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January 7, 1998
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  • Growth forecast for HK port halved
    Growth prediction over 20 years slashed from 8.5% to 4.5%, due to more competition
  • Cheaper South China ports erode HK's dominance
  • Star Cruises says it's relatively unaffected by currency crisis
  • P&I clubs facing competition from commercial insurers

  • Volkswagen goes back to the future with new Beetle
    After more than 20 years, the Bug returns to the US this spring, priced atUS$15,200
  • Ford upgrades emission levels for light trucks
  • EC expands antitrust probe
  • China spent 11b yuan on upgrading airports
  • Ansett stops S Korea flights
  • Vickers claims free hand in Rolls sale
  • Kia's US sales rose 66% last year
  • GM puts Thai plant on hold

  • End to rates freefall in sight
    Conference lines and independents promise to work together and stabilise rates, as rise in capacity is set to taper off

  • Recalcitrant flag states coming under increasing pressure

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  • Kuantan Port a new earner
  • Pakistan may sell rail freight
  • Port of NY & NJ continues to experience strong
  • Taiwanese industry lacks faith in government scheme
  • Marine Terminals to run San Francisco pier
  • Bremen/Bremerhaven container cargo rises 10.2 per cent
  • Qantas drops Korean flights
  • Alitalia seeks alliance
  • Chek Lap Kok security company set up
  • PAL records three billion pesos loss

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Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 6, 1998
  • Port of Antwerp posts 4 per cent growth
  • 2.5 per cent growth in Amsterdam
  • USAir may still fly to Amsterdam
  • Integration in short sea terminals
  • Van Ommeren raises profit forecast
  • Stena catamaran damage following warning being ignored

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Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
JANUARY 2, 1998
  • COSCO Containers now based in Shanghai
  • Box traffic from Asia to US favorable through 1997
  • Samudera launches Singapore/Karachi service
  • Export cargo shows higher increase at Osaka port
  • Rotterdam hits record in 1997
  • Box throughput at Colombo sets highest growth
  • Qantas to suspend ROK services

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Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 6, 1998
  • P&O Orders Two Cruise Ships Worth $850M
  • Hvide Acquires Kirby Product Tankers
  • RGI Unit Wins PGS Ship Deal
  • Algoma Buys Tankers From Imperial

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  • Heidmar-Pleiades in tanker link
    CONNECTICUT-based Heidenreich Marine and Pleiades Shipping Agents of Greece have formed a major panamax tanker pool in a move which also includes merging staff of the two companies in the United States.
  • Former Miami port boss faces FBI probe
    US FEDERAL agents are reportedly investigating allegations that former Port of Miami director Carmen Lunetta conspired to channel port money to favoured associates and port vendors.
  • Vessel imports review worries Indian owners
    RECOMMENDATIONS of a committee set up by India's Ministry of Surface Transport to look into the issue of ship imports, have caused considerable concern among the country's shipowners.
  • Russia restricts foreign insurers
    RUSSIA will retain some restrictions for foreign insurers after 1999, contrary to its previous plan to free the market fully, Reuters reports.
  • Oslo market sees shipping firms surge
    SHIPPING and offshore companies significantly outperformed the Oslo market in 1997 even though the market as a whole enjoyed a record-breaking year, according to an analysis published by the Norwegian bourse.
  • Dutch standby contract renewed
    DUTCH salvage companies Smit Tak and Wijsmuller Salvage have secured a new contract from the Netherlands government for the permanent standby of the salvage tug Waker off the Dutch coastline, writes Alan Dickey, Nether-lands Correspondent.
  • Arno Dunkerque wins ferry deals
    FRANCE'S Arno Dunkerque has secured a pair of two shiprepair contracts from SeaFrance and Stena Line, continuing the focus of shiprepair news on the ferry market.
  • Fire damaged Kuka-wa
    OT Africa Line's 29,572gt container/ro-ro ship Kuka-wa, severely damaged by fire (pictured) remains berthed at Falmouth after being towed from the Channel Islands by HM Coastguard emergency towing vessel Far Minara just before the Christmas break. Details of the necessary repairs have been circulated to repair yards across nothern Europe, and her managers, Glasgow-based Acomarit, expect to award a repair contract in the next couple of days. A decision is still to be made on the possibilityof unloading her cargo of 20,000 tonnes of cocoa and timber.

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Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 6, 1998
  • Princess orders two mega cruiseships
    PRINCESS Cruises has placed an order for two $425m cruiseship newbuildings.
  • Samudera 'will benefit from currency crisis'
    SINGAPORE-listed feeder operator Samudera Shipping Line says it will benefit from south-east Asia's currency turmoil as its earnings are in US dollars.
  • Royal Olympic acquires two cruiseships
    ROYAL Olympic Cruises has acquired the former Cunard Countess and the World Renaiss-ance to boost its fleet to seven vessels.
  • 17 rescued from grounded bulker
    TAIWANESE military forces have rescued 17 seafarers from a Malaysian ship that ran aground off the port of Keelung in a storm.
  • Eritrea loosens its grip on forwarding
    THE government of Eritrea has loosened its control on clearing and forwarding at the ports, enabling long established Gellatly Hankey to resume its role as agent.
  • Jinzhou to issue shares to foreigners
    JINZHOU Harbour (Group) Co is to issue 115m B shares to foreigners in order to raise $41.4m to finance the phase two construction of Jinzhou port.
  • ILO to train Indians in container handling
    WORKERS from five major Indian ports are to be trained in handling containers by the maritime branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
  • Bangladesh to formulate shipping policy
    THE government of Bangladesh has drawn together a high level committee to formulate a National Shipping Policy, according to the country's shipping minister ASM Abdur Rab.
  • Academic calls for Australian stevedore inquiry
    ONE of Australia's leading economists has called on the government to conduct an inquiry into stevedoring charges.
  • Owners pays $1.25m for damage to coral reef
    THAI owner Rama Shipping has agreed to pay $1.25m for damage to "natural resources" caused by the grounding of the Fortuna Reefer on a coral reef.
  • Work begins soon on Curacao cruise pier
    CONSTRUCTION work on a mega cruise pier outside Curacao harbour is to start at the end of this month, according to local sources.
  • Chennai re-opens berth tender process
    CHENNAI Port Trust has re-opened the tender process to container lines and common feeder operators for a reserved berth in the south Indian port.
  • Guam asks for money back from "excessive profits"
    GUAM asks US FMC to order Sea-Land and Matson Navigation to return $50-100m following excessive profits made in providing transportation services under the US flag.
  • Rotterdam breaks through 300m tonnes
    ROTTERDAM port broke all transhipment records in 1997.

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  • Les ports français se battent en ordre dispersé
    La prédominance de la rangée Nord dans les flux de transport maritime intéressant l'Europe est bien connue et remonte aux temps anciens. Il est donc normal que le trafic de cet axe donne lieu en permanence à une âpre bataille, dont l'une des manoeuvres consiste à vouloir se placer le plus à l'Ouest possible sur le trajet maritime en organisant au mieux les liaisons de ces ports avant-postes avec l'Hinterland européen global.
  • Mory Team revient en force sur le marché de la logistique
    Pour le groupe français Mory Team, l'objectif est d'atteindre un CA de 500 millions de FRF vers l'an 2000. Analyse des raisons du repli puis de celles du retour. Le tout dans un contexte de redressement qui verra ce groupe présenter pour 1997 un résultat bénéficiaire, ce qui n'était pas arrivé depuis plus de dix ans.
  • Rudy Saelens reprend les activités vracs de Vematra (Verliefden)
    La société de transport routier Vematra (ex-Verliefden) a cédé ses divisions "transport de vracs" et "transport de ciment" aux Transports Jeanfils, une entreprise du groupe Rudy Saelens. C'est ce que signale Truck & Business. Le magazine précise que Vematra se trouvait trop petite pour être concurrentielle sur le plan du transport européen de vracs, et qu'elle va désormais se reconcentrer sur le tractionnariat.
  • Dart Line augmente la fréquence sur Zeebrugge-Dartford
    Dart Line a l'intention d'augmenter la fréquence de son service ro-ro entre Zeebrugge et Dartford en offrant un troisième départ quotidien dans les deux directions. L'entreprise-mère recherche un petit ferry fret d'une capacité de 70 à 75 semi-remorques. Selon le directeur de Dart Line Zeebrugge, Helmut Walgraeve, cette mesure est indispensable pour pouvoir faire face à la demande croissante. Il a ajouté que les objetcifs pour 1997 ont été atteints sans aucun problème.

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  • Houston's Eagle USA to buy Eagle Transfer
  • FedEx to increase rates 3% to 4% for cargo in US
  • Airbus reports record orders; Boeing lags
  • EU nations split over methods of applying road-use truck tax
  • 'Sex toy' in luggage turns out to be pot
  • Commercial banks gave Greeks $1.5 billion for '97 ship buys
  • Evergreen's US head aims to ride out rough waters
  • 3 rails sue to overturn state law on crew size
  • Baltic boom
  • Port of Colombo posts 24% rise in container traffic for 1997
  • China revamps ship operations to create biggest bulk company
  • Software remedies are out there to relieve your organizational ills

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  • Mayne Nickless trims more express freight
    The long-term future of the Mayne Nickless group’s Australian express freight operations seems to be in further doubt following this week’s closure of the Ipec Melbourne depot, with the loss of 100 management and contractor jobs. The decision follows the earlier shutdown of the Brisbane depot and the amalgamation of Western and South Australian operations.
  • Union to wait on AIRC
    THE Australian Industrial Relations Commission is now expected to decide on the timing of any hearing or conference on the simplification of the Stevedoring Industry Award. While the union confirmed that it had now received a copy of the draft document, an industry source told DCN that the matter was not one of extreme urgency. As the Commission has been notified of the development in anticipation that the union will not agree to sections of the document, it appears stevedores will now await further word from the Commission.
  • P&OP sells down Argentina stake
    P&O Australia Ports Pty Ltd has announced the sale of a 37.5 per cent holding in Terminales Rio de La Plata S.A. in Argentina to AIG-GE Capital Latin American Infrastructure Fund L.P. Under a 25-year concession awarded in 1994, TRP is the operator of two container terminals at Puerto Nuevo in Buenos Aires. The sale leaves P&OP with a 50 per cent stake.
  • No difficulties, Cho Yang assures
    Cho Yang has reacted strongly to market rumours suggesting that the company is in financial difficulty. "Such rumours appear to have grown from the financial difficulty confronting another and totally unrelated Korean company whose name has a similar rhyme in the Korean alphabet to that of Cho Yang," the company said in a statement.
    "Cho Yang’s position within the Australian trade will continue to be developed in the most positive way together with its service partners."
  • Don’t slight bulk ports, says PCQ
    THE nation’s bulk ports should not be put in the general reform arena, according to the chief executive officer of Ports Corporation of Queensland, Derek Andrews.
    Writing in the Corporation’s latest annual report, Mr Andrews said these ports had already been independently recognised for their competitive levels of performance and efficiency — equal to the world’s best.

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TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 2, 1998
  • Hopes rise for Gdansk sell-off
    More than a year after plunging into bankruptcy, the Gdansk Shipyard may be close to falling into the hands of new owners, according to legal sources close to the company's affairs.
  • Greeks dominate S&P market
    Greek buyers continued their long-time domination of the sale-and-purchase market in 1997, and some locally based shipbrokers believe there could be a continuing upward trend in their purchases this year.
  • Lazard leaps into the limelight
    An explosion of interest in the use of capital markets by shipowners has brought the name of a relatively small and low-key investment bank group - Lazard - to the centre of the maritime finance scene. Instrumental in many of the high-yield bond issues and initial public offerings (IPO) for companies like Pegasus Shipping and Knightsbridge Tankers, Lazard has attracted praise, envy and criticism.
  • Legal legend still writing at age 88
    Nicholas Healy, just days from his 88th birthday, is putting the finishing touches on a 700-page tome that is set to be a definitive work on the legal aspects of ship collisions. With no plans to retire after more than 60 years as a top admiralty lawyer, he's working on another book and still puts in the hours at Healy & Baillie, his New York-based maritime law firm.
  • A captain under strain hopes for a better year
    Captain Konstantinos "Costas" Spiropoulos admits he has taken to smoking three to four packs of cigarettes a day to help relieve stress. Spiropoulos was at the helm of the ill-fated tanker 'Nissos Amogos' when it ran into trouble off Venezuela last February, and he's been detained by the authorities ever since. The past few weeks have brought some relief, as Spiropoulos was allowed to travel home to Greece to spend the holidays with his family, but his ordeal is set to resume soon.

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Port Development International - PdI Magazineweb site
DECEMBER, 1997
  • P&O buys into Mediterranean
  • First ecus for Portsmouth
  • Marseilles growth plan
  • Barcelona awards contract
  • New authority boosts Shanghai
  • ICTSI mixed performance
  • Handy size bulker operators face changing markets
  • Global steel consumption expected to break 700m tonnes tonnes
  • Steady expansion for seaborne trade
  • Dover gets green light
  • PSA record container growth
  • Test results
  • Safe and sound
  • Penang lift
  • Long Beach
  • SCT record
  • Thamesport sale?
  • China order

  • Hapag-Lloyd growth contained
  • Double service
  • Geest offers new service
  • Maersk intro
  • OTAL change
  • Gioia Tauro for Evergreen
  • Fast freighter studies
  • Asia-Australia alliance
  • CMB saga: a new chapter begins
  • French strike beaters
  • Intermodal developments
  • CANMAR two

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
The documentation requested by the company has been sent to Terminal Investment Limited
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
The purpose is to detect, avoid, deter, delay and report attacks and incidents on ships.
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd revenues increased by +6.5%. Net profit decreased by -18.9%
In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd revenues increased by +6.5%. Net profit decreased by -18.9%
Hamburg
New historical record of containers transported by the fleet
The OPS also serves to charge the batteries of ships while they are in port
The OPS also serves to charge the batteries of ships while they are in port
Brussels
The ferry companies remind us of this by highlighting the need to have an adequate supply of electricity.
The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector has not brought about significant changes in the shipping market
Brussels
This is stated in a report adopted by the European Commission, which found no evidence of tendencies towards evasion or avoidance of the law
In February, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -4.2%
Barcelona
Containers down -4.2% due to -18.8% reduction in transhipped boxes
Complaint filed for fraud and corruption against Bolloré Group
Paris
Allegations relating to activities carried out in the context of logistics and port operations in Africa sold in 2022
US FMC surveys seven major global maritime corridors
Washington
Federal agency threatens to ban Panamanian-flagged ships from US ports
Last year, freight traffic in German ports began to grow again (+2.3%)
Wiesbaden
It is still lower than the pre-Covid level, as is container traffic alone which amounted to 13.3 million TEU (+4.9%)
BIMCO: The application of specific port charges to Chinese ships calling at the US will prove a disaster for the American economy
London
The impact of the proposed measures on China's dominance in shipbuilding is highly uncertain
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
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
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
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PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
Accelleron revenue surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2024
Baden
Net profit up +63.1%
Fincantieri has delivered the new ship Norwegian Aqua to Norwegian Cruise Line
Trieste
It has a gross tonnage of 156,300 tons.
The tender for the first lot of the new electricity distribution network in the port of La Spezia has started
The Spice
Intervention worth 36.9 million euros
In 2024 d'Amico International Shipping recorded a decline in time charter revenues
Luxembourg
-7.6% decline on the previous record year
Global Ports Holding's port terminals handled record cruise traffic in 2024
Istanbul
The company's revenue increased by +21%
In the first two months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.7%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are growing
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Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
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The charge is manslaughter due to gross negligence
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Genoa
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