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December 8, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA-CGM looks to profit from Indonesian market
  • Customs Pre-clearance zone for Darwin
  • Rotterdam demands vessels be millennium-proof
  • Wan Hai implements service extension scheme
  • Waiting time reduced at port of Shanghai
  • US seeks to open up China's aviation market
  • TNT predicts growth in Asia
  • Sharjah wins Dubai/ACI dispute

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 7, 1998
  • Amsterdam Airport was Israeli military transit airport
  • German Betuwe rail link connection 'uncertain'
  • Cathay won't buy PAL stake
  • Provincial roads after all
  • 'Transport fairs a success'
  • Wella outsources cosmetics transport

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA appeals European antitrust fines
  • Shippers uneasy as Hoffa takes over Teamsters
  • Postal Service aims to recoup Yule season
  • Hoffa-led Teamsters issue strike threat against Overnite
  • Customs seizes Moon rock for sale in Miami
  • Planes, wine and workers snag Swiss-EU trade pact
  • Greece looks to privatize Olympic Airways by next March
  • Romania's second-largest shipyard likely to be sold to Dutch company
  • British truckers say stowaway fines are unfair
Transportation
  • Daewoo to open auto assembly plant
  • IC promotes Kammerer as STB reviews CN merger
  • BNSF reshuffles team, aims to upgrade service
  • JOC index loss still beats the Dow
Maritime
  • Second tender planned for ship line
  • Federal court says three firms must pay for chemical spill cleanup in Louisiana
  • Hutchison offered 50% stake in ECT
  • Transroll, Hamburg-Sud form traffic partnership
  • Maersk, Sea-Land reportedly eliminate Philadelphia's bid
  • Navy port spills by location
  • ILWU and West Coast waterfront employers prepare for tough negotiations
  • Navy's oil, fuel spills pollute US waters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA appeals European antitrust fines
  • Shippers uneasy as Hoffa takes over Teamsters
  • Postal Service aims to recoup Yule season
  • Hoffa-led Teamsters issue strike threat against Overnite
  • Customs seizes Moon rock for sale in Miami
  • Planes, wine and workers snag Swiss-EU trade pact
  • Greece looks to privatize Olympic Airways by next March
  • Romania's second-largest shipyard likely to be sold to Dutch company
  • British truckers say stowaway fines are unfair
Transportation
  • Daewoo to open auto assembly plant
  • IC promotes Kammerer as STB reviews CN merger
  • BNSF reshuffles team, aims to upgrade service
  • JOC index loss still beats the Dow
Maritime
  • Second tender planned for ship line
  • Federal court says three firms must pay for chemical spill cleanup in Louisiana
  • Hutchison offered 50% stake in ECT
  • Transroll, Hamburg-Sud form traffic partnership
  • Maersk, Sea-Land reportedly eliminate Philadelphia's bid
  • Navy port spills by location
  • ILWU and West Coast waterfront employers prepare for tough negotiations
  • Navy's oil, fuel spills pollute US waters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA appeals European antitrust fines
  • Shippers uneasy as Hoffa takes over Teamsters
  • Postal Service aims to recoup Yule season
  • Hoffa-led Teamsters issue strike threat against Overnite
  • Customs seizes Moon rock for sale in Miami
  • Planes, wine and workers snag Swiss-EU trade pact
  • Greece looks to privatize Olympic Airways by next March
  • Romania's second-largest shipyard likely to be sold to Dutch company
  • British truckers say stowaway fines are unfair
Transportation
  • Daewoo to open auto assembly plant
  • IC promotes Kammerer as STB reviews CN merger
  • BNSF reshuffles team, aims to upgrade service
  • JOC index loss still beats the Dow
Maritime
  • Second tender planned for ship line
  • Federal court says three firms must pay for chemical spill cleanup in Louisiana
  • Hutchison offered 50% stake in ECT
  • Transroll, Hamburg-Sud form traffic partnership
  • Maersk, Sea-Land reportedly eliminate Philadelphia's bid
  • Navy port spills by location
  • ILWU and West Coast waterfront employers prepare for tough negotiations
  • Navy's oil, fuel spills pollute US waters

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Coega hiccup
  • Safmarine bidders - all the options
  • Sasfin gets the go-ahead to set up banking subsidiary
  • Tank container factory opens with near full order book
  • Safmarine builds triple-storey hostel out of 47 containers
  • SA slump likely to last till the end of next year
  • Road transport hits the information highway
  • Third party distribution centre opens in CT
  • Durban company gets contract to build two new tugs
  • For the record
  • PE Chamber will host automotive export drive to UK next year
  • Portnet slates media rebuke over helicopter deal
  • Gulf Agency opens in Durban
  • Ming Universe arrives in Durban
  • Beira gets new handling equipment
  • Boeing lays off 20 000 as world recession bites
  • IDC to set up export-import bank
  • JJ's Airfreight opens its doors
  • Groupage slumps as increased duties batter importers
  • Zim petrol hike pumps up overborder haulage costs
  • Distrust in economy sees IMF freezing R1680m allocation
  • Rennies Intermodal hopes for Feb upturn
  • Flood of interest as second train leaves for Uganda
  • Natro takes the owner-driver route
  • Skilled SA staff tap into global opportunities
  • GAL offers fastest SA - New Orleans transit
  • UK donates R9-m to help beef up SA customs

Marine Logweb site
  • Halter and Bazan in fast ferry venture
    First delivery from U.S. yard to "prominent European operator" slated for 2000

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Australia gets A$10m back in ANL deal
    THE Australian government has recouped A$10m (US$6.4m) from the sale of ANL's liner shipping business to France's CGM Group, although the French company has also taken on liabilities of five times that figure.
  • Fund manager George Soros
    Fund manager George Soros said yesterday he believed world financial markets were still in a downtrend despite a strong recovery. Speaking at the London School of Economics, he called for regulation of hedge funds and predicted problems for the UK if its currency joined the Euro, saying that historically it was closer to the dollar. However, he said he could be wrong.
  • Greek ferry venture seeks listing
    MINOAN Flying Dolphins, the trade name for a new venture which will merge the high-speed ferry interests of the Ceres group and Minoan Lines on Greece's short haul passenger routes, is to seek a listing on the Athens Stock Exchange in the course of next year.
  • Seven lines facing Brussels fines for Adriatic price-fixing
    THE European Commission plans to decide on Wednesday the level of anti-trust fines on seven ferry lines serving routes between Italy and Greece, a commission source said yesterday, writes Nigel Tutt, Brussels. The fines will follow a commission investigation which found that the lines were price-fixing passenger, car and lorry fares between Ancona, Bari and Brindisi in Italy to Patras in Greece, they said. "A price-fixing cartel is 'a very serious' offence. But this case was only 'serious' because of the gravity of the offence. Fines for serious cases can vary between Ecu1m-Ecu20m per company," a source said.
  • EU takes a tougher line on state aids for shipbuilders
    A NEW regulation covering state aids to shipbuilding and other industries has been adopted by the Council of Ministers of the European Union and will take effect shortly.
  • Turkey cancels straits VTS system tenders
    Insufficient interest from contractors has caused the Turkish government to cancel tenders for a Vessel Traffic Information System due to be installed to provide radar and communications coverage over the Turkish straits.
  • Eurotunnel expands freight fleet
    Eurotunnel Freight has invested in two complete freight shuttles worth a total of '40m ($67.2m), the Anglo-French Channel Tunnel operator has announced.
  • Petroleum imports set to grow in key regions
    Clare Longley and Alison Smith report from the fourth Lloyd's Shipping Economist Products Tanker conference in London. LATIN America and the Mediterranean can expect to see further growth potential in terms of petroleum product imports towards 2000, according to shipbroker Simpson Spence & Young.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 7, 1998
  • Heavy snowfall paralyses Swedish port
    A HEAVY snowstorm has brought the Port of G'vle on the east coast of Sweden to a standstill.
  • Lorient-Casablanca route to be revived
    FRENCH liner operator Gulf Stream is hoping to restart a roro service between Lorient in north-west France and Casablanca in Morocco.
  • Minister boosts Colombo port promotion
    SRI Lanka's port development minister MHM Ashraff has set up a Port Promotion Council to recommend measures to improve efficiency at Colombo Port.
  • Renaissance delivery prompts order talks
    CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE has delivered the second of six cruiseships to US-based cruise line Renaissance Cruises.
  • Adelaide hits major throughput mark
    SEA-LAND (Australia)-operated Port Adelaide has exceeded 100,000 teu in a single year for the first time in the port's history.
  • MC Shipping continues rejuvenation policy
    MC SHIPPING has sold a multipurpose/container feedership and reached agreement with insurance underwriters for damages on another vessel.
  • Zim partnership brings South Korean advantages
    ZIM has entered into a partnership with Dong-A subsidiary Korean Express Co regarding operation from two new container terminals in South Korea.
  • Four lines form South American co-operation
    TWO Brazilian and two European lines have confirmed they are to co-operate on the north Europe-east coast South America route.
  • Engineers assess damage to Antarctic vessel
    ENGINEERS are currently assessing the damage to the Antarctic research and supply ship Aurora Australis.
  • Adsteam buys Australian rival
    EXPANDING Australian towage operator Adsteam Marine has strengthened its presence in the domestic tug sector with a buyout of a rival business.
  • Strongest tanker escort tug launched
    DAKOTA Creek Industries of Anacortes in Washington state has launched the world's highest horsepower Voith Schneider tractor propulsion tug.
  • Former transport minister in kickback allegations
    URUGUAY'S former transport minister is alleged to have suggested that a $2m incentive had to be paid in order to win the tender for Montevideo's container terminal.
  • Philippines calls for mortgage law changes
    PHILIPPINES' officials have called for changes to the mortgage law as part of its bid to align its ship financing system with international requirements.
  • Canada to cut and freeze ice breaking fees
    CANADA has accepted a proposal from shippers and shipowners to cut its proposed Coast Guard icebreaking fees in half and keep them at that level for three years.
  • Research vessel picks up 52 refugees
    UKRAINIAN research vessel Akademik N Strakhov arrived in Valletta Grand Harbour yesterday morning with 52 would-be illegal immigrants on board.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Wallenius envisagerait de transférer ses activités atlantiques d'Anvers à Zeebrugge
    Il en est question depuis quelques mois et les rumeurs deviennent de plus en plus persistantes: l'armement Wallenius, le grand spécialiste européen du transport océanique de voitures neuves aurait l'intention de transférer ses activités atlantiques d'Anvers où ses navires sont traités au terminal pour voitures de la Hessenatie à la darse de Vrasene dans la zone portuaire de la rive gauche à Zeebrugge où un terminal dédié serait aménagé dans l'arrière-port.
  • Mærsk étudie l'implantation d'un hub dans le Sud de l'Inde
    Le groupe maritime danois Mærsk étudierait la possibilité d'implanter un nouveau port à containers dans le Tamil Nadu, l'Etat qui forme la pointe sud de l'Inde. Ce nouveau "hub" serait aménagé à proximité de la ville de Kolachel et pourrait vraisemblablement constituer une maillon de plus dans la chaîne de grands terminaux situés sur l'axe de navigation est-ouest et desservant des zones géographiques distinctes. On ignore si l'armement américain Sea-Land, partenaire habituel de Mærsk dans ce genre de projets, participerait à l'entreprise.
  • Les opérateurs citerniers belges menacent d'agir
    Les opérateurs citerniers intérieurs actifs sur le marché belge, menacent d'agir. "Si lundi aucun accord n'a été atteint avec les sociétés pétrolières, mardi, nous formerons des barrages sur le canal Albert, dans la région liégoise", c'est ce qui nous a été communiqué par téléphone le weekend dernier. Les opérateurs citerniers menacent d'entreprendre des actions pareilles sur le canal maritime Bruxelles-Escaut.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • SA gets head start on new regs
    South Australian truck operators will be the first to benefit from long-awaited proposals to increase truck mass limits, following the SA government's commitment to implement the proposed reforms by 1 January.
    However, truck operators in other states -- particularly in NSW, the ACT, Queensland and Tasmania -- could have to wait much longer before being able to take advantage of the reform.
  • Ports at standstill for meetings
    Cargo handling and shipping movements in most major Australian ports will come to a standstill today when members of the Maritime Union of Australia attend the union's annual general meeting.
    Work in a number of smaller ports will also be affected by similar meetings tomorrow.
    Normal cargo handling and shipping movements are expected to resume on the afternoon shift.
    Issues from the recent MUA national council meeting will be discussed at the meetings, with P&O Ports' plans for waterfront reform likely to receive particular attention.
  • CGM gets ANL for $10m plus
    ANL and the Commonwealth completed the sale of ANL's Liner Shipping division to France-based international shipping company, CGM, at the weekend, for $10 million.
    The Ministers for Finance and Transport, John Fahey and John Anderson, said ANL's container shipping business would operate under the commercial title, ANL Container Lines Pty Ltd.
  • Anderson explains national delay
    Federal Transport Minister John Anderson has decided to scrap the government's previously announced plan to introduce a modified mass limits regime for federally registered heavy vehicles from 1 January, following continued opposition to the proposal mainly from NSW and the ACT.
    At the conclusion of the Australian Transport Council meeting in Melbourne on Friday, Mr Anderson said his decision followed significant progress being made "towards a national approach" to the proposed increase in mass limits for vehicles utilising road friendly suspension systems.
  • ASR upbeat despite coal loss
    Australia Southern Railroad chief executive Chuck Chabot remains upbeat about the prospects of the South Australian rail freight business, despite the loss of one of its largest customers last week and questions being raised about the viability of the intra-state network.
    The Australian Democrats last week warned that the future of South Australia's intra-state freight rail network was under a cloud as a result of the Leigh Creek coal haulage contract going to the NSW-based FreightCorp rather than the Adelaide-based ASR.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 7, 1998
  • Babcock Wins Contract To Refit Naval Ship
    British engineering firm Babcock International Group won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defense to refit the 31,565 tons naval support vessel RFA Fort Victoria. Babcock said it secured the "multi-million pound" order against strong competition from commercial refit yards and other dockyards. The company did not disclose the contract value.  The refit at Babcock Rosyth in Scotland will start on February 1, 1999 and the work will last for 17 weeks employing about 250 at its peak. The contract includes the maintenance, survey and overhaul of all major ship's systems and equipment, said the company.
  • Singapore Liberalizes Tug Services In March
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will reportedly bring the third phase of its towage liberalization program forward to March 1, 1999 from July 1. Under the third and final phase, tug operators with public licenses would be allowed to provide towage services to all sectors within port waters.
  • TACA Shipping Lines To Appeal Fines
    Container shipping lines in the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA) have reportedly lodged an appeal against record fines imposed on them by the European Commission for breaking competition rules. The 15 TACA lines lodged an appeal with the European Court of First Instance on the grounds that they had not held a dominant market position. In September the Commission fined the shipping lines a record aggregate 273 million ecu for breaching competition rules by operating a price fixing cartel on the Atlantic trade.
  • EU To Fine Greek Ferries
    The European Commission will reportedly fine one Italian and six Greek ferry firms up to $23.41 million each for allegedly fixing prices on Adriatic Sea routes.
  • MC Shipping Sells Ship To Korean Interests
    MC Shipping Inc. is said to have sold a multipurpose/container feeder ship, the MC Emerald, to Korean interests for over $1 million.
  • Kvaerner, HDW Kiel Win Attica Deal
    Kvaerner ASA said that it and German shipyard HDW Kiel had reached a deal to supply 1,000 prefabricated modular cabins for four ferries ordered by Greece's Attica Enterprises. Kvaerner said the deal was won by its Finnish subsidiary Kvaerner Masa-Yards Piikkio Works.
  • Bimco, U.S. Work On Sea Safety Reporting System
    International shipowners organization Bimco said it has entered discussions with the U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration (Marad) to set up a system that would receive, analyze and disseminate information about unsafe occurrences at sea.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
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
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
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near 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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
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
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
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
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