BRIEFS

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12 January 2025 - Year XXIX

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BRIEFS

March 10, 1998

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Dock saga takes new twist Liner chief calls for more co-operation Conterm HK goes into Mediterranean market Maersk's latest addition named at Odense Steel Shipyard

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MARCH 9, 1998
Railtrack and Bechtel to buy Channel link firm UK rail privatization too expensive The Netherlands attracts 64 per cent of new European distribution centers Zeeland Seaports considers European complaint about Stora Record profit for MSAS

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Hyundai to launch Mid-East service P&O Nedlloyd seto to call Iran port Wilhelmsen Lines inks pact to build ro/ro ships Panama Canal draft to be cut to 37 feet UPS to build $860 million terminal

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Texaco signs on with expanded Port of Anacortes TOTE wins military quality award Greenbrier deal builds gateway to Europe DOT says balanced ISTEA needed for economic vitality Feds release airlines' consumer report card

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Romanian coup by ABN-Amro DUTCH banking group ABN-Amro has pulled off a coup in the competitive ship finance arena with a deal to advise the Romanian government on privatisation of the country's shipping sector, and its three leading state-owned shipping companies. US to debate Ocean Shipping Reform Act THE US Senate may, today, take up for debate and a final vote the long-dormant Ocean Shipping Reform Act liberalising the US Shipping Act of 1984. Tax concession blow for Newport News shipyard VIRGINIA'S General Assembly has dashed the hopes of Newport News Shipbuilding, the US' largest privately-owned newbuilding and repair facility, to obtain a $98m tax concession for building and operating a major research and development centre. Clinton backs Card for top post at USCG PRESIDENT Bill Clinton has approved the nomination of Vice-Admiral James Card for promotion to vice-commandant of the US Coast Guard. South Korean shipping acts to overcome financial crisis SOUTH Korea's shipyards believe they are currently in the best position, and top executives bristle at having to field questions about financial integrity. Russia starts tests on new navigation system NAVIGATION in the eastern waters of the Finnish Gulf should become safer due to a new satellite navigation system which has started trials last week near St Petersburg. Sergei Palekhov, director of the department of shipping security of Rosmorflot, the Russian Transport Ministry's maritime division, said the Russian-American Glonass/Navstar system would be more accurate than earlier systems. Nantes hopes for 1999 start on extension PORT of Nantes-Saint Nazaire is hoping that a public inquiry into its plans for a major FFr370m ($60,5m) extension to its container and bulk handling facilities will get under way before the end of this year, allowing construction work to start before the end of 1999. Sonag case settlement disappoints shippers SHIPPERS have expressed disappointment that an important legal dispute involving inland pricing by ocean carriers was settled out of court.

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MARCH 9, 1998
Stolthaven to acquire stake in Dovechem STOLTHAVEN Asia Pacific, the tanker and tank container subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen, is to acquire a 30 per cent stake in storage terminal operator Dovechem. Mersey Docks bids for Venezuelan port MERSEY Docks and Harbour Co has teamed up with two local companies to bid for the 30-year operating contract for the Venezuelan port of Guanta. Malta drops ferry modification plans MALTA'S government has dropped plans to modify a newbuilding ferry after studies showed the company would still be unable to compete on the Malta-Sicily route. Dockwise planning to order new heavy lift ships DUTCH heavy lift transporter Dockwise is planning to order two, possibly three, new heavy lift vessels. Manila ports seek further rate hikes ATI and ICTSI, the Manila-based port operators, are calling for another round of cargo handling rate increases to compensate for higher operational costs. Docenave to flag two bulkers back to Brazil BRAZILIAN dry bulk operator Docenave has announced that it will flag two vessels from Liberia to Brazil. MISC acquires Konsortium's shipping operations MALAYSIA International Shipping Corporation has taken over the shipping operations of troubled Konsortium Perkapalan owned by local transport tycoon Mirzan Mahathir. Gales delay cruiseship transfer STRONG winds prevented the newbuilding cruiseship Norwegian Sky being towed from Bremen to Bremerhaven last week. Wilhelmsen to build three roros at Daewoo WILHELMSEN has signed a letter of intent with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo for the construction of three roro vessels with an option for a further three. Foreigners short-listed for MDD job MALTA Drydocks has short-listed three foreigners for the post of ceo. Mercur to demerge wet and dry operations MERCUR Tankers is planning to demerge its tanker and dry cargo businesses and float the dry cargo business on the Oslo stock exchange. Sepetiba seeks hub port role BRAZILIAN president Fernando Henrique Cardoso has announced he is to set up an agency to promote the port of Sepetiba as a South Atlantic hub facility. SCI may float coastal shipping subsidiary STATE owned Shipping Corp of India is to explore the possibility of floating a subsidiary to develop coastal shipping in the country. Australia underwrites more export finance THE Australian government has announced further measures to underwrite the nation's exports to the financially troubled Asian market. BHP shipping division to be sold NEGOTIATIONS are underway to try to sell Broken Hill Proprietary's Australian shipping division.

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Le Parlement européen en conflit avec le Conseil des ministres Le Parlement européen se penche aujourd'hui à Strasbourg pour la deuxième fois sur une modification de la directive européenne existante (93/75/UE) concernant les normes minimales auxquelles doivent répondre les navires qui transportent des matières dangereuses ou polluantes de et vers les ports de l'Union européenne. L'adaptation de cette directive a pour but de renforcer la prévention et la lutte contre les accidents en mer impliquant des navires transportant ce type de cargaisons. Aucune nouvelle norme n'est toutefois prévue. Wilhelmsen s'adapte aux tendances dans le transport de voitures L'armement Wilhelmsen Lines vient de passer commande au chantier naval sud-coréen Daewoo de trois rouliers d'une nouvelle génération. Cette commande porte sur un montant de 240 millions de dollars (8,8 milliards de BEF) et va de pair avec une option sur trois unités identiques. Il s'agit d'un nouveau type de roulier particulièrement flexible, en ce sens qu'il est conçu pour le transport d'un nombre considérable de voitures, mais aussi de divers types de fret conditionné en ro/ro, qu'il s'agisse de breakbulk sur mafis ou de matériel lourd de génie civil et autres projets industriels. Cette commande s'inscrit dans la tendance qui marque aujourd'hui le marché des car carriers. Les échanges routiers avec le Maghreb devraient croître, mais... Les chances à venir pour le transport routier entre l'UE et le Maghreb sont excellentes, car on s'attend à une forte croissance économique en Afrique du Nord au cours des prochaines années. Les transporteurs routiers devraient pouvoir pleinement profiter de cette croissance. Toutefois, un certain nombre de conditions - et non des moindres - devront être remplies pour que ces prévisions puissent se réaliser. Les gouvernements et les partenaires commerciaux devront s'y atteler sans tarder pour permettre cet accroissement des échanges. Tel est la conclusion préliminaire d'une étude réalisée par l'institut de recherche en transport néerlandais NEA pour le compte de l'IRU.

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WA chamber advocates interventionist policy The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has supported moves to challenge the nation's current stevedoring duopoly of Patrick and P&O Ports. In a recently-adopted policy document the chamber called for some intervention in the stevedoring industry, stressing that the industry requires some form of price setting mechanism administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. ACOS, ASA form federation The Australian Chamber of Shipping and the Australian Shipowners Association have agreed to the formation of an "over-arching federation" - the Australian Shipping Federation which may in future become the Australian New Zealand Shipping Federation. Newly-elected ACOS president Alan Brundish announced the new body at the chamber's annual dinner on Friday night, saying the federation would provide a high degree of coordination between the two organisations and showed savings for the chamber and the association. Sydney strike to go ahead Patrick was yesterday attempting to minimise the effects of the 48-hour strike which is scheduled to affect its Sydney facilities from tomorrow, according to company director Bill Clayton. The MUA apparently decided to proceed with the stoppage despite agreeing to a joint working party which will examine the union's claims for a new enterprise agreement, the cause of the stoppage. If wharfies can be farmers... Members of the Maritime Union of Australia have defended its control over all forms of work on the Australian waterfront during a meeting last week with SA Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris. When asked why they believed they were entitled to exercise such power , picketing MUA members responded that they are a totally integrated workforce, "one minute doing security functions and the next minute climbing up a crane somewhere," Senator Ferris said. Govt pledge to end MUA 'monopoly' The federal government is committed to ending the monopoly held by the Maritime Union of Australia in the provision of labour on the waterfront, according to secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Max Moore-Wilton. Mr Moore-Wilton told the annual dinner of the Australian Chamber of Shipping in Sydney on Friday night that, "the government supports the introduction of effective competition in container stevedoring such as that to be offered by Producers & Consumers Stevedores. He added that the government was committed to providing a structural framework so that companies were able to establish operations that did not necessarily employ MUA members.

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Time may be ripe for a settlement of Mexican dispute over US apples Jones Act study cheers both sides With drug interdiction its No. 1 focus, Customs is stepping up its watch of vessels. Smugglers, in turn, are becoming more creative in their methods Railroads bracing for tighter scrutiny Apollo's buying plans stir tank truck firms' concern Nordic self-interests delay EU move to halt excessive charges by airports MSAS Cargo's profit surges on logistics expansion FedEx sees woes in Asia as blip on the horizon New York port to get advanced safety system US cargo airlines in talks with France IMO chief: Members give thumbs up to rules Transport index up, but trails Dow pace AEI signs pact with P&O Nedlloyd to offer cargo connections via computer Great Lakes carrier prepares to test ocean waters Carve-up of Conrail awaits new agreements with workers Panama's El Nino drought could mean higher grain prices

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MARCH 6, 1998
Korea giants mull mega yard merger TOP-LEVEL MEETINGS between South Korea's giant chaebols could lead to a surprise merger between shipbuilding giants Daewoo and Samsung.The move would create by far the world's biggest shipbuilding company with an output of around 5 million-gt a year.The merger proposal has been tabled as Korea's leading industrial conglomerates, under the instruction of the country's newly elected President D J Kim, sit down to try to reorganize their huge industrial empires.Samsung and Daewoo are close neighbors on Koje Island and the most likely candidates for a tie-up. The Daewoo Group has already shown its taste for acquisitions this year with the purchase of Ssangyong Motors.Daewoo chief sales executive In Sung Lee gave a firm "no comment" when questioned on the talks. Other company officials described the rumors as "extreme".Samsung tried to play down the prospect of a mega-wedding with sales executive I D Kim blaming stock market rumors."Shipbuilding is very important for Samsung. It is our core business and we will keep it," he said.However, he conceded that Korea's giant chaebols have been told by the government to reorganize themselves after the economic crisis in South-east Asia.One source said: "Only the top people know what will happen."The Samsung Group is in the process of selling off some of its heavy machinery divisions, which has helped lift its share price. THERE ARE fears shipbuilding could be on the verge of a price collapse as suspicions mount that Korean builder Samsung struck a deal to build a series of Panamaxes at rock-bottom prices. SHIPBUILDING faces further turmoil with the disclosure that a giant building dock is being planned in China capable of building VLCCs. Critics say local rivalries are behind the creation of the facility. Cunard on buying trail LEGENDARY cruise line Cunard is shrugging off the uncertainty over its future in the hands of Kvaerner by pressing ahead with plans to order two cruiseships. Clemo still on parade FREDDY CLEMO is a larger-than-life figure by any stretch of imagination. The spry 74-year-old is still working in the Philippines for the P&I Clubs and has lived an eventful life, witnessing the impact of atomic bombs when he was a prisoner of war in Japan. Monopoly Mallory AMERICAN Charles Mallory has already made a successful career out of being a tanker broker. Now he finds himself spending more time handling a $50m real estate portfolio that numbers shipowners among his clients and investors. Banks get cold feet THE ECONOMIC crisis in the Far East has sparked a bank exodus. Several are pulling out of ship financing but the extra room in the lending market may turn out to be a help for the players that stay the course.

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Maersk Line has big plans for the Uruguayan port of Montevideo. The Danish carrier recently won a 25-year concession to operate the port and plans to triple the cranes, double the space and possibly add feeder operations up and down the coast. Other carriers serving the east coast of South America are paying close attention to Maersk's decision to make the port its regional hub, since the company is one of the leading carriers in the trade lane. The other shoe dropped at the American Trucking Associations Feb. 26 - or "Black Thursday" as those affected by ATA's deepest staff cuts in more than 20 years are calling it. Approximately 28 of ATA's nearly 280 staff positions were eliminated as the trucking group seeks to cut as much as $2 million in overhead from its $45 million budget. The cuts were the first visible moves to streamline the trucking group since Walter B. McCormick Jr. succeeded Thomas J. Donohue as ATA president on Jan. 1. McCormick said the cuts were necessary to eliminate duplication. On the heels of the firings, ATA also announced hiring a pollster and management consultant to help reinvent itself. Consolidation, always a familiar face in the truckload sector, is expected to intensify this year as larger carriers seek to buy smaller competitors as much for their drivers as any other strategic factor. That was the consensus among executives, analysts and financial types at last month's eighth annual BT Alex. Brown transportation conference in Naples, Fla. One truckload executive, when asked if he had any live offers on the table, said matter of factly that he had heard from more than 30 smaller companies inquiring about a merger or acquisition. Another says he gets at least one inquiry a week. United Parcel Service slammed shut the books on one of the most difficult years in the company's history. After losing $775 million in sales in the third quarter and reporting its first loss in years, the company snapped back in the fourth quarter, reporting huge gains in international business that helped offset the still sluggish growth in the domestic parcel sector. The relaunch and restructuring of the company's European operation is paying off and has a lot to do with the income improvements gained in 1997. Union Pacific Corp. finally bit the financial bullet and halved its dividend, disclosing that it now expects a loss in 1998's first quarter and announcing it would need to raise up to a billion dollars in fresh capital to both dig UP out of its service grave and meet future demands. UP's board of directors cut the dividend to 20 cents per quarterly share from 43 cents and the company disclosed other financial ramifications of its service debacle. The Port of New Orleans hopes the completion of a seven-year, $215 million capital improvement project will make it a leader in the highly competitive container market. Port officials expect half a dozen new services that have started since mid-1997 will raise the port's container cargo volume. University of Tennessee MBA students wanted to participate in a graduate-level logistics competition with students from other schools last year. The trouble was, no such contest existed. It does now. Spearheaded by Chris Farha, a second-year MBA student at U Tenn., the first graduate MBA case competition in logistics drew four teams of 25 student and faculty participants from Tennessee, University of Maryland, University of Arkansas and Michigan State University. How many trailers could a trucking company track if a trucking company could track trailers? More than they used to, thanks to a convergence of cellular technology, satellite networks and the Internet. HighwayMaster Corp. agreed to cross-license its wireless technology with BellSouth to produce a trailer-tracking system, while PeopleNet introduced a trailer-tracking and driver communication system that blends cellular and paging communications networks with Global Positioning System satellites and the Internet. Services like these are extending the reach of mobile communications and asset tracking to smaller companies. Via Rail needs new equipment and more cooperation from the freight railways if it is to have a long-term future, says the head of the Canadian government-owned passenger train operator. While Via has slashed its dependence on the federal treasury and increased ridership, it can't do much more unless it increases the number and reliability of the services it now operates, Via Rail's president told the Canadian House of Commons.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

PORTS

Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports

North Bergen/Lyndhurst

Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance

SHIPPING

New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

Port Klang

In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)

PORTS

Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority

PORTS

MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno

Leghorn

Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project

SHIPPING

Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione

I go to Liguria

The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company

PORTS

In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.

Odessa

Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons

SHIPPING

COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company

Beijing

The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.

PORTS

In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable

Ravenna

Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023

DEFENCE

US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies

SHIPPING

Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%

Cairo

In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%

PORTS

With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic

Joy Taurus

Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport

PORTS

Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing

Rome

Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users

PORTS

The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months

Rome

ACCIDENTS

Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S

Helsinki/Brussels

NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea

PORTS

In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput

Iskandar Puteri

Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)

PORTS

Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia

The Spice

Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators

LOGISTICS

Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good

Milan

Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for

PORTS

The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme

Cagliari

Almost 52 million euros of works planned

SHIPPING

Arkas Line ships to reach India

Izmir

Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean

SHIPPING

Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal

Ismailia

They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake

SHIPPING

Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars

Cairo

In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%

PORTS

Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth

Valencia

Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors

ACCIDENTS

Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas

Helsinki

Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia

PORTS

Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November

Beijing

Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.

PORTS

TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port

Uran

The new airport is located on the western coast of India

PORTS

Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year

Shanghai

SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area

SHIPPING

Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships

Keelung

They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old

SEAFARERS

Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today

Geneva

Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships

CRUISES

Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter

Miami

Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period

LEGISLATION

Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators

Rome

ASSOCIATIONS

Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council

Washington

Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines

LEGISLATION

"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry

Washington

Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships

SHIPPING

In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%

Hong Kong

Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%

LOGISTICS

Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt

Cairo

The affected area is approximately 102 hectares

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

SEAFARERS

Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC

Genoa

Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union

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

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

LAW

Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived

Genoa

Order of the judge for preliminary investigations

PORTS

Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily

Pozzallo

PORTS

Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority

Imperia

This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity

Padua

The market research will end on January 31st

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
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	-	country
	-	geographical areas

LOGISTICS

New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona

Bari

It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%

Vienna

In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%

LOGISTICS

Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good

Rome

Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future

COMPANIES

Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units

Milan

The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros

PORTS

Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted

Durres

The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.

SHIPPING

Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China

Lysaker

The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.

PORTS

PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record

Singapore

The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th

COMPANIES

US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward

London

London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping

OFFSHORE

American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea

Noted

European company develops technologies for underwater operations

SHIPPING

Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou

Naples

Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria

ASSOCIATIONS

Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"

Rome

They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years

FINANCING

Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition

The Spice

Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles

PORTS

In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%

Genoa

In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded

PORTS

In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils

Trieste

A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone

NEWS

Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa

Genoa

The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador

PORTS

Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled

Cagliari

Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor

PORTS

Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi

Bari

Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users

NEWS

Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia

Sassari

39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy

Noise

The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase

PORTS

Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant

Ancona

The new concession will last 40 years

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

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

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PRESS REVIEW

Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development

(Tehran Times)

North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia

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FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

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PORTS

In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%

Barcelona

Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)

OFFSHORE

Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria

Milan

For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars

LEGISLATION

Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform

Rome

Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system

Milan

SAFETY & SECURITY

Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures

Rome

Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies

PORTS

In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%

St. Petersburg

Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing

LOGISTICS

Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci

Kansas City

It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company

OFFSHORE

Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million

Milan

The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven

It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech

SAFETY & SECURITY

Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables

Trieste

The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure

PORTS

Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes

Barcelona/The Hague

APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal

COMPANIES

Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix

Helsinki

In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros

PORTS

Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea

The Spice

Necessary to implement works and investments

PORTS

Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper

Coper

The works will be completed by the end of 2027

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month

Hong Kong

In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%

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