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April 9, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Court orders reprieve for sacked Aussie dock workers
    ITF threatens to target Patrick, boycott shippers using non-union labour in Australia
  • Australia govt ready to sue trade union groups
  • Canberra sets reform objectives
  • Keppel Singmarine to build 2 more vessels for AP Moller
  • Taiwan gives nod to Yang Ming, Cosco for cross-strait sailing
Air and Land Transport
  • S&P forecasts overcast skies for Asian airlines for next 2 years
    Credit rating agency expects many airlines to form regionalalliances to cut costs
  • US safety official calls for mandatory checks on B747 wiring
  • 2 Japan airlines trying to avoid possible strike
  • EC expected to clear BA-American alliance by end-April
  • US transport dept scrutinises airlines' on-time claims
  • MAS in engine repair deal
Features
  • Battle to be a cut above
    Boom in low-cost airlines spurs a sharp rise in advertising as they compete to carve out a distinctive brand name
Columns
  • Last year's newbuilding boom continues with surge in tanker orders

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Court orders reprieve for sacked Aussie dock workers
    ITF threatens to target Patrick, boycott shippers using non-union labour in Australia
  • Australia govt ready to sue trade union groups
  • Canberra sets reform objectives
  • Keppel Singmarine to build 2 more vessels for AP Moller
  • Taiwan gives nod to Yang Ming, Cosco for cross-strait sailing
Air and Land Transport
  • S&P forecasts overcast skies for Asian airlines for next 2 years
    Credit rating agency expects many airlines to form regionalalliances to cut costs
  • US safety official calls for mandatory checks on B747 wiring
  • 2 Japan airlines trying to avoid possible strike
  • EC expected to clear BA-American alliance by end-April
  • US transport dept scrutinises airlines' on-time claims
  • MAS in engine repair deal
Features
  • Battle to be a cut above
    Boom in low-cost airlines spurs a sharp rise in advertising as they compete to carve out a distinctive brand name
Columns
  • Last year's newbuilding boom continues with surge in tanker orders

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Court orders reprieve for sacked Aussie dock workers
    ITF threatens to target Patrick, boycott shippers using non-union labour in Australia
  • Australia govt ready to sue trade union groups
  • Canberra sets reform objectives
  • Keppel Singmarine to build 2 more vessels for AP Moller
  • Taiwan gives nod to Yang Ming, Cosco for cross-strait sailing
Air and Land Transport
  • S&P forecasts overcast skies for Asian airlines for next 2 years
    Credit rating agency expects many airlines to form regionalalliances to cut costs
  • US safety official calls for mandatory checks on B747 wiring
  • 2 Japan airlines trying to avoid possible strike
  • EC expected to clear BA-American alliance by end-April
  • US transport dept scrutinises airlines' on-time claims
  • MAS in engine repair deal
Features
  • Battle to be a cut above
    Boom in low-cost airlines spurs a sharp rise in advertising as they compete to carve out a distinctive brand name
Columns
  • Last year's newbuilding boom continues with surge in tanker orders

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Court orders reprieve for sacked Aussie dock workers
    ITF threatens to target Patrick, boycott shippers using non-union labour in Australia
  • Australia govt ready to sue trade union groups
  • Canberra sets reform objectives
  • Keppel Singmarine to build 2 more vessels for AP Moller
  • Taiwan gives nod to Yang Ming, Cosco for cross-strait sailing
Air and Land Transport
  • S&P forecasts overcast skies for Asian airlines for next 2 years
    Credit rating agency expects many airlines to form regionalalliances to cut costs
  • US safety official calls for mandatory checks on B747 wiring
  • 2 Japan airlines trying to avoid possible strike
  • EC expected to clear BA-American alliance by end-April
  • US transport dept scrutinises airlines' on-time claims
  • MAS in engine repair deal
Features
  • Battle to be a cut above
    Boom in low-cost airlines spurs a sharp rise in advertising as they compete to carve out a distinctive brand name
Columns
  • Last year's newbuilding boom continues with surge in tanker orders

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL launch new Scandinavia-Baltic route
  • MOL realigns Express services
  • Singapore company signs Indian port deal
  • New call at Bandar Abbas
  • New Hapag-Lloyd ship named in Singapore
  • Singapore company buys Japanese boxship
  • Korea and Belgium to increase cargo flights
  • China to open aviation industry to overseas investors
  • UPS makes a place for itself in Rhode Island
  • Cathay begins twice-daily Kuala Lumpur service

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 8, 1998
  • Drewry: 200 new container terminals needed by 2005
  • Result Möller disappointing
  • Plan: 'taxi exchange' for containers
  • KLM orders four Boeings 737
  • Inland shipping laughs, transhipment company cries

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Dockers let to walk out at 8:30 a.m. Thursday
  • 'K' Line starts new 5-year management plan
  • China/RoK route carriers move to recover rates
  • Senate ready to vote on ship reform bill
  • Kintetsu opens subsidiary in Costa Rica

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • U.S. inks aviation deal with France
  • Horizon Dash-8 debuts at expanded Moses Lake airport
  • Expeditors offices win ISO 9002 status
  • Schnitzer board Oks dividend
  • Germany awards Grand Cross to Hanjin Shipping chairman
  • ANZDL uses down time to upgrade ships
  • South Seas taps general agent for New Zealand

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Patrick faces legal challenge
    PATRICK Stevedores was yesterday fighting off the first legal challenges to the dramatic shedding of its entire Australian unionised workforce on Tuesday night.
  • Containership breaks unofficial union embargo
    THE Mediterranean Shipping Company containership MSC Singapore yesterday became the first vessel to break the unofficial maritime union embargo and to have cargo handled by dock workers trained by the National Farmers Federation.
  • NYK 'can lead restructuring'
    JAPAN'S largest shipping group Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has a "historic opportunity" to lead the way in restructuring the nation's shipping industry, according to a leading investment bank.
  • New Dm60m survey vessel for BSH New Dm60m survey vessel for BSH
    GERMAN shipping authority Bundesamt fuer Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) will get a new survey vessel, the Komet, writes Christian Koehl, Bonn.
  • Tugboat pilots warn of 'unqualified' operators
    STRIKING Mississippi River tugboat pilots have warned that allegedly unqualified persons may now be operating tugs and insist that the US Coast Guard "closely monitors" the situation.
  • Good start for Gotaverken
    GOTHENBURG'S Gotaverken Cityvarvet is expecting a busy year in 1998, as demonstrated by the regular docking and hull modification order placed by Norway's Haugesund-based Johannes Ostensjo for platform supply vessels Edda Freya and Edda Frende. The vessels required 30 tonnes of steel each for the refit jobs.
  • Indonesia bid to solve box shortage crisis
    EXPORT and shipowning representative associations are to meet in Jakarta today in a bid to find common ground on how to resolve the box shortage crippling the nation's exporting efforts.
  • French shipowners seek duty-free deal
    FRENCH shipowners have called for compromise in the current controversy over the European Commission's planned abolition of duty-free sales next year, suggesting that articles currently sold duty-free could be subjected to tax at a special low rate of between 3% and 5%.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 8, 1998
  • German pilotage study still under discussion
    DISCUSSION is continuing on a study of German pilotage carried out last year by the federal ministry of transport.
  • Mississippi tow-boat strike inconsequential
    THE Mississippi tow-boat masters union, Pilots Agree, has gone ahead with a long threatened strike but disruptions to shipping appear to be minimal.
  • USCG investigates Mississippi crash
    THE US Coast Guard could impose more regulations on static river gambling vessels following a collision between three barges and a moored floating casino at St Louis.
  • Netherlands to fund Cuban ro-ros
    THE Damex shipyard, Cuba, has confirmed it will use a $3.3m Dutch grant to build two 1,450 dwt ro-ro vessels for Cuba's Navegacion Caribe.
  • Austal Ships sells to the Turks
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal Ships has signed the nation's biggest lightweight shipping industry deal by selling new ferries to Turkey's Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri.
  • Norsk Hydro plans Californian facility
    HYDRO Agri, Norsk Hydro's US subsidiary, has announced plans for a 9m gallon tank farm at Port Hueneme.
  • Europa's replacement crew chosen
    HAPAG-Lloyd's work council has announced the replacement of 70 of the Europa's crew following their recent walk out.
  • Stena acquires UNS shares
    THE Stena group has announced its purchase of five per cent of the shares in Norwegian shipowner, Ugland Nordic Shipping .
  • AP Moller announce record profits
    THE Danish shipping group AP Moller has reported a 12 per cent rise in net profit to Dkr 2.5bn ($357m) for 1997, its all-time record.
  • Stolt-Nielsen order causes losses at Danyards
    THE Danish shipbuilder Danyards has announced a loss of Dkr 288m ($41m) last year, following delays with the Stolt-Nielsen order for a series of advanced chemical carriers.
  • Cargill blames Asian crisis for withdrawals
    CARGILL Grain Company's vp, Don Vogt, says the company may shut down operations in Seattle and shift exports to Portland, blaming financial pressure due to the Asian crisis.
  • Court overturns Patrick's mass sacking
    IN a dramatic turn late on Wednesday, Australia's Federal Court overturned the mass sacking of 1,400 Patrick stevedoring employees.
  • Australian government aids Patrick redundancies
    THE Australian government has introduced legislation to help pay redundancies to 1,400 stevedores sacked by Patrick late yesterday.
  • German builders' productivity remains strong
    FIGURES soon to be published by the German shipbuilders' association, VSM, show that vessel production is remaining strong despite a dramatic cut in the workforce.
  • Canadian National aids border clearances
    CANADIAN National Railway (CN) has introduced a new border clearance process that should speed the passage of cargo through Canadian and US Customs.
  • Tokyo blueprint for dock deregulation
    JAPAN has decided to adopt a new three-year deregulation plan that provides for the abolition of the existing dock industry supply-demand regulation set-up.
  • Work starts on Petronet lng terminal
    PETRONET LNG has started setting up a Rs 16bn ($405m) lng terminal project on the 50 hectare site allotted to it near Cochin on India's south-west coast.
  • MHI rethinks expansion plans
    JAPANESE shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has scaled back its expansion plan in a new mid-term business outline covering fiscal 1998 through fiscal 2001.
  • ILO issues crew fitness guidelines
    A COMPREHENSIVE set of guidelines for conducting pre-sea and periodic medical fitness examinations for seafarers has been formulated by the International Labour Organisation.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • United Alliance ramène Hanjin/DSR-Senator et Cho Yang à Anvers
    Le 21 avril prochain, le PC "Najran" (3.800 TEU) de l'armement United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) inaugurera à Anvers, au terminal de la Hessenatie sur l'Escaut, le démarrage du service "Asia Express Container Service" (AEC) du groupe United Alliance constitué on le sait, par les armements Hanjin et sa filiale DSR-Senator, Cho Yang et le partenaire UASC. Cette escale revêtira une importance assez particulière car d'une part, ce sera l'occasion pour l'armement UASC de présenter le premier de sa nouvelle série de 10 PC de cette taille, d'autre part, elle concrétisera le retour de DSR-Senator dans le cadre d'une escale directe à Anvers et y amènera un nouveau client: Hanjin.
  • Plan d'action des ports français pour les trafics de l'agriculture
    Dans le cadre des actions du Comité Interministériel de la Mer (CIM, Paris), le gouvernement de Lionel Jospin lance à son tour un plan d'action visant à renforcer l'attractivité des ports français pour les trafics de l'Agriculture. Bon nombre des mesures annoncées concernent l'harmonisation de la concurrence entre ports européens.
  • Eurotunnel revenue leaps 73%
    Eurotunnel has made a promising start to 1998 with first quarter revenue 73% ahead at GBP 124.3 million, car shuttle traffic 91% up at 680,875 and new contracts adding more than 300,000 tonnes to take rail freight movements to 832,972 tonnes. Freight shuttles, which did not restart until June 1997 after the tunnel fire, carried 159,192 lorries. March was the service's best month to date with 60,554 lorries and a new daily record of 2,901 set on March 4th.
  • Travail portuaire: reprise des discussions à Anvers
    Mercredi dernier les syndicats CVD (catholique), ACLBV (libéral) et BTB (socialiste), ainsi que les organisations patronales portuaires ont renoué le dialogue à l'initiative du médiateur, l'échevin du port d'Anvers, ceci afin de sortir d'une impasse dangereuse.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Reith outlines seven benchmark objectives
    IN THE wake of Patrick's decision to sack its entire workforce, the federal government yesterday announced "seven benchmark objectives" for waterfront reform.
    Minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith said that as part of the reform package the government had established a framework to ensure that any workers made redundant through restructuring of the waterfront received the full value of their benefits.
  • Lines coy about Patrick plans
    PATRICK clients were yesterday keeping their counsel over whether or not they would use the new P&CS-manned Patrick operation, although the company's biggest client, Mediterranean Shipping Company, was stating a clear position.
    With five ships currently on the coast and 464 Australian port calls per annum, MSC spokesman Alan Brown told DCN the company had long-term contracts with Patrick and expected them to honour those contracts.
  • Confident MUA looks for public support
    THE Maritime Union of Australia is confident it can overcome the federal government's latest attempt at waterfront reform, the national secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, John Coombs, predicted yesterday.
    Mr Coombs told DCN he did not believe there was a great deal of support in the community for the method in which the government has promoted that change.
    He said the outcome of the union's action in the Federal Court, which was aimed at preventing Patrick's move could have a significant effect on the row, particularly in the Court ruled in the union's favour.
  • Service providers fear losses
    THE phrase 'no gain without pain' has been used repeatedly on the waterfront and the 'pain' element looks set to become a truism for many service providers not directly involved in the dispute, with many already saying they will lose business if the situation escalates or drags on.
    Port Phillip Sea Pilots president Charles Griffithss said: "We're losing some of our business of course, although at the moment it's only Patrick that's affected. But if it spreads we estimate what we will lose will be about 15 per cent of our business… probably not more than that because it's just not cost effective to ship cargo to Adelaide and move it back by train."
  • Hein not surprised but still cautious
    THE chairman of P&O Australia, Richard Hein, said yesterday that he was not surprised by the mass dismissal of waterfront workers by Patrick.
    Mr Hein said he was surprised that it took so long for the dispute to come to a head.
    Although he confirmed that P&O supported Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith's benchmark objectives for the Australian waterfront, Mr Hein was cautious when asked when the company would also be taking advantage of the redundancy provisions being advanced by the government.
    He said P&O Ports and the Maritime Union of Australia were continuing to consult on further waterfront reform.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Transportation
  • US-France accord risks EU challenge
  • UPS distribution center to open near Mexico City
  • Lack of equipment prompts concern
  • Lufthansa Cargo plans call center in Germany
  • Taiwan aviation revamp may entail a little help from foreign experts
Maritime
  • Port disruption remains minimal as pilot strike goes on
  • Great Lakes carriers off and running
  • A second conference adds canal surcharge
  • Patrick Stevedores fires 2,100 dockers; federation warns lines on nonunion labor
  • Moller posts profit rise for '97; ship operations up marginally
  • Oslo ship index soared 10% in March on record volume
  • Tom Baldwin's Inside Talk on shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Transportation
  • US-France accord risks EU challenge
  • UPS distribution center to open near Mexico City
  • Lack of equipment prompts concern
  • Lufthansa Cargo plans call center in Germany
  • Taiwan aviation revamp may entail a little help from foreign experts
Maritime
  • Port disruption remains minimal as pilot strike goes on
  • Great Lakes carriers off and running
  • A second conference adds canal surcharge
  • Patrick Stevedores fires 2,100 dockers; federation warns lines on nonunion labor
  • Moller posts profit rise for '97; ship operations up marginally
  • Oslo ship index soared 10% in March on record volume
  • Tom Baldwin's Inside Talk on shipping

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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