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March 9, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked
Shippers have not approached govt on planned freight rate hikes: minister
P&I Club put into provisional liquidation
Sumitomo Heavy to boost capacity at Shanghai plant
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

PAL may resume paying some debts by next month
Airline will use its operating income; seeks fresh capital infusion of US$200m
Sri Lanka to revise Air Navigation Act
American Air pilots union faces third lawsuit
Air Lanka, Garuda aircraft in near miss over India
Air France crash: faulty nose wheel possible cause
Lufthansa stresses 1999 will be tough

Features

Flying into a yakuza cloud
Top shareholder in airline cites fear of gangsters who have muscled in for wanting to sell his 4% stake

Shipping Times

Shipping News

KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked
Shippers have not approached govt on planned freight rate hikes: minister
P&I Club put into provisional liquidation
Sumitomo Heavy to boost capacity at Shanghai plant
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

PAL may resume paying some debts by next month
Airline will use its operating income; seeks fresh capital infusion of US$200m
Sri Lanka to revise Air Navigation Act
American Air pilots union faces third lawsuit
Air Lanka, Garuda aircraft in near miss over India
Air France crash: faulty nose wheel possible cause
Lufthansa stresses 1999 will be tough

Features

Flying into a yakuza cloud
Top shareholder in airline cites fear of gangsters who have muscled in for wanting to sell his 4% stake

Shipping Times

Shipping News

KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked
Shippers have not approached govt on planned freight rate hikes: minister
P&I Club put into provisional liquidation
Sumitomo Heavy to boost capacity at Shanghai plant
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

PAL may resume paying some debts by next month
Airline will use its operating income; seeks fresh capital infusion of US$200m
Sri Lanka to revise Air Navigation Act
American Air pilots union faces third lawsuit
Air Lanka, Garuda aircraft in near miss over India
Air France crash: faulty nose wheel possible cause
Lufthansa stresses 1999 will be tough

Features

Flying into a yakuza cloud
Top shareholder in airline cites fear of gangsters who have muscled in for wanting to sell his 4% stake

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Alliance changes Most foreign freight handled for Imoto Line Big numbers for Hapag-Lloyd PSA nets Brunei contract Sea-Land divisions likely Tasman Asia / NZOL join forces Di Gregorio's containers seized Euro launch forges logistics consolodation hopes Logistics targetted for improved business Pacer joins intermodal units Shanghai added by KLM Garuda buys big Forward thinking reaps rich rewards for Cargolux

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MARCH 8, 1999
Trade and industry prepared to pay road infrastructure Strong improvement DFDS Codrico to invest in Rotterdam Malaysia and KLM Cargo extend cooperation International banana crisis forces consultation

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Weak Real Prompts Lines to Raise Rates Cheng Lie to Add Ube Call to Its Southeast Asia Service Savannah to Set Up Chassis Pool with Carriers

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MARCH 8, 1999
La Sepi vende el 30 por ciento de Iberia El puerto de Cartagena mueve 11,5 millones de toneladas en 1998 Delta Air Lines añade vuelos a Barcelona, en verano Adjudicadas las obras para la estación de mercancías de El Sequero, en La Rioja Astilleros de Sestao y Teleinformática desarrollan el proyecto Noray Seminario interactivo del transporte marítimo mundial Dimite el presidente de la junta directiva de Deutsche Bahn EE.UU. multa a Northwest y Delta por no informar sobre los códigos compartidos

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Maltrans Shipping transforms into IAL Shipping Agencies (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd. Wheat export prospects bright Understanding basic rules of WTO vital, says commerce ministry official Paradip port handles ferro chrome boxes Gujarat clamps 5-year lock-in on core investments External factors dictated radical customs duty changes in Union Budget Handicrafts exports to exceed target Modest rise in exports to Israel Inflation rate up Mumbai-Pune highway widening put on hold Cotton yarn duty hike may go Australian firms for link-ups in IT companies ALFS lauds progressive steps in Budget Karnataka invited to G-BOC '99 Norms to clarify tax issues on mergers soon More onions for export Budget hard on hardware, says Kadakia Gold Bond scheme success may lower interest rates Bid to boost value added yarn export Multinational firms eyeing infotech park bordering JN Port India, S. Africa identify areas for collaboration ICMF seeks rollback of import duty People & placement Finance Ministry reads economic revival in tax collection figures Concor strategy

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Merali firm struck by double blow India's Merali ship-ping family has suffered a double blow with the sudden death of patriarch Roshan Merali only days after the operation of one of his vessels was heavily criticised by a US court. Minoan Lines seeks $175m cash to fund passenger expansion plans CRETE-based Minoan Lines has unveiled plans to raise Dr50bn ($175m) through a capital increase later this year in order to fund the group's expansion, particularly in the Adriatic and domestic Greek ferry trades. Hutchison Westports turns to Eurobonds for expansion Hutchison Westports group, parent of the ports of Felixstowe, Thamesport and Harwich, plans to raise '325m ($520m) in the Eurobond market to support its ambitious expansion programme. Cosco is marked down by Moody's US ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has forecast that the financial position of Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to deteriorate as result of weaker industry fundamentals and a slowdown in Sino-American trade. Focused strategy is the Americana way Frank Halliwell is willing to concede that his business strategy appears to be counter-intuitive. After all, with the world's liner trades crowded with desperate owners clambering over one another for the privilege of carrying that last box for next-to-nothing, consolidation is surely inevitable and size the best guarantee of surviving the mayhem. Copenhagen in Malmö talks A working group comprising representatives from Copenhagen and Malm' ports is expected to progress today on a proposal to merge the port operations of the two harbours into one entity. Asian owners accelerate hull market plans THE Asian Shipowners Forum ship insurance committee yesterday unanimously decided to set up a new marine hull insurance market to be run out of both Hong Kong and Singapore. The proposal, approved by shipowner associations from China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong and the Federation of ASEAN Shipowners Associations, will be put to the eighth annual ASF meeting in Japan in May. Energy insurance market strengthening at last Global offshore and onshore energy insurance markets are finally showing signs of hardening after an extended period of fierce competition and overcapacity.

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MARCH 8, 1999
ACH to cut staff numbers by 500 Indian owners slam director general Salvage Association faces review UASC rejects reports of profits tumble Nico rumoured to be Salalah repair victor Pan United profits plunge Malta Freeport takes Brindisi stake Subic chief seeks settlement China arrests 20 for Cheung Son slaughter Extraordinary items rock Eidsiva Dutch offshore company retrenches Thamesport handles first post-panamax vessel Calcutta port opposes Haldia corporatisation Budget breaks for Hong Kong Register Ports of Auckland wins terminal movement contract Sugar planters seeks halt to imports Canal to keep US senior pilots

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US, EU argue bananas before WTO
US Customs gets tough with importers on duty preferences
TMM plans to diversify into non-maritime sector
EU's rules on noise re-echo for US carriers
CN tying loose ends before rail merger arguments at STB
CP Rail to pay Canadian Wheat Board C$15 million to settle service complaint
New Carissa bow headed back to open sea for second time
Late winter storms starting to affect US railroads
Shipping agents at Kenya's Mombasa port increase fees
Burlington Northern is spending $2.5 billion on capital improvements
Uganda Railways might lose business after raising freight tariffs by US$1.5 a ton

Transportation

German truck group fights tight controls
Gainers surpass losers on index
SC trucking group backs speed fines

Maritime

Keeping older vessels shipshape
TMM to depart Pacific alliance
Indian panel approves port joint venture amendment

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US, EU argue bananas before WTO
US Customs gets tough with importers on duty preferences
TMM plans to diversify into non-maritime sector
EU's rules on noise re-echo for US carriers
CN tying loose ends before rail merger arguments at STB
CP Rail to pay Canadian Wheat Board C$15 million to settle service complaint
New Carissa bow headed back to open sea for second time
Late winter storms starting to affect US railroads
Shipping agents at Kenya's Mombasa port increase fees
Burlington Northern is spending $2.5 billion on capital improvements
Uganda Railways might lose business after raising freight tariffs by US$1.5 a ton

Transportation

German truck group fights tight controls
Gainers surpass losers on index
SC trucking group backs speed fines

Maritime

Keeping older vessels shipshape
TMM to depart Pacific alliance
Indian panel approves port joint venture amendment

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US, EU argue bananas before WTO
US Customs gets tough with importers on duty preferences
TMM plans to diversify into non-maritime sector
EU's rules on noise re-echo for US carriers
CN tying loose ends before rail merger arguments at STB
CP Rail to pay Canadian Wheat Board C$15 million to settle service complaint
New Carissa bow headed back to open sea for second time
Late winter storms starting to affect US railroads
Shipping agents at Kenya's Mombasa port increase fees
Burlington Northern is spending $2.5 billion on capital improvements
Uganda Railways might lose business after raising freight tariffs by US$1.5 a ton

Transportation

German truck group fights tight controls
Gainers surpass losers on index
SC trucking group backs speed fines

Maritime

Keeping older vessels shipshape
TMM to depart Pacific alliance
Indian panel approves port joint venture amendment

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Nedlloyd Districenters ouvre des centres de distribution à Ternat et Milmort Depuis peu, Nedlloyd Districenters exploite deux centres de distribution supplémentaires à Ternat et Milmort (Herstal), ce qui porte à sept leur nombre en Belgique. La localisation de ces centres est partiellement due à la présence dans les régions en question de Van Gend & Loos qui, jusqu'avant la grande réorganisation du groupe Koninklijke Nedlloyd, effectuait des activités de stockage pour les clients de Nedlloyd. Ces activités ressortissent maintenant complètement à Nedlloyd Districenters, qui exploite ces centres comme des entrepôts publics. Le Parlement européen discute le rôle des ports et des terminaux intermodaux dans le réseau des RTE Le Parlement européen à Strasbourg discute aujourd'hui la modification d'une ordonnance (11692/96/UE) du Conseil des Ministres de l'UE du Transport et du Parlement concernant les ports maritimes, les ports intérieurs et les terminaux intermodaux et concernant la liaison multimodale entre l'Espagne et le Portugal et le reste de l'Europe. La fusion des activités PVC de BASF et de Solvay implique une réduction de capacité de production à Anvers Suite à l'intégration des activités PVC (polychlorure de vinyle) européennes des entreprises chimiques BASF et Solvay dans la joint-venture Solvin à partir de la mi-1999, les entreprises arrêteront respectivement leurs activités de production de VCM/PVC et de DCE (diochlorétane) à Anvers. Celles-ci représentent une capacité totale de 380.000 tonnes et 110 emplois. D'autre part, la joint-venture offre quelques avantages à Anvers. L'UE va enquêter sur le rachat de trans-o-flex par la Deutsche Post La Commission européenne a annoncé qu'elle n'a pas encore donné son feu vert à la prise de contrôle de trans-o-flex par la Deutsche Post, et qu'elle a prolongé de quatre mois le délai d'enquête. Il y a quelques semaines, un actionnaire de la société de messagerie - Industrial Information GmbH - a décidé de vendre sa participation aux postes allemandes, qui deviendrait ainsi majoritaire avec 75,2% des actions. C'est la première fois que les autorités européennes émettent des doutes quant à un volet de la stratégie expansionniste de la Deutsche Post.

International Transport Journal

MARCH 5, 1999

Tabletalk

André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.

Maritime

CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
Zim is expanding in China.
TT-Line is content with 1998.
Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.

Ports and Terminals

1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.

Intermodal

Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.

Aviation

The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
America West remains independent.
Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
Tower Air is in the black again.
Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
The EU speaks out against hushkits.
Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journal

MARCH 5, 1999

Tabletalk

André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.

Maritime

CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
Zim is expanding in China.
TT-Line is content with 1998.
Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.

Ports and Terminals

1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.

Intermodal

Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.

Aviation

The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
America West remains independent.
Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
Tower Air is in the black again.
Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
The EU speaks out against hushkits.
Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journal

MARCH 5, 1999

Tabletalk

André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.

Maritime

CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
Zim is expanding in China.
TT-Line is content with 1998.
Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.

Ports and Terminals

1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.

Intermodal

Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.

Aviation

The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
America West remains independent.
Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
Tower Air is in the black again.
Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
The EU speaks out against hushkits.
Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journal

MARCH 5, 1999

Tabletalk

André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.

Maritime

CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
Zim is expanding in China.
TT-Line is content with 1998.
Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.

Ports and Terminals

1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.

Intermodal

Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.

Aviation

The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
America West remains independent.
Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
Tower Air is in the black again.
Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
The EU speaks out against hushkits.
Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

International Transport Journal

MARCH 5, 1999

Tabletalk

André Graillot: "One of Le Havre's trumps is speed". The port of Le Havre can boast not only of speed but also its location and water depth, according to its director general.

Maritime

CMA is launching a new service between Asia and North Europe this month by extending its Asia-Mediterranean service.
MOL shows the flag in the trans-Atlantic trade.
HUAL starts new liner service between USA and Dominican Republic.
Merchant Ferries introduces Liverpool-Dublin ferry service.
Stena is working to become more customer oriented this year.
POL-Atlantic withdraws from trade.
Zim is expanding in China.
TT-Line is content with 1998.
Transcontainer offers two Japan-New York services for LCL cargo.
Hamburg shipbrokers show concern over breakbulk figures and box rates.
New publications: ISM Code - A Practical Guide; Significant Ships of 1998.
Calendar of events: Gastech 2000.

Ports and Terminals

1998 throughput at Associated British Ports rose to 122 million t.
East Baltic ports showed variable throughput last year.
Santos Brasil's Tecon 1 is aiming for growth of 8% this year.

Intermodal

Viewpoint: Everything is still open under the new pact between Switzerland and the EU.
Hupac fears a massive shift back to road for combined transport.
NS Cargo signs a cooperation with three freight forwarders between the Netherlands and Poland / CIS.

Aviation

The US airfreight specialist Kitty Hawk posted strong earnings and an encouraging profit last year after taking over Kalitta.
KLM announces new destinations this summer and orders more combis.
Delta plans Atlanta-Rome link.
Continental will offer new trans-Atlantic flights.
Asiana introduces its new Rapid 988 airfreight services.
America West remains independent.
Korean Air earns a profit again after two years in the red.
Tower Air is in the black again.
Lufthansa Consulting cooperates with Mexicana Airlines.
The EU speaks out against hushkits.
Calendar of events: Inter Airport Europe 99.

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Six teams of logistics graduate students spent two days streamlining a multinational company's supply chain in the second annual University of Tennessee logistics case competition. The going was fierce as the six teams competed to create the best supply-chain management solution. The four judges were tough but tactful. They urged the students to use creative solutions beyond traditional transportation solutions. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, may have jeopardized the hasty reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board in her attempt to slam the door on legislative relief for captive rail shippers. Hutchinson, up for reelection next year, may have angered shipper-friendly senators so that quick passage of STB reauthorization may not be a sure thing. Forecast: bare-knuckled, ego-bruising, mean-spirited legislative combat in the world's greatest deliberative body. Shipper groups are asking the Surface Transportation Board for greater participation in the classification process if the National Classification Committee is to retain its antitrust status after this year. Meanwhile, shipper and carrier attorneys are clashing over NCC attorney William Pugh's insistence on referring to shipper groups' positions as solely those of their Washington attorneys. Pugh claims the groups do not represent the positions of all shippers, but denies he meant to denigrate the attorneys. Spend a few minutes with USF Logistics CEO Doug Christensen and it becomes apparent he's not cut out to be a desk jockey. Christensen is often in motion - and he gets results. USF Logistics just acquired Processors Unlimited, a reverse logistics company. It has its sights on being more than a transport company, with Christensen saying his company is "perfectly balanced" in transportation, warehousing and cross-docking. Last year the National Grain and Feed Association, eight North American Class 1 railroads and seven shortlines came up with an agreement under which the carriers would use mandatory, binding NGFA arbitrations to resolve specific types of disputes with rail grain users. At a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing, the NGFA proposed the agreement include rail tariff reasonableness, damages incurred by shippers when a carrier fails to provide promised services, failure to pull cars in a reasonable time and issues related to force majeure situations. The railroads appear to be listening. Shippers are praising the overtures to the Ocean Shipping Reform Act that will deregulate the maritime industry May 1. Peter Gatti, policy director of the National Industrial Transportation League, says the Federal Maritime Commission has removed the "regulatory box" that earlier rulemakings had placed around the legislation. In another attempt to explain the uncharted waters of maritime deregulation, Oakland, Calif.-based APL has published a white paper to explain the legislative changes and outlook for the brave new world to ocean shippers. The U.S. Postal Service refuses to give up. Although it controls less than 6 percent of international express mail, USPS has forged an alliance with international shipping giant DHL Worldwide Express to help beef up its market share. The new cooperative service, Priority Mail Global Guaranteed, begins April 12. It will provide small business shippers with a two-day delivery guarantee for documents bound for 19 countries in western Europe. Initially it is available only from 11 U.S. cities. The cost saving is relatively meager and shippers have to go to the post office to send it, so it's questionable whether the new offering will make a dent in the stranglehold FedEx and United Parcel Service have on international express mail. Carriers, got a question about a credit history of a shipper, forwarder or broker? The information you need may be only a click away. The CreditExchange, which began as the Transportation Credit Exchange in 1991, offers companies a fast way to check potential customers' credit histories over the Internet. Launched on the web last November, CreditExchange is among the wave of transport-related companies using the Internet to replace older means of delivering database information to customers. Moving freight through Latin America can be a logistical nightmare. A web of different rules, regulations and customs combined with different duties and transportation infrastructure - or lack thereof - can make even the most routine shipment an experience. Whether it's a trade heavyweight like Brazil or a hungry lightweight like Costa Rica, the rules are all different and at times exasperating. But the potential of these trade markets is what keeps everyone sitting at the Latin table.

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PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year

Bern

The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)

TRADE

White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs

Washington

ACCIDENTS

IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden

London/Riyadh/Southampton

The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.

PORTS

CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port

Paris

The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

PORTS

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

Beijing

In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%

Bremen

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

Approval from the Technical-Administrative Committee of the Interregional Office for Public Works

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

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

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

››› 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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

COMPANIES

COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Hong Kong

Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)

COMPANIES

In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%

Hong Kong

Net profit up 7.4%

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025

Papenburg

The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros

SHIPPING

Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September

Genoa

It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya

SHIPYARDS

The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera

Trieste

The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.

SHIPPING

Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.

La Spezia

The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route

SHIPPING

MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan

Oslo

MOURNING

Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.

Schindellegi

Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958

PORTS

In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)

Madrid

Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)

NEWS

A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.

Livorno

It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals

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