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August 27, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore firm all set for offshore market recovery
    Offshore Charters has taken delivery of two newbuildings so far this year
  • Taiwanese vessel sent warning to cruise ship
  • MPA and NOL carry out successful Y2K exercise
  • Vancouver terminals resume operations
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline industry urged to step up security measures
    American Airlines, catering firm staff arrested for drug smuggling
  • China Airlines' request for int'l route rejected
  • Taiwan's transport minister urged to quit
  • PAL back in the black but warns of tough times ahead
  • Japan Airlines may join oneworld
Features
  • The type of accident which should not happen
    Ships were new, had the latest navigational and anti-collision radar and had top crews
Columns
  • Tug's services must be paid for on salvage terms, court rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore firm all set for offshore market recovery
    Offshore Charters has taken delivery of two newbuildings so far this year
  • Taiwanese vessel sent warning to cruise ship
  • MPA and NOL carry out successful Y2K exercise
  • Vancouver terminals resume operations
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline industry urged to step up security measures
    American Airlines, catering firm staff arrested for drug smuggling
  • China Airlines' request for int'l route rejected
  • Taiwan's transport minister urged to quit
  • PAL back in the black but warns of tough times ahead
  • Japan Airlines may join oneworld
Features
  • The type of accident which should not happen
    Ships were new, had the latest navigational and anti-collision radar and had top crews
Columns
  • Tug's services must be paid for on salvage terms, court rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore firm all set for offshore market recovery
    Offshore Charters has taken delivery of two newbuildings so far this year
  • Taiwanese vessel sent warning to cruise ship
  • MPA and NOL carry out successful Y2K exercise
  • Vancouver terminals resume operations
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline industry urged to step up security measures
    American Airlines, catering firm staff arrested for drug smuggling
  • China Airlines' request for int'l route rejected
  • Taiwan's transport minister urged to quit
  • PAL back in the black but warns of tough times ahead
  • Japan Airlines may join oneworld
Features
  • The type of accident which should not happen
    Ships were new, had the latest navigational and anti-collision radar and had top crews
Columns
  • Tug's services must be paid for on salvage terms, court rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore firm all set for offshore market recovery
    Offshore Charters has taken delivery of two newbuildings so far this year
  • Taiwanese vessel sent warning to cruise ship
  • MPA and NOL carry out successful Y2K exercise
  • Vancouver terminals resume operations
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline industry urged to step up security measures
    American Airlines, catering firm staff arrested for drug smuggling
  • China Airlines' request for int'l route rejected
  • Taiwan's transport minister urged to quit
  • PAL back in the black but warns of tough times ahead
  • Japan Airlines may join oneworld
Features
  • The type of accident which should not happen
    Ships were new, had the latest navigational and anti-collision radar and had top crews
Columns
  • Tug's services must be paid for on salvage terms, court rules

Sched Netweb site
  • Lykes launches Pacific Sprint
  • Hutchison, RMPM lower stake in European terminal deal
  • AP Moller blames exchange rates for net drop
  • Mikawa attracts Korea, China trade
  • Singapore ships registry achieves 23 million GT
  • Terminal aids south India traffic
  • Repair work underway as MD-11 wreckage removed
  • HK's Chek Lap Kok returns to normal operations
  • Hong Kong air cargo throughput increases

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 26, 1999
  • KLM Cargo chief alludes to merger with TNT Post
  • Swissair results down by 29 percent
  • Canadian part of alliances under pressure
  • America West completes $125 million Boeing transaction

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • 'K' Line to Enhance Southeast Asian Operations
  • Lufthansa Cargo Sets Milestone at Shanghai's New Airport

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 26, 1999
  • Asian market review: Strong fundamentals beaten by lower crude

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 26, 1999
  • FastShip picks Rolls Royce for $1 billion propulsion order
    Rolls-Royce plc has reached agreement on what will be its largest single order for marine engines, worth around $1 billion. FastShip Inc, Philadelphia, is to contract for 25 marine Trent gas turbines.
  • $400 million orders for Hyundai Heavy Industries
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has reportedly won US$400 million of orders to build nine vessels for two Greek owners.
  • ABS Nautical Systems offers offers weather information through SafeNet
    ABS Nautical Systems, Houston, is making the WeatherLINK worldwide marine weather information service available as a new module within the ABS SafeNet integrated fleet management software.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lloyd Werft to repair Norwegian Dream
    GERMANY'S Lloyd Werft has won the contract to carry out permanent repairs to the Norwegian Cruise Line cruiseship Norwegian Dream, which was in collision with the containership Ever Decent earlier this week.
  • IMO head O'Neil raps casualty inquiry delays
    WILLIAM O'Neil, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation, last night criticised the length of time maritime casualty investigations often take and expressed concern about vested interests that might delay the publication of findings.
  • Probe demand over UK-US airfreight row
    THE BATTLE for supremacy of the transatlantic cargo skies intensified yesterday as Britain's airfreight community called for a government investigation into the decision to grant US carriers new air rights in the UK.
  • P&O Stena steams ahead despite Newhaven closure
    Cross-Channel market leader P&O Stena Line, formed in March last year, achieved profits of '26.5m in the second quarter and '30m in the first six months of this year.
  • Broere coup lands big Dow contract
    BROERE Shipping, the chemical tanker unit of Dutch tank storage to transport group Pakhoed, has pulled off a commercial coup with the signing of what it yesterday called a "mega contract" to transport 800,000 to 900,000 tons of liquid chemicals a year for the US giant Dow Chemical Company.
  • Eurokai regains Hamburg market share
    BITTER rivalry between container terminal operators in the port of Hamburg has led to annual volumes of 550,000 teu switching terminals this year, according to Eurokai, the number two operator in the port.
  • New venture offers smaller owners bigger buying muscle
    A NEW company hopes to attract up to 200 ships into a buying syndicate that aims to provide smaller shipowners with the muscle to reduce operating costs and increase efficiency.
  • Sasol refinery plans rise in capacity
    A PLANNED increase in capacity by one of the four crude refineries in South Africa will push local capacity up by some 20,000 bpd, or 2% of total volume, and will cost the private sector owners some R750m ($123m), writes Dee Rissik, Johannesburg.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 26, 1999
  • Carnival rumoured in Saarikangas buyout team
  • Daewoo debt payments suspended
  • Rolls-Royce confirms $1Bn FastShip order
  • Ever Decent fire now restricted to No 3 Hold
  • Norwegian Dream leaving Dover today
  • Adsteam outlines expansion plans
  • Seaport Terminals could sue Cast Lines
  • NOL to review role of CFO
  • Philippines passenger insurance doubled
  • Pakistan refinery on stream in September 2000
  • Brazil hopes for cabotage future
  • Tokyo MOU issues guidelines for GMDSS inspection
  • Oil prices take a breather
  • Weak tanker rates pull Waterfront under
  • Stena Line fare hike helps to cut losses
  • Azipods increase Voyager's efficiency
  • AP Møller posts stable results
  • P&O Stena profits rocket
  • ECT declares Duisberg open

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • West Coast ports labor contract buys peace
  • Overcapacity looms as race is on to build transshipment facilities
  • Safmarine makes North America executive changes
  • Con-Way NOW expands into Texas and Arkansas
  • C.H. Robinson names two new vice presidents
  • Colombia's ACC trucker union to take part in Aug 31 strike
  • Florida court upholds $50 million award against CSX Transportation
Transportation
  • Air cargo carriers impose fuel surcharges to Latin America
  • Germany's SAP set to offer transport planning software
  • LanChile orders seven Airbus planes
  • G.I. Trucking imposes fuel surcharge
  • Agreement paves the way for U.S. air cargo carriers to use Scotland airport
Maritime
  • Industry criticizes redefinition of 'ocean common carrier'
  • Tanker talks surprise MEBA
  • Outsourcing seen as boon to logistics, transport businesses
  • Transport transformation taken in stride by Spain's top port
  • FastShip awards Rolls-Royce $1 billion contract for engines
  • Evergreen ship fire extinguished after 40 hours
  • Barge operators try to block foreign rivals

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • West Coast ports labor contract buys peace
  • Overcapacity looms as race is on to build transshipment facilities
  • Safmarine makes North America executive changes
  • Con-Way NOW expands into Texas and Arkansas
  • C.H. Robinson names two new vice presidents
  • Colombia's ACC trucker union to take part in Aug 31 strike
  • Florida court upholds $50 million award against CSX Transportation
Transportation
  • Air cargo carriers impose fuel surcharges to Latin America
  • Germany's SAP set to offer transport planning software
  • LanChile orders seven Airbus planes
  • G.I. Trucking imposes fuel surcharge
  • Agreement paves the way for U.S. air cargo carriers to use Scotland airport
Maritime
  • Industry criticizes redefinition of 'ocean common carrier'
  • Tanker talks surprise MEBA
  • Outsourcing seen as boon to logistics, transport businesses
  • Transport transformation taken in stride by Spain's top port
  • FastShip awards Rolls-Royce $1 billion contract for engines
  • Evergreen ship fire extinguished after 40 hours
  • Barge operators try to block foreign rivals

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • West Coast ports labor contract buys peace
  • Overcapacity looms as race is on to build transshipment facilities
  • Safmarine makes North America executive changes
  • Con-Way NOW expands into Texas and Arkansas
  • C.H. Robinson names two new vice presidents
  • Colombia's ACC trucker union to take part in Aug 31 strike
  • Florida court upholds $50 million award against CSX Transportation
Transportation
  • Air cargo carriers impose fuel surcharges to Latin America
  • Germany's SAP set to offer transport planning software
  • LanChile orders seven Airbus planes
  • G.I. Trucking imposes fuel surcharge
  • Agreement paves the way for U.S. air cargo carriers to use Scotland airport
Maritime
  • Industry criticizes redefinition of 'ocean common carrier'
  • Tanker talks surprise MEBA
  • Outsourcing seen as boon to logistics, transport businesses
  • Transport transformation taken in stride by Spain's top port
  • FastShip awards Rolls-Royce $1 billion contract for engines
  • Evergreen ship fire extinguished after 40 hours
  • Barge operators try to block foreign rivals

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La SNCB proche de l'achat de 20% dans Saima Avandero
    La SNCB va plus que probablement acquérir la participation de 20% des chemins de fer italien (FS) dans la société italienne Saima Avandero. Celle-ci intégrera par ailleurs très prochainement le réseau européen d'ABX. C'est ce que nous a confirmé Etienne Schouppe, administrateur délégué de la SNCB. Par ailleurs, il nous a dit qu'un accord commercial et opérationnel est intervenu entre ABX et le groupe français Dubois, une prise de participation dans cette société étant également souhaitée. Selon plusieurs sources, les actions de Saima ont été payées "très cher".
  • ECT Duisburg: premier terminal d'un reseau
    Le port rhénan allemand Duisbourg est enrichi d'un troisième terminal à containers. La ministre néerlandaise de Transport T. Netelenbos a inauguré solennellement le terminal d'une superficie de 5 ha en présence d'un grand nombre de personnalités éminentes à Südhafen, mercredi après-midi. Avec ce premier terminal en Allemagne, ECT souhaite offrir à ses clients la possibilité d'acheminer des containers directement vers un port dans l'arrière-pays avec des liaisons trimodales. Ceci devrait contribuer à l'allègement des sites à containers au port de Rotterdam.
  • DFDS Dan Transport reprend une division deDeugro
    La reprise annoncée pour cette semaine par le groupe de transport danois DFDS Dan Transport en Allemagne (voir LL du 24/8/99) est quasiment bouclée. Le groupe a en effet signé une déclaration d'intention pour la reprise des divisions logistiques et de transport de Deugro Carl E. Press GmbH & Co Logistics (Francfort). Via cette reprise, DFDS Dan Transport devient en outre actionnaire de CLI International, une association de 21 expéditeurs allemands indépendants. Un accord de coopération a été atteint avec cette association, de sorte que le réseau européen est enfin un fait.
  • COA: l'exemple de WAL/P&ONL aura-t-il une influence sur le marché?
    "Le service conjoint que nous venons de créer s'inscrit dans l'optique d'une rationalisation. Nous n'ajoutons pas de capacité supplémentaire, au contrainre, avec quatre PC et le volume de P&ONL nous devrons nous restreindre. Il est à espérer que cet exemple sera suivi par le marché", nous a dit Manfred Maikowski, managing director de l'armement West-Afrika Linien-Dienste GmbH (WAL), au sujet de l'impact du service conjoint dans lequel il s'est engagé avec P&ONL.

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 26, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Broere Shipping Wins Dow Deal
  • FastShip Comes To Agreement With Rolls Royce
Breaking News
  • Hyundai Wins Bulker, Containership $400M Deal
  • IAPH Slated For South Africa in 2003
  • $21.2 Billion Canal Proposed
  • Explosion Kills Two On Bulk Carrier
  • Impounded Ship Escapes

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 26, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Broere Shipping Wins Dow Deal
  • FastShip Comes To Agreement With Rolls Royce
Breaking News
  • Hyundai Wins Bulker, Containership $400M Deal
  • IAPH Slated For South Africa in 2003
  • $21.2 Billion Canal Proposed
  • Explosion Kills Two On Bulk Carrier
  • Impounded Ship Escapes

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The theme of this year's Fiata World Congress in Dubai in October concerns the challenges facing the industry in the next millennium.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd might look for opportunities to expand in the wake of a disappointing second quarter.
  • Cast transfers to Antwerp.
  • Maersk joins the Saecs consortium.
  • Robin Line launches a new Mediterranean-West Africa service.
  • Lykes Lines enters the trans-Pacific market.
  • NSCSA deploys three of its own vessels in the FAL service.
  • P&O Nedlloyd and WAL cooperate in North Europe-West Africa trade.
  • OOCL/Wan Hai and CSG are launching new services out of Dalian.
  • SCL deploys a new vessel in the Europe-South America trade.
  • Leif Hoegh posts lower operating profit in first half 1999.
  • Sea Containers shows satisfactory first half results.
  • A joint Canmar-Contship agency is set up in Portugal.
Ports and Terminals
  • Oakland's new berths project receives BCDC approval.
  • P&O Ports comes to agreement with employees in Australia.
  • Concessions for four facilities in Chile have found buyers.
  • Malta makes good progress as a major Mediterranean transhipment hub.
Forwarding and Logistics
  • KN posted a satisfactory result in the first half of 1999.
  • Nightfreight notes a positive underlying trend in its business.
  • Geodis is heading for success.
  • FLEH suffers huge losses.
  • Pacer International is growing.
  • Profits drop at Van Ommeren.
Aviation
  • DHL renews European fleet. In its plans to switch to newer and quieter freighters, DHL is likely to choose between the A300 and the B757.
  • Cargolux will fly to Melbourne and Auckland from mid-September.
  • Continental serves Amsterdam.
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo will fly from London to Chicago and Barbados.
  • Union-Transport takes over Sea-Air Transport companies.
  • KLM has lower first quarter profit.
  • ATC represents Ethiopian Airlines.
  • Air France posts improved first quarter results this year.
  • The Capitol International group will cooperate more closely.
  • AEI records lower profit due to European business.
  • BAX Global posts improved results.
  • FDX Global Logistics acquires GeoLogistics Air Services.
  • Calendar of events: AFC 2000, "Dawn of the Air Cargo Century".

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The theme of this year's Fiata World Congress in Dubai in October concerns the challenges facing the industry in the next millennium.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd might look for opportunities to expand in the wake of a disappointing second quarter.
  • Cast transfers to Antwerp.
  • Maersk joins the Saecs consortium.
  • Robin Line launches a new Mediterranean-West Africa service.
  • Lykes Lines enters the trans-Pacific market.
  • NSCSA deploys three of its own vessels in the FAL service.
  • P&O Nedlloyd and WAL cooperate in North Europe-West Africa trade.
  • OOCL/Wan Hai and CSG are launching new services out of Dalian.
  • SCL deploys a new vessel in the Europe-South America trade.
  • Leif Hoegh posts lower operating profit in first half 1999.
  • Sea Containers shows satisfactory first half results.
  • A joint Canmar-Contship agency is set up in Portugal.
Ports and Terminals
  • Oakland's new berths project receives BCDC approval.
  • P&O Ports comes to agreement with employees in Australia.
  • Concessions for four facilities in Chile have found buyers.
  • Malta makes good progress as a major Mediterranean transhipment hub.
Forwarding and Logistics
  • KN posted a satisfactory result in the first half of 1999.
  • Nightfreight notes a positive underlying trend in its business.
  • Geodis is heading for success.
  • FLEH suffers huge losses.
  • Pacer International is growing.
  • Profits drop at Van Ommeren.
Aviation
  • DHL renews European fleet. In its plans to switch to newer and quieter freighters, DHL is likely to choose between the A300 and the B757.
  • Cargolux will fly to Melbourne and Auckland from mid-September.
  • Continental serves Amsterdam.
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo will fly from London to Chicago and Barbados.
  • Union-Transport takes over Sea-Air Transport companies.
  • KLM has lower first quarter profit.
  • ATC represents Ethiopian Airlines.
  • Air France posts improved first quarter results this year.
  • The Capitol International group will cooperate more closely.
  • AEI records lower profit due to European business.
  • BAX Global posts improved results.
  • FDX Global Logistics acquires GeoLogistics Air Services.
  • Calendar of events: AFC 2000, "Dawn of the Air Cargo Century".

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The theme of this year's Fiata World Congress in Dubai in October concerns the challenges facing the industry in the next millennium.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd might look for opportunities to expand in the wake of a disappointing second quarter.
  • Cast transfers to Antwerp.
  • Maersk joins the Saecs consortium.
  • Robin Line launches a new Mediterranean-West Africa service.
  • Lykes Lines enters the trans-Pacific market.
  • NSCSA deploys three of its own vessels in the FAL service.
  • P&O Nedlloyd and WAL cooperate in North Europe-West Africa trade.
  • OOCL/Wan Hai and CSG are launching new services out of Dalian.
  • SCL deploys a new vessel in the Europe-South America trade.
  • Leif Hoegh posts lower operating profit in first half 1999.
  • Sea Containers shows satisfactory first half results.
  • A joint Canmar-Contship agency is set up in Portugal.
Ports and Terminals
  • Oakland's new berths project receives BCDC approval.
  • P&O Ports comes to agreement with employees in Australia.
  • Concessions for four facilities in Chile have found buyers.
  • Malta makes good progress as a major Mediterranean transhipment hub.
Forwarding and Logistics
  • KN posted a satisfactory result in the first half of 1999.
  • Nightfreight notes a positive underlying trend in its business.
  • Geodis is heading for success.
  • FLEH suffers huge losses.
  • Pacer International is growing.
  • Profits drop at Van Ommeren.
Aviation
  • DHL renews European fleet. In its plans to switch to newer and quieter freighters, DHL is likely to choose between the A300 and the B757.
  • Cargolux will fly to Melbourne and Auckland from mid-September.
  • Continental serves Amsterdam.
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo will fly from London to Chicago and Barbados.
  • Union-Transport takes over Sea-Air Transport companies.
  • KLM has lower first quarter profit.
  • ATC represents Ethiopian Airlines.
  • Air France posts improved first quarter results this year.
  • The Capitol International group will cooperate more closely.
  • AEI records lower profit due to European business.
  • BAX Global posts improved results.
  • FDX Global Logistics acquires GeoLogistics Air Services.
  • Calendar of events: AFC 2000, "Dawn of the Air Cargo Century".

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The theme of this year's Fiata World Congress in Dubai in October concerns the challenges facing the industry in the next millennium.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd might look for opportunities to expand in the wake of a disappointing second quarter.
  • Cast transfers to Antwerp.
  • Maersk joins the Saecs consortium.
  • Robin Line launches a new Mediterranean-West Africa service.
  • Lykes Lines enters the trans-Pacific market.
  • NSCSA deploys three of its own vessels in the FAL service.
  • P&O Nedlloyd and WAL cooperate in North Europe-West Africa trade.
  • OOCL/Wan Hai and CSG are launching new services out of Dalian.
  • SCL deploys a new vessel in the Europe-South America trade.
  • Leif Hoegh posts lower operating profit in first half 1999.
  • Sea Containers shows satisfactory first half results.
  • A joint Canmar-Contship agency is set up in Portugal.
Ports and Terminals
  • Oakland's new berths project receives BCDC approval.
  • P&O Ports comes to agreement with employees in Australia.
  • Concessions for four facilities in Chile have found buyers.
  • Malta makes good progress as a major Mediterranean transhipment hub.
Forwarding and Logistics
  • KN posted a satisfactory result in the first half of 1999.
  • Nightfreight notes a positive underlying trend in its business.
  • Geodis is heading for success.
  • FLEH suffers huge losses.
  • Pacer International is growing.
  • Profits drop at Van Ommeren.
Aviation
  • DHL renews European fleet. In its plans to switch to newer and quieter freighters, DHL is likely to choose between the A300 and the B757.
  • Cargolux will fly to Melbourne and Auckland from mid-September.
  • Continental serves Amsterdam.
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo will fly from London to Chicago and Barbados.
  • Union-Transport takes over Sea-Air Transport companies.
  • KLM has lower first quarter profit.
  • ATC represents Ethiopian Airlines.
  • Air France posts improved first quarter results this year.
  • The Capitol International group will cooperate more closely.
  • AEI records lower profit due to European business.
  • BAX Global posts improved results.
  • FDX Global Logistics acquires GeoLogistics Air Services.
  • Calendar of events: AFC 2000, "Dawn of the Air Cargo Century".

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • The theme of this year's Fiata World Congress in Dubai in October concerns the challenges facing the industry in the next millennium.
Maritime
  • P&O Nedlloyd might look for opportunities to expand in the wake of a disappointing second quarter.
  • Cast transfers to Antwerp.
  • Maersk joins the Saecs consortium.
  • Robin Line launches a new Mediterranean-West Africa service.
  • Lykes Lines enters the trans-Pacific market.
  • NSCSA deploys three of its own vessels in the FAL service.
  • P&O Nedlloyd and WAL cooperate in North Europe-West Africa trade.
  • OOCL/Wan Hai and CSG are launching new services out of Dalian.
  • SCL deploys a new vessel in the Europe-South America trade.
  • Leif Hoegh posts lower operating profit in first half 1999.
  • Sea Containers shows satisfactory first half results.
  • A joint Canmar-Contship agency is set up in Portugal.
Ports and Terminals
  • Oakland's new berths project receives BCDC approval.
  • P&O Ports comes to agreement with employees in Australia.
  • Concessions for four facilities in Chile have found buyers.
  • Malta makes good progress as a major Mediterranean transhipment hub.
Forwarding and Logistics
  • KN posted a satisfactory result in the first half of 1999.
  • Nightfreight notes a positive underlying trend in its business.
  • Geodis is heading for success.
  • FLEH suffers huge losses.
  • Pacer International is growing.
  • Profits drop at Van Ommeren.
Aviation
  • DHL renews European fleet. In its plans to switch to newer and quieter freighters, DHL is likely to choose between the A300 and the B757.
  • Cargolux will fly to Melbourne and Auckland from mid-September.
  • Continental serves Amsterdam.
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo will fly from London to Chicago and Barbados.
  • Union-Transport takes over Sea-Air Transport companies.
  • KLM has lower first quarter profit.
  • ATC represents Ethiopian Airlines.
  • Air France posts improved first quarter results this year.
  • The Capitol International group will cooperate more closely.
  • AEI records lower profit due to European business.
  • BAX Global posts improved results.
  • FDX Global Logistics acquires GeoLogistics Air Services.
  • Calendar of events: AFC 2000, "Dawn of the Air Cargo Century".

TradeWindsweb site
  • Ivarans stuck in dire straits
    NORWEGIAN containership operator Ivarans Rederi is at the centre of a series of disputes, arbitrations and negotiations over its troubled financial affairs. Several leading shipowners including the likes of CP Ships, Mediterranean Shipping Co and German owner Claus-Peter Offen have found themselves involved.
  • Bulker hide-and-seek
  • Nor-Cargo gets lemon
  • Bailing out of building
  • Collision's aftermath
  • Dark horse in Greece
  • New kid on the block
  • Orders fly at China yards
  • Detentions
  • Casualties

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The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
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