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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
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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