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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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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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