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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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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
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