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April 16, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NatSteel completes Aden port's crane spreader job
    Equipment picked for its ruggedness and reliability to withstand harsh conditions of port
  • Newport News does not expect prolonged strike
  • Saving New York's shipping
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL urged to join oneworld as soon as possible
    Members of global group want Japanese carrier to take part in forming policies
  • Smaller airlines, airports using resource software
  • Garuda on target for US$30m profit this year
  • Number of passengers using British airports at record high
  • Japan meets international aviation safety standards
  • US carriers may apply for extra China flights
  • Aeroflot, Delta in talks on code-sharing pact
  • Up or down? Philippine Airlines' fate still up in air
Columns
  • Concern raised over engine failures during berthing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NatSteel completes Aden port's crane spreader job
    Equipment picked for its ruggedness and reliability to withstand harsh conditions of port
  • Newport News does not expect prolonged strike
  • Saving New York's shipping
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL urged to join oneworld as soon as possible
    Members of global group want Japanese carrier to take part in forming policies
  • Smaller airlines, airports using resource software
  • Garuda on target for US$30m profit this year
  • Number of passengers using British airports at record high
  • Japan meets international aviation safety standards
  • US carriers may apply for extra China flights
  • Aeroflot, Delta in talks on code-sharing pact
  • Up or down? Philippine Airlines' fate still up in air
Columns
  • Concern raised over engine failures during berthing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NatSteel completes Aden port's crane spreader job
    Equipment picked for its ruggedness and reliability to withstand harsh conditions of port
  • Newport News does not expect prolonged strike
  • Saving New York's shipping
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL urged to join oneworld as soon as possible
    Members of global group want Japanese carrier to take part in forming policies
  • Smaller airlines, airports using resource software
  • Garuda on target for US$30m profit this year
  • Number of passengers using British airports at record high
  • Japan meets international aviation safety standards
  • US carriers may apply for extra China flights
  • Aeroflot, Delta in talks on code-sharing pact
  • Up or down? Philippine Airlines' fate still up in air
Columns
  • Concern raised over engine failures during berthing

Sched Netweb site
  • K&N's net income surges
  • Schenker 'official supplier' for Sydney 2000
  • Kien Hung cuts transit time to southern China
  • Ben Line takes Santo Swire
  • Shanghai port gears up
  • Maersk and Sea-Land looking for east coast hub
  • ICTSI profits soar
  • Gulf ports boxing clever as throughput rises again
  • K&N's net income surges to highest in company history
  • GECAS acquires MD82s from China Eastern
  • Air France launches second daily Chicago-Paris flight
  • New facility at Heathrow
  • Japan considers lifting Korea charter sanctions

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • French government wants to retain rail monopoly
  • US Air also ends flights to Amsterdam
  • Warning less profit Pakhoed
  • No apologize for bombing people, but for death of squirrels
  • Shipping companies in Scandinavian rail service

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • ESC Raps CSG's Move to Discourage Thai Legislation
  • Panel Airs Proposal to Crack down Harbor Fees Dumping
  • Japanese Dockworkers to Escalate Tactics

urgente online pressweb site
  • Más control sobre los conductores de camiones
  • El Estado se gasta 358.000 millones en 1999 en infraestructuras ferroviarias
  • DHL se une a las aduanas de Bélgica para controlar el contrabando de narcóticos
  • Air France mejora un 6,6 por ciento los tráficos en el último ejercicio
  • DFDS Transport obtiene el certificado medioambiental ISO 14001
  • Salón del Automóvil de Londres
  • Seat vende en marzo más de 51.000 coches

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • Shrimp exporters should explore US market further: MPEDA
  • Used machinery import curbs to help local industry
  • AIAI confers prestigious award on Palkhivala
  • Emirates extend deal with Atlas Air
  • Lower Chinese tariffs may prove boon to soyameal exporters
  • Forex reserves leap to $ 33 bn
  • Restrictive trade practices constrict India's growth rate : WB
  • Russia fancies Indian farm equipment
  • MMTC bid to boost jewellery exports
  • Exports rise from CEPZ despite depression in overseas markets
  • Notification on excise accounting system on the anvil
  • Rubber seminar on April 17-18
  • Coir production increases
  • AIAI President flays increasing bank holidays
  • TUF can be used for VRS, says minister
  • SRTEPC welcomes institution of ombudsman
  • India loses case taken by US in WTO
  • Electronic kiosks to monitor transport fleet
  • Gems & jewellery EPC terms Exim policy 'pragmatic'

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • Authorities will make Kværner honor Philadelphia deal
    So far as state and city authorities are concerned, Kværner Philadelphia is still very much a go, despite Kværner ASA's decision to get out of shipbuilding.
  • Pentagon opposes GD acquisition of NNS
    Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen yesterday announced that the Department of Defense does not support the proposed General Dynamics Corp. acquisition of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • L'associazione continentale Cesa chiede aiuto a Bruxelles - E in Oriente occhi rivolti alla crisi del colosso Kvaerner
    Allarme dei cantieri europei: Seul punta alla Scandinavia
  • In vista l'aumento di capitale Montanari vuole la flotta (sei navi) della Chevron
  • Il mercato crolla sotto il dumping
  • La società del gruppo Aponte in una joint con Alilauro Msc nel terminal di Napoli

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels to probe ECT takeover
    THE European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the planned take-over of Dutch container stevedore Europe Combined Terminals by the Hong Kong port services giant Hutchison Whampoa and the port of Rotterdam.
  • Jet crash
    The scene after a Korean Air cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Shanghai Airport, killing seven people and injuring more than 30. The MD-11 heavy freighter bound for Seoul grazed a building and came down in a suburban construction site, exploding on impact. The aircraft was carrying 70 tonnes of green tea, wire rope, machinery parts and mushrooms when it crashed.
  • Seascope shrugs off the market malaise
    Leading London shipbroker Seascope conquered difficult market conditions to achieve record profits in 1998.
  • Croatia war risk zones modified
    THE London Market's Joint War Committee has amended the areas of Croatia which it classifies as war risk zones for marine hull insurance, writes Andrea Felsted.
  • Kvaerner held to its obligations under Philadelphia contract
    ALL contractually agreed obligations incurred by Kvaerner in signing contracts to operate the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard must be honoured, regardless of which method the embattled Anglo-Norwegian firm finally adopts to downsize or withdraw from the shipbuilding business.
  • Ignarski to pursue shipping interests
    JONATHAN "Sam" Ignarski is expected to continue to pursue interests in the shipping, transport and insurance industries following his surprise resignation from Thomas Miller group earlier this week.
  • Tanker scrap prices hit peak 1999 levels
    PRICES have soared to this year's highest levels for tanker tonnage heading for scrap, following Athenian Tankers' disposal of a very large crude carrier.
  • Madurese refugees receive food . . .
    Madurese refugees receive food from an Indonesian military policeman after disembarking from a ship at Surabaya, capital of East Java province. More than 6,000 Madurese from the island of Madura off East Java, fled the town of Sambas in West Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo after weeks of clashes between Dayak and Madurese minorities in which at least 200 people were killed.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • Kværner's Philadelphia project 'will go ahead'
  • Pentagon rejects Newport News buyout
  • Fincantieri posts $167m loss
  • Ukraine to close Kherson Shipyard
  • Keppel sheds power boat subsidiary
  • MOL launches enhanced safety campaign
  • V Ships to manage Hyundai cruiseships
  • IACS moves for greater transparency
  • Hindustan seeks new partner
  • MMB appeals port rejection
  • Bari denies war risk
  • Exxon boosts PNG gas link
  • Amosup to open school in September
  • Skaugen to redeem small stakes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Commerce vows to untangle export rules
  • Customs: Don't delay in joining AES system
  • Relief logistics: antidote to strife
  • In Europe's breadbasket, war creates a bitter harvest
  • Sidetracked: Rails fail to partake in market rally
  • Wal-Mart installing 1,250 more wireless units in its private truck fleet
  • Study says rail mergers have been help in reducing coal rates
  • EU probes Hutchison and Port of Rotterdam's purchase of container terminal
  • Russian LUKoil still eyeing Bulgarian oil retailer Petrol
  • CD&L aiming to develop Internet tracking system
  • IATA says Y2K no big safety risk to flights, but it may be rough on luggage
  • Sweden's WM-data ABB selects Astea International's ServiceAlliance system
Transportation
  • US wants more control of hazardous materials
  • Four trucking firms travel superhighway to big profits
Maritime
  • Evergreen set to add Turkey to US route in June
  • Intermarine reorganizes Venezuela, Trinidad service
  • Thurber buys Strachan a year after failing in bid for Inchcape
  • European port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Commerce vows to untangle export rules
  • Customs: Don't delay in joining AES system
  • Relief logistics: antidote to strife
  • In Europe's breadbasket, war creates a bitter harvest
  • Sidetracked: Rails fail to partake in market rally
  • Wal-Mart installing 1,250 more wireless units in its private truck fleet
  • Study says rail mergers have been help in reducing coal rates
  • EU probes Hutchison and Port of Rotterdam's purchase of container terminal
  • Russian LUKoil still eyeing Bulgarian oil retailer Petrol
  • CD&L aiming to develop Internet tracking system
  • IATA says Y2K no big safety risk to flights, but it may be rough on luggage
  • Sweden's WM-data ABB selects Astea International's ServiceAlliance system
Transportation
  • US wants more control of hazardous materials
  • Four trucking firms travel superhighway to big profits
Maritime
  • Evergreen set to add Turkey to US route in June
  • Intermarine reorganizes Venezuela, Trinidad service
  • Thurber buys Strachan a year after failing in bid for Inchcape
  • European port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Commerce vows to untangle export rules
  • Customs: Don't delay in joining AES system
  • Relief logistics: antidote to strife
  • In Europe's breadbasket, war creates a bitter harvest
  • Sidetracked: Rails fail to partake in market rally
  • Wal-Mart installing 1,250 more wireless units in its private truck fleet
  • Study says rail mergers have been help in reducing coal rates
  • EU probes Hutchison and Port of Rotterdam's purchase of container terminal
  • Russian LUKoil still eyeing Bulgarian oil retailer Petrol
  • CD&L aiming to develop Internet tracking system
  • IATA says Y2K no big safety risk to flights, but it may be rough on luggage
  • Sweden's WM-data ABB selects Astea International's ServiceAlliance system
Transportation
  • US wants more control of hazardous materials
  • Four trucking firms travel superhighway to big profits
Maritime
  • Evergreen set to add Turkey to US route in June
  • Intermarine reorganizes Venezuela, Trinidad service
  • Thurber buys Strachan a year after failing in bid for Inchcape
  • European port roundup

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Ebus veut contrôler le transbordement de fruits à Rotterdam
    L'entreprise de Jan Ebus a formulé une offre pour l'achat d'une participation de 70 % dans l'entreprise de transbordement de fruits Seabrex de Rotterdam, située dans la zone portuaire de Merwe, qui contrôle la société d'investissement HIM Furness. Ebus, qui possède déjà les autres parts de Seabrex, attend une réponse de HIM Furness dans les deux semaines.
  • Le NFTI doit mettre en valeur la position géographique de Dunkerque entre Rotterdam et Le Havre
    "Notre savoir-faire commun permettra de présenter à la clientèle des services de qualité. Dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la CNC, nous développerons l'hinterland de Dunkerque et l'offre sera comparable à celle de Rotterdam, Anvers et Zeebrugge. Et dans ce contexte, le concept de navette Anvers-Dunkerque constituera un atout particulier. " C'est ce qu'a déclaré jeudi dernier à Dunkerque Etienne Schouppe, le patron de la SNCB, à l'occasion de l'inauguration du North France Terminal International SA, le grand terminal à containers du port ouest de Dunkerque repris il y a un an par IFB.
  • Transport routier: la Commission européenne veut harmoniser les amendes
    La Commission européenne veut harmoniser les amendes pour le transport routier de marchandises. Ces amendes sont très différentes d'un Etat membre à l'autre et pourraient miner la concurrence loyale dans ce secteur de transport, si elles sont imposées de façon arbitraire.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • NATO Strikes Leaves Romanian Shippers High And Dry
    Romanian shippers said 100,000 tons of cargo for Western destinations was blocked in local ports after NATO bombing raids wrecked three bridges on the Danube in northern Yugoslavia
  • World Fuel Services Mulls Expansion
    World Fuel Services Corp. is considering further acquistions following an $8.5 million deal to buy Bunkerfuels Group. Miami-based World Fuel Services bought Bunkerfuels because the fuel broker's business fitted neatly with the group's existing marine activities.
  • Philadelphia Freedom?
    While the impact of the sale of Kvaerner's shipbuilding business is unclear, it appears the engineering and construction beheamouth will not abandon its new Philadelphia operation, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Kvaerner, which announced plans to sell or close its 13 shipyards around the world due to low profits, is seeking a buyer for the Philadelphia yard. If a buyer is not found, "then Kvaerner must continue," said Harald Rafdal, CEO of Kvaerner Philadelphia Inc., sending a signal that the shipping giant would not abandon the Philadelphia operation.
  • New CEO For Zim Israel
    Ofer Brothers plans to name Udi Angel as chairman of Zim Israel Navigation Co, replacing Yoseph Rosen who had held the position temporarily. Angel is general manager of the Ofer Brothers shipping company. The Ofers Brothers group formally took control of Zim's parent company, the Israel Corp., on Wednesday. Rosen is Israel Corp's managing director. Angel's appointment will be voted on at the next meeting.
  • Osprey LNG Carrier Chartered
    Osprey Maritime Ltd. said its liquid natural gas carrier (LNG) Khannur has been chartered until December 1999 by International Gas Transportation Co. (IGTC). It said in a statement IGTC chartered the 125,000 cu. m. carrier from May on behalf of sellers in the North West Shelf Project in Australia. Osprey did not provide details on the price of the contract.
  • New York Could Lose Sea-Land, Maersk
    Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Inc. will spend the next several weeks reviewing proposals from three ports competiting for their business. The companies received the final bid packages from Baltimore, New York/New Jersey and Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • IACS To List "Class Jumpers"
    Vessels leaving members' classification for shipping standards will from now be identified on the International Association of Classification Societies' (IACS) web site. Updated monthly, the list was expected to name around 2,000 vessels a year, IACS said.
  • Atlantic Sector Buoys Baltic Indices
    Firm conditions for Panamaxes and Handies in the Atlantic sector lifted all the Baltic indices last Thursday. The Baltic Freight Index (BFI) rose nine points to 873, while the Baltic Panamax Index and the Baltic Handy Index gained 14 points to 885 and 754 respectively. In the grain markets, Marc Rich was reported to have fixed a 1978-built vessel 65,000 dwt U.S. Gulf/Alexandria at $6,000 plus $100,000 ballast bonus, and Glencore was said to have fixed the 1983-built Leader A.II 64,861 dwt U.S. Gulf/Egypt at around the same levels. Finagrain fixed the 1998-built Samjohn Amity 74,000 dwt delivery Dunkirk early May for an east coast South American round voyage at $7,500 daily on subjects. On the minerals markets, Capers were busier but rates remained flat. Bocimar fixed Monalisa for 140,000 tons coal Bolivar/Sines at $3/3.10, and Bulk Trading fixed Amber for 50,000 tons coal Maracaibo/Mobile prompt at $4.
  • Weakness Expected In Aframax Markets
    Norway's Bona Shipholding expects the Aframax tanker market to weaken further during 1999. Freight rates for its Aframax tankers fell about 16 percent in the first quarter of 1999 to $15,773 per day on a time charter basis largely due to U.S refinery maintenance during February.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

TradeWindsweb site
  • Gotcha!
    SHIPOWNING father and son Loucas and Poly Haji-Ioannou have co-operated on many shipping deals. But they were in for a surprise when they unwittingly found themselves competing against each other to buy an Aframax tanker, an exercise which might have inadvertently pushed up the price.
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  • Greek goes back home
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  • Betting on bulker rise
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Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024
Trieste
The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics
Schindellegi / Collierville
US company mainly operates drayage services
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
Hamburg
Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%
In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.
Genoa
Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
Seoul
+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
COSCO and SIPG will acquire 10% each of the capital of SAIC Anji Logistics
Shanghai
They will participate in the capital increase of the logistics company of SAIC Motor
AD Ports continues in its investment campaign in Egypt
Cairo / Abu Dhabi
Agreement to realize an industrial area of 20 square kilometers in East Port Said
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%
Ancona
The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center
Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.
Trieste
Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel
Genoa
The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.
In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile
Genoa
Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course
On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held
Rome
Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"
Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.
Genoa
His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year
London / Hong Kong
Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released
MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean
Geneva
Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona
Ancona
The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%
Hamburg
In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased
In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%
Hong Kong
In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)
Singapore
In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.
MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN
Geneva / Milan
The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations
Joy Tauro
Will have a duration of three years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta 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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida
Rome
Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task
This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%
Ancona
25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North
Cyvitavecchia
It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros
In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.
Trieste / Palermo
The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026
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