills required, says MUA
    Productivity at Port Botany terminals will not improve until management acquire some "people skills", according to the deputy secretary of the central New South Wales branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, Jim Donovan.
    Mr Donovan told DCN he did not believe productivity levels could improve under management which did not consult with its workers.
    There was very little doubt, he claimed, that if management had made the effort to speak to its workers, productivity levels would be favourably affected, he said.
    Referring specifically to Container Terminals Australia Ltd, Mr Donovan said P&O Ports had to admit that the management's decision to remove crane chasers was wrong and resulted in a drop in performance.
  • Authority report card: B minus, try harder
    There is a perception by the breakbulk industry that port authorities are preoccupied with container terminal operation and that other forms of shipping run second, according to Asiaworld managing director Ken Fitzpatrick.
    Speaking at the 36th biennial conference of the Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities in Adelaide last week, he said the same message was out in the general community as shown during the Patrick dispute where public debate raged over how many containers an hour was acceptable.
  • Ballast program trial 'progressing well'
    A trial of the communications system to be implemented as part of Australia's coastal ballast water management program is progressing well, according to a spokesman for the project's joint consultants, PPK and Thompson Clarke Shipping.
    The spokesman said yesterday that the degree of cooperation exhibited by the lines involved in the month-long trial had been exceptional over the first two weeks.
  • NZ Guild still battling TranzRail, MSA
    The New Zealand Merchant Service Guild is still thinking of taking legal action against the NZ Maritime Safety Authority over the latter's decision to exempt TranzRail from having to make several modifications to crew accommodations on its new 150-metre inter-island ferry, Aratere.
    Guild secretary John McLeod, who is attending an International Transport Workers Federation meeting in India, was not available for comment but an MSA spokesman said it understood that the guild was still considering litigation as a means of forcing TranzRail to undertake the modifications in line with the requirements of ILO Convention 133.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
  • WWF Urges TBT ban
    The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) urged world maritime authorities to ban the use of TBT-based antifouling paints utilized to keep ships' hulls free and clear. The group reported that "disturbing evidence" of its effect on marine life is coming in from around the world. Meanwhile, a group met in Washington, D.C. last week to propose that sudden action not be taken regarding TBT-based marine coatings, citing evidence that the level of TBT has dropped considerably in the last 10 years after many countries passed legislation limiting use of the coating.
    The Organotin Environmental Program (ORTEP) Association hosted an event which delivered data which shows that that estimated annual cost to the world fleet to switch from TBT-based paints to currently available tin-free products would range from $500 million to $1 billion. The cost analysis was conducted by Princeton Economic Research Inc.
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) was to start meetings today at which officials will discuss the fate of TBT-based paints, a group representing the economic and scientific communities recently met in Washington, D.C. to present information which reportedly forecasts dire economic consequences resulting from a "premature ban of Tributylin (TBT)-based antifouling paints."
  • Few Signs Of Better Tanker Rates
    First Olsen Tankers reported that there appear to be few reasons to expect any significant improvement in freight markets during 1999, and the company must be prepared for a further reduction in operating results based on existing spot market activity in the Knock Tanker Pool in which it operates.
  • Texaco Elects Board Member
    Charles R. Shoemate has been elected the fourteenth member of the Texaco Inc. board of directors. Mr. Shoemate is chairman, president and CEO of Bestfoods.
  • OTAL Launches North American Liner Agency
    West Africa shipping and logistics specialist, OT Africa Line (OTAL) has launched OTAL North America, a maritime agency in the U.S. and Canada. Using a series of inter-line agreements and its own tonnage, the company provides regular weekly sailings linking the U.S. and Canada with every major West African market between Nouakchott in Mauritania and Lobito in Angola. The company also manages transportation to and from the interior of West Africa using its own inland transportation network. OTAL (USA) Inc. and OTAL (Canada) Inc. will be headquartered in New York and Toronto, respectively.
  • TerraMar Managers Appoints President, COO
    John B. Harkins, Jr. has been appointed the president and COO of TerraMar Managers, Inc. TerraMar Managers, headquartered in Metairie, La. provides marine project management for shipyard upgrades and repairs to derrick and lay barges, supply boats, drill rigs and tugs, as well as logistics management for the movement of oilfield cargoes offshore and worldwide.
  • Wheeler Chosen As Agent For Venezuelan Shipyard
    Dianca Shipyard of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela has nominated Wes Wheeler, president of Wheeler Associates, as agent for the U.S. and Canada. The shipyard, founded in 1905 by the Venezuelan navy, is now undergoing privatization by the Venezuelan Investment Fund. Facilities at the shipyard include a graving dock up to 30,000 dwt, a synchrolift of 5,000 tons with six docking spaces plus available quay space of approximately 3,500 ft. (1,070 m) and 36 ft. (11 m) depth of water.
  • Crowley Names Sales Director To Venezuela
    Mike Sierra has been named Crowley American Transport sales director for Venezuela. In his new position in Caracas, Mr. Sierra will be responsible for overseeing corporate and field sales, as well as telesales and executive sales support functions in the region.
  • CSL Launches Floating Website Address
    The world's largest floating website address was recently unveiled by Canada Steamship Lines of Montreal, when the MV Atlantic Erie left shipyard. Painted along both sides of the ship, the CSL website address, www.csl.ca, measures 125 ft. long x 7 ft. wide (38 x 2 m). Each letter is 7 ft. (2 m) high and 8 ft. (2.4 m) wide.
  • Inmarsat Appoints Maritime General Manager
    Inmarsat has announced the appointment of Robert Johnson to the position of general manager of Maritime Services. Mr. Johnson will manage the maritime marketing and safety services teams and continue to build Inmarsat's key maritime business. He joins Inmarsat from Litton Marine Systems BV, where he held he position of director of sales/general manager for Europe, Middle East, CIS, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Committee Nominations Approved By Senate
    Senator John McCain (R-AZ), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has announced the Senate approval of the following nominees: John Moran and Harold Creel, Jr. to be Federal Maritime Commissioners for the terms expiring June 30, 2000 and June 30, 2004 respectively; Ashish Sen to be director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the Department of Transportation for a four year term.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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