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September 2, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera looks to Indian subcontinent for further growth
    Feasibility studies being undertaken to determine growth potential
  • S'pore, IMO sign pact on third country training
  • Aussie union objects to Patrick deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest, pilots wait for each other to make first move
    President Clinton urges both sides to renew efforts to resolve differences
  • Strike may cost KLM 1m guilders a day
  • Boeing still unable to export civilian C-17
  • UK airline unions object to slot sale by BA, American
  • HK's CargoNet aims to cut costs of trade transport sector
  • Airbus to fight Boeing over US$5b order from TWA
  • Marubeni to buy aviation unit of Okura
Features
  • Backbone of global shipping
    Container ships, which allow fully intermodal services, are getting larger and faster to satisfy growth in demand

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera looks to Indian subcontinent for further growth
    Feasibility studies being undertaken to determine growth potential
  • S'pore, IMO sign pact on third country training
  • Aussie union objects to Patrick deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest, pilots wait for each other to make first move
    President Clinton urges both sides to renew efforts to resolve differences
  • Strike may cost KLM 1m guilders a day
  • Boeing still unable to export civilian C-17
  • UK airline unions object to slot sale by BA, American
  • HK's CargoNet aims to cut costs of trade transport sector
  • Airbus to fight Boeing over US$5b order from TWA
  • Marubeni to buy aviation unit of Okura
Features
  • Backbone of global shipping
    Container ships, which allow fully intermodal services, are getting larger and faster to satisfy growth in demand

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Samudera looks to Indian subcontinent for further growth
    Feasibility studies being undertaken to determine growth potential
  • S'pore, IMO sign pact on third country training
  • Aussie union objects to Patrick deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest, pilots wait for each other to make first move
    President Clinton urges both sides to renew efforts to resolve differences
  • Strike may cost KLM 1m guilders a day
  • Boeing still unable to export civilian C-17
  • UK airline unions object to slot sale by BA, American
  • HK's CargoNet aims to cut costs of trade transport sector
  • Airbus to fight Boeing over US$5b order from TWA
  • Marubeni to buy aviation unit of Okura
Features
  • Backbone of global shipping
    Container ships, which allow fully intermodal services, are getting larger and faster to satisfy growth in demand

Sched Netweb site
  • MEDFEC agrees to implement rate increases
  • OOIL records 1998 loss
  • TSA changes deadline for peak-season surcharge
  • CSX, Norfolk Southern tread carefully with Conrail
  • PT Pal fields more new orders
  • Groupair looks to branch out
  • Emirates innovates with new management
  • Varig to buy Boeings
  • Geologistics creates single source logistics

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 1998
  • French government prevents co-operation Chronopost/TNT Post
  • Truckers' campaign hits Franco-Italian border
  • No TV, but video and Intranet for British Airways
  • Underground transport system can be 45 percent cheaper
  • Frans Maas builds in Germany and The Netherlands
  • Good first half for HES Beheer
  • Great enthusiasm for ECT jobs
  • P&O Nedlloyd employment contract

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Market woes will mar flow of goods
  • Shippers turn to private cops to find stolen goods
  • Russian tumult alarms exchanges
  • Clinton's upbeat message won't fly in Moscow
  • Morrison Knudsen given maintenance pact at GM's new Thailand plant
  • Officials suggest new crash dummies to represent small women
  • Northwest Airlines begins layoffs due to strike
  • Tropical Storm Earl grows, heads for Gulf Coast
  • South Africa's auto, airline workers strike
  • Asian air travel, air cargo hit by economic crisis
  • India's Tata Group withdraws proposal to set up domestic airline
  • Explosion at Turkish port halts grain loadings
Transportation
  • UP reduces backlogs, delays in California
  • Boeing dismisses head of commercial airplane group
  • Bridge to Nowhere: refuge for flood-weary truckers
  • Heavy-truck sales jumped 15% in July
Maritime
  • Shipyard aid pact may elude Congress again
  • MSC adds Boston in service to Europe
  • P&O Nedlloyd, Blue Star seek delicate balance
  • Brazil's customs workers return to work
  • Moves made to combat piracy in South China Sea
  • Gearbulk Holdings buys Canadian Transport

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Market woes will mar flow of goods
  • Shippers turn to private cops to find stolen goods
  • Russian tumult alarms exchanges
  • Clinton's upbeat message won't fly in Moscow
  • Morrison Knudsen given maintenance pact at GM's new Thailand plant
  • Officials suggest new crash dummies to represent small women
  • Northwest Airlines begins layoffs due to strike
  • Tropical Storm Earl grows, heads for Gulf Coast
  • South Africa's auto, airline workers strike
  • Asian air travel, air cargo hit by economic crisis
  • India's Tata Group withdraws proposal to set up domestic airline
  • Explosion at Turkish port halts grain loadings
Transportation
  • UP reduces backlogs, delays in California
  • Boeing dismisses head of commercial airplane group
  • Bridge to Nowhere: refuge for flood-weary truckers
  • Heavy-truck sales jumped 15% in July
Maritime
  • Shipyard aid pact may elude Congress again
  • MSC adds Boston in service to Europe
  • P&O Nedlloyd, Blue Star seek delicate balance
  • Brazil's customs workers return to work
  • Moves made to combat piracy in South China Sea
  • Gearbulk Holdings buys Canadian Transport

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Market woes will mar flow of goods
  • Shippers turn to private cops to find stolen goods
  • Russian tumult alarms exchanges
  • Clinton's upbeat message won't fly in Moscow
  • Morrison Knudsen given maintenance pact at GM's new Thailand plant
  • Officials suggest new crash dummies to represent small women
  • Northwest Airlines begins layoffs due to strike
  • Tropical Storm Earl grows, heads for Gulf Coast
  • South Africa's auto, airline workers strike
  • Asian air travel, air cargo hit by economic crisis
  • India's Tata Group withdraws proposal to set up domestic airline
  • Explosion at Turkish port halts grain loadings
Transportation
  • UP reduces backlogs, delays in California
  • Boeing dismisses head of commercial airplane group
  • Bridge to Nowhere: refuge for flood-weary truckers
  • Heavy-truck sales jumped 15% in July
Maritime
  • Shipyard aid pact may elude Congress again
  • MSC adds Boston in service to Europe
  • P&O Nedlloyd, Blue Star seek delicate balance
  • Brazil's customs workers return to work
  • Moves made to combat piracy in South China Sea
  • Gearbulk Holdings buys Canadian Transport

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Asian Shippers Face Rate Hikes for Westbound Cargoes
  • Hapag-Lloyd Charters Four 4,800-TEU Ships
  • Cho Yang to Double Matsuyama-Busan Service
  • Import Box Volume at L.A. Soars in July
  • Northwest Pilots Still on Strike

urgente online pressweb site
  • Curso de logística, del Instituto Séneca
  • Danzas se alía con la danesa Team Ship
  • El grupo Austrian Airlines gana 6.500 millones más que en 1997
  • Federal Express ayuda a luchar contra las enfermedades crónicas infantiles
  • EE.UU. estudia la construcción de infraestructuras en Europa
  • En peligro la estabilidad de Northwest

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
  • UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
  • Mumbai Port Trust Docks
  • Standard Bank London gets into forfaiting
  • Global wool output falling
  • IMC workshop
  • I-T Dept ready for refunds into bank A/cs
  • Haldia to augment thermal coal handling facilities
  • MCC urges special cell to non-combat goods export
  • Cargo annexe at Chennai airport
  • IMC expresses alarm over power tariff hike
  • Taiwan sparks polyester price war
  • Tanker market report

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Emirates and SAA expand code share agreement
  • Cape to Cairo rail link set to challenge seafreight
  • R1000 prize goes to grain trader
  • A call to mariners
  • Coega bill approved with amendments
  • Interair adds Seychelles
  • Shipping glossary, unpack lists add impact to Internet site
  • 'Leader' takes the lead at new Saldanha quay
  • 'Time bomb is ticking for forwarding industry'
  • Emery joins forces with Co-Operative Shipping
  • Fuel hike will affect running costs of trucks 'marginally'
  • Malaysia gets tough in its bid for business
  • 'Revolutionary' customs deal smoothes the way for Las Palmas hub
  • First planned first served scheme takes a back seat
  • FTW to move to its own building in Illovo
  • 'We can't expect to win business on a black empowerment basis'
  • Port congestion 'unlikely' amid economic decline
  • CT students shine in first Customs course
  • CX adds 'bath tub' rail trucks in fight against in-transit theft
  • Dreams shattered as Harley bombs out
  • Dollar earnings boost Grindrod Unicorn profits
  • Europe trends mirror local scene
  • Spoornet CX extracts those system teething problems
  • Trade stats reveal declining trends
  • Fully assembled shiploaders cruise to their new homes
  • Zimbabwe rail gets the privatisation go-ahead
  • Heneways achieves its objective with panache
  • Noise pollution threatens helicopter pilot scheme
  • Mobile unit sets out to educate heavy duty drivers
  • Supply chain management company launched in SA

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER, 1998
  • New Maritime Administrator will be keynote speaker at Marine Log shipbuilding conference
  • Mombasa, Kenya, repair yard sold
  • Three more VP's at Halter Marine
  • Offshore rig count up
  • World orderbook for OSV's doubles, says Clarkson

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Wilhelmsen drops Western Bulk deal
    NORWAY'S Wilh Wilhelmsen has reversed its decision to purchase 23.5% of Western Bulk Shipping from Belships ASA, claiming that the world has become "a more uncertain place" in the week since the preliminary agreement was signed.
  • Investors nervous as stock markets slump
    STOCK markets around the world plummeted on fresh Russian and Far East worries, despite a range of government measures aimed at curbing speculation.
  • Frontline reports record interims
    Frontline yesterday unveiled record second quarter and first-half profits.
  • Russian president Boris Yeltsin . . .
    Russian president Boris Yeltsin greets US president Bill Clinton with a bearhug before the start of their talks at the Kremlin yesterday. The two-day summit is expected to be overshadowed by Russia's worst crisis in years.
  • Siremar opts for monohull duo
    ITALIAN regional operator Siremar plans to commission two high-speed monohull car ferries next year on routes to the Eolian Islands, off the northern coast of Sicily.
  • Tecon One gets Customs bonded warehouse status
    TECON One, the Santos container terminal, has been granted Customs bonded warehouse status by the Brazilian Government.
  • Court fight looms for Chile ports
    Chile's maritime chamber will go to the supreme court in order to prevent the country's port privatisations going through under existing conditions, according to managing director Rodolfo Garcia.
  • Gordon loses Subic Bay fight
    SUBIC Bay Freeport chief Richard Gordon faces forceful eviction today after suffering a major defeat at the Supreme Court which yesterday rejected his petition to remain as chairman.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 1998
  • Hanjin expands in China
    SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Group, which owns Hanjin Shipping and national flag carrier Korean Air, has announced a major expansion of its transport business in China.
  • ACH survival hangs in the balance
    THE future of French shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre (ACH) hangs in the balance if the conclusions of a recent report on the ailing company are to be believed.
  • Asia crisis bad for Knud I Larsen
    KNUD I Larsen, the Danish feeder containership and chemical carrier owner, forecasts that the Asian crisis will have an increasing negative effect on markets for both vessel types.
  • Mercur Tankers sees interim profit shrink
    REPAIRS to a roro vessel and high maintenance costs for the 564,000 dwt ulcc Jahre Viking, have eaten into the profits of Mercur Tankers.
  • Canada's economy hit by Asian crisis
    CANADA'S booming economy has hit the skids thanks to the economic woes in Asia and Russia.
  • Japan approves Philippines loan
    JAPAN's Overseas Economic Co-operation Fund has approved a yen20bn ($146m) loan package for the Philippines' domestic shipping modernisation programme.
  • Sepetiba under the hammer
    THE sale of Sepetiba port in Brazil will begin at an auction on September 3.
  • Libya-Italy link opens after 15-year hiatus
    LIBYAN operator General National Maritime Transport Co (GNMT) launched a ferry service between Tripoli and the Sicilian port of Catania last month.
  • Chokhani 'may have closed for good'
    CHOKHANI International, the Chennai-based ship repair company, might not reopen for business, observers now believe.
  • Wilhelmsen backs off from WBC deal
    WILH Wilhelmsen has backed off from a plan to acquire a 23.5 per cent stake in the Bergen-based handysize bulker operator Western Bulk Carriers.
  • Frontline revives ICB merger plan
    FRONTLINE has revived plans to merge with ICB Shipping after reporting strong growth in first half earnings.
  • Holt and ACL put bid plans in ice
    PLANS for the US-based Holt Group to bid for the remaining shares in Atlantic Container Line have been put on ice.
  • IMO promises no more regulations
    IMO secretary-general William O'Neil yesterday assured maritime executives that the IMO had no intention of producing more regulations.
  • Massive job losses follow ferry merger
    ABOUT 1,800 jobs will be cut following the merger of the ferry companies DFO of Germany and Scandlines of Denmark.
  • USCG finalises ISM rules
    THE US Coast Guard has finalised rules requiring certain vessels on international voyages to include their ISM code certification status in notice of arrival messages.
  • South Korean banks resume shipbuilding loans
    SOUTH Korean banks have allowed two Korean shipping companies to begin drawing on shipbuilding loans for the first time in several months.
  • US agriculture exports dip sharply
    A DRASTIC cut in commodity prices rooted in the Asian crisis will reduce US agricultural exports for the 1998 financial year to $52bn.
  • Colombo plans road fund levy
    COLOMBO's municipal council is planning to impose a levy on import and export containers carried to and from Colombo Port to help fund road development.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Lines seek lasting reform solutions
    IT IS imperative that sustainable solutions are found to make Australia’s waterfront internationally competitive and that integrated transport systems become a reality, according to Liner Shipping Services ceo Llew Russell.
    Speaking at the Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association annual convention in Queensland yesterday, Mr Russell lay the blame for waterfront inefficiencies squarely at the feet of the Maritime Union of Australia.
  • EBA heads for certification
    Following its ‘reluctant endorsement’ by rank-and-file at stopwork meetings yesterday and Monday, the EBA between the MUA and Patrick is expected to be certified this afternoon by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
    Waterfront sources said yesterday that while details of the agreed document could not be discussed until it was ratified by the commission, it was understood the union leadership had had to employ ‘hard-sell’ tactics to convince members to accept major changes to their conditions of employment.
    Sources said, however, that those changes could be described as "revolutionary" and in line with the reforms the industry believed were required to institute major improvements in waterfront productivity.
  • Welcome for ALP bounty commitment
    The ALP’S election commitment yesterday to extend the Shipbuilding Bounty until the OECD Shipbuilding Agreement, or a similar agreement, is ratified, was welcomed by a key industry player, John Rothwell of Austal Ships.
    He said the ALP’s commitment at this early stage of the electioneering process should "give the government a bit of hurry-up" in terms of announcing its decision on whether to extend the bounty past its present sunset date of 30 June 1999.
    It is understood that the report of the Shipbuilding Industry Review Panel, which was presented to Industry Minister John Moore at the end of July this year, recommends that the bounty be extended in line with the ALP’s policy position on the issue.
  • Future in steel looks bright
    STEEL shipbuilding is experiencing a revival on the nation’s most concentrated shipbuilding strip at Henderson as various builders win contracts to build steel fishing trawlers, tugs and steel-hulled passenger ferries.
    Western Australian Commerce and Trade Minister Hendy Cowan said a recent industry strategy launched by the Department of Commerce and Trade showed that many of Australia’s tugs and fishing trawlers were reaching the end of their lifespan and could be replaced.
    The industry also had great potential to expand its role in repairing and refitting, both for the navy and for vessels servicing offshore oil and gas development.
    He said new 49-metre steel-hulled vehicle passenger ferry built by Tenix Shipbuilding for Kangaroo Island-Sealink pointed to an important future role for steel vessel construction as part of WA’s world-class shipbuilding industry.
  • Adsteam - looking for growth by acquisition
    Adsteam Marine Limited has completed its first year of operation as a listed company -- recording revenue and profit increases.
    Earnings before tax and abnormals were $27.5 million, an increase of 11.3 per cent, compared to $24.7 million in the previous year. The higher EBIT was in excess of the $26.8 million forecast in the company’s prospectus.
    Adsteam’s managing director David Ryan said the further improvement in the full year was pleasing considering the uncertain environment created during the second half by the Australian waterfront unrest and the financial problems in Asian countries.
    He said revenue and earnings growth throughout the year was helped by the acquisitions of Barbican Marine on 1 July last year and Burns Philp Shipping Agencies in early February.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Shippers are moving goods earlier and perhaps causing an earlier peak freight season than in the past, top trucking executives say. The situation is particularly acute on the West Coast. Imports from Asia are up, trucks have become a hot commodity and some carriers are able to capture premium rates as shippers fear a capacity crunch. Normally September and October are the biggest months for most truckload and LTL carriers. But this year the peak season has moved up a month or two in some lanes.
  • The General Accounting Office is delving into the touchy subject of captive rail shippers and rates. After hearing from a number of shippers who receive service from only one rail line, Congress asked the GAO to look into the situation. The report, due in February, actually will cover two issues: railroad rates and service, and the effectiveness of the Surface Transportation Board. A questionnaire has been sent out to as many as 2,000 shippers and all replies will be treated confidentially, the GAO said.
  • Marty Lawson of Harley-Davidson Transportation Co. is this year's grand champion at the annual ATA National Truck Driving Championship. Besides honoring the nation's top drivers, trucking executives and the lobbyists took time to listen to some of the drivers' insights into current problems on the highways. It's another way savvy modern-day transportation companies are trying to involve their drivers more and prepare for an expected onslaught of freight in the next several years.
  • Southern Air Transport is involved in an interesting shell game of "Guess Our Merger Partner." On the same day the company announced its planned sale to Fine Air Services had fallen through, SAT said it would become part of Kitty Hawk Inc. Kitty Hawk, which made its first major airline buy of American International Airways one year ago, has jumped back into the acquisition game in the hopes of beefing up its widebody freighter wetlease service. Kitty Hawk says it is just buying the plum pieces of the debt-ridden airline and got it at a good price.
  • Union Pacific Railroad has asked that its Tennessee Pass route through Colorado be taken off its abandonment list to give it the option of reopening it in the future to alleviate capacity restraints. But the future may be sooner rather than later, as industry insiders indicate that the railroad may be on the verge of a new contract with Geneva Steel, moving steel slabs north to Utah and finished steel south to Mexico. Coal shippers also applaud the move, which could mean opening a much needed coal route to and from electric utilities.
  • Maersk and Sea-Land are taking a new approach to deciding which East Coast port best suits their needs for the next generation of huge containerships. North American ports have long known they need to get serious about handling megaships in the next decade, but the Maersk/Sea-Land double team may get some ports to start making changes. Others, like the port of Philadelphia, know they don't have the space or the resources to build a "Disneyland" for containerships, so they bid on a small targeted piece of business.
  • Produce distribution in Mexico is undergoing a major structural change as supermarket chains take a bite out of the market share of Mexico's traditional, small produce shops and stalls. Supermarket growth in Mexico is exploding, reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The number of such stores has grown from fewer than 700 in 1993 to 3,850 by 1997 with new stores opening each week. At the same time, convenience stores featuring fresh produce also are growing. These two events are affecting how produce moves from the farm to the consumer as food retailers begin to force changes in the country's distribution system.
  • Most transportation companies believe they will be ready for the millennium bug, according to a recent survey by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. An informal survey of several transportation companies by Traffic World appeared to back up KPMG's results. Companies polled by Traffic World were on their way to achieving compliance, with staff dedicated to solving the issue. Most had hired outside consultants to help achieve readiness and were planning or had performed audits of their Y2K plans. Transportation companies, overall, appear to be in the middle of the pack for achieving compliance, said KPMG analyst Jay Hamilton.
  • Shipping lines may take cargo to pay off third party debts. At least that is what one freight forwarding company found after it had discovered that its freight, turned over to a consolidator, was going to be sold on the open market by Maersk lines to try and recover money owed to the shipping line by the consolidator. The Federal Maritime Commission says it is hearing these sorts of complaints more frequently and often intercedes to help resolve disputes.

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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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