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March 9, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked
    Shippers have not approached govt on planned freight rate hikes: minister
  • P&I Club put into provisional liquidation
  • Sumitomo Heavy to boost capacity at Shanghai plant
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL may resume paying some debts by next month
    Airline will use its operating income; seeks fresh capital infusion of US$200m
  • Sri Lanka to revise Air Navigation Act
  • American Air pilots union faces third lawsuit
  • Air Lanka, Garuda aircraft in near miss over India
  • Air France crash: faulty nose wheel possible cause
  • Lufthansa stresses 1999 will be tough
Features
  • Flying into a yakuza cloud
    Top shareholder in airline cites fear of gangsters who have muscled in for wanting to sell his 4% stake

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked
    Shippers have not approached govt on planned freight rate hikes: minister
  • P&I Club put into provisional liquidation
  • Sumitomo Heavy to boost capacity at Shanghai plant
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL may resume paying some debts by next month
    Airline will use its operating income; seeks fresh capital infusion of US$200m
  • Sri Lanka to revise Air Navigation Act
  • American Air pilots union faces third lawsuit
  • Air Lanka, Garuda aircraft in near miss over India
  • Air France crash: faulty nose wheel possible cause
  • Lufthansa stresses 1999 will be tough
Features
  • Flying into a yakuza cloud
    Top shareholder in airline cites fear of gangsters who have muscled in for wanting to sell his 4% stake

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked
    Shippers have not approached govt on planned freight rate hikes: minister
  • P&I Club put into provisional liquidation
  • Sumitomo Heavy to boost capacity at Shanghai plant
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL may resume paying some debts by next month
    Airline will use its operating income; seeks fresh capital infusion of US$200m
  • Sri Lanka to revise Air Navigation Act
  • American Air pilots union faces third lawsuit
  • Air Lanka, Garuda aircraft in near miss over India
  • Air France crash: faulty nose wheel possible cause
  • Lufthansa stresses 1999 will be tough
Features
  • Flying into a yakuza cloud
    Top shareholder in airline cites fear of gangsters who have muscled in for wanting to sell his 4% stake

Sched Netweb site
  • Alliance changes
  • Most foreign freight handled for Imoto Line
  • Big numbers for Hapag-Lloyd
  • PSA nets Brunei contract
  • Sea-Land divisions likely
  • Tasman Asia / NZOL join forces
  • Di Gregorio's containers seized
  • Euro launch forges logistics consolodation hopes
  • Logistics targetted for improved business
  • Pacer joins intermodal units
  • Shanghai added by KLM
  • Garuda buys big
  • Forward thinking reaps rich rewards for Cargolux

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 8, 1999
  • Trade and industry prepared to pay road infrastructure
  • Strong improvement DFDS
  • Codrico to invest in Rotterdam
  • Malaysia and KLM Cargo extend cooperation
  • International banana crisis forces consultation

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Weak Real Prompts Lines to Raise Rates
  • Cheng Lie to Add Ube Call to Its Southeast Asia Service
  • Savannah to Set Up Chassis Pool with Carriers

urgente online pressweb site
MARCH 8, 1999
  • La Sepi vende el 30 por ciento de Iberia
  • El puerto de Cartagena mueve 11,5 millones de toneladas en 1998
  • Delta Air Lines añade vuelos a Barcelona, en verano
  • Adjudicadas las obras para la estación de mercancías de El Sequero, en La Rioja
  • Astilleros de Sestao y Teleinformática desarrollan el proyecto Noray
  • Seminario interactivo del transporte marítimo mundial
  • Dimite el presidente de la junta directiva de Deutsche Bahn
  • EE.UU. multa a Northwest y Delta por no informar sobre los códigos compartidos

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maltrans Shipping transforms into IAL Shipping Agencies (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Wheat export prospects bright
  • Understanding basic rules of WTO vital, says commerce ministry official
  • Paradip port handles ferro chrome boxes
  • Gujarat clamps 5-year lock-in on core investments
  • External factors dictated radical customs duty changes in Union Budget
  • Handicrafts exports to exceed target
  • Modest rise in exports to Israel
  • Inflation rate up
  • Mumbai-Pune highway widening put on hold
  • Cotton yarn duty hike may go
  • Australian firms for link-ups in IT companies
  • ALFS lauds progressive steps in Budget
  • Karnataka invited to G-BOC '99
  • Norms to clarify tax issues on mergers soon
  • More onions for export
  • Budget hard on hardware, says Kadakia
  • Gold Bond scheme success may lower interest rates
  • Bid to boost value added yarn export
  • Multinational firms eyeing infotech park bordering JN Port
  • India, S. Africa identify areas for collaboration
  • ICMF seeks rollback of import duty
  • People & placement
  • Finance Ministry reads economic revival in tax collection figures
  • Concor strategy

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Merali firm struck by double blow
    India's Merali ship-ping family has suffered a double blow with the sudden death of patriarch Roshan Merali only days after the operation of one of his vessels was heavily criticised by a US court.
  • Minoan Lines seeks $175m cash to fund passenger expansion plans
    CRETE-based Minoan Lines has unveiled plans to raise Dr50bn ($175m) through a capital increase later this year in order to fund the group's expansion, particularly in the Adriatic and domestic Greek ferry trades.
  • Hutchison Westports turns to Eurobonds for expansion
    Hutchison Westports group, parent of the ports of Felixstowe, Thamesport and Harwich, plans to raise '325m ($520m) in the Eurobond market to support its ambitious expansion programme.
  • Cosco is marked down by Moody's
    US ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has forecast that the financial position of Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to deteriorate as result of weaker industry fundamentals and a slowdown in Sino-American trade.
  • Focused strategy is the Americana way
    Frank Halliwell is willing to concede that his business strategy appears to be counter-intuitive. After all, with the world's liner trades crowded with desperate owners clambering over one another for the privilege of carrying that last box for next-to-nothing, consolidation is surely inevitable and size the best guarantee of surviving the mayhem.
  • Copenhagen in Malmö talks
    A working group comprising representatives from Copenhagen and Malm' ports is expected to progress today on a proposal to merge the port operations of the two harbours into one entity.
  • Asian owners accelerate hull market plans
    THE Asian Shipowners Forum ship insurance committee yesterday unanimously decided to set up a new marine hull insurance market to be run out of both Hong Kong and Singapore. The proposal, approved by shipowner associations from China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong and the Federation of ASEAN Shipowners Associations, will be put to the eighth annual ASF meeting in Japan in May.
  • Energy insurance market strengthening at last
    Global offshore and onshore energy insurance markets are finally showing signs of hardening after an extended period of fierce competition and overcapacity.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 1999
  • ACH to cut staff numbers by 500
  • Indian owners slam director general
  • Salvage Association faces review
  • UASC rejects reports of profits tumble
  • Nico rumoured to be Salalah repair victor
  • Pan United profits plunge
  • Malta Freeport takes Brindisi stake
  • Subic chief seeks settlement
  • China arrests 20 for Cheung Son slaughter
  • Extraordinary items rock Eidsiva
  • Dutch offshore company retrenches
  • Thamesport handles first post-panamax vessel
  • Calcutta port opposes Haldia corporatisation
  • Budget breaks for Hong Kong Register
  • Ports of Auckland wins terminal movement contract
  • Sugar planters seeks halt to imports
  • Canal to keep US senior pilots

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US, EU argue bananas before WTO
  • US Customs gets tough with importers on duty preferences
  • TMM plans to diversify into non-maritime sector
  • EU's rules on noise re-echo for US carriers
  • CN tying loose ends before rail merger arguments at STB
  • CP Rail to pay Canadian Wheat Board C$15 million to settle service complaint
  • New Carissa bow headed back to open sea for second time
  • Late winter storms starting to affect US railroads
  • Shipping agents at Kenya's Mombasa port increase fees
  • Burlington Northern is spending $2.5 billion on capital improvements
  • Uganda Railways might lose business after raising freight tariffs by US$1.5 a ton
Transportation
  • German truck group fights tight controls
  • Gainers surpass losers on index
  • SC trucking group backs speed fines
Maritime
  • Keeping older vessels shipshape
  • TMM to depart Pacific alliance
  • Indian panel approves port joint venture amendment

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US, EU argue bananas before WTO
  • US Customs gets tough with importers on duty preferences
  • TMM plans to diversify into non-maritime sector
  • EU's rules on noise re-echo for US carriers
  • CN tying loose ends before rail merger arguments at STB
  • CP Rail to pay Canadian Wheat Board C$15 million to settle service complaint
  • New Carissa bow headed back to open sea for second time
  • Late winter storms starting to affect US railroads
  • Shipping agents at Kenya's Mombasa port increase fees
  • Burlington Northern is spending $2.5 billion on capital improvements
  • Uganda Railways might lose business after raising freight tariffs by US$1.5 a ton
Transportation
  • German truck group fights tight controls
  • Gainers surpass losers on index
  • SC trucking group backs speed fines
Maritime
  • Keeping older vessels shipshape
  • TMM to depart Pacific alliance
  • Indian panel approves port joint venture amendment

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US, EU argue bananas before WTO
  • US Customs gets tough with importers on duty preferences
  • TMM plans to diversify into non-maritime sector
  • EU's rules on noise re-echo for US carriers
  • CN tying loose ends before rail merger arguments at STB
  • CP Rail to pay Canadian Wheat Board C$15 million to settle service complaint
  • New Carissa bow headed back to open sea for second time
  • Late winter storms starting to affect US railroads
  • Shipping agents at Kenya's Mombasa port increase fees
  • Burlington Northern is spending $2.5 billion on capital improvements
  • Uganda Railways might lose business after raising freight tariffs by US$1.5 a ton
Transportation
  • German truck group fights tight controls
  • Gainers surpass losers on index
  • SC trucking group backs speed fines
Maritime
  • Keeping older vessels shipshape
  • TMM to depart Pacific alliance
  • Indian panel approves port joint venture amendment

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Nedlloyd Districenters ouvre des centres de distribution à Ternat et Milmort
    Depuis peu, Nedlloyd Districenters exploite deux centres de distribution supplémentaires à Ternat et Milmort (Herstal), ce qui porte à sept leur nombre en Belgique. La localisation de ces centres est partiellement due à la présence dans les régions en question de Van Gend & Loos qui, jusqu'avant la grande réorganisation du groupe Koninklijke Nedlloyd, effectuait des activités de stockage pour les clients de Nedlloyd. Ces activités ressortissent maintenant complètement à Nedlloyd Districenters, qui exploite ces centres comme des entrepôts publics.
  • Le Parlement européen discute le rôle des ports et des terminaux intermodaux dans le réseau des RTE
    Le Parlement européen à Strasbourg discute aujourd'hui la modification d'une ordonnance (11692/96/UE) du Conseil des Ministres de l'UE du Transport et du Parlement concernant les ports maritimes, les ports intérieurs et les terminaux intermodaux et concernant la liaison multimodale entre l'Espagne et le Portugal et le reste de l'Europe.
  • La fusion des activités PVC de BASF et de Solvay implique une réduction de capacité de production à Anvers
    Suite à l'intégration des activités PVC (polychlorure de vinyle) européennes des entreprises chimiques BASF et Solvay dans la joint-venture Solvin à partir de la mi-1999, les entreprises arrêteront respectivement leurs activités de production de VCM/PVC et de DCE (diochlorétane) à Anvers. Celles-ci représentent une capacité totale de 380.000 tonnes et 110 emplois. D'autre part, la joint-venture offre quelques avantages à Anvers.
  • L'UE va enquêter sur le rachat de trans-o-flex par la Deutsche Post
    La Commission européenne a annoncé qu'elle n'a pas encore donné son feu vert à la prise de contrôle de trans-o-flex par la Deutsche Post, et qu'elle a prolongé de quatre mois le délai d'enquête. Il y a quelques semaines, un actionnaire de la société de messagerie - Industrial Information GmbH - a décidé de vendre sa participation aux postes allemandes, qui deviendrait ainsi majoritaire avec 75,2% des actions. C'est la première fois que les autorités européennes émettent des doutes quant à un volet de la stratégie expansionniste de la Deutsche Post.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 1999
Tabletalk
  • André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.
Maritime
  • CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
  • MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
  • HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
  • Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
  • Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
  • POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
  • Zim is expanding in China.
  • TT-Line is content with 1998.
  • Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
  • Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
  • New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
  • Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • 1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
  • East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.
Intermodal
  • Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
  • Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
  • NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.
Aviation
  • The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
  • KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
  • Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
  • Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
  • Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
  • America West remains independent.
  • Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
  • Tower Air is in the black again.
  • Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
  • The EU speaks out against hushkits.
  • Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 1999
Tabletalk
  • André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.
Maritime
  • CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
  • MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
  • HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
  • Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
  • Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
  • POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
  • Zim is expanding in China.
  • TT-Line is content with 1998.
  • Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
  • Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
  • New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
  • Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • 1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
  • East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.
Intermodal
  • Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
  • Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
  • NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.
Aviation
  • The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
  • KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
  • Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
  • Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
  • Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
  • America West remains independent.
  • Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
  • Tower Air is in the black again.
  • Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
  • The EU speaks out against hushkits.
  • Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 1999
Tabletalk
  • André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.
Maritime
  • CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
  • MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
  • HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
  • Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
  • Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
  • POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
  • Zim is expanding in China.
  • TT-Line is content with 1998.
  • Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
  • Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
  • New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
  • Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • 1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
  • East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.
Intermodal
  • Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
  • Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
  • NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.
Aviation
  • The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
  • KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
  • Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
  • Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
  • Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
  • America West remains independent.
  • Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
  • Tower Air is in the black again.
  • Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
  • The EU speaks out against hushkits.
  • Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 1999
Tabletalk
  • André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.
Maritime
  • CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
  • MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
  • HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
  • Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
  • Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
  • POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
  • Zim is expanding in China.
  • TT-Line is content with 1998.
  • Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
  • Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
  • New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
  • Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • 1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
  • East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.
Intermodal
  • Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
  • Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
  • NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.
Aviation
  • The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
  • KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
  • Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
  • Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
  • Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
  • America West remains independent.
  • Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
  • Tower Air is in the black again.
  • Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
  • The EU speaks out against hushkits.
  • Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 1999
Tabletalk
  • André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.
Maritime
  • CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
  • MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
  • HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
  • Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
  • Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
  • POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
  • Zim is expanding in China.
  • TT-Line is content with 1998.
  • Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
  • Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
  • New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
  • Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • 1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
  • East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
  • Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.
Intermodal
  • Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
  • Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
  • NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.
Aviation
  • The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
  • KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
  • Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
  • Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
  • Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
  • America West remains independent.
  • Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
  • Tower Air is in the black again.
  • Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
  • The EU speaks out against hushkits.
  • Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Six teams of logistics graduate students spent two days streamlining a multinational company's supply chain in the second annual University of Tennessee logistics case competition. The going was fierce as the six teams competed to create the best supply-chain management solution. The four judges were tough but tactful. They urged the students to use creative solutions beyond traditional transportation solutions.
  • Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, may have jeopardized the hasty reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board in her attempt to slam the door on legislative relief for captive rail shippers. Hutchinson, up for reelection next year, may have angered shipper-friendly senators so that quick passage of STB reauthorization may not be a sure thing. Forecast: bare-knuckled, ego-bruising, mean-spirited legislative combat in the world's greatest deliberative body.
  • Shipper groups are asking the Surface Transportation Board for greater participation in the classification process if the National Classification Committee is to retain its antitrust status after this year. Meanwhile, shipper and carrier attorneys are clashing over NCC attorney William Pugh's insistence on referring to shipper groups' positions as solely those of their Washington attorneys. Pugh claims the groups do not represent the positions of all shippers, but denies he meant to denigrate the attorneys.
  • Spend a few minutes with USF Logistics CEO Doug Christensen and it becomes apparent he's not cut out to be a desk jockey. Christensen is often in motion - and he gets results. USF Logistics just acquired Processors Unlimited, a reverse logistics company. It has its sights on being more than a transport company, with Christensen saying his company is "perfectly balanced" in transportation, warehousing and cross-docking.
  • Last year the National Grain and Feed Association, eight North American Class 1 railroads and seven shortlines came up with an agreement under which the carriers would use mandatory, binding NGFA arbitrations to resolve specific types of disputes with rail grain users. At a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing, the NGFA proposed the agreement include rail tariff reasonableness, damages incurred by shippers when a carrier fails to provide promised services, failure to pull cars in a reasonable time and issues related to force majeure situations. The railroads appear to be listening.
  • Shippers are praising the overtures to the Ocean Shipping Reform Act that will deregulate the maritime industry May 1. Peter Gatti, policy director of the National Industrial Transportation League, says the Federal Maritime Commission has removed the "regulatory box" that earlier rulemakings had placed around the legislation. In another attempt to explain the uncharted waters of maritime deregulation, Oakland, Calif.-based APL has published a white paper to explain the legislative changes and outlook for the brave new world to ocean shippers.
  • The U.S. Postal Service refuses to give up. Although it controls less than 6 percent of international express mail, USPS has forged an alliance with international shipping giant DHL Worldwide Express to help beef up its market share. The new cooperative service, Priority Mail Global Guaranteed, begins April 12. It will provide small business shippers with a two-day delivery guarantee for documents bound for 19 countries in western Europe. Initially it is available only from 11 U.S. cities. The cost saving is relatively meager and shippers have to go to the post office to send it, so it's questionable whether the new offering will make a dent in the stranglehold FedEx and United Parcel Service have on international express mail.
  • Carriers, got a question about a credit history of a shipper, forwarder or broker? The information you need may be only a click away. The CreditExchange, which began as the Transportation Credit Exchange in 1991, offers companies a fast way to check potential customers' credit histories over the Internet. Launched on the web last November, CreditExchange is among the wave of transport-related companies using the Internet to replace older means of delivering database information to customers.
  • Moving freight through Latin America can be a logistical nightmare. A web of different rules, regulations and customs combined with different duties and transportation infrastructure - or lack thereof - can make even the most routine shipment an experience. Whether it's a trade heavyweight like Brazil or a hungry lightweight like Costa Rica, the rules are all different and at times exasperating. But the potential of these trade markets is what keeps everyone sitting at the Latin table.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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