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April 10, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S-E Asia box volumes slightly affected by crisis
    Growth last year was 9.1%, down only 2.5% from 1996: OSC report
  • Indonesia to acquire containers from abroad to alleviate shortage
  • P&O rules out sacking Aussie workers
  • Titanic replicas to sail on similar route of ill-fated 1912 luxury liner
  • M'sian firm launches Port Klang-Madras weekly service
  • Cargo ship with 24 aboard sinks
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx expands S-E Asian network with new route
    Cebu-Jakarta-S'pore Line is overdrawn service launched despite regional economic crisis
  • Boeing reviewing next month's rollout of 717-200
  • JAL pilots launch 24-hour strike; planned JAS walkout called off
  • Canberra sells 4 airports for A$110m
  • Air France pilot jailed for crash
  • United Airlines plans stricter enforcement of 2-bag carry-on limit
  • Honda launches production of natural gas passenger car
Features
  • Industrial showdown looms
    Patrick sparks furore by sacking its workforce after a battle with the maritime union for control of work practices
Columns
  • Due diligence clause holds head charterer liable to shipowner

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S-E Asia box volumes slightly affected by crisis
    Growth last year was 9.1%, down only 2.5% from 1996: OSC report
  • Indonesia to acquire containers from abroad to alleviate shortage
  • P&O rules out sacking Aussie workers
  • Titanic replicas to sail on similar route of ill-fated 1912 luxury liner
  • M'sian firm launches Port Klang-Madras weekly service
  • Cargo ship with 24 aboard sinks
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx expands S-E Asian network with new route
    Cebu-Jakarta-S'pore Line is overdrawn service launched despite regional economic crisis
  • Boeing reviewing next month's rollout of 717-200
  • JAL pilots launch 24-hour strike; planned JAS walkout called off
  • Canberra sells 4 airports for A$110m
  • Air France pilot jailed for crash
  • United Airlines plans stricter enforcement of 2-bag carry-on limit
  • Honda launches production of natural gas passenger car
Features
  • Industrial showdown looms
    Patrick sparks furore by sacking its workforce after a battle with the maritime union for control of work practices
Columns
  • Due diligence clause holds head charterer liable to shipowner

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S-E Asia box volumes slightly affected by crisis
    Growth last year was 9.1%, down only 2.5% from 1996: OSC report
  • Indonesia to acquire containers from abroad to alleviate shortage
  • P&O rules out sacking Aussie workers
  • Titanic replicas to sail on similar route of ill-fated 1912 luxury liner
  • M'sian firm launches Port Klang-Madras weekly service
  • Cargo ship with 24 aboard sinks
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx expands S-E Asian network with new route
    Cebu-Jakarta-S'pore Line is overdrawn service launched despite regional economic crisis
  • Boeing reviewing next month's rollout of 717-200
  • JAL pilots launch 24-hour strike; planned JAS walkout called off
  • Canberra sells 4 airports for A$110m
  • Air France pilot jailed for crash
  • United Airlines plans stricter enforcement of 2-bag carry-on limit
  • Honda launches production of natural gas passenger car
Features
  • Industrial showdown looms
    Patrick sparks furore by sacking its workforce after a battle with the maritime union for control of work practices
Columns
  • Due diligence clause holds head charterer liable to shipowner

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S-E Asia box volumes slightly affected by crisis
    Growth last year was 9.1%, down only 2.5% from 1996: OSC report
  • Indonesia to acquire containers from abroad to alleviate shortage
  • P&O rules out sacking Aussie workers
  • Titanic replicas to sail on similar route of ill-fated 1912 luxury liner
  • M'sian firm launches Port Klang-Madras weekly service
  • Cargo ship with 24 aboard sinks
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx expands S-E Asian network with new route
    Cebu-Jakarta-S'pore Line is overdrawn service launched despite regional economic crisis
  • Boeing reviewing next month's rollout of 717-200
  • JAL pilots launch 24-hour strike; planned JAS walkout called off
  • Canberra sells 4 airports for A$110m
  • Air France pilot jailed for crash
  • United Airlines plans stricter enforcement of 2-bag carry-on limit
  • Honda launches production of natural gas passenger car
Features
  • Industrial showdown looms
    Patrick sparks furore by sacking its workforce after a battle with the maritime union for control of work practices
Columns
  • Due diligence clause holds head charterer liable to shipowner

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 9, 1998
  • American interest in Thyssen Haniel
  • Small net result for TNT
  • Lower rates in KLM and Northwest cargo transhipment
  • Approval of fifth Schiphol runway

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Dock strike called off Thursday afternoon
  • Conference justifies Panama Canal Charge
  • AEI opens ocean services firm in Japan
  • JAL, CES conclude interline pact
  • NITTSU's Beijing firm gets IATA license

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Airport revenue bonds drive up Port of Portland's 1998-99 budget
  • European executives warm to cash pool
  • UP softening Mexico embargo
  • Teamwork lets SeaTac play ball
  • OOCL to begin Scan-Baltic service
  • Boeing will take $350 million hit on first quarter earnings
  • Teamsters ratify contract with major freight carriers

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 9, 1998
  • Fairplay Daily News Schedule
    THE next Fairplay Daily News bulletin will be on Tuesday, April 14. Friday April 10 and Monday April 13 are public holidays in the UK.
  • Four bidders in LT/Italia shortlist
    FOUR bidders have survived the first round to buy Lloyd Triestino (LT) and Italia.
  • Shippers wait 'weeks' for Asian bookings
    THE Asian economic slowdown has caused major difficulties and delays for shippers booking cargo from Asia, according to a leading freight forwarding executive.
  • Teesport to link with Zeebrugge
    A NEW lo-lo container service between England's north-east coast port of Teesport and Zeebrugge in Belgium starts operations on April 20.
  • Polish yard wins Norwegian ferry contract
    GDANSK shiprepair yard Remontowa has signed its biggest newbuilding contract.
  • Shippers will pay for dispute, says Sea-Land
    SEA-LAND (Australia) has warned that shippers will pay for a levy proposed by the Australian government to fund mass redundancies in the stevedoring industry.
  • ITF man ejected from Melbourne port
    AN ITF official has been ejected from a Melbourne dockside as part of deepening unrest following the mass sacking of 2,000 wharfies.
  • Columbus line and Alianca to expand operations
    COLUMBUS Line and its partner Alianca announced today that they are each adding one new vessel to their service linking the east coasts of North and South America.
  • IMO in move against piracy
    THE IMO is to send expert missions to selected countries to discuss the prevention and supression of piracy and armed robbery against ships.
  • Rio Tinto ponders own fleet
    MINING giant Rio Tinto Australia (RTA) has indicated it may establish its own shipping fleet.
  • More Mississippi mayhem
    THE US Coastguard is currently investigating two more accidents on the Mississippi.
  • Melbridge boosts Cuba service
    ROTTERDAM-based Melbridge Container Line has upgraded its service to Cuba and Mexico through the acquisition of three, fully cellular self-sustaining vessels.
  • SCI gets go-ahead for new orders
    INDIA's Ship Acquisition Licensing Committee (SALC) has given the state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) the go-ahead to buy two medium range product tankers.
  • Non-union wharfies go to work in Australia
    NON-union wharfies handled Patrick vessels in Brisbane and Fremantle for the first time today as at least 15 ships are delayed in Australia's waterfront upheaval.
  • Holyman sells Cat-Link stake to Scandlines
    HOLYMAN has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in the Danish fast ferry operator, Cat-Link Shipping, to its joint venture partner, Scanlines.
  • Indian transport minister quits
    C SRINIVASAN has been nominated to succeed S R Muthiah who has resigned as India's Minister for Surface Transport.
  • Eurokai to concentrate on Europe
    EUROKAI, the German container terminal operator, is to concentrate all its cash resources on hinterland connections with central Europe.
  • Containership owners warn banks
    CONTAINERSHIP owners have warned their bankers that they might be forced to ask for a postponement of loan repayments.
  • Plan to quadruple Buenos Aires
    THE Argentine government is calling for national and international offers for the port capacity of Buenos Aires to be quadrupled.
  • Philippine lines in route violation claim
    THREE major domestic lines in the Philippines may be penalised if it is proved that they have violated a public service law.
  • AAPA president calls for maintenance funding
    AAPA president Kurt Nagle has called for maintenance funding for navigation channels, following a recent Supreme Court ruling against the Harbor Maintenance Tax.

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.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 9, 1998
Maritime
  • OOCL launches its new Scan-Baltic Express Service.
  • Norfolk Line adds a third ship to its Continent-Ireland route.
  • Medex Container Lines upgrades to weekly in its West Med service.
  • Yang Ming could reflag six vessels to serve the Taiwan-PR China trade.
  • Cosco plans to launch a Taiwan-PR China liner service.
  • MOL offers faster China-North America transit times.
  • UASC takes delivery of the first ships of a new series.
  • Although Neptune Orient Lines closed with a loss in 1997, it expects the full benefit of its acquisition of APL to take effect by 1999.
  • Hapag-Lloyd christens the second out of three 4612-TEU vessels.
  • Transroll expands its container fleet by adding 300 reefer boxes.
  • Cho Yang puts a new containership into operation.
  • New publications: The Ships Atlas; Maritime Guide 1998.
Ports and Terminals
  • The end for the Harbor Maintenance Tax. This tax, which has to be paid on all incoming and outgoing cargo at US ports, has now been ruled illegal by the US supreme court.
  • Cargo volume is up at the port of New York & New Jersey.
  • Growth at Dalian was slower than expected in 1997.
  • NYK opens its new berth 7 at the port of Tokyo.
  • New publications: How to reach whom in all German ports.
  • Calendar of events: TOC Asia '98, Dubai, in October.
Forwarding
  • MSAS buys Oslo Havnelager, and sets up a new logistics centre in Antwerp.
  • United Carriers records positive development in fiscal 1997.
  • Golden Eagle posts lower profit in spite of record revenues.
  • Danzas publishes preliminary figures, and purchases Sermat.
Aviation
  • 106 new flights between the USA and Japan. The US DoT has given six US airlines provisional rights to fly between 13 US cities and Japan under the new bilateral air traffic agreement.
  • Polar flies east, starting scheduled service to Singapore and adding a third flight to New Delhi.
  • Emirates adds a third weekly flight to Dar es Salaam.
  • NCA lands in Portland OR.
  • SAS Cargo is resuming flights to New York, and will launch a joint all-cargo service to the Baltic with DHL.
  • DAT offers daily trucking service between Amsterdam and Ostend.
  • Air Malta serves Switzerland with B737-300 aircraft.
  • Lynden International takes over Russian Air Services.
  • KNP increases profit.
  • Keeling proposes cooperation between airlines and wholesale airfreight forwarders.
  • TNT expands its European fleet.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 9, 1998
Maritime
  • OOCL launches its new Scan-Baltic Express Service.
  • Norfolk Line adds a third ship to its Continent-Ireland route.
  • Medex Container Lines upgrades to weekly in its West Med service.
  • Yang Ming could reflag six vessels to serve the Taiwan-PR China trade.
  • Cosco plans to launch a Taiwan-PR China liner service.
  • MOL offers faster China-North America transit times.
  • UASC takes delivery of the first ships of a new series.
  • Although Neptune Orient Lines closed with a loss in 1997, it expects the full benefit of its acquisition of APL to take effect by 1999.
  • Hapag-Lloyd christens the second out of three 4612-TEU vessels.
  • Transroll expands its container fleet by adding 300 reefer boxes.
  • Cho Yang puts a new containership into operation.
  • New publications: The Ships Atlas; Maritime Guide 1998.
Ports and Terminals
  • The end for the Harbor Maintenance Tax. This tax, which has to be paid on all incoming and outgoing cargo at US ports, has now been ruled illegal by the US supreme court.
  • Cargo volume is up at the port of New York & New Jersey.
  • Growth at Dalian was slower than expected in 1997.
  • NYK opens its new berth 7 at the port of Tokyo.
  • New publications: How to reach whom in all German ports.
  • Calendar of events: TOC Asia '98, Dubai, in October.
Forwarding
  • MSAS buys Oslo Havnelager, and sets up a new logistics centre in Antwerp.
  • United Carriers records positive development in fiscal 1997.
  • Golden Eagle posts lower profit in spite of record revenues.
  • Danzas publishes preliminary figures, and purchases Sermat.
Aviation
  • 106 new flights between the USA and Japan. The US DoT has given six US airlines provisional rights to fly between 13 US cities and Japan under the new bilateral air traffic agreement.
  • Polar flies east, starting scheduled service to Singapore and adding a third flight to New Delhi.
  • Emirates adds a third weekly flight to Dar es Salaam.
  • NCA lands in Portland OR.
  • SAS Cargo is resuming flights to New York, and will launch a joint all-cargo service to the Baltic with DHL.
  • DAT offers daily trucking service between Amsterdam and Ostend.
  • Air Malta serves Switzerland with B737-300 aircraft.
  • Lynden International takes over Russian Air Services.
  • KNP increases profit.
  • Keeling proposes cooperation between airlines and wholesale airfreight forwarders.
  • TNT expands its European fleet.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 9, 1998
Maritime
  • OOCL launches its new Scan-Baltic Express Service.
  • Norfolk Line adds a third ship to its Continent-Ireland route.
  • Medex Container Lines upgrades to weekly in its West Med service.
  • Yang Ming could reflag six vessels to serve the Taiwan-PR China trade.
  • Cosco plans to launch a Taiwan-PR China liner service.
  • MOL offers faster China-North America transit times.
  • UASC takes delivery of the first ships of a new series.
  • Although Neptune Orient Lines closed with a loss in 1997, it expects the full benefit of its acquisition of APL to take effect by 1999.
  • Hapag-Lloyd christens the second out of three 4612-TEU vessels.
  • Transroll expands its container fleet by adding 300 reefer boxes.
  • Cho Yang puts a new containership into operation.
  • New publications: The Ships Atlas; Maritime Guide 1998.
Ports and Terminals
  • The end for the Harbor Maintenance Tax. This tax, which has to be paid on all incoming and outgoing cargo at US ports, has now been ruled illegal by the US supreme court.
  • Cargo volume is up at the port of New York & New Jersey.
  • Growth at Dalian was slower than expected in 1997.
  • NYK opens its new berth 7 at the port of Tokyo.
  • New publications: How to reach whom in all German ports.
  • Calendar of events: TOC Asia '98, Dubai, in October.
Forwarding
  • MSAS buys Oslo Havnelager, and sets up a new logistics centre in Antwerp.
  • United Carriers records positive development in fiscal 1997.
  • Golden Eagle posts lower profit in spite of record revenues.
  • Danzas publishes preliminary figures, and purchases Sermat.
Aviation
  • 106 new flights between the USA and Japan. The US DoT has given six US airlines provisional rights to fly between 13 US cities and Japan under the new bilateral air traffic agreement.
  • Polar flies east, starting scheduled service to Singapore and adding a third flight to New Delhi.
  • Emirates adds a third weekly flight to Dar es Salaam.
  • NCA lands in Portland OR.
  • SAS Cargo is resuming flights to New York, and will launch a joint all-cargo service to the Baltic with DHL.
  • DAT offers daily trucking service between Amsterdam and Ostend.
  • Air Malta serves Switzerland with B737-300 aircraft.
  • Lynden International takes over Russian Air Services.
  • KNP increases profit.
  • Keeling proposes cooperation between airlines and wholesale airfreight forwarders.
  • TNT expands its European fleet.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 9, 1998
Maritime
  • OOCL launches its new Scan-Baltic Express Service.
  • Norfolk Line adds a third ship to its Continent-Ireland route.
  • Medex Container Lines upgrades to weekly in its West Med service.
  • Yang Ming could reflag six vessels to serve the Taiwan-PR China trade.
  • Cosco plans to launch a Taiwan-PR China liner service.
  • MOL offers faster China-North America transit times.
  • UASC takes delivery of the first ships of a new series.
  • Although Neptune Orient Lines closed with a loss in 1997, it expects the full benefit of its acquisition of APL to take effect by 1999.
  • Hapag-Lloyd christens the second out of three 4612-TEU vessels.
  • Transroll expands its container fleet by adding 300 reefer boxes.
  • Cho Yang puts a new containership into operation.
  • New publications: The Ships Atlas; Maritime Guide 1998.
Ports and Terminals
  • The end for the Harbor Maintenance Tax. This tax, which has to be paid on all incoming and outgoing cargo at US ports, has now been ruled illegal by the US supreme court.
  • Cargo volume is up at the port of New York & New Jersey.
  • Growth at Dalian was slower than expected in 1997.
  • NYK opens its new berth 7 at the port of Tokyo.
  • New publications: How to reach whom in all German ports.
  • Calendar of events: TOC Asia '98, Dubai, in October.
Forwarding
  • MSAS buys Oslo Havnelager, and sets up a new logistics centre in Antwerp.
  • United Carriers records positive development in fiscal 1997.
  • Golden Eagle posts lower profit in spite of record revenues.
  • Danzas publishes preliminary figures, and purchases Sermat.
Aviation
  • 106 new flights between the USA and Japan. The US DoT has given six US airlines provisional rights to fly between 13 US cities and Japan under the new bilateral air traffic agreement.
  • Polar flies east, starting scheduled service to Singapore and adding a third flight to New Delhi.
  • Emirates adds a third weekly flight to Dar es Salaam.
  • NCA lands in Portland OR.
  • SAS Cargo is resuming flights to New York, and will launch a joint all-cargo service to the Baltic with DHL.
  • DAT offers daily trucking service between Amsterdam and Ostend.
  • Air Malta serves Switzerland with B737-300 aircraft.
  • Lynden International takes over Russian Air Services.
  • KNP increases profit.
  • Keeling proposes cooperation between airlines and wholesale airfreight forwarders.
  • TNT expands its European fleet.

TradeWindsweb site
  • Tanker orders top of the pops
    AMBITIOUS NEWCOMERS and old established players are getting an appetite for tanker newbuildings.Brazilian businessman Omar Peres, right, has big ambitions to build a series of Suezmax tankers at a yard he controls, even though the ships will be very expensive by international price standards.Elsewhere, Taiwan's Formosa Plastics has followed up last year's big talk with a firm order for VLCCs while the experienced BP Goulandris group is being linked to an order.
  • Andhika change of guard
    THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE of generation at the top of the Asian shipowner. It looks as though the entrepreneurial spirit has also been passed down the Sumantri family.
  • Turkey's global itch
    FRENCHMAN Pierre Aury is heading an effort to try to establish an international shipbroking outfit in Turkey and has chosen a young team to help him.
  • Early bird leaves nest
    LARRY KENNY has been the early bird of the New York tanker broking scene for the last 30 years. He retires shortly, leaving his associates to wonder who will give them their first call of the day.
  • Silence is Golden...
    GOLDEN OCEAN'S Fred Cheng has got his hands on his first VLCC newbuilding. But he missed out on the Karaoke at the celebration party.
  • Oil spills score slips
    JUST WHEN TANKER owners thought the industry's safety record was improving, a series of oil spills has spoiled the picture.

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Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
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Milan
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In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
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Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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