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December 10, 1997
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  • Govts urged to step up action against piracy
    Attacks still prevalent in Africa, Indian sub-continent, Latin America, S-E Asia: ASF meeting
  • Aussie maritime union threatens Dubai firm
  • Manila port's towage operators raise fees
  • Adsteam Marine orders 6 new tugs costing A$42m

  • Asian crisis may delay up to 60 deliveries: Boeing
    Growth in airline traffic expected to fall along with economic slowdown
  • Airbus board gives nod for long-range jet programme
  • Garuda must sell assets: minister
  • Simple engine failure ruled out in Siberia crash
  • Airlines slam fee increases by Frankfurt airport
  • No ruling on BA-American alliance before Feb: Van Miert
  • Daimler to double China investment to US$1b

  • UK ports thrive on ro-ro trade
    Ports in the mid to north of the UK are expanding to cope with rising traffic levels in Scandinavia and the Irish Sea

  • Time to let host of shipping measures on safety take effect

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  • New conference to ply Australian route
  • Yang Ming to set up Kaohsiung stevedoring firm
  • Hapag-Lloyd forecasts profits
  • Hub change for CMA
  • New international steamship line to Port of Philadelphia
  • B. Richard Field retires from GPA
  • SAI chief blames `open skies' for Asia's woes
  • Dragonair experiences double digit growth in cargo

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Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 9, 1997
  • DB hives off intermodal transport risk
  • DB independent company in 1999
  • ECT takes no share in Duisburg terminal
  • Agreement on Rotterdam harbor pool
  • TNT-PTT Post head-office near airport
  • System Gut expands to Scandinavia

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  • Cascade wants to buy Portland Ship Yard
  • Port Prince Rupert to slash rates on wharfage
  • Teams will construct Navy ships
  • GATX announces plans to overhaul corporation
  • Airbus spends $2.9 billion on new aircraft
  • S&P gives triple"B" rating to Precision Castparts Corp

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Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 9, 1997
  • Minoan Mulls Ordering Two High Speed Vessels
    Crete’s largest shipping company Minoan Lines is considering ordering two additional high speed vessels. As it took delivery of its second high-speed ferry, the $96-million Ikarus, the company said that it intended to pursue a strategy of upgrading its fleet with new high-speed vessels.
    Minoan Lines, which plans to list on the Athens stock exchange early next year, said it was considering ordering two high-speed ferries to replace aging vessels on its Piraeus-Irakleon (Crete) service. It hoped the orders could be placed with Greek shipyards in order to help relieve unemployment in the sector.
    The Ikarus, which can carry 1,500 passengers and 1,000 cars or 150 lorries, has attained 30 knots in sea tests. It will go into service between the Italian port of Ancona and the Greek ports of Patras and Igoumenitsa effective December 21.Minoan Lines has invested or plans to invest a total of $482 million in new and modernized vessels, it said.
  • Jinhui Units To Buy Dry-Bulk Carriers
    Jinhui Holdings Co. Ltd. said two of its indirect subsidiaries would buy two Panamax size vessels from an independent third party for about $49.6 million. The 50.9 percent owned subsidiaries - Jinli Marine Inc. and Jinfeng Marine Inc. - would buy two dry-bulk carriers of deadweight tonnage 73,300 metric tons each.
    "The directors of the company see that it may be an opportune moment to further expand its fleet at the trough of the dry bulk cycle and believe that the acquisition is a step in pursuing its strategic move to further shift the Jinhui Shipping Group’s fleet from handysizes to Panamaxes and growing synergy between its shipping and coke business," Jinhui said.
  • Global Industries Units Gets Offshore Contract
    Global Industries Ltd. said that one of its subsidiaries was awarded three offshore contracts valued at about $160 million. The subsidiary, CCC Fabricaciones Y Construcciones SA de CV, is jointly owned by Global Industries and Grupo Consorcio de Fabricaciones Y Construcciones SA de CV. Under the terms of the contracts, CCC is to perform a range of offshore construction and support activities for Pemex Exploracion y Produccion in the Bay of Campeche. The first of the contracts is scheduled to begin before the end of the year.
    Under the terms of the first two contracts, which are expected to take about 12 months to complete, CCC will support the development of Pemex’s Cantarell Field. Under the third contract, CCC is to design, procure, lay, bury and test 30 kilometers of 36-inch diameter pipeline linking the Akal J Complex to Pemex’s floating storage offloading unit FSO-1.
  • Chilean Shipwner Selects MMS Software
    Marine Management Systems, a global marine software provider, announced that Southern Shipmanagement Ltd. (SSM) of Valparaiso, Chile has purchased MMS Fleet Manager Enterprise for Windows systems for their fleet of 17 vessels, plus 20 MMS FleetLINK communications systems for their parent company CSAV. The value of the initial contract, which includes software, hardware, and services, is approximately $300,000.
  • Chilean Navy Approves Submarines Purchase
    Chile’s navy has approved the purchase of two 1,600-ton "Scorpene" submarines from a Spanish-French consortium. The navy’s admiralty have approved plans to purchase the submarines from the French DCN and the Spanish Bazan shipbuilders, who had beat bids submitted by competitors from Britain, Germany and Sweden.
    A navy spokesman in Valparaiso Chile currently owns two German U-209 submarines from the 1980s and two British Oberon submarines from the 1970s. The Chilean navy’s new commander in chief, Adm. Jorge Arancibia, said last month that the new submarines would cost around $200 million each and would be delivered early next decade.

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  • Salvors push for new pay form
    SALVORS are pushing for the right to drop convention rules on payment for pollution clean up work, in favour of new terms which they consider fairer.
  • NCL begins $1bn expansion with Lloyd Werft contract
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line yesterday triggered the first phase of a $1bn expansion plan aimed at increasing its cruiseship fleet from 10 to 15 vessels.
  • Court holds up award of Subic Bay contract
    SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority has called off declaring the winner of the second tender for the Subic Bay International Container Terminal project following the issue of a temporary restraining order by the Philippine Supreme Court.
  • Malayan Towage plans box service
    MALAYAN Towage and Salvage Corporation, the Philippines' largest tugboat and salvaging operator, is venturing into domestic container barge operations, Alec Almazan reports from Manila.
  • Hyundai plans new engine
    HYUNDAI Heavy Industries, the world's most prolific manufacturer of large diesel engines, is to raise its stakes in the medium-speed market by developing an entirely new design of engine in conjunction with Norway's Ulstein group.
  • Romania LPG venture
    ROMANIAN petroleum, gas and electricity authorities are expected this week to sign contracts with three US energy firms for construction and operation of a $180m Black Sea LPG terminal near the Port of Constanta.
  • December boost for European yards
    STENA LINE'S winter drydocking programme has provided a pre-Christmas boost for some of Europe's repair yards.
  • Innovative TBT extraction system from northeast UK partnership
    PATENTS are pending on an innovative tributlytin (TBT) extraction system developed in a partnership between the University of Sunderland and Wear Dockyard.

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Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 9, 1997
  • Finnish pilots threaten January strike
    PILOTS in Finland have issued a strike warning in a dispute, mainly over pay.
  • Analysts go cool on Kv'rner shares
    TURMOIL in Asian financial markets has forced Kv'rner to give up its place as the most recommended stock.
  • NatWest named as Lloyd Werft investor
    NATWEST Bank has been named as the potential investor intending to take a 70 per cent stake in Bremerhaven-based repair company Lloyd Werft.
  • Dutch survey firm calls for salvor co-operation
    A SURVEYOR with Rotterdam-based survey and consulting group Touw Holding has called for a more open and co-operative approach by salvors to maritime casualties.
  • Chennai Port Trust rejects XCL tender
    CHENNAI Port Trust has decided to reject the tender submitted by X-Press Container Line for reservation of two berths.
  • Color Line sets up new freight organisation
    COLOR Line, the Oslo-based cruise ferry group, is in the process of setting up a new freight organisation.
  • Dutch organisations to join forces
    DUTCH maritime organisations are joining forces to promote the Netherlands as a country with a high level of expertise in maritime matters.
  • Celtic Warrior enquiry opens
    A COURT of enquiry is opening in Athens today to investigate the cause of the accident between a German cargo ship and the UK-owned multi-purpose vessel Celtic Warrior.
  • Panama to assess $10bn expansion plans
    AMBITIOUS plans to expand the Panama Canal at a cost of up to $10bn and 12 years of work should be decided by 2000, according to a senior canal official.
  • Damaged crane sent back to Japan
    A POST-panamax container crane, heavily damaged during ocean transit from Japan to Puget Sound, has been sent back to Japan for repairs.
  • Hvide buys Care group fleet
    HVIDE Marine has signed an agreement to acquire the 36-vessel offshore energy support fleet of Channel Island-based Care Group.
  • Patrick warned on Melbourne roster system
    AUSTRALIA'S principal stevedoring company has been warned of legal action by the MUA if it adopts a new roster system at the port of Melbourne.
  • McCoy to retire from Clarkson's
    HUGH McCoy, chairman of H Clarkson & Co and md of Horace Clarkson, is to retire earlier than planned.
  • MUA raises pressure on flying squad workers
    AUSTRALIA'S maritime union boss is heading to London to put pressure on his government to act against a new flying squad of military-trained stevedores.

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  • L'UE en quête d'une meilleure accessibilité du marché chinois et indien
    Il ne faut pas attendre monts et merveilles de la réunion des ministres européens du Transport qui se tiendra aujourd'hui et demain à Bruxelles sous la présidence luxembourgeoise. En ce qui concerne le transport maritime, la Commission européenne demandra au conseil des ministres de lui confier un mandat en vue de négocier avec la Chine et l'Inde. Il semble que cette demande devrait obtenir une majorité comfortable.
  • Dunkerque: Ferry-Boats exploitera les terminaux ro/ro et containers du port ouest
    C'est finalement à la filiale de la SNCB, Ferry-Boats, qu'est revenu le contrat d'exploitation des terminaux rouliers et à containers du port ouest à Dunkerque. Les autres candidats étaient CMP du Havre et Mersey Docks and Harbours. Un GIE (Groupement d'intérêt économique) à 50/50 sera donc créé entre l'opérateur belge et le port autonome, qui reprendra dès le 1er février prochain la concesion actuellement détenue par le groupe NFT (Nord-France Terminal) composé par les armements CGM et Delmas.
  • Deuxième accès ferroviaire au port d'Anvers: la SNCB doit justifier le rejet du tracé Herentals-Aerschot...
    Il aura suffi d'une heure de discussion chez le ministre-président de la Région flamande Luc Van den Brande pour à nouveau retarder la décision, attendue pour cette année encore, sur le tracé du deuxième accès ferroviaire au port d'Anvers. Voilà que la SNCB doit remettre son ouvrage sur le métier et démontrer, chiffres à l'appui, pourquoi un des itinéraires étudiés, celui en direction d'Herentals et d'Aerschot, n'a pas été retenu. Et voilà le manège remis en route, un tour gratuit...
  • L'intolérable bouchon du canal Albert
    Depuis la récente mise en service du viaduc passant au-dessus du goulet de liaison entre la darse América et le bassin de Strasbourg, au port d'Anvers, la liberté dominicale de naviguer pour les bâtiments fluviaux s'étend à présent jusqu'à... l'écluse de Wijnegem, sur le canal Albert.

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  • WTO talks seen likely to include all-cargo idea
  • Turbulence forecast as US, France resume air talks
  • Shipyards gauge demand for Jones Act vessels
  • Delta's Latin expansion to bolster perishables shippers
  • Oshkosh Truck to purchase parts maker for $250 million
  • Star Alliance plans closer cargo ties
  • US fleet on Great Lakes is busy
  • List narrows to three for Miami port slot
  • Hamburg predicts cargo rise in 1998
  • Rates set by ports: wave of the future?
  • Grain shippers face repeat of service woes, rail official says
  • Microsoft, Intuit target finances for small office/home office market
  • Surge in China trade altering Hong Kong's role
  • Bulk cargo traffic seldom acknowledged despite massive volume and importance

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  • MiB program boosts logistics, air freight
    The so-called Manufacture-in-Bond scheme, announced as part of the federal Government’s Investment for Growth industry plan, is likely to provide a major boost for Austalia’s logistics and air freight sectors.
  • No giant conspiracy, Court told
    There was no ‘giant conspiracy’ to circumvent the expressions of interest process for Melbourne’s Appleton Dock, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. Counsel for the Melbourne Port Corporation was defending against action brought by P&O Ports over plans to introduce a third international container terminal.
  • MUA’s 'lawful' response to Patrick push
    The Maritime Union of Australia is expected to react shortly to Patrick’s move to unilaterally alter working conditions at its Melbourne facilities from next Monday. The stevedore’s industrial relations director, Bill Clayton, told DCN yesterday he hoped that the union will react "lawfully." It is understood that the union is, in fact, contemplating just that with an injunction application at a level above that of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, probably in the Federal Court.
  • AMOU sets up stevedoring group
    A Stevedoring Management Group is to set up by the Australian Maritime Officers Union. According to the president of the AMOU, Kevin Fleming, the group will be set up in accordance with the union’s policy of developing a new management structure so that it can best respond to the needs of members in the stevedoring industry.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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