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December 2, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shipowners urge govts to fight piracy
    Fasa calls for greater cooperation among littoral states to ensure safe passage for ships
  • Shipowners against proposal to declare Y2K compliance through Straitrep
  • Regional cruise industry continues to be healthy
Air and Land Transport
  • European airlines' passenger traffic up
    Average of 74.3% of airline seats filled, the highest recorded October figure
  • Stinking fish may have caused Swissair jet to turn back
  • Hicom unit, BA sign ground handling services deal
  • World Bank unit to invest in PAL
  • Germany urges France to sell all of state-controlled Aerospatiale
  • Boeing clinches order for three 737s
Features
  • Paradise for non-smokers
    Carnival Cruise Lines' smoke-free luxury cruise liner should prove a boon to those who abhor inhaling smoke
Columns
  • Study highlights another sign of Asia's increasing role in world shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shipowners urge govts to fight piracy
    Fasa calls for greater cooperation among littoral states to ensure safe passage for ships
  • Shipowners against proposal to declare Y2K compliance through Straitrep
  • Regional cruise industry continues to be healthy
Air and Land Transport
  • European airlines' passenger traffic up
    Average of 74.3% of airline seats filled, the highest recorded October figure
  • Stinking fish may have caused Swissair jet to turn back
  • Hicom unit, BA sign ground handling services deal
  • World Bank unit to invest in PAL
  • Germany urges France to sell all of state-controlled Aerospatiale
  • Boeing clinches order for three 737s
Features
  • Paradise for non-smokers
    Carnival Cruise Lines' smoke-free luxury cruise liner should prove a boon to those who abhor inhaling smoke
Columns
  • Study highlights another sign of Asia's increasing role in world shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shipowners urge govts to fight piracy
    Fasa calls for greater cooperation among littoral states to ensure safe passage for ships
  • Shipowners against proposal to declare Y2K compliance through Straitrep
  • Regional cruise industry continues to be healthy
Air and Land Transport
  • European airlines' passenger traffic up
    Average of 74.3% of airline seats filled, the highest recorded October figure
  • Stinking fish may have caused Swissair jet to turn back
  • Hicom unit, BA sign ground handling services deal
  • World Bank unit to invest in PAL
  • Germany urges France to sell all of state-controlled Aerospatiale
  • Boeing clinches order for three 737s
Features
  • Paradise for non-smokers
    Carnival Cruise Lines' smoke-free luxury cruise liner should prove a boon to those who abhor inhaling smoke
Columns
  • Study highlights another sign of Asia's increasing role in world shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shipowners urge govts to fight piracy
    Fasa calls for greater cooperation among littoral states to ensure safe passage for ships
  • Shipowners against proposal to declare Y2K compliance through Straitrep
  • Regional cruise industry continues to be healthy
Air and Land Transport
  • European airlines' passenger traffic up
    Average of 74.3% of airline seats filled, the highest recorded October figure
  • Stinking fish may have caused Swissair jet to turn back
  • Hicom unit, BA sign ground handling services deal
  • World Bank unit to invest in PAL
  • Germany urges France to sell all of state-controlled Aerospatiale
  • Boeing clinches order for three 737s
Features
  • Paradise for non-smokers
    Carnival Cruise Lines' smoke-free luxury cruise liner should prove a boon to those who abhor inhaling smoke
Columns
  • Study highlights another sign of Asia's increasing role in world shipping

Sched Netweb site
  • Great Ocean aims at major share in HK company
  • Hamburg-Sud to keep Alianca separate after purchase
  • Last in UASC newbuilding series delivered
  • Cosco in Baltimore Chassis pool
  • NOL optimistic for 1999 returns
  • Quadrant may upgrade GEX service vessels
  • Air France selects HK airport for its regional hub
  • Gava opens Hong Kong branch
  • Total privatisation possibility for Alitalia
  • FAA enforces orders

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 1, 1998
  • Deutsche Bahn wants stake in ECT
  • Cargoweb and the Rotterdam Port Promotion Council building website at InterFreight
  • ECT in Belgian terminal joint venture
  • Judge permits infringement of Schiphol noise norms
  • KLM seeks co-operation with Air China
  • 38 percent growth port of Ningbo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • As interest wanes, negotiators meet to invigorate trade talks
  • Vote of reckoning for Venezuela
  • Clinton may curb imports of steel
  • Resellers slam a Commerce anti-dumping plan
  • US, Brazil talking, trying to head off possible sanctions
  • Environmentalists vow to fight new transport deal between EU and Switzerland
  • United Road Services expands national reach with two acquisitions
  • South Africa trade minister suggests a regional currency union for southern Africa
  • Aasche Transportation subsidiary Specialty Transportation in waste hauling pact
  • Japan's smokers helping to pay off railroad debt
Transportation
  • Non-border maquiladora growth lures LTL firms
  • Despite less volume, US-Japan remains busiest cargo route
  • China may achieve self reliance in locomotive production by 2000
  • EU railroad mergers bode ill for shippers
  • World Bank unit plans to take stake in PAL
  • Deutsche Bahn eyes stake in box terminal
  • JAL expanding again in North America despite losing planes
Maritime
  • FMC: Sea-Land hasn't fulfilled subpoenas
  • US Gulf-Europe carriers forming new vessel-sharing agreement
  • Singapore entices port users with discounts
  • Bankers fear potential for bankruptcies
  • Pakistani shipping company reports downturn
  • OOCL to put big dollars behind info technology
  • Indian ports to offer container terminals for private operation
  • Computers gauge river depth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • As interest wanes, negotiators meet to invigorate trade talks
  • Vote of reckoning for Venezuela
  • Clinton may curb imports of steel
  • Resellers slam a Commerce anti-dumping plan
  • US, Brazil talking, trying to head off possible sanctions
  • Environmentalists vow to fight new transport deal between EU and Switzerland
  • United Road Services expands national reach with two acquisitions
  • South Africa trade minister suggests a regional currency union for southern Africa
  • Aasche Transportation subsidiary Specialty Transportation in waste hauling pact
  • Japan's smokers helping to pay off railroad debt
Transportation
  • Non-border maquiladora growth lures LTL firms
  • Despite less volume, US-Japan remains busiest cargo route
  • China may achieve self reliance in locomotive production by 2000
  • EU railroad mergers bode ill for shippers
  • World Bank unit plans to take stake in PAL
  • Deutsche Bahn eyes stake in box terminal
  • JAL expanding again in North America despite losing planes
Maritime
  • FMC: Sea-Land hasn't fulfilled subpoenas
  • US Gulf-Europe carriers forming new vessel-sharing agreement
  • Singapore entices port users with discounts
  • Bankers fear potential for bankruptcies
  • Pakistani shipping company reports downturn
  • OOCL to put big dollars behind info technology
  • Indian ports to offer container terminals for private operation
  • Computers gauge river depth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • As interest wanes, negotiators meet to invigorate trade talks
  • Vote of reckoning for Venezuela
  • Clinton may curb imports of steel
  • Resellers slam a Commerce anti-dumping plan
  • US, Brazil talking, trying to head off possible sanctions
  • Environmentalists vow to fight new transport deal between EU and Switzerland
  • United Road Services expands national reach with two acquisitions
  • South Africa trade minister suggests a regional currency union for southern Africa
  • Aasche Transportation subsidiary Specialty Transportation in waste hauling pact
  • Japan's smokers helping to pay off railroad debt
Transportation
  • Non-border maquiladora growth lures LTL firms
  • Despite less volume, US-Japan remains busiest cargo route
  • China may achieve self reliance in locomotive production by 2000
  • EU railroad mergers bode ill for shippers
  • World Bank unit plans to take stake in PAL
  • Deutsche Bahn eyes stake in box terminal
  • JAL expanding again in North America despite losing planes
Maritime
  • FMC: Sea-Land hasn't fulfilled subpoenas
  • US Gulf-Europe carriers forming new vessel-sharing agreement
  • Singapore entices port users with discounts
  • Bankers fear potential for bankruptcies
  • Pakistani shipping company reports downturn
  • OOCL to put big dollars behind info technology
  • Indian ports to offer container terminals for private operation
  • Computers gauge river depth

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Hyundai to Launch Service from NA to Australia
  • Carriers Eye New Agreement in Atlantic
  • KMTC to Launch LCL Service to Asian Ports
  • Nagoya Port Introduces Promotional Measure

urgente online pressweb site
  • Gran Canaria quiere quitar al Caribe el turismo del Cono Sur
  • Murcia estudia las actuales v'as de transporte con Madrid
  • Danzas distribuye el vino Beaujolais Nouveau
  • La Compañía Marítima Belga entra en el puerto de Bilbao
  • El Honda Accord, elegido "automóvil del año en Andalucía"
  • Azkar compra terrenos para una nueva instalación en Granada

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Omega to represent US-based container leasing giant
  • Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
  • Mumbai Port Trust Docks
  • Rlys may prune POL freight rates
  • Plan to set up five coir technology parks
  • ITC planning rural-based export units
  • Pepper export well on target
  • Envoy envisages ' 5 bn Indo-UK trade
  • Reduction of raw wool import duty under consideration
  • Gujarat draws up ambitious port development plan
  • Japanese invited to bid for airport projects
  • Foreign currency assets
  • WTO rejects US plea against Indian shrimp
  • Leather exports to Germany stagnate
  • Karnataka clears core sector fund
  • Indo-French infrastructure working group on anvil
  • Project exports make rapid headway
  • Textainer Group
  • Omega Intermodal
  • Rice exporters optimistic

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Frontline eases debt pressure
    John Fredriksen's Frontline is undertaking an extensive financial restructuring - including the sale of 10 tankers and debt negotiations with its banks - to ease the pressure on its balance sheet.
  • Merger launches Total into oil elite
    TOTAL, France's number two oil company, has confirmed a deal to merge with Petrofina of Belgium to form the world's sixth largest oil company - a move that continues the march towards consolidation in the oil and gas industry.
  • Frontline turns defence to attack
    John Fredriksen appears to act just as decisively in defence as he does in attack.
  • Full year breakeven predicted
    Deteriorating tanker markets have led Frontline to predict a breakeven result in the fourth quarter, writes Tony Gray.
  • Lines move to cut capacity on key routes
    Container lines operating between South America, Europe and the US will reduce capacity by as much as 30% over the next month in response to poor volumes triggered by the Asian crisis and chronic overtonnage, it is believed.
  • Fearful Chinese fisherman
    Fearful Chinese fisherman Theng Ming makes an appeal from a Puerto Princesa jail on Palawan in the Philippines. He is one of 20 fishermen arrested on Sunday near a reef claimed by Manila in the disputed Spratly Islands. The fishermen say they were fishing in Chinese territory.
  • Finance funds blamed for boxship glut
    Demand by German KG funds for fresh container ship projects and by shipyards for orders has been the main cause of the sector's present oversupply, not the Asian economic crisis, a leading German shipowner has said.
  • German-French
    French president Jacques Chirac, German chancellor Gerhard Schr'der and French prime minister Lionel Jospin at the German-French summit in Potsdam. The 72nd summit is the first for the German chancellor since his recent election success.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 1, 1998
  • French strikes surprise stevedores' association
    TWO years of uneasy peace on the French quayside was ended last week by strikes that seem to have taken the stevedores' association, UNIM, by surprise.
  • Asian cruising bucks economic trend
    ASIA'S burgeoning cruise industry has managed to buck the region's negative economic trend, according to PSA Corp chairman Dr Yeo Ning Hong.
  • Frontline loses and wins at ICB
    FRONTLINE has failed to have two of its representatives elected to the board of ICB Shipping, but has succeeded in ordering an investigation of the board's activities.
  • Korean builders eye passengership opportunities
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilders are looking to move even further into the ferry and cruise shipping business, following the slowdown of vlcc construction.
  • China Shipping moves into South Korea
    CHINA Shipping is expected to open a sales branch in Seoul during the first quarter of 1999.
  • Cyprus expels two ships for fraud
    CYPRUS has expelled two ships from its register for presenting forged safety certificates.
  • Exodus hits Spanish register
    LEGISLATIVE changes introduced to Spain's second register have led to an exodus of domestic cabotage vessels from the country's first registry.
  • Exxon-Mobil merger will affect shipping
    SHIPPING operations at both Exxon Corp and Mobil Corp are expected to undergo significant change if the merger of the oil giants is approved by the US government.
  • Hellenic and Rodriquez sign co-operation deal
    GREEK shipbuilder Hellenic Shipyards and Italian fast ferry designer Rodriquez Cantieri Navali have signed a co-operation agreement.
  • Seize opportunity to upgrade, Asian owners urged
    ASIAN shipowners should use the regional economic crisis as an opportunity to upgrade and reposition, said the chairman of the Federation of ASEAN Shipowners' Associations.
  • FASA issues piracy plea
    THE Federation of ASEAN Shipowners Associations today issued a plea to regional governments to help crack down on piracy in Asia's waters.
  • Indian insurance privatisation may be shelved
    INDIA'S Insurance Regulatory Bill, which would enable privatisation of the insurance industry, is unlikely to be introduced in the current session of Parliament.
  • Norway to train officers in China
    NORWEGIAN shipowners are to set up a training centre in China because the Philippines is unable to provide adequate numbers of qualified officers.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Accord de transit historique pour le transport routier lourd à travers la Suisse
    Mardi matin, l'Union européenne et la Suisse ont conclu un accord historique concernant le transport routier de transit à travers le pays alpestre. L'accord est le fruit d'une concertation intensive et d'un nombre de concessions des deux côtés.
  • Anvers: Forest Logistics va inaugurer de nouveaux concepts pour produits forestiers
    Le secteur des produits forestiers a connu d'importantes évolutions au cours des trois dernières années, qui se sont traduites par des concentrations entre producteurs, plus particulièrement en Scandinavie. L'objectif est toujours le même: acquérir des dimensions supérieures afin de faire jouer les synergies et partant, bénéficier d'économies et développer des parts de marché.
  • Jacobs crée une entreprise de transport de voitures
    Jacobs Holdings fait à nouveau la une de la presse spécialisée. Il y a quelques semaines, Jacobs reprenait l'entreprise britannique Horizon dans le but de "diversifier dans l'activité de groupage européen". Cette reprise intervenait deux mois à peine après l'acquisition de HSL Automotive, qui a permis à Jacobs d'effectuer une percée dans la distribution automobile. La création d'une nouvelle entreprise logistique en Allemagne doit être considérée comme un complément aux activités de la filiale française SVTV, l'objectif étant de proposer des services de transport spécialisés et transfrontaliers. Un réseau pan-européen devrait constituer la prochaine étape.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • P&OSC agreement ratified
    The Australian Industrial Relations Commission yesterday ratified the P&O Swire Containers Ltd Officers Seagoing Industry Agreement 1998.
    The agreement covers Australian officers manning the company's containerships engaged in the Australia-Far East trade, the Arafura and the Ariake.
    The document, which went before Commissioner Redmond, has been backdated to May and will run for three years.
    It includes a wage increase offset by productivity assessments which will be carried out every six months.
    The system of assessments, a new system of measuring productivity, is being more widely accepted after Australian officers unions have had the opportunity of testing it in practice.
  • ANL sale almost wrapped up
    THE sale of the three major business divisions which comprise the Australian National Line is expected to be finally completed next week, bringing to an end a 10-year saga.
    Canberra sources say barring "last-minute glitches" final paperwork should be completed shortly, after the clarification of a number of specific issues which
    have arisen since the federal government's pre-election claim that the sale had been 'completed'.
  • P&O Australia seeks Jakarta stake
    P&O Ports Australia is competing with five foreign investors for a 49 to 51 per cent share holding in PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT), a subsidiary of Indonesian state port operator PT Pelindo 11.
    P&O Ports managing director Richard Setchell said his company would not settle for any less than a 51 per cent stake in JICT which represented a good opportunity for P&O to gain a strong foothold in Indonesia.
    Captain Setchell said P&O was currently operating out of Irian Jaya and it had unsuccessfully tried five years ago to become associated with a JICT terminal.
    He said P&O intended to improve port efficiency at JICT and add value in the same way that it did with its other international ventures.
  • Spirit celebrates fifth anniversary
    At a ceremony in Devonport yesterday, the TT-Line celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Spirit of Tasmania's inaugural voyage on the Bass Strait run.
    In that time the 31,000-tonne ship has made 1560 crossings between Devonport and Melbourne carrying about 1.27 million passengers and 400,000 cars.
    TT-Line chairman Nick Evers noted that the Spirit had not lost a single sailing due to bad weather and had a perfect safety record.
  • Townsville spill cleaned up
    A minor oil spill which in the port of Townsville on Sunday has been cleaned up.
    The spill, estimated to be between 200 and 1000 litres, occurred at berth 1, when the vessel Nichian was pumping 55,000 tonnes of heavy oil into storage facilities.
    Townsville Port Authority spokesman Darrin Pearce said the pipeline was shut down immediately and a full response team was on site in just over an hour and had been able to contain and clean up all of the oil.
    Mr Pearce said that Shell Oil was the berth operator and was transferring the product for Queensland Nickel (QNI). He said investigations had revealed a problem in the pipeline used to transport the QNI product.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 1, 1998
  • Exxon Buys Mobil For $76.2M
    Exxon Corp. agreed to acquire Mobil Corp. for a record $76.2 billion in a stock transaction that will create the world's largest oil company and reshape the industry.
  • Saudi American Bank Signs $55M Shipping Loan
    Saudi American Bank reportedly signed a $55 million loan with Saudi Arabian shipping company National Chemical Carriers (NCC) to improve cash flow at the company, the third largest petrochemical carrier in the world.
  • Frontline Seeks Debt Restructuring
    Frontline Ltd. is reportedly seeking to restructure some of its debt program in preparation for a market downturn.
  • Stena Line Mulls Freight Investment Boost
    Stena Line AB is reportedly considering changing direction and investing more in freight traffic after the Swedish shipping union, Seko Sjofolk, rejected a new wage deal.
  • Hellenic Shipyards Teams Up With Rodriquez Cantieri
    Hellenic Shipyards reportedly concluded a cooperation agreement with Italy's Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA for the promotion and construction of the latter's advanced technology vessels.
  • P&O Names New Finance Director
    Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Plc (P&O) reportedly appointed Nick Luff as finance director effective January 1, 1999.
  • Total Merges With PetroFina, Shares Plummet
    Total SA has reportedly merged with PetroFina to become the world's sixth largest oil group, but its shares took an immediate battering on the Paris stock market.
  • Texaco, Shell Drop Alliance, May Pursue Merger
    Texaco Inc. is reportedly aiming for bigger and better things in the shape of a merger instead of a mere alliance -- the oil company pulled out from talks with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group to merge their European refining and marketing activities.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
INSTITUTIONS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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.
CUSTOMS
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
TRADE
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
PORTS
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
ENVIRONMENT
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
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
CRUISES
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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.
ASSOCIATIONS
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
SEAFARERS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
PORTS
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
MARITIME 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
PORTS
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
TRUCKING
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
PORTS
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
TRUCKING
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
PORTS
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
SHIPPING
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
PORTS
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
TRUCKING
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
PORTS
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
COMPANIES
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
PORTS
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
EDUCATION
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPYARDS
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
PORTS
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
PORTS
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
SHIPYARDS
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
MARITIME SERVICES
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
INDUSTRY
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
PORTS
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
COMPANIES
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
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
DEFENCE
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
TRUCKING
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
NEWS
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
PORTS
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
INSURANCE
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
LOGISTICS
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
SHIPPING
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.
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
ASSOCIATIONS
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.
PORTS
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%
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
SHIPPING
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
SHIPPING
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
MARINAS
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
COMPANIES
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.
PORTS
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
PORTS
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
PORTS
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"
PORTS
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
ASSOCIATIONS
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
PORTS
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
PORTS
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
TRANSPORTATION
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
LAW
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
SAFETY & SECURITY
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
SHIPPING
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
PORTS
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
PORTS
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
LOGISTICS
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
ASSOCIATIONS
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
DEFENCE
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
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
MEETINGS
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
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
MEETINGS
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
INDUSTRY
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
COMPANIES
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
LEGISLATION
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
SHIPPING
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
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
COMPANIES
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
SHIPPING
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
PORTS
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
ASSOCIATIONS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
CHARITY
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SHIPYARDS
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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