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August 7, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA rebuts criticism of vessel guidance system
    VTIS is an information service; navigation rests solely on masters
  • UK ports group ABP investing for future
  • Port Klang much cheaper than S'pore: KL minister
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL, ANA and JAS receive 28, 44 and 14 weekly landing slots respectively
    China Airlines seeking more partnerships
  • Japan Airlines to cut more jobs to stay competitive
  • Qantas to take part in Aussie high-speed train project
  • 26 injured as Korean Air jet skids off runway
  • Boeing asks judge to drop shareholder suit
  • NZ Cabinet to vote on sale of Wellington airport
Features
  • Planned tie-ups raise hackles
    Critics say the alliances proposed by major US airlines will not prove as beneficial to consumers as they say
Columns
  • CIF policy with clause 'ex factory' also covers risk of inland transport

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA rebuts criticism of vessel guidance system
    VTIS is an information service; navigation rests solely on masters
  • UK ports group ABP investing for future
  • Port Klang much cheaper than S'pore: KL minister
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL, ANA and JAS receive 28, 44 and 14 weekly landing slots respectively
    China Airlines seeking more partnerships
  • Japan Airlines to cut more jobs to stay competitive
  • Qantas to take part in Aussie high-speed train project
  • 26 injured as Korean Air jet skids off runway
  • Boeing asks judge to drop shareholder suit
  • NZ Cabinet to vote on sale of Wellington airport
Features
  • Planned tie-ups raise hackles
    Critics say the alliances proposed by major US airlines will not prove as beneficial to consumers as they say
Columns
  • CIF policy with clause 'ex factory' also covers risk of inland transport

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA rebuts criticism of vessel guidance system
    VTIS is an information service; navigation rests solely on masters
  • UK ports group ABP investing for future
  • Port Klang much cheaper than S'pore: KL minister
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL, ANA and JAS receive 28, 44 and 14 weekly landing slots respectively
    China Airlines seeking more partnerships
  • Japan Airlines to cut more jobs to stay competitive
  • Qantas to take part in Aussie high-speed train project
  • 26 injured as Korean Air jet skids off runway
  • Boeing asks judge to drop shareholder suit
  • NZ Cabinet to vote on sale of Wellington airport
Features
  • Planned tie-ups raise hackles
    Critics say the alliances proposed by major US airlines will not prove as beneficial to consumers as they say
Columns
  • CIF policy with clause 'ex factory' also covers risk of inland transport

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA rebuts criticism of vessel guidance system
    VTIS is an information service; navigation rests solely on masters
  • UK ports group ABP investing for future
  • Port Klang much cheaper than S'pore: KL minister
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL, ANA and JAS receive 28, 44 and 14 weekly landing slots respectively
    China Airlines seeking more partnerships
  • Japan Airlines to cut more jobs to stay competitive
  • Qantas to take part in Aussie high-speed train project
  • 26 injured as Korean Air jet skids off runway
  • Boeing asks judge to drop shareholder suit
  • NZ Cabinet to vote on sale of Wellington airport
Features
  • Planned tie-ups raise hackles
    Critics say the alliances proposed by major US airlines will not prove as beneficial to consumers as they say
Columns
  • CIF policy with clause 'ex factory' also covers risk of inland transport

Sched Netweb site
  • Re-alignment in China Shipping's services
  • MSC & Norasia cease slot sharing agreement
  • Fesco links Yantian and Australia for the first time
  • APL to manage logistics for GM in Thailand
  • New services increase traffic at Santos terminal
  • Costs reduced at CP Ships
  • Independent and impartial inquiry pledged
  • New limit slashes liability costs
  • Nigerian govt allows UK flights

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 6, 1998
  • Again delay NWA transatlantic service
  • Private initiative for Rotterdam rail terminal
  • Pilots are sometimes greedy
  • ANL probably sold to CGM
  • TNT Post Group forgoes right to abbreviation 'TPG'; TPG Internet site of Penske

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Monica woes stall Clinton with fast track
  • FastShip makes progress, but who can afford it?
  • Anti-sanctions forces win key vote
  • WTO gets slim vote of confidence from US House
  • Operation Brass Ring no bust, Customs finds
  • Nepal pursues formal request for WTO membership
  • Brazil Santos port operators union to strike again
  • Old Dominion Freight Line signs deal to buy Goggin Truck Line
  • Census issues export paperwork rule shippers feared
  • New York eateries raided for Cuban cigars
  • Northwest machinists join pilots in giving green light to strikes
  • GM strike holds US June factory orders to slim rise
  • Aetna earnings up in second quarter
  • Japan plans a $7 billion deeper tax cut
  • Russia PM sees economy, tax collections improving
  • Insurer CNA to slash 2,400 jobs
Transportation
  • Caliber, MSAS form alliance so customers can have global reach
  • UPS rival to offer electronic delivery
  • Asian crisis hurts Cathay as airline posts interim loss and slashes dividend
  • Hong Kong firm sees earnings drop
Maritime
  • Praise gives way to appeal as Guam seeks to broaden FMC rate ruling
  • Shippers see commodity prices hit by Asia flu
  • South Korea seeks ties to North
  • Final details of Australian dock pact put in place
  • Expansion puts drag on cruise line results

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Monica woes stall Clinton with fast track
  • FastShip makes progress, but who can afford it?
  • Anti-sanctions forces win key vote
  • WTO gets slim vote of confidence from US House
  • Operation Brass Ring no bust, Customs finds
  • Nepal pursues formal request for WTO membership
  • Brazil Santos port operators union to strike again
  • Old Dominion Freight Line signs deal to buy Goggin Truck Line
  • Census issues export paperwork rule shippers feared
  • New York eateries raided for Cuban cigars
  • Northwest machinists join pilots in giving green light to strikes
  • GM strike holds US June factory orders to slim rise
  • Aetna earnings up in second quarter
  • Japan plans a $7 billion deeper tax cut
  • Russia PM sees economy, tax collections improving
  • Insurer CNA to slash 2,400 jobs
Transportation
  • Caliber, MSAS form alliance so customers can have global reach
  • UPS rival to offer electronic delivery
  • Asian crisis hurts Cathay as airline posts interim loss and slashes dividend
  • Hong Kong firm sees earnings drop
Maritime
  • Praise gives way to appeal as Guam seeks to broaden FMC rate ruling
  • Shippers see commodity prices hit by Asia flu
  • South Korea seeks ties to North
  • Final details of Australian dock pact put in place
  • Expansion puts drag on cruise line results

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Monica woes stall Clinton with fast track
  • FastShip makes progress, but who can afford it?
  • Anti-sanctions forces win key vote
  • WTO gets slim vote of confidence from US House
  • Operation Brass Ring no bust, Customs finds
  • Nepal pursues formal request for WTO membership
  • Brazil Santos port operators union to strike again
  • Old Dominion Freight Line signs deal to buy Goggin Truck Line
  • Census issues export paperwork rule shippers feared
  • New York eateries raided for Cuban cigars
  • Northwest machinists join pilots in giving green light to strikes
  • GM strike holds US June factory orders to slim rise
  • Aetna earnings up in second quarter
  • Japan plans a $7 billion deeper tax cut
  • Russia PM sees economy, tax collections improving
  • Insurer CNA to slash 2,400 jobs
Transportation
  • Caliber, MSAS form alliance so customers can have global reach
  • UPS rival to offer electronic delivery
  • Asian crisis hurts Cathay as airline posts interim loss and slashes dividend
  • Hong Kong firm sees earnings drop
Maritime
  • Praise gives way to appeal as Guam seeks to broaden FMC rate ruling
  • Shippers see commodity prices hit by Asia flu
  • South Korea seeks ties to North
  • Final details of Australian dock pact put in place
  • Expansion puts drag on cruise line results

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • NYK Report Predicts Overcapacity in Bulk, Tanker Sectors
  • China Shipping Opens New Japan/Thailand Service
  • Hyundai to Link Kobe to Hong Kong in 3 Days
  • NYK to Rename Hong Kong Subsidiary
  • China's First Air Cargo Carrier Formed
  • JAL Set to Start Osaka-Frankfurt Cargo Service

urgente online pressweb site
  • Canarias subvenciona el transporte interinsular de productos locales
  • AlliedSignal instalará las "baterías" de los nuevos airbus de Iberia
  • El Consorci y Miller Freeman organizan el I Symposium de la Logística
  • UPS incrementa la capacidad de carga aérea intercontinental
  • La electrónica del "eurocaza" será española

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Leather industry eyes L. America
  • Reverse call charge service launched
  • CMBT, Safmarine brand names to be retained
  • Chennai Port handles record containers in July
  • Manavalakkurichi identified as ideal site for Rs 5,000-cr hub port in TN
  • ECU-Line Nicaragua service
  • APEDA to promote scientific method to boost exports
  • Panama Canal body to start inspecting ships
  • New offshore box terminal blueprint being readied for Mumbai Port
  • Counter assistance scheme to be expanded soon
  • Proposal to constitute dedicated road development fund
  • Model 4-laning concession pact to be cleared soon

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Smedvig quits Navion deal
    NORWAY'S Smedvig will swallow a second-quarter charge of $90m following a decision to wash its hands of the troubled West Navion II, the deepwater drillship under construction at Spain's Astilleros Espanoles Puerto Real in a joint venture with Statoil spinoff Navion.
  • FEFC set to increase eastbound box rates
    OCEAN carriers are putting the finishing touches to a rate restoration programme for containerised cargo moving from Europe to Asia.
  • Aker Maritime shows net profit up five-fold
    NORWEGIAN offshore services giant Aker Maritime has defied analysts' predictions again by posting better-than-expected interim figures.
  • Geest to fight two writs on sale of interests
    BRITISH foods group Geest has pledged to fight two writs it has received over the sale of its banana interests in January 1996, writes James Brewer.
  • Creditors of Patrick firms accept deal
    CREDITORS of Australian labour hire companies yesterday voted to accept a Deed of Company Settlement, officially returning them to the Patrick group five months after Patrick chairman Chris Corrigan sent them into voluntary liquidation and replaced their union workforces with outsourced non-union workers.
  • Singapore base for Star cruiseship
    STAR Cruises' first newbuilding, the 75,000 gt SuperStar Leo, due to be delivered in Germany on Sunday, will be positioned in Singapore where she will operate two- and three-night cruises from October, writes David Mott.
  • Chile ports sale attracts UK interest
    British port companies and firms with strong UK connections are leading the field in the privatisation of Chile's port system.
  • Close shave for 'Gorilla'

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 6, 1998
  • Contship Europe in control again
    CONTSHIP Europe has bought out three minority partners to regain total control of ports subsidiary Contship Italia.
  • Lauritzen reshapes South American operations
    THE Danish reefer operator Lauritzen Reefers, part of the J Lauritzen Holding group, has decided to increase its focus on the South American markets.
  • Patrick to halve workforce
    HALF of Patrick's 1,400 Australian dockworkers can formally be made redundant as part of an agreement described by minister Peter Reith as "the biggest reform since containerisation."
  • Profits soar at Aker Maritime
    AKER Maritime, the offshore group controlled by Aker RGI, has seen its first-half pre-tax profit jump to Nkr 390m ($51m) from Nkr 94m in the same period last year.
  • Frontline buys more shares in ICB
    FRONTLINE, the Bermuda-based tanker company chaired by John Fredriksen, has raised its stake in ICB Shipping, the Swedish tanker company it tried to take over last year.
  • St Lawrence seaway posts loss
    CANADA'S portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway recently posted a $3.8m loss for 1997, compared with the preceding year's profit of $2.9m.
  • Canada enjoys cruise boost
    CANADA'S East-coast cruise business has been given a shot in the arm, with increased business from Premier Cruise Lines and Carnival Cruise Line.
  • Philippines PSC detains a shocker
    MORE than 50 violations have been found by Philippine port state control inspectors who have detained a second ship owned by Manila-based Emerald Shipping.
  • BP weathers oil doldrums
    BRITISH Petroleum (BP) recently announced half-year results 26 per cent down on last year's corresponding period. This was achieved in spite of a 32 per cent drop in oil prices.
  • Star Cruises sets SuperStar Leo itinerary
    MALAYSIAN cruise operator Star Cruises is positioning its latest German newbuilding, the 75,000 gt SuperStar Leo, to Singapore in October to replace the smaller Star Aquarius.
  • Mærsk subsidiary expands refrigerated network
    MÆRSK-owned Norfolk Line yesterday completed the acquisition of UK-based transport operator Dockspeed.
  • Carnival cancels more cruises
    CARNIVAL Cruise Lines of Miami has cancelled several more voyages on the fire-damaged Ecstasy.
  • Offshore container terminal for Mumbai port
    A JAPANESE consultant has recommended the development of an offshore terminal at Mumbai Port.
  • Unioil invests in spite of slump
    FILIPINO Unioil Corp will go ahead with its Pesos 1bn ($24.4m) domestic investment programme, in spite of the region's economic slowdown.
  • OMI buys back shares
    THE board of directors of bulk shipping company OMI Corp yesterday authorised the open market repurchase of 10 per cent of its 43.7m outstanding shares.
  • Volume rise for Viking Line
    VIKING Line, the Åland islands based cruise ferry group, recorded a 15 per cent increase in the passenger volume in the nine months to the end of July.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Un porte-barges pourrait assurer une navette Escaut/Zeebrugge en 1999
    Si n'en tenait qu'à Pierre Kerckaert, administrateur général du port de Zeebrugge, un porte-barges serait engagé dans un service de navette entre le port côtier et Everingen sur l'Escaut occidental. "Une décision définitive n'est pas encore intervenue. Les avis sont partagés et toutes les options n'ont pas encore été étudiées", déclare Kerckaert.
  • Zeebrugge boucle le premier semestre sur une croissance de 6%
    Au cours du premier semestre de l'année, 16,82 mio. de tonnes de marchandises ont été traitées au port de Zeebrugge. Il s'agit d'une croissance de 978.00 tonnes ou 6,2% par rapport à la même période de 1997. Le secteur des containers a enregistré une croissance de 28,2%. L'important trafic roro a légèrement régressé.
  • Un nouveau Carnet TIR dans six mois?
    Les responsables du Carnet TIR au sein du groupe de travail WP30 de la CEE/ONU se concertent pour revoir les fameux carnets et leur donner une nouvelle mise en pages. Ce n'est toutefois pas avant au moins six mois que le nouveau carnet sera prêt. Entre-temps, le carnet actuel a été légèrement modifié afin de le rendre plus sûr, entre autres par l'utilisation d'un code à barres..
  • Le port d'Anvers dans l'attente de 300 ouvriers portuaires
    Ce n'est pas la première fois que des armateurs, engagés dans les trafics conventionnel/breakbulk et containérisés, nous signalent que le port d'Anvers, le numéro deux européen dans le secteur des diverses, fait preuve d'une certaine faiblesse qui se traduit par un manque crucial d'équipes d'ouvriers portuaires pendant les week-ends et autres jours de congé. Il s'agit d'une situation bien réelle, qui préoccupe d'ailleurs au plus haut point les entreprises de manutention, lesquelles sont en quelque sorte les premières victimes.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Peace in our time? Patrick creditors vote yes
    Legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against the Maritime Union of Australia is now the only unresolved issue from the bitter dispute between Patrick and the union.
    This followed yesterday's signing of the agreement by the creditors of four Patrick labor hire companies.
    The creditors added their signatures to a deed of company arrangement which effectively ended the dispute that crippled Patrick's facilities in April.
    A condition of the arrangement is that the ACCC case is settled.
    At a meeting in Sydney the creditors voted unanimously to support the peace deal, signed on Wednesday by the MUA.
  • Brisbane trade surges
    Strong growth in containerised cargo has underpinned a surge in total trade through the port of Brisbane with figures for the year reaching a record 20,400,490 tonnes.
    Total imports increased by 9.3 per cent to 10,785,270 tonnes, offsetting a slight downturn in exports to 9,615,220 tonnes.
    Total containerised cargo jumped by 16 per cent to 316,549 TEUs, the biggest percentage increase at the port of Brisbane in a decade.
  • Vaile welcomes CASA report
    The Civil Aviation Safety Authority's release of an internal report on its decision to reinstate the Air Operators Certificate of the airline involved in the fatal crash of a seaplane in Sydney last week has been welcomed by Federal Transport Minister, Mark Vaile.
    The preliminary report, by CASA's assistant director of aviation safety compliance Laurie Foley, found that while there was some doubt about aspects of the basis on which CASA's southern regional manager decided to grant a conditional stay on the suspension of Aquatic Air's AOC, there was no immediate need to change CASA's relevant practices and procedures.
  • Staggered introduction for road regs package
    The planned national adoption of the new national log book and truck driving hours package by August this year has been largely put on hold in most states, with the new regulations now set to be implemented in part from next month.
    The national driving hours package, which was approved by he Ministerial Council for Rioad Transport in February is now scheduled to be introduced in Victoria on 1 September and in NSW on 1 November.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Safe container transport. The safe arrival of containers and their contents represents the objective of a number of international regulations.
Maritime
  • Rickmers Linie begins conventional service to New Guinea/Australia.
  • The VSA to East Africa is ending.
  • CMA and Norasia plan to cooperate in the Europe-Far East trade.
  • Kien Hung launches Vietnam service.
  • A good start for "Norasia Samantha".
  • CGM is preferred bidder for ANL.
  • Evergreen takes over Lloyd Triestino. The Taiwanese shipping line has agreed to take over the Italian state-owned shipping line, with completion expected in September.
  • The Asian crisis affects Sea-Land's second quarter result.
  • USA/China face major problems in forming a new maritime agreement.
  • New publications: Asia-Pacific Refrigerated Trades; IICL Inspection Directory.
Ports and Terminals
  • Singapore's PSA enters its second port project in India at Pipavav.
  • Long Beach plans to invest more in construction projects.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 makes a good start in first half 1998.
Aviation
  • Swissair changes some US schedules, and launches flights to Turkey.
  • BA serves the London-Denver route.
  • UPS boosts its Hong Kong-US link.
  • Fine Air Services Corp has agreed to take over Southern Air Cargo.
  • Kitty Hawk climbing. The US all-cargo carrier and logistics provider aims to apply its successful business technique on a much larger scale.
  • CSI is Aeropostal's agent in Miami.
  • Emery posts a mixed first half.
  • X-Presso appoints GSA in Dubai.
  • South Africa sees a new surcharge.
Forwarding
  • Ocean Group reorganises its logistics activities as MSAS Global Logistics, and MSAS takes over Cassin.
  • Danzas has a new partner, Team Ship.
  • CNF catches up in first half 1998.
  • Norton Lilly has founded a joint venture with Sinotrans in China.
  • Mark VII posts a record first half.
Africa and East Med
  • Cyprus will concentrate box traffic away from Larnaca.
  • Gulf Agency Company starts operations in South Africa.
Middle East
  • The new container terminal at Doha is nearing completion.
  • The Aqaba region is to be converted into a free zone by January 1999.
Asia
  • A study has been made on exploiting the potential of the Yangtze River.
  • U-Freight opens its Shanghai hub.
  • China Airlines of Taiwan is emerging as a top airfreight carrier.
  • ICTSI is optimistic for 1998.
  • The top ten Iata agents for 1997 in Singapore and Thailand.
Americas
  • Ports Canada posted an all-time record with its results for 1997.
  • Union Pacific is selling its USD 1 billion-a-year trucking business.
  • Libra focuses on reefer facilities with dedicated rail services.
  • Work starts at the port of Balboa.
  • The Chilean flag fleet is declining.
UK and Ireland
  • For the fifth year in a row, the Port of London saw healthy growth.
  • Tibbett & Britten has been awarded a logistics contract in Hungary.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
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