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August 6, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore to be base for Star Cruises' flagships
    SuperStar Leo and MegaStar Asia will be based at S'pore Cruise Centre
  • PSA among three bidding for Madras port contract
  • Carnival's US$900m order
  • Kvaerner begins redevelopment of Philadelphia shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett, SIA plan major code-sharing pact
    Aussie carrier to sell 25% of seats on S'pore airline's 55 weekly flights
  • Boeing to set up flight training centre in UK
  • China airline teams up with Cosco
  • Volvo sure of winning appeal in Puerto Rican fraud lawsuit
  • Philippine Airlines picks US firm as financial adviser
  • Many FAA employees use training scheme for free travel: dept report
Features
  • Death of an aviation pioneer
    Henri Ziegler started some of Europe's most ambitious postwar projects, including the Concorde and Airbus
Columns
  • Sales manager helps customers understand port operations

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore to be base for Star Cruises' flagships
    SuperStar Leo and MegaStar Asia will be based at S'pore Cruise Centre
  • PSA among three bidding for Madras port contract
  • Carnival's US$900m order
  • Kvaerner begins redevelopment of Philadelphia shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett, SIA plan major code-sharing pact
    Aussie carrier to sell 25% of seats on S'pore airline's 55 weekly flights
  • Boeing to set up flight training centre in UK
  • China airline teams up with Cosco
  • Volvo sure of winning appeal in Puerto Rican fraud lawsuit
  • Philippine Airlines picks US firm as financial adviser
  • Many FAA employees use training scheme for free travel: dept report
Features
  • Death of an aviation pioneer
    Henri Ziegler started some of Europe's most ambitious postwar projects, including the Concorde and Airbus
Columns
  • Sales manager helps customers understand port operations

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore to be base for Star Cruises' flagships
    SuperStar Leo and MegaStar Asia will be based at S'pore Cruise Centre
  • PSA among three bidding for Madras port contract
  • Carnival's US$900m order
  • Kvaerner begins redevelopment of Philadelphia shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett, SIA plan major code-sharing pact
    Aussie carrier to sell 25% of seats on S'pore airline's 55 weekly flights
  • Boeing to set up flight training centre in UK
  • China airline teams up with Cosco
  • Volvo sure of winning appeal in Puerto Rican fraud lawsuit
  • Philippine Airlines picks US firm as financial adviser
  • Many FAA employees use training scheme for free travel: dept report
Features
  • Death of an aviation pioneer
    Henri Ziegler started some of Europe's most ambitious postwar projects, including the Concorde and Airbus
Columns
  • Sales manager helps customers understand port operations

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore to be base for Star Cruises' flagships
    SuperStar Leo and MegaStar Asia will be based at S'pore Cruise Centre
  • PSA among three bidding for Madras port contract
  • Carnival's US$900m order
  • Kvaerner begins redevelopment of Philadelphia shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Ansett, SIA plan major code-sharing pact
    Aussie carrier to sell 25% of seats on S'pore airline's 55 weekly flights
  • Boeing to set up flight training centre in UK
  • China airline teams up with Cosco
  • Volvo sure of winning appeal in Puerto Rican fraud lawsuit
  • Philippine Airlines picks US firm as financial adviser
  • Many FAA employees use training scheme for free travel: dept report
Features
  • Death of an aviation pioneer
    Henri Ziegler started some of Europe's most ambitious postwar projects, including the Concorde and Airbus
Columns
  • Sales manager helps customers understand port operations

Sched Netweb site
  • Conterm starts new direct LCL service from Pacific Northwest
  • TMM and CP Ships form joint venture
  • Kinetsu makes fast progress
  • CGM's bid for ANL looks to be favourite
  • MSC upgrades fleet
  • Hanjin KCT upping box volume
  • Cargo traffic up, says ACI
  • New system prompts chaos fear at KL Airport
  • Star performance by Dubai Cargo Village

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 5, 1998
  • Fifty percent growth inland-shipping container transport
  • KLM result an agreeable surprise
  • KPN supplies network for Rotterdam Municipal Port Management
  • APL wins contract for General Motors in Thailand
  • Hyundai diverts from Rotterdam to Antwerp due to ECT problems

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • U.S. is quietly working to open Cuba to medical imports
  • Ship lines already preparing for change
  • Customs names Hong Kong, Macau textiles offenders
  • Need employees but want to cut costs? Try leasing your workers
  • Ship bill goes back to Senate one more time
  • Mexico's Finance Minister: No more election year crises
  • Caliber Logistics and MSAS form alliance
  • BAX Global awarded Ingram Micro's Frameworks airfreight pact
  • Transit Group buys small hauler Diversified Trucking for $1.27 million
  • CNA signs global expansion deal with Denmark's Hansen & Klein
  • Congress offers to pay half for Teamsters' rerun
  • House censures EU over farm imports
  • Congressional panel to vote on encouraging soy oil fuel use
  • World Bank expected to approve $1.5 billion Russia bailout loan Thursday
  • Russian miners ease blockade of power plant in Far East
Transportation
  • China giants form new cargo airline
  • Liability ruling favors shippers over truckers
  • Vitran shifts into fast lane in US with Quast purchase
  • EU demands 3 nations enforce air traffic rules
  • Bill would force Canadian wheat to cross at one station
  • Boeing to build crew training hub in London
Maritime
  • Cho Yang cites shipper demands for leaving TACA
  • Investors building Pearl River box port
  • Santos port operator earmarks $150 million for terminal growth
  • Dockworker strike looms in Bangladesh

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • U.S. is quietly working to open Cuba to medical imports
  • Ship lines already preparing for change
  • Customs names Hong Kong, Macau textiles offenders
  • Need employees but want to cut costs? Try leasing your workers
  • Ship bill goes back to Senate one more time
  • Mexico's Finance Minister: No more election year crises
  • Caliber Logistics and MSAS form alliance
  • BAX Global awarded Ingram Micro's Frameworks airfreight pact
  • Transit Group buys small hauler Diversified Trucking for $1.27 million
  • CNA signs global expansion deal with Denmark's Hansen & Klein
  • Congress offers to pay half for Teamsters' rerun
  • House censures EU over farm imports
  • Congressional panel to vote on encouraging soy oil fuel use
  • World Bank expected to approve $1.5 billion Russia bailout loan Thursday
  • Russian miners ease blockade of power plant in Far East
Transportation
  • China giants form new cargo airline
  • Liability ruling favors shippers over truckers
  • Vitran shifts into fast lane in US with Quast purchase
  • EU demands 3 nations enforce air traffic rules
  • Bill would force Canadian wheat to cross at one station
  • Boeing to build crew training hub in London
Maritime
  • Cho Yang cites shipper demands for leaving TACA
  • Investors building Pearl River box port
  • Santos port operator earmarks $150 million for terminal growth
  • Dockworker strike looms in Bangladesh

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • U.S. is quietly working to open Cuba to medical imports
  • Ship lines already preparing for change
  • Customs names Hong Kong, Macau textiles offenders
  • Need employees but want to cut costs? Try leasing your workers
  • Ship bill goes back to Senate one more time
  • Mexico's Finance Minister: No more election year crises
  • Caliber Logistics and MSAS form alliance
  • BAX Global awarded Ingram Micro's Frameworks airfreight pact
  • Transit Group buys small hauler Diversified Trucking for $1.27 million
  • CNA signs global expansion deal with Denmark's Hansen & Klein
  • Congress offers to pay half for Teamsters' rerun
  • House censures EU over farm imports
  • Congressional panel to vote on encouraging soy oil fuel use
  • World Bank expected to approve $1.5 billion Russia bailout loan Thursday
  • Russian miners ease blockade of power plant in Far East
Transportation
  • China giants form new cargo airline
  • Liability ruling favors shippers over truckers
  • Vitran shifts into fast lane in US with Quast purchase
  • EU demands 3 nations enforce air traffic rules
  • Bill would force Canadian wheat to cross at one station
  • Boeing to build crew training hub in London
Maritime
  • Cho Yang cites shipper demands for leaving TACA
  • Investors building Pearl River box port
  • Santos port operator earmarks $150 million for terminal growth
  • Dockworker strike looms in Bangladesh

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Ship Reform Bill Passes US House of Representatives
  • Trans-Siberian Service Operators to Meet in Bremen
  • Norasia Sets New Record on Transatlantic Route
  • Cho Yang to Resign from TACA
  • Kintetsu Opens Pt. Klang Office

urgente online pressweb site
  • Los "mercanc'as" tardarán 5 segundos en adaptarse a la vía europea
  • Directiva de la UE contra la contaminación del mar
  • Bruselas le "echa un cable" a la griega Olympic Airways
  • La naviera británica Freightliner, elegida "Empresa ferroviaria europea 1998"
  • Vauxhall fabrica coches de dos combustibles

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Hegde announces new package
  • Hegde unhappy with export performance
  • Gujarat ports on fast track to 21st Century
  • Yang Ming Line orders five new high-speed 5,500-TEU vessels
  • Japanese holds out big promise for spices export
  • FIEO meet on role of banks in export Promotion
  • India Tech '98 exhibition in Nairobi
  • EU grants India 'harmonised' status in fisheries
  • US may impose dumping duty on mushrooms
  • Orissa plans development minor ports

Cargonews Chinaweb site
AUGUST 1, 1998
  • Foreign ventures suspended
  • Sinotrans reshuffle underway
  • Call to break down barriers
  • Capacity short despite high rates

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Korean bankers pull LNG funds
    SOUTH KOREA'S massive LNG newbuilding programme is under threat after local banks pulled the plug on funding for a series of 13 ships under construction in Korean yards.
  • Troubled PanOceanic seeks to buy ships
    PANOCEANIC Bulk Carriers, the financially-troubled shipp-ing company which raised $100m in the junk bond market, has proposed a rescue package which includes a 50% expansion of its fleet.
  • Norway's top bank suffers dry bulk loss
    A SECOND quarter loan loss of NKr82m ($10.8m) on shipping related to the dry bulk sector contributed to a 21.7% decline in half-year net profit at Den norske Bank, Norway's largest bank.
  • P&O Nedlloyd 'set to table' $22m profit
    P&O Nedlloyd is forecast to report a net profit of $22m for the second quarter of the year, reversing a loss in the first three months of 1998 but still representing a small decline from the corresponding period of 1997.
  • Cherbourg stowaway alert
    PORT of Cherbourg is making systematic searches of all trailers using the Pandoro freight service to Wexford in Ireland following the discovery of 59 Romanian stowaways in two trailers which were about to be taken on to one of the company's ro-ro vessels shortly before its departure last Sunday.
  • Floods force suspension of Yangtse services
    Changjiang National Shipping's operations on the flood-plagued Yangtse River are not likely to return to normal until mid-August at the earliest, a company spokeswoman has said.
  • Szczecin has bullish outlook
    POLISH shipbuilder Szczecin Shipyard expects 1998 to be the best year in its history.
  • Norac to come under wing of new Transport Interior Group
    THE Norwegian supplier of doors and wet-rooms for cruiseships, Norac, is being absorbed into the newly created Transport Interior Group, set up via a management buyout led by principals from Norac parent Stormbullkonsernen with the backing of Swedish venture capital group Industrial Development and Investment.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 5, 1998
  • NUIL ousts Essar from Maroli project
    ESSAR Investments has lost out to Netalco-Unokcal India in its bid to win the Rs 90bn ($2.1bn) Maroli port project.
  • Gore praises Kvaerner
    US vice president Al Gore has poured praise on the Anglo-Norwegian shipbuilding and construction group Kvaerner, which will operate the Philadelphia's former naval yard.
  • Croatian owner put on danger list
    LONDON-based Marine Debt Management (MDM) today issued warnings about Croatian shipowner Slobodna Plovidba (SP).
  • Mystery yacht heads for Malta
    REPAIR work has started on Malta Drydock's No3 dock, prior to the removal of wrecked tanker Um El Faroud, to make way for an unnamed super yacht.
  • Cory in talks with Tug Malta
    CORY Towage executives recently visited Malta to discuss the possibilty of a joint venture with Tug Malta, which plans to expand operations beyond Malta.
  • Greens threaten Weser blockade
    ENVIRONMENTALISTS and fishermen today announced they will blockade the Weser estuary if the government approves dumping plans for 350,000 m' of TBT contaminated mud.
  • Direct chart reader gets OK from US
    THE first Direct Chart Reader for digital nautical charts (DNC) has been successfully demonstrated by Litton Sperry and US National Imagery & Mapping Agency (NIMA).
  • Financial chaos hits Subic Bay
    CONFUSION and financial chaos continue to reign over Subic Bay freeport zone, as the two contenders for the top job wage war over who will run the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
  • Dournier Luffhart bails out PMMA
    A GERMAN company, Dournier Luffart, has come up with a rescue plan for the state-run Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, where standards have fallen.
  • Liverpool to increase grain capacity
    CAPACITY at the UK's largest grain terminal, Seaforth in Liverpool, is to be increased by 27,000 tonnes to meet increased demand.
  • Anglo-Eastern buys out Perkapalan
    ANGLO-Eastern Ship Management has successfully bought out the Malaysian company Perkapalan, according to Singapore media reports.
  • CMA in sharing talks with Norasia
    FRENCH Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) is currently discussing co-operation on European, Mediterranean, Middle-East and Far East trades with Swiss company Norasia.
  • MUA and Patrick end dispute
    THE Maritime Union of Australia has signed an agreement with Patrick stevedoring, formally ending their six-month dispute.
  • Carnival orders two more for $900m
    MIAMI-based Carnival Corporation has reached an agreement with Italian shipyard Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani for the construction of two 102,000-ton cruise ships.
  • House passes deregulation bill
    THE US House of Representatives yesterday approved a sweeping bill to deregulate international container shipping.
  • Lloyd's to collect from Names
    THE Society of Lloyd's can now send in the bailiffs to collect its debts from 'Non-accepting' Names.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La CPF constate un revirement dans la politique portuaire flamande
    L'analyse des forces et faiblesses des ports flamands par la Commission Portuaire Flamande (CPF) a mené à un revirement prudent de la politique portuaire flamande. C'est ce que son président, le Prof. Dr. Willy Winkelmans, constate dans le rapport annuel 1997 de la CPF, véritable ouvrage de référence sur l'activité portuaire flamande de l'année écoulée. Le rapport constate en outre l'influence accrue de l'Union européenne sur la politique et les législations maritimes, ainsi que les conséquences négatives du fait que le rail soit toujours une compétence fédérale.
  • TDG a presque achevé son programme de désinvestissement
    Le groupe britannique de transport et de logistique TDG (Transport Development Group) a vendu ses filiales néerlandaises Cargoboss et Van Daalen au management de ces entreprises. Par ailleurs, la filiale allemande Vereinigte Spediteure a également été vendue. C'est ce qu'a annoncé la direction de TDG lors de la publication des résultats semestriels. Martin Llowarch, le président de TDG, a dit que cinq des sept sociétés prévues ont désormais été vendues. A bonne source en Grande-Bretagne, nous avons appris que les deux sociétés restantes devraient être vendues dans les tout prochains jours.
  • Evergreen va renforcer ses positions en Méditerranée
    L'armement taiwanais Evergreen accentue son ancrage en Europe, plus particulièrement dans le sud, en Italie. Outre la reprise récente de l'armement italien Lloyd Triestino avec lequel il collaborait déjà étroitement dans le cadre de services intéressant les relations Méditerranée-Far East-Pacifique nord-ouest, Far East-Méditerranée-Europe du Nord et Singapour-Australie, il s'implante à Tarante où il va réaliser un hub d'une capacité de 2 mio. de TEU, qui sera accessible à tous.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA signs but ACCC holds key
    FOLLOWING what MUA national secretary John Coombs described as an "unbelievable attempt at brinkmanship" by Patrick, to make around an additional 200 MUA members redundant, the union yesterday afternoon signed the long awaited deal which could see an end to the current waterfront dispute.
    Mr Coombs told the DCN however, that although the latest hurdle to a resolution had been overcome, the deal still hung very much in the balance in terms of ACCC chairman, Allan Fels', decision regarding the MUA's call on him to drop potential subsequent legal actions over the union's alleged breaches of the Trade Practices Act's secondary boycott provisions.
  • Austal Ships buys Image Marine Group
    AUSTAL Ships has acquired West Australian shipbuilding company, the Image Marine Group, as part of an aggressive growth strategy that will result in it manufacturing a broader range of ocean-going craft.
    Austal's management has not revealed the purchase price of Image, only that the terms of the sale will see Image director and company partner Mark Stothard acquiring a shareholding in Austal.
    The acquisition will see the Image Marine Group continuing to operate under its banner and under its present management team of general manager Bill Milby and sales and marketing director Mark Stothard.
  • PC inquiry 'may be premature'
    GIVEN upcoming major changes in the industry's structure, Treasurer Peter Costello's announcement yesterday that the Productivity Commission will undertake an inquiry into progress in rail reform and report its findings within 12 months could be premature, according to Rail 2000 executive director Mark Carter.
    Mr Carter said the commission may also find that submissions presented to the inquiry were virtually the same as those made to several other recent, similar inquiries such as the parliamentary 'Role of Rail" inquiry.
  • BHP slag helps Kembla 'survive and grow'
    PORT Kembla is about to undertake a major expansion of its port facilities in a joint project with BHP.
    The development at the Inner Harbour, will be centred around the area presently occupied by a casting basin and other land holdings in the vicinity.
    The Port Kembla Port Corporation and BHP Integrated Steel Works will reclaim 30 hectares of port side land using recycled slag from steel production to develop a westward extension of the multi-purpose berth.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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