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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 August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
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%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
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
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
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
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› 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
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.
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
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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