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May 8, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vessel traffic control systems can only advise
    It cannot be as rigid as air traffic control systems: MPA official
  • Another round of mergers in liner industry expected
  • Sacked dockers begin returning to work
  • S'pore ship registry hits 21m gt mark
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers urges 6 airlines to delay alliances
    Competitive impact of three separate partnerships needs to be reviewed
  • Court approves buyout of Pan Am
  • Search intensifies for survivors of Peru plane crash
  • Vietnam Airlines cuts routes to reduce losses
  • Continental buys 25 Embraer regional jets for US$315m
  • GE-90 engine deliveries set to hit US$500m
Features
  • Economic crisis hitting hard
    First signs are that it will be a very difficult year for Port Klang terminals due to the region's economic uncertainty
Columns
  • Charterers have no right to indemnity from loss, Court of Appeal rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vessel traffic control systems can only advise
    It cannot be as rigid as air traffic control systems: MPA official
  • Another round of mergers in liner industry expected
  • Sacked dockers begin returning to work
  • S'pore ship registry hits 21m gt mark
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers urges 6 airlines to delay alliances
    Competitive impact of three separate partnerships needs to be reviewed
  • Court approves buyout of Pan Am
  • Search intensifies for survivors of Peru plane crash
  • Vietnam Airlines cuts routes to reduce losses
  • Continental buys 25 Embraer regional jets for US$315m
  • GE-90 engine deliveries set to hit US$500m
Features
  • Economic crisis hitting hard
    First signs are that it will be a very difficult year for Port Klang terminals due to the region's economic uncertainty
Columns
  • Charterers have no right to indemnity from loss, Court of Appeal rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vessel traffic control systems can only advise
    It cannot be as rigid as air traffic control systems: MPA official
  • Another round of mergers in liner industry expected
  • Sacked dockers begin returning to work
  • S'pore ship registry hits 21m gt mark
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers urges 6 airlines to delay alliances
    Competitive impact of three separate partnerships needs to be reviewed
  • Court approves buyout of Pan Am
  • Search intensifies for survivors of Peru plane crash
  • Vietnam Airlines cuts routes to reduce losses
  • Continental buys 25 Embraer regional jets for US$315m
  • GE-90 engine deliveries set to hit US$500m
Features
  • Economic crisis hitting hard
    First signs are that it will be a very difficult year for Port Klang terminals due to the region's economic uncertainty
Columns
  • Charterers have no right to indemnity from loss, Court of Appeal rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vessel traffic control systems can only advise
    It cannot be as rigid as air traffic control systems: MPA official
  • Another round of mergers in liner industry expected
  • Sacked dockers begin returning to work
  • S'pore ship registry hits 21m gt mark
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers urges 6 airlines to delay alliances
    Competitive impact of three separate partnerships needs to be reviewed
  • Court approves buyout of Pan Am
  • Search intensifies for survivors of Peru plane crash
  • Vietnam Airlines cuts routes to reduce losses
  • Continental buys 25 Embraer regional jets for US$315m
  • GE-90 engine deliveries set to hit US$500m
Features
  • Economic crisis hitting hard
    First signs are that it will be a very difficult year for Port Klang terminals due to the region's economic uncertainty
Columns
  • Charterers have no right to indemnity from loss, Court of Appeal rules

Sched Netweb site
  • XCL in new deal with SCI
  • Kochi boosts cargo handling
  • Tough time for Thai exporters
  • P&O Nedlloyd upgrades South American route
  • 'Slow recovery' forecast for Asian container shipping
  • Disappointment for Cathay
  • Change of plan for MAS
  • TNT set to triple size of organization in China
  • Emirates receives Decade of Excellence Award

Cargowebweb site
MAY 7, 1998
  • 'IT to become decisive factor in container shipping'
  • Solution in sight in Denmark
  • Daimler wants Chrysler
  • KLM load factor strongly down
  • Pakhoed commissions terminal in Port Qasim, Pakistan
  • UPS named new CIO

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • UP urges ship lines to rethink sailing times
  • Intermodal firms to travel 'info' highway
  • Oil, mining spur carrier expansion
  • Paying for upgrade perplexes Customs
  • Leading senators message Clinton: Don't waiver on Iran sanctions
  • US Ag chief plans subsidies to compete with EU
  • Three ship lines to form alliance in South America trade
  • Despite embargo, Cuba would be happy to sell vaccines to U.S.
  • FAA orders rapid electrical inspections of older Boeing 737s
  • Court gives nod to Guilford bid to buy Pan Am
  • Menendez shrugs off Sea-Land, Maersk bid to leave New York
  • FMC head says agency will turn up the heat on Japan
  • US, Italy agree to resume open-skies talks
  • Denmark parliament passes law ending 11-day strike
Transportation
  • TIE equipment reservation system is now on the Net
  • Airbus conversions are all the rage
  • Asian railroad link to Europe nears next step
  • STB rebuffs towns' bid to block rail line
  • NOL chief sees better times on the Pacific
  • Greenbrier, Bombardier team to build railcars in Mexico
  • UP touts computerized scheduling as it prepares for final phase, in the West
  • Alan Abram's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Small Mexican maritime firm Grupo Naviero Kano to connect ports of Manzanillo and Ensenada in August
  • Palm Beach port weighs truck-rail corridor
  • Transamerica goal: better service, smaller staff
  • China's Ningbo boosts chemical handling
  • New York dredging meetings
  • Mining giant wins bid for Brazil's Vitoria box terminal
  • Stolt construction ship to go to Gulf
  • Halter Marine to take stake in two Chinese shipbuilders
  • Conair boxes get the cold shoulder

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • UP urges ship lines to rethink sailing times
  • Intermodal firms to travel 'info' highway
  • Oil, mining spur carrier expansion
  • Paying for upgrade perplexes Customs
  • Leading senators message Clinton: Don't waiver on Iran sanctions
  • US Ag chief plans subsidies to compete with EU
  • Three ship lines to form alliance in South America trade
  • Despite embargo, Cuba would be happy to sell vaccines to U.S.
  • FAA orders rapid electrical inspections of older Boeing 737s
  • Court gives nod to Guilford bid to buy Pan Am
  • Menendez shrugs off Sea-Land, Maersk bid to leave New York
  • FMC head says agency will turn up the heat on Japan
  • US, Italy agree to resume open-skies talks
  • Denmark parliament passes law ending 11-day strike
Transportation
  • TIE equipment reservation system is now on the Net
  • Airbus conversions are all the rage
  • Asian railroad link to Europe nears next step
  • STB rebuffs towns' bid to block rail line
  • NOL chief sees better times on the Pacific
  • Greenbrier, Bombardier team to build railcars in Mexico
  • UP touts computerized scheduling as it prepares for final phase, in the West
  • Alan Abram's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Small Mexican maritime firm Grupo Naviero Kano to connect ports of Manzanillo and Ensenada in August
  • Palm Beach port weighs truck-rail corridor
  • Transamerica goal: better service, smaller staff
  • China's Ningbo boosts chemical handling
  • New York dredging meetings
  • Mining giant wins bid for Brazil's Vitoria box terminal
  • Stolt construction ship to go to Gulf
  • Halter Marine to take stake in two Chinese shipbuilders
  • Conair boxes get the cold shoulder

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • UP urges ship lines to rethink sailing times
  • Intermodal firms to travel 'info' highway
  • Oil, mining spur carrier expansion
  • Paying for upgrade perplexes Customs
  • Leading senators message Clinton: Don't waiver on Iran sanctions
  • US Ag chief plans subsidies to compete with EU
  • Three ship lines to form alliance in South America trade
  • Despite embargo, Cuba would be happy to sell vaccines to U.S.
  • FAA orders rapid electrical inspections of older Boeing 737s
  • Court gives nod to Guilford bid to buy Pan Am
  • Menendez shrugs off Sea-Land, Maersk bid to leave New York
  • FMC head says agency will turn up the heat on Japan
  • US, Italy agree to resume open-skies talks
  • Denmark parliament passes law ending 11-day strike
Transportation
  • TIE equipment reservation system is now on the Net
  • Airbus conversions are all the rage
  • Asian railroad link to Europe nears next step
  • STB rebuffs towns' bid to block rail line
  • NOL chief sees better times on the Pacific
  • Greenbrier, Bombardier team to build railcars in Mexico
  • UP touts computerized scheduling as it prepares for final phase, in the West
  • Alan Abram's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Small Mexican maritime firm Grupo Naviero Kano to connect ports of Manzanillo and Ensenada in August
  • Palm Beach port weighs truck-rail corridor
  • Transamerica goal: better service, smaller staff
  • China's Ningbo boosts chemical handling
  • New York dredging meetings
  • Mining giant wins bid for Brazil's Vitoria box terminal
  • Stolt construction ship to go to Gulf
  • Halter Marine to take stake in two Chinese shipbuilders
  • Conair boxes get the cold shoulder

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Japan/China Box Traffic on the Rise
  • Panama Canal Draft to Be Lowered to 35.5 ft.
  • Sea-Land, Maersk Invite East Coast Ports for Proposals
  • Removal Shipments from Asia to Japan Soar
  • Kintetsu Beijing Granted Forwarding License
  • Australian Dockers Report Back to Work

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • MTC upgrades operating system to prepare for container influx
  • Calbag move expands Asia reach
  • Shippers looking for East Coast terminal
  • Ship building company reveals business plans for United States
  • Secretary Slater warns of loss of federal funds
  • Crowely captain accepts award on behalf of crew
  • Federal Maritime collects $206,000 in civil penalties

urgente online pressweb site
  • Fomento estudiará los resultados del I Congreso sobre Estiba
  • Eurocontrol contará con el español Francisco Cal Pardo
  • I Jornadas sobre el Transporte de Pasajeros por Mar
  • Tibbett&Britten España crece un 23 por ciento en 1997
  • SAirGroup pasa de las p'rdidas a las ganancias en 1997

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • ABP poised to buy US port firm
    ASSOCIATED British Ports is on the verge of acquiring UK-listed US port and airport operator American Port Services in a deal worth around '105m ($175m).
  • EU ministers agree end to shipyard subsidies in 2000
    EUROPEAN Union industry ministers yesterday agreed to end operating subsidies for shipbuilding from the end of 2000 as part of an overhaul of government support for the sector.
  • Charterers take control as reefer season flops
    CHARTERERS are in full control as a result of "the high season that never was" in the refrigerated cargo shipping arena.
  • Shipping exposure helps boost RBS
    ROYAL Bank of Scotland, one of the leading lenders to the shipping industry, has increased its interim 1998 profit by 21%, to '411m ($686m).
  • Shipping 'has failed to see IT potential'
    THE shipping industry has failed to match the standards achieved by comparable industries, by declining to embrace the information technology (IT) revolution, according to a recent report.
  • Hurtigruten firms lobby for state aid
    NORWAY'S hurtigruten operators, serving 34 ports between Bergen and Kirkenes, are using today's annual meeting of the country's harbour organisation in Alesund as an informal platform to solicit continued state support for the service.
  • International move lifts Hvide income
    PROPELLED by global fleet expansion and higher day rates, marine support and transport services firm Hvide Marine racked up first quarter income of $7.2m, or $0.43 per share before an extraordinary item, up 55.5% and 26.5%, respectively on the year-earlier period's $4.6m and $0.34.
  • Bijvoets taking up new Nedlloyd post
    PAUL Bijvoets is relinquishing his position as joint managing director of P&O Nedlloyd to take up a new post as head of Royal Nedlloyd's European landside companies, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 7, 1998
  • Port of London lifts throughput for fifth year
    TRADE through the Port of London has increased for the fifth consecutive year with a 5.8 per cent increase of 3m tonnes during 1997 to 55.7m tonnes.
  • Sacked wharfies unable to return to work
    ANOTHER day has passed in Australia's month-long waterfront dispute with reinstated wharfies unable to return to work.
  • China may cut crude oil imports
    CHINA is planning to reduce imports of crude oil and related refined products in an attempt to reduce the effects of falling world oil prices.
  • Pacific Ports' profit will fall below forecast
    HONG Kong-listed Pacific Ports has warned shareholders that profit for 1997 will be much less than the HK$50m ($6.45m) forecast in its listing prospectus last April.
  • Singapore mines to be detonated tomorrow
    TWO of the three World War II mines that were discovered in Singapore's Sinki Fairway on March 3 are to be detonated underwater tomorrow.
  • Miami port money may have gone to Democrats
    REPORTS suggest that money from the Port of Miami found its way to the Democratic National Committee during the tenure of former port director Carmen Lunetta.
  • Contship and Canmar forge America-India link
    CONTSHIP Containerlines and Canada Maritime have jointly established a fixed-day weekly relay service connecting the Indian subcontinent with Canada and the US Mid-West.
  • India conference seeks rate restoration
    THE India, Pakistan & Bangladesh Conference lines are increasing their westbound rates to Europe.
  • Indonesia goes on war risk
    THE London war risks rating committee has added Indonesia to its list of countries where underwriters need to apply special rates for cargo sailings.
  • Howard Smith may use non-union labour
    TUG operator Howard Smith says it will use non-union labour in its Australian operations unless it gets union agreement to improve workplace productivity.
  • Singapore Registry of Ships hits 21m gt mark
    SINGAPORE'S ship registry has passed the 21m gt mark with the addition of a 13,377 gt tanker, Karimun, owned by Golden Karimun Maritime.
  • Petro Ranger ordeal continues
    THE master of the tanker Petro Ranger, recently found after an extensive search throughout south-east Asia, has claimed he is being held against his will by Chinese soldiers.
  • Singapore tightens ISM Code stance
    SHIPS calling at Singapore without the necessary ISM code certification after the July 1 deadline will face detention or be denied entry, according to the communications minister.
  • Poompuhar figures hit by low coal rates
    POOMPUHAR Shipping Corp, the Chennai-based operator transporting coal for Tamil Nadu state's thermal power stations, has reported a loss of Rs45m ($1.13m) for 1997-98.
  • Halter forms joint venture with Chinese yards
    HALTER subsidiary Halter Marine Inc (HMI) has formed a joint venture with two Chinese builders to construct and market vessels in China.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
MAY 7, 1998
  • Chipolbrok s'emploie à développer un trafic de retour d'Asie sur Anvers
    "Avec les nouveaux navires que nous alignons, nous avons la possibilité de mieux rencontrer les exigences de la clientèle, d'assurer un meilleur service d'Europe vers l'Asie, qui aura d'ailleurs un caractère plus régulier; en outre, nous allons développer le trafic de retour sur Anvers". C'est ce que nous a déclaré Janusz Janiszewski, directeur de l'armement Chipolbrok, assisté de son collègue, le capt. Dong Qing Ru, à l'occasion du mainden trip du m/v "Norwid", un "triple decker" de 22.271 t aligné dans le service sur la Chine (1). Chipolbrok est un important client du port d'Anvers, d'où il assure plusieurs services axés sur le conventionnel/breakbulk et les cargaisons industrielles, secteur vis-à-vis duquel il s'inscrit en tant que leader pour ce qui est de la desserte de la Chine.
  • Wilton Fijenoord Holding repris par RDM
    RDM Technology Holding et Wilton Fijenoord Holding de Schiedam se sont mis d'accord sur la reprise du chantier naval Wilton Fijenoord (WF) de Schiedam et des filiales Verolme Botlek et Verolme Heusden par RDM. Une lettre d'intention en ce sens a été signée mardi après-midi. Si les formalités de reprise sont menées à bien, une partie du terrain du chantier sera revendue à la "Yssel Vliet Combinatie" (YVC). Ce chantier de Rotterdam voudrait bien déménager à Schiedam afin de s'établir en aval des ponts sur la Nieuwe Maas, qui constituent des obstacles.
  • Le gouvernement met fin à la grève au Danemark
    Au moment de mettre sous presse, le gouvernement danois introduisait au Parlement une loi imposant la fin de la grève touchant une grande partie du secteur privé. Sauf accident de parcours, le Parlement devait accepter la proposition gouvernementale, mais le retour au travail n'est prévu que pour jeudi ou - plus probablement - lundi prochain.
  • Penske Logistics Europe crée un centre de dispatching européen à Maastricht
    Le groupe Penske Logistics Europe a annoncé qu'il a établi un centre de dispatching aux Pays-Bas, d'où seront planifiés et gérés tous les flux de transport des clients de l'entreprise. Le but du Pan-European Transport Routing Center est d'optimiser la capacité de transport en Europe.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA to assure ACCC on boycotts today
    The Maritime Union of Australia is to provide written undertakings to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today on its position regarding secondary boycotts.
    The alleged action was to have been directed at non-union stevedoring facilities.
  • April loading through PWCS below target
    Loading through Port Waratah Coal services during April was slightly below target due to some unplanned maintenance of the second shiploader at the Carrington terminal.
    Just under 5.5 million tonnes of coal was received at the Newcastle facility during April, with 5.3 million tonnes loaded aboard.
  • Airlines puzzled over bias report
    An overseas media report which suggests that airline discrimination against forwarders in Australia is rife has been greeted with puzzlement by the accused players here, who have largely dismissed the report as a storm in a teacup.
    The front page report in the London-based "Aircargo News" last month said its inquiries revealed that airlines favour larger forwarders and are involved in unfair trading through pointing the shipper "in the right direction" for forwarding needs.
  • Wallenius and Wilhelmsen to extend tie-up
    Wallenius Lines and Wilhelmsen lines have agreed to extend their existing space charter arrangements with one another, effective July 1.
    According to Wallenius, the company will be able to increase its service frequency, offering customers three sailings a month from Europe to Australia.
    Wilhelmsen said the agreement related primarily to hardware, and would result in space rationalisation.
  • MUA back at work but tale still twists
    In another twist of the dispute between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia, the stevedore yesterday gave notice that it intended to terminate labour supply contracts with its insolvent employment companies.
    According to the notice, within 14 days the company's labor companies would no longer be responsible for supplying labor to Patrick. That would enable Patrick to get rid of the workers once and for all and replace them with alternative labor.

TradeWindsweb site
  • The bug: just 603 days to go
    SHIPPING FACES A NIGHTMARE of unknown proportions from the Millennium Bug. Some of the industry's top organisations admit they do not have a clear idea of the scale of the problem that will be caused by the inevitable failure of microchips.
    The cost of preventing the disastrous prospect of vessels running out of control in busy shipping lanes with navigation systems going haywire as year 2000 dawns could be colossal.The industry is only just waking up to one of the greatest dangers it has ever had to confront.
  • Tears down the road
    JUNK BONDS are the flavour of the month in shipping right now. But there are likely to be tears down the road, according to the experts, with a high proportion of owners defaulting on their loans.
  • 60 on US Coast Guard's blacklist
    THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD has put 60 shipping companies on a new list of owners it will target for port state control inspections. It includes some surprising names.
  • Singapore swingers
    INTERTANKO'S annual get-together attracted a big turnout in Singapore. There were some well-known faces but other big names decided to take a rain-check.Picture and reports in this week's edition.
  • Winners and losers
    WHO'S THE KING of the liner companies? We analyse the best and worst performers.
  • Tony hits a high note
    TONY BURGESS, the most famous notary in shipping, has a love of opera that has led to a writing achievement.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
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
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
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%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
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
INSTITUTIONS
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
RIVER TRANSPORT
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.
PORTS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
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
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
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
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› 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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
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
TRUCKING
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
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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