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Rotterdam port will admit only Y2K compliant ships
Vessels wanting to enter European port must be millennium ready to some extent
US shipping reform puts NVOCCs at disadvantage
Samsung gets Carnival contract
Owners appeal to stay afloat longer
Vosper's profits up 3.5 per cent
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Air cargo may increase as shippers try to avoid Y2K bug
But Lufthansa Cargo still expects tough 1999 despite unexpected benefit
US Ex-Im Bank queries vote on PAL survival plan
Carrier launches direct sales on Internet
Emirates to end HK-Manila flights on June 1
Sale scores a first for an operating lessor
DHL starts express S'pore-Europe service

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Shipowner, not time charterer, liable to be sued for damaged goods

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Shipping News

Rotterdam port will admit only Y2K compliant ships
Vessels wanting to enter European port must be millennium ready to some extent
US shipping reform puts NVOCCs at disadvantage
Samsung gets Carnival contract
Owners appeal to stay afloat longer
Vosper's profits up 3.5 per cent
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Air cargo may increase as shippers try to avoid Y2K bug
But Lufthansa Cargo still expects tough 1999 despite unexpected benefit
US Ex-Im Bank queries vote on PAL survival plan
Carrier launches direct sales on Internet
Emirates to end HK-Manila flights on June 1
Sale scores a first for an operating lessor
DHL starts express S'pore-Europe service

Columns

Shipowner, not time charterer, liable to be sued for damaged goods

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Shipping News

Rotterdam port will admit only Y2K compliant ships
Vessels wanting to enter European port must be millennium ready to some extent
US shipping reform puts NVOCCs at disadvantage
Samsung gets Carnival contract
Owners appeal to stay afloat longer
Vosper's profits up 3.5 per cent
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Air cargo may increase as shippers try to avoid Y2K bug
But Lufthansa Cargo still expects tough 1999 despite unexpected benefit
US Ex-Im Bank queries vote on PAL survival plan
Carrier launches direct sales on Internet
Emirates to end HK-Manila flights on June 1
Sale scores a first for an operating lessor
DHL starts express S'pore-Europe service

Columns

Shipowner, not time charterer, liable to be sued for damaged goods

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CMA enters Pacific trade Shanghai seeks certification rise Canadian ports buy China cranes Americans chide/advise on Japanese port deregulation Rate restored Uniglory targets Yemen Cosco finds new Chicago link CMB sells off last liner interest US ports talks - round one China investors advised to go abroad Second HK runway ready for take-off Northwest/Continental package alliance set for June Cargo fall at Macau

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MAY 20, 1999
DFDS purchases DanTransport Bad times for Lufthansa Cargo Amsterdam agrees to mammoth subsidy Northwest and Continental with Same Day product Newsletter Vaart! now with column and poll Katoen Natie into chemical packaging

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Increased Rates Prompt Additional Tonnage into Pacific Transamerica Launches Business Operations in Japan More Use of Siberian Route Urged by Russian SVT

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Línea Irún-Milán de Frans Maas Spain Nacex.S pone en servicio el "Canarias 48 horas" *Correos recibe el premio "Expansión Directo" a la mejor web* institucional Aeroméxico llega a la puerta de su casa Nefab factura 3.600 millones en el primer trimestre**

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MAY 20, 1999
Mediterranean bunkers sharply lower North European and ARA bunkers spiral down Asian market review Saudi oil official sees Brent reach $18 by end of May/early June Ship suspected of oil spill offshore Sweden

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Investiti 350 miliardi: 45 metri in pi' di scafo con un'innovativa tecnica di chirurgia navale Costa «allunga» la sua flotta Una seconda ammiraglia affiancherà l'«Atlantica» in costruzione nei cantieri finlandesi Masa Giubileo, Civitavecchia si prepara allo sbarco delle navi di pellegrini Al nuovo terminal di Evergreen Taranto, Fantuzzi vince la gara per le prime gru

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Houlder tanker seat sale A SEAT on the prestigious London Tanker Brokers' Panel could be about to change hands. Kofi brings message of hope UN secretary-general Kofi Annan brought a message of hope to Kosovar Albanian refugees yesterday that peace would soon return to their shattered province. A case of breaking up is hard to do American songwriter Paul Simon thinks there must be 50 ways to leave your lover. New twist in liquidation of Ocean Marine THE battle for control of the liquidation of collapsed insurance group Ocean Marine Mutual has taken a further turn with the appointment of international accountant Ernst & Young as provisional liquidator to Ocean Management Ltd. Lauritzen set to delist from Copenhagen The holding company of the Lauritzen shipping and transport empire is to be removed from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in a bid to simplify the group's ownership structure. Nordic Jet adds second Baltic vessel A NEW Baltic Sea fast ferry service has added a second vessel to its Helsinki-Tallinn route, writes Kris Thorpe. Revolution at Amsterdam A ground-breaking terminal design that could revolutionise cargo handling at container ports has received the go-ahead from Amsterdam city council. Panama to consider first canal budget PANAMA'S legislative assembly has for the first time been asked to approve a budget for the Panama Canal, writes James Brewer.

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MAY 20, 1999
Boluda eyeing Trasmed takeover BG International reaches agreement with Osprey Cargoship capsizes in cyclone APL seeks shift from ship owning IMO secretary general opens MSC 71 Swedish Orient Line secures bank loan Airtours to homeport Sundream in Southampton Newcastle, NSW coal export capacity to be expanded Opposition to Bangladesh terminal continues Cross-straits Xiamen box traffic burgeons IRI targets Marshall Islands Freight rates continue their slide

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Trade deficit for March at another record high
US-EU pact near on textile labeling
Federal loan program to aid small railroads
FastShip beware. Norasia launches high-speed container ship design
STB rules on competive issue arising from Conrail merger
US lifts shrimp curbs on Panama, Costa Rica
Celadon Trucking boosts operations with additional 200 drivers
ARCO selects Circle for major global logistics contract

Transportation

Chassis tracking system urged
EU weighs rules on use of aircraft, landing slots
January air cargo slumps: survey
China Air to merge 2 units, sets sights on global service
Rise in air-sea cargo lifts Panalpina's net by 19%
DOT Secretary supports STB but leaves chair's renomination open
EU officials rally for pan-European corridor
Taiwan's plan for high-speed rail delayed again
Hong Kong jet overhaul firm to export work
DOT delays ruling on extra flights to China

Maritime

Cosco: Hong Kong fees too high
Malaysia's plan for Port Kelang: world-class status
German, Polish ports sign pact to advance prospects
US Port Roundup

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Trade deficit for March at another record high
US-EU pact near on textile labeling
Federal loan program to aid small railroads
FastShip beware. Norasia launches high-speed container ship design
STB rules on competive issue arising from Conrail merger
US lifts shrimp curbs on Panama, Costa Rica
Celadon Trucking boosts operations with additional 200 drivers
ARCO selects Circle for major global logistics contract

Transportation

Chassis tracking system urged
EU weighs rules on use of aircraft, landing slots
January air cargo slumps: survey
China Air to merge 2 units, sets sights on global service
Rise in air-sea cargo lifts Panalpina's net by 19%
DOT Secretary supports STB but leaves chair's renomination open
EU officials rally for pan-European corridor
Taiwan's plan for high-speed rail delayed again
Hong Kong jet overhaul firm to export work
DOT delays ruling on extra flights to China

Maritime

Cosco: Hong Kong fees too high
Malaysia's plan for Port Kelang: world-class status
German, Polish ports sign pact to advance prospects
US Port Roundup

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Home

Trade deficit for March at another record high
US-EU pact near on textile labeling
Federal loan program to aid small railroads
FastShip beware. Norasia launches high-speed container ship design
STB rules on competive issue arising from Conrail merger
US lifts shrimp curbs on Panama, Costa Rica
Celadon Trucking boosts operations with additional 200 drivers
ARCO selects Circle for major global logistics contract

Transportation

Chassis tracking system urged
EU weighs rules on use of aircraft, landing slots
January air cargo slumps: survey
China Air to merge 2 units, sets sights on global service
Rise in air-sea cargo lifts Panalpina's net by 19%
DOT Secretary supports STB but leaves chair's renomination open
EU officials rally for pan-European corridor
Taiwan's plan for high-speed rail delayed again
Hong Kong jet overhaul firm to export work
DOT delays ruling on extra flights to China

Maritime

Cosco: Hong Kong fees too high
Malaysia's plan for Port Kelang: world-class status
German, Polish ports sign pact to advance prospects
US Port Roundup

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Le groupe Panalpina conclut l'année 98 avec un bénéfice en hausse de 19% Le groupe Panalpina a réalisé un bénéfice net de 62,3 mio. de CHF (+18,7%) et un bénéfice d'exploitation de 93,4 mio. de CHF (+16,6%) en 1998. "Ces chiffres apportent la preuve incontestable que notre stratégie, à savoir la concentration sur le transport intercontinental, porte ses fruits", a déclaré Gerard Fischer, le président du comité de direction lors d'une conférence de presse à Zurich. Dans ce contexte, 1998 a été marqué par la vente des activités terrestres en Autriche et la coopération avec SAir Group. DFDS va intégrer sa division "transport & expédition" dans DanTransport Ainsi que nous l'avons brièvement rapporté dans notre édition d'hier, le groupe DFDS A/S, une division du holding Lauritzen, a conclu un accord avec un autre groupe danois, FLS, pour l'acquisition de l'ensemble des actions de DanTransport Holding. FLS se retire ainsi du transport routier, tandis que DFDS devient le numéro 2 scandinave, derrière Schenker-BTL. La transaction est soumise à l'approbation des autorités européennes. L'Aéropostale confirme son ouverture internationale En 1998, la compagnie française Aéropostale a maintenu son activité tant passagers que fret quasiment au même niveau qu'en 1997. Avec un chiffre d'affaires de 1,09 milliard de FRF (166,17 millions d'EUR), soit '0,4% par rapport à 1997, elle a dégagé un résultat net de 0,8 million de FRF (0,12 million d'EUR), contre 1,1 million de FRF en 1997. En ce qui concerne 1999, l'ouverture vers l'international apparaît comme étant de plus en plus d'actualité. Antwerp Digital Mainport souhaite accroître les possibilités IT dans la navigation intérieure Mercredi dernier, Antwerp Digital Mainport organisait un débat consacré au possibilités et opportunités IT pour la navigation intérieure en Flandre. Suite au problème de mobilité de plus en plus aigu, la navigation intérieure s'impose comme une alternative écologique, de sorte que des opportunités sans précédent se présentent à ce mode. Une informatisation plus poussée et l'optimalisation de la navigation intérieure dans la chaîne logistique sont néanmoins indispensables.

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MAY 20, 1999
Cruise Line Signs 10 Year Hong Kong Pact The cruise line unit of Malaysia's Genting Bhd -- Star Cruises Plc reportedly signed a 10-year agreement with Wharf (Holdings) Ltd to berth in Hong Kong. Seascope CEO To Retire Shipbroking group Seascope Shipping Holdings Plc said that Tom Young, CEO and chairman, would retire from the roles and become non-executive chairman from September 30. Current director Duncan Hill is slated to become chief executive of the company from October 1. HMS Invincible Called Home Britain has recalled the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible from the Adriatic Sea where it has been involved in the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia. No direct replacement of the ship is currently planned. Jurong Reportedly Close To Six Ship Pact Jurong Shipyard is reportedly close to signing an order to build six new containerships. State of the Art Container Terminal To Come To Amsterdam The Amsterdam Port Authority reportedly has been given final approval to build a new state-of-the-art container terminal. The terminal is said to require a total investment $182.5 million. It will have annual handling capacity of 950,000 TEU. World Steel Output Down World steel output totaled 62.2 million tons in April, 4.3 percent down on the same month last year and 1.7 percent less than in March, the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) .

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Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

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Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

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Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

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Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

web site

Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

web site

Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

web site

Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

web site

Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

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Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

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Feature

"Made in Italy" should take off from Italy. The reasons for the lagging development of the Italian air cargo market were explored at a recent conference in Naples.

Maritime

Evergreen and Cosco have agreed to launch a new joint service linking Asia with Mauritius, South Africa and the South American east coast.
Status Shipping will start its South Africa-Europe service on June 19.
Transroll and Docenave have signed a slot-charter agreement.
The "TMM San Antonio" is launched.
P&O Nedlloyd posted a rather better result in first quarter 1999.
ACL reported an unsatisfactory first quarter result.
Hamburg Sud is in heavy seas.
Leif Hoegh has lower results.
Confreight launches new services.
Calendar of events: Second P&I Correspondents' Conference.

Ports and Terminals

The PSA Group maintained profit in 1998 despite the Asian crisis.
FastShip is planning new terminals in Cherbourg and Philadelphia.
Dubai Ports Authority and Siyanco will manage Jeddah South Terminal.

Intermodal

TFG Transfracht looks at the challenges presented by mega-carrier dominance to the intermodal system.
New publications: Trends in the Refrigerated Container Business: European Intermodal Yearbook 99.

Aviation

KLM Cargo launches "Select". A series of new time-definite services has been launched by KLM Cargo for freight forwarders.
Atlas faces problems from pilots.
LanChile is joining "oneworld".
BA/Iberia will codeshare 27 flights.
JackyMaeder's offices in Asia are taken over by the Geis Group.
BA World Cargo Center is inaugurated.
Stuttgart plans a Cargo City South.
USA/Pakistan sign open sky pact.

UK and Ireland

IUA reports an increases in total ship losses for 1998.
UPS acquires the Shannon maintenance facility.

Africa and East Med

Cargo-Amerford and Circle enter an exclusively alliance.
Africa wants to establish a pan-African port association.

Middle East

Iran offers discounts for carriers using its ports.
An Omani/Netherlands joint venture is to build an LNG terminal at Qalhat.

Asia

Tianjin will expand to meet demand.
China Eastern posts a loss in 1998.
Dragonair boosts flights to China.
Japan: more refrigerated transport.

Americas

Evergreen moves its Vancouver operations to Deltaport.
CSXT and Union Pacific sign an interchange agreement.
A rate restoration is urged in the Brazilian trade to avoid collapse.
Alian'a broadens service.
First quarter income up at LanChile.

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Survival of the fittest THE WORLD S SHIPYARDS are facing a battle for survival as prices plunge to new lows and competition grows more fierce. Japanese builders are fighting hard by offering aggressive prices but Korean yards are set to keep in the race by improving production. Far East yards are poised to make further inroads into the markets of struggling European builders by clinching their first major cruiseship orders. More DnB headaches Longer life for tankers Order freeze for Clipper Disastrous Baltic ball MISC lays up gas ship Bulker rise Detentions Casualties