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BRIEFS

October 15, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

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APL resigns from TWRA K Line enhances Japan/Straits & Vietnam Container Service Danzas expands in Malaysia Panalpina expands forwarding activities in Denmark Nippon undeterred by Asian economic crisis Airbus Industrie follows up A300-600ST delivery Expected upgrade for FedEx Thai announces outcome of board meeting

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OCTOBER 14, 1998
Cautious start for KLM-Alitalia alliance Air France near agreement with pilots New terminal Air France Cargo New Agripark in Rotterdam Chiefs of Star Alliance carriers call on Hong Kong New agreement KLM and Eurowings

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Policy shift toward Cuba floated
Absence of 'me-too' contracts under reform will hurt smaller shippers
Russia's banks told: Default on forward pacts
Railroad profits to get back on track after slowdown, say analysts
U.S. House to take on steel dumping
Ship line defections hit South America rate-setting group
Financial crisis as bad as any since WWII - Summers
Truckload hauler Werner Enterprises reports record third quarter income
Germany's railway and workers agree to extend jobs protection plan

Transportation

Railroads agree to user fees
German truckers battle 'eco-tax'
Danzas selects new Malaysian partner
PAL foreign flights stalled pending investors' talks
Survey: US producers to put faith in forwarders
DHL Worldwide, National Express plan British airport expansion
Freightliner profits in second year as private
Logistics parley message: Two firms working together are better than one
Safety first for head of the FRA

Maritime

Howard election could bring more turmoil to docks
FastShip selects French harbor
New immigration procedures to speed turnaround at Dalian
Conference rebuts shippers on charges

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Policy shift toward Cuba floated
Absence of 'me-too' contracts under reform will hurt smaller shippers
Russia's banks told: Default on forward pacts
Railroad profits to get back on track after slowdown, say analysts
U.S. House to take on steel dumping
Ship line defections hit South America rate-setting group
Financial crisis as bad as any since WWII - Summers
Truckload hauler Werner Enterprises reports record third quarter income
Germany's railway and workers agree to extend jobs protection plan

Transportation

Railroads agree to user fees
German truckers battle 'eco-tax'
Danzas selects new Malaysian partner
PAL foreign flights stalled pending investors' talks
Survey: US producers to put faith in forwarders
DHL Worldwide, National Express plan British airport expansion
Freightliner profits in second year as private
Logistics parley message: Two firms working together are better than one
Safety first for head of the FRA

Maritime

Howard election could bring more turmoil to docks
FastShip selects French harbor
New immigration procedures to speed turnaround at Dalian
Conference rebuts shippers on charges

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Policy shift toward Cuba floated
Absence of 'me-too' contracts under reform will hurt smaller shippers
Russia's banks told: Default on forward pacts
Railroad profits to get back on track after slowdown, say analysts
U.S. House to take on steel dumping
Ship line defections hit South America rate-setting group
Financial crisis as bad as any since WWII - Summers
Truckload hauler Werner Enterprises reports record third quarter income
Germany's railway and workers agree to extend jobs protection plan

Transportation

Railroads agree to user fees
German truckers battle 'eco-tax'
Danzas selects new Malaysian partner
PAL foreign flights stalled pending investors' talks
Survey: US producers to put faith in forwarders
DHL Worldwide, National Express plan British airport expansion
Freightliner profits in second year as private
Logistics parley message: Two firms working together are better than one
Safety first for head of the FRA

Maritime

Howard election could bring more turmoil to docks
FastShip selects French harbor
New immigration procedures to speed turnaround at Dalian
Conference rebuts shippers on charges

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Yokohama/Sendai Container Train Service Launched HMM Starts Calling Kwangyang Mid-Year Profits Increase at TMM Jindo Awarded $180 Million Contract Rotterdam Port Authority, ECT Eye Joint Venture

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Estados Unidos liberaliza el transporte marítimo Fomento analiza hoy el impacto del euro en el transporte terrestre Los sectores ferroviario y marítimo llegan a un acuerdo con la Comisión Europea Finanzauto presenta la maquinaria portuaria de Fantuzzi-Reggiane TNT patrocina la logística del textil Binter transporta 130.000 pasajeros en 9 meses Subaru, SsangYong y Daihatsu, en el Salón de Sevilla Cargo International Logistics conecta Azerbaiyán con Estados Unidos "El impacto de la Unión Monetaria en el transporte terrestre".

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Core panel studying e-commerce format Luxury Liner - Superstar Leo at Mumbai Port Customs duty evaluation policy in for major changes A method to artificially Trade deficit widens EC strikes down four export schemes Assocham expresses concern over rising costs of inputs TIDCO keen on developing Tuticorin Port Asia recovery in mid '99 ' IMF Indo-Oman fertiliser project taking shape IMC meet on EEC trade today Meeting with JNPT Chairman tomorrow Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Industry forms action panel to fight power tariff hike

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

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Tønseth ousted from Kvaerner EUROPE'S largest shipbuilder Kvaerner yesterday sacked its embattled chief executive Erik Tønseth in the wake of recent poor results and a collapse in the group's share price. Bareboat contracts upset for Larsen Niche feeder and gas/chemical carrier operator Knud I Larsen is facing legal action from a group of owners who are refusing to renegotiate bareboat contracts. Ownership dispute hits Bulgarian yard sell-off SLOVENSKE Lodenice, one of the two parties involved in the privatisation of the Bulgarian shipyard Rousse is to take legal action after the Bulgarian government reversed an earlier decision to award it the ownership of the Danube-based shipbuilder. Genetically modified harvest halted Greenpeace activists use a welder's torch to fix a 'danger' sign on a bin containing freshly harvested genetically modified maize during a protest action in Verdes, France. The group stopped the genetically modified crop at a site 200 km from Paris. Kvaerner to refocus on shipbuilding SHIPBUILDING and Kvae-rner's other traditional core businesses could be poised to recoup some of their lost glory in the aftermath of yesterday's abrupt departure of Erik Tønseth from Kvaerner's top job. New Indian port sets 50m tonnes annual target A NEW private port being built at Jamnagar in Gujarat, on India's northwestern coast, will have the facilities to import more than 50m tonnes of cargo, annually when it is ready in the first quarter of the year 2000. Orient master investigated over oil spill The master of the ill-fated passenger ferry-Princess of the Orient who was earlier declared dead by state investigation authorities has been named as a respondent by the Philippine Coast Guard in a complaint filed before the Department of Justice. Oil focus on West Africa The scale of offshore oil finds in the west African region have turned the world spotlight on the continent, encouraging countries seeking investment to improve political, fiscal and exploration regimes.

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OCTOBER 14, 1998
Internal MUA battle blamed for poor productivity INTERNAL dissension in the monopolistic MUA is being blamed for halving productivity at the Port of Sydney, which is starting to affect other ports. Philippines allows separate pilotage fees THE Philippine Ports Authority has allowed pilots to charge separate pilotage fees for docking and undocking of ships in the country's major ports. CSL rebuilding programme gets under way PORT Wellar Dry Dock has laid the keel for the new forebody for the JW McGiffin to mark the start of a rebuilding programme for Canada Steamship Line's Great Lakes fleet. Brisbane receives landbridge boost QUEENSLAND Rail has scrapped handling charges on the delivery of full containers from Brisbane's Multimodal Terminal to destinations outside the Fishermans Islands complex. Kværner's acting ceo to reassess group's strategy KVÆRNER'S acting ceo Christian Bjelland made no commitments this afternoon about the future size and shape of the Kværner Group. Delmas boosts West African services FRENCH liner operator Delmas is significantly boosting its transport capacity to strengthen its position on the Europe-West Africa route. Cherbourg to be European call for FastShip PHILADELPHIA-based FastShip has confirmed Cherbourg as the single European port of call for the new high-speed, trans-Atlantic transport network. CMA-CGM announces improved results CMA-CGM, the French liner operator, has announced greatly improved results for the first half. Melbourne builds new commodity terminal MELBOURNE is to build a A$40m ($25m) multi-bulk commodity terminal. Kværner ceo quits ERIK Tonseth, president and ceo of Anglo-Norwegian construction and shipbuilding group Kværner, has resigned with immediate effect. Loki expands shipping presence NORWEGIAN investment company Loki has increased its shipping business by taking an anchor handling tug/supply vessel on bareboat charter. Color Line to sell UK service COLOR Line, the cruise ferry division of the shipping to airline Color Group, is in talks to sell its service linking Norway and the UK. California spill traced to Liberian tanker US Coast Guard has tracked two oil slicks off San Francisco Bay to a Liberian tanker which was anchored in the bay last month. Positioning crisis worsening says P&O Nedlloyd ASIA'S container repositioning crisis is worsening with growing trade imbalances looming on the horizon.

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Liner: vers une alliance "chinoise"? Curieuse information que celle que vient de publier l'organisme "China News", qui fait allusion à la création d'une vaste alliance entre plusieurs grands armements de Chine et de Taiwan. L'information vaut ce qu'elle vaut, mais elle n'en mérite pas moins réflexion. Les ÖBB veulent transférer leur fret sur l'Italie vers la route Les chemins de fer autrichiens - les ÖBB - étudient actuellement la possibilité de transporter leurs marchandises destinées à l'Italie par la route dès qu'elles arrivent à la frontière italienne. C'est ce qu'a déclaré Anton Hoser, un des administrateurs des Österreichische Bundesbahnen. La raison de ce transfert éventuel est l'absence de capacité suffisante en Italie. Les Gebr. Verstreken investissent à Bucarest Noi Déja présente depuis fin 1992 au terminal ferroviaire de Bucarest, la société de transport belge Gebr.Verstreken, de Nieuwrode, s'est spécialisée dans les transports entre la Belgique et la Roumanie. Au point d'être sur le point d'investir plusieurs dizaines de millions dans la construction de magasins, sur un terrain propre contigu au terminal. Astra Logistics offre au client un paquet informatique personnalisé et à jour La quête d'Astra Logisitics, la filiale logistique du groupe Ahlers, d'une offre d'applications informatiques flexibles, économiques et orientées vers le client a abouti à un web-site interactif. En coopération avec des fournisseurs de hardware et de software (respectivement Xylos et Organi), Astra Logistics a réussi à offrir à chaque client un paquet d'informatique personnalisé, grâce auquel le client obtient l'accès, à titre exclusif, à une partie du web-site d'Astra Logistics. Lié au service de gestion de l'expédition et du stock d'Astra Logistics, ceci garantit des informations mises à jour. L'application Internet permet en plus une accessibilité 'round the clock'.

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Sydney users seek Carr's intervention Users have called on the Premier Bob Carr to intervene in the disputes restricting the flow of cargo through the Sydney's ports. The chairman of the Sydney Port Users Consultative Group, Peter Dexter, said his organisation had written to Mr Carr in response to the "unofficial industrial action" affecting the two container terminals at Botany Bay. Mr Dexter said the decision to write to Mr Carr, other NSW ministers as well as members of the board of the Sydney Ports Corporation was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday. Contracts awarded for Melb bulk facility Following the Victorian government's green light for Grainco's new dry bulk commodity facility in Melbourne, work will start almost immediately on its construction, according to Grainco's ceo Dave Woodall. Mr Woodall said contracts had been awarded for the first stage of the project, going to a joint venture between two Victorian companies – Concrete Constructions and Cortex Resources. Construction will be completed by November next year. He said: "The terminal will store and handle non-hazardous bulk commodities, with the first stage encompassing storage for approximately 52,000 tonnes of grain, oilseeds and pulses in 20 silo structures. "Specialist berths will provide for accelerated ship loading times – with loading and unloading services provided on a 24 hour basis. "The first stage of the terminal will provide for an estimated annual throughput of between 600,000 and 900,000 tonnes of dry bulk sources from Victoria and southern New South Wales. NRTC hints at charges backdown The National Road Transport Commission has hinted for the first time it could water down its proposed revamp of registration charges for heavy vehicles, admitting this week that some of the data used for calculating the revised charges may be outdated or flawed. The draft proposals, which were released in August to a chorus of opposition, have been widely criticised and rejected by the trucking industry and most state governments, as well as the Minister for Transport, Mark Vaile. While the commission's current proposals would involve no change to charges for about 80 per cent of Australia's heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes, operators of Australia's heaviest vehicles -- semi-trailers, B-doubles and roadtrains -- face a charges hike of up to 40 per cent. PBC applauds QR charge decision The decision by Queensland Rail to scrap handling charges on the delivery of full containers from the Brisbane Multimodal Terminal (BMT) to destinations outside the Fisherman Islands complex has been welcomed by Port of Brisbane Corporation chief executive officer Graham Mulligan. With immediate effect, the $25 per 20ft and $30 per 40ft charge will no longer be applied. The announcement came after successful negotiations between the Corporation, rail bodies and commercial operators using the Fisherman Islands facility.

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OCTOBER 14, 1998
Kvaerner CEO Fired Kvaerner ASA ousted chief executive Erik Toenseth on Wednesday following a year-long plummet of the international group's stock price plummet. Kvaerner, hard hit by economic downturns in Asia and weak oil prices, said its overall course was unchanged. But it would accelerate efforts to consider sales of non-core assets and focus on managing the firm rather than expanding. Rumors are running rampant as to who will follow Toenseth in the top spot, with unconfirmed speculation pointing at Kjell Almskog, a head of Swiss/Swedish electrical engineering group ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. UK P&I Club Cuts Supplementary Premium Call The UK P&I (Protection and Indemnity) Club reported it has cut an orginally planned supplementary premium call for 1997 to 25 percent from 40 percent, due to the strength of its reserves.The Club said the latest reduction is equivalent to a saving or rebate of more than 10.5 percent of the total cost to the UK P&I membership and is the fifth cut in six years. Pegasus Adds Three To Fleet Pegasus Shipping last week reportedly boosted its tanker fleet with the purchase of three Japanese-built ships. The ships, which were reported to be bought for $42 million en bloc, are all Panamax size, built between 1981 and 1983. Caterpillar CEO To Retire In 1999 Caterpillar Inc. said its chairman and chief executive Donald Fites will retire early next year, in accordance with the company's retirement policy, after 42 years with the world's largest construction equipment manufacturer. Sea Launch Delays First Mission Delayed by political wranglings, it appears that Sea Launch, the satellite launch venture led by Boeing Co., has delayed its first commercial launch until sometime after March 1999. Sea Launch, which initially had planned its first commercial launch for November 1998, remains on track for its current schedule of two launches in 1999, the spokeswoman said. The program has firm commitments to launch 18 satellites through 2004, including 13 for Hughes. Work on the Sea Launch was halted over the summer by State Department concerns that Boeing had violated U.S. arms control laws by transferring military technology to its commercial partners in Russia and Ukraine. Panama Canal Toll Collections Up The Panama Canal collected $545.7 million in revenue during fiscal 1998, surpassing the previous year's earnings by $52.1 million, the Panama Canal Commission (PCC) reported.

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PORTS

New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach

Long Beach / Los Angeles

In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.

ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America

SHIPPING

ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America

Haifa

The fleet transported a record number of containers

CRUISES

In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.

Los Angeles

Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises

PORTS

Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers

Rome

COMPETITION

Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast

Rome

According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.

T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships

ENVIRONMENT

T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships

Brussels

Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation

COMPANIES

DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group

Copenhagen / Istanbul

Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November

PORTS

Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter

Hamburg

Stable container traffic

The Companies inform

Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region

INDUSTRY

Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton

Helsinki

Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025

PORTS

In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%

Lubiana

In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.

COMPETITION

Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company

Kiev

The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa

PORTS

Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports

Lima

Has 1,500 linear metres of docks

SHIPYARDS

More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024

Trieste

The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.

ENVIRONMENT

Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships

Copenhagen

The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention

LOGISTICS

Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics

Schindellegi / Collierville

US company mainly operates drayage services

In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%

SHIPPING

In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%

Hamburg

Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%

PORTS

In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.

Genoa

Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises

In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment

SHIPPING

In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment

Seoul

+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported

Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike

SHIPPING

Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike

Taipei

Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers

In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.

PORTS

In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.

Hamburg

In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April

SHIPPING

Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers

Athens

Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible

PORTS

In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%

St. Petersburg

The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)

PORTS

Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%

Ancona

The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center

SHIPYARDS

Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.

Trieste

Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago

Trieste

SHIPPING

Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container

Athens

Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%

STUDIES AND RESEARCH

The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals

Milan

COMPANIES

GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees

Genoa

New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain

PORTS

On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel

Genoa

The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.

EDUCATION

In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile

Genoa

Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course

MEETINGS

On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held

Rome

Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"

MOURNING

Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.

Genoa

His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958

NEWS

New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran

Brussels

ASSOCIATIONS

Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs

Genoa

New mandate for the three years 2024-2027

NEWS

The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year

London / Hong Kong

Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released

SHIPPING

MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean

Geneva

Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic

SHIPPING

Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk

Copenhagen

He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity

PORTS

Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona

Ancona

The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

MEETINGS

Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport

Rome

It will be held on November 27 in Rome

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing

Trieste

PORTS

In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%

Hamburg

In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased

PORTS

In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%

Hong Kong

In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%

PORTS

In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%

Cyvitavecchia

The Cruserists increased by 2.7%

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)

Singapore

In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.

LOGISTICS

MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN

Geneva / Milan

The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.

MEETINGS

Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"

Genoa

It will be held on December 5 in Rome

COMPANIES

In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%

Istanbul

Revenue up 23%

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices

Venice

Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units

COMPANIES

The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile

Trieste

The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste

PORTS

Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations

Joy Tauro

Will have a duration of three years

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport

Rome

It will be held on November 27 in Rome

MEETINGS

Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"

Genoa

It will be held on December 5 in Rome

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE

(The North Africa Post)

Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

COMPANIES

Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest

Genoa

Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser

PORTS

The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida

Rome

Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task

PORTS

This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%

Ancona

25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation

COMPANIES

Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari

Cagliari / Genoa

Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu

PORTS

Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North

Cyvitavecchia

It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros

SHIPYARDS

In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.

Trieste / Palermo

The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018

Athens

The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment

COMPANIES

DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics

Dubai / Melbourne

The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million

PORTS

A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone

Joy Tauro

He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues

PORTS

Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste

Trieste

Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state

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