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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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Paris
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Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
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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%
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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
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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
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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
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Montaresi: the solution and the approach proposed by the AdSP and the Port Authority are confirmed
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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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
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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
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
››› Meetings File
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)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
The latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer shows a variable trend towards good
Geneva
Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
Rome
Longo: from the Ministry evanescent and contentless answers
The introduction of ESG standards represents a profound transformation for port companies
Rome
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