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October 6, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Region's container imbalance worsens
    Imbalance ratio on US-Asia trade as a whole widened to 48% in 2nd qtr
  • SNSC hails EC fines imposed on Taca lines
  • ABS sets up joint venture
  • OT Africa Line starts own agency
  • US Shipping Act 1984 set for reform
Air and Land Transport
  • Set up third global air grouping: Continental
    Members could include Virgin Atlantic, Northwest Airlines, KLM, Air France and Alitalia
  • Air NZ, Star's Air Canada sign code-sharing deal
  • VW chief suggests new cooperation deal with BMW
  • Air fares in Asia-Pacific rising
  • Lufthansa, BA and Austrian Airlines defy JAT boycott
  • Plans for safety checks for planes
Features
  • Can planes get too old to fly?
    US aviation authority studies whether planes have a use-by date, a change from belief that jets have long life

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Region's container imbalance worsens
    Imbalance ratio on US-Asia trade as a whole widened to 48% in 2nd qtr
  • SNSC hails EC fines imposed on Taca lines
  • ABS sets up joint venture
  • OT Africa Line starts own agency
  • US Shipping Act 1984 set for reform
Air and Land Transport
  • Set up third global air grouping: Continental
    Members could include Virgin Atlantic, Northwest Airlines, KLM, Air France and Alitalia
  • Air NZ, Star's Air Canada sign code-sharing deal
  • VW chief suggests new cooperation deal with BMW
  • Air fares in Asia-Pacific rising
  • Lufthansa, BA and Austrian Airlines defy JAT boycott
  • Plans for safety checks for planes
Features
  • Can planes get too old to fly?
    US aviation authority studies whether planes have a use-by date, a change from belief that jets have long life

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Region's container imbalance worsens
    Imbalance ratio on US-Asia trade as a whole widened to 48% in 2nd qtr
  • SNSC hails EC fines imposed on Taca lines
  • ABS sets up joint venture
  • OT Africa Line starts own agency
  • US Shipping Act 1984 set for reform
Air and Land Transport
  • Set up third global air grouping: Continental
    Members could include Virgin Atlantic, Northwest Airlines, KLM, Air France and Alitalia
  • Air NZ, Star's Air Canada sign code-sharing deal
  • VW chief suggests new cooperation deal with BMW
  • Air fares in Asia-Pacific rising
  • Lufthansa, BA and Austrian Airlines defy JAT boycott
  • Plans for safety checks for planes
Features
  • Can planes get too old to fly?
    US aviation authority studies whether planes have a use-by date, a change from belief that jets have long life

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA to be subpoenaed in NVOCC case
  • Canadian Pacific ready to acquire ANZDL services
  • Fritz reports successful results for the June-August period

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 5, 1998
  • Air France possibly in Northwest/KLM alliance
  • Biggest German transport group to be floated
  • MSC and Norasia/CMA to start Asia-Europe service
  • New Coli Shipping service to Russia and Finland
  • Schiphol limits aircraft noise
  • Northwest threatens Dutch government

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Breaux urges quick signing of shipping reform bill
  • Cardoso moves to shore up Brazil
  • Cathay's cargo makes it the star of new air alliance
  • US, Canada officials take the slow road to farm trade talks
  • UTU and BLE rail union merger talks collapse
  • US ocean deregulation ripples to South American trade lanes
  • Two Zurich insurers get on track with rail contractor liability unit
  • Icelandair to start weekly air cargo service between Boston and Reykjavik Oct. 25
  • Covenant Transport buys Arkansas trucker, forms new logistics division
  • Russia hopes to keep northern sea route ice-free
Transportation
  • BNSF criticizes UP over California service
  • Britain-US resume transport talks for air passengers, cargo
  • Cathay, Northwest show interest in rescuing PAL
  • Wall Street plays blues on weekly JOC index
  • Boeing seeks new buyers for jets that Asia can't afford
Maritime
  • China takes stock of its ports
  • Evergreen enters China for the long haul with service
  • Consortium buys Sea-Barge; Puerto Rico lane to change

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Breaux urges quick signing of shipping reform bill
  • Cardoso moves to shore up Brazil
  • Cathay's cargo makes it the star of new air alliance
  • US, Canada officials take the slow road to farm trade talks
  • UTU and BLE rail union merger talks collapse
  • US ocean deregulation ripples to South American trade lanes
  • Two Zurich insurers get on track with rail contractor liability unit
  • Icelandair to start weekly air cargo service between Boston and Reykjavik Oct. 25
  • Covenant Transport buys Arkansas trucker, forms new logistics division
  • Russia hopes to keep northern sea route ice-free
Transportation
  • BNSF criticizes UP over California service
  • Britain-US resume transport talks for air passengers, cargo
  • Cathay, Northwest show interest in rescuing PAL
  • Wall Street plays blues on weekly JOC index
  • Boeing seeks new buyers for jets that Asia can't afford
Maritime
  • China takes stock of its ports
  • Evergreen enters China for the long haul with service
  • Consortium buys Sea-Barge; Puerto Rico lane to change

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Breaux urges quick signing of shipping reform bill
  • Cardoso moves to shore up Brazil
  • Cathay's cargo makes it the star of new air alliance
  • US, Canada officials take the slow road to farm trade talks
  • UTU and BLE rail union merger talks collapse
  • US ocean deregulation ripples to South American trade lanes
  • Two Zurich insurers get on track with rail contractor liability unit
  • Icelandair to start weekly air cargo service between Boston and Reykjavik Oct. 25
  • Covenant Transport buys Arkansas trucker, forms new logistics division
  • Russia hopes to keep northern sea route ice-free
Transportation
  • BNSF criticizes UP over California service
  • Britain-US resume transport talks for air passengers, cargo
  • Cathay, Northwest show interest in rescuing PAL
  • Wall Street plays blues on weekly JOC index
  • Boeing seeks new buyers for jets that Asia can't afford
Maritime
  • China takes stock of its ports
  • Evergreen enters China for the long haul with service
  • Consortium buys Sea-Barge; Puerto Rico lane to change

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MOL' Tenporin Passes Away
  • Hi-Cube Container Regulations Eased
  • US Senate Ratifies Montreal Protocol 4
  • Philippine Airlines Union Gives Nod to Rescue Plan

urgente online pressweb site
  • Los aeropuertos reivindican su importancia social y económica
  • Seur recoge paquetes hasta la medianoche, en Madrid
  • Los trenes de cercan'as llegar'n a Colmenar Viejo
  • Lufthansa eleva a 32 vuelos semanales la conexión Bilbao-Frankfurt
  • ITP crece de la mano de Rolls Royce

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 5, 1998
  • Evergreen to launch direct service to China
  • Pipavav shipbreaking project cleared
  • PHDCCI for sector specific venture capital funds
  • Record oilseeds exports; yet challenges ahead
  • New US H-1B visa quota to help software exporters
  • LR Mariner boon for ship firms
  • IMF warns of economic slowdown, urges rate cuts
  • Germany good customer for saddlery items
  • 'Rupee stability, not devaluation, need of the hour'
  • N. K. Nayar re-elected IVCCI chief
  • Hajira set to play wider role and become preferred port
  • Mehdi Jalali unanimously elected MANSA President
  • Tanker market report
  • Gujarat State Warehousing Corporation
  • Overseas trade inquiries

Marine Logweb site
  • Southwest Marine names recently retired Navy admiral to head NORSHIPCO

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Norwegian owners in budget row
    Norway's shipowners have accused the government of treachery and warned of serious maritime job losses in the wake of yesterday's 1999 draft budget that could hit them with almost NKr500m ($66.7m) in new levies and lost benefits, including the proposed axing of the state refund they now receive on seafarer wages.
  • Pressure on Washington to pay bills owed to IMF
    PRESSURE was growing last night for Washington to pay its bills to the International Monetary Fund as world leaders continued to battle against the growing global financial crisis.
  • Orlando to build Tourship ferries
    Mediterranean ferry operator Tourship Group has sealed a deal to build two 1,700 passenger cruise ferry vessels with Italy's Cantiere Navale Fratelli Orlando.
  • Bourbon ship cash pledge
    Groupe Bourbon, parent of the Chambon shipping group, has reassured the market that postponement of its planned FFr350m ($61.8m) increase in capital will not prevent it from proceeding with its FFr5.44bn investment programme, two thirds of which is destined for its shipping activities.
  • Mediocre results hit Delmas
    French north-south liner specialist Delmas has admitted to "very mediocre results" from its core Europe-West Africa services during the first half of 1998, and has also suffered difficulties on its Africa-Asia and Europe-Indian Ocean services.
  • Aberdeen port investment reaps rewards
    ABERDEEN Harbour Board's continued investment in the port is paying dividends in attracting new shipping services - Nor-Cargo is introducing a roll-on roll-off service carrying containers, trailers and general cargo between Aberdeen and the continent and between Aberdeen and Scandinavia; Concorde Container Line has launched a container feeder shipping service between the port and the continent.
  • Nigerian lines win legal dispute over tariffs
    THE shipping industry in Nigeria has come out on top in a battle to stop the Nigeria Shippers' Council - and by implication the ministry of transport - from interfering in contracts of affreightment between shippers and the lines or their agents.
  • D'Amato concern ties up China deal
    A Naples-based shipping company controlled by part of the D'Amato family is reported to be in final negotiations with the Hudong shipyard in China for a pair of dry bulk panamax vessels.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 5, 1998
  • Philippine lines boost market share
    WG&A and Negros Navigation Corp (Nenaco) are capturing a larger share of cargo and passenger movement in the Philippine domestic trade
  • Lineas Pinillos starts expansion drive
    SPANISH container operator Lineas Pinillos has begun an anti-cyclical expansion programme, which will soon add two more second hand vessels to the fleet.
  • Coast Guard threatens Sulpicio with lawsuit
    THE Philippine Coast Guard will file a lawsuit against Sulpicio Lines if the company refuses to fund the clean-up operations of the oil spill from a sunken vessel.
  • Third SuperSeaCat launched
    SEACONTAINERS has launched its third SuperSeaCat fast ferry at Fincantieri's Muggiano yard.
  • Navion develops radical new vessel
    NORWEGIAN company, Navion, in association with Finnish naval architects ILS, has developed a radical new vessel to recover oil from beneath the ice in shallow Arctic fields.
  • Liberia representative attacks 'old guard'
    LAWRENCE Barchue, a Liberian representative to the IMO, launched a blistering attack on attempts by traditional maritime nations to retain control of world maritime affairs.
  • Ailing French yard receives surprise offer
    AILING French shipyard, Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, which is seeking a backer, has received unexpected interest from Cherbourg-based Construction Mecaniques de Normandie.
  • Tanker sale boosts Premuda
    ITALIAN shipowner Premuda has more than doubled its pre-tax profit in the first half of this year, thanks to the sale of a tanker..
  • Grimaldi assaults Med cruise market
    FERRY and ro-ro operator Grimaldi Group is tackling the out-of-season Mediterranean cruise market by deploying three cruise ships.
  • American Classic to order in US
    AMERICAN Classic Voyages will sign a letter of intent with an American shipyard for the construction of two new cruise liners within the next few days.
  • Mercur sells Jahre Viking to parent
    NORWEGIAN shipping group Mercur Tankers has entered in a heads of agreement with its parent company Loki to sell the world's largest ship.
  • LA awards pier 400 contract
    LOS Angeles has awarded a contract covering the design of the transportation corridor that will connect the port's new Pier 400 development with the Alameda Corridor.
  • SCI eyes Cochin for tanker orders
    STATE-OWNED Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is likely to place further orders for tankers with Cochin Shipyard.
  • South Korean shipbuilding orders slump
    THE pace of South Korean shipbuilding is slowing down, with orders for September 84 per cent lower than a year earlier.
  • US Ocean Reform Act passes Senate
    AFTER being cleared by the US Senate late last week, a long-awaited bill to deregulate US container shipping will become law on May 1.
  • Preussag denies Hapag sale talks
    PREUSSAG has refuted German media reports that P&O Nedlloyd is in talks over purchasing Hapag-Lloyd's container shipping activities.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • SCL réorganise ses dessertes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
    Ainsi qu'évoqué précédemment, la coopération qui s'était établie entre l'armement Delmas et SCL pour la desserte de la COA au départ d'Europe du Nord, allait faire l'objet d'une refonte afin de mieux tenir compte des intérêts propres à chacun des partenaires. C'est maintenant chose faite. Delmas et SCL vont continuer à coopérer, mais d'une manière plus rationnelle, c'est-à-dire que chacun opérera désormais en fonction de ses véritables pôles d'action, de ses propres aspirations, sans plus gêner l'autre dans le cadre de combinaisons opérationnelles. On sait que Delmas n'est guère intéressé par le hub de Las Palmas. Chaque armement opérera donc ses propres services, la coopération s'exprimant par des échanges de slots, d'éventuels échanges d'équipements, alors que l'exploitation des parcs à containers et de la logistique restera séparée.
  • Intégration des divisions terrestres de Schenker et BTL
    Un an après la fusion entre le groupe suisse BTL (Bilspedition Transport & Logistics) et le groupe allemand Schenker-Rhenus, ces deux derniers ont réussi à intégrer leurs divisions de transport terrestre d'une telle manière que les services européens sont désormais offerts sous le même nom de Schenker-BTL AG. Les noms Bilspedition, Scansped et Schenker Eurocargo disparaissent donc du marché. De cette fusion est née la plus grande entreprise de transport terrestre en Europe.
  • URS: une restructuration qui doit aller de pair avec les conditions du plan de la marine
    L'entreprise Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage mène actuellement d'importantes discussions avec les syndicats dans le contexte d'une nouvelle restructuration rendue à la fois nécessaire et urgente. D'après les informations dont nous disposons, les discussions, bien que délicates, prennent une allure constructive, les parties concernées réalisant pleinement qu'il s'agit de la survie de l'entreprise. A l'issue du pemier semestre le CA était de 881 mio. de BEF (contre 1,05 mia. en 97), le cash flow était de 13 mio (174 mio.). Quant au résultat net, il était négatif de 66 mio., contre -32 mio. en 97. La perte sera probablement doublée à la fin de l'exercice. Il est donc urgent de redresser la barre, les précédentes restructurations de 96 et 98 ayant été largement insuffisantes.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 1998
  • After a long gestation … Melbourne gives berth to Grainco
    Nine months after the planning approval process began the Victorian government has given approval to Grainco's $40 million high-tech bulk commodity import-export facility to be built at F Appleton Dock in the port of Melbourne.
    DCN understands that the long, drawn-out planning process has added 2.5 per cent to the total project development cost.
    Planning and Local Government Minister Robert Maclellan said that the permit had been issued subject to several conditions. One of these was that the products accepted at the facility were restricted to grains, pulses and oilseeds.
  • Reform to continue, regardless of govt
    The Australian waterfront will continue with the process of reform irrespective of the political complexion of the federal government, according to the chairman of P&O Australia Ltd, Richard Hein.
    Mr Hein said he believed that both major political parties were in favor of further reform and were committed to it.
    Speaking ahead of Saturday's federal election, Mr Hein said he did not believe that a change or weakening of the coalition government would have any effect on P&O's attempts to press ahead with major reform, including a reduction of its workforce.
  • Asian crisis? What crisis?
    Despite widespread claims that over-tonnaging in the North and East Asian trades is becoming as endemic as that in the South-East Asian market, lines are pushing ahead with improved services employing larger, faster or more ships.
    With Maersk's recent decision to set up its own five-ship Australia-Japan/Korea/Taiwan operation, with former partners Cho Yang and Blue Star Asia slot chartering (the latter on an interim basis), COSCO's Sino-service fleet upgrade announced last week (DCN, 30 September), several lines announcing additional China direct calls and persistent rumors Taiwanese giant Evergreen is evaluating a new five-ship service, it's not surprising freight rates have continued spiralling downward even in the face of declining volumes.
  • GNR opens Dynon terminal
    Locomotive hire company Great Northern Rail Services turned a new page in its five-year history on 1 October when it officially took over the lease, formerly held by Toll Holdings, on a multimodal terminal at Dynon Road, West Melbourne.
    GNR managing director Paul Moore said it was expected Victoria's gas crisis would result in the company's new facilities being heavily utilised.
  • Tanks, but no tanks
    The absence of unloading facilities in Victoria has prevented one of Australia's leading LPG gas suppliers, Boral Energy, from taking advantage of a federal government offer of a 75 per cent cut in rail charges on gas or gas substitute shipments into the state to help ameliorate the gas supply crisis.
    Announcing the decision on Friday, Federal Transport Minister Mark Vaile said the cut in charges would provide rail operators such as NR, Toll, FCL, SCT and Patrick with a "great incentive" to substantially increase supplies of LPG in bulk or cylinders, or substitutes such as LNG or diesel fuel, to Victoria.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Four European carriers have formed a joint logistics venture to market services on the continent. Netherlands-based Royal Nedlloyd Group, Dubois Group of France, Saima Avandero of Italy and DanTransport Holding, a unit of the Danish engineering firm FLS Industries A/S, will market services under the name E1, and the partnership will be based in Rotterdam. The move is based on the assumption that more firms will make the move to pan-European distribution.
  • Alfred E. Kahn, the father of deregulation, is having some second thoughts on rail deregulation. The railroad industry seems to be operating with impunity, according to Kahn. As the number of competing railroads has been reduced from dozens to four today, Kahn notes that it's not uncommon for shippers to have access to just one railroad at either origin or destination. He strongly criticized the Surface Transportation Board for failing in its mission to provide a remedy for railroad market abuse. Kahn compares the railroads' bottleneck ratemaking with airline predatory pricing. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide a case brought by captive shippers concerning bottleneck rates; the STB refused shippers a change to those rates or to require competitive access.
  • The list of 132 Teamsters union officials earning at least $100,000 a year is top heavy with supporters of James P. Hoffa. At least 98 Hoffa supporters are in the "$100,000 Club," according to the list compiled by Teamsters for a Democratic Union. TDU is supporting Tom Leedham in the upcoming Teamsters union election against heavily favored Hoffa. Neither Leedham nor Hoffa are in the $100,000 Club, which takes on more significance this year as the Teamsters' net worth has plummeted to under $4 million from $151 million in 1992.
  • Despite meager gains in intermodal business over the last three years, Burlington Northern Santa Fe chief Rob Krebs says he has no plans of letting intermodal take a back seat to traffic that can bring in larger margins. Krebs believes large capital investments and an increased focus on customer service will bring about a turnaround. Speaking at the Intermodal Association of North America's annual conference, Krebs acknowledged that rail mergers have bred lousy customer service. To help address the problem, he has instilled two shared values on his railroad: listening to customers and empowering employees.
  • China may prove to be a tougher target for Federal Maritime Commission sanctions over port reform than Japan was. Those who deal with the Chinese shipping fraternity say the world's biggest nation may retaliate with sanctions of its own against American ships. Already talks between the two powers over fair maritime shipping policies have hit rough seas. New Marad Administrator Clyde Hart is just back from a mission to China and one official familiar with the talks said, "China has decided to dig in its heels."
  • Southern Air Transport is calling it quits after 51 years. The airline, which had a colorful past as a formerly owned entity of the CIA, shut down all operations, leaving its customers scrambling to find alternative lift. The airline, plagued by financial problems for the past several years, tried desperately to get another airline to buy it. When two potential mergers left SAT standing at the alter alone, the company decided bankruptcy looked like its only option. Papers to that effect were expected to be filed.
  • Starbucks brand of high-test caffeine is coming to a grocery story near you. That's because of a new alliance with the Seattle-based coffee pusher and Kraft Foods. Such "co-branding" is the rage for companies to exploit and expand consumer loyalties. Starbucks is at the leading edge of this trend - it has seen its retail channel grow from its 3,500 retail shops to more than 25,000 outlets. There's so many places serving their Joe nowadays that the joke is, "They just opened another Starbucks in my neighborhood - in a Starbucks."
  • Optum is showcasing a new product, The Configurator. The Configurator, a warehouse management design tool, allows users to easily and graphically design their warehouse or distribution centers and cut and paste definitions from one warehouse to another. The company anticipates that new application will dramatically speed up warehouse design times. The company also spoke about enhancements it will be adding to three other applications, as well as release dates for the new versions.
  • Is your shipment of Canadian livestock and grain delayed? You're not alone. Harassment of shipments by officials in five Western states - North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Utah - has caused Canadian officials to call "foul" against Washington in formal consultations on the issue. Canadians claim U.S. harassment violates the North American Free Trade Agreement and World Trade Organization rules. But the head of the Manitoba Trucking Association says all the fuss is no big deal - Canadian truckers are just detouring around South Dakota. Considering total bilateral trade approaches $500 billion between the two North American giants, the livestock and grain dispute is not viewed as a major stumbling block.

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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