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May 6, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Comply with ISM Code, Intertanko tells members
    Group will terminate membership of those which do not do so by July 1 deadline
  • China holding hijacked tanker and 12 Indonesians
  • Kvaerner's US shipyard to hire workers next month
  • Lloyd's Register chalks up big surplus
  • OOCL still has plans for Sydney terminal, eyes Patrick facilities
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest's flight delays scare off some customers
    Impact on second-quarter earnings likely if disruptions last two months: analysts
  • Ansett to halt Sydney-KL service
  • British group seeks approval to manage Phuket airport
  • US, European aviation agencies approve B777-300
  • Dubai opens second airport terminal
  • Toyota to give cleaner emission technology to Mitsubishi: report
Features
  • Court decision does not mean end to dispute
    While the MUA may have won a major victory in court, it says it would onlyresume work if all its members were reinstated

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Comply with ISM Code, Intertanko tells members
    Group will terminate membership of those which do not do so by July 1 deadline
  • China holding hijacked tanker and 12 Indonesians
  • Kvaerner's US shipyard to hire workers next month
  • Lloyd's Register chalks up big surplus
  • OOCL still has plans for Sydney terminal, eyes Patrick facilities
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest's flight delays scare off some customers
    Impact on second-quarter earnings likely if disruptions last two months: analysts
  • Ansett to halt Sydney-KL service
  • British group seeks approval to manage Phuket airport
  • US, European aviation agencies approve B777-300
  • Dubai opens second airport terminal
  • Toyota to give cleaner emission technology to Mitsubishi: report
Features
  • Court decision does not mean end to dispute
    While the MUA may have won a major victory in court, it says it would onlyresume work if all its members were reinstated

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Comply with ISM Code, Intertanko tells members
    Group will terminate membership of those which do not do so by July 1 deadline
  • China holding hijacked tanker and 12 Indonesians
  • Kvaerner's US shipyard to hire workers next month
  • Lloyd's Register chalks up big surplus
  • OOCL still has plans for Sydney terminal, eyes Patrick facilities
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest's flight delays scare off some customers
    Impact on second-quarter earnings likely if disruptions last two months: analysts
  • Ansett to halt Sydney-KL service
  • British group seeks approval to manage Phuket airport
  • US, European aviation agencies approve B777-300
  • Dubai opens second airport terminal
  • Toyota to give cleaner emission technology to Mitsubishi: report
Features
  • Court decision does not mean end to dispute
    While the MUA may have won a major victory in court, it says it would onlyresume work if all its members were reinstated

Sched Netweb site
  • Savannah hub for Evergreen's new Americas service
  • Maersk gets more reefer outlets
  • Quadrant names Ben Line Agencies as its agent for Japan
  • Ningbo now major port
  • Joint venture gets green light
  • FedEx flies aid to Chongqing
  • Facelift for Air Lanka fleet
  • CAAC plans for China's aviation sector

Cargowebweb site
MAY 5, 1998
  • Air freight value growth rate to drop drastically
  • Rates FEFC up
  • Penske opens branch in Maastricht
  • High court orders Patrick to take back workers
  • ECT manager moves to Port Authority
  • KLM Benelux has new director

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • China faces more textile penalties
  • Sea-Land, Maersk eye big East Coast terminal
  • Market drop spurs Seattle port action
  • Senate aide tapped for Marad post
  • Panama Canal restrictions eased
  • Transit Group completes acquisition of Certified Transport
  • Danish strike talks collapse as walkout's effect widens
  • Fired Australia dock workers to return to work
  • Amid region's financial woes, airlines drop flights to Asia from Australia
  • Germans seek beachhead in China
  • Air France pilots call strike for Wednesday, protesting wages
Transportation
  • UPS goes the extra mile for NASA
  • Cargo airlines warned: Streamline operations
  • TMM's rail investment drove first-quarter loss
  • EU asking member nations to approve US air cargo talks
  • Lunch topic: rail mergers
  • STB rejects shipper competition proposals
  • Air cargo group seeks recognition from WTO
  • Danzas' 1997 figures show tripling of net income as result of restructuring
  • Michael Berman's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Classification society OKs FastShip vessel
  • Small bottle maker move in Portland causes brew-haha
  • Hyundai, MSC shift service in Boston
  • Marine Drilling buys rig for $22.9 million
  • Associated Transport, Panamanian Carriers to unite Latin services
  • Australian dockers likely to return to work today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • China faces more textile penalties
  • Sea-Land, Maersk eye big East Coast terminal
  • Market drop spurs Seattle port action
  • Senate aide tapped for Marad post
  • Panama Canal restrictions eased
  • Transit Group completes acquisition of Certified Transport
  • Danish strike talks collapse as walkout's effect widens
  • Fired Australia dock workers to return to work
  • Amid region's financial woes, airlines drop flights to Asia from Australia
  • Germans seek beachhead in China
  • Air France pilots call strike for Wednesday, protesting wages
Transportation
  • UPS goes the extra mile for NASA
  • Cargo airlines warned: Streamline operations
  • TMM's rail investment drove first-quarter loss
  • EU asking member nations to approve US air cargo talks
  • Lunch topic: rail mergers
  • STB rejects shipper competition proposals
  • Air cargo group seeks recognition from WTO
  • Danzas' 1997 figures show tripling of net income as result of restructuring
  • Michael Berman's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Classification society OKs FastShip vessel
  • Small bottle maker move in Portland causes brew-haha
  • Hyundai, MSC shift service in Boston
  • Marine Drilling buys rig for $22.9 million
  • Associated Transport, Panamanian Carriers to unite Latin services
  • Australian dockers likely to return to work today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • China faces more textile penalties
  • Sea-Land, Maersk eye big East Coast terminal
  • Market drop spurs Seattle port action
  • Senate aide tapped for Marad post
  • Panama Canal restrictions eased
  • Transit Group completes acquisition of Certified Transport
  • Danish strike talks collapse as walkout's effect widens
  • Fired Australia dock workers to return to work
  • Amid region's financial woes, airlines drop flights to Asia from Australia
  • Germans seek beachhead in China
  • Air France pilots call strike for Wednesday, protesting wages
Transportation
  • UPS goes the extra mile for NASA
  • Cargo airlines warned: Streamline operations
  • TMM's rail investment drove first-quarter loss
  • EU asking member nations to approve US air cargo talks
  • Lunch topic: rail mergers
  • STB rejects shipper competition proposals
  • Air cargo group seeks recognition from WTO
  • Danzas' 1997 figures show tripling of net income as result of restructuring
  • Michael Berman's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Classification society OKs FastShip vessel
  • Small bottle maker move in Portland causes brew-haha
  • Hyundai, MSC shift service in Boston
  • Marine Drilling buys rig for $22.9 million
  • Associated Transport, Panamanian Carriers to unite Latin services
  • Australian dockers likely to return to work today

urgente online pressweb site
  • Seur, obligada a reorganizar el reparto en Barcelona
  • Los pilotos de Air France van hoy a la huelga
  • Continental Airlines mejora beneficios y anuncia la compra de 15 Boeing
  • Peugeot colabora con Pepsi y Por Aventura

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 5, 1998
  • Halter and Yantai Shipyards Form Joint Venture
  • OOCL Starts New Container Service
  • Kvaerner Unveils New Oil "Floater" Technology
  • ResidenSea Signs $545M Cruise Resort Deal
  • J. Ray Mcdermott Enters Into Agreement For Use Of Ocean Builder

Cargonews Asiaweb site
APRIL 27, 1998
  • Fleet sale to ease financial burden
  • Car shipments rise as won dips
  • Shippers search for empty boxes
  • Delay hits new vessel delivery
  • Sarawak ports prepare for expansion
  • Korea ports look abroad
  • Record year for Felixstowe

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Halter in China yard venture
    US shipyard owner Halter Marine Group has joined China's Yantai Raffles Shipyard and Yantai Taisun Shipbuilding to form a new joint venture to market and build vessels at the Yantai facilities.
  • Lloyd's market warns of competitive pressures despite record profit
    COMPETITIVE pressures in the Lloyd's market show no sign of abating, Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor warned yesterday.
  • BP prepares to reopen Tehran office
    BRITISH Petroleum is to reopen an office in Tehran in an effort to speed oil-rich but politically isolated Iran's return into the world fold.
  • S&P deals a rating blow to Stena refinancing plans
    LEADING credit analyst Standard & Poor's has dealt a blow to Stena Line's refinancing plans, by assigning its imminent $300m US offering junk bond status.
  • Pressure still on for reinstated Patrick workers
    THIS week's Australian High Court decision has left Patrick with a third party stevedoring workforce which it will operate at arm's length - and under enormous pressure to make a profit.
  • China pledge on greater foreign role in shipping market
    BEIJING has pledged to further open its shipping market to foreign participation, but signalled that there will be tighter legal restrictions.
  • Creating luxury from industry
    IN a year that promises to be the biggest on record for mega yachts, with twice the 802 that were in service in 1987 now believed to be in operation worldwide, according to bankers at Credit Suisse, those once exclusive playgrounds of the rich are becoming a little less so.
  • Third Nortrans FPSO contract for Keppel
    SINGAPORE'S Keppel Shipyard has been awarded a contract to convert the 140,905 dwt tanker Ruby Princess, into a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, by Nortrans Offshore Vietnam Ltd (Nortrans), writes Alan Thorpe.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 5, 1998
  • Korean ports handle more boxes
    SOUTH Korean ports handled nearly 5.82m teu last year, up 19 per cent over the 1996 figure of 4.90m teu.
  • Grand Princess cruises cancelled
    PRINCESS Cruises' has cancelled a two-day publicity call at Southampton next week and the ship's first cruise to Istanbul because of what it says is a two-week delay in completion.
  • Wreck may have been cause of jetfoil accident
    HONG Kong government officials have admitted a charted shipwreck remains in waters off Lantau island, near where a Macau-bound jetfoil hit a mystery object on May 2.
  • Residensea contract finally signed
    RESIDENSEA has finally signed a contract with German builder HDW for construction of the first ever residential cruiseship, The World.
  • Four die, five injured in Navy ship fire
    Four seafarers have been confirmed dead following a fire on an Australian Navy tanker.
  • Lloyd's of London unveils largest ever profit
    LLOYD'S of London has unveiled the largest annual profit in its 310-year history.
  • Jzel complaints are "non issues", says POEA
    THE POEA has no objections to the transfer of accreditation of about 60 vessels to an agency facing complaints of false representation.
  • Knud I Larsen and Wonsild plan joint venture
    TWO Danish tanker owners, Knud I Larsen and Wonsild Liquid Carriers are to enter a joint venture.
  • Gambling ships head for the Big Apple
    A US FEDERAL court ruling has spurred the chartering of a number of ships to run offshore gambling cruises out of New York City.
  • Australia's High Court rules in favour of MUA
    AUSTRALIA'S backlog of some 12,000 containers is likely to start being cleared tomorrow following a court ruling which effectively reinstates 1,400 full-time sacked wharfies.
  • Missing tanker found in Chinese waters
    THE missing tanker, Petro Ranger, has been found in Chinese waters with its suspected hijackers still on board.
  • MISC buys Konsortium Perkapalan
    MALAYSIA'S national shipping company Malaysia International Shipping Corp (MISC) has bought Konsortium Perkapalan's shipping assets for $220m.
  • Drugs haul at Cartagena
    COLOMBIAN police have seized more than 17 tonne of marijuana in two containers at the port of Cartagena.
  • French ferry operator back in profit
    FRENCH ferry operator Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditérranée (SNCM) is back in the black after two consecutive years of loss.
  • Dutch yards in final talks over Wilton Fijenoord
    TWO Dutch shiprepair companies are in final talks regarding the take-over of Wilton Fijenoord.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Reith stands firm over end to MUA monopoly
    The federal government has applied further pressure to the Maritime Union of Australia, yesterday insisting it would only provide redundancy payments to waterfront workers if they agreed to benchmark reforms on the waterfront.
    However, MUA national secretary John Coombs said it was outrageous that Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith was seeking to put conditions on the redundancy money from the commonwealth.
    Reith made it clear that the union must agree to seven benchmark principles on waterfront reform before the government provides funding for the redundancies.
  • Stand in stevedores hope for long-term business
    While they have seen a dramatic increase in the demand for the services during the Patrick-MUA dispute, Australia's smaller stevedoring operators are not yet banking on that short term boon being translated into a major long-term gain.
    Two of the companies indicated that until Patrick Stevedores' future as a major industry player became clearer it was not possible to conclude with any certainty whether customers gained during the dispute and its aftermath could be retained.
  • Grain on track at Geelong
    Construction of Vicgrain's new facilities at the Geelong grain export terminal has been completed, test runs have been taking place and employees have been training for accreditation on the new equipment.
    Vicgrain's ceo Alan McCallum said that everything was on schedule for the planned first shipment early this month.
  • Qld Rail's new container terminal opened
    Queensland Rail's new $3.9 million Cloncurry container terminal in the state's north-west mineral province was officially opened last Friday.
    The regional freight terminal is part of QR's ongoing $25 million program to upgrade or build new regional container terminals throughout Queensland.
  • Support for ballast strategy
    The Quarantine & Exports Advisory Council has expressed strong support for the ballast water program being undertaken by the Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service.
    The chairman of QEAC voiced the organisation's support for what he described as the significant progress made by AQIS in implementing recommendations from the recent review of Australian quarantine services and maintaining quarantine vigilance.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • James P. Hoffa got a huge boost when the government gave tacit approval to his presidency of the 1.4 million-member Teamsters union. The government is allowing Hoffa to run in the next union election later this year. Hoffa is odds-on to defeat little-known Ken Hall, who is head of the union's small-parcel unit. Besides being unknown, Hall has the distinct disadvantage of not having the last name of Hoffa. Meanwhile, Hoffa pledges to restore unity to the union, running under the aegis of the "reform" candidate.
  • The betting in Washington is there will be a veto-proof highway reauthorization bill signed by President Clinton by Memorial Day. At a Traffic World-sponsored symposium on highway reauthorization, some of Washington's wisest hands predicted a final bill by the start of the summer construction season.
  • Donald E. Moffitt says it's official this time - he's retiring for good. The 44-year transportation veteran is retiring as chief executive officer of CNF Transportation, a $5 billion diversified transport concern. Moffitt retired once before, 10 years ago, but was brought back in 1990 to help rescue the company from the brink of bankruptcy. Moffitt helped straighten out CNF's Emery Air Freight unit, then reinstalled the company's confidence in itself, which he says was the key to restoring financial viability to the company. He turns CNF over to Gregory L. Quesnel, who had been chief operating officer but who has made a mark in the company with his strong eye for finances.
  • The Surface Transportation Board wants to make handling captive-shipper rate complaints easier. But many captive shippers are skeptical. Except for a single coal shipper, nobody has ever won a rate reasonableness case since the railroads were largely deregulated in 1980. STB wants to eliminate the ability of a railroad to hinder rate complaints by asserting the existence of product and geographic competition. Still, shippers will face enormous expenses in proving they have no effective rail, truck or barge alternatives before STB will even hear their rate complaints.
  • Competition for cargo is heating up in Brazil, which is learning how to speak a whole new language. It's called intermodal. Trucking still has the lion's share, but increasingly companies are trying to fashion themselves as "transportation" companies immune from modal lock. Privatization of ports and rails has increased incentives to cut costs and make the system work better.
  • The U.S. Postal Service's answer to other companies' two-day package services - Priority Mail - is growing by leaps and bounds and priced well below the competition. And that raises the ire of competitors like United Parcel Service. UPS claims the playing field isn't level and USPS agrees, denying accusations that it receives tax support and pointing out that it must abide by a whole slew of government regulations. Yet it's still succeeding in the marketplace and plans to take that success farther.
  • For Schneider National's Renee Wolven, logistics is a career path that's taking her to the top. The West Point grad and former Army captain went into military logistics because there were no restrictions for women there. On the civilian side, the work is different but she continues to rise through the ranks. The self-described "gearhead" is vice president of engineering for Schneider.
  • Symbol Technologies Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of barcoding equipment in the world, is making a bid to buy competitor Telxon Corp. for $38 per share, or $800 million cash. Symbol believes the Telxon acquisition will speed its plan to build an array of products and services involving barcoding, wireless communications and handheld computing. "There's nothing we can't do without them but we can do it faster," said one Symbol official.
  • The Asian Flu has hit the container business in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Indonesia rupiah has lost 70 percent of its value since the financial crisis began last July and at least 50 percent of imports have dried up, according to Richard Cox, country manager for Sea-Land Service. Some of that has been offset by a rise in exports, but that has resulted in a container shortage as other countries in the Far East have similar import/export balance problems.

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