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BRIEFS

February 5, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

MPA to restrict use of line-towed barges
From June 1, 2000, their use is prohibited in western sector of port at night
Leader of Asian piracy syndicate not a S'porean
S'pore ship detained in Sydney
M'sia will not impose fee on users of Malacca Straits

Air and Land Transport

Swissair ordered to check wiring on MD-11 fleet
US aviation agency wants inspection of aircraft to be completed by mid-April
Ansett to code-share with ANA, lease jets from SIA
Air Canada turns in 4th-qtr loss
Aeroflot chief revamps management
GM disappointed by Jan sales

Features

Asia urged to combine forces
Region has the will but needs a more concerted approach if it wants to win the fight against piracy

Columns

Shortfall in fuel does not entitle charterer to cancel charterparty

Shipping Times

Shipping News

MPA to restrict use of line-towed barges
From June 1, 2000, their use is prohibited in western sector of port at night
Leader of Asian piracy syndicate not a S'porean
S'pore ship detained in Sydney
M'sia will not impose fee on users of Malacca Straits

Air and Land Transport

Swissair ordered to check wiring on MD-11 fleet
US aviation agency wants inspection of aircraft to be completed by mid-April
Ansett to code-share with ANA, lease jets from SIA
Air Canada turns in 4th-qtr loss
Aeroflot chief revamps management
GM disappointed by Jan sales

Features

Asia urged to combine forces
Region has the will but needs a more concerted approach if it wants to win the fight against piracy

Columns

Shortfall in fuel does not entitle charterer to cancel charterparty

Shipping Times

Shipping News

MPA to restrict use of line-towed barges
From June 1, 2000, their use is prohibited in western sector of port at night
Leader of Asian piracy syndicate not a S'porean
S'pore ship detained in Sydney
M'sia will not impose fee on users of Malacca Straits

Air and Land Transport

Swissair ordered to check wiring on MD-11 fleet
US aviation agency wants inspection of aircraft to be completed by mid-April
Ansett to code-share with ANA, lease jets from SIA
Air Canada turns in 4th-qtr loss
Aeroflot chief revamps management
GM disappointed by Jan sales

Features

Asia urged to combine forces
Region has the will but needs a more concerted approach if it wants to win the fight against piracy

Columns

Shortfall in fuel does not entitle charterer to cancel charterparty

Shipping Times

Shipping News

MPA to restrict use of line-towed barges
From June 1, 2000, their use is prohibited in western sector of port at night
Leader of Asian piracy syndicate not a S'porean
S'pore ship detained in Sydney
M'sia will not impose fee on users of Malacca Straits

Air and Land Transport

Swissair ordered to check wiring on MD-11 fleet
US aviation agency wants inspection of aircraft to be completed by mid-April
Ansett to code-share with ANA, lease jets from SIA
Air Canada turns in 4th-qtr loss
Aeroflot chief revamps management
GM disappointed by Jan sales

Features

Asia urged to combine forces
Region has the will but needs a more concerted approach if it wants to win the fight against piracy

Columns

Shortfall in fuel does not entitle charterer to cancel charterparty

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Hutchison becomes world's largest port operator Future bright for Hong Kong Japan top of China's trade list Japan rejects customs revamp Shipping companies look to balanced trade Canada Maritime adds tracking facility to web site HAFFA offers help to members hit by airport opening India despondent over freight rates after poor 1998 results New London-New York flight scheduled for Continental Hellmann open Scottish office

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FEBRUARY 4, 1999
Reorganisation Intercontainer complete Dangers of El Al plane's cargo kept quiet $200 million contract CSC and U.S. Postal Service Brussels starts legal proceedings against Open Skies treaties Paccar earnings surge 21 percent

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US looks to ease ban on fruit imports
Jackson offers his own bill on Africa trade
Deregulation approaches; shippers try to find niche
FedEx pilots approve labor agreement
Polish Ocean Line says rumors of Chapter 11 are false
CP Rail looking to sell its Winnipeg welding operation
North Korea can't pay, so China halves crude oil sales
Mercury Air Group continues merger discussions
Frozen Food Express gets $20 million in new contracts
Tank truck hauler MTL Inc. is folding its two main units under a new name
UniCapital forms rail lending group

Transportation

Service performance varies at reporting railroads
STB closes option of filing US tariffs on FMC's system
STB raises filing fees in rail, truck cases
KCS' operating income fell, WC rose 40%
Innovation to be kernel of meeting

Maritime

Stevedores at odds over subsidies in Hamburg, Bremen-Bremerhaven
Russia may need foreign ships if river fleet keeps shrinking
Malaysia's Bintulu adds equipment, studies expansion of LNG facilities
POL refutes bankruptcy rumors
Clarification
Global lines knock China box plan
US port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US looks to ease ban on fruit imports
Jackson offers his own bill on Africa trade
Deregulation approaches; shippers try to find niche
FedEx pilots approve labor agreement
Polish Ocean Line says rumors of Chapter 11 are false
CP Rail looking to sell its Winnipeg welding operation
North Korea can't pay, so China halves crude oil sales
Mercury Air Group continues merger discussions
Frozen Food Express gets $20 million in new contracts
Tank truck hauler MTL Inc. is folding its two main units under a new name
UniCapital forms rail lending group

Transportation

Service performance varies at reporting railroads
STB closes option of filing US tariffs on FMC's system
STB raises filing fees in rail, truck cases
KCS' operating income fell, WC rose 40%
Innovation to be kernel of meeting

Maritime

Stevedores at odds over subsidies in Hamburg, Bremen-Bremerhaven
Russia may need foreign ships if river fleet keeps shrinking
Malaysia's Bintulu adds equipment, studies expansion of LNG facilities
POL refutes bankruptcy rumors
Clarification
Global lines knock China box plan
US port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US looks to ease ban on fruit imports
Jackson offers his own bill on Africa trade
Deregulation approaches; shippers try to find niche
FedEx pilots approve labor agreement
Polish Ocean Line says rumors of Chapter 11 are false
CP Rail looking to sell its Winnipeg welding operation
North Korea can't pay, so China halves crude oil sales
Mercury Air Group continues merger discussions
Frozen Food Express gets $20 million in new contracts
Tank truck hauler MTL Inc. is folding its two main units under a new name
UniCapital forms rail lending group

Transportation

Service performance varies at reporting railroads
STB closes option of filing US tariffs on FMC's system
STB raises filing fees in rail, truck cases
KCS' operating income fell, WC rose 40%
Innovation to be kernel of meeting

Maritime

Stevedores at odds over subsidies in Hamburg, Bremen-Bremerhaven
Russia may need foreign ships if river fleet keeps shrinking
Malaysia's Bintulu adds equipment, studies expansion of LNG facilities
POL refutes bankruptcy rumors
Clarification
Global lines knock China box plan
US port roundup

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MSC Set to Revamp Asia/Australia Service UP to Revise Free Time Provision Air Exports from Japan for 1998 Dip 3.2% EU Watchdog Opens Probe into KLM/Martinair Deal Air Canada Suffers Net Loss of C$16 Million

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El transporte aumenta las emisiones de CO2 en la Unión Europea La compra de AOM hace fuerte a SAirGroup en Francia TNT ampl'a con SATA su presencia en Portugal Monitores cardíacos en los aviones de British Airways Iberia firma un acuerdo con la aerolínea polaca LOT "La auditoría logística" Subaru comercializa en España el "outback" Goodyear firma una alianza con Sumimoto

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Zim upgrades India-Europe direct service IMC seminar on National Road Transport policy P&O Nedlloyd given ISO 9002 certification Farm export policy draft stalled Panalpina World Transport (I) to expand operations in South India Electronics units seek zero import duty on IT Thirteen companies allowed to issue bonds to fund core projects Plastic scrap import ban lifted Pune-Gulf cargo flights from February 7 IETF '99 major expo for S Korea Road, rail transport accords with France KVSS draws 734 applications Ennore may be declared as Major Port Naphtha prices lowered IFC resumes lending to private firms in India with $ 35 million loan Cotton import duty ruled out TN to improve three arterial roads Garment exports up 4 per cent Plan paper feels user agencies should fund new port facilities China a major market waiting to be tapped Excise panel for 3-tier duty structure

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FEBRUARY 4, 1999
Lithuania can get all the oil they need oil if they pay more, says LUKoil South Africa: Business as usual from mid-February

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L'armatore Navarma-Moby lines chiede l'intervento Ue Onorato all'attacco di Tirrenia: «Ha un regime fiscale distorsivo» Nei due scali pugliesi un 1998 positivo anche per i passeggeri Per Bari e Brindisi traffico merci in crescita E Moby acquista due ferry Dal porto di Salerno no all'accorpamento con l'Autorità di Napoli

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Bank wins $20m in damages after fraud by shipowners BERLINER Bank has won more than $20m in damages from five London Greek shipowners after a seven-week fraud trial in the High Court. Clarkson's exclusive link with Sasebo Leading shipbroker H. Clarkson is taking on the international marketing of Japan's Sasebo Heavy Industries on an exclusive basis, it was disclosed last night. Cammell Laird is still hungry Cammell Laird's hunger for acquisitions shows no signs of abating as profits for the UK's largest shiprepair and conversion group continue to power ahead. Freight mover shines in gloom AN economic downturn in the second half of 1998 failed to dampen UK-based parcels and logistics operator Nightfreight, which saw full year profits rise 16% to '3.5m ($5.7m). Ferry licence system in firing line Greece's methods of awarding domestic ferry operating licences looks certain to come under renewed fire in the coming days after two rival companies have signalled they intend to compete for the chance to establish a toehold in the trade between Piraeus and the Dodecanese islands. Pressure on boxship charter rates set to ease in second half A DOWNWARD trend in containership charter hire, caused by oversupply, could experience some relief during the second half of this year. Seven bid for Argentina port plan Seven international consortia have prequalified for the construction of the controversial megaport of Buenos Aires, which has a notional price tag of $450m. Festival Cruises' new ship Mistral THIS is Festival Cruises' new ship Mistral which has just been floated out from dry dock to go into her final stage of construction, writes David Mott.

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FEBRUARY 4, 1999
IMB reveals pirate mastermind THE International Maritime Bureau has released details of the arrest of the mastermind in an international pirate syndicate. Casjens denies Hapag liner division sale GUNTHER Casjens, head of Hapag Lloyd's liner shipping division said today that the division would not be sold despite Preussag's focus on tourism. Berliner Bank wins fraud case BERLINER Bank has won its High Court action against several shipowners, following a sophisticated shipping fraud involving five Romanian newbuildings in the early 1990s. ICB in bareboat deal as profit slides ICB SHIPPING has sold a 158,000 dwt suezmax tanker to undisclosed buyers under a bareboat charter back deal. Safmarine sale fears hit shares SAFREN shares tumbled on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange yesterday for the second day running amid fears over its planned sale of Safmarine. New Jersey fights to keep Sea-Land terminal NEW Jersey's governor has asked officials to study further cost reductions to persuade Sea-Land and Mærsk to build a new terminal in New York and New Jersey. Malta Freeport strike ends MALTA'S second largest trade union yesterday agreed to end a two-day strike at the Freeport. US LNG owner seeks to re-flag in Marshalls WILMINGTON Trust Co has asked the Maritime Administration for permission to transfer two US-flag lng ships to the Marshall Islands registry. India blocks lng venture INDIA'S Surface Transport Ministry has demanded a higher stake for the Shipping Corporation of India in an lng joint venture with Mitsui OSK Lines and Enron Corporation. transport. Steel war hots up THE WTO has agreed to investigate US anti-dumping laws amid a wave of US steelmakers seeking bankruptcy protection. Australian stevedores given deadline STEVEDORES in Australia have been given a 90-day deadline by the transport minister to complete redundancy deals or face losing government funding. Pan United to sell stake in Chinese firm SINGAPORE shipyard-company Pan United Corp has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Xinlong Cast Iron is to sell its stake in a Chinese pipe company. Incat under fire AUSTRALIAN fast-ferry manufacturer Incat has hit a wave of political turbulence over links with the government in its home state of Tasmania. ISF backs Syndarma over smoke-screen allegations SPECULATION that Syndarma has been interfering with attempts to resolve the 'Visa No 5' controversy have been refuted by the International Shipping Federation (ISF). Indian ports press for more power CHAIRMEN of India's eleven major ports have pressed for more power, demanding the freedom to fix tariffs for both cargo and port related charges. Storm warning for UK waters SEAFARERS working in UK waters can expect the remainder of the winter to be unusually stormy, according to climate physicist Mark Saunders. Pequot wins fast ferry order PEQUOT River Shipworks in Connecticut, owned by the Pequot Indian tribe, is to build a fast ferry for Bahamas Fast Ferries Service of Nassau.

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Le Rhin d'Acier pourrait être opérationnel en six mois Le bruit des avions qui atterrissent à Maastricht, un ballast impeccable, des rails rouillés, bien sûr... Puis, sur une centaine de mètres à peine, à la frontière entre les Pays-Bas et l'Allemagne, l'assiette du Rhin d'Acier est quelque peu envahie par les herbes. Ensuite, du côté allemand, de nouveau un ballast impeccable. De l'avis de tous les experts, pour une ligne soi-disant désaffectée depuis 1991, le Rhin d'Acier se porte bien et peut théoriquement être rouvert immédiatement pour une exploitation réduite. Il serait toutefois souhaitable de rembourrer ci et là le ballast et surtout d'adapter la signalisation. L'affaire de quelques mois... Telle est la principale conclusion qu'on peut tirer d'une très intéressante visite in situ, à l'initiative de la Commission Infrastructures de la Chambre et de son président André Schellens, à laquelle avait été invité le ministre fédéral des Transports Michel Daerden. Paccar a battu tous ses records en 1998 Le groupe américain Paccar, qui possède les marques DAF et Foden en Europe et Peterbilt et Kenworth aux Etats-Unis, a annoncé des résultats record pour l'année 1998. Il a été aidé en cela par le fait que le marché du camion a atteint un niveau très élevé des deux côtés de l'Atlantique. Dans le passé, les deux marchés étaient anticycliques, mais cela fait six ans qu'ils sont tous deux en hausse. Pour 1999, Paccar s'attend à une baisse modérée, tant en Europe qu'en Amérique du Nord. CMA développe un troisième grand service EastMed/Japon/Chine L'armement CMA continue à lancer de nouvelles initiatives. Il vient en effet de démarrer l'exploitation d'un troisième grand service intéressant l'Est méditerranéen, le Japon et la Chine, auquel il a affecté neuf porte-containers de 1.750 à 1.800 TEU.

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SCT starts reefer van ops Melbourne-based transport group Specialized Container Transport has made moves to shore up its revenue base, with the start-up last week of its first refrigerated van operation on the east-west rail corridor. The refrigerated van service, which is initially running once a week as part of SCT's thrice-weekly train between Melbourne and Perth, is unique to Australia and represents the company's first move into refrigerated rail operations. The company said it hoped to grab a share of the interstate transport of perishable products through the introduction of the purpose-built and temperature-controlled rail vans. It claims to already have a 30 per cent share of the dry freight market on the corridor. NR sale 'on track' despite delays The federal government has indicated that National Rail could still be sold by the end of this year, despite the apparent stalling of the protracted privatisation process as a result of the looming NSW state election. The government's Office of Asset Sales, which is acting on behalf of all three NR shareholders, is understood to have delayed the appointment of advisers for the NR divestment until after the NSW election on 27 March. A spokesman for the OAS conceded yesterday that the looming NSW election could hold up the long-awaited NR privatisation process, but said the sale could still be finalised by the end of the year. Patrick cleared to sue MUA The Australian Industrial Relations Commission yesterday issued stevedore Patrick with a certificate allowing it to proceed against the Maritime Union of Australia in the civil courts. The certificate was granted in terms of section 166A of the Workplace Relations Act after union members failed to start work on the bulk carrier Kapitan Betkhar at Newcastle's Eastern Basin Distribution Centre. On Wednesday, Commissioner Wilks issued orders under section 127 of the Act, ordering officers and members of the union to start work on the vessel which is caught up in the dispute over whether members of the Transport Workers Union have the right to work on the wharf. Cairncross awaits 'market interest' In line with expectations, Monday's meeting of Keppel Cairncross Shipyard Limited's creditors decided to retain the voluntary administrators appointed by the company's board and to form a creditors' committee to simplify the liaison process with the administrators on the future of the Brisbane ship repair yard. The board's decision to appoint Rick Dennis and Angus Blackwood of professional services firm, Ernst & Young, as voluntary administrators came after chairman Loh Wing Siew said there was little prospect of improvement in the company's recent ability to attract additional business. Japan trade THCs on the way The substantial reduction of freight rates in the Australia to Japan trade over the past 12 months has forced the Australia Northbound Shipping Conference to impose terminal handling charges in Japan. The rates are believed to have fallen by as much as 20 per cent. An industry source confirmed the drop in rates and said lines were no longer in a position to absorb rising terminal handling costs at a time of falling freight rates. The Australia Northbound Shipping Conference discussed the imposition of the charges with the Australian Peak Shippers Association as required by the relevant legislation, the Trade Practices Act. The APSA opposed the move. APSA executive director Frank Beaufort told DCN yesterday that as far he was concerned the conference did not provide convincing arguments to justify its move. However, he admitted that rates have fallen.

International Transport Journal

Tabletalk

"Agents have to conquer new fields of activity" Fonasba president Edouard de Clebsattel expresses his view on the future role and possibilities of shipping agents.

Maritime

TMM and CP Ships establish Americana Ships. TMM and CP Ships have now finalised their new container shipping partnership which they announced three months ago.
Lykes Lines upgrades its trans-Atlantic service.
Israeli carrier Zim now offers a second Pacific service.
Hapag-Lloyd again reports higher turnover and profit.
The role of the World Trade Organisation WTO is changing.
SCL acquires Roadwing from the Rennies group.

Ports and Terminals

The Rotterdam Municipal Port Management is dealing with the millennium problem.
Malta Freeport inaugurates Terminal Two and is on course for another record in 1999.
Advanced Strategies for Port & Terminal Management will be held in Kent in March.
Klaipeda opens a new terminal.
Long Beach is planning a new container terminal.

Forwarding

FedEx and Caliber join forces in European countries.
Stinnes wants to buy the remaining BTL shares.
CNF reported a record result for financial 1998.

Aviation

Arrow Line expands its schedule.
Air Canada introduces flights to Sky Harbor, the airport of Phoenix AZ.
Martinair now flies to Shannon/Ireland.
Northwest Airlines will soon open a route to Oslo/Norway.
BAX Global slithers into the loss zone.
Eagle USA has reported a satisfactory financial year.
Lufthansa: strong basis for a leap forward. Showing good transport figures, the Lufthansa group aims for stable long-term results through diversification.
Swisscargo's X-Presso is developing strongly.
New customers for Mercury.

International Transport Journal

Tabletalk

"Agents have to conquer new fields of activity" Fonasba president Edouard de Clebsattel expresses his view on the future role and possibilities of shipping agents.

Maritime

TMM and CP Ships establish Americana Ships. TMM and CP Ships have now finalised their new container shipping partnership which they announced three months ago.
Lykes Lines upgrades its trans-Atlantic service.
Israeli carrier Zim now offers a second Pacific service.
Hapag-Lloyd again reports higher turnover and profit.
The role of the World Trade Organisation WTO is changing.
SCL acquires Roadwing from the Rennies group.

Ports and Terminals

The Rotterdam Municipal Port Management is dealing with the millennium problem.
Malta Freeport inaugurates Terminal Two and is on course for another record in 1999.
Advanced Strategies for Port & Terminal Management will be held in Kent in March.
Klaipeda opens a new terminal.
Long Beach is planning a new container terminal.

Forwarding

FedEx and Caliber join forces in European countries.
Stinnes wants to buy the remaining BTL shares.
CNF reported a record result for financial 1998.

Aviation

Arrow Line expands its schedule.
Air Canada introduces flights to Sky Harbor, the airport of Phoenix AZ.
Martinair now flies to Shannon/Ireland.
Northwest Airlines will soon open a route to Oslo/Norway.
BAX Global slithers into the loss zone.
Eagle USA has reported a satisfactory financial year.
Lufthansa: strong basis for a leap forward. Showing good transport figures, the Lufthansa group aims for stable long-term results through diversification.
Swisscargo's X-Presso is developing strongly.
New customers for Mercury.

International Transport Journal

Tabletalk

"Agents have to conquer new fields of activity" Fonasba president Edouard de Clebsattel expresses his view on the future role and possibilities of shipping agents.

Maritime

TMM and CP Ships establish Americana Ships. TMM and CP Ships have now finalised their new container shipping partnership which they announced three months ago.
Lykes Lines upgrades its trans-Atlantic service.
Israeli carrier Zim now offers a second Pacific service.
Hapag-Lloyd again reports higher turnover and profit.
The role of the World Trade Organisation WTO is changing.
SCL acquires Roadwing from the Rennies group.

Ports and Terminals

The Rotterdam Municipal Port Management is dealing with the millennium problem.
Malta Freeport inaugurates Terminal Two and is on course for another record in 1999.
Advanced Strategies for Port & Terminal Management will be held in Kent in March.
Klaipeda opens a new terminal.
Long Beach is planning a new container terminal.

Forwarding

FedEx and Caliber join forces in European countries.
Stinnes wants to buy the remaining BTL shares.
CNF reported a record result for financial 1998.

Aviation

Arrow Line expands its schedule.
Air Canada introduces flights to Sky Harbor, the airport of Phoenix AZ.
Martinair now flies to Shannon/Ireland.
Northwest Airlines will soon open a route to Oslo/Norway.
BAX Global slithers into the loss zone.
Eagle USA has reported a satisfactory financial year.
Lufthansa: strong basis for a leap forward. Showing good transport figures, the Lufthansa group aims for stable long-term results through diversification.
Swisscargo's X-Presso is developing strongly.
New customers for Mercury.

International Transport Journal

Tabletalk

"Agents have to conquer new fields of activity" Fonasba president Edouard de Clebsattel expresses his view on the future role and possibilities of shipping agents.

Maritime

TMM and CP Ships establish Americana Ships. TMM and CP Ships have now finalised their new container shipping partnership which they announced three months ago.
Lykes Lines upgrades its trans-Atlantic service.
Israeli carrier Zim now offers a second Pacific service.
Hapag-Lloyd again reports higher turnover and profit.
The role of the World Trade Organisation WTO is changing.
SCL acquires Roadwing from the Rennies group.

Ports and Terminals

The Rotterdam Municipal Port Management is dealing with the millennium problem.
Malta Freeport inaugurates Terminal Two and is on course for another record in 1999.
Advanced Strategies for Port & Terminal Management will be held in Kent in March.
Klaipeda opens a new terminal.
Long Beach is planning a new container terminal.

Forwarding

FedEx and Caliber join forces in European countries.
Stinnes wants to buy the remaining BTL shares.
CNF reported a record result for financial 1998.

Aviation

Arrow Line expands its schedule.
Air Canada introduces flights to Sky Harbor, the airport of Phoenix AZ.
Martinair now flies to Shannon/Ireland.
Northwest Airlines will soon open a route to Oslo/Norway.
BAX Global slithers into the loss zone.
Eagle USA has reported a satisfactory financial year.
Lufthansa: strong basis for a leap forward. Showing good transport figures, the Lufthansa group aims for stable long-term results through diversification.
Swisscargo's X-Presso is developing strongly.
New customers for Mercury.

International Transport Journal

Tabletalk

"Agents have to conquer new fields of activity" Fonasba president Edouard de Clebsattel expresses his view on the future role and possibilities of shipping agents.

Maritime

TMM and CP Ships establish Americana Ships. TMM and CP Ships have now finalised their new container shipping partnership which they announced three months ago.
Lykes Lines upgrades its trans-Atlantic service.
Israeli carrier Zim now offers a second Pacific service.
Hapag-Lloyd again reports higher turnover and profit.
The role of the World Trade Organisation WTO is changing.
SCL acquires Roadwing from the Rennies group.

Ports and Terminals

The Rotterdam Municipal Port Management is dealing with the millennium problem.
Malta Freeport inaugurates Terminal Two and is on course for another record in 1999.
Advanced Strategies for Port & Terminal Management will be held in Kent in March.
Klaipeda opens a new terminal.
Long Beach is planning a new container terminal.

Forwarding

FedEx and Caliber join forces in European countries.
Stinnes wants to buy the remaining BTL shares.
CNF reported a record result for financial 1998.

Aviation

Arrow Line expands its schedule.
Air Canada introduces flights to Sky Harbor, the airport of Phoenix AZ.
Martinair now flies to Shannon/Ireland.
Northwest Airlines will soon open a route to Oslo/Norway.
BAX Global slithers into the loss zone.
Eagle USA has reported a satisfactory financial year.
Lufthansa: strong basis for a leap forward. Showing good transport figures, the Lufthansa group aims for stable long-term results through diversification.
Swisscargo's X-Presso is developing strongly.
New customers for Mercury.

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Vardinoyannis' meteoric rise to top THE VARDINOYANNIS FAMILY is well known in shipping for operating an extensive fleet of tankers and products carriers. But the family s influence goes much further, covering oil, banking, property, media interests, hotels, charity work and control of a famous football team. The vast fortune now held by the family has been put together in a relatively short time and its lifestyle today is a world away from its origins in a small village in southern Crete. Ship scam exposed in court Fredriksen will appeal Dry cargo exception Japan sees Chinese red London reshuffle ahead Little fish in a big pond A tough week ahead

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Mike Jenkins was careful to warn his audience at the International Warehouse Logistics Association convention that they might not like everything he had to say. And he wrapped up his speech with a plea not to shoot the messenger. But the members applauded their chief executive officer, even after he pointedly warned that unless warehouse operators adapt to provide value-added services, they'll be passed by. It was a message of "tough love," said one attendee. Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf has ensnared the Federal Highway Administration, its Office of Motor Carriers and at least four OMC officials in an influence-peddling scandal. The Department of Transportation's inspector general confirmed that OMC officials shirked their official responsibilities in favor of buddying up to truckers and improperly lobbying Congress in opposition to Wolf's desire to shift OMC from FHWA to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. OMC Associate Administrator George Reagle and three other OMC officials have been reassigned by FHWA Administrator Kenneth Wykle. At Toyota North America, inventory management is a matter of hours, not days. That's why the automaker that pioneered just-in-time inventory and lean manufacturing systems decided it was time to speed delivery of parts to its dealers. Last year Toyota's Parts Distribution Center in Mansfield, Mass., asked Exel Logistics North America, a Toyota supplier since 1986, to create a solution that would ensure next-day delivery to its 110 dealerships in the Northeast, an achievement that cut standard delivery times in half. ABF Freight System soon will announce a formal partnership in Mexico with MultiPack, an established small parcel carrier unofficially known as the "UPS of Mexico." ABF officials say MultiPack is an excellent fit for this nation's fourth-largest LTL carrier because of its technological reach and commitment to quality. U.S. carriers increasingly are looking toward Mexico to build market share in that fast-growing north-south border traffic. New commercial life is sprouting in the Arctic as mining, oil exploration and tourism unlock the economic potential of this vast region. Maritime trade is a beneficiary as more vessels ply polar waters. The challenge for shipping interests is how to regulate these hostile waters without imposing crippling costs on the companies that operate there. Progress is being made on several fronts. The International Maritime Organization is developing a nonmandatory Polar Code that will set standards for pollution control and safe navigation. A harmonized code for polar-class vessels is also in the works. A sudden jump in rail fatalities, along with complaints by customers trying to get competitive pricing for business, has called the question, who's minding the store at Conrail? The question seems even more important given the fact that the railroad recently announced that its closing date will be June 1, three months later than initially hoped for. It could mean three more months of service and safety issues for Conrail customers. However, Conrail officials insist that the snafus are isolated and that there's no reason to worry. Will Costa Rica be as lucrative a market for the United Parcel Service as its name promises? UPS certainly hopes so. The Atlanta-based carrier is following its customers to what it calls its "last frontier" - Latin America. UPS announced that it would begin offering dedicated round-trip service, five days a week, between Miami and San Jose, Costa Rica. It expects the new dedicated service to significantly improve transit times and provide earlier delivery and later pickup times. The service comes in response to the company's 16 percent growth rate in Latin America last year and is one of a number of steps UPS has taken in the past year to expand its presence in the region. Manugistics, once the undisputed king of the supply-chain software vendors, has taken a serious beating. Its stock price has plummeted, its management is in flux and its competitors - chief among them archrival i2 Technologies - are riding high. Manugistics saw its stock price fall from a high of about $66 last April to a little over $9 last week. Both Legg Mason and BT Alex. Brown downgraded the company late last month after it broke off merger talks, announced plans to cut its work force by 30 percent and launched a search for a new CEO. However, the supply-chain software race isn't over yet, and Manugistics still has some advantages. The Port of Montreal notched its 19th consecutive year in the black in 1998 as increasing container and liquid bulk traffic more than compensated for a fall in grain shipments. Dominic Taddeo, port president and CEO, reported a 1.2 percent increase in traffic over 1997, to 21 million tons of freight, the highest since 1990. The strong performance will enable the port to invest more than C$180 million in the expansion and improvement of its facilities during the next five years.

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Maersk estimates that in the third quarter, its revenues grew by 30% percent.

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Sharp gains in EBITDA values and quarterly EBIT

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MSC expands the network of port terminals and technical-nautical services with the acquisition of control of Wilson Sons

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It will acquire 56.47% of the share capital for about 764 million

PORTS

New historic record of quarterly container traffic in the port of Los Angeles

Los Angeles

In the April-June period of this year, almost 2.9 million teu (+ 26.3%) were handled.

TRANSPORTATION

Letter to the EU to urge the abolition of the tax exemption for fossil fuels used by aircraft and ships

Brussels

Twenty-one organizations list the reasons for cancelling it and the benefits that would result in it

MARITIME SERVICES

Spain's Boluda buys Finnish towing company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering

Valencia

The Scandinavian company has a fleet of six tugboats

INDUSTRY

Konecranes expands its presence in the Dutch market for port and intermodal means

Hoogvliet / Helsinki

The group will acquire two branches of the Peinemann

Two new ship-to-shore cranes for the container terminal of the port of Rijeka

PORTS

Two new ship-to-shore cranes for the container terminal of the port of Rijeka

Rijeka

They are part of an investment of 200 million euros in the first phase of the project

SHIPPING

New ro-ro service between the Turkish port of Matras and the port of Trieste

Istanbul

Made by DFDS, it provides for two weekly rotations

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

GTS doubles the frequency of the intermodal link Piacenza-Nola

Rome

From Monday it will rise from three to six weekly rotations

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean collaborates on a project to realize a cruise terminal in Juneau

Juneau

It is expected to be completed in the crucieristic season 2027

PORTS

New historical record of quarterly traffic of containers in the port of Long Beach

Long Beach

In September the growth stopped

PORTS

Genovese AdSP does not rule out the appeal of the ruling by the Council of State on the concession to Spinelli

Genoa

The institution will ask for clarification of State Advation

PORTS

Spinelli will propose a decision to revoke the ruling of the Council of State which cancelled the concession to Genoa Port Terminal

Genoa

SHIPPING

Adopted the delegated act for the inclusion of ships in service of the offshore industry in the European MRV Regulation

Brussels

The application of the standard is planned at the beginning of next year

PORTS

The State Council has upheld the appeal of SECH against Spinelli's "full container" activity in the port of Genoa

Rome

The ruling notes "an obvious distortion of the competitive attitude as regulated by the port plan".

CUSTOMS

Fedespec calls for changes to customs reform

Milan

The risk is a strong negative impact on the national import and export business and the efficiency and competitiveness of the logistics system

PORTS

Oriental Liguria's AdSP lists the benefits of passing Carrara's port under its jurisdiction

The Spezia

PORTS

New historical record of quarterly container traffic in the port of Singapore

Singapore

In the July-September period of 2024, almost 10.5 million teu (+ 5.1%) were handled.

PORTS

In the first nine months of 2024, freight traffic in Russian ports fell by -3.5% percent.

St. Petersburg

In the third quarter alone, 218.8 million tonnes were handled (-1%)

In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno marked increases of 9.2% percent and 0.2% percent.

PORTS

In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno marked increases of 9.2% percent and 0.2% percent.

Naples

13.3%-year-old Cruserists in the capital's capital span and down -21.2% percent in the Salernitan scalp.

SHIPYARDS

Spain's Navantia in talks to acquire British shipbuilding company Harland & Wolff

London

Expected deal by the end of November

Le Aziende informano

ITS Costruttori, il futuro dei cantieri inizia in Accademia

Oltre 420 posizioni aperte in 17 corsi totali, con un tasso di occupazione post diploma di circa il 95% in media

PORTS

The Montenegrin port of Bar plans to buy two new mobile cranes

Bar

They are needed to replace the means of lifting damaged by the storm last July

PORTS

Work at the cruise terminal in Calata Paita, in the port of Spezia, prevents the arrival of cruise ships

The Spezia

SHIPPING

By the end of the year the Grimaldi group will order nine more new ro-pax ships

Athens

They will be employed in the Mediterranean and the Baltic

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

New intermodal link between the port of Venice and Montyone (Brescia)

Venice

With a load capacity of 46 containers, the initial programming provides for 50 rotations per year

PORTS

In the third quarter the container traffic handled by Trieste Marine Terminal grew by 7.5%

Trieste

In the first nine months of this year, a decline of -3.0% percent

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Padova, new Customs office and the entire intermodal terminal will become customs area

Padova

Agreement to develop further fast customs arrangements with ports in addition to those already active with Genoa, La Spezia and Gioia Tauro

In the first nine months of 2024, the number of piracy acts against ships was the least high since 1994.

PIRACY

In the first nine months of 2024, the number of piracy acts against ships was the least high since 1994.

London

In the July-September period, only 19 have occurred.

SHIPPING

Switzerland to ease rules for the enrollment of ocean vessels at the national naval register

Bern

The aim is to increase the number of ships flying the Swiss flag.

Four new ship-to-shore cranes have arrived in the harbor of Gioia Tauro

PORTS

Four new ship-to-shore cranes have arrived in the harbor of Gioia Tauro

Joy Tauro

Two more will arrive at the end of the month. In the first nine months of 2024, container traffic in the Calabrian climbed increased by 10.4% percent.

MEETINGS

Next year the world's coast guard organizations will meet in Rome.

Rome

In 2025 the Italian Coast Guard will preside over the three international forums : European, Mediterranean and global

Last August, shipping traffic in the Suez Canal declined by -49.1% percent.

SHIPPING

Last August, shipping traffic in the Suez Canal declined by -49.1% percent.

The Cairo

In the first eight months of 2024, the decline of the transits was -48.4% percent.

PORTS

Satisfaction of Assoports, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltransport for the assumption of agreement on the contract of port workers

Rome

It allows-they stress unions-the recovery of the purchasing power of the wage

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In the first half of 2024, FS Italiane's Logistic Pole posted record operating revenues and rising 13.0%

Rome

Net profit of 65 million euros, down from 22 million euros

Initiates the agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers

PORTS

Initiates the agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers

Genoa

Assiterminal, in the end the responsibility of all of them prevailed

Turkey's METAG Holding has signed an agreement for the construction of the Somali port of Hobyo

PORTS

Turkey's METAG Holding has signed an agreement for the construction of the Somali port of Hobyo

Mogadishu

It is located near the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb

CRUISES

Fincantieri, cutting off the first sheet of the first of two ultra-luxury cruise ships for Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Venice

It will be delivered in 2026

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Rail starts transport of the new Frecciarossa 1000 of Trenitalia from Pistoia to the Czech Republic

Pistoia

They are headed to the Velim Test Center

PORTS

New ro-ro traffic at the San Cataldo Container Terminal in the port of Taranto

Istanbul

Two ships have landed more than 1,500 vehicles

PORTS

Uiltransport urges the Venice AdSP to review the ban on temporary port work

Rome

Verzari : umpteenth attempt to unload the current balance in the national port system

PORTS

Concluded the first start-up phase of the Port Community System of the AdSP of the Straits

Messina

On 23 and October 24 meetings with stakeholders for the further development of the system

ASSOCIATIONS

Guido Grimaldi confirmed president of the Logistics Association of Sustainable Intermodality

Rome

ALIS celebrates eight years of life

NEWS

File the charges against four employees of the AdSP of the South Tyrreno and Ionian

Joy Tauro

The Gip of the Palmi Tribunal in Palmi has been definitively established.

INDUSTRY

In the third quarter, new orders to the ABB group grew by 1.8% percent.

Zurich

Revenue up 2.3%

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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PORTS

Visit by Giani, Guerrieri and Macii to the Darsena Europe shipyard in the port of Livorno

Livorno / Florence

In the port of Piombino inaugurated the new plaza in front of the quay of the regasification ship

LOGISTICS

Gruber Logistics opens its own first headquarters in the Middle East

Time

Initially the new Dubai branch will focus on cargo project and air and sea transport.

PORTS

Delivery of works for the completion of the port of Tremestieri

Messina

They are expected to be completed in two years

MEETINGS

Spediporto has organized a two-day trip on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade

Genoa

PORTS

In the third quarter of 2024, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -7.1%

Hong Kong

In the first nine months of the year, the decline was -5.7% percent.

LOGISTICS

CEVA Logistics constitutes a joint venture with Saudi Almajdouie Logistics

Riyad

It will operate the transport-related and logistical activities carried out by the two companies in Saudi Arabia

PORTS

Concern of the Spezia's maritime agents for the possible curb to cruise traffic in port

The Spezia

PORTS

APSEZ completes the acquisition of 95% of the company that operates the Indian port of Gopalpur

Mumbai

The port climber has a traffic capacity of 20 million tonnes per year

PORTS

Fit Cisl La Spezia, no to the passing of the Carrara port management at the AdSP of the Northern Tirreno Northern

The Spezia

The Tuscan port has benefited from substantial financial resources from the Via del Molo.

COMPANIES

Changed Risso enters the capital of Maritime Maritime Agency Ravennate

Ravenna / Genoa

Established a joint venture joint venture

MARITIME SERVICES

Minerva Bunkering has purchased the US Bomin Bunker Oil

Singapore

The American company has been ceded by Germany's Mabanaft

PORTS

Approved the new safety regulation of the port of Genoa

Genoa

Processed by the Capitaneria in Porto with the involvement of port operators, it will enter into force on the first November

SHIPPING

Evergreen's trend of revenue growth continues, Yang Ming and WHL

Taipei / Keelung

In September 2024, however, a double-digit percentage decline was recorded compared to the previous month.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Ferfreight's proposals for the infrastructural development of the last mile and for the resolution of criticalities

Padova

FREIGHT TERMINALS

High-automation drones to surveil the areas of Interporto Padua

Padova

They take off and land in a "robotic hangar"

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Spediporto has organized a two-day trip on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade

Genoa

It is scheduled on 22 and October 23

RIVER TRANSPORT

In Mantua the annual meeting of the European Federation of Inland Ports

Mantova

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Russia and India join forces in the Arctic, leaving China aside

The Overlooked Legacy of Black Dockworkers: Forging Justice On America's Waterfronts

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

TRUCKING

Rexi : Financial will not introduce increases in the cost of diesel for self-transport

Rome

They are not expected-he assured-changes to the current tariffs

RIVER TRANSPORT

In Mantua the annual meeting of the European Federation of Inland Ports

Mantova

Tomorrow the international workshop "HyMantoValley project Creation of the Hydrogen Valley in the Valdaro inland Port"

PORTS

Joy Tauro, possible further extension of the Agency for the administration of labour in port

Joy Tauro

Agostinelli : It will be required in the event of failure of the next meeting for the establishment of the ex art enterprise. 17

NEWS

In the port of Gioia Tauro, 280 kilos of cocaine were seized

Reggio Calabria

More than 40 million euros could have been made in the market.

PORTS

Baker Hughes to renounce industrial settlement in the port of Corigliano Calabro

Joy Tauro

Agostinelli : who did not want this project to enjoy this tragic victory!

SHIPYARDS

VARD will build a Commissioning Service Vessel to Navigate Capital Partners

Trieste / Ålesund

It will be delivered in the second quarter of 2027

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy, Apulia, Calabria and Liguria have signed up to the Mit.

Rome

The Regions integrate with own resources the state appropriation

ACCIDENTS

Fatal accident in the port of Naples

Naples

A worker lost his life overwhelmed by a mechanical means

ENVIRONMENT

Partnership of Magellan Circle and EETRA to promote sustainability in the port and logistics sectors

INFRASTRUCTURE

Agreement for the design and realization of a new maritime railway station in Savona

Savona

The link between the Savona Parco Doria station and the new plant is expected to be adapted.

SHIPPING

In the third quarter, the revenues generated by the OOCL container business grew by 73.7%

Hong Kong

Volumes of truckloads transported increased by 3.6%

MEETINGS

On Wednesday, Padova will take over the third edition of Green Logistics Expo

Padova

Among the appointments, the States Generals of the Logistics of the North East and Mercintrain

COMPANIES

Three new appointments to top executives of TESYA group companies

Milan

Pierre-Nicola Fsheep new general manager of group, Flavio Castelli new CEO of CLS E Vincent Albasini new CEO of CGTE

PORTS

Rixi : winning idea for a maritime country is the possibility of having foreign shareholdings with concessions in extra-European ports

Naples

They would be useful-he explains-to stabilize the logistical lines in every geopolitical condition

PORTS

Port of Spezia, in mid-2025 the electrification of the Molo Garibaldi will be completed

The Spezia

In recent days in Estonia the test of the robot from the quay will connect the power grid to the ship.

EDUCATION

New training project of Assologistics in collaboration with Randstad Italia

Milan

Creation of a digital platform to facilitate management and fruition of training courses

COMPANIES

A Vietnamese delegation in Geneva to increase cooperation with MSC

Hanoi

Proposal participation in the project of the new deep-water port in Lien Chieu (Da Nang)

PORTS

A strike blocks the ports and airports of Corsica

Ajaccio

Protest against the assumption of entrusting its management through a contest

TRANSPORTATION

The Transport Regulatory Authorities of Italy and France have started a cooperation

Paris / Rome

SHIPPING

T&E, the only system based on a Global Fuel Standard is not enough to decarbonize shipping

Brussels

The organization highlights the need for it to be accompanied by the application of a global tax on emissions

FREIGHT TERMINALS

The AdSP of the East Ligurian Sea completes acquisition of 2.4% of the capital of CEPIM-Parma Interport

The Spezia

Buy the share of the Municipality of La Spezia and of the Riviere Chamber of Commerce in Liguria

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