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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
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PORTS
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
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPPING
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.
SHIPPING
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
SHIPPING
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
SHIPPING
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
SHIPYARDS
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
LOGISTICS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SEAFARERS
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.
TRADE
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
TRANSPORTATION
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.
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SHIPYARDS
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
TRADE
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%
NEWS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
SHIPYARDS
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
SHIPPING
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)
SHIPYARDS
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
TRUCKING
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
SHIPPING
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
SHIPPING
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
INDUSTRY
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%)
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
PORTS
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
ASSOCIATIONS
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PORTS
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
PORTS
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
NEWS
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
COMPANIES
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
TRANSPORTATION
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPPING
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
PUBLICATIONS
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
SHIPYARDS
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
INSURANCE
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
RIVER TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
PORTS
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
OFFSHORE
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
SHIPPING
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
LOGISTICS
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
SHIPPING
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
AWARDS
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
LAW
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
NEWS
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
SHIPYARDS
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.
CRUISES
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
SHIPYARDS
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.
NEWS
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
PORTS
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
PORTS
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
MEETINGS
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
PORTS
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
PORTS
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 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
MEETINGS
"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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
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
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
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