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June 5, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
    Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
  • US customs calls for better port security
  • Union expected to drop court motion
  • New World Alliance revises port call
  • HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
    Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
  • Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
  • Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
  • Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
  • New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
  • Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings
Features
  • Going for growth by merger
    Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management
Columns
  • Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
    Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
  • US customs calls for better port security
  • Union expected to drop court motion
  • New World Alliance revises port call
  • HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
    Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
  • Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
  • Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
  • Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
  • New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
  • Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings
Features
  • Going for growth by merger
    Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management
Columns
  • Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
    Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
  • US customs calls for better port security
  • Union expected to drop court motion
  • New World Alliance revises port call
  • HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
    Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
  • Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
  • Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
  • Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
  • New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
  • Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings
Features
  • Going for growth by merger
    Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management
Columns
  • Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
    Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
  • US customs calls for better port security
  • Union expected to drop court motion
  • New World Alliance revises port call
  • HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
    Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
  • Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
  • Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
  • Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
  • New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
  • Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings
Features
  • Going for growth by merger
    Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management
Columns
  • Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong shippers hit with fee increase
  • P&O Nedlloyd post improved first quarter results
  • New berths for Tianjin
  • Rain eases Panama Canal draft restrictions
  • Hanjin sells containerships
  • Union negotiates Charleston freight station contract
  • Korean carriers plan to increase freight flights
  • HK freight forwarders promote Shenzhen logistics park
  • Swisscargo and Delta alliance by millenium

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 4, 1998
  • Rotterdam port lobby's website late but powerful
  • Forecasts market 'large jet transports' $480 billion
  • El Al disaster plane carried ammo
  • Alaska Airlines and KLM in marketing Alliance
  • Pakhoed withdraws from Tunisia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TMM halts service from port in Colombia
  • Cleveland deal marks end of Conrail hearing
  • CP Ships bucks trend on way to growing profits
  • CP Rail moves to offer shippers a second Canadian alternative
  • EU won't peel away current banana import curbs for a more open system
  • Yellow Corp. forms new international unit
  • Pony Express sold to Mustang Holdings
  • World Bank put Indonesia aid on fast track
  • French airport workers join pilots strike, rail workers eye own walkout
  • UPS logistics group names new CEO
  • Judge OKs Teamsters election rerun schedule
  • Boeing to stop building MD-11 jets
  • Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
  • Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
  • Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
  • SAP invests in Israeli software firm
  • Semiconductor group sees global sales off 1.8 percent
Transportation
  • Thai government stalls upgrade of key airport
  • Caution urged for logistics firms entering global market
  • China forging intermodal connections
  • Grupo ICA withdraws bid for Mexican rail
Maritime
  • Pacific lines queried on forum
  • Ex-Miami port director pleads not guilty to money laundering
  • FMC finds Guam shippers overcharged by Sea-Land, APL
  • Ferry begins sprint for Spain
  • U.S. port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TMM halts service from port in Colombia
  • Cleveland deal marks end of Conrail hearing
  • CP Ships bucks trend on way to growing profits
  • CP Rail moves to offer shippers a second Canadian alternative
  • EU won't peel away current banana import curbs for a more open system
  • Yellow Corp. forms new international unit
  • Pony Express sold to Mustang Holdings
  • World Bank put Indonesia aid on fast track
  • French airport workers join pilots strike, rail workers eye own walkout
  • UPS logistics group names new CEO
  • Judge OKs Teamsters election rerun schedule
  • Boeing to stop building MD-11 jets
  • Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
  • Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
  • Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
  • SAP invests in Israeli software firm
  • Semiconductor group sees global sales off 1.8 percent
Transportation
  • Thai government stalls upgrade of key airport
  • Caution urged for logistics firms entering global market
  • China forging intermodal connections
  • Grupo ICA withdraws bid for Mexican rail
Maritime
  • Pacific lines queried on forum
  • Ex-Miami port director pleads not guilty to money laundering
  • FMC finds Guam shippers overcharged by Sea-Land, APL
  • Ferry begins sprint for Spain
  • U.S. port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TMM halts service from port in Colombia
  • Cleveland deal marks end of Conrail hearing
  • CP Ships bucks trend on way to growing profits
  • CP Rail moves to offer shippers a second Canadian alternative
  • EU won't peel away current banana import curbs for a more open system
  • Yellow Corp. forms new international unit
  • Pony Express sold to Mustang Holdings
  • World Bank put Indonesia aid on fast track
  • French airport workers join pilots strike, rail workers eye own walkout
  • UPS logistics group names new CEO
  • Judge OKs Teamsters election rerun schedule
  • Boeing to stop building MD-11 jets
  • Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
  • Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
  • Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
  • SAP invests in Israeli software firm
  • Semiconductor group sees global sales off 1.8 percent
Transportation
  • Thai government stalls upgrade of key airport
  • Caution urged for logistics firms entering global market
  • China forging intermodal connections
  • Grupo ICA withdraws bid for Mexican rail
Maritime
  • Pacific lines queried on forum
  • Ex-Miami port director pleads not guilty to money laundering
  • FMC finds Guam shippers overcharged by Sea-Land, APL
  • Ferry begins sprint for Spain
  • U.S. port roundup

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Carriers Set to Raise Rates in US/Asia Trade
  • Wilhelmsen, Daewoo Group Sign Transport Contracts
  • Wallenius Posts 9% Profit Rise
  • Carriers Mulling Over Chittagong Surcharge
  • Boeing to Phase Out Production of MD-11
  • Economic Turmoil Affects Carriers' Expansion Plan
  • Cargo Throughput Rises at 19% at YAT

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port Vancouver done with initial TCE study
  • Tower move will change view at Port of Olympia
  • U.S. Army Corps goes to work on Newport jetty sinkhole repairs
  • Boeing pays state $148,500 fine; 'mea culpa' to plant employees
  • Navy League announces awards set for presentation in Seattle
  • Continental and union agree on bargaining pact

urgente online pressweb site
  • El futuro incierto de la primera naviera española
  • CC.OO. rechaza la privatizaci'n de Enatcar
  • Premio "Andén 98"
  • Deutsche Post compra 1.600 furgones Ford Courier
  • XXXVI Congreso de la Federación Española de Asociaciones de Amigos del Ferrocarril

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IMC meet with Commerce Minister
  • Sea-Land enhances Baltic service with Felixstowe call
  • Early legislation of FEMA sought
  • New formula for excise duty on petrol
  • Non-basmati rice export prospects look bright
  • Budget will prop up SSIs, says trade assns
  • Gujarat occupies top position in sea food exports
  • MNC auto makers seek revamp of DGFT norms for MoUs
  • 'CVD exemption only for genuine traders says Rev. Secretary
  • AP accords top priority to transportation
  • Spice labs set up for quality exports

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Biffex in crisis as trade halves
    BIFFEX, the 13-year-old freight futures market traded on the London International Financial Futures Exchange (Liffe) has reached crisis point.
  • Baltic Freight Index at 11-year low
    SLUMPING dry bulk ship-ping rates have depressed the Baltic Freight Index to its lowest level for 11 years.
  • Premier Cruises seeks $20m equity but delays listing plan
    PREMIER Cruises, which recently suffered the indignity of having the credit rating on its junk bonds downgraded, is seeking to raise $20m in fresh equity.
  • Teesside ports lift Powell Duffryn
    A STRONG performance from Powell Duffryn's Teesside operation has helped the British port and engineering group to pre-tax profits of '38.1m ($62.1m), up 27.8%.
  • Defaulters to be detained indefinitely
    SHIPS will be detained indefinitely under the Tokyo memorandum of understanding on port state control until ISM Code deficiencies are rectified, while a three-month com-pliance blitz is promised from July 1.
  • World cruise venture targets British ex-servicemen
    A NEW British-based shipping company is planning to run cut-price world cruises for ex-servicemen using a British flag ship.
  • New court bid over 'Estonia'
    FAMILIES of victims of the Estonia ferry tragedy have mounted a new tactic in an attempt to pursue claims through the French legal system.
  • Samsung venture in Egyptian assets sale
    A CONSORTIUM of troubled South Korean conglomerates has sold five Egyptian oil and gas concessions for $40m to Australian oil producer Novus Petroleum.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 4, 1998
  • Royal Olympic funding plans released
    DETAILS have been released of funding for two cruiseship orders placed by Royal Olympic Cruises at Blohm + Voss shipyard.
  • Firefighters called to engine room fire
    FIREFIGHTERS were called to the containership Canmar Endeavour late yesterday after the master reported a fire in the engine room.
  • Tokyo MoU agrees on ISM campaign
    MEMBER states of the MoU on Port State Control in Asia-Pacific (Tokyo MoU) are to launch a concentrated inspection campaign for three months from July 1.
  • Malaysia seeks extradition of hijackers
    KUALA Lumpur has asked Beijing to extradite 12 Indonesians suspected of hijacking the tanker Petro Ranger following China's decision to release the vessel.
  • Equipment market worth $278bn over six years
    THE marine equipment market over the period from 1997 to 2002 has been estimated at $278bn, according to a study just completed for the British Marine Equipment Council.
  • GAC expands into South Africa
    GULF Agency Company (GAC) opened an office in Cape Town last month.
  • Speculation mounts over fate of Igloo vessels
    SPECULATION is mounting about what the Norwegian shipping group Bergesen will do with its seven small lpg carriers after the $200m sale of the fleet to Cambridge Partners fell through.
  • South America-Med rates take a nose-dive
    FREIGHT rates for the east coast South America-Med route have fallen by 50 per cent in the last 12 months, according to shipowners.
  • US to build Chittagong container terminal
    BANGLADESH approved a proposal by SSA Bangladesh,an affiliate of Stevedoring Services of America,to build, own and operate a $500m international container terminal at Chittagong. port.
  • US fruit exports plummet
    FRUIT exports from the US Pacific north-west plummeted last year, according to the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association, which keeps tabs on the trade.
  • Lawsuits anger Filipino owners and crewing agents
    FILIPINO shipowners and crewing agents are angered by the growing number of lawsuits filed in Panama on behalf of Filipino crew.
  • Rail fees are prohibitive, says operator
    PROHIBITIVE fees for the use of European rail freeways are reducing their use by rail operators, according to S'ren Rasmussen, the md of Intercontainer-Interfrigo.
  • India approves seamen's safety bill
    INDIA'S parliament has approved a bill seeking to stipulate safety standards and hours of work for seamen employed on board merchant ships.
  • Surveys take a slide in Asia
    LOCAL surveyors have seen a "major downturn" in work in south-east Asia as a result of the region's economic slow down.
  • Sea-Land adopts new positioning strategy
    US CARRIER Sea-Land is attempting to compensate for unfavourable market conditions and equipment shortages in Asia by minimising the repositioning of empty containers.
  • Name chosen for insurance merger
    THE new trade association formed from the merger of the ILU and LIRMA will be called the International Underwriting Association of London.
  • Sugar stevedores strike in Santos
    STRIKING sugar stevedores in Santos show that little headway has been made in improving port operations in Brazil.
  • Paraguayan ships sinking at anchor
    AUTHORITIES at Porto Alegre in Brazil have made an official complaint to the government of Paraguay regarding two small general cargoships abandoned and sinking in the harbour.
  • BFI slumps to 11 year low
    THE Baltic Freight Index, which acts as a barometer for dry bulk freight rates, dropped to 918 points yesterday to hit an 11-year low.
  • Australian maritime reformer quits politics
    ONE of the chief architects of Australian maritime reform has announced he is quitting politics.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Sharp's fire goes out
    Announcing his retirement from federal politics yesterday the former Minister for Transport John Sharp, said his decision had not bee prompted by any aspect of the current legal wrangling over the government's alleged involvement in Patrick Stevedores action to sack its MUA workforce.
    Mr Sharp said an influential factor in his decision had been the many private sector job opportunities which had been offered to him recently by major companies, including an offer of a senior position at Linfox by trucking magnate Lindsay Fox.
  • Columbus catches the Brisbane double-docker
    Columbus Line has declared itself to being more than happy to have drydocked two of its vessels in Australian recently.
    The company once considered Australian docks to be too expensive, however the success of a 1995 drydocking at Brisbane's Keppel Cairncross yard has led the line to continue using the facility a further four times.
  • End for Barbican Line?
    An official announcement of the closure of the barbican line southern hemisphere service is imminent, after an apparent determination by German parent Deutsche Afrika-Linien that results from the operation do not justify necessary re-investment.
    According to industry sources Barbican has been badly hit by escalating competition on most legs of its service.
  • Survey finds dispute 'handled badly'
    Patrick Stevedore's dismissal of its entire union workforce and the federal government's support for the company were overwhelmingly supported by small business as was the National Farmers Federation's involvement in the dispute, according to a new survey of 1200 small businesses across Australia.
    The Yellow Pages Small Business Index found that 58 per cent of respondents said they believed the federal government had handled the dispute badly, 30 per cent thought it had handled it well, and 11 per cent had no opinion.
  • MUA-Patrick talks 'at operational level'
    Discussions between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia continued in Sydney yesterday afternoon.
    Despite talks, legal action is continuing at a furious pace on several fronts.
    In the latest legal twists, the judge hearing the conspiracy case brought against Patrick and the federal government by the MUA is also to hear legal action instigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against the MUA.

TradeWindsweb site
  • THE LAST CALL
    POLEMBROS, Mediterranean Shipping, Enterprises Shipping & Trading, United Arab Shipping, Athenian Sea Carriers and other Liverpool & London P&I Club members face digging into their pockets to find $50m in an effort to put years of problems behind them.
    New boss Stephen Peary hopes the move will end the club's "bankrupt underwriting policy".
  • A fleet that got away
    JOHN FREDRIKSEN may have big ambitions to become king of the ULCCs but he will not be getting his hands on one fleet of large tankers.
  • The Greeks know how
    POSIDONIA, scene of a thousand shipping parties, is here again. Reports and pictures from the mother-of-all maritime get-togethers.
  • Tigers go cruising
    WHAT ARE tigers, leopards and cougars doing on a cruiseship? Read about the latest gimmick to attract customers.
  • Australian wheat man
    THE CHARTERING manager known as "Dr Wheat" is making an impact Down Under with his own style of working.
  • Dark deals in the East
    IS THERE something sinister about the Asian Shipowners' Forum? The US government seems to think there is.
  • The Syros that was
    SYROS may now be quiet but, once upon a time, this small island in the Aegean was thriving as a maritime centre.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The state of logistics is, in a word, "disturbing." That is the conclusion of Cass Information Systems' highly regarded ninth annual report on the state of logistics. It appears logistics' productivity has stalled in the quest to get total logistics costs below 10 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Last year business logistics costs were equal to 10.7 percent of GDP. Five years ago, our nation's logistics costs were equal to 10.2 percent of GDP. That half-percentage-point increase in logistics costs relative to GDP translates into lost productivity of $40 billion. Cass Vice President Robert V. Delaney charged policy-makers with a 10-point program to improve productivity and shave more than $50 billion off the nation's annual logistics tab.
  • TEA 21 - the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - authorized $700 million to improve congestion at cross-border highway choke points but that appears to a drop in the bucket compared to the gigantic needs of some crossing points. Traffic on Interstate 35 in Texas north of the Mexico border at Laredo is clogged with trucks nearly any time of the day or night. With new interstate highways costing $100 million per mile, the $700 million isn't going to go too far - not even considering that the money is to be shared among 29 "high-priority" cross-border corridors.
  • How much can Union Pacific Corp. realistically expect to reap from the initial public offering of its Overnite Trucking unit? UP is hoping to fetch up to $550 million from the IPO to be issued in the third quarter. But an analysis of similar trucking companies shows that the railroad holding company might be lucky to get close to $400 million. While $1-billion-a-year Overnite ranks as the largest nonunion LTL carrier, it is facing the prospect of going public at a time when the LTL market is softening, analysts said. Overnite's debt load as a stand-alone entity largely depends on its IPO value, they added.
  • Northwest Airlines and its pilots are still far from inking a new contract that would bring some labor peace to the Minneapolis-based carrier. Talks were recessed on May 30 and both sides went on the offense, criticizing the behavior of one another during the negotiations. Meanwhile, customers of Northwest Cargo are growing weary of the situation and are trying to find alternative lift until the labor unrest is over.
  • The "Conrail jitters" have gotten even worse in the wake of Union Pacific's service breakdowns. So CSX and Norfolk Southern have turned up the PR effort in assuring shippers that their pending carve-up of Conrail will have no UP-like meltdowns.
  • California-based Riss Cos. is starting what it says is the first alliance between a U.S. intermodal marketing company and a European rail concern. Riss' partnership with France-based CNC Transports, part of the SCETA group of companies, is designed to provide door-to-pier, pier-to-door inland transportation between the two continents.
  • Baltimore's loss is Oakland's gain. Tay Yoshitani, Port of Baltimore executive director the past two years, is returning to the West Coast to take over the deputy executive director's job at the Port of Oakland. While Baltimore is a vital port, it offers a mixed bag of hopes and headaches while facing some of the same issues of older, struggling ports like Philadelphia and Boston. But Baltimore is bouncing back after attracting a healthy diet of autos, tractors and ro-ro cargo.
  • Devine Intermodal is celebrating its 75th anniversary by changing just about everything about the company. Founded as Devine and Son Trucking Co. in 1923, it has morphed from a family-owned drayage company handling mostly agricultural exports to one of Northern California's largest intermodal firms largely servicing the region's technology industry. With revenue of $1 million a month, the 100-person company has a customer roster including such giants as Apple Computer, Packard-Bell, Hewlett-Packard, Radio Shack and Intel.
  • Surfing the Internet is child's play compared with the potential of global information systems, or GIS. Already giants such as Federal Express use GIS to help their sales force route and price shipments. Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Procter & Gamble are other GIS believers. How GIS works and why it isn't a panacea for shippers is debated in the logistics section.
  • Canadian ports are booming. Thanks to a strong demand for crude oil in this country and a strong Asian economy, at least at the start of last year, Statistics Canada reports that ports handled record international tonnage in 1997. Vancouver was once again the busiest port in the Great White, handling a record 71.8 million tons of cargo - nearly one-third of all tonnage handled by Canadian ports. Montreal was next at 8.2 million tons of container cargo, with Halifax logging 4.7 million tons. The fastest-growing Canadian port was probably Nova Scotia's Port Hawkesbury, which specializes in transshipments of crude oil from Norway and the United Kingdom to this country.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
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.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
TRADE
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.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
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
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
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%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
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
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
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
INSTITUTIONS
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
RIVER TRANSPORT
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.
PORTS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
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
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
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
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
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
TRUCKING
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
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
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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