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March 26, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 2 megaships cannot call at S'pore Cruise Centre
    QE2, P&O's Oriana cannot berth at centre due to height restrictions posed by Sentosa cable cars
  • Fewer HK-owned ships, but tonnage has risen
  • Japanese shipmanager sets up office in S'pore
  • Royal Caribbean sued over missing woman on cruise
Air and Land Transport
  • B737 rudder to blame in US Airways crash in 1994
    Same failure the most likely cause of a 1991 crash and a serious incident in 1996: safety board
  • Varig to renegotiate US$2.7b Boeing order
  • Superjumbo jet a bad investment: Boeing chief
  • Beijing to crack down on airfare abuses
  • US offers to work with EU to overturn ban on hush kits
Features
  • Mapping out a rescue plan
    Analysts say MAS could merge with MISC and Kontena Nasional to become an integrated transportation group
Columns
  • Fishing vessel owner found to have breached duty of care to employee

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 2 megaships cannot call at S'pore Cruise Centre
    QE2, P&O's Oriana cannot berth at centre due to height restrictions posed by Sentosa cable cars
  • Fewer HK-owned ships, but tonnage has risen
  • Japanese shipmanager sets up office in S'pore
  • Royal Caribbean sued over missing woman on cruise
Air and Land Transport
  • B737 rudder to blame in US Airways crash in 1994
    Same failure the most likely cause of a 1991 crash and a serious incident in 1996: safety board
  • Varig to renegotiate US$2.7b Boeing order
  • Superjumbo jet a bad investment: Boeing chief
  • Beijing to crack down on airfare abuses
  • US offers to work with EU to overturn ban on hush kits
Features
  • Mapping out a rescue plan
    Analysts say MAS could merge with MISC and Kontena Nasional to become an integrated transportation group
Columns
  • Fishing vessel owner found to have breached duty of care to employee

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 2 megaships cannot call at S'pore Cruise Centre
    QE2, P&O's Oriana cannot berth at centre due to height restrictions posed by Sentosa cable cars
  • Fewer HK-owned ships, but tonnage has risen
  • Japanese shipmanager sets up office in S'pore
  • Royal Caribbean sued over missing woman on cruise
Air and Land Transport
  • B737 rudder to blame in US Airways crash in 1994
    Same failure the most likely cause of a 1991 crash and a serious incident in 1996: safety board
  • Varig to renegotiate US$2.7b Boeing order
  • Superjumbo jet a bad investment: Boeing chief
  • Beijing to crack down on airfare abuses
  • US offers to work with EU to overturn ban on hush kits
Features
  • Mapping out a rescue plan
    Analysts say MAS could merge with MISC and Kontena Nasional to become an integrated transportation group
Columns
  • Fishing vessel owner found to have breached duty of care to employee

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 2 megaships cannot call at S'pore Cruise Centre
    QE2, P&O's Oriana cannot berth at centre due to height restrictions posed by Sentosa cable cars
  • Fewer HK-owned ships, but tonnage has risen
  • Japanese shipmanager sets up office in S'pore
  • Royal Caribbean sued over missing woman on cruise
Air and Land Transport
  • B737 rudder to blame in US Airways crash in 1994
    Same failure the most likely cause of a 1991 crash and a serious incident in 1996: safety board
  • Varig to renegotiate US$2.7b Boeing order
  • Superjumbo jet a bad investment: Boeing chief
  • Beijing to crack down on airfare abuses
  • US offers to work with EU to overturn ban on hush kits
Features
  • Mapping out a rescue plan
    Analysts say MAS could merge with MISC and Kontena Nasional to become an integrated transportation group
Columns
  • Fishing vessel owner found to have breached duty of care to employee

Sched Netweb site
  • Success breeds new stops for CMA-CGM
  • China opens Taiwan door again
  • FESCO to invest millions in new fleet
  • New APL report may ease industry deregulation
  • Surabaya under scrutiny
  • Carriers move Indian base
  • New focus on marine disputes
  • Deutsche Post flagged in
  • Target Logistics aims to expand
  • Davies Turner applauds Turkey
  • Dragonair boosts flights
  • Second airport to spell success for Shanghai
  • Airport alliance set to grow
  • Spanair to expand with Airbus

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 25, 1999
  • CMB sells Transinsular
  • Strikes at P&O North Sea Ferries
  • Container shuttle service in Rotterdam harbor
  • El Al threatens claim for damages
  • Europe-South America shipping rates rise

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MSC Announces Inauguration of Transpacific Service
  • Box Traffic from Asia to US Rises 10.7% in January
  • P&O Nedlloyd Expected to Go Public
  • Hanjin Reports 4.3% Revenue Rise for 1998

urgente online pressweb site
  • La Gomera tendrá aeropuerto en mayo
  • Renfe pone a la venta más de tres millones de plazas para Semana Santa
  • DHL inaugura oficinas en Madrid
  • MRW también atiende a los sordos
  • Crecen un 34,8 por ciento los env'os de Nacex.S
  • Acex quiere que el Gobierno gaste más en mantenimiento de carreteras
  • Plataforma para cargar camiones y camionetas
  • Peugeot empieza a producir el "206" en Poissy
  • Argentina multa a YPF por vender más caro en el mercado local que en el extranjero

Exim Indiaweb site
  • KPT surpasses last year's traffic
  • Evergreen expands services to East Malaysia, Brunei
  • Navi Mumbai CWC wins ISO-9002 certification
  • Futures trading in 8 oilseeds allowed
  • Export of patents-based new drug molecules allowed again
  • PSA nets Brunei contract against stiff global competition
  • Cabinet gives nod to DCI's dredger acquisition
  • Japan's economy recovering
  • Minerals export not eligible for income-tax rebate: SC
  • New York port bid to attract Asian cargo via Suez Canal route
  • Bid to hardsell Sharjah freezones to Indians
  • Thamesport handles its first post-Panamax boxship
  • Railways draw up package deal for core sector
  • Commerce Ministry lists export-friendly steps taken in Annual Report
  • 3-pronged strategy to revive NTC mills with Finance Ministry
  • Export-friendly amendments in labour laws to be introduced soon
  • Environmental clearance for several port projects
  • Eco-friendly technology event
  • India persuades European Union to drop bar on groundnuts
  • 3m tonnes wheat may be exported
  • Prune non-plan spending, urges AIAI President

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 25, 1999
  • Not so hot spot
  • Kurdish rebels admit blasting Iraq-Turkey pipeline

The East Africanweb site
  • Uganda Looks to Move More Goods by River and Lake
  • What Kenya Needs is a Good, Well Maintained Road Network
  • African Port Guards Stealing from Vessels
  • New Method a Threat to Local Fishermen
  • Uganda Firm Refurbishes Container Depot
  • Container Vessels Getting Damaged by High Speed

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Incertezza legale sulle banchine
  • Via ai lavori per lo scalo container operativo entro metà 2000 Taranto, parte il cantiere per il terminal Evergreen
  • Logistica al Sud, Caserta ci prova

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Nato bombs rain down on Serbia
    PRESSURE was growing last night on Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic to back down on Kosovo, as a second wave of Nato airstrikes was launched.
  • RFA ship heading home after delivering supplies
    A ROYAL Fleet Auxilliary vessel is steaming back from the Adriatic after delivering supplies and equipment for the proposed Nato peacekeeping force in Kosovo.
  • Profits dip 8% at Hutchison Port Holdings
    Pre-tax profits at Hutchison Whampoa's ports division, Hutchison Port Holdings, fell 8% last year to HK$4.54bn (US$586.5m) from HK$4.94bn in 1997.
  • Farstad appoints new director
    Norway's Farstad Shipping has announced the appointment of Karl Johan Bakken as director in charge of marketing and operations.
  • Torm and Lasco link up in handysize bulker pool
    TWO bulk carrier pooling deals were yesterday unveiled by Denmark's Torm and the US' Lasco Shipping, continuing the industry's trend to consolidation in the face of poor freight markets.
  • India port workers threaten strike over private deals
    INDIA'S port and dock workers are considering strike action over plans for the country's 11 major port trusts to rope in private enterprise to build new and modern facilities, writes Shirish Nadkarni, India Correspon-dent.
  • EU concern over subsidies on cabotage
    The European Commission fears subsidies on cabotage trades in Italy and France are being used to distort competition.
  • Double launch for P&O
    P&O Nedlloyd celebrates a double event today with the respective launching and handing over of two of its latest Arica class vessels, the P&O Nedlloyd Singapore and the P&O Nedlloyd Seoul at German shipbuilder Flender Werft.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 25, 1999
  • Wilhelmsen and Wallenius form roro giant
  • Wilhelmsen-Wallenius talks completed quickly
  • Ships still on cover in the Adriatic
  • Adriatic trade disrupted by air attacks
  • Lasco and Torm form new bulker pools
  • LISCR seeks to assure market
  • Barge-train link from Rotterdam to Italy
  • Ottawa reaches tentative deal with grain weighers
  • Ugland raises Swan Reefer stake
  • Charleston receives funding approval
  • UK sets out terms of tonnage tax review
  • Onorato slams Confitarma over Tirrenia aid
  • US ports 'will be asked for bid proposals'
  • UK Chamber forced to cut costs
  • Arabs in talks with Marseilles

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Deal creates first large cross-border rail system
  • On a roll, world's top car carriers join forces
  • Brazil's markets calmer as labor unrest simmers at ports and elsewhere
  • Shipper alert: Latin lanes starting to resemble Pacific
  • Japanese palate craves high-end foods from West
  • Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines agree to delivery each other's express shipments
  • Lumber firm sues Canada for damages from restrictive export policy
  • Evergreen expands Tacoma presence
  • Canada grain weighers keep up Vancouver port strike
  • Canada's steel firms join in building lighter auto bodies
Transportation
  • Truckers see no green light in Europe's unified market
  • Delta to sell 119 Boeing jets to United Technologies
Maritime
  • Ship line experts blame conferences for sick industry
  • Key Democrats jump ship on harbor tax plan
  • Samara moves to block tanker firm's reorganization
  • ECL's South America service to expand
  • Petrochem wharf begins operation at Port of Tianjin
  • Convoy of groups fund YMCA renovation to give seafarers safe berths in Brooklyn
  • FMC seeks information on Pacific contracts
  • Latin America Port Roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Deal creates first large cross-border rail system
  • On a roll, world's top car carriers join forces
  • Brazil's markets calmer as labor unrest simmers at ports and elsewhere
  • Shipper alert: Latin lanes starting to resemble Pacific
  • Japanese palate craves high-end foods from West
  • Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines agree to delivery each other's express shipments
  • Lumber firm sues Canada for damages from restrictive export policy
  • Evergreen expands Tacoma presence
  • Canada grain weighers keep up Vancouver port strike
  • Canada's steel firms join in building lighter auto bodies
Transportation
  • Truckers see no green light in Europe's unified market
  • Delta to sell 119 Boeing jets to United Technologies
Maritime
  • Ship line experts blame conferences for sick industry
  • Key Democrats jump ship on harbor tax plan
  • Samara moves to block tanker firm's reorganization
  • ECL's South America service to expand
  • Petrochem wharf begins operation at Port of Tianjin
  • Convoy of groups fund YMCA renovation to give seafarers safe berths in Brooklyn
  • FMC seeks information on Pacific contracts
  • Latin America Port Roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Deal creates first large cross-border rail system
  • On a roll, world's top car carriers join forces
  • Brazil's markets calmer as labor unrest simmers at ports and elsewhere
  • Shipper alert: Latin lanes starting to resemble Pacific
  • Japanese palate craves high-end foods from West
  • Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines agree to delivery each other's express shipments
  • Lumber firm sues Canada for damages from restrictive export policy
  • Evergreen expands Tacoma presence
  • Canada grain weighers keep up Vancouver port strike
  • Canada's steel firms join in building lighter auto bodies
Transportation
  • Truckers see no green light in Europe's unified market
  • Delta to sell 119 Boeing jets to United Technologies
Maritime
  • Ship line experts blame conferences for sick industry
  • Key Democrats jump ship on harbor tax plan
  • Samara moves to block tanker firm's reorganization
  • ECL's South America service to expand
  • Petrochem wharf begins operation at Port of Tianjin
  • Convoy of groups fund YMCA renovation to give seafarers safe berths in Brooklyn
  • FMC seeks information on Pacific contracts
  • Latin America Port Roundup

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Dubois: l'alliance E1 durera "au moins" jusqu'en 2002
    Le groupe Dubois a connu d'excellentes évolutions au niveau de la logistique et des transports européens en 1998. Et Patrick Dubois, PDG du groupe, est confiant pour l'avenir. Le rachat d'un important partenaire - la division terrestre de Nedlloyd - ne l'inquiète pas outre mesure. Les engagements seront tenus au moins jusqu'en juin 2002 et l'alliance E1 continue même à évoluer, avec la création d'un bureau de consultance logistique baptisé E1 Flowmaster. Dubois n'exclut toutefois pas - à terme - un changement de partenaire et dit à ce sujet "ne pas avoir d'états d'âme".
  • La CMB se retire de la navigation de ligne en vendant Transinsular
    La vente de la participation de 100% dans l'armement portugais Transinsular au manutentionnaire et armateur de ligne portugais Empresa de Trafego en Estiva met un terme aux activités de ligne du groupe maritime belge CMB. Selon des sources bien informées du milieu financier, la vente générerait un montant de 2,7 mia. de BEF (66,9 mio. d'EUR), de sorte que la CMB réaliserait une plus-value de plus d'un milliard de BEF. Les deux parties ont signé un accord de principe et l'opération devrait être bouclée en avril après une radioscopie de Transinsular par l'acquéreur.
  • CMA-CGM a dégagé un bénéfice de 199 mio. de FRF en 1998
    Pour l'exercice 1998, le groupe CMA-CGM a dégagé un résultat net de 199 millions de FRF (30 mio. d'EUR). Par rapport à l'exercice 1997, la progression est de 211%. Le chiffre d'affaires affiche une hausse de 8% et le trafic en TEU de 9%. Des chiffres que le président Tristan Vieljeux présente comme très encourageants pour l'avenir du groupe.
  • La semaine de travail dans le transport routier à l'agenda du conseil européen
    Les ministres européens du Transport se pencheront lundi prochain à Bruxelles une fois de plus sur la stimulation du transport combiné de marchandises, les temps de travail dans le transport routier et la question de savoir si les autobus d'une longueur de 15 mètres seront autorisés dans tous les Etats de l'UE. En ce qui concerne le transport combiné, le débat se concentrera sur deux propositions de modifications des directives 106/1992 et 53/1996 introduites par la Commission européenne. Les modifications doivent rendre ce type de transport plus attrayant. Les mesures d'encouragement ont entre autres trait à une exemption des interdictions existantes de circulation dans un certain nombre d'Etats-membres.

Marine Linkweb site
MARCH 25, 1999
  • Wilhelmsen Lines, Wallenius Lines Merge
    Wilhelmsen Lines created a joint operating firm with Wallenius Lines to run what it said was the world's biggest fleet of car transport ships and Ro-Ro vessels. The new company, to be owned 50/50 by the two firms, would operate more than 70 vessels and has 10 more under construction for delivery in 1999 and 2000, together with options for other new vessels. Wilhelmsen and Wallenius, which is family owned, would continue to own their respective vessels after the new company became fully operational on July 1.
    Wilhelmsen said that "this creates the world's biggest shipping group within transport for all types of rolling cargoes, together with container capacity in certain markets."
  • Damen Buys $25M Stake In Romanian Yard
    Damen Shipyards Group has reportedly bought a majority stake in Romanian Danube-based shipyard Santierul Naval Galati. The State Ownership Fund (FPS) sold 51 percent from its total 70.53 percent in Santierul Naval Galati for $25 million dollars. The amount includes a five-year investment program to be run by the Dutch investor.
    "We will upgrade Galati shipyard in the next five years to be able to face the international competition," Damen general manager Herman Quast said.
  • Suez Canal Receipts At $156.4 Million
    Egypt earned $156.4 million in January from Suez Canal receipts, the same as in December, 1998. The receipts were $145.0 million in January, 1998, it said. The December figure was adjusted from $155.4.
  • Drybulk Freight: Flat Conditions Persist
    Flat conditions persisted in the Capesize and Panamax sectors of the dry cargo freight market and prospects for owners as Easter holidays approached were not very encouraging, brokers said. A reasonable volume of fresh grain orders was reported but brokers doubted these would affect the market materially while Panamax orders from the Continent appeared to have dwindled, resulting in more tonnage ballasting to the U.S. Gulf. The failure of some Panamaxes on subjects in the Atlantic was another negative factor, brokers said. The Baltic Freight Index (BFI) fell six points to 957 and the Baltic Panamax Index dropped 11 points to 976, while the Baltic Handy Index gained four points to 764, although the weakening trend in South America was reflected in the decline of the Brazil/Continent trial grain route to $16.13 from $16.66.
  • Med Tanker Rates Firm Up
    Clean tanker rates have firmed, especially in the Mediterranean, shipping brokers said last week. Rates for 33,000 ton cargoes between Europe and the U.S. rose from W180 to W190 while 30,000 ton gas oil movements paid W140 to the U.K./Continent and W130 to the Mediterranean. But the struggling Middle East market has seen further falls, with vessels from 27,500 tons to 45,000 tons fixing at W130 into India. Poor demand for long-haul voyages and lack of westward interest has withered levels. Rates for larger ships have collapsed still further with 65,000 ton cargoes going at W105 and 85,000 tonrs paying W90 on Red Sea to Asia voyages.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

International Transport Journalweb site
Tabletalk
  • Bernhard Simon: "The market punishes poor quality". Investments in EDP systems are a key factor in optimising logistics systems, according to Bernhard Simon, partner in Dachser GmbH & Co KG.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd's costs under control. In 1998 P&O Nedlloyd succeeded in increasing its operating profit despite crises in Asia and Brazil.
  • "K" Line improves intra-Asia links.
  • Evergreen expands in Southeast Asia.
  • P&O focuses on its core businesses of cruises, ferries and ports.
  • Anera and TWRA will terminate their activities at the end of April.
  • Calendar of events: Intertanko's Tanker Event in Houston.
  • Viewpoint by Eyesleft: Sense prevails on capacity restrictions.
Ports and Terminals
  • Gothenburg sees itself as the mainport of North Europe.
  • Aden Container Terminal started operations this month.
  • Top 30 containerports: Singapore is now definitely ahead of Hong Kong.
Aviation
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Business Partnerships program is forging ahead with the signing up of ASG and GeoLogistics.
  • SIA now flies two rtw freighters.
  • Varig drops flights to Zurich.
  • Cathay Pacific posts loss in 1998, but is still investing in aircraft.
  • Ansett records leap in profit.
  • Airborne is expanding in Europe.
  • TMA takes Ogden as a partner in its second restructuring phase.
  • Air NZ names Indonesian GSA.
  • AMA is expanding its services.
  • DHL records good growth in Asia.
  • China Cargo appoints SFS as agent.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Among topics discussed by the Fiata headquarters session in Zurich were developments in the USA and China.
  • The acquisition of Nedlloyd's ETD division will boost the logistics competence of Deutsche Post/Danzas.
UK and Ireland
  • Felixstowe and Thamesport hauliers form closer links.
  • Cory Towage expands its coastal services with an additional tug.
Africa and East Med
  • Turkey again postpones the tender for a Straits VTM system.
  • Trans Africa Railway is to build an inland port in Uganda.
Middle East
  • Mina Zayed is investing in expansion projects.
  • Emirates carries fresh produce exports out of Saudi Arabia.
Asia
  • Circle is expanding in China, and has opened a centre in Singapore.
  • Nittsu launches hazardous service.
  • Port Klang posted good 1998 results.
Americas
  • Cargo Service Center opens a new terminal at JFK.
  • UP and BNSF sign a "historic" dispatching agreement.
  • Lan Chile's profit was down in 1998, partly due to more competition.
  • Maersk launches Patagonia feeder.
  • Eurokai signs contract in Sepetiba.

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Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
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