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July 2, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to pass $21m in savings to tenants
    Customised service agreements help shipping lines save hundreds of millions of dollars every year
  • Pacific Ports sees gain from shareholder
Air and Land Transport
  • No pay rise this year, Ansett warns workers
    Asian economic crisis and declining Aussie dollar blamed for A$14m loss inMarch quarter
  • China Airlines to take delivery of 8 Boeing jets
  • SIA, Lufthansa start codesharing scheme
  • Delays continue at new KL airport
  • Marubeni to invest in Rolls-Royce project
  • Air India to take stake in Cochin airport
  • United, Delta to merge frequent flier programmes from Sept 1
Features
  • Flying into the next century
    With no successor in sight, makers and users of the supersonic plane work to keep it in the air well beyond 2000
Columns
  • Study tells what's wrong with dry cargo market

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to pass $21m in savings to tenants
    Customised service agreements help shipping lines save hundreds of millions of dollars every year
  • Pacific Ports sees gain from shareholder
Air and Land Transport
  • No pay rise this year, Ansett warns workers
    Asian economic crisis and declining Aussie dollar blamed for A$14m loss inMarch quarter
  • China Airlines to take delivery of 8 Boeing jets
  • SIA, Lufthansa start codesharing scheme
  • Delays continue at new KL airport
  • Marubeni to invest in Rolls-Royce project
  • Air India to take stake in Cochin airport
  • United, Delta to merge frequent flier programmes from Sept 1
Features
  • Flying into the next century
    With no successor in sight, makers and users of the supersonic plane work to keep it in the air well beyond 2000
Columns
  • Study tells what's wrong with dry cargo market

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to pass $21m in savings to tenants
    Customised service agreements help shipping lines save hundreds of millions of dollars every year
  • Pacific Ports sees gain from shareholder
Air and Land Transport
  • No pay rise this year, Ansett warns workers
    Asian economic crisis and declining Aussie dollar blamed for A$14m loss inMarch quarter
  • China Airlines to take delivery of 8 Boeing jets
  • SIA, Lufthansa start codesharing scheme
  • Delays continue at new KL airport
  • Marubeni to invest in Rolls-Royce project
  • Air India to take stake in Cochin airport
  • United, Delta to merge frequent flier programmes from Sept 1
Features
  • Flying into the next century
    With no successor in sight, makers and users of the supersonic plane work to keep it in the air well beyond 2000
Columns
  • Study tells what's wrong with dry cargo market

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to pass $21m in savings to tenants
    Customised service agreements help shipping lines save hundreds of millions of dollars every year
  • Pacific Ports sees gain from shareholder
Air and Land Transport
  • No pay rise this year, Ansett warns workers
    Asian economic crisis and declining Aussie dollar blamed for A$14m loss inMarch quarter
  • China Airlines to take delivery of 8 Boeing jets
  • SIA, Lufthansa start codesharing scheme
  • Delays continue at new KL airport
  • Marubeni to invest in Rolls-Royce project
  • Air India to take stake in Cochin airport
  • United, Delta to merge frequent flier programmes from Sept 1
Features
  • Flying into the next century
    With no successor in sight, makers and users of the supersonic plane work to keep it in the air well beyond 2000
Columns
  • Study tells what's wrong with dry cargo market

Sched Netweb site
  • More big ships for OOCL
  • Wing Lee Group adapts to market changes
  • P&O Nedlloyd takes delivery of German built ship
  • House subcommittee approves funding for Cape Fear project
  • 'Chunnel' cargo rises
  • KNSM extends Morocco service
  • New currency adopted of European intermodal operator
  • Canadian-based airlines extend Asian flights
  • Experts predict slowdown in Alaskan air-cargo growth
  • Asian partner possible for Delta and Swissair

Cargowebweb site
JULY 1, 1998
  • Schenker logistics center in port of Rotterdam
  • German post-offices DHL outlet; protest by competitors
  • Frontline leaves ICB alone for a while
  • More fruit transhipment in Rotterdam
  • Baan software for KLM
  • Intranet en push technology for the FAA

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • UP makes last stand in Houston
  • Senate to move on Africa bill
  • New owners must build Mexican rail's cargo
  • Customs holds up exports to Pakistan and India
  • Duty-free import program expires
  • Union protests inferior shipping registries, issues target list
  • APL rips FMC investigation of rates
  • After selling ship fleet, Malaysia's Konsortium targets logistics
  • Amtrak outlines plan if Congress cooperates
  • No political WTO deal for China, says U.S. Trade Rep
  • Emery Worldwide is adding five DC10 freighters
  • EU asks WTO to probe U.S. firms' tax breaks
  • Hyundai to begin calling at Charleston and Hampton Roads this week
  • US antitrust official: EU on right track with MCI deal
  • CNA completes acquisition of Maritime Insurance
  • GM strike losses at $1.2 billion so far
  • Japan's new export: Garbage
  • Live talk on Year 2000 impact available on the web
Transportation
  • Path is cleared to redevelop Panama Railway
  • New Malaysian airport receives mixed reviews
  • Transportation Institute's Herbert Brand dies at 84
  • Trucking industry goes the extra mile to attract drivers
Maritime
  • FedEx exits Subic Bay as Philippine dispute flares
  • So far, so good: Rogue ships avoid New York
  • Union protests inferior shipping registries
  • Malaysian line seeks partner for growth
  • Proactive 'Band-Aid' plugs leaks
  • Paul Richardson's Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • UP makes last stand in Houston
  • Senate to move on Africa bill
  • New owners must build Mexican rail's cargo
  • Customs holds up exports to Pakistan and India
  • Duty-free import program expires
  • Union protests inferior shipping registries, issues target list
  • APL rips FMC investigation of rates
  • After selling ship fleet, Malaysia's Konsortium targets logistics
  • Amtrak outlines plan if Congress cooperates
  • No political WTO deal for China, says U.S. Trade Rep
  • Emery Worldwide is adding five DC10 freighters
  • EU asks WTO to probe U.S. firms' tax breaks
  • Hyundai to begin calling at Charleston and Hampton Roads this week
  • US antitrust official: EU on right track with MCI deal
  • CNA completes acquisition of Maritime Insurance
  • GM strike losses at $1.2 billion so far
  • Japan's new export: Garbage
  • Live talk on Year 2000 impact available on the web
Transportation
  • Path is cleared to redevelop Panama Railway
  • New Malaysian airport receives mixed reviews
  • Transportation Institute's Herbert Brand dies at 84
  • Trucking industry goes the extra mile to attract drivers
Maritime
  • FedEx exits Subic Bay as Philippine dispute flares
  • So far, so good: Rogue ships avoid New York
  • Union protests inferior shipping registries
  • Malaysian line seeks partner for growth
  • Proactive 'Band-Aid' plugs leaks
  • Paul Richardson's Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • UP makes last stand in Houston
  • Senate to move on Africa bill
  • New owners must build Mexican rail's cargo
  • Customs holds up exports to Pakistan and India
  • Duty-free import program expires
  • Union protests inferior shipping registries, issues target list
  • APL rips FMC investigation of rates
  • After selling ship fleet, Malaysia's Konsortium targets logistics
  • Amtrak outlines plan if Congress cooperates
  • No political WTO deal for China, says U.S. Trade Rep
  • Emery Worldwide is adding five DC10 freighters
  • EU asks WTO to probe U.S. firms' tax breaks
  • Hyundai to begin calling at Charleston and Hampton Roads this week
  • US antitrust official: EU on right track with MCI deal
  • CNA completes acquisition of Maritime Insurance
  • GM strike losses at $1.2 billion so far
  • Japan's new export: Garbage
  • Live talk on Year 2000 impact available on the web
Transportation
  • Path is cleared to redevelop Panama Railway
  • New Malaysian airport receives mixed reviews
  • Transportation Institute's Herbert Brand dies at 84
  • Trucking industry goes the extra mile to attract drivers
Maritime
  • FedEx exits Subic Bay as Philippine dispute flares
  • So far, so good: Rogue ships avoid New York
  • Union protests inferior shipping registries
  • Malaysian line seeks partner for growth
  • Proactive 'Band-Aid' plugs leaks
  • Paul Richardson's Slot Watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Tasman Asia to Rationalize NZ Service
  • SINOTRANS to Expand Fleet 50% by 2000
  • ISO-9002 for P&O Nedlloyd Hong Kong
  • Panama Canal Lifts All Draft Restrictions
  • Maersk to Launch Far East/South Africa Service
  • Kawanishi Warehouse Achieves ISO-9002

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Kobe back in business with lower fees, new procedures
  • DOT nabs two carrying flares in airline luggage in Miami
  • Coast Guard may change rules for commercial diving projects
  • Committee develops digital U.S. pipeline mapping system

urgente online pressweb site
  • Canarias recibirá unos 17.000 aviones con turistas extranjeros en verano
  • La naviera Sea Land presenta su servicio "FreshMist"
  • Renfe potencia las líneas de alta velocidad en verano
  • Fiat Ferroviaria entregará 10 trenes pendolino a final de 1998
  • La Comisión prohibe las prácticas de Aéroports de París
  • Ayudas para renovar vehículos de transporte de viajeros

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Two more districts in Maharashtra
  • India to reopen Fiji mission
  • PAN deadline extended
  • IDBI chief
  • Assocham moots task force to study sanctions impact
  • Seven oil firms sign PSCs with government
  • Revised Ninth Plan draft by August-end
  • Minstry takes to interaction for export boost
  • CONCOR introduces high speed container flat wagons
  • $300-m Jexim loan for IDBI soon
  • Merc, Daewoo jack up prices

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Harland quits general repairs
    BELFAST'S Harland and Wolff Ship Repair & Marine Services is to withdraw from the general shiprepair market.
  • HongKong Airport set to open
    AFTER nine years and $20bn, visitors will begin landing on Monday at Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong's new International Airport, a 1,234 hectare island that has been reclaimed from the ocean. It includes the world's largest passenger terminal, at a length of 1.3 km, designed by London-based architect Sir Norman Foster.
  • Stolt-Nielsen boosts profits
    STOLT-Nielsen yesterday unveiled improved second quarter and half-year profits despite the negative effect of the Asian currency crisis on its large parcel tanker operations.
  • Support to reduce heavy tax burdens on companies
    Russian communist leader Gennady Zyuganov speaks in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow yesterday. The Communist Party is supporting measures to reduce the heavy tax burden on companies.
  • Subic Bay chief given brief sacking reprieve
    BELEAGUERED Subic Bay Freeport boss Richard Gordon has won a three day reprieve stopping the Philippines' new president from sacking him as chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
  • Warning on cancer risks from ship oil
    GERMANY'S statutory seamen's accident insurance Seeberufsgenossenschaft and the Hamburg office for occupational safety Amt fur Arbeitsschutz have warned of the cancer-causing agents in heavy oils, writes Sabina Casagrande, Bonn.
  • Ailsa-Troon wins '20m Navy deal
    RESURGENT Scottish shipyard Ailsa-Troon has landed a '20m deal for the construction of a fleet of landing craft, its biggest order in 25 years or more.
  • Veslefrikk work clinched by Aker Maritime
    NORWAY'S Aker Maritime has won a NKr800m ($104.3m) turnkey expansion contract on Statoil's Veslefrikk B platform. It has also doubled its shareholding in Trondheim-based Bronnteknologiutvikling AS to 68% in order to strengthen its position in well products and zone isolation technology.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 1, 1998
  • Bunker prices to rise in Sri Lanka
    CEYLON Petroleum Corp's decision to divert supplies of furnace oil to meet fuel requirements at thermal power stations is likely to lead to a significant increase in bunker prices.
  • PNOC to privatise tanker subsidiary
    PHILIPPINE National Oil Co is reviving a plan to privatise its tanker subsidiary following a failure to pursue a deal with Manila-based Herma Tankers.
  • Restraining order calms Subic Bay tension
    OLONGAPO Regional Trial Court has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the appointment of Felicito Payumo as the new chairman of Subic Bay Maritime Authority.
  • Stowaways now a major issue for South Africa
    EIGHTEEN West African stowaways were landed in Durban, South Africa, last week from a vessel carrying timber to India.
  • Moody's downgrades Mitsui Engineering
    MOODY'S Investor Services has downgraded the debt rating of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding from Ba 3 to B1.
  • Pacific Ports pursues its former chairman
    PACIFIC Ports of Hong Kong says it would pursue civil litigation against former chairman John Chan despite the dropping of fraud charges against him.
  • ITF names 20 worst owners and managers
    TWENTY shipowners, managers and manning agents with the worst record of abuse of seafarers and substandard shipping were named by the ITF today.
  • Crew and stevedore fatalities highlighted
    THE current level of fatalities on ships is unacceptable, according to Karl Lumbers of Thomas Miller P&I.
  • Fruit capacity upgrade for Rotterdam
    KLOOSTERBOER Fruitterminal Rotterdam is planning to expand its storage capacity by 50 per cent.
  • Asbestosis could plague next two decades
    CLAIMS resulting from asbestosis could plague the shipping industry well into the next millennium, according to Alan Kelman, attorney at Jacques Admiralty.
  • PSA Corp sets sights on India
    PSA Corp is set to expand business in India by developing container terminals at two strategic locations in the country.
  • New York & New Jersey cuts port charges
    THE port of New York & New Jersey will cut charges by 60 per cent on certain cargoes from today.
  • Washington ferry suffers electrical problems
    THE large double-ended ferry, recently delivered by the Todd Pacific Shipyard to Washington State Ferries, will enter service two weeks late because of an electrical failure.
  • US Harbour Maintenance Tax plan delayed
    THE Clinton administration's proposal to replace the Harbor Maintenance Tax will not be released today as originally planned.
  • Bremer Vulkan investigation 'almost completed'
    BREMEN state prosecutors have "almost completed" investigating allegations against former Bremer Vulkan chairman Friedrich Hennemann, the prosecutor's office said.
  • Export containers stranded in Chennai port
    ACUTE congestion at Chennai port could lead to the cancellation of contracts on export coffee in containers waiting outside the port.
  • Newbuilding boost for Comanav
    COMANAV, the Moroccan national line, has boosted its weekly North Europe/Morocco with the introduction of a 506 teu capacity newbuilding.
  • Fredriksen and Mercur extend Jahre Viking deadline
    SEA Transport and Mercur Tankers have agreed to postpone the deadline for completing the sale of the world's largest ship.
  • Guayaquil awards terminal concession
    ECUADOR'S port of Guayaquil has awarded an association of Ecuadorian companies and a company from El Salvador, the concession to operate a grain and multipurpose terminal.
  • Cosco to lift stake in container maker
    COSCO subsidiaries have agreed to inject yuan 35.84m ($4m) into container manufacturer Shanghai Far East Container and increase their combined shareholdings in the company.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Exercice 1997 plus que satisfaisant pour Fritz Companies
    Le groupe américain d'expédition et de logistique Fritz Companies a conclu l'exercice (terminé le 31 mai dernier) sur une hausse de 12,4% du chiffre d'affaires brut et une hausse de 9,6% du CA net. A l'instar de nombreuses entreprises, Fritz est parvenu a mieux maîtriser ses coûts et à gérer ses activités opérationnelles d'une manière plus efficace, ce qui résulte logiquement par de meilleurs résultats. Les actionnaires ne peuvent que se réjouir de ce résultat: le dividende s'élèvera à 50 cents, contre 1 cent l'année dernière.
  • La FNTR face à la libéralisation du cabotage routier
    La Fédération Nationale des Transporteurs Routiers (FNTR, Paris), estime que la libéralisation totale du cabotage routier offre aux entreprises une formidable opportunité de développement. C'est pourquoi elle joue "Banco pour l'Europe". Mais l'ouverture totale du marché pose le problème des distorsions de concurrence avec une acuité nouvelle. D'où un bémol qui complète le banco: à condition de pouvoir miser "Egaux sur la route".
  • Les plans de gestion des déchets désormais obligatoires pour les navires
    Outre le Code ISM, une autre réglementation de l'Organisation Maritime Mondiale est entrée en vigueur hier. Tous les navires de plus de 400 t.b., toutes les unités pouvant transporter plus de quinze personnes et toutes les plates-formes fixes ou flottantes doivent disposer d'un "Garbage Management Plan", un plan de gestion des déchets, à partir du premier juillet 1998. Le plan doit comprendre les prescriptions et procédures pour la collecte, l'entreposage, le traitement et l'élimination des déchets. A l'instar des autres plans de lutte conte la pollution, une personne responsable devra être désignée.
  • Le programme européen de normes d'émissions affectera peu le coût des nouvelles voitures
    Comme nous l'annoncions hier, les ministres européens de l'Environnement et le parlement européen sont tombés d'accord sur un train de mesure destiné à réduire sensiblement la pollution générée par le transport routier. Les autorités européennes tablent sur une réduction de 70% par voiture par rapport aux normes d'émission en vigueur à l'heure actuelle.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MPC slashes port char
    The Melbourne Port Corporation has reduced its charges - effective from I July.
    During the 1998/99 financial year wharfage charges on full containers will be reduced by 3.8 per cent to $33 per TEU. This reduction follows last year's 8.5 per cent decrease. An additional 15 per cent reduction will apply to 40 ft loaded export containers in what the MPC says is "an effort to address Melbourne's current imbalance between imported and exported 40 ft containers.
    The MPC is also reducing wharfage on empty containers, the price of which will fall by 59.9 per cent to $4 per TEU. The MPC said that "shipping lines calling at the Port of Melbourne will benefit from a substantial reduction in wharfage on empty containers".
  • Qld seeks formal access approval
    Queensland has become the second Australian state to formally seek regulatory approval for its rail access regime.
    The National Competition Council said this week it had received an application from the Queensland government under the Trade Practices Act 1974 for the Council to recommend that the access regime for rail services established by Queensland be certified as "effective".
    It has called for submissions from interested parties to assist it in the task of assessing the Queensland government's application.
  • ACCC stumbling block remains
    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is still awaiting information from the Maritime Union of Australia to decide on the future of its legal action against the union.
    A spokeswoman for the ACCC told DCN yesterday that contrary to advice from union sources to the DCN, the material requested at a meeting last week has not yet been received.
    The legal action, alleging anti-competitive behavior and secondary boycotts during the dispute between Patrick and the MUA, is now the only stumbling block towards settling the matter.
  • SPC to abolish empty box charge
    The decision by the Sydney Ports Corporation to abolish the empty container charge has been welcomed by the industry.
    The chief executive officer of Liner Shipping Services, Llew Russell, told DCN yesterday the announcement was very welcome, even if the decision would not be implemented until the beginning of next year.
    Mr Russell said his organisation along with a number of other industry bodies had campaigned for years to have the charge removed.
    Shipowners see empty containers as part of a ship's equipment which should not invite a separate charge.
  • Devil will continue to appear in Bass Strait
    TT-Line announced yesterday it had chartered Incat's latest 95 metre fast passenger/car ferry to provide an increased number of peak season services between Melbourne and George Town from 12 December
    the new vessel, which is still under construction at Incat's Hobart yard will retain the same name as the 91-metre fast ferry TT-Line chartered from Incat last season and which has since been sold to Bay Ferries of Canada.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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