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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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Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
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
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
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
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
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%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
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
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
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
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› 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
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.
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
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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