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March 5, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • Inchcape to sell Asian shipping business too
    Likely to take 6 months before S'pore operations will be affected
  • Manila port operator to handle conventional cargo
  • Asian woes may lead to shakeout in Greek-based dry bulk sector
  • Port shots

  • Weak rupiah forces some Indon airlines to cut flights
    Routes have also been dropped to cut down on operation costs
  • JAL to slash 200 airport jobs in US
  • Simulation of Taiwan's worst air crash shown
  • Thailand's car output in Jan down 79%
  • Delta in code-share deal with Aeropostal
  • Virgin orders trains from Bombardier

  • Fleet operators under pressure
    They may be profitable but they face shorter-term contracts from oil companies and harsher financing conditions

  • Chairman shares secret of company's success

Sched Netweb site
  • New service promises `best' coverage of China ports
  • Three carriers seek vessel-share agreement
  • XTRA WIN adds functionality
  • ICTSI boosts overseas profits but sees net earnings
  • Contship Containerlines reshapes senior management
  • Lufthansa Cargo commences new services
  • US, Canada complete air deregulation
  • UPS B767-300 freighter arrives on European stage
  • LA mayor stresses Korean export links

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 4, 1998
  • Holyman out of European channel ferries
  • KLM market leader in worldwide handling
  • Service on Mediterranean expanded
  • Smit to sell Seacor stake
  • Final figures port of Rotterdam 1997
  • Throughput statistics Port of Rotterdam
  • Throughput statistics Port of Rotterdam (2)

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Malin leaves Port of Olympia after 25 year engineering stint
  • Shipping line exec slams 'ostrich' industry
  • Senate committee adds funds to ISTEA
  • AAR prexy tells U.S. Senate railroad accidents down 70%
  • U.S. Transportation proposes a record $43.3 billion budget
  • GATX subsidiary buys Jones Act eligible barge

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Cargo boom continues on Europe trade
  • Inchcape to withdraw from shipping
  • Cross-strait route widened
  • DCL opens 'Japan Desk' in Sydney
  • Malaysia opens domestic route

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Rate-cutting threatens Taca strategy
    FREIGHT rates in the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement for shipping wines and spirits from Europe to the US have been slashed after at least one carrier broke ranks and offered concessions to the group's biggest customer.
  • Bullish ABP announces share buy-back scheme
    ASSOCIATED British Ports yesterday announced a £100m ($164m) share buy-back scheme for 1998 as part of an upbeat full-year financial report.
  • Amer Reefer clinches $100m in bond issue
    RAVI Mehrotra's Amer Reefer has successfully raised $100m through the issue of high yield bonds.
  • Asia crisis may help Malaysia International
    ASIA'S currency problems could help Malaysia International Shipping Corporation to report a record set of profits for last year.
  • Spell out port plans, EU told
    EUROPE'S private seaport operators have told European transport commissioner Neil Kinnock that commission plans to develop a framework on infrastructure charging need more detail.
  • Bayonne set to launch ro-ro freight service to Southampton
    THE port of Bayonne is studying the creation of a new ro-ro freight service to Southampton with Le Havre-based Compagnie Viking, writes Andrew Spurrier, Paris Correspondent.
  • Ugland wins NKr1bn charters
    UGLAND Nordic Shipping has secured two North Sea shuttle tanker contracts with total value of more than NKr1bn ($132m).
  • UAE oil storage ban
    FLOATING oil storage facilities have been banned by the United Arab Emirates from the country's ports and territorial waters.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 4, 1998
  • Judge rules in Lloyd's favour
    A JUDGE today ruled in favour of Lloyd's in its assessment of the amount of premium owed by 'non-accepting' Names under the Equitas Reinsurance Contract.
  • Canadian damage claim law expected soon
    LEGISLATION to increase the level of damage claims that can be made against shipowners responsible for accidents in Canadian waters is expected to become law soon.
  • Receiver appointed at Metro Trading
    MOORE Stephens, the London-based accountancy firm, has been appointed receiver for the oil cargoes of Fujairah-based Metro Trading International.
  • PDV Marina seafarers file formal strike action
    SEAFARERS employed by PDV Marina have filed a formal strike petition with Venezuela's Ministry of Labour in a bid to gain a 160 per cent pay rise.
  • Hoverspeed Holyman sets up Dover-Ostend service
    FOLLOWING its acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Holyman Sally, Hoverspeed is to operate a Dover-Ostend fast ferry service from March 6 with Holyman.
  • Former port chairman charged with theft
    FORMER Pacific Ports Co chairman John Chan has been charged with three counts of theft following investigations into allegations of a HK$81m ($10.45m) fraud.
  • ABP lifts profit by ten per cent
    UK port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a ten per cent growth in pre-tax profits for 1997 to £105.3m ($173m) from £95.8m in 1996.
  • Mahathir at centre of PSNL sale rumours
    RUMOURS are mounting in southeast Asia regarding the sale of one of the region's largest fleets by Malaysian shipping tycoon Mirzan Mahathir.
  • Warnings issued after mines found
    NAVIGATIONAL warnings have been issued to traffic using Singapore waters after three World War II mines were discovered yesterday by the Singapore Navy.
  • Korean cargo movements fall in January
    CARGO movements at South Korean ports have been decreasing this year in the wake of the country's financial problems.
  • Silja quits Channel passenger operations
    FINNISH ferry company Silja has decided to pull out of its loss-making passenger operations in the English Channel.
  • RCCL prices offering at $56.50 per share
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has priced the offering of its common stock at $56.5 per share, with 6m shares being offered.
  • Cosco bond issue oversubscribed
    COSCO (Hong Kong) Group says its five-year guaranteed exchangeable bonds were more than ten times oversubscribed.
  • Sumitomo profits tipped to rise 19 per cent
    JAPANESE shipbuilder and machinery maker Sumitomo Heavy Industries is tipped to report an operating profit of about Yen15bn ($118m) in the year ending March 31.
  • McNeece unveils revolutionary cruiseship
    A REVOLUTIONARY cruiseship has been unveiled by vessel designer John McNeece at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami Beach.
  • Export credit to South Korea 'almost exhausted'
    AUSTRALIA'S state-owned Export Finance and Insurance Corp has almost exhausted its limit in its attempts to underwrite national exports to South Korea.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Feport veillera à ce que les exportations européennes ne soient pas compromises
    Dans quelle mesure les critères avancés dans le livre vert de la CE sur les ports de mer et les infrastructures maritimes, qui impliquent notamment la prise en charge par les utilisateurs des coûts réels des services et installations, ne vont-ils pas finalement grever par répercussion les prix des exportations européennes au point de les mettre en péril sur les marchés d'outre-mer? "C'est effectivement un de nos principaux sujets d'inquiétude et il occupera une place prépondérante dans le cadre des prochaines discussions", nous a répliqué le président de l'organisation Feport, alors qu'elle présentait son point de vue sur ledit document au cours d'une conférence de presse.
  • Swisscargo entame ses vols fret depuis Bruxelles
    Un DC-10 fret de Swisscargo est parti hier soir de Zaventem en direction de New York JFK. Il s'agissait du premier service de fret que la division de fret aérien du groupe SAir assure depuis Bruxelles. D'ici peu, Chicago, Entebbe et Bombay seront également desservis par un vol fret direct.
  • 50-50 chance of new US Liner Shipping Act this year
    As new liner shipping alliances and mergers create efficiencies and economies of scale, close government scrutiny will be necessary to ensure that the shipping public is not left with too few service options and a trading environment that improperly or unfairly perpetuates increased costs. That was the view of Harold J Creel, jr., chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), in discussing current progress in the US Congress to reform the Shipping Act of 1984.
  • Unitra (Hamme) signe un contrat d'"insourcing" avec Conterm
    La société Unitra, de Hamme, va organiser les transports routiers de containers pour le compte de l'entreprise anversoise de groupage Conterm. Un contrat d'"insourcing" a été signé à cet effet. Pour remplir cette tâche, le dispatcheur d'Unitra dispose désormais d'un bureau dans le bâtiment même de Conterm à proximité de la darse Delwaide. Pour l'organisation matérielle des transports, Unitra dispose d'un terrain proche, d'une superficie de 1.000 m2, où sont basés les véhicules.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Rails face anti-drug restrictions
  • Banks seeks assurances from TMM
  • Customs unveils drawback rules to ease refunds
  • Supreme Court justices question whether harbor tax constitutional

  • Exporters wait on sidelines
  • UPS to deliver electronic mail
  • German companies seek Mexican airport role
  • Baltic region a final frontier for shippers
  • Bounty-ful isle may soon open to tourism
  • Oil tanker held in Kuwait for breaching UN embargo
  • Sanko gets court's approval to complete restructuring
  • Titanic auction resurrects memories
  • Authority: Alameda Corridor to open on time, within budget
  • Ruling against the UTU fails to clear up worker differences
  • GE, EVA in maintenance, repair deal
  • Hamburg-Sud posts profit after revamp
  • 5 ship lines form agency to handle merged North American sales forces
  • Titanic's legacy for maritime safety far exceeds any moviemaker's dreams

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • ATN set to buy Emu Bay from Pasminco
    Metals and minerals producer Pasminco appears set to offload its Tasmanian rail freight business the Emu Bay Railway Co Ltd, to Australian Transport Network.
    Speculation surfaced last week that ATN were seeking to buy EBR's operations following revelations that a consultant's review into EBR's workshops in Burnie had been completed. Neither Pasminco nor ATN would comment on whether a deal was being negotiated.
  • Holyman plugs Channel drain
    Sydney-based international ferry operator and transport group Holyman will end its loss-making Holyman Sally English Channel service, and enter a new joint venture with Sea Containers subsidiary Hoverspeed.
    Restructuring of the Dover-Ostend operation was foreshadowed on 20 November and originally expected to have been realised by 31 December.
    Holyman's chairman Richard Austen said following the restructuring of the Ostend service, the company's management team would focus on the "considerable opportunities" for Holyman's profitable specialised shipping and transport services and bulk commodity handling businesses.
  • British adviser for Vic rail sale
    The Victorian government has appointed a former adviser to the British Rail privatisation process to its own Transport Reform Unit in an effort to draw on the experience of the UK.
    It was confirmed yesterday that Roger Salmon, the former head of the UK office of Passenger Rail Franchising has joined the government's privatisation team.
    It is believed that further sales and financial advisers will be appointed in the lead up to the state's tram and train sell-off process.
  • Sydney's box trade booming
    Total container trade through Sydney ports grew by more than 10 per cent in the first six months of the 1997-98 financial year, according to figures released yesterday by Sydney Ports Corporation CEO Greg Martin.
    Mr Martin described the performance as "outstanding", but said the corporation will be looking cautiously at prospects for the next six months to see what impact the Asian economic situation will have on the port's 12 month results.
  • TFES draft report may be released this week
    A draft report of the Nixon review of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme could be released for industry comment before next week, according the CEO of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce, Tim Abey.
    He said yesterday that the chamber had organised a meeting of the Tasmanian Shippers Forum to discuss the draft recommendations in the review, which was led by former Transport Minister Peter Nixon.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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