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BRIEFS
June 2, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indon crisis will worsen box shortage in Asi
    Container imbalance affecting intra-Asian feeders and mega carriers alike: report
  • Manila's South Harbour operator renews contract
  • Global lines feel impact of Asia turmoil
  • Estonia owners will not sue shipbuilder
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing aircraft output may exceed 550 this year
    Planemaker expects to maintain current output of 550 a year through 2001
  • Air France pilots strike; many flights cancelled
  • MAS defers delivery of 9 aircraft; to sell, lease some jets
  • MAS' image not hurt by Tawau crash
  • Qantas raises stake in Fiji carrier
Features
  • GE, Pratt agree to team up
    Two of world's major engine makers join up to supply an engine for Airbus Industrie's proposed superjumbo plane

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indon crisis will worsen box shortage in Asi
    Container imbalance affecting intra-Asian feeders and mega carriers alike: report
  • Manila's South Harbour operator renews contract
  • Global lines feel impact of Asia turmoil
  • Estonia owners will not sue shipbuilder
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing aircraft output may exceed 550 this year
    Planemaker expects to maintain current output of 550 a year through 2001
  • Air France pilots strike; many flights cancelled
  • MAS defers delivery of 9 aircraft; to sell, lease some jets
  • MAS' image not hurt by Tawau crash
  • Qantas raises stake in Fiji carrier
Features
  • GE, Pratt agree to team up
    Two of world's major engine makers join up to supply an engine for Airbus Industrie's proposed superjumbo plane

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indon crisis will worsen box shortage in Asi
    Container imbalance affecting intra-Asian feeders and mega carriers alike: report
  • Manila's South Harbour operator renews contract
  • Global lines feel impact of Asia turmoil
  • Estonia owners will not sue shipbuilder
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing aircraft output may exceed 550 this year
    Planemaker expects to maintain current output of 550 a year through 2001
  • Air France pilots strike; many flights cancelled
  • MAS defers delivery of 9 aircraft; to sell, lease some jets
  • MAS' image not hurt by Tawau crash
  • Qantas raises stake in Fiji carrier
Features
  • GE, Pratt agree to team up
    Two of world's major engine makers join up to supply an engine for Airbus Industrie's proposed superjumbo plane

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong port commissions study
  • Mitsui posts profit
  • Optimism from Evergreen boss
  • Halim Mazmin in comfortable financial position
  • Report shows little respite for Korean exports
  • Second carrier may enter Ningbo cargo battle

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 1, 1998
  • Strike Air France June 1 to 4
  • Second fruit service from South Africa for Rotterdam
  • Strike threat pilots Northwest Airlines
  • UPS Launches e-commerce site
  • European licences expansion below environmental norm

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC starts probe of Pacific rate practices
  • Exporters find banks will take Latin risks
  • Airlines may be next target of trustbuster
  • UP's Matthews quits post
  • McCain says Jones Act appears to hurt U.S. consumers
  • Cleveland and Norfolk Southern come to terms on rail traffic
  • Lott suggests China trade benefits bill may be in trouble
  • K.B. Toys selects Fritz Cos. for store deliveries
  • Indonesia to probe Suharto riches
  • Panama Canal raises draft restriction to 37.5 feet
Transportation
  • Yellow selling ailing unit to its executives
  • UP financial officer resigns in wake of loss forecast
  • Indian multi-modaler buys container flats
  • Transport index falls 3%, trails the Dow
  • Size matters: United States has biggest presence at shipping show
  • Railroads fail to reach service, rate agreement
Maritime
  • Panama merges its flag registry with three other agencies
  • Government arm bails out Singapore yard
  • Largest ship firm in India saw profit increase 7% in year
  • New delays at Panama Canal
  • Central America thinks multimodal
  • Ship scrapping problem won't go away

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC starts probe of Pacific rate practices
  • Exporters find banks will take Latin risks
  • Airlines may be next target of trustbuster
  • UP's Matthews quits post
  • McCain says Jones Act appears to hurt U.S. consumers
  • Cleveland and Norfolk Southern come to terms on rail traffic
  • Lott suggests China trade benefits bill may be in trouble
  • K.B. Toys selects Fritz Cos. for store deliveries
  • Indonesia to probe Suharto riches
  • Panama Canal raises draft restriction to 37.5 feet
Transportation
  • Yellow selling ailing unit to its executives
  • UP financial officer resigns in wake of loss forecast
  • Indian multi-modaler buys container flats
  • Transport index falls 3%, trails the Dow
  • Size matters: United States has biggest presence at shipping show
  • Railroads fail to reach service, rate agreement
Maritime
  • Panama merges its flag registry with three other agencies
  • Government arm bails out Singapore yard
  • Largest ship firm in India saw profit increase 7% in year
  • New delays at Panama Canal
  • Central America thinks multimodal
  • Ship scrapping problem won't go away

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC starts probe of Pacific rate practices
  • Exporters find banks will take Latin risks
  • Airlines may be next target of trustbuster
  • UP's Matthews quits post
  • McCain says Jones Act appears to hurt U.S. consumers
  • Cleveland and Norfolk Southern come to terms on rail traffic
  • Lott suggests China trade benefits bill may be in trouble
  • K.B. Toys selects Fritz Cos. for store deliveries
  • Indonesia to probe Suharto riches
  • Panama Canal raises draft restriction to 37.5 feet
Transportation
  • Yellow selling ailing unit to its executives
  • UP financial officer resigns in wake of loss forecast
  • Indian multi-modaler buys container flats
  • Transport index falls 3%, trails the Dow
  • Size matters: United States has biggest presence at shipping show
  • Railroads fail to reach service, rate agreement
Maritime
  • Panama merges its flag registry with three other agencies
  • Government arm bails out Singapore yard
  • Largest ship firm in India saw profit increase 7% in year
  • New delays at Panama Canal
  • Central America thinks multimodal
  • Ship scrapping problem won't go away

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Trio Files Slot Charter Pact with FMC
  • Higher Rate Hike Margins for Seriously Hit Areas
  • DCL Launches New LCL Services via Dubai
  • Sankyu Opens JV Firm in Beijing
  • LA Port Opens Bids for Yang Ming Facility

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Possible FAST Corridor funding source wins Seattle Port Commission support
  • Standard & Poor's says outlook for Union Pacific Corp negative
  • TIACA prexy tells Paris confab air cargo industry is changing
  • New commandant takes position at Coast Guard
  • CSX board of directors extends shareholder rights plan provisions

urgente online pressweb site
  • Los pilotos desafían a la Republique
  • Transporte y logística en el comercio exterior
  • El ferrocarril pide más infraestructuras a los ministros de Transporte
  • "El Transporte debe respetar el medioambiente"
  • Ryder System vende sus negocios en el Reino Unido
  • Nefab firma un contrato de 1.400 millones con Nortel
  • Curso de "Técnico en Logística"

Exim Indiaweb site
  • New direction to economy; Special thrust on agriculture Yashwant Sinha presents a realistic Budget
  • ECU-Line starts groupage service to Ouagadougou
  • Shrimp exports may touch Rs 2,000 cr
  • Panel to woo US corporates
  • Other salient features of the Union Budget — 1998-99
  • Blue Dart starts charter operations
  • Speedy reforms only remedy for sanctions, opine eminent economists
  • Liner agents hit by carriers' sales strategies: Analysis
  • Caution urged on port capacity enhancement
  • Imported tea for DTA sales to end by July
  • CII ties up with Trade Access for e-commerce

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cyprus bank set to back shipmanager
    A NEW Cypriot-owned shipmanagement group being established in Nicosia appears to have won support from a leading state-controlled financial institution.
  • Kramek to join ABS Americas
    ADMIRAL Robert Kramek, who retired last Friday as commandant of the US Coast Guard, has been appointed president of ABS Americas division. He will take over the divisional headquarters of the classification society in Houston, which administers 600 ABS surveyors, engineers and support staff throughout Northern, Central and Southern America, writes Michael Grey, Athens.
  • Shipping shares 'on the brink of a recovery'
    THE shipping sector is on the threshold of a stock market rerating after several years of under-performance, according to SBC Warburg Dillon Read.
  • Record land deal to aid Yangming
    YANGMING Marine has sold a prime piece of Taipei real estate at record prices to keep the company in the black this fiscal year.
  • Durban delays anger box shippers
    MAJOR international container lines trading to South Africa, exasperated by the continuous delays and inefficiency at the country's ports, are lobbying for action.
  • Police halt Greenpeace protest
    GREENPEACE'S summer offensive against the oil industry's development of the Atlantic Frontier has begun with an environmental protester chaining himself to the Shell-chartered rig Ocean Alliance, 145 miles north of Kristiansund, Norway.
  • Sembawang seals giant merger
    SINGAPORE Technologies Industrial Corp (STIC) and Sembawang Corp are to merge to create a giant marine and integrated services group.
  • Russia fires Chernyayev in oil sector crackdown
    THE Russian government has fired Valery Chernyayev, president of national oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, and announced that Sidanco subsidiary Udmurtneft will be put into bankruptcy by June 12 if it does not cough up unspecified tax arrears.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 1, 1998
  • Hughes-Hallet moves up at Swire Pacific
    JAMES Hughes-Hallett, the current chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners' Association, has taken over as deputy chairman of Swire Pacific.
  • Shanghai shipping centre shapes up
    THE emerging international shipping service centre within the Shanghai Shipping Exchange may be officially launched in July.
  • Two Singapore corporations to merge
    SINGAPORE'S shiprepair sector is to be transformed through the merger of two of the Republic's major corporations.
  • Yang Ming sells land to boost bottom line
    YANG Ming Marine has sold a prime piece of land in Taipei for NT$2.5bn ($74.3m) to lift figures into the black for the financial year ending June 30.
  • China Shipping focuses on Guangzhou
    CHINA Shipping Group is to consolidate its dry bulk and tramp operations in the south China city of Guangzhou.
  • Penang Port to slash workforce
    PENANG Port has offered its workers a 'generous' voluntary redundancy package in an effort to cut its 2,000-strong workforce by up to a third in the next 18 months.
  • Maltese ferries delayed
    THREE ferries under construction for Gozo Channel Co at Malta Shipbuilding have fallen behind schedule.
  • Lunetta charged after criminal investigations
    FORMER Miami Port director Carmen Lunetta has been charged by federal prosecutors following criminal investigations into financial mismanagement at the port.
  • North of England reaps merger rewards
    THE merger between the North of England and Newcastle P&I clubs on February 20 this year has brought a significant improvement to the North of England's financial position.
  • US Senate agrees to hearing on Jones Act
    THE chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee has finally agreed to hold a formal hearing on legislation that would change decades of protection for US coastal shipping.
  • Intercargo owners run safer ships, claims chairman
    SHIPS owned by Intercargo members are four times safer than the average," claimed Sverre Tidemand, who was unanimously re-elected chairman today.
  • Singapore improves safety level
    SINGAPORE'S PSA Corp reduced its injury accident rate by 45 per cent in 1997 despite a 9.2 per cent increase in the number of containers handled during the same year.
  • Philippines to build coal terminal
    STATE-owned Philippine National Oil Co-Coal Corp (PNOC-CC) will build a central coal terminal in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao this year.
  • Passenger improvement hits funding shortage
    THE new monitoring system that aims to improve passenger shipping in the Philippines domestic trade faces a funding trouble.
  • Aaserod fails in Igloo financing bid
    CAMBRIDGE group of companies, headed by Norwegian businessman Bjorn Aaserod, has failed to arrange financing to buy the seven Igloo lpg carriers from Bergesen.
  • PSA Corp signs for automated vehicle system
    PSA Corp has signed a deal to develop a navigation system to operate Automated Guided Vehicles at Singapore's container terminals.
  • Nygaard takes helm at Premier Cruises
    JON-Erik Nygaard, former md at Color Line, has been appointed ceo of Premier Cruises.
  • Oil boost from Orinoco
    VENEZUELA'S first extra-heavy crude upgrading project expects to sell its first shipment of crude from the Orinoco Oil Belt in October.
  • Fredriksen buys three more ulccs
    JOHN Fredriksen is reported to have purchased three more ulccs.
  • Master fined for not carrying pilot
    THE master of a bulk carrier has been fined A$5,000 ($3,100) for navigating without a licenced pilot in a compulsory pilotage zone off north-eastern Australia.
  • China releases hijacked tanker
    CHINESE authorities have released the formerly hijacked tanker Petro Ranger and its crew of 20 after a month-long detention in the south China port of Haikou.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Niche players struggle as shipping roles shift
    In an environment of poor results for liner operators the fortunes of medium and smaller carriers depend on the viability of their niches - and in the trade from Australia-South East Asia viability is not good according to the regional director of P&O Nedlloyd Tom Boardley.
    He told the 14th annual ICHCA conference in Sydney that "The Asian situation is putting even more pressure on carriers and those domiciled in the region my find themselves stretched to find capital for the future fleet expansion plans," Mr Boardley said.
  • ASA gives gentle reminder to govt
    Competitiveness in international shipping relies on the provision of fiscal measures by their governments according to the chairman of the Australian Shipowners Association, John Hurlstone.
    He said the international playing field in shipping was universally levelled by fiscal assistance from governments and so it would be in Australia if government adopted the core recommendations.
  • IMO adopts Indonesian sea lanes proposal
    The IMO's Maritime Safety Committee has adopted an Indonesian proposal to designate three north-south sea lanes through the Indonesian archipelago but only as a partial system government the commercial vessel access to essential trade routes.
    Designation of the three north-south sea lanes is scheduled to come into operation from 5 June 1999.
  • Developer jumps to defence of SCA
    Following criticism of Customs' Sea Cargo Automation system by one developer of systems designed to access SCA, another developer has defended the system unbidden.
    Richard White chief technical officer of Sydney-based Eagle Support said that perhaps the only valid criticism of the SCA system related to its minor message sequencing shortcomings.
  • Shippers given Friday deadline
    Columbus line has given Australian shippers until this Friday to state their intentions regarding cargo now on board the Columbus Canada.
    One of the shippers involved told DCN that the option of taking legal action against unions involved would depend on whether any actual contracts are lost.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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