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BRIEFS
November 5, 1997

  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle


  • Quick action helped S'pore avoid heavy cost of spill
    Major ecological as well as economic disaster averted: Mah Bow Tan
  • Danzas sticks to expansion policy in Asia-Pacific
  • Maersk Line to take stake in PSA Corp's Dalian venture
  • Penang handles 15.8% more cargo

  • Boeing to phase out MD-80 and MD-90
    Future of smaller 100-seat MD-95 hinges on cutting production costs
  • Ansett drops first class seats on B747 int'l flights
  • SIA's load factor in Sept up 0.5 point to 71.9%
  • Porsche may build Thai assembly plant: trade official
  • US-Japan air talks to resume on Nov 14
  • London to put pressure on Paris over truckers' strike
  • US Supreme Court seeks govt's views on limits to airline lawsuits
  • Accident victim wins US$37m award against Suzuki

  • Asia dominates the market
    Japan and S Korea are the giants of world shipbuilding, with China now firmly in third place


  • 30% of vessels will miss ISM deadline
    THE International Mari-time Organisation has been forced to concede that almost one ship in three will fail to meet the International Safety Management code by next July's deadline.
  • 'Make non-compliers quit'
    SOME shipowners simply cannot be bothered to implement the International Safety Management Code and should be ordered to quit the industry, a senior British shipmanagement executive claimed yesterday, writes David Osler.
  • Storli takes over Andino
    LEADING parcel tanker operator Storli is expanding in the Caribbean and South American markets through the acquisition of Andino Chemical Tankers.
  • Theft increase troubles cargo insurers in CIS
    THEFT and pilfering have overtaken damage as the biggest problem facing cargo insurers in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  • New mood takes over at P&O Nedlloyd
    A HALCYON period for staff at P&O Containers and Nedlloyd followed the news that the companies were to join forces. But enthusiasm about the merger soon turned to apprehension as employees started to worry about their job prospects.
  • Ferry firms seek legal advice over refugee costs
    FACED with the prospect of an estimated '500,000 ($806,450) bill, Channel ferry companies are taking legal advice on whether they are responsible for the repatriation costs of Czechs and Slovaks who have flooded into Dover in recent weeks seeking asylum in Britain.
  • Designers look at 5,000 teu boxship for Panama Canal
    A DESIGN for a containership able to transit the Panama Canal loaded with 5,000 teu is creating considerable interest among shipowners.
  • Tokyo bid to ban organic tin paint on ships' hulls
    JAPAN's government is to propose a ban on the use of organic tin paint on ships' bottoms at the International Maritime Organisation's Ocean Environ-ment Protection Committee meeting in London next March.


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NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • Anaconda boost for Fremantle
    NEW trade is predicted for Western Australia on the back of a A$7m ($5m) expansion at Fremantle Port Authority's (FPA) Kwinana Bulk Cargo Jetty.
  • North East passage breached by non-Russian ship
    THE 16,000 dwt product tanker Uikku of Nemarc Shipping Company has completed the 3,454 nautical mile voyage through the North East passage
  • Red Funnel orders hi-speed catamaran
    RED Funnel, which runs services from Southampton, has signed a contract with local manufacturer FBM Marine for a Red Jet Hi-Speed catamaran.
  • Energy share sale lifts First Olsen to profit
    FIRST Olsen Tankers Ltd (FOTL) has reported a profit following a $23.4m share sale in Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Irish Ferries pulls out of Le Havre
    IRISH Ferries is switching its custom from the French port of Le Havre and will concentrate its passenger services to France in Cherbourg and Roscoff as from the next holiday season.
  • Refugee dispute threat to ferry firms
    FERRY companies operating routes across the English Channel may have to meet the cost of sending home some of the hundreds of Czech and Slovak refugees.
  • Willis Corroon profits pounded by sterling
    LEADING insurance broker and risk management company Willis Corroon reported nine months profits down '17.7m ($30m) compared with the same stage last year.
  • Violence flares in French trucking dispute
    SIX British truck drivers have been attacked in the French trucking dispute.
  • Rise in operating costs hits Mosvold Shipping
    A SHARP rise in vessel operating expenses shaved 70 per cent of the nine-month pretax profit of Mosvold Shipping.
  • UK yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    NORWAY'S COLOR Line has awarded a '1.2m ($2m) contract for the refit and modification of a ferry to a UK yard.
  • Storli buys Andino Chemical Tankers
    NORWEGIAN chemical carrier specialist Storli has bought the Houston-based chemical tanker company Andino Chemical Tankers for about $40m.
  • Kvaerner re-financing deal rumoured
    KVAERNER is rumoured to be negotiating with banks to sell part of its shipbuilding orderbook.
  • OTAL restructures its operations
    UK-based liner OT Africa Line (OTAL) is restructuring its company operations under a single holding company named OTAL Holdings.
  • Jetfoil service proposed for British Columbia
    A joint venture jetfoil operation has been proposed between Vancouver and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
  • Kvaerner looking at major refinancing deal
    Kvaerner is rumoured to be negotiating with major banks to sell part of the group's shipbuilding orderbook.
  • Westgate loses container service
    NEW Zealand's Port of Taranaki has lost its only container shipping service across the Tasman.
  • Mexican oil ports shut down again
    SEVERE weather problems again caused the shutdown of two Mexican oil ports on Sunday, just days after they were reopened after similar problems.
  • Friede Goldman buys Marystown Shipyard for C$1
    THE Newfoundland government has sold the Marystown Shipyard to Friede Goldman International of Jackson, Mississippi, for a dollar after years of trying to shed the yard.
  • 70 per cent of ships to meet ISM target says IMO
    APPROXIMATELY 70 per cent of ships covered by the ISM Code are expected to comply when it becomes mandatory on July 1 1998, the IMO says.


  • New appointment to US surface transport post
  • Canal transport to go via land
  • Grand financial year for Port of Long Beach
  • Volume still down at Kobe
  • Rate rise on Far East-Mediterranean routes
  • PN2 service to begin Hakata calls
  • India greenlights 34 port and road schemes
  • Basic training plea from TIACA
  • Dubai desperately seeking space
  • Airbus Industrie flying high


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NOVEMBER 4, 1997
  • French employers continue their refusal
  • Pressure on France increases
  • "I gambled and lost"
  • Rail shuttle investigated by Brussels
  • DAF tests LPG trucks


  • Mass limits revealed
    After a four-year research project, involving studies across eighteen countries, the NRTC will today unveil the results of its Mass Limits Review - described by the trucking industry as the single most important trucking reform.
  • Trade rises in Melbourne
    A light drop in coastal trade through the port of Melbourne has been more than outweighed by a jump of almost three-quarters of a million tonnes in overseas traffic, according to the annual report of the Melbourne Port Corporation. And despite cutting wharfage by 20 per cent during the year, the corporation has recorded a profit of $27 million after abnormals and before tax.
  • Qantas, TNT sign space deal
    In a move which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, Qantas Freight and TNT Express Worldwide have signed a landmark global agreement guaranteeing TNT capacity on 'nominated primary' Qantas flights.
  • Refloat NOL Amber resumes voyage
    NOL's 38,000 DWT containership NOL Amber is expected to resume her AAX voyage following inspections by classification society ABS. The ship floated clear of Larpent Bank in the Torres Strait late on Monday, apparently with out damage or pollution, before a salvage tug could reach her.
  • Cruise passengers targeted
    The burgeoning holiday cruise industry is the target of a new Australian guide which provides operators and travel agents with details on everything from ports and anchorages to possible itineraries. Meanwhile the Victorian Government has declared Melbourne's cruise season 'open' with the arrival of Fair Princess on the annual Melbourne Cup cruise.


  • Anacortes sees changes under new port director
  • Expeditors sees record quarterly earnings
  • Canadian airline will start flights from Washington state to Alberta
  • Precision Castparts Corp buys Wisconsin manufacturing firm
  • U.N. adopts air pollution rules for ships


  • Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles add capacity but they still can't keep pace with growing gateway demand
  • French truck strike challenges shippers
  • KLM forecasts a record year as its first-half profit doubles
  • Conrail breakup worries others
  • Lott-Breaux compromise
  • 3rd-quarter earnings rose at AEI
  • Income up at GWI shortline
  • Two Louisiana terminals leave mark on economy
  • UP tangle results in provisional Houston track rights for Texas-Mexican Railway
  • Clinton line-item veto could scuttle dock expansion project for Seward
  • Sailing the high Zs with Tugz International
  • India shipping firm to raise overseas loan to buy tankers
  • Eastern railroads support safety plan
  • Hong Kong box maker to buy stake in mainland company
  • Companies offering swift solutions to the looming Millennium crisis
  • Small railroad worries it will get lost in the Conrail shuffle

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
IFM Investors to acquire CPPIB and OMERS' stakes in Associated British Ports
London
Agreement reached for the transfer of 63.9% of the capital of the British port group
DSV, Air & Sea and Contract Logistics drive third quarter, while road transport slows
Copenhagen
Road division suffers from problems following Schenker integration
Decarbonizing shipping: The UK should learn from FuelEU Maritime's mistakes.
London
The UK Chamber of Shipping presents the government with a document with lessons from the first two years of application of the European regulation
The port of Antwerp-Bruges returns to growth in the third quarter, with a +2.5% after two quarters of decline
Antwerp
Containers, ro-ro and dry bulk are driving the recovery, while steel and energy products remain in difficulty
Interferry renews alarm over postponement of road haulage inclusion in the EU ETS
Victoria
Roos: The burdens and challenges of decarbonisation cannot be borne by individual sectors
The port of Trieste recovers on container traffic in the third quarter, but the railway remains in difficulty
Trieste
Liquid bulk on the rise
Record quarterly cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals
Istanbul
Only the numbers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic region are decreasing
Rheinmetall confirms partnership with MSC for acquisition of Romanian shipyard in Mangalia
Düsseldorf
The purchase price of approximately 138 million euros will be paid jointly by the two partners
Strait of Hormuz: Another weekend of attacks on ships
Tehran/Southampton
First use of RPG anti-tank rocket fired from a small vessel
Port of Rotterdam: General cargo declines in third quarter, bulk traffic increases
Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2026, 323.2 million tonnes were handled (+0.9%)
The Ligurian Shipbuilding Observatory is born: a sector worth two billion euros and employing over 10,000 people.
Genoa
AdSP, Confindustria Genova and Unione Industriali Savona launch permanent monitoring of the sector
BPA says UK container growth depends on investment, not carbon leakage
London
A report by the British association contests the Spanish Observatory: the indicator in teu-miles does not measure real volumes and amplifies the effect of the order of ports of call
ETS: Shipping accounts for 10% of emissions but pays nearly 20% of the bill.
Brussels
ECSA Study: European Shipowners Call for Triple SMAP Quotas for Sustainable Fuels and Technologies
AP Moller Capital to acquire Portek International Port Group
Copenhagen
It will be sold by the Japanese company Mitsui & Co.
Washington and Madrid's port dispute threatens to escalate into a trade war.
Washington
The FMC proposes a levy of 200 thousand dollars per voyage on ships under the Spanish flag and restrictions on the import of certain products
Port reform: the Commission rejects the governance changes to Ports of Italy.
Rome
Yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies' Committee voted on Article 9 of Bill 2925: the opposition's amendments were rejected; further consideration has been postponed to another session.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time record for quarterly container throughput (TEUs)
Singapore
Marine fuel sales highlight ongoing transformation of fuel market
Two container ships hit by shells while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Singapore
The "GFS Pride" suffered damage and a fire on board, and subsequently sank
Attacks on ships and ports: ETF appeals to EU leaders
Brussels
"We need action, not another declaration of concern": the union calls for worker safety to be placed at the heart of the European response in the Black Sea.
RINA held responsible for the sinking of the Al Salam Boccaccio '98 , according to the Genoa court.
Genoa
The company declares its profound disagreement and recalls the conclusions of other investigations
Peru plans second major national port
File
The port of Corío will be built on the southern coast of the country to also serve Brazilian exports
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea are multiplying.
Sofia/Southampton/New Delhi
Two vessels hit in Bulgaria's special economic zone
Maritime ETS: SMAP under scrutiny by those who produce the fuels of the future
Brussels
A joint letter from producers, utilities, shipowners and NGOs calls for the reservation of quotas for e-fuels and the introduction of advance booking
The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
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
The Regional Administrative Court of Liguria has ruled that...
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.
Access to the port of Ravenna is authorized for vessels with a maximum draft of 11.00 meters.
Ravenna
Benevolent: it is a fundamental step for the economic and strategic development of the airport
Port of Genoa extends food inspection authorization to PSA SECH terminal
Genoa
The provision of the Ministry of Health expands the categories of products that can be subjected to control
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
ABB reports record orders of $12 billion in the third quarter.
Zurich
Revenues and profits also increased, while the group announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric
In the third quarter of 2026, containers in the port of Barcelona decreased by -9.2%
Barcelona
The decline was driven by a 19.9% reduction in transhipment traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports terminals set new quarterly container throughput record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September also volumes handled by CMPort
In August, the ports of Western Liguria handled 5.2 million tons of goods (+1.6)
Genoa
In Genoa, an increase of +6.1% was recorded, while Savona-Vado Ligure suffered a decrease of -10.0%.
Raben Italy opens a new warehouse in Pomezia
Milan
The goal is to consolidate the positioning and territorial expansion in road transport
Port of La Spezia signs agreement to develop blue economy and security projects
La Spezia
It was signed by the AdSP and the Foundation of the National Centre of the Underwater Dimension
The Port of Long Beach celebrates new monthly container throughput record
Long Beach
New all-time high also in the July-September quarter
The tender for the partial demolition of the North Pier of the Port of Ancona has been launched.
Ancona
The intervention includes the regularization of the relevant seabeds
HMM invests over $1.6 billion for 12 new container ships
Busan
By 2029, the delivery of eight 13,000 TEU vessels, three 2,800 TEU vessels and one 1,700 TEU vessel
Paolo Pessina confirmed as president of Federagenti
Rome
Unanimous vote of the Federation assembly
Negotiations have begun to renew the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
The parties have agreed on a busy schedule of meetings
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 15.1% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
In September the increase was +25.0%
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
ANIFORMAR, CONFORMAR, and 15 training centers challenge the MIT-MEF decree: increases reach up to 149.3%.
The Spinelli Group has opened a new empty container depot in Novi Ligure.
Genoa
Investment worth 14 million euros
Rhenus integrates its logistics services into a single hub at the Padua Interporto.
Padua
The site will bring together road transport, air and sea freight, warehousing and specialized services
A truck driver dies at the Cagliari canal port.
Cagliari
He would have been crushed by a load of large pipes
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
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Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
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.
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
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
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
››› 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
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
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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.
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
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