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June 4, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong
    Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
  • PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
  • Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
  • Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
  • FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents
    US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
  • Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
  • TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
  • Air France pilots warn of long strike
  • Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
  • Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
  • Out go old work practices
    Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
  • Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong
    Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
  • PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
  • Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
  • Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
  • FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents
    US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
  • Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
  • TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
  • Air France pilots warn of long strike
  • Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
  • Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
  • Out go old work practices
    Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
  • Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong
    Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
  • PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
  • Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
  • Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
  • FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents
    US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
  • Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
  • TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
  • Air France pilots warn of long strike
  • Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
  • Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
  • Out go old work practices
    Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
  • Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Liner group may impose surcharge on Chittagong
    Berthing delays at Bangladesh port have increased to seven days
  • PSA's throughput up 8% in first 4 months
  • Evergreen puts ship orders on hold
  • Royal Caribbean to pay US$9m in pollution court case
Air and Land Transport
  • FAA must do more to prevent weather-related plane accidents
    US aviation agency not allocating enough funds for weather- related programmes: govt auditors' report
  • Beijing has not cut down on 50-plane order: Boeing
  • TWA, Boeing lose bid to limit damages in air crash lawsuit
  • Air France pilots warn of long strike
  • Volvo expects new car models to help keep it independent
  • Amtrak trains can continue to carry cargo, transport board rules
Features
  • Out go old work practices
    Kaohsiung is now the first Taiwanese port to privatise the stevedoring industry, making it much more competitive
Columns
  • Intense competition may force govts to subsidise yards or let them die

Sched Netweb site
  • New services linking China with Japan and Thailand launched
  • Overseas income buoys HIT
  • New organisation to monitor Guangdong freight
  • Faster Europe-Med connection
  • Lack of export space strands rubber in Sumatra
  • Call to privatise Mombasa port
  • Shippers worry over bar-code requirements
  • Emery Worldwide wins awards
  • Mainland carrier seeks partners
  • Profits plunge for THAI
  • Jewish carrier stays grounded on Saturdays

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 3, 1998
  • Investigation rate-setting Asian container lines
  • Austria before European Court because of toll levy
  • Port Community Rotterdam laureate for US IT-award
  • Winning of minerals off port of Rotterdam
  • TNT Post independent by the end of June
  • New DHL software for international shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • CSX may delay plan for Conrail until 1999
  • Jacksonville port to help test anti-drug security
  • Customs seeks help for ACE in the hole
  • Lunetta's day comes, feds bring charges
  • Rate-cutting by independents spurs TACA to cut fees on the Atlantic
  • State Dept. official says U.S. will try to exempt wheat from India, Pakistan sanctions
  • Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
  • Death toll reaches 80 in German train crash
  • Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
  • Air France, pilots talk as strike threatens soccer's World Cup
  • Report: Evergreen Marine to halt ship fleet expansion due to Asia crisis
  • Cruise line agrees to $9 million in fines for ocean pollution
  • Japan firms eye layoffs
  • Y2k fallout may be harsh, but U.S. Customs says its ready
  • Sony plans to sell PCs in Europe
  • Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
  • SAP invests in Israeli software firm
Transportation
  • Asian economic woes ground expansion plans
  • Intermodal group saw net loss in 1997
  • Swire Pacific names chairman
  • Sears logistics executive: Keep lawyers from meddling in third-party contracts
  • Alan Abrams' Tech Talk
  • 'Bug' won't bite Customs, Banks says
  • Airlines win DOT approval for code sharing
Maritime
  • Lakes ports snare Food for Peace cargo
  • Pilot can run from a grounded ship, but he can't hide from the consequences
  • Recruiters say shipping companies are hunting for candidates from outside the industry
  • Greeks expand into containers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • CSX may delay plan for Conrail until 1999
  • Jacksonville port to help test anti-drug security
  • Customs seeks help for ACE in the hole
  • Lunetta's day comes, feds bring charges
  • Rate-cutting by independents spurs TACA to cut fees on the Atlantic
  • State Dept. official says U.S. will try to exempt wheat from India, Pakistan sanctions
  • Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
  • Death toll reaches 80 in German train crash
  • Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
  • Air France, pilots talk as strike threatens soccer's World Cup
  • Report: Evergreen Marine to halt ship fleet expansion due to Asia crisis
  • Cruise line agrees to $9 million in fines for ocean pollution
  • Japan firms eye layoffs
  • Y2k fallout may be harsh, but U.S. Customs says its ready
  • Sony plans to sell PCs in Europe
  • Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
  • SAP invests in Israeli software firm
Transportation
  • Asian economic woes ground expansion plans
  • Intermodal group saw net loss in 1997
  • Swire Pacific names chairman
  • Sears logistics executive: Keep lawyers from meddling in third-party contracts
  • Alan Abrams' Tech Talk
  • 'Bug' won't bite Customs, Banks says
  • Airlines win DOT approval for code sharing
Maritime
  • Lakes ports snare Food for Peace cargo
  • Pilot can run from a grounded ship, but he can't hide from the consequences
  • Recruiters say shipping companies are hunting for candidates from outside the industry
  • Greeks expand into containers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • CSX may delay plan for Conrail until 1999
  • Jacksonville port to help test anti-drug security
  • Customs seeks help for ACE in the hole
  • Lunetta's day comes, feds bring charges
  • Rate-cutting by independents spurs TACA to cut fees on the Atlantic
  • State Dept. official says U.S. will try to exempt wheat from India, Pakistan sanctions
  • Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
  • Death toll reaches 80 in German train crash
  • Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
  • Air France, pilots talk as strike threatens soccer's World Cup
  • Report: Evergreen Marine to halt ship fleet expansion due to Asia crisis
  • Cruise line agrees to $9 million in fines for ocean pollution
  • Japan firms eye layoffs
  • Y2k fallout may be harsh, but U.S. Customs says its ready
  • Sony plans to sell PCs in Europe
  • Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
  • SAP invests in Israeli software firm
Transportation
  • Asian economic woes ground expansion plans
  • Intermodal group saw net loss in 1997
  • Swire Pacific names chairman
  • Sears logistics executive: Keep lawyers from meddling in third-party contracts
  • Alan Abrams' Tech Talk
  • 'Bug' won't bite Customs, Banks says
  • Airlines win DOT approval for code sharing
Maritime
  • Lakes ports snare Food for Peace cargo
  • Pilot can run from a grounded ship, but he can't hide from the consequences
  • Recruiters say shipping companies are hunting for candidates from outside the industry
  • Greeks expand into containers

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • TNWA to Upgrade US West Coast Service
  • Carriers to Raise Rates on Australian Trade
  • Maersk Orders Another Four 4,300-TEU Ships
  • Canada Marine Act to Come into Force Jan. 1
  • Meiko Trans Achieves ISO 9002 Certification

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Alliance puts Seattle at head of new rotation
  • House committee views Bellingham cleanup effort
  • Crowley to christen tug
  • Sea Containers claims earnings to increase up to 80% over 1997
  • Interpool acquires 50% interest in Japanese container company
  • Interpool inks first quarter profit increase
  • Growth management team seeks sanctions against Des Moines for third runway block
  • Internet firm recognized by Portland group

urgente online pressweb site
  • MRW adquiere con Western el servicio del giro postal
  • a Comisión aprueba la compra de Inter Forward por Dan Transport
  • Frans Maas se establece en Aveiro
  • El 52 por ciento de Alstom, en Bolsa
  • Rolls-Royce y America Airlines revisarán motores de aviación en Texas

Marine Linkweb site
JUNE 2, 1998
  • Royal Caribbean To Pay $9M For Polluting Sea
  • New Ship To Shore Messaging System Launched
  • Evergreen To Halt Fleet Expansion Due To Asian Crisis
  • Precious Shipping Sells Ship To Panama's Tolson

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Russia aims for Norway crew jobs
    RUSSIA hopes to counter the decline of its own seafarer requirements by increasing the number supplied to Norwegian shipowners.
  • Lower calls for Liverpool club
    LIVERPOOL & London Steam-ship Protection and Indemnity Association has closed the 1994 and 1995 policy years with lower than forecast supplementary calls because of recent settlements with Australian reinsurer GIO and the Lowndes Lambert Group.
  • Tonnage boost at Japanese yards
    FOUR medium-sized Japanese shipbuilders have reported a 32.5% increase in gross tonnage in the year to April 1998.
  • Sherwood bullish on Sea Containers
    AN EARNINGS rise of between 60% and 80% this year and capital spending of $200m have been forecast by Sea Containers president James Sherwood at the company's annual meeting in New York, writes David Mott.
  • US cruiseship inspection fees modified
    A US government agency has been persuaded by industry comments to alter its proposal to begin assessing fees for "consultation services" in regard of cruiseship newbuildings and revamps.
  • Sembawang chairman 'optimistic'
    DIVERSIFIED conglomerate Sembawang Corp has good prospects for its marine divisions, with the offshore sector remaining robust for three to five years, according to chairman Philip Yeo.
  • Bureau Veritas listing plan
    CLASSIFICATION society Bureau Veritas is considering a partial flotation on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1999 if the market remains strong.
  • BA wins Tunnel rail link battle
    A PRIVATE sector consortium headed by British Airways and UK coach operator National Express is to build and operate the UK high-speed passenger rail link to the Channel Tunnel.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 3, 1998
  • Condor and P&O picked by Channel Islanders
    TRANSPORT authorities in the Channel Islands have issued their first thoughts on ferry services to the UK mainland next year.
  • Indonesian economy fell eight per cent in quarter
    INDONESIA'S economy shrank by 8.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year and could shrink by up to ten per cent by the end of 1998.
  • New president to replace SBMA chairman
    PHILIPPINE president elect Joseph "Erap" Estrada has announced a replacement for Richard Gordon, chairman of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
  • Los Angeles opens bidding for on-dock rail link
    THE Port of Los Angeles has begun calling for bids covering the construction of what will be its fourth on-dock intermodal rail facility.
  • Wilhelmsen and Daewoo Motors sign three-year deal
    WILHELMSEN Lines and Daewoo Motors Corp have signed a three-year contract covering the shipment of 300,000 vehicles from South Korea to North and Latin America.
  • Varna yard to invite tenders for 75 per cent stake
    VARNA Shipyard in Bulgaria is to issue a prospectus this month to invite tenders for the 75 per cent share in the yard still held by the state.
  • Bureau Veritas to announce its flotation
    BUREAU Veritas, the French classification society, is expected to announce next week that it is to float in 1999.
  • Grincor announces Griffin take-over scheme
    SOUTH African transport group Grindrod Unicorn Group has announced a scheme to acquire Griffin Shipping Holdings as a wholly owned subsidiary.
  • Adm James Loy becomes head of US Coast Guard
    ADMIRAL James Loy has replaced Admiral Robert Kramek as head of the US Coast Guard.
  • IACS to re-evaluate associate members
    CROATIAN Register of Shipping and Indian Register of Shipping, both associate members of IACS, are to be re-evaluated.
  • Brazil to export shipyard workers
    BRAZILIAN shipyard workers are to cross the Atlantic to work in Portugese yards as a result of the shipbuilding crisis at home.
  • Budget offers no respite for Indian owners
    INDIAN shipowners are disappointed with the government's latest budget, which offers no respite for the ailing industry.
  • Panama's maritime authority to have single budget
    A SINGLE budget will be set next year to finance Panama's new Maritime Authority, replacing the four separate budgets currently allocated.
  • RCCL pleads guilty over bilge water
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has agreed to a $9m settlement over charges that it attempted to conceal its improper disposal of oil-contaminated bilge water.
  • Grain theft sparks investigation
    THEFT of 7,000 tonnes of grain in the first quarter of this year from Venezuela's Puerto Cabello has led to a government investigation.
  • Patrick's automation threat described as 'fantasy'
    AUSTRALIA'S top union body has dismissed as "fantasy" a threat by Patrick to replace wharfies with machines.
  • Panama to complete canal regulations next year
    NEW regulations are planned for next year to complete a legal framework for the Panama Canal, according to its administrator, Alberto Aleman Zubieta.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Union in bid to prove 'innocence'
    The Maritime Union of Australia will today attempt to prove that it had no involvement in the detention of the Columbus Canada and threatened action against other vessels allegedly loaded by non-union labour in Australia.
    It is understood that the MUA will be opposing the extension of interim orders obtained against the union by the Australian Competition and Consumer Council.
  • Govt stonewalls waterfront probe
    The minister representing the prime minister in the senate, Robert Hill successfully stonewalled a Senate Estimates committee yesterday on the issue of whether the committee had the right to expect answers from the department of Workplace Relations concerning consultants reports or any other documentation, relevant to the Government's waterfront reform policy.
  • Condock in subaqueous performance
    Sydney farewelled the former Russian Foxtrot-class submarine Scorpion last weekend in a delicate and unusual harbour operation.
    The submarine was floated on to the semi-submersible dock ship Condock IV allowing Scorpion to float in with assistance from two tugs and the vessels.
  • Victoria proposes rail safety regime
    Train operators in Victoria could face new safety accreditation fees and requirements under options being considered to achieve safer rail operations in Victoria released for comment by the Victorian government's Public Transport Safety Directorate.
    Under the proposed regulations operators will be subject to an application fee of $5000 an a minimum annual fee of $5000 to recover administration costs of the new accreditation scheme.
  • 'Private ports are better ports'
    New Zealand ports are much better businesses today following privatisation than they were a decade ago according to port of Tauranga chairman Fraser McKenzie. He said that after privatisation, NZ port companies became interested in being competitive not just nationally, but internationally and directors and management had to see the company perform for the benefit of the shareholder and the customer.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
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MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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