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October 23, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NYK protests against US$24m fine by EC
    Penalty unduly large, Japanese line says, compared to its trading share among Taca members
  • Taiwan sees slowdown in growth of container cargo
  • Global Carriers wins court protection from creditors
  • Philippines tells ships to stay in port due to typhoon
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan's ANA to join Star alliance by Oct next year
    Move will help carrier cut costs and boost sales in international flights
  • Bombardier to build new, medium-range business jet
  • TWA looking at new generation planes
  • US Eximbank told to return PAL planes
  • Finnair likely to join oneworld alliance this year
  • Indon airline body may drop plan for fare rises if rupiah strengthens
  • Dragonair considers leasing out new plane
Features
  • Regulators stand in the way
    Expected move to block Northwest bid for Continental may signal US wants to halt consolidation of major airlines
Columns
  • Shipowners rapped for preferring English law over Singapore's

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NYK protests against US$24m fine by EC
    Penalty unduly large, Japanese line says, compared to its trading share among Taca members
  • Taiwan sees slowdown in growth of container cargo
  • Global Carriers wins court protection from creditors
  • Philippines tells ships to stay in port due to typhoon
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan's ANA to join Star alliance by Oct next year
    Move will help carrier cut costs and boost sales in international flights
  • Bombardier to build new, medium-range business jet
  • TWA looking at new generation planes
  • US Eximbank told to return PAL planes
  • Finnair likely to join oneworld alliance this year
  • Indon airline body may drop plan for fare rises if rupiah strengthens
  • Dragonair considers leasing out new plane
Features
  • Regulators stand in the way
    Expected move to block Northwest bid for Continental may signal US wants to halt consolidation of major airlines
Columns
  • Shipowners rapped for preferring English law over Singapore's

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NYK protests against US$24m fine by EC
    Penalty unduly large, Japanese line says, compared to its trading share among Taca members
  • Taiwan sees slowdown in growth of container cargo
  • Global Carriers wins court protection from creditors
  • Philippines tells ships to stay in port due to typhoon
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan's ANA to join Star alliance by Oct next year
    Move will help carrier cut costs and boost sales in international flights
  • Bombardier to build new, medium-range business jet
  • TWA looking at new generation planes
  • US Eximbank told to return PAL planes
  • Finnair likely to join oneworld alliance this year
  • Indon airline body may drop plan for fare rises if rupiah strengthens
  • Dragonair considers leasing out new plane
Features
  • Regulators stand in the way
    Expected move to block Northwest bid for Continental may signal US wants to halt consolidation of major airlines
Columns
  • Shipowners rapped for preferring English law over Singapore's

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NYK protests against US$24m fine by EC
    Penalty unduly large, Japanese line says, compared to its trading share among Taca members
  • Taiwan sees slowdown in growth of container cargo
  • Global Carriers wins court protection from creditors
  • Philippines tells ships to stay in port due to typhoon
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan's ANA to join Star alliance by Oct next year
    Move will help carrier cut costs and boost sales in international flights
  • Bombardier to build new, medium-range business jet
  • TWA looking at new generation planes
  • US Eximbank told to return PAL planes
  • Finnair likely to join oneworld alliance this year
  • Indon airline body may drop plan for fare rises if rupiah strengthens
  • Dragonair considers leasing out new plane
Features
  • Regulators stand in the way
    Expected move to block Northwest bid for Continental may signal US wants to halt consolidation of major airlines
Columns
  • Shipowners rapped for preferring English law over Singapore's

Sched Netweb site
  • New US legislation may weaken conferences
  • Belgian govt green lights Antwerp expansion
  • Chennai Port Trust chairman bears brunt of strike
  • More congestion prompts faster expansions
  • CMA-CGM predicts second half gains
  • HACTL can handle all cargo
  • New terminal eliminates perishable damage
  • Lufthansa expands fleet with modern aircraft
  • American Airlines' load factor, traffic soar in September

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 22, 1998
  • Imminent rise in costs for German road haulage
  • Ferry service to be sold
  • KLM and Alitalia unions co-operating
  • Good results Paccar
  • Contract Atlas Air with Boeing and Comsat
  • Intense co-operation Lufthansa and SAS

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • USDA may limit imported produce as Wal-Mart charged with violations
  • UP reports $38 million quarterly profit, its first in a year
  • Exporters assail US cargo policy
  • Dredging, some trade issues left behind as Congress adjourns
  • Business calls for speed, unity in FTAA talks
  • CSX earnings disappoint, fall 10%
  • Insurance giants see third-quarter profit rise
  • Top IMF official sees $30 billion Brazil loan package
  • World Bank approves $2 billion for South Korea bailout
  • Microsoft attacks Netscape on browser giveaway
Transportation
  • Love was in the air at logistics meeting
  • Russia's Rail Ministry to cut cargo tariffs
  • More forwarders expected to begin using fewer carriers
  • Boeing turns a profit as sales jump
  • Rail, union reach pact on conductors
  • Kuehne & Nagel names Herms chairman; ex-chief retains 'overall responsibility'
  • John L. Sweeney, rail executive and DOT official, dead at 70
  • Safety plan for Conrail on track, NS, CSX say
Maritime
  • Approval nears for deepening of Kill van Kull
  • Plan to ship lake water to Asia criticized
  • Crowley Marine to end barge service to Alaska
  • Britain seeks pollution law following 1997 grounding
  • Madras to restart berth reservations
  • TACA members seek extension of one-on-one contracting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • USDA may limit imported produce as Wal-Mart charged with violations
  • UP reports $38 million quarterly profit, its first in a year
  • Exporters assail US cargo policy
  • Dredging, some trade issues left behind as Congress adjourns
  • Business calls for speed, unity in FTAA talks
  • CSX earnings disappoint, fall 10%
  • Insurance giants see third-quarter profit rise
  • Top IMF official sees $30 billion Brazil loan package
  • World Bank approves $2 billion for South Korea bailout
  • Microsoft attacks Netscape on browser giveaway
Transportation
  • Love was in the air at logistics meeting
  • Russia's Rail Ministry to cut cargo tariffs
  • More forwarders expected to begin using fewer carriers
  • Boeing turns a profit as sales jump
  • Rail, union reach pact on conductors
  • Kuehne & Nagel names Herms chairman; ex-chief retains 'overall responsibility'
  • John L. Sweeney, rail executive and DOT official, dead at 70
  • Safety plan for Conrail on track, NS, CSX say
Maritime
  • Approval nears for deepening of Kill van Kull
  • Plan to ship lake water to Asia criticized
  • Crowley Marine to end barge service to Alaska
  • Britain seeks pollution law following 1997 grounding
  • Madras to restart berth reservations
  • TACA members seek extension of one-on-one contracting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • USDA may limit imported produce as Wal-Mart charged with violations
  • UP reports $38 million quarterly profit, its first in a year
  • Exporters assail US cargo policy
  • Dredging, some trade issues left behind as Congress adjourns
  • Business calls for speed, unity in FTAA talks
  • CSX earnings disappoint, fall 10%
  • Insurance giants see third-quarter profit rise
  • Top IMF official sees $30 billion Brazil loan package
  • World Bank approves $2 billion for South Korea bailout
  • Microsoft attacks Netscape on browser giveaway
Transportation
  • Love was in the air at logistics meeting
  • Russia's Rail Ministry to cut cargo tariffs
  • More forwarders expected to begin using fewer carriers
  • Boeing turns a profit as sales jump
  • Rail, union reach pact on conductors
  • Kuehne & Nagel names Herms chairman; ex-chief retains 'overall responsibility'
  • John L. Sweeney, rail executive and DOT official, dead at 70
  • Safety plan for Conrail on track, NS, CSX say
Maritime
  • Approval nears for deepening of Kill van Kull
  • Plan to ship lake water to Asia criticized
  • Crowley Marine to end barge service to Alaska
  • Britain seeks pollution law following 1997 grounding
  • Madras to restart berth reservations
  • TACA members seek extension of one-on-one contracting

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Insurance Firms Set to Eliminate Substandard Ships
  • Danzas expands in Malaysia
  • Pilots Strike Costs Northwest $630 Million
  • CP Rail's Operating Income Declines 15%

urgente online pressweb site
  • Los buques de cabotaje, admitidos en el Registro Especial de Canarias
  • Aplazada la directiva para que se fabriquen vehículos más reciclables
  • Valencia, ayudada por la UE para financiar el puerto ecológico
  • Esteban Rivas inaugura nuevo centro en Alcorcón
  • TNT compra el mayor operador postal privado de Italia
  • DHL, courier del Departamento de Defensa estadounidense

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Più che triplicata in otto anni l'offerta di posti sul mercato sudeuropeo Mediterraneo, crociere record Forte crescita (+25%) nel terzo trimestre del '98 - Previsto un nuovo boom di navi nell'estate '99
  • I cantieri europei contestano il dumping coreano
  • Passeggeri e merci, Genova leader
  • Il traghetto si «teleprenota»
  • Hutchinson a Trieste? I porti italiani nel mirino di Hong Kong

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Samsung eyes ailing Daedong
    Samsung Heavy Industries, one of South Korea's "big three" shipbuilders, is considering acquiring bankrupt compatriot Daedong Shipbuilding.
  • P&O Ports head accuses Rotterdam of bias over ECT sale
    LEADING terminal operator P&O Ports has accused Rotterdam authorities of deliberately freezing it out of talks over a possible stake in Europe Combined Terminals in favour of long-time rival Hutchison Port Holdings.
  • Holt faces battle over move on ACL board
    ATLANTIC Container Line directors are urging shareholders to reject a bid by the Holt Group to elect a new board.
  • Philips pulls plug
    A defensive Philips Electronics president Cor Boonstra (left), flanked by the Dutch giant's vice-president and chief financial officer, Jan Hommen, faces the press after the company revealed it was ending its "interesting and costly" mobile phone venture with Lucent Technologies. Philips said the arrangement was the principal reason for a major decline in third quarter earnings from normal operations to Fls449m ($243m) from Fls721m a year earlier.
  • Jacques Saade takes on accusers
    CMA-CGM group chairman Jacques Saade has made a rare appearance before the press to defend himself against accusations that the group has been drawing unlawfully on the funds of its subsidiary, former French state-owned liner operator Compagnie Generale Maritime.
  • Safety upgrade work
    SAFETY upgrade work aboard Stena's car/passenger ferry Stena Germanica (above) is among recent contracts secured by Swedish shiprepairer Gotaverken Cityvarvet. In total, the Gothenburg-based yard has signed three cont- racts in the last few days worth around SKr110m ($13.9m), which includes repairwork for Norwegian and Singaporean principals, writes Dale Wainwright.
  • Estline defends ferry safety
    A SENIOR official of Estline has rejected allegations that the company's ferry, Baltic Kristina, was in danger of meeting the same fate as the Estonia when she was hit by rough seas this week.
  • Spain looks at Astander shipyard sale
    Spain is expected to make a decision on the privatisation of the Astander shipyard by the end of this year.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 22, 1998
  • Concordia cuts full year forecast
    CONCORDIA Maritime, the Swedish tanker owner, has lowered its profit forecast for the full-year as the result of weaker freight rates.
  • Korean builders top orders table
    SOUTH Korea won orders for 121 ships of 6.83m gt in the first nine months of the year putting it to the top of the shipbuilding league, according to the Korea Shipbuilders' Association.
  • Dredged bomb exploded off UK port
    A WORLD War II bomb, which partially closed the UK port of Great Yarmouth yesterday and early today, has been safely detonated by a Royal Navy explosives squad.
  • Italian lawyer heads brokers' association
    UMBERTO Masucci, a maritime lawyer from Naples, has been appointed the new chairman of the European brokers and agents' association ECASBA.
  • Fred Olsen sells year-old roros
    FRED Olsen group is to sell the year-old roros Bayard and Brabant to an undisclosed European buyer "because of the current uncertainty in the shipping market".
  • Princess survivor 'saw master in lifeboat'
    A MARINE engineer on the Philippine ferry Princess of the Orient said yesterday he saw the ship's master, Esrum Mahilum, in a lifeboat shortly before the ship sank.
  • Damaged ferry arrives in Turku
    ESTLINE-operated ferry Baltic Kristina has arrived at the Turku Repair Yard after receiving bow damage in a storm on the night of October 19 on a crossing from Tallinn to Stockholm.
  • P&O Stena Line renames ships
    P&O Stena Line has started to rename the six vessels it operates on the Dover-Calais route.
  • Sydney congestion to benefit Brisbane
    INCREASING congestion at Sydney Ports might tip trade to its Brisbane, its northern competitor.
  • Australians to clean up NZ spill
    AN Australian company has won salvage rights to retrieve oil from the South Korean trawler Dong Won 529, which sank off southern New Zealand.
  • Glory Navigation orders bulkers from Japan
    TAIWANESE bulk shipping company Glory Navigation has taken advantage of the weak yen to order three 7,000 dwt bulk carriers from Japanese yards.
  • Three drown as tourist launch sinks
    THREE tourists drowned and others are reported missing after a launch sank yesterday en route between resorts in Thailand.
  • St Lawrence predicts strong finish
    THE US St Lawrence Seaway Development Corp is predicting a strong finish to 1998, and suggests it might post one of its best performances of the decade.
  • Valparaiso anticipates cruise slump
    VALPARAISO shipping agents anticipate a slump in cruiseship calls during the Southern Hemisphere summer.
  • FMC urges carriers to 'be prepared'
    OCEAN carriers and the US government must prepare for a new shipping era that will be far more open and flexible, says the FMC.
  • US announces pan-American transport conference
    TRANSPORT ministers from 34 Latin American nations will meet in New Orleans in December for the Western Hemisphere's first-ever transport summit.
  • Steel dumping move will hit Lakes grain trade
    PENDING US government action against steel dumping is expected to end the mini-boom in grain exports from several US Great Lakes ports.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • TDS ouvre un entrepôt de distribution pour Kimberley-Clark
    Avec l'ouverture d'un nouvel entrepôt à Malines, géré par TDS, la nouvelle évolution de l'outsourcing est mise en pratique jusqu'au bout des ongle: le producteur Kimberley-Clark a décidé de confier la distribution pour la Belgique à une entreprise logistique (TDS), qui à son tour fait appel à un spécialiste immobilier (Verelst). Ainsi, les trois spécialistes sont à l'oeuvre dans leur activité de base: Kimberley-Clark (papier hygiénique), TDS (logistique semi-industrielle) et Verelst (immobilier sur mesure, à la demande du client).
  • "Marseille-Fos Port Global" à la reconquête de l'Hexagone
    Une importante délégation du PA de Marseille-Fos et des associations professionnelles locales était de passage mercredi dernier à Paris pour y effectuer une mission de promotion, qui avait pour objectif la présentation aux chargeurs et réceptionnaires de l'Ile-de-France du projet "Marseille-Fos Port Global". De quoi s'agit-il? Ni plus ni moins que de partir à la reconquête de l'hinterland national, c'est-à-dire les centres économiques qui se trouvent à plus de 300 km du port. Quant au titre "Port Global", il couvre à la fois toutes les disciplines que pratique ce port du sud de la France dans le domaine des trafics, ainsi que tous les modes de transport terrestre qui y sont présents. L'offensive va de pair avec la présentation d'une nouvelle image de marque, qui implique fiabilité, qualité de service, réduction sensible des coûts du transit portuaire et innovation.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Trucker tempers rise at CTAL
    Tempers were being aroused yesterday at Botany Bay where stoppages continue to affect truck movements.
    Late on Wednesday P&O Ports' facility at Botany Bay, Container Terminals Australia Ltd, was again hit by a stoppage by members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) from 7.30 pm until 10 pm.
    Normal work resumed on the midnight shift, but by then road work was severely affected.
    The cause of the latest stoppage was allegedly a misunderstanding of arrangements for staggered meal breaks.
    Yesterday morning work was said to be progressing well with the queue being described by one source as minimal.
  • Pilots, tugs in push-pull tiff
    An attempt by Melbourne Tug Services to reduce costs incurred through present tug ordering practices has opened a rift between the company and Port Phillip pilots.
    MTS this week advised its customers that it has been forced to change ordering procedures from 1 November, after which agents will have to advise the number of tugs required for a vessel at least one hour before the vessel's arrival or departure.
  • Lufthansa future based on alliance
    The world could see the next cyclical downturn in international airline business towards the end of 2000, according to Lufthansa executive vice president for sales Stefan Pichler, who flew into Sydney this week to address a national aviation press gathering.
    Referring to the highly competitive trans-Atlantic situation (see table), he said a downturn could be triggered by a predicted 23 per cent increase in carrying capacity on the routes next year which won't be matched by increased demand.
  • Adelaide tops the ton
    PORT Adelaide container terminal at Outer Harbour has exceeded an annual container throughput of more than 100,000 container for the first time, according to Ports Corp chairman Geoffrey Fry.
    He described the volume achieved in the 1997-98 financial year as "significant" and "genuinely good news for South Australia".
    Mr Fry said: "If one looks for the highest 12 individual monthly throughputs since the container terminal opened, seven of these were achieved during the 1998 calendar year to date."

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The Asian crisis as an opportunity. Jim Poon of OOCL considers the effects of the Asian crisis in general and on international liner shipping.
Maritime
  • The New World Alliance is introducing a a new service between North Europe and the Middle east within its JEX service.
  • Lara Express Line adds calls at Salerno in its service to Turkey.
  • Euro Shipping & Forwarding replaces tonnage in Northwest Europe service.
  • Esco introduces a new link between Kiel and Kaliningrad.
  • "K" Line streamlines service between East Asia and West Australia.
  • Asean shippers call for dialogue between shipowners and shippers.
  • Stena Line carried more freight in the first nine months of this year.
  • Peter W. Lampke of Bremen is a traditional liner agency that is also seeking new methods of meeting change in the shipping and agency industry.
  • Calendar of events: Fast Freight Transportation by Sea, London.
Ports and Terminals
  • New York & New Jersey announces investments of USD 23 million.
  • Singapore's PSA Corp will redevelop Dalian's eastern sector.
  • The ports of Hamburg and London sign a marketing alliance.
  • The AAPA held its convention in Houston this year.
  • Calendar of events: Indian ports - opportunities and options.
Intermodal
  • The Trans-Siberian Coordination Council is planning ways and means of increasing container throughput.
  • The EU transport council postponed many questions at its October meeting.
  • ERS starts Rotterdam-Warsaw shuttle.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo recently started flying all-cargo aircraft to Detroit four times a week, complementing the daily passenger services.
  • EVA Air serves Dallas/Fort Worth.
  • Swissair introduces new destinations and services this winter.
  • Cargolux opens a freight centre at Dortmund airport.
  • SIA/SAS sign an MOU for a strategic alliance in the passenger sector.
  • Avalog, part of the SAirGroup, is a new logistics services provider.
  • FDX Corp posted good first quarter results in view of last year's distorted market.
  • Readers' letters: where is airfreight going to?

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The Asian crisis as an opportunity. Jim Poon of OOCL considers the effects of the Asian crisis in general and on international liner shipping.
Maritime
  • The New World Alliance is introducing a a new service between North Europe and the Middle east within its JEX service.
  • Lara Express Line adds calls at Salerno in its service to Turkey.
  • Euro Shipping & Forwarding replaces tonnage in Northwest Europe service.
  • Esco introduces a new link between Kiel and Kaliningrad.
  • "K" Line streamlines service between East Asia and West Australia.
  • Asean shippers call for dialogue between shipowners and shippers.
  • Stena Line carried more freight in the first nine months of this year.
  • Peter W. Lampke of Bremen is a traditional liner agency that is also seeking new methods of meeting change in the shipping and agency industry.
  • Calendar of events: Fast Freight Transportation by Sea, London.
Ports and Terminals
  • New York & New Jersey announces investments of USD 23 million.
  • Singapore's PSA Corp will redevelop Dalian's eastern sector.
  • The ports of Hamburg and London sign a marketing alliance.
  • The AAPA held its convention in Houston this year.
  • Calendar of events: Indian ports - opportunities and options.
Intermodal
  • The Trans-Siberian Coordination Council is planning ways and means of increasing container throughput.
  • The EU transport council postponed many questions at its October meeting.
  • ERS starts Rotterdam-Warsaw shuttle.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo recently started flying all-cargo aircraft to Detroit four times a week, complementing the daily passenger services.
  • EVA Air serves Dallas/Fort Worth.
  • Swissair introduces new destinations and services this winter.
  • Cargolux opens a freight centre at Dortmund airport.
  • SIA/SAS sign an MOU for a strategic alliance in the passenger sector.
  • Avalog, part of the SAirGroup, is a new logistics services provider.
  • FDX Corp posted good first quarter results in view of last year's distorted market.
  • Readers' letters: where is airfreight going to?

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The Asian crisis as an opportunity. Jim Poon of OOCL considers the effects of the Asian crisis in general and on international liner shipping.
Maritime
  • The New World Alliance is introducing a a new service between North Europe and the Middle east within its JEX service.
  • Lara Express Line adds calls at Salerno in its service to Turkey.
  • Euro Shipping & Forwarding replaces tonnage in Northwest Europe service.
  • Esco introduces a new link between Kiel and Kaliningrad.
  • "K" Line streamlines service between East Asia and West Australia.
  • Asean shippers call for dialogue between shipowners and shippers.
  • Stena Line carried more freight in the first nine months of this year.
  • Peter W. Lampke of Bremen is a traditional liner agency that is also seeking new methods of meeting change in the shipping and agency industry.
  • Calendar of events: Fast Freight Transportation by Sea, London.
Ports and Terminals
  • New York & New Jersey announces investments of USD 23 million.
  • Singapore's PSA Corp will redevelop Dalian's eastern sector.
  • The ports of Hamburg and London sign a marketing alliance.
  • The AAPA held its convention in Houston this year.
  • Calendar of events: Indian ports - opportunities and options.
Intermodal
  • The Trans-Siberian Coordination Council is planning ways and means of increasing container throughput.
  • The EU transport council postponed many questions at its October meeting.
  • ERS starts Rotterdam-Warsaw shuttle.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo recently started flying all-cargo aircraft to Detroit four times a week, complementing the daily passenger services.
  • EVA Air serves Dallas/Fort Worth.
  • Swissair introduces new destinations and services this winter.
  • Cargolux opens a freight centre at Dortmund airport.
  • SIA/SAS sign an MOU for a strategic alliance in the passenger sector.
  • Avalog, part of the SAirGroup, is a new logistics services provider.
  • FDX Corp posted good first quarter results in view of last year's distorted market.
  • Readers' letters: where is airfreight going to?

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The Asian crisis as an opportunity. Jim Poon of OOCL considers the effects of the Asian crisis in general and on international liner shipping.
Maritime
  • The New World Alliance is introducing a a new service between North Europe and the Middle east within its JEX service.
  • Lara Express Line adds calls at Salerno in its service to Turkey.
  • Euro Shipping & Forwarding replaces tonnage in Northwest Europe service.
  • Esco introduces a new link between Kiel and Kaliningrad.
  • "K" Line streamlines service between East Asia and West Australia.
  • Asean shippers call for dialogue between shipowners and shippers.
  • Stena Line carried more freight in the first nine months of this year.
  • Peter W. Lampke of Bremen is a traditional liner agency that is also seeking new methods of meeting change in the shipping and agency industry.
  • Calendar of events: Fast Freight Transportation by Sea, London.
Ports and Terminals
  • New York & New Jersey announces investments of USD 23 million.
  • Singapore's PSA Corp will redevelop Dalian's eastern sector.
  • The ports of Hamburg and London sign a marketing alliance.
  • The AAPA held its convention in Houston this year.
  • Calendar of events: Indian ports - opportunities and options.
Intermodal
  • The Trans-Siberian Coordination Council is planning ways and means of increasing container throughput.
  • The EU transport council postponed many questions at its October meeting.
  • ERS starts Rotterdam-Warsaw shuttle.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo recently started flying all-cargo aircraft to Detroit four times a week, complementing the daily passenger services.
  • EVA Air serves Dallas/Fort Worth.
  • Swissair introduces new destinations and services this winter.
  • Cargolux opens a freight centre at Dortmund airport.
  • SIA/SAS sign an MOU for a strategic alliance in the passenger sector.
  • Avalog, part of the SAirGroup, is a new logistics services provider.
  • FDX Corp posted good first quarter results in view of last year's distorted market.
  • Readers' letters: where is airfreight going to?

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The Asian crisis as an opportunity. Jim Poon of OOCL considers the effects of the Asian crisis in general and on international liner shipping.
Maritime
  • The New World Alliance is introducing a a new service between North Europe and the Middle east within its JEX service.
  • Lara Express Line adds calls at Salerno in its service to Turkey.
  • Euro Shipping & Forwarding replaces tonnage in Northwest Europe service.
  • Esco introduces a new link between Kiel and Kaliningrad.
  • "K" Line streamlines service between East Asia and West Australia.
  • Asean shippers call for dialogue between shipowners and shippers.
  • Stena Line carried more freight in the first nine months of this year.
  • Peter W. Lampke of Bremen is a traditional liner agency that is also seeking new methods of meeting change in the shipping and agency industry.
  • Calendar of events: Fast Freight Transportation by Sea, London.
Ports and Terminals
  • New York & New Jersey announces investments of USD 23 million.
  • Singapore's PSA Corp will redevelop Dalian's eastern sector.
  • The ports of Hamburg and London sign a marketing alliance.
  • The AAPA held its convention in Houston this year.
  • Calendar of events: Indian ports - opportunities and options.
Intermodal
  • The Trans-Siberian Coordination Council is planning ways and means of increasing container throughput.
  • The EU transport council postponed many questions at its October meeting.
  • ERS starts Rotterdam-Warsaw shuttle.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo recently started flying all-cargo aircraft to Detroit four times a week, complementing the daily passenger services.
  • EVA Air serves Dallas/Fort Worth.
  • Swissair introduces new destinations and services this winter.
  • Cargolux opens a freight centre at Dortmund airport.
  • SIA/SAS sign an MOU for a strategic alliance in the passenger sector.
  • Avalog, part of the SAirGroup, is a new logistics services provider.
  • FDX Corp posted good first quarter results in view of last year's distorted market.
  • Readers' letters: where is airfreight going to?

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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