• PSA likely to have surpassed 14m TEU throughput in 1997
  Figures to be released soon; growth for first 10 months of last year was 9.2%
• P&O cruise unit orders 2 ships for US$850m
• Aussie unit sells 36.5% TRP stake
• FBI probes former Miami port boss

• Boeing, Airbus in dogfight over who sold more last year
  Airbus claims 54.5% of market; but Boeing says, comparing only firm orders, it has 55%
• Flight attendants fight secondhand smoke settlement
• Toyota sets 5m target for 1998 worldwide sales
• Harley expects to rev up output with new plant
• Daewoo cuts India car price by nearly 20%
• United Airlines December load factor rises to 69.3%

• Uncertainty plagues Paris
  Asian crisis and new 35-hour work-week cast shadow over France's ability to create jobs

• SCI dumps US$85m Halla deal: first casualty of Korean crisis

• SARA adjusts documentation fee
• MSC follows suit with general rate increase
• Jiangsu province to get new port
• New president of Evergreen America chosen
• Halim Mazmin to pay for ships with rights issue
• P&O agrees to sell stake in Buenos Aires Terminal
• Rotterdam records historic cargo throughput
• SIA to decide on dual listing
• Eagle USA buys "other Eagle"
• Spain rules out selling controlling stake to AA

• Reebok concentrates European distribution in Rotterdam
• Conflict threatens about Open Skies
• Strong Amsterdam Airport growth
• Road haulage manager to NS Cargo
• German transport sector optimistic

• Schnitzer sees gains in first fiscal quarter
• UP will cut heavy repairs in Salt Lake
• Freight traffic records set by U.S. railroads in 1997
• Trade agency highlights annual activities

• River Plate surcharge to be raised jan. 16
• NYK to take delivery of 5,700-teu box ship for Europe trade
• Box traffic on Japan/China route declines
• P&O Nedlloyd revamps Indian Ocean Service
• Rail shuttle to/from Santos upgraded to daily
• YAS expands facilities in Germany
• EC to probe Air France ties with US carriers
• Emery now primary carrier for Wal-Mart

• È scontro tra il gruppo di Rotterdam e l'Autorità portuale sul terminal Molo VII
  Ect minaccia di abbandonare la gestione container di Trieste
• Anche Mcs partecipa alle dismissioni di Finmare Aponte in gara per Lloyd e Italia
• Gioia Tauro diventa leader mediterraneo
• Da un armatore norvegese commissionata un'unità con mini-appartamenti galleggianti
  Crociere, arriva la nave-condominio

• Maersk and Sea-Land in UK switch
  THE world's largest containerships are switching their UK port of call from Southampton to Felixstowe.
• Sherimar denies crew threat
  SHERIMAR Management, the Greek-based operator which last month allegedly issued death threats against its seafarers, yesterday disputed the claim as "completely ridiculous", writes David Osler.
• Mercer launches attack on container industry
  LEADING international consultancy Mercer Management Consulting has attacked the container shipping industry for its alleged preoccupation with market share, which it insists produces poor financial returns despite strong traffic growth.
• Transocean to stop US Gulf turnkey drilling
  US-listed energy firm Transocean Offshore is to end its turnkey drilling operations in the highly competitive US Gulf of Mexico, where the Houston-based company has suffered from "a period of unsatisfactory operating performance", writes Joel Glass, Washington Correspondent.
• Egyptians end state shipping monopoly
  A SHIPPING revolution is set to unfurl rapidly in Egypt, following the seal of approval from parliament in Cairo for measures that end 35 years of state monopoly in the sector.
• Cepsa set to lift bunker volume
  CEPSA Gibraltar intends to increase the bunker volume it supplies in its hotly contested market by 55% or 600,000 tonnes this year, according to chief executive John Bassadone.
• Caribbean waste project under threat
  A '54m Caribbean waste disposal project, including cruiseship waste, is in jeopardy because some governments appear ready to succumb to pressure from cruise lines and abandon a proposed environmental levy that would help fund the scheme.
• Algoma buys Imperial tankers
  FOUR petroleum product tankers have been acquired by Algoma Tankers from Imperial Oil for C$13m (US$9.3m).

• First Azipod powered cruise ship completes trials
  ELATION, the world's first Azipod propelled cruiseship, has completed successful sea trials and is currently undergoing final outfitting
• India invites Kværner to talks on Hindustan
  INDIA'S government is to resume its negotiations with Kværner regarding a joint venture with Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam.
• Indian Oil approves terminal proposal
  INDIAN Oil Corp has approved a proposal to set up a 60,000 kilolitre capacity oil terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai.
• Frontline merger plans scuppered
  FRONTLINE Ltd has had to cancel a plan to reduce its share capital and then issue new stock for the same amount in Frontline AB because of legalities.
• Most Mercosur tonnage now privately owned
  FOR the first time, privately owned tonnage operated by companies in Mercosur countries has moved ahead of state owned fleets.
• Arm attacks hit Shell exports in Nigeria
  ROYAL Dutch/Shell has announced it will be unable to meet its Nigerian export commitments until January 11 because of a spate of armed attacks by local villagers on two flow stations.
• Chinese grain imports set to increase sharply
  CHINA expects to increase grain imports from 9m tonnes at present to 24m tonnes by 2005, according to Jikun Huang, director of the Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy.
• Cocaine haul found on Norwegian vessel
  VENEZUELAN police have discovered a cache of half a tonne of cocaine in a cargo of clay tiles on board a Norwegian-flagged ship, authorities announced.
• Dystos relatives' claims upheld
  A COURT in Piraeus has upheld the claims for compensation brought by relatives of three of the twenty victims of the sinking of the cement carrier Dystos.
• Negros denies it might file for bankruptcy
  PHILIPPINES-based Negros Navigation has denied a newspaper report that it is poised to file for bankruptcy.
• S Korean producers step up export drive
  SOUTH Korean cement and steel producers have stepped up export drives in Japan following a depressed domestic market and improved export profitability because of the weaker won.
• Berlian to buy two companies
  JAKARTA-listed Berlian Laju Tanker is planning a rights issue this month to raise funds to buy Singapore's Pan Union Shipping and Malaysia's Asean Maritime Corp.
• Oil price fall not related to Iraqi export restart
  DR Fahil Chalabi, executive director of the Centre for Global Energy Studies, disputes that recent oil price falls are linked to the imminent restart of Iraqi exports.
• Border treaty will boost Argentine copper trade
  A CROSS-border mining treaty between Chile and Argentina will enable Argentine copper mines to ship their production through the planned $600m megaport in Chile.
• Adelaide to increase wharf capacity
  AUSTRALIA'S most efficient port, Adelaide, is to increase wharf capacity to accommodate larger ships and more traffic.
• Premier Cruises to switch to Curacao
  MIAMI-based Premier Cruises is making Curacao in the Dutch Antilles its home port, according to the island's major cruise agent, Maduro & Sons (Curacao).

• Transroll développe ses activités de cabotage en Amérique du Sud
  L'armement brésilien Transroll Navegacao poursuit sa prodigieuse expansion, tant dans le secteur deepsea intercontinental que dans le domaine du cabotage le long de la côte est de l'Amérique du Sud. En fait, cet armement pratique toutes les disciplines en matière de diverses, en ce sens qu'il est actif en tant que transporteur de voitures, pratique la containérisation à grande échelle et adapte le transroulage aux cargaisons conditionnées en ro/ro, qu'il s'agisse d'engins roulants ou de breakbulk. Il vient d'ailleurs de donner une nouvelle dimension à son service de cabotage "Sea-Bridge" qui opère entre le Brésil et l'Argentine.
• Alfred Evers: "La nouvelle loi sur les transport routier se fait trop attendre"
  "La nouvelle loi sur le transport routier sera portée sur l'ordre du jour" d'un des prochains conseils des ministres". C'est ce qu'a annoncé Alfred Evers, président de la Febetra, lors de son allocution de Nouvel-An à Bruxelles. Mis à part la remarque que "cette nouvelle loi se fait attendre trop longtemps", il est resté étonnamment diplomate dans son discours. "C'est aujourd'hui une réception où l'on se remet les bons voeux, et où la polémique n'a pas vraiment sa place", nous a-t-il déclaré par après.
• L'AGHA étrenne sa nouvelle structure
  La nouvelle structure de l'AGHA (Antwerpse Gemeenschap voor de Haven), l'association coupole du secteur privé du port d'Anvers, est entrée en vigueur au début de l'année. L'organe des relations publiques Assiport et l'ancien Centre d'études travaillent désormais en tant que divisions au sein de l'AGHA.
• CNN: Demachy lance une OPA simplifiée pour compte de CMB
  Le 12 janvier prochain démarrera l'OPA que la banque française Demachy lancera, pour compte du groupe CMB, sur le restant des actions et autres bons de souscription de la CNN (Compagnie Nationale de Navigation). Il s'agit précisons-le, d'une OPA simplifiée axée sur un maintien de cours. L'opération est fixée sur un prix de 140 FRF par action.

• Schiphol flap imperils air pact
• New chief faces choppy waters at Miami port
• Gerald L. Nichols shifts CSXT post
• Air cargo surges at Newark, Kennedy
• FAA reduces number of random drug tests
• Hvide Marine to acquire tug fleet from Kirby
• Baltic plans tanker index launch by end of January
• Wal-Mart chooses Emery to handle US heavyweight cargo
• Mediterranean Shipping bumps Miami in favor of Bahamas' Freeport terminal
• Scientists sound alarm on threats to ocean health
• Towboat pilots may strike
• New terminal in Charleston is seen as a risky project
• Box sector must alter its focus, report says
• Sea-Land, port keep talking
• Private operations envisioned for Korea's two main ports

• Adelaide rail growing
  Sell-off target V/Line Freight Corporation could soon be operating regular intermodal train services with its own crews between Melbourne and Adelaide, following revelations that it had been trialing trains on this corridor.
• Changing scene sees NZSF scale back
  Due mainly to a downturn in the fortunes of some of its member lines, the council of the New Zealand Shipping federation has abolished the position of executive director.
• Austal rumours "without substance"
  Austal Ships managing director John Rothwell has sought to quash industry rumours suggesting that Malaysian cruise operator, Star Cruises has taken a major shareholding in his company.
• MUA responds' to draft award
  The Maritime union of Australia yesterday sent a letter to the legal representatives of stevedoring companies confirming the receipt of a draft copy of their proposed simplification of the stevedoring Industry Award.
• ACCC supports off-airport cargo terminals
  The ACCC appears to have thrown its support behind off-airport air cargo terminal operations, with the competition watchdog yesterday recommending third party access to privately-owned airport sites for storing ground service and freight handling equipment.