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December 9, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp wooing Asian shippers with lower fees
    Belgian port's terminal handling charges one-third less than at other European ports
  • Small M'sian shipping firms urged to act to ensure Y2K compliance
  • New Subic Bay chief aims to develop port
  • Austal delivers second catamaran to French firm
  • Second Disney cruise ship to sail in August
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila woos Cathay back to PAL with new offer
    Govt agencies willing to extend bridge financing to PAL if HK carrier becomes partner
  • BA chief foresees very tough business conditions
  • Oneworld to add 2 more airline members soon
  • Foreign airlines cut flights to Japan
  • Boeing counting on private airlines
  • French giants make strong sales pitch
Features
  • Partners in spat over control
    Clash casts cloud over aerospace and defence mergers meant to prepare Europe for battle with US giants
Columns
  • Declaring Y2K compliance through Straitrep a complex issue

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp wooing Asian shippers with lower fees
    Belgian port's terminal handling charges one-third less than at other European ports
  • Small M'sian shipping firms urged to act to ensure Y2K compliance
  • New Subic Bay chief aims to develop port
  • Austal delivers second catamaran to French firm
  • Second Disney cruise ship to sail in August
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila woos Cathay back to PAL with new offer
    Govt agencies willing to extend bridge financing to PAL if HK carrier becomes partner
  • BA chief foresees very tough business conditions
  • Oneworld to add 2 more airline members soon
  • Foreign airlines cut flights to Japan
  • Boeing counting on private airlines
  • French giants make strong sales pitch
Features
  • Partners in spat over control
    Clash casts cloud over aerospace and defence mergers meant to prepare Europe for battle with US giants
Columns
  • Declaring Y2K compliance through Straitrep a complex issue

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp wooing Asian shippers with lower fees
    Belgian port's terminal handling charges one-third less than at other European ports
  • Small M'sian shipping firms urged to act to ensure Y2K compliance
  • New Subic Bay chief aims to develop port
  • Austal delivers second catamaran to French firm
  • Second Disney cruise ship to sail in August
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila woos Cathay back to PAL with new offer
    Govt agencies willing to extend bridge financing to PAL if HK carrier becomes partner
  • BA chief foresees very tough business conditions
  • Oneworld to add 2 more airline members soon
  • Foreign airlines cut flights to Japan
  • Boeing counting on private airlines
  • French giants make strong sales pitch
Features
  • Partners in spat over control
    Clash casts cloud over aerospace and defence mergers meant to prepare Europe for battle with US giants
Columns
  • Declaring Y2K compliance through Straitrep a complex issue

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp wooing Asian shippers with lower fees
    Belgian port's terminal handling charges one-third less than at other European ports
  • Small M'sian shipping firms urged to act to ensure Y2K compliance
  • New Subic Bay chief aims to develop port
  • Austal delivers second catamaran to French firm
  • Second Disney cruise ship to sail in August
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila woos Cathay back to PAL with new offer
    Govt agencies willing to extend bridge financing to PAL if HK carrier becomes partner
  • BA chief foresees very tough business conditions
  • Oneworld to add 2 more airline members soon
  • Foreign airlines cut flights to Japan
  • Boeing counting on private airlines
  • French giants make strong sales pitch
Features
  • Partners in spat over control
    Clash casts cloud over aerospace and defence mergers meant to prepare Europe for battle with US giants
Columns
  • Declaring Y2K compliance through Straitrep a complex issue

Sched Netweb site
  • Guangzhou dredging project to expand port capacity
  • Panama Canal to adopt post2000 programme
  • Improvements via Internet, advises APL VP
  • Clarification of HKSTA service contract awards
  • New Asian carrier co-operation planned
  • PAL starts new talks
  • UPS reports strong Q3 results
  • Boeing to cutback staff

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 8, 1998
  • Disagreement between EU and Switzerland on aviation treaty
  • GE Plastics still stuck to Frans Maas
  • Criticism of Northwest Airlines 'din'
  • KLM load factor continues to drop
  • 2000 guarantee also demanded in Asia
  • Higher road haulage profits

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US strategy in banana tiff: Divide and conquer
  • Hoffa's elected Teamster president and at Overnite, there's a strike threat
  • Juice dumping at core of apple growers' lawsuit
  • Teamsters order strike against ANR Advance
  • O'Toole will be the new president of MEBA
  • Agriculture Department lists countries free of livestock disease
  • Detained Pakistani vessel sneaks away from Mexico into US waters
  • Bechtel/Adtranz low bidder on southern New Jersey light rail transit system
  • Freight Watch - Panama activity
Transportation
  • Carriers begin accepting AES
  • Indian air merger may fly into union opposition
  • Customs probers in Miami shift focus to cars, drugs
  • Singapore Airlines denies interest in Philippine Air
  • FDX shares up on reported Net potential
  • Singapore Air won't reroute flights after FAA tank ruling
  • CN chief seeks lower taxes and deregulation
  • C.H. Powell's upgrade offers a case study of change
Maritime
  • IMO seen to start bulker safety overhaul
  • AEI signs preliminary contract with FastShip
  • Officials vow to push OECD pact
  • Carl J. Thorsen, industry veteran, dies at 74
  • Dutch firm likely to buy Romanian shipyard
  • Zim Israel Navigation wins priority berthing at Korea's new Pusan terminal
  • Singapore accelerates tug liberalization in effort to shake economic doldrums
  • Creel, FMC, after long wait to unveil Internet rules today
  • Delaware River ports ready for boost in fruit shipments

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US strategy in banana tiff: Divide and conquer
  • Hoffa's elected Teamster president and at Overnite, there's a strike threat
  • Juice dumping at core of apple growers' lawsuit
  • Teamsters order strike against ANR Advance
  • O'Toole will be the new president of MEBA
  • Agriculture Department lists countries free of livestock disease
  • Detained Pakistani vessel sneaks away from Mexico into US waters
  • Bechtel/Adtranz low bidder on southern New Jersey light rail transit system
  • Freight Watch - Panama activity
Transportation
  • Carriers begin accepting AES
  • Indian air merger may fly into union opposition
  • Customs probers in Miami shift focus to cars, drugs
  • Singapore Airlines denies interest in Philippine Air
  • FDX shares up on reported Net potential
  • Singapore Air won't reroute flights after FAA tank ruling
  • CN chief seeks lower taxes and deregulation
  • C.H. Powell's upgrade offers a case study of change
Maritime
  • IMO seen to start bulker safety overhaul
  • AEI signs preliminary contract with FastShip
  • Officials vow to push OECD pact
  • Carl J. Thorsen, industry veteran, dies at 74
  • Dutch firm likely to buy Romanian shipyard
  • Zim Israel Navigation wins priority berthing at Korea's new Pusan terminal
  • Singapore accelerates tug liberalization in effort to shake economic doldrums
  • Creel, FMC, after long wait to unveil Internet rules today
  • Delaware River ports ready for boost in fruit shipments

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US strategy in banana tiff: Divide and conquer
  • Hoffa's elected Teamster president and at Overnite, there's a strike threat
  • Juice dumping at core of apple growers' lawsuit
  • Teamsters order strike against ANR Advance
  • O'Toole will be the new president of MEBA
  • Agriculture Department lists countries free of livestock disease
  • Detained Pakistani vessel sneaks away from Mexico into US waters
  • Bechtel/Adtranz low bidder on southern New Jersey light rail transit system
  • Freight Watch - Panama activity
Transportation
  • Carriers begin accepting AES
  • Indian air merger may fly into union opposition
  • Customs probers in Miami shift focus to cars, drugs
  • Singapore Airlines denies interest in Philippine Air
  • FDX shares up on reported Net potential
  • Singapore Air won't reroute flights after FAA tank ruling
  • CN chief seeks lower taxes and deregulation
  • C.H. Powell's upgrade offers a case study of change
Maritime
  • IMO seen to start bulker safety overhaul
  • AEI signs preliminary contract with FastShip
  • Officials vow to push OECD pact
  • Carl J. Thorsen, industry veteran, dies at 74
  • Dutch firm likely to buy Romanian shipyard
  • Zim Israel Navigation wins priority berthing at Korea's new Pusan terminal
  • Singapore accelerates tug liberalization in effort to shake economic doldrums
  • Creel, FMC, after long wait to unveil Internet rules today
  • Delaware River ports ready for boost in fruit shipments

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • TACA Lines Files Appeal with Court on EC Fines
  • ANL, CGM Merger Completed
  • Kobe Receives New Vessel Calls for Med. Service

urgente online pressweb site
  • La Comisión Europea autorizará el acuerdo postal REIMS II
  • Bruselas moderniza la seguridad de la navegación marítima
  • Thyssen centra en España la venta de pasarelas para aviones
  • Frans Maas completa el plan anual de expansión en España
  • Los choferes planean la huelga este fin de semana
  • Cathay Pacific renuncia a comprar Philippine Airlines
  • SAirGroup compra el 45 por ciento de la aerol'nea italiana Air Europe
  • Budget Rent a Car, a por el mercado español

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Highways: route cleared for shortlisting bidders
  • Import Containers arriving from JN Port to Mulund CFS (East)
  • Fieo prescribes recipe for export promotion
  • Major industrial conference in Madhya Pradesh
  • HSL plans new floating dock
  • State to focus on export potential of 7 industries
  • Study group set up to improve infrastructure
  • Canada ready for tie-ups in AP core sector
  • 8 items alone constitute 22 pc of export basket!
  • Karnataka has attracted
  • Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
  • New Central Excise levy for textile processors soon
  • Cotton yarn exports go abegging
  • IOC plans to raise KBPL pipeline capacity
  • Customs collection grew
  • ChPT angling for more ADB funds in Ennore phase II
  • Time to act, feels Ficci President
  • Trade diplomacy dept soon
  • UASC gets last of ten 3,800 TEU containerships

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Work on stalled Hong Kong box terminal set to start next year
    THE long-awaited construction of Hong Kong's HK$10bn (US$1.29bn) Container Terminal 9 is set to begin by the middle ofnext year following yesterday's signing of the land grant for the project between the government and developers.
  • Stena to cut 800 jobs as duty-free changes bite
    Loss-making Stena Line is to cut 36% of its workforce in Scandinavia because of the abolition of duty-frees next summer.
  • Ugland Nordic snaps up Jahre
    OSLO-listed Ugland Nordic Shipping has acquired cash-rich Jahre Tankers through the purchase of about 3.84m shares from the two largest shareholders, Bulls Tankrederi and Thor Dahl Shipping. The agreement is subject to due diligence.
  • Junk bond buy-back plan by MC Shipping
    MC Shipping has said it will begin buying back the company's high-yield bonds "when the price is deemed attractive", citing "the present volatile state of both the stock market and the high-yield bond market".
  • Review urged over Cargill acquisition
    US secretary of agriculture Dan Glickman has requested the Justice Department initiate a review of US agribusiness Cargill's proposed acquisition of arch-competitor Continental Grain Company's grain trading unit.
  • Japan urges tougher controls
    SEVEN out of 10 smaller foreign flag ships calling in Japanese ports fail to match international standards, according to the Japan Captains' Association.
  • BP and Caltex in Australia talks
    BP Australia and Caltex have announced they are holding detailed discussions over possible shared refining and shipping facilities in Australia.
  • Disney sets wonderdate
    Disney's second cruiseship, Disney Wonder will make her first commercial cruise on August 15 next year, some months later than planned and well into the summer holiday season, writes David Mott.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Two more ground handlers for Sydney
    Sydney Airport is poised to sign agreements with independent companies Jardine Airport Services Australia and Ogden Aviation for new ground handling licences at the airport, paving the way for additional capacity and choice for international carriers at the capacity-strained airport.
    The two independent companies will join incumbent ground handling service providers -- Ansett and Qantas. A formal announcement is expected within two weeks, with construction and start-up of new services likely to begin next year.
  • ATN revealed as finalist for V/Line Freight
    Ed Burkhardt, chairman of Tasrail's parent company Australian Transport Network, revealed yesterday that ATN has been short-listed as a preferred bidder for Victoria's rail freight operation V-Line Freight Corporation.
    Mr Burkhardt, who is also the chairman of New Zealand rail concern Tranz Rail Holdings Ltd, made the announcement at Tranz Rail's annual general meeting in New Zealand yesterday.
  • Award ruling soon
    The Australian Industrial Relations Commission yesterday completed its deliberations on simplification of the Maritime Industry Modern Ships Award 1989.
    A decision, possibly of an interim nature due to the fact that the award will be among those to be moved to a minimum safety net award, is expected shortly from Commissioner Wilks.
    The move to minimum safety net awards followed the commission's landmark test case earlier this year where the Full Bench ruled that paid rates awards must be converted into minimum safety net awards.
    This decision was seen as a boost to the federal government's award simplification reforms.
  • Road industry reserves LTC judgement
    The road transport industry was yesterday more circumspect than the rail industry in its reaction to the Australian Transport Council's decision to look into the establishment of a national 'Land Transport Commission'.
    At the end of their meeting in Mebourne on Friday, the federal, state and territory transport ministers said they had agreed on the need for an integrated approach to road and rail freight issues.
  • WA sets up rail advisory group
    An advisory group consisting of major rail industry stake holders has been formed to provide input to the Western Australian government on issues facing the rail sector.
    The WA Rail Advisory Council will be chaired by Transport director-general Dr Chris Whitaker and its members include private rail operators, brokers and freight forwarders, rail users from the mining, forestry and grains industries, government transport agencies, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy.
  • Increased live cattle export through northern ports expected
    Queensland expects to see some growth in livestock exports through several northern ports, according to Primary Industries Minister Henry Palaszczuk.
    Mr Palaszczuk told the official dinner of the Northern Livestock Export Working Group in Townsville that there may be some increased use of the gulf port of Karumba -- mainly to service the Philippines trade.
    "This is all the more so following recent successful trade promotions in the Philippines", he said.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 8, 1998
  • Norden To Write Down Fleet's Value
    D/S Norden will reportedly write down the value of its fleet by $23.5 million and was thus expecting a loss of nearly $22 million in 1998. The company cited a continued global slowdown and a depreciating dollar.
  • USDA Suspends Pakistan From Export Credit Program
    The U.S. Agriculture Department has suspended Pakistan from the GSM-102 export credit program after receiving several notices of missed payments. The suspension comes just days after Pakistan received an initial allocation of $60 million in GSM-102 credits to finance U.S. wheat in fiscal 1999, which began Oct 1.
  • Stena Lines To Cut 800
    Stena Line AB has reportedly started negotiations with unions to cut staff in Scandinavia by 800.
  • Greek Ferry Line Okd For Public Run
    Greece's capital market commission granted a conditional approval to the initial public offering of ferry operator ANEK Lines for listing on the Athens bourse's main market.
  • Viking Line To Sail Around Duty Free Restriction
    Finnish passenger ferry operator Viking Line will reportedly continue duty-free sales on its routes between Finland and Sweden --despite European Union plans to abolish the sales next July -- circumventing the ban by stopping at Finland's autonomous Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea, which enjoy special status in the EU.
  • FastShip Project Gain Support
    The FastShip Project, which is determined to build vessels capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean in ultra-fast fashion, has received support from Air Express International (AEI), which has agreed to take space on the first of a new generation of fast Atlantic container ships The agreement is conditional on FastShips building at least three of the vessels and dedicating them to the transatlantic service.
  • Yangming Secures $200M For Vessel Purchases
    Taiwan's Yangming Marine Corp. is set to enter a finance pact with a group of international lenders for a US$200 million syndicated loan under "U.K. lease" terms to purchase vessels.  Citibank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Halifax Plc, Britain's Lloyds TSB Group Plc and other banks are all reported to be together for the loan. In July, Yangming signed a deal to buy five 5,500 TEU ships from South Korea's Hyundai Group for about US$300 million, for delivery by early 2001.
  • Berge Hugin Departs For British North Sea
    The production ship Berge Hugin has left the Aker McNulty yard in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the Pierce oilfield in the British sector of the North Sea. The vessel has undergone conversion from a multi-purpose shuttle tanker to a production ship with a capacity of 45,000 bpd and is due to begin operations at the field before year end.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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