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April 30, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global demand for new fast ferries to fall
    High growth in previous years and impact of Asian economic crisis cited for decline
  • June Y2K target for PSA's overseas ventures as well
  • Bombay draws up plan to modernise port operations
  • ANZDL drops Auckland for Tauranga
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airline industry set for rebound: analyst
    He cites bottoming of downturn, improving capacity outlook, cost-cutting measures
  • Airbus assures Asian carriers of Year 2000 compliance
  • JAL evaded tax to pay corporate gangsters: reports
  • Tougher British transport policy urged
  • China Eastern sees growth in its US air cargo volumes
  • China airline's US$25m profit
  • Ford to abort plans for US$1b Brazilian plant
Features
  • Too little to spread around
    It is a misty future as hard economic times force Sabah's many log carriers to look elsewhere for business
Columns
  • Cargo owner not bound to pay for unnecessary towage

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global demand for new fast ferries to fall
    High growth in previous years and impact of Asian economic crisis cited for decline
  • June Y2K target for PSA's overseas ventures as well
  • Bombay draws up plan to modernise port operations
  • ANZDL drops Auckland for Tauranga
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airline industry set for rebound: analyst
    He cites bottoming of downturn, improving capacity outlook, cost-cutting measures
  • Airbus assures Asian carriers of Year 2000 compliance
  • JAL evaded tax to pay corporate gangsters: reports
  • Tougher British transport policy urged
  • China Eastern sees growth in its US air cargo volumes
  • China airline's US$25m profit
  • Ford to abort plans for US$1b Brazilian plant
Features
  • Too little to spread around
    It is a misty future as hard economic times force Sabah's many log carriers to look elsewhere for business
Columns
  • Cargo owner not bound to pay for unnecessary towage

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global demand for new fast ferries to fall
    High growth in previous years and impact of Asian economic crisis cited for decline
  • June Y2K target for PSA's overseas ventures as well
  • Bombay draws up plan to modernise port operations
  • ANZDL drops Auckland for Tauranga
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airline industry set for rebound: analyst
    He cites bottoming of downturn, improving capacity outlook, cost-cutting measures
  • Airbus assures Asian carriers of Year 2000 compliance
  • JAL evaded tax to pay corporate gangsters: reports
  • Tougher British transport policy urged
  • China Eastern sees growth in its US air cargo volumes
  • China airline's US$25m profit
  • Ford to abort plans for US$1b Brazilian plant
Features
  • Too little to spread around
    It is a misty future as hard economic times force Sabah's many log carriers to look elsewhere for business
Columns
  • Cargo owner not bound to pay for unnecessary towage

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global demand for new fast ferries to fall
    High growth in previous years and impact of Asian economic crisis cited for decline
  • June Y2K target for PSA's overseas ventures as well
  • Bombay draws up plan to modernise port operations
  • ANZDL drops Auckland for Tauranga
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airline industry set for rebound: analyst
    He cites bottoming of downturn, improving capacity outlook, cost-cutting measures
  • Airbus assures Asian carriers of Year 2000 compliance
  • JAL evaded tax to pay corporate gangsters: reports
  • Tougher British transport policy urged
  • China Eastern sees growth in its US air cargo volumes
  • China airline's US$25m profit
  • Ford to abort plans for US$1b Brazilian plant
Features
  • Too little to spread around
    It is a misty future as hard economic times force Sabah's many log carriers to look elsewhere for business
Columns
  • Cargo owner not bound to pay for unnecessary towage

Sched Netweb site
  • APL processes hundreds of service contracts
  • Carriers to restore rates on Asia-Central America cargoes
  • Joint venture NST now open
  • Maersk and Sea-Land analyse final bids from USEC ports
  • Uniglory to call at VICT
  • Norasia sets up new offices
  • CESA urges for political will
  • Business as usual for US Airways as profits climb
  • AEI in troubled waters
  • K&N restructure to expand
  • Orly comes and goes
  • Sao Paulo service resumes
  • Continental posts earnings growth
  • Airborne Express launches Optical Village
  • Nissin's lesson in ABC

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 29, 1999
  • 30 percent of Iberia to financial institutions
  • TNT Post Group to establish TNT airways
  • Enormous growth inland shipping of containers
  • Net income UPS rose 40 percent
  • Net income Eagle USA Airfreight rose 39 percent
  • 23 percent higher earnings DaimlerChrysler
  • Net income Paccar rose by 19 percent
  • Schiphol disappointed with late privatization

urgente online pressweb site
  • Creada la Asociación de Profesionales de la Operación en el Transporte (Apot)
  • El puerto de Tarragona tendrá zona logística de vehículos
  • El puerto de Vigo se suma a los cruceros
  • Mexicana de Aviación y Air Canada firman una alianza para el mercado latinoamericano
  • P&O Stena Line controla el 50 por ciento de los tráficos entre Gran Bretaña y el continente

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 1999
  • SCI frames $ 1.2 bn expansion plan
  • Reserve Bank relaxes norms for infrastructure funding
  • Former RBI dy governor disfavours lowering interest rates further
  • Indo-Lanka talks on duty-free access for tea
  • Bihar now 4th largest silk producer
  • AP's exportable prawns placed at Rs 1,000 cr
  • MoPT trying to woo Chennai-bound ore
  • Woollen exports warm up by 3.3 per cent
  • Indo-Israeli trade points to higher growth
  • Economy heading for upturn: Sinha
  • India participates in Basel '99 show
  • WB drawing up core sector framework for India
  • KPT contributes Rs 35 cr investment towards Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd
  • KFTZ banks on Exim policy for better performance
  • Malaysia offers expertise to develop palm oil estates
  • Pulses output set to hit new record

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 1999
  • Bunker market report for North Europe and ARA
  • Mediterranean market review
  • Report predicts East Asian refining overcapacity
  • Fears that piracy could cause Asian oil disaster

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 1999
  • Ulstein set for Vickers ownership
    By Tuesday 4 May all the formalities for acquisition of Norway's Ulstein Group will have been completed. New British owners,Vickers plc will then take over all shares in Ulstein Holding ASA through its wholly owned Norwegian subsidiary ,Vickers Marine AS.
  • Avondale earnings up
    Avondale Industries, Inc.has reported results for the first quarter of 1999 that included net income of $7.5 million, or $0.56 per diluted share. That compares to net income of $5.3 million, or $0.37 per diluted share for the same period in 1998
  • Hvide reports first quarter loss
    Hvide Marine Incorporated today reported a net loss of $9.1 million or $0.59 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. In the year-earlier period, Hvide had net income of $6.5 million or $0.39 per diluted share after an extraordinary item.
  • "Frank meeting" on fate of Kværner Philadelphia
    The Philadelphia Inquirer reports there was a "very frank" meeting in London this week between Pennsylvania officials and the head of the Kværner Group. But it shed no new light on future ownership of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard project following Kværner's decision to exit shipbuilding.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Una ricerca Cnel evidenzia la perdita di competitività degli scali nei mari del Nord
    Il Mediterraneo si riscopre al centro dei traffici mondiali
  • E la Ue punta sul mare per evitare strade e binari
  • I vecchi «sistemi portuali» rinascono con la logistica
  • Crisi dei cantieri, grido d'allarme dei Paesi europei
  • Il gruppo romano noleggia una nave passeggeri Valtur, nuovi mercati dai villaggi alle crociere
  • Commessa da 210 miliardi dalla greca Anek alla Sec

Cargonews Asiaweb site
  • Feeling the pinch from regional woes
  • TMN at centre of Thai fleet speculation
  • Columbus Line's Pacific Islands service operator, South ...
  • K Line expands intra-Asia route
  • Greybox hope to clear cloudy skies
  • Suez deal set to draw Asian trade
  • ATI Argentina interest sold
  • Luzon eyed in two-port plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Outrage at $1bn port bills in US
    Shipowners face an annual bill of $1bn to fund the dredging and maintenance of US ports under proposals laid down by the US administration.
  • Ultra-orthodox Jews . . .
    Ultra-orthodox Jews pass a column of election posters in Jerusalem showing the Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu and defaced posters of the religious Shas party leader Arieh Deri, a key ally of Netanyahu's. Israel goes to the polls on May 17, with the business community expecting whichever party wins to launch reforms aimed at creating economic growth as the slump of the past three years continues.
  • Slump in tanker rates likely to hit Concordia
    The dramatic slump in tanker rates has forced Concordia Maritime to reduce substantially its profit forecast for 1999.
  • Mixed first quarter for Antwerp and Zeebrugge
    THE Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge said they reported mixed freight traffic figures in the first three months of the year, with Antwerp traffic down 8.1% to 27.5m tonnes from a year earlier, and Zeebrugge up 7.9% to 8.9m tonnes.
  • BP Amoco Shipping head rails against the use of ageing tonnage
    RICHARD Paniguian, head of BP Amoco Shipping, has spoken out strongly against elderly tonnage in his first public statement since the merger of the two oil majors.
  • North of England warning on Woolf reforms on injury cases
    Shipowners will need to react quickly and diligently to personal injury claims which may be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in England and Wales following implementation of the Woolf Reforms in the English civil justice system, the North of England P&I Association has warned.
  • Foreign firms join race for Chilean ports
    International port developers are converging on Chile following the restart of the country's stalled port privatisation process.
  • Industrial strife hurts Santos
    Port inefficiencies and industrial strife continue to hamper the development of Santos in Brazil and a regional port, new figures have shown.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 29, 1999
  • Attica may go global
  • Massive tanker fleet gathers off Fujairah
  • US to relax Iran grain sanctions
  • Striking Daewoo workers return to work
  • PDVSA plans fleet growth
  • European shipowners form short sea interest group
  • Intertanko elects new head
  • Canada sets up eight more port authorities
  • US task force to examine port crime
  • Concordia likely to miss forecast
  • Newly focused MISC orders new tankers
  • Tokyo tops Yokohama for container handling
  • Club warns on personal injury reforms
  • Hoyer Odfjell director against capital punishment
  • Cho Yang opens terminal at Kwangyang
  • Baltic indices continue upward trend

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers to offer two-way bookings
  • Federal truck safety: On road to overhaul as deaths mount
  • Customs experts to study trade measures FTAA meeting
  • Transport sector working to put brakes on theft
  • Contract language can cut cargo theft costs
  • EU ministers confirm year delay to plane noise law
  • James Butcher named president of HUAL North America, replacing Alfred Stretz
  • House finally passes water bill, port dredging projects can begin
  • North Carolina Railroad reaches tentative pact with Norfolk Southern
  • Lucas Aerospace, Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke win cargo system contract for new Airbus 340
  • Consolidated Freightways using NewChannel for interactive Internet sales
  • US finds Japan guilty of dumping hot-rolled steel
  • Ford scraps plans to build Brazilian assembly plant in dispute over incentives
  • Mercedes-Benz opens new Alabama parts consolidation center
  • APL said its negotiated hundreds of contracts during run-up to May 1 deregulation
Transportation
  • Swiss air cargo giants team up
  • Labor bogs down STB reauthorization with demands
  • Asian nations put rails back on track
  • KCS rail units post 24% decline in income
  • Detroit judge treats thieves harshly
  • Dayton's Schnupp stumps to protect supply chain
  • Retailer flexes its muscle in sting operation
  • Security group modifies mission as it grows
  • Anti-theft devices work, when they're used
Maritime
  • Evergreen, Cosco in talks on landmark alliance
  • In Panama: A race for presidency and control over canal
  • Traffic-management system gets off to rough start
  • Latin port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers to offer two-way bookings
  • Federal truck safety: On road to overhaul as deaths mount
  • Customs experts to study trade measures FTAA meeting
  • Transport sector working to put brakes on theft
  • Contract language can cut cargo theft costs
  • EU ministers confirm year delay to plane noise law
  • James Butcher named president of HUAL North America, replacing Alfred Stretz
  • House finally passes water bill, port dredging projects can begin
  • North Carolina Railroad reaches tentative pact with Norfolk Southern
  • Lucas Aerospace, Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke win cargo system contract for new Airbus 340
  • Consolidated Freightways using NewChannel for interactive Internet sales
  • US finds Japan guilty of dumping hot-rolled steel
  • Ford scraps plans to build Brazilian assembly plant in dispute over incentives
  • Mercedes-Benz opens new Alabama parts consolidation center
  • APL said its negotiated hundreds of contracts during run-up to May 1 deregulation
Transportation
  • Swiss air cargo giants team up
  • Labor bogs down STB reauthorization with demands
  • Asian nations put rails back on track
  • KCS rail units post 24% decline in income
  • Detroit judge treats thieves harshly
  • Dayton's Schnupp stumps to protect supply chain
  • Retailer flexes its muscle in sting operation
  • Security group modifies mission as it grows
  • Anti-theft devices work, when they're used
Maritime
  • Evergreen, Cosco in talks on landmark alliance
  • In Panama: A race for presidency and control over canal
  • Traffic-management system gets off to rough start
  • Latin port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers to offer two-way bookings
  • Federal truck safety: On road to overhaul as deaths mount
  • Customs experts to study trade measures FTAA meeting
  • Transport sector working to put brakes on theft
  • Contract language can cut cargo theft costs
  • EU ministers confirm year delay to plane noise law
  • James Butcher named president of HUAL North America, replacing Alfred Stretz
  • House finally passes water bill, port dredging projects can begin
  • North Carolina Railroad reaches tentative pact with Norfolk Southern
  • Lucas Aerospace, Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke win cargo system contract for new Airbus 340
  • Consolidated Freightways using NewChannel for interactive Internet sales
  • US finds Japan guilty of dumping hot-rolled steel
  • Ford scraps plans to build Brazilian assembly plant in dispute over incentives
  • Mercedes-Benz opens new Alabama parts consolidation center
  • APL said its negotiated hundreds of contracts during run-up to May 1 deregulation
Transportation
  • Swiss air cargo giants team up
  • Labor bogs down STB reauthorization with demands
  • Asian nations put rails back on track
  • KCS rail units post 24% decline in income
  • Detroit judge treats thieves harshly
  • Dayton's Schnupp stumps to protect supply chain
  • Retailer flexes its muscle in sting operation
  • Security group modifies mission as it grows
  • Anti-theft devices work, when they're used
Maritime
  • Evergreen, Cosco in talks on landmark alliance
  • In Panama: A race for presidency and control over canal
  • Traffic-management system gets off to rough start
  • Latin port roundup

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • CMB a revendu la CNN
    Un an et demi après avoir acquis la CNN (Compagnie Nouvelle de Navigation) et toutes les activités qui s'y rapportaient, le groupe CMB a cédé la majeure partie de cette entreprise à l'entité Transports Maritimes et Logistiques, qui est composée majoritairement du management, soutenu par la Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) et NatWest. La transaction sera effective le 15 juin prochain. Elle porte sur la participation de 92,5% dans le capital, qui correspond à 90,2% des droits de vote. Dans le cadre de cette opération, CMB enregistre une moins-value de 15 millions d'EUR dans les comptes consolidés. Mais le groupe belge contrôle désormais à 100% l'armement pétrolier Euronav, ce qui a toujours été son objectif.
  • Katoen Natie implanterait un petit terminal polyvalent à Terneuzen
    Le groupe Katoen Natie/Seaport Terminals signerait dans les tout prochains jours un contrat avec l'autorité des ports zélandais et le groupe Dow Chemical Benelux pour l'aménagement d'un petit terminal à containers polyvalent qui serait implanté dans la lagune à marée du Braakmanhaven, où se trouvent actuellement deux jetées où accostent de petits navires de mer desservant l'entreprise chimique en question. Le patron du groupe KTN/SP, Fernand Huts, se refuse pour l'heure à tout commentaire à ce sujet, ayant l'habitude de réserver ce type d'information pour ses conférences de presse.
  • Dachser entre à 70% dans le capital de Graveleau
    Comme prévu (voir LL du 28/4), le groupe allemand Dachser vient de prendre une participation - de 70% - dans le capital du groupe français Transports Graveleau. Les deux entreprises conserveront chacune leur identité propre, mais elles travailleront désormais avec le souci de créer un effet de réseau à l'échelle de l'Europe.
  • L'application de la législation douanière européenne source de paperasserie sans précédent
    La nouvelle procédure douanière, en matière de dédouanement de tous types de marchandises pour les exportateurs basés en Belgique, entrera en application à partir du 1er mai. Cette procédure est en fait l'application de la réglementation européenne qui aurait dû figurer depuis quelques années déjà dans notre législation nationale. Dans un article précédent dans notre page expédition du 25 février dernier, nous avions présenté une large analyse des conséquences éventuelles de cette mesure. La conclusion était que son application immédiate en Belgique était quasiment impossible et que des mesures de transition étaient nécessaires. La douane belge a cependant opté pour une application permanente dans l'article 161 en question, avec deux possibilités de dérogation. Et ce sont précisément ces mesures de transition qui sont actuellement la cause de cette paperasserie sans précédent dans les bureaux de douane.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta. About 5000 delegates attended this year's event in Atlanta to discuss current trends and developments in intermodal traffic.
Maritime
  • "Ultrafast" ferries in Japan. Two Japanese carriers plan to deploy two ultrafast ferries between Tokyo and Tomokomai, with government support.
  • Tecomar will offer two weekly trans-Atlantic departures.
  • Zim serves Xingang on a weekly fixed-day basis.
  • LaLine launches new a Northwest Europe-Norway service.
  • Norasia has set up North American agency network, and will receive its first newbuildings from China in a few months.
  • Eight ro/ro carriers have established an action group.
  • Plans for a new trans-Atlantic agreement have been shelved.
Ports and Terminals
  • Santos Brasil is set to order panamax cranes for Tecon.
  • Oakland approves a USD 400 million container berth project.
  • ECT handles its 500,000th box for the Grand Alliance in Rotterdam.
  • Rotterdam Bulk Terminal is set up as a joint venture.
  • Hamina and Sea-Land form a joint box terminal operating company.
  • Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity.
  • New publications: Drewry has issued a new study on North European container ports which shows major ownership and operational changes.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Danzas to buy ASG. The Swiss logistics provider Danzas plans to take over the Swedish ASG Group, subject to EU approval.
  • Pakhoed NV posted weak first quarter results this year.
  • Stinnes now holds over 95% of BTL.
  • Calendar of events: National Freight Congress & Transport Expo in Melbourne.
Aviation
  • SwissGlobalCargo is being set up as a joint company by Panalpina with 55% and SAirLogistics with 45%.
  • Delta exceeded expectations with its third quarter results.
  • Cargolux achieved more record figures in fiscal 1998.
  • Moritz Suter of Crossair presents a new concept for his carrier, which posted top figures in 1998.
  • TNT sells cargo space; its parent, TPG, reached its aim for 1998.
  • 1998 was an unsatisfactory year for Swisscargo.
  • ATC Aviation represents China Airlines Cargo in Switzerland.
  • Tiaca creates a Shippers Advisory Council to improve communication.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta. About 5000 delegates attended this year's event in Atlanta to discuss current trends and developments in intermodal traffic.
Maritime
  • "Ultrafast" ferries in Japan. Two Japanese carriers plan to deploy two ultrafast ferries between Tokyo and Tomokomai, with government support.
  • Tecomar will offer two weekly trans-Atlantic departures.
  • Zim serves Xingang on a weekly fixed-day basis.
  • LaLine launches new a Northwest Europe-Norway service.
  • Norasia has set up North American agency network, and will receive its first newbuildings from China in a few months.
  • Eight ro/ro carriers have established an action group.
  • Plans for a new trans-Atlantic agreement have been shelved.
Ports and Terminals
  • Santos Brasil is set to order panamax cranes for Tecon.
  • Oakland approves a USD 400 million container berth project.
  • ECT handles its 500,000th box for the Grand Alliance in Rotterdam.
  • Rotterdam Bulk Terminal is set up as a joint venture.
  • Hamina and Sea-Land form a joint box terminal operating company.
  • Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity.
  • New publications: Drewry has issued a new study on North European container ports which shows major ownership and operational changes.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Danzas to buy ASG. The Swiss logistics provider Danzas plans to take over the Swedish ASG Group, subject to EU approval.
  • Pakhoed NV posted weak first quarter results this year.
  • Stinnes now holds over 95% of BTL.
  • Calendar of events: National Freight Congress & Transport Expo in Melbourne.
Aviation
  • SwissGlobalCargo is being set up as a joint company by Panalpina with 55% and SAirLogistics with 45%.
  • Delta exceeded expectations with its third quarter results.
  • Cargolux achieved more record figures in fiscal 1998.
  • Moritz Suter of Crossair presents a new concept for his carrier, which posted top figures in 1998.
  • TNT sells cargo space; its parent, TPG, reached its aim for 1998.
  • 1998 was an unsatisfactory year for Swisscargo.
  • ATC Aviation represents China Airlines Cargo in Switzerland.
  • Tiaca creates a Shippers Advisory Council to improve communication.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta. About 5000 delegates attended this year's event in Atlanta to discuss current trends and developments in intermodal traffic.
Maritime
  • "Ultrafast" ferries in Japan. Two Japanese carriers plan to deploy two ultrafast ferries between Tokyo and Tomokomai, with government support.
  • Tecomar will offer two weekly trans-Atlantic departures.
  • Zim serves Xingang on a weekly fixed-day basis.
  • LaLine launches new a Northwest Europe-Norway service.
  • Norasia has set up North American agency network, and will receive its first newbuildings from China in a few months.
  • Eight ro/ro carriers have established an action group.
  • Plans for a new trans-Atlantic agreement have been shelved.
Ports and Terminals
  • Santos Brasil is set to order panamax cranes for Tecon.
  • Oakland approves a USD 400 million container berth project.
  • ECT handles its 500,000th box for the Grand Alliance in Rotterdam.
  • Rotterdam Bulk Terminal is set up as a joint venture.
  • Hamina and Sea-Land form a joint box terminal operating company.
  • Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity.
  • New publications: Drewry has issued a new study on North European container ports which shows major ownership and operational changes.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Danzas to buy ASG. The Swiss logistics provider Danzas plans to take over the Swedish ASG Group, subject to EU approval.
  • Pakhoed NV posted weak first quarter results this year.
  • Stinnes now holds over 95% of BTL.
  • Calendar of events: National Freight Congress & Transport Expo in Melbourne.
Aviation
  • SwissGlobalCargo is being set up as a joint company by Panalpina with 55% and SAirLogistics with 45%.
  • Delta exceeded expectations with its third quarter results.
  • Cargolux achieved more record figures in fiscal 1998.
  • Moritz Suter of Crossair presents a new concept for his carrier, which posted top figures in 1998.
  • TNT sells cargo space; its parent, TPG, reached its aim for 1998.
  • 1998 was an unsatisfactory year for Swisscargo.
  • ATC Aviation represents China Airlines Cargo in Switzerland.
  • Tiaca creates a Shippers Advisory Council to improve communication.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta. About 5000 delegates attended this year's event in Atlanta to discuss current trends and developments in intermodal traffic.
Maritime
  • "Ultrafast" ferries in Japan. Two Japanese carriers plan to deploy two ultrafast ferries between Tokyo and Tomokomai, with government support.
  • Tecomar will offer two weekly trans-Atlantic departures.
  • Zim serves Xingang on a weekly fixed-day basis.
  • LaLine launches new a Northwest Europe-Norway service.
  • Norasia has set up North American agency network, and will receive its first newbuildings from China in a few months.
  • Eight ro/ro carriers have established an action group.
  • Plans for a new trans-Atlantic agreement have been shelved.
Ports and Terminals
  • Santos Brasil is set to order panamax cranes for Tecon.
  • Oakland approves a USD 400 million container berth project.
  • ECT handles its 500,000th box for the Grand Alliance in Rotterdam.
  • Rotterdam Bulk Terminal is set up as a joint venture.
  • Hamina and Sea-Land form a joint box terminal operating company.
  • Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity.
  • New publications: Drewry has issued a new study on North European container ports which shows major ownership and operational changes.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Danzas to buy ASG. The Swiss logistics provider Danzas plans to take over the Swedish ASG Group, subject to EU approval.
  • Pakhoed NV posted weak first quarter results this year.
  • Stinnes now holds over 95% of BTL.
  • Calendar of events: National Freight Congress & Transport Expo in Melbourne.
Aviation
  • SwissGlobalCargo is being set up as a joint company by Panalpina with 55% and SAirLogistics with 45%.
  • Delta exceeded expectations with its third quarter results.
  • Cargolux achieved more record figures in fiscal 1998.
  • Moritz Suter of Crossair presents a new concept for his carrier, which posted top figures in 1998.
  • TNT sells cargo space; its parent, TPG, reached its aim for 1998.
  • 1998 was an unsatisfactory year for Swisscargo.
  • ATC Aviation represents China Airlines Cargo in Switzerland.
  • Tiaca creates a Shippers Advisory Council to improve communication.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta. About 5000 delegates attended this year's event in Atlanta to discuss current trends and developments in intermodal traffic.
Maritime
  • "Ultrafast" ferries in Japan. Two Japanese carriers plan to deploy two ultrafast ferries between Tokyo and Tomokomai, with government support.
  • Tecomar will offer two weekly trans-Atlantic departures.
  • Zim serves Xingang on a weekly fixed-day basis.
  • LaLine launches new a Northwest Europe-Norway service.
  • Norasia has set up North American agency network, and will receive its first newbuildings from China in a few months.
  • Eight ro/ro carriers have established an action group.
  • Plans for a new trans-Atlantic agreement have been shelved.
Ports and Terminals
  • Santos Brasil is set to order panamax cranes for Tecon.
  • Oakland approves a USD 400 million container berth project.
  • ECT handles its 500,000th box for the Grand Alliance in Rotterdam.
  • Rotterdam Bulk Terminal is set up as a joint venture.
  • Hamina and Sea-Land form a joint box terminal operating company.
  • Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity.
  • New publications: Drewry has issued a new study on North European container ports which shows major ownership and operational changes.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Danzas to buy ASG. The Swiss logistics provider Danzas plans to take over the Swedish ASG Group, subject to EU approval.
  • Pakhoed NV posted weak first quarter results this year.
  • Stinnes now holds over 95% of BTL.
  • Calendar of events: National Freight Congress & Transport Expo in Melbourne.
Aviation
  • SwissGlobalCargo is being set up as a joint company by Panalpina with 55% and SAirLogistics with 45%.
  • Delta exceeded expectations with its third quarter results.
  • Cargolux achieved more record figures in fiscal 1998.
  • Moritz Suter of Crossair presents a new concept for his carrier, which posted top figures in 1998.
  • TNT sells cargo space; its parent, TPG, reached its aim for 1998.
  • 1998 was an unsatisfactory year for Swisscargo.
  • ATC Aviation represents China Airlines Cargo in Switzerland.
  • Tiaca creates a Shippers Advisory Council to improve communication.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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