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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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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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