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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
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
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
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
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DATABASE
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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
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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
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
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