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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.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
PORTS
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
Bremen/Hamburg
Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
PORTS
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%
Coper
Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow
ASSOCIATIONS
Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President
Copenhagen
He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav
PORTS
The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start
Joy Taurus
It is not subject to the VIA procedure
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
SHIPPING
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
SHIPPING
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
SHIPPING
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
PORTS
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
SHIPYARDS
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
TRADE
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
PORTS
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
PORTS
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
PORTS
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
SHIPPING
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
SHIPPING
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
PORTS
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
PORTS
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
SHIPPING
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
PORTS
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
SHIPPING
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
PORTS
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
SHIPPING
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
PORTS
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Trieste
It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project
SHIPPING
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
LOGISTICS
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
SHIPPING
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
SHIPPING
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
PORTS
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
PORTS
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
LOGISTICS
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
CRUISES
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
PORTS
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
SHIPPING
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
PORTS
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
PORTS
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
LOGISTICS
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
INFRASTRUCTURE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
PORTS
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
INDUSTRY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PORTS
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
CUSTOMS
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
COMPANIES
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
MEETINGS
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
LOGISTICS
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
PORTS
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
PORTS
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
PORTS
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
MARITIME SERVICES
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
PORTS
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
TRUCKING
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
SHIPPING
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
LOGISTICS
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
LAW
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
LOGISTICS
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
TRADE
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
SHIPPING
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
PORTS
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
SHIPPING
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
PORTS
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
SHIPPING
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
PORTS
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
PORTS
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
LOGISTICS
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
YACHTING
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
SHIPPING
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
PORTS
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
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COMPANIES
The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
NEWS
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
SHIPYARDS
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
MARITIME SERVICES
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
MEETINGS
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
PORTS
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
INDUSTRY
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
LOGISTICS
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
PORTS
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
PORTS
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
PORTS
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
LOGISTICS
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
PORTS
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
AVIATION
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
PORTS
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
PORTS
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
SHIPPING
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
PORTS
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
INDUSTRY
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
PORTS
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
INDUSTRY
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
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 fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
MEETINGS
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
PORTS
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
INDUSTRY
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
PORTS
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
PORTS
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
PORTS
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
PORTS
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
PORTS
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
ASSOCIATIONS
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PORTS
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
PORTS
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
PORTS
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
PORTS
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
NEWS
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
COMPANIES
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
TRANSPORTATION
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
PORTS
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
ASSOCIATIONS
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
PORTS
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
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