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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
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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