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July 1, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Govt urged to do more to help shipping industry
    Call on PSA Corp to assist by offering more goodies to shipping lines and shippers
  • First phase of ISM Code comes into effect today
  • Humpuss sure of retaining Pertamina deals in retenders
Air and Land Transport
  • MAS expects its share of domestic traffic to drop
    Airline moves domestic flights to new KL airport instead of retaining themat Subang
  • SilkAir's A320 will allow route expansion
  • SIA adds more flights to schedule
  • Pan Am restructure approved
Features
  • Catering to upscale travellers
    Premium cruise line offers spacious, mid-sized ships, a high staff-to-guest ratio and worldwide itineraries
Columns
  • Fight piracy through law enforcement and by taking precautions

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Govt urged to do more to help shipping industry
    Call on PSA Corp to assist by offering more goodies to shipping lines and shippers
  • First phase of ISM Code comes into effect today
  • Humpuss sure of retaining Pertamina deals in retenders
Air and Land Transport
  • MAS expects its share of domestic traffic to drop
    Airline moves domestic flights to new KL airport instead of retaining themat Subang
  • SilkAir's A320 will allow route expansion
  • SIA adds more flights to schedule
  • Pan Am restructure approved
Features
  • Catering to upscale travellers
    Premium cruise line offers spacious, mid-sized ships, a high staff-to-guest ratio and worldwide itineraries
Columns
  • Fight piracy through law enforcement and by taking precautions

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Govt urged to do more to help shipping industry
    Call on PSA Corp to assist by offering more goodies to shipping lines and shippers
  • First phase of ISM Code comes into effect today
  • Humpuss sure of retaining Pertamina deals in retenders
Air and Land Transport
  • MAS expects its share of domestic traffic to drop
    Airline moves domestic flights to new KL airport instead of retaining themat Subang
  • SilkAir's A320 will allow route expansion
  • SIA adds more flights to schedule
  • Pan Am restructure approved
Features
  • Catering to upscale travellers
    Premium cruise line offers spacious, mid-sized ships, a high staff-to-guest ratio and worldwide itineraries
Columns
  • Fight piracy through law enforcement and by taking precautions

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Govt urged to do more to help shipping industry
    Call on PSA Corp to assist by offering more goodies to shipping lines and shippers
  • First phase of ISM Code comes into effect today
  • Humpuss sure of retaining Pertamina deals in retenders
Air and Land Transport
  • MAS expects its share of domestic traffic to drop
    Airline moves domestic flights to new KL airport instead of retaining themat Subang
  • SilkAir's A320 will allow route expansion
  • SIA adds more flights to schedule
  • Pan Am restructure approved
Features
  • Catering to upscale travellers
    Premium cruise line offers spacious, mid-sized ships, a high staff-to-guest ratio and worldwide itineraries
Columns
  • Fight piracy through law enforcement and by taking precautions

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 30, 1998
  • British Airways and American Airlines to become Iberia shareholders
  • Perhaps 50 percent Thai Airlines sold
  • French seafarers don't want merger CMA and CGM
  • Huub van Gorp to retire from Nedlloyd board
  • Yellow and Frans Maas in air freight
  • Another driving prohibition in Poland

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports on alert to enforce safety rules
  • New York: If we build it, will you stay?
  • High-tech airport ready for takeoff
  • Lott names panel to review sanctions
  • Year 2000 expert: Threat to world's computers is worse than I thought
  • Most commodities escape worst of Asia crisis - FAO
  • Pan Am makes its return - for the third time
  • Asia may be in trouble, but it's still expensive
  • Mexican biotech firm shows faith in Asia by buying two Korean companies
  • World Bank may speed $500-600 million to Russia
Transportation
  • Union Pacific report says attempts to ease gridlock slipped last week
  • Taiwan weighs first intermodal network
  • Small shippers get a break from new CF software
  • Packaging Plus buying courier
  • EU clears Deutsche Post for 22.5% stake in DHL
  • Norfolk Southern wins Harriman Safety award
Maritime
  • Dispute with pilots may cause chaos in Kaohsiung
  • Shippers warned on Asian rates
  • FMC overhauls fees; many charges going up
  • Yang Ming eyes more open ports in China
  • Hamburg-Sud to buy South Seas Steamship
  • Brazil opens newest container port
  • On the waterfront

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports on alert to enforce safety rules
  • New York: If we build it, will you stay?
  • High-tech airport ready for takeoff
  • Lott names panel to review sanctions
  • Year 2000 expert: Threat to world's computers is worse than I thought
  • Most commodities escape worst of Asia crisis - FAO
  • Pan Am makes its return - for the third time
  • Asia may be in trouble, but it's still expensive
  • Mexican biotech firm shows faith in Asia by buying two Korean companies
  • World Bank may speed $500-600 million to Russia
Transportation
  • Union Pacific report says attempts to ease gridlock slipped last week
  • Taiwan weighs first intermodal network
  • Small shippers get a break from new CF software
  • Packaging Plus buying courier
  • EU clears Deutsche Post for 22.5% stake in DHL
  • Norfolk Southern wins Harriman Safety award
Maritime
  • Dispute with pilots may cause chaos in Kaohsiung
  • Shippers warned on Asian rates
  • FMC overhauls fees; many charges going up
  • Yang Ming eyes more open ports in China
  • Hamburg-Sud to buy South Seas Steamship
  • Brazil opens newest container port
  • On the waterfront

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports on alert to enforce safety rules
  • New York: If we build it, will you stay?
  • High-tech airport ready for takeoff
  • Lott names panel to review sanctions
  • Year 2000 expert: Threat to world's computers is worse than I thought
  • Most commodities escape worst of Asia crisis - FAO
  • Pan Am makes its return - for the third time
  • Asia may be in trouble, but it's still expensive
  • Mexican biotech firm shows faith in Asia by buying two Korean companies
  • World Bank may speed $500-600 million to Russia
Transportation
  • Union Pacific report says attempts to ease gridlock slipped last week
  • Taiwan weighs first intermodal network
  • Small shippers get a break from new CF software
  • Packaging Plus buying courier
  • EU clears Deutsche Post for 22.5% stake in DHL
  • Norfolk Southern wins Harriman Safety award
Maritime
  • Dispute with pilots may cause chaos in Kaohsiung
  • Shippers warned on Asian rates
  • FMC overhauls fees; many charges going up
  • Yang Ming eyes more open ports in China
  • Hamburg-Sud to buy South Seas Steamship
  • Brazil opens newest container port
  • On the waterfront

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • COSCO Japan Achieves ISO 9002
  • MSC Upgrades Adelaide Call to Weekly-Basis
  • Cheng Lie, China Shipping Join Forces
  • UASC's 4th 3,800-TEU Ship Delivered
  • MOL Becomes First ISO 9002 Carrier for Car Carriage
  • Nakamura Niyaku to Expand Rail Service for Marine Boxes

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Long Beach port board Oks naval station lease
  • Slater names superintendent for Merchant Marine Academy
  • Lynes new Canadian Ports prexy
  • FRA says new safety regulations mean big changes for railroads
  • Container leases up 26 percent according to IICL annual report
  • Panama Canal drops all draft restrictions

urgente online pressweb site
  • MRW crea la división de Logística
  • Renfe pone en marcha la "operación salida"
  • En vigor los nuevos t'tulos para capitanes, oficiales y marineros
  • Continental Airlines firma alianza con Air France
  • British Airways equipa su flota con el sistema EGPWS

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 5 more cargo terminals for perishables
  • FICCI wants corporate tax rate lowered to 30 pc
  • APEC joins hands to stall millennium bug
  • Volvo rolls out first tractor-trailer from Hoskote plant
  • Tanzania seeks Indian investments
  • Spice exports up
  • Stock option norms for software companies unveiled
  • Total Transport Systems signs jv pact with WSA Lines, Singapore
  • WSA: Eventful moorings

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Rand and interest rates will fall further - Nedcor
  • E Africa rail link set to challenge seafreight
  • Cargo Info hands R1000 to Sue Horner
  • Gambling on everything but transport
  • NRZ battles financial woes
  • Portnet cartage monopoly case will be heard in August
  • Maersk adds capacity on Middle East route
  • Rainbow still looking for its pot of gold
  • Fedex to sponsor logistics award
  • Exports to Egypt need origin certificates
  • Analyst warns that foreign investor in SAA could destabilise industry
  • Eagle and Crossroads join forces to provide one-stop package
  • Free textbooks for the underprivileged need a transport sponsor
  • Crane adjustment will limit CT's windy problem
  • Forwarders have to re-invent the industry
  • Logistical snag holds up plans to harmonise regional customs procedures
  • 'Tanzanian deal is not monopolistic'
  • Maersk adds tenth 6600 teu vessel
  • Status Maritime adds financial services subsidiary
  • Saldanha quay extensions will meet December target
  • EU trade agreement could be concluded by September
  • Sasfin adds forwarding arm to provide all-in package
  • NedLiberate enhances exporters' cash flow
  • Int'l trade finance package on its way
  • Forfaiting helps accommodate transactions in difficult trading areas
  • FNB helps exporters to tap into UN markets
  • P&ON streamlines to push customer focus concept
  • NRZ beefs up efficiency
  • Border blitz will continue despite delays
  • Satellite tracker launched in Zim
  • Cargo Carriers clinches major steel contract
  • Alfons the lion heart strikes a deal for conservation
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines appoints new GSA
  • Royal Air Cargo adds 707 for assault on Europe
  • Bill of lading revision will bring SA in line with the rest of the world
  • MOL adds Beira to Indian Ocean service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Frontline halts ICB peace talks
    ALMOST two months of peace talks between ICB Shipping and its biggest shareholder Frontline were yesterday terminated without success.
  • Ships face US detention threat
    US Coast Guard, in an unprecedented policy decision, is to record and report as official detentions all denials-of-entry of vessels that arrive in US waters without valid ISM Code certificates on board.
  • US to launch shipbreaking pilot scheme
    US legislation to strengthen global shipbreaking workers' health and safety protection has been dealt a blow following US Navy and congressional protests that the mandate for government vessel-scrapping solely at domestic ship-yards was anti-competitive.
  • Philippines incoming President
    Incoming Philippines president Joseph Estrada (pictured) and outgoing president Fidel Ramos during the swearing-in ceremony in Malolos yesterday. The hugely popular former film star Estrada is the Philippines' 13th president.
  • ITF flags message to world
    UK shipping minister Glenda Jackson will today add her voice to the 50-year International Transport Workers' Federation campaign against flags of convenience when she renames the Lady Rebecca, the 18,501 dwt general cargoship, Global Mariner, at a ceremony at Thames Quay in London.
  • China set to ease Yangtse restrictions
    FOREIGN-owned vessels sailing on China's Yangtse river are to be given greater freedom of operation, according to a local authority official.
  • FSL confident it can become major player
    BOASTING one of the most comprehensive facilities in the UK, Fleet Support Limited (FSL) believes that it is set to become a major player in UK commercial shiprepair.
  • Malaysian yard starts Navix booking
    MALAYSIA Shipyard & Engineering (MSE) has completed repairs at Pasir Gudang onboard the 244,651 dwt VLCC Diamond City, which is the first in a block-booking from Japan's Navix Corp, involving a total of nine tankers, writes Alan Thorpe.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 30, 1998
  • Sinclair Roche & Temperley sells Singapore office
    WATSON, Farley & Williams, the London-based law firm, is to acquire Sinclair, Roche & Temperley's Singapore office for an "undisclosed but substantial sum of money."
  • ISF warns of more trouble from ITF
    THE ITF "will give more trouble in the future," David Dearsley of the International Shipping Federation warned insurers and shipowners yesterday.
  • Contract 'can prevent Panama tort claims'
    SHIPOWNERS can protect themselves from tort claims filed in Panama by Filipino seafarers, "simply with a properly worded contract," said Alan Walls of Holman Fenwick and Willan.
  • Demand surges for Canadian exemptions
    REQUESTS for Canadian coastal trade exemptions by foreign flag vessels have almost doubled in the last five years.
  • Jurong Port brings in tariff rebates
    UP to 1,000 shipping companies stand to benefit from port tariff rebates totalling S$19.5m ($12m) offered by Jurong Port.
  • MUA rival bids for Newcastle project
    A NEW stevedoring contract in the Australian port of Newcastle is being sought by one of the Maritime Union of Australia's rivals.
  • Panama lifts draught restrictions
    THE Panama Canal has today lifted all transit draught restrictions in the waterway and reinstated the normal maximum authorised transit draft of 12.04 m (39.5 ft).
  • New Zealand tightens its belt
    NEW Zealand has announced dramatic cost-cutting measures to counter the recessionary effects of Asia's continuing financial squeeze.
  • Australia issues coastal trade guidelines
    AUSTRALIA has issued new guidelines governing engagement of ships in the coastal trade that will no longer be restricted to Australian flagged and crewed vessels.
  • Helsingborg introduces 'clean ships' tariff
    SWEDEN'S Helsingborg port is introducing an environmental differentiated harbour tariff from July 1 to encourage cleaner ships.
  • Marchioness demonstrates 'cheapness of life'
    THE Marchioness disaster demonstrates the "it is cheap to kill young people in this country," barrister Charles Haddon-Cave observed yesterday in London.
  • Chowgule slumps into the red
    HIGHER costs and interest payments combined with reduced income from ship sales has produced a loss-making cocktail for Goa-based bulker operator Chowgule Steamships.
  • Frontline-ICB talks end in stalemate
    A DISCUSSION of "strategies to unwind the deadlocked situation" between Frontline and ICB Shipping has ended in stalemate.
  • Sinotrans to expand fleet with $1bn loan
    SINOTRANS, China's largest state-owned foreign transport company, is to increase its ocean going fleet by 50 per cent after being granted a $1bn loan from the Bank of China.
  • Germany hikes subsidy budget
    GERMANY'S government has increased its 1998 shipbuilding subsidy budget by Dm30m ($16.6m) to Dm110m.
  • Orapin Global master pleads guilty
    THE Polish master of the Orapin Global, the tanker involved in Singapore's worst oil spill last year, has pleaded guilty to charges of negligence and speeding.
  • Hvide orders fifth Newport News tanker
    HVIDE Marine has ordered a fifth double-hull product tanker from Newport News Shipbuilding.
  • US Reform Act runs out of time
    THE US Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 was not adopted by the full House for a vote prior to the July 4 Congress recess.
  • Schedule set for rail merger
    THE US Surface Transportation Board has issued a 300-day schedule for consideration of the Canadian National Railway and Illinois Central merger.
  • Colombo extension could hit turnround time
    PLANS to extend Colombo's Queen Elizabeth Quay could restrict the turning circle of large containerships and affect their turnround time, a conference was told.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • "Galileo": un nouveau train de transport combiné entre Liège Bressoux et Milan
    C'est en toute discrétion que les CFF ont lancé, ce 29 juin, une nouvelle relation ferroviaire - le "Galileo" - entre le terminal liégeois de Bressoux et celui de Smistamento à Milan.
  • L'EEO accuse Deutsche Post de fausser la concurrence dans le colis et l'express
    La société postale allemande - également active dans le transport routier et la logistique - Deutsche Post a été autorisée par la Commission européenne à prendre une participation de 22,5% dans la société de courrier express DHL. Elle y met toutefois une condition: DP ne peut affecter de revenus provenant de son monopole sur le marché postal pour soutenir financièrement DHL. La European Express Organisation (EEO) a immédiatement réagi, estimant que cette opération risque de fausser la concurrence.
  • CMB reporte l'introduction en bourse d'Euronav au début de l'automne
    Le groupe maritime belge CMB reporte au début de l'automne son projet d'introduire sa branche citernière Euronav à la deuxième bourse de New York (NASDAQ) et à la bourse européenne EASDAQ à Bruxelles. Le groupe a confirmé que le report est motivé par la volonté d'effectuer l'introduction en bourse au moment optimal.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • ACCC urged to drop MUA case
    Several members of parliament are believed to have written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission urging the consumer watchdog to drop its case against the Maritime Union of Australia.
    It is understood they have argued this would be in the "public interest".
    The union has stated that all legal action is dropped, the agreement hammered out between Patrick and itself will not proceed, threatening the re-opening of the entire dispute.
  • ITF reports on Asia Pacific waterfront
    The latest report on waterfront industrial developments in the Asia/Pacific region from the International Transport Workers' Federation gives an overview in three countries: India, Australia and Burma.
    The ITF said India's Transport & Dock Workers' Union (T & DWU) members in Mumbai (Bombay) have been on strike since 12 June in support of demands for increased wages and benefits.
    The strike involves employees of the Bombay Custom House Agents who work in licensed custom houses, container freight stations and Mumbai International Airport's air cargo complex.
  • VCA drops charges
    The Victorian Channels Authority has announced that it has reduced its charges, effective from yesterday.
    VCA chief executive Ian Edwards said the new charges would involve a reduction in the base rate per gross tonne to 30.4 cents from 35.5 cents.
    The VCA said the reduction in channel usage charges was in line with the Victorian government's goal of reducing costs to shippers using the ports of Geelong and Melbourne.
  • Sydney airport charges still under ACCC scrutiny
    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's acceptance of the Federal Airport Corporation's restructuring of aeronautical services charges at Sydney's Airport over 1998-99 has been welcomed by airlines but only because the ACCC has recognised there are "unresolved issues" associated with the new charging regime.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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