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November 7, 1998
Sched Netweb site
  • Good reaction to EC proposal
  • Falling demand prompts Kiel Canal studies
  • Newly-merged Showa confident in financial forecast
  • Cosco uses less vessels on new service
  • First half Poland-bound traffic doubles at Hamburg
  • Emirates commences daily flights to Melbourne
  • DHL left out of all-time high
  • SAS improves Priority service

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 1998
  • SAS: 41 percent more profit
  • Ocean buys Dutch Air
  • Sara Lee opts for inland shipping
  • New knowledge centers for transport and logistics
  • French court ends blockade of Calais
  • Tomato logistics in Rotterdam

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steelmakers, union push import ban
  • In path of destruction, a need to rebuild
  • Traders expect backlogs from beetle ban
  • Brokers decry Customs' effort at correcting import documents
  • Turks threaten Bosphorus strait fee hike
  • Agriculture Secretary Glickman to join Clinton at APEC trade forum and on Asia trip
  • US fears a resurgence of protectionism as trade deficit soars
  • FedEx pilots delay taking a strike vote
  • Fear of Asian Longhorned Beetle leads Canada to ban wood packaging from China
  • US comes through for hungry Russia with food aid pact
  • China eyes WTO entry in 1999 despite problems
  • CN's new Toronto metals distribution center officially opens for business
Transportation
  • German trucking sector seeks restraint in EU expansion
  • Genstar Capital buys Skyway Freight
  • Japan Airlines says business still slow, yet plans to add 1 trans-Pacific flight
  • Lambos, Creel honored with 1998 Connie Awards
  • Plain planes may help airlines trim costs
Maritime
  • Altamira hankers after Texas cargo
  • Double-digit growth at Port of New York, rise in cargo share cited
  • Swiss forwarders expand Malaysian freight operations
  • Accountant: new rule could affect vessel value

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steelmakers, union push import ban
  • In path of destruction, a need to rebuild
  • Traders expect backlogs from beetle ban
  • Brokers decry Customs' effort at correcting import documents
  • Turks threaten Bosphorus strait fee hike
  • Agriculture Secretary Glickman to join Clinton at APEC trade forum and on Asia trip
  • US fears a resurgence of protectionism as trade deficit soars
  • FedEx pilots delay taking a strike vote
  • Fear of Asian Longhorned Beetle leads Canada to ban wood packaging from China
  • US comes through for hungry Russia with food aid pact
  • China eyes WTO entry in 1999 despite problems
  • CN's new Toronto metals distribution center officially opens for business
Transportation
  • German trucking sector seeks restraint in EU expansion
  • Genstar Capital buys Skyway Freight
  • Japan Airlines says business still slow, yet plans to add 1 trans-Pacific flight
  • Lambos, Creel honored with 1998 Connie Awards
  • Plain planes may help airlines trim costs
Maritime
  • Altamira hankers after Texas cargo
  • Double-digit growth at Port of New York, rise in cargo share cited
  • Swiss forwarders expand Malaysian freight operations
  • Accountant: new rule could affect vessel value

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steelmakers, union push import ban
  • In path of destruction, a need to rebuild
  • Traders expect backlogs from beetle ban
  • Brokers decry Customs' effort at correcting import documents
  • Turks threaten Bosphorus strait fee hike
  • Agriculture Secretary Glickman to join Clinton at APEC trade forum and on Asia trip
  • US fears a resurgence of protectionism as trade deficit soars
  • FedEx pilots delay taking a strike vote
  • Fear of Asian Longhorned Beetle leads Canada to ban wood packaging from China
  • US comes through for hungry Russia with food aid pact
  • China eyes WTO entry in 1999 despite problems
  • CN's new Toronto metals distribution center officially opens for business
Transportation
  • German trucking sector seeks restraint in EU expansion
  • Genstar Capital buys Skyway Freight
  • Japan Airlines says business still slow, yet plans to add 1 trans-Pacific flight
  • Lambos, Creel honored with 1998 Connie Awards
  • Plain planes may help airlines trim costs
Maritime
  • Altamira hankers after Texas cargo
  • Double-digit growth at Port of New York, rise in cargo share cited
  • Swiss forwarders expand Malaysian freight operations
  • Accountant: new rule could affect vessel value

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Three Japanese Lines Report Favorable Mid-Year Results
  • HMM Launched US East Coast/Jeddah Service
  • Hitachinaka Port to Make Debut as Open Port Dec. 21

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Customs bid for easy EDI-import at Sahar
  • Astra Marine's agents at 3 ICDs
  • Govt accords export house status to tourism units
  • Customs, C-Excise officers plan 3-day stir from Nov. 10

Marine Logweb site
  • Progress on plans for Texas offshore oil port
    Blue Dolphin Energy completes commercial and engineering evaluation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels probes Warnow Werft
    AN official investigation is being launched by the European Commission into eastern German shipyard Kvaerner Warnow Werft for allegedly exceeding capacity restrictions.
  • Uranium cargo damaged in storm
    AN incident in which uranium containers being shipped to France suffered storm damage has rekindled fears among campaigners of a serious nuclear accident at sea.
  • Privatisation approved for Keelung stevedoring
    TAIWAN's Provincial Transportation Department has approved an NT$8.5bn (US$258m) plan to privatise stevedoring and warehousing activities at the busy northern port of Keelung.
  • Offshore Systems loss grows
    CANADIAN electronic chart and positioning systems firm Offshore Systems International has reported a third quarter net income loss of C$846,000, (US$548,460) bringing to C$3.66m its total loss for the year's first nine months, ended at August 31.
  • CMA-CGM will appeal against merger decision
    CMA-CGM, the French shipping group, will appeal against a court decision suspending the planned merger of its two main operating subsidiaries, Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement and Compagnie Generale Maritime.
  • USCG calls off search for barque Fantome
    THE US Coast Guard has suspended its eight-day search for the historic barque Fantome, which went missing on October 27 while trying to outrun or avoid Hurricane Mitch in Caribbean waters off Honduras.
  • IMO calls for ban on toxic paints from 2003
    WORLD shipping faces a radical change in its use of marine paints after a committee of the International Maritime Organisation recommended a ban from January 2003 on the use of controversial organotin compounds in anti-fouling systems.
  • Border police
    AN Israeli policeman helps a border policewoman away from the scene of the suicide car bombing in Jerusalem yesterday which killed two and injured 21 others. The bomber was among the dead. The blast occured as the Israeli government was meeting in a cabinet session to ratify the Wye peace accords. Israeli police have received a telphone call acknowledging responsibility from someone claiming to belong to the Islamic militant group Hamas.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 1998
  • Sri Lankan port projects to start next year
    WORK on the Colombo and Galle port projects will begin next year, Sri Lanka's deputy finance minister GL Peiris told parliament yesterday.
  • Philippines arrests sugar smugglers
    A CAMPAIGN launched by the Philippines government against the black market in sugar has resulted in the arrest of a ship suspected of smuggling.
  • Waterfront plans $10m share issue
    WATERFRONT Shipping, the Norwegian product tanker company, plans to strengthen its capital base by a share issue.
  • Crisis will not stop containership progress
    THE race towards the creation of ever-larger container carriers will not be slowed by the world's current economic turbulence, according to Lutz Wittenberg of Germanischer Lloyd.
  • Maltese union hits back over closure advice
    MALTA'S General Workers Union has slammed the Federation of Malta Industries for advising the government to close both Malta Drydocks and Malta Shipbuilding.
  • CSSC and HDW sign co-operation deal
    CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp and German builder HDW have signed an agreement to co-operate on shipbuilding.
  • Polish Steamship removes managing director
    POLISH Steamship Company has removed its md, Janusz Lembas, in favour of a temporary manager, PZM group manager Pawel Brzezicki.
  • Market sentiment hits Cosco issue
    POOR market sentiment in Hong Kong has forced Cosco to extend the closing date on a $200m commercial paper programme.
  • Thai rice exports hit record
    RICE exports from Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, are expected to reach a record 6.1m tonnes this year.
  • Shun Tak to buy into CTS Parkview
    SHUN Tak Holdings has been granted an option to acquire 50 per cent of CTS Parkview Holdings, which operates fast ferry services on the Hong Kong-Macau route.
  • Angra dos Reis port sold
    ANGRA dos Reis, the Brazilian port, was sold at auction yesterday.
  • Taiwan seeks Chinese coal
    STATE-controlled Taiwan Power Co is seeking long-term coal supplies from China to diversify its import sources, according to company officials.
  • Vessels trapped by high water
    MORE than 100 river vessels were trapped recently when the German inland port of Duisburg was cut off by high water levels.
  • Lakes bunkering facility opens
    A NEW bunkering service operated by Murphy Oil USA has started operations at the Lake Superior port of Duluth.
  • Halter bids for Italian builder
    HALTER Marine, one of the largest US builders of ships and equipment for the offshore oil industry, has made a joint bid with ASEA Brown Boveri for Belleli Offshore.
  • Adelaide throughput surges
    PORT Adelaide, which has been put up for sale by the government of South Australia, has recorded a near doubling of throughput in the past three years.
  • HHLA cuts back on conventional cargo
    HAMBURG port terminal company HHLA is reducing its conventional cargo activities.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
NOVEMBER 6, 1998
  • Le tribunal de Nanterre suspend le processus de fusion CMA-CGM
    Le Tribunal de Commerce de Nanterre (banlieue parisienne) vient de prendre une ordonnance qui suspend les opérations préparatoires à la fusion de la Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA, Marseille) et de la Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM, Paris). Dès le 4 novembre au soir, les sociétés CMA et CGM annonçaient leur décision de faire appel. L'intervention du Tribunal de Commerce de Nanterre s'inscrit bien sûr dans le cadre des multiples rebondissements du différend qui oppose les deux frères Jacques R. et Johnny Saadé. Le premier étant majoritaire et le second minoritaire dans le capital du groupe CMA-CGM que préside Jacques R. Saadé. En attendant le résultat de l'appel, la décision du 4 novembre apparaît évidemment comme un coup dur pour Jacques R. Saadé et ses alliés.
  • Le groupe américain ProLogis devrait racheter Garonor
    La société française d'assurances AGF a décidé de vendre sa filiale d'exploitation de plates-formes logistiques Garonor au groupe américain ProLogis. Celui-ci bénéficie d'une clause de "due diligence" afin d'étudier le dossier à fond et de vérifier s'il n'y a pas de cadavres dans les placards. Selon toute probabilité, il devrait prendre une décision d'achat définitive dans les prochaines semaines et très certainement avant la fin de l'année. C'est ce que nous avons appris à très bonne source. Chez Garonor, c'est la satisfaction, car le nouvel actionnaire devrait lui permettre de réaliser ses projets d'extension actuels.
  • Autriche: le road pricing du trafic de fret devrait rapporter 2,5 mia. d'ATS par an
    L'Autobahnen- und Schnellstrassen-finanzierungs AG (Ansfinag) utilisera les revenus du road pricing pour camions, qui sera introduit sur les autoroutes autrichiennes dès 2002, pour financer le programme d'infrastructure de 30 mia. d'ATS. Le profit net du système de road pricing devrait s'élever à 2,5 mia. d'ATS par an.
  • VIAG envisage la vente de toute la division logistique
    Lors d'une conférence de presse lundi prochain à Munich, la direction du holding allemand VIAG annoncera la stratégie à laquelle le groupe adhérera à l'avenir. Le nouveau président, Dr. Wilhem Simson, a fait analysé l'entreprise et déclarait, il y a quelques semaines, qu'il n'était plus intéressé par les participations minoritaires du groupe, comme p.ex. celle de Kühne & Nagel. Diverses sources semblent indiquer qu'il voudrait encore aller plus loin et se défaire de la division logistique du groupe. Une décision qui paraît bizarre, puisque cette division génère 42% du chiffre de vente totale du groupe.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • VCA tonnages up, revenue down
    The Victorian Channels Authority has completed its second full year of operation and its financial results show an after tax profit for 1997-98 of $5.258 million.
    During the year dividends of $3.13 million were paid to the state government. Total income for the year to 30 June was $20.767 million, a reduction of almost $1 million over 1996-97.
    On 1 July 1997, the VCA reduced its charges from 40 cents a gross ton to 35.5 cents a gross ton, and a further reduction to 30.4 cents a gross ton was introduced on 1 July this year.
    VCA ceo Ian Edwards told DCN: "If we had continued with the 40 cent base rate during the year we would have made $2.5 million more than we did."
    He said the effect of the decreases had been a 24 per cent reduction in tonnage charges since VCA began operating in March 1996.
  • Melbourne tug of war ends in draw
    Less than a week after their introduction, new tug-ordering practices by Melbourne Tug Services have been shelved after criticism from the Port Phillip Sea Pilots and the shipping industry.
    The short-lived changes required ships' agents to advise the number of tugs required for a vessel at least an hour before the vessel's arrival or departure, with the scrapping of ordering 'to pilots' requirements'. Any tugs ordered that left the wharf to attend a vessel, were to incur normal charges whether or not the tug was used.
    After a meeting on Wednesday between representatives of the pilots, tugs and ships agents, a mutual resolution to the issue has resulted in the system being modified.
    The alterations, which will allow more flexibility, will see the re-introduction of 'to pilots requirements' after the re-issuing of a new 'pilot tug requirements sheet' which will be distributed to all ships' agents as soon as possible.
  • Dispute compo claims sought
    THE Official Receiver of New South Wales, George Caddy, has called for those small businesses which suffered damages as a result of the 7 April to 2 September waterfront dispute between the MUA and Patrick Stevedores, to lodge claims for compensation by 31 March 1999.
    Under an agreement reached early last month between Patrick, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the MUA, Patrick agreed to pay up to $7.5 million to cover damages claimed by small businesses in a deal based on all patties withdrawing threats of litigation arising out of the dispute.
  • PWCS dispute not affecting exports
    THE Australian Industrial Relations Commission was yesterday afternoon dealing with a dispute which has arisen at the Port Waratah Coal Services site in Newcastle.
    It is understood that a dispute in terms of section 99 of the Workplace Relations Act had been notified by the company, one of the country's largest coal exporting terminals, following a stopwork meeting which extended beyond the authorised time-frame.
    The Commission hearing was expected to involve two unions at a federal level: the Maritime Union of Australia and the Transport Workers Union, while a separate hearing was being sought at state level for unions whose members are employed under state awards.
  • Govt under fire over roads
    THE federal government, and in particular the new federal Transport Minister John Anderson, have come under fire in Victoria this week for the commonwealth's road funding commitments to the state.
    An editorial in yesterday's Herald Sun attacked Mr Anderson's refusal to provide federal funds to re-build the Melbourne-Geelong freeway, described as "Victoria's deadliest road" with 86 fatalities in the past eight years.
    The editorial said Mr Anderson showed "callous indifference towards the families of the dead" for refusing to explain why the government would not provide the $100 million needed to match a similar contribution by the Victorian government to fix the road.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • They have big distribution dreams in Costa Rica. A $2.2 billion project would encompass a transshipment port for large ships, a marine salvage and drydock center, high-speed rail line, cruise ship terminal, leisure resort with casinos as well as an industrial complex and other investment plans such as homes, apartments, off-shore banking centers and timber and reforestation projects. The project would take up 50 square miles and with a cost approximately equal to Costa Rica's national debt. A pipedream? The Costa Rican government doesn't think so and is taking a serious interest in the progress of the project. Traffic World travels to Lim'n, Costa Rica, for a status report.
  • A Republican who possesses a Jeffersonian distrust of big government and who believes private-sector disputes should be settled privately is likely to join the federal government in an agency whose function is to settle private-sector disputes. Wayne Burkes, a Mississippi highway commissioner, is widely expected to replace Gus Owen as the Republican on the three-member Surface Transportation Board. The appointment of Burkes is expected after the 106th Congress convenes and takes its first recess at the end of January.
  • The National Small Shipments Traffic Conference is entering a new era. Joseph F.H. Cutrona is leaving the small shippers group after 20 years as executive director. A highly decorated ex-general who used his battlefield experience to help shippers ease into a deregulated environment, Cutrona will stay with the group for three years as "general consultant." A nationwide search is under way for Cutrona's successor, although the man known as "General Joe" will be difficult to replace.
  • You may never have heard of Matina, Costa Rica, but Alfred Wheathey Burton Jr. wants you to. He's the mayor of Matina. He has the idea to make his Costa Rican hamlet a major cargo center for the next century. Confidence is running high on his proposal and Matina has what some believe is the ideal confluence of road, river and rail access to the Caribbean to make it the tropical crossroads of freight.
  • Progress is not a word being used to describe the contentious labor unrest between FedEx management and its pilots. Talks broke down again on Oct. 30 and a new start date is nowhere in sight. The company claims it has been sitting at the table in good faith "giving and giving and giving." Meanwhile, the pilots are holding out for more money and refuse to take the company's contract proposal back to the membership for a vote. While FedEx attempts to quell customers' fear of a strike or slowdown, the union is taking its employer to court to solidify its right to take job actions if so desired.
  • Plan ahead. That's the message of Gillette Co. and Merck & Co. after they decided to launch global distribution systems to replace their homegrown U.S. order processing system. They discovered early bugs and concluded that testing and training go a long way to solving them. Meanwhile, health care manufacturers are counting on enterprise resource planning software to replace their homegrown solutions as the anchor of their information technology.
  • The Union Pacific Railroad may turn out to be the only major railroad objector to the proposed Canadian National Railway and Illinois Central merger. CSX and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway have settled their differences in the CN-IC merger. UP is opposing the merger because it believes there's a third railroad - Kansas City Southern - that is not included in the merger application. KCS is a longtime UP protagonist and the nation's largest railroad appears to be getting some payback time.
  • Logistics execution software company McHugh Software International has received a $50 million investment from Advent International, a private equity company, and GE Capital, the investment arm of General Electric Co. It will allow McHugh to separate from Pinnacle Automation and become independent. The company plans to use the investment to hasten product research and development. Plans are in place to expand into Asia and South America. The company also is reviewing its software lineup and increasing attention on its core markets.
  • They're on a diet up on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ships have been ordered to lighten their loads entering the seaway because of low water levels throughout the Great Lakes. A three-inch draft reduction to 26 feet was ordered Nov. 2. That reduction could cause problems for "salties," the ocean-going vessels already loaded and headed for the Great Lakes. This time of year mariners have another problem: high winds cause short-term reductions of water levels that can result in delays to vessels loaded to maximum allowable draft, officials said.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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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