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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.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
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
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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