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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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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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