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BRIEFS
February 3, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • No rate war with Alliance's call switch: Hutchison
    Industry expected group to switch HK terminal operator with alliance changes
  • Howard accuses dock unions of thuggery
  • Panama levels won't affect Baltic's route plan

  • Sale wins contract to lease 3 A320s to America West
    With 10-year contract, firm has placed 4 of 6 jets due for delivery in '98
  • UK govt to invest 120m in Airbus aircraft
  • Asia-Pac car sales seen falling 29% in '98: report
  • Eurorail asked to rescue Channel project: FT
  • JAL, US Partner to develop code-sharing
  • US to budget US$100m for airport safety

  • Firm sees potential to grow
    In China, river and road transport may be cheaper but railway firm says itis more reliable and faster

Sched Netweb site
  • Europe and Australia linked by new Maersk route
  • Nanyou and United Signal to start forwarding business
  • Government to give green light for container dock in
  • Freight rates set to rise
  • Korea's port charges go up
  • ACTA issues requests for proposals for Mid-Corridor

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
  • Rotterdam harbor pool back to the drawing board
  • Schiphol stagnation very harmful; airlines look for a way out
  • Merger ferry services nearly approved
  • Banks accept Eurotunnel plan
  • Last Blasco ship auctioned

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • U.S. air deal with Japan only beginning
  • Preliminary aviation agreement brings Delta flights closer to PDX
  • President budgets $3.4 billion for Corps of Engineers programs
  • Survey finds Germany falls from economic pinnacle

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd upgrades Mediterranean feeder
  • Crowley improves Yucatan service
  • Sanko Steamship pays off debts
  • Dockworkers to start wage-hike offensive early March
  • Rail facility in NY/NJ handles 50,000 boxes
  • Japan, US agree on new air pact
  • Northwest launches all-cargo flight to/from Manila

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
  • Handlowy, PBK Sell Gdynia Shipyard Stakes
  • Attica Enterp Launch New Superfast Ferries
  • Royal Caribbean Orders Seven Cruise Ships
  • Stubkjaer Appointed New Maersk Line Chief
  • French Shipyard Gets Tentative Cruise Ship Orders

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • PSA wins Tuticorin contract
    SINGAPORE container terminal operator PSA Corporation has won a major contract to operate the fast-expanding Tuticorin Cont-ainer Terminal in south India. It is the first such project in India for PSA, which has been seeking port investment opportunities in the sub-continent for a couple of years.
  • Asia crisis threat to Hutchison port project
    HONG Kong's Hutchison Whampoa has frozen its Indonesian port development project in the wake of the Far East financial crisis.
  • Newbuilding price peak forecast
    NEWBUILDING prices will peak in five years and then slip back to existing levels by the end of the next decade, according to UK-based Ocean Shipping Consultants.
  • DSR-Senator to keep its identity
    SENIOR managers from Hanjin Shipping are at the heart of efforts to preserve a separate identity for DSR-Senator Lines in the global marketplace.
  • Indian government lifts cabotage restrictions
    DESPITE stiff domestic competition, the Indian government has extended derogations to its cabotage laws by two years, giving foreign vessels the right to offload or lift cargo at any domestic port.
  • Court threat to pipeline plan
    AN environmental group is to challenge in court plans by Reliance Petroleum to lay an oil pipeline through what is being described as an important marine sanctuary, writes Shirish Nadkarni.
  • Asian shipbreakers face US crackdown
    IN a move that could potentially prove distressing to Asian ship-scuttlers, the US Maritime Administration has suspended all exports of its National Defence Reserve Fleet vessels while the Pentagon reviews the human and environmental risks of shipbreaking.
  • TPT withdraws debt suspension plea
    TROUBLED Trans-Pacific Towage, which early last month asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to protect it from creditors, has withdrawn its petition.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
  • Turkish vessel refloated in Greek waters
    A TURKISH flag general cargo ship that ran aground off the Greek island of Kos was refloated with the assistance of Greek salvage tugs on January 31.
  • Ferry service is suspended
    THE ferry service between Eemshaven in the Netherlands and Kristiansand, Norway, has been suspended pending a study of its viability.
  • Bangkok raises Thai owners' holding in TMN
    THAILAND'S deputy transport minister Phadermchai Sasomsup has agreed to raise the share held by the Thai Shipowners Association in Thai Maritime Navigation.
  • Desgagnes acquires double hull tanker
    GROUPE Desgagnes of Quebec City and its partly-owned subsidary Petro-Nav have acquired the double hulled tanker Ek-sky.
  • AP Moller appoints new liner head
    KNUD Stubkjaer will be appointed head of AP Moller's liner division in Copenhagen, following the sudden death last week of Knud Erik Moller Nielsen.
  • Piraeus to get VTMIS
    GREECE has invited tenders for a Vessel Traffic Management and Information System which will cover the greater Piraeus area.
  • North of England warns on El Niño claims
    SHIP owner members of the North of England P&I Club have been warned of the increased risk of apparent liability claims resulting from the current El Niño weather phenomenon.
  • Cosco takes over Port Island berths
    COSCO is to start using two redeveloped berths - PC-16 and PC-7 - at Kobe's Port Island Container Terminal from February 16.
  • RCCL to order four ships plus three on option
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises Limited has signed a letter of intent to order four cruiseships plus an option for three more.
  • US-based Norwegian plans lpg fleet
    A US-based Norwegian businessman is reported to be planning to set up a new, publicly-listed lpg carrier company.
  • ICB takes up vlcc option
    ICB Shipping is to take up an option to buy the 254,000 dwt vlcc Flores.
  • New equipment installed at non-union dock
    ANGRY waterfront workers have failed to stop Australia's newest stevedoring company from installing equipment at its Melbourne dock.
  • NZ ports feels Asian chill
    ONE of New Zealand's busiest ports has been forced to put 130 staff on leave because of a sharp downturn in trade with Asia.
  • AP Møller signs Volkswerft Stralsund agreement
    THE contract for the sale of eastern German shipyard Volkswerft Stralsund to AP Moller was signed on January 31.
  • US-Australasia carriers make rationalisation bid
    COLUMBUS Line, Blue Star Line and Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL) have applied to the US FMC to rationalise services.
  • Court upholds MarAd 'old tanker' clause
    AN appeals court has confirmed MarAd's authority to allow 1970-era tankers built with federal subsidies to enter the US coastal trades after serving 20 years on international routes.
  • Buy-out yard delivers fourth ship
    CANTIERI Navali Fratelli Orlando, the Italian yard bought by its employees, has just launched its fourth specialised ship in a year, the double hull chemical tanker Mimmo Ievoli.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Dunkerque: les tarifs de la manutention ont baissé de 30% en 6 ans
    "Si 92 fut l'année de la réforme du travail portuaire, 97 et 98 sont celles de la restructuration du tissu des entreprises de manutention. La restructuration se fait surtout dans le secteur des diverses. Dans le domaine du conventionnel/breakbulk les firmes Dewulf et Feron se sont séparées, mettant un terme au règne de la Cogema et chacune à la maîtrise de ses activités tant opérationnelles que commerciales". Ces propos émanant de la direction du PA de Dunkerque démontrent qu'elle a toutes les raisons d'être satisfaite. En effet, le secteur privé a repris confiance car il sait qu'il peut désormais compter sur une main-d'oeuvre fiable et responsable.
  • Trois handicaps freinent le combiné rail/route en France
    Au-delà des performances quantitatives réalisées par certains opérateurs, trois handicaps freinent l'essor du rail/route en France: les grèves de la SNCF; le niveau tarifaire de la concurrence routière; la saturation de certains sites assurant les transbordements.
  • TRW se veut confiant pour 1998
    Luc Mikolajczak, CEO de TRW, nous a contacté pour nuancer très fortement notre information sur le conseil d'administration de vendredi dernier (LL 31/01/97). "Il n'a pas été orageux du tout, au contraire il s'est déroulé de manière très sereine". Plus fondamentalement, le patron de l'entreprise belge de transport combiné a tenu à relativiser notre information selon laquelle TRW aurait subi une perte de 100 mio. de BEF en 1997. Il a confirmé que les trois partenaires de l'axe Belgique/Italie via la France (TRW, Novatrans et Cemat) ont dû engager des sommes très importantes pour faire face à la non-qualité ferroviaire en 1997.
  • Stora ne lève toujours pas l'option Zeebrugge
    En ce qui concerne le projet de concentration de ses principaux trafics sur un port continental européen (dans le cadre d'une restructuration de ses systèmes de transport), Stora souflle le chaud et le froid. Le conseil d'administration du groupe forrestier suédois s'est réuni vendredi dernier et a approuvé le principe d'un tel centre de distribution, mais n'a pas pris de décision définitive quant à son emplacement. Le groupe poursuit les négociations avec Zeebrugge, où on croit toujours dur comme fer dans les chances d'obtenir ce trafic de 2,5 à 3 mio. de tonnes et aux 250 emplois qu'il génèrerait. Chez Stora, on avance désormais le mois de mars en tant qu'éventuelle date finale.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Maersk relay service from Panama bows
  • Second look urged for Chunnel rail link
  • Rail, labor woes made '97 tough for Matson
  • Maersk preparing to launch multipurpose box run to Africa
  • Ugland agrees to buy AutoPort
  • Mississippi River section is reopened after mishap
  • NYK Line shifts Pacific operations to US, shuffles execs
  • 5 of 7 transport categories lift index
  • Container lessors expect increased demand this year
  • Paper: Lufthansa plans big cargo hub in China

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • PCS geared up for start
    Patrick yesterday successfully delivered two truckloads of heavy equipment to the new stevedoring company set up by the National Farmers’ federation at Melbourne’s Webb Dock.
    A Patrick director at the scene, Bill Clayton, said the waterfront workers assembled at the site, while noisy, offered no resistance.
  • ITF ridicules "macho threat"
    The International Transport Workers’ federation (ITF) has ridiculed what it described as "a macho threat" from Australian farmers to ‘fix’ the global union" and alerted key maritime unions to the dispute at Webb Dock.
    The ITF has asked unions to be on standby to respond to what it described as the third anti-union attack in five months on its affiliate, the Maritime Union of Australia.
  • Taxmen target truckies
    Trucking operators will come under increasing scrutiny from the Australian Tax Office under a new benchmark system which aims to crack down on tax cheats.
    The Australian Tax Office which has recognised an escalating problem of collecting tax from the "cash economy" recently released a series of financial ratios compiled in consultation with the Cash Economy Task Force, tax agents and professional bodies.
  • Exporter sticks his neck out
    West Australian exporter Ken Kuehlman has a date with a difference on Valentine’s Day. On that day, he will arrive in Egypt to be reunited with 100 especially leggy birds, all products of Mr Kuehlman’s company, the Western Australian Ostrich Co. Mr Kuehlman is flying to Egypt to ensure the smooth hand over of his birds to client, Egyptian resort owner Ashrab Enab.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The outsourcing deal signed in September 1995 between Ryder Integrated Logistics and OfficeMax Inc., the office superstore, has gone sour. In what has become a bitter legal fight, the two companies are suing each other for alleged contract violations. OfficeMax terminated Ryder last June and followed up last fall with a suit asking for $19 million to compensate for what the company calls a breach of contract. Ryder returned fire on Jan. 23 with a countersuit, seeking $75 million in compensation for OfficeMax's allegedly dismissing the third-party provider without legal justification.
  • Highway advocates braced themselves for Feb. 2's scheduled release of President Clinton's proposed 1999 budget. The start of the annual budget battle also marks the resumption of the debate over reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. It was unclear how much money the administration would propose for surface transportation spending in its budget. Highway advocates are pressing for as much money as they can get to minimize fights between states over funding levels.
  • The first full-year financial reports from publicly held motor carriers confirm that 1997 was an excellent year for trucking. CNF Transportation, led by the Con-Way regional carriers, posted the best operating income in its 69-year history. Roadway Express net income zoomed 69 percent to $36.9 million. And, in one of the most remarkable turnarounds in recent years, Overnite posted its first profit in two years - going from a $23.4 million loss last year to a $23.8 million profit in 1997.
  • Union Pacific Railroad's service problems last year resulted in a $152 million, or 62 cent per share, fourth-quarter loss for parent Union Pacific Corp. UP said congestion problems on the railroad reduced pretax income by a whopping $567 million and net income by $353 million, or $1.42 per share. UP's losses were widened by an after-tax loss of $40 million, or 16 cents per share, on the planned sale of the company's logistics subsidiary, Skyway Freight Systems, and by $13 million, or 5 cents per share, in after-tax expenses associated with implementation of the UP-Southern Pacific merger.
  • Continental and Northwest airlines are going to make cargo a prominent part of the new alliance the two agreed upon. The two carriers say they already have a plan to share belly space along with increased cooperation in cargo handling, terminal space and roadfeeder service. The joined route network has very little overlap, broadening each airline's reach all around the globe. Forwarders could find very few negatives about the deal.
  • Delaware River Stevedores has won permission from the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to operate the Tioga Street Marine Terminal. The company won its uphill battle to operate the terminal though a combination of hard work and an aggressive public relations campaign. But competitor Thomas Holt is not taking the loss of the contract lightly. He is suing the port, saying it is trying to drive him out of business in the way it is combining its public piers with those of South Jersey.
  • China is avidly looking for foreign investors to help build the country's infrastructure and technology base. A joint venture offers advantages to foreign and domestic partner alike. Foreign companies can take advantage of China's burgeoning consumer market and cheap labor force while benefiting from the advantages of having a Chinese management team, customer service and distribution operation in place.
  • As barriers to internal traffic and trade continue to fall in the European Union, many observers think the community's freight forwarders are in for a tough time. Observers predict a shakeout among European forwarders. But British freight forwarder Davies Turner & Co. Ltd. believes information technology can give a company the edge it needs to compete, even against bigger multinationals.
  • Freight rates for western Canadian grain must keep the railways viable while not leaving the farmers empty-handed, says former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Willard Estey, who is heading a review of the transportation system. If the rates get beyond what farmers can afford to pay based on world grain prices, they will be forced to stop shipping grain, Estey warned.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
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
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
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
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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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