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October 10, 1998
Sched Netweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd gets biggest Japan-built boxship
  • Marine launches new pilot boarding arrangement
  • APL praises reform legislation
  • Safmarine blames record ship deliveries for losses
  • GeoLogistics sets up website
  • JFK celebrates 50th anniversary
  • Northwest expands NWA.COM features in latest release
  • Emery success due to Indian bulk cargo
  • United Airlines to launch non-stop service to London

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1998
  • No agreement on Malpensa airport
  • DHL and Deutsche Post integrated European transport plan
  • Increased use of freight trucks
  • Increase in inland navigation tariffs: scrapping subsidy abolished
  • Gut System name change
  • New structure Boeing
  • Disturbance arrangement RLD inspectors by KLM
  • US Airways to buy Pratt & Whitney engines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC expected to OK changes in Internet filings
  • Senate votes 98-0 on sanctions bill, moves to House
  • Customs tells NVOs: File on time
  • WTO explores ways to ease cargo delays at borders
  • Compromise between US and Mexico on immigration falls apart, threatening trade
  • CN transfers its Grande Prairie, Grande Cache and Smoky lines to a new shortline
  • US cancels hearings on BA-American air alliance
  • Moldova seeks IMF assistance
  • US Chamber of Commerce chief says Vietnam trade pact still years away
  • FRA and Bombardier reach deal on developing a high-speed prototype locomotive
Transportation
  • European nations pour money into rail sector
  • Evergreen sends mixed message
  • Use of 3rd-party logistics rising
  • Thieves strike train as it slows for work crews
  • Europe draws plan to ease rail delays
Maritime
  • Asian shippers hit terminal charges
  • Rates going up between Europe and Asia
  • Asian rate pressure far from over
  • Leaders decry labor unrest
  • Senator blocks Seaway nominee
  • Port of Pascagoula says traffic is back to normal after Georges
  • General Dynamics buys California shipyard
  • Shippers face the high cost of dealing with the Asian beetle alone

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC expected to OK changes in Internet filings
  • Senate votes 98-0 on sanctions bill, moves to House
  • Customs tells NVOs: File on time
  • WTO explores ways to ease cargo delays at borders
  • Compromise between US and Mexico on immigration falls apart, threatening trade
  • CN transfers its Grande Prairie, Grande Cache and Smoky lines to a new shortline
  • US cancels hearings on BA-American air alliance
  • Moldova seeks IMF assistance
  • US Chamber of Commerce chief says Vietnam trade pact still years away
  • FRA and Bombardier reach deal on developing a high-speed prototype locomotive
Transportation
  • European nations pour money into rail sector
  • Evergreen sends mixed message
  • Use of 3rd-party logistics rising
  • Thieves strike train as it slows for work crews
  • Europe draws plan to ease rail delays
Maritime
  • Asian shippers hit terminal charges
  • Rates going up between Europe and Asia
  • Asian rate pressure far from over
  • Leaders decry labor unrest
  • Senator blocks Seaway nominee
  • Port of Pascagoula says traffic is back to normal after Georges
  • General Dynamics buys California shipyard
  • Shippers face the high cost of dealing with the Asian beetle alone

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC expected to OK changes in Internet filings
  • Senate votes 98-0 on sanctions bill, moves to House
  • Customs tells NVOs: File on time
  • WTO explores ways to ease cargo delays at borders
  • Compromise between US and Mexico on immigration falls apart, threatening trade
  • CN transfers its Grande Prairie, Grande Cache and Smoky lines to a new shortline
  • US cancels hearings on BA-American air alliance
  • Moldova seeks IMF assistance
  • US Chamber of Commerce chief says Vietnam trade pact still years away
  • FRA and Bombardier reach deal on developing a high-speed prototype locomotive
Transportation
  • European nations pour money into rail sector
  • Evergreen sends mixed message
  • Use of 3rd-party logistics rising
  • Thieves strike train as it slows for work crews
  • Europe draws plan to ease rail delays
Maritime
  • Asian shippers hit terminal charges
  • Rates going up between Europe and Asia
  • Asian rate pressure far from over
  • Leaders decry labor unrest
  • Senator blocks Seaway nominee
  • Port of Pascagoula says traffic is back to normal after Georges
  • General Dynamics buys California shipyard
  • Shippers face the high cost of dealing with the Asian beetle alone

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MOL's US Offices Achieve ISO 9002 Certification
  • New Ship Delivered for 'K' Line's West Australia Service
  • Korean Shippers Face Mixed Rate Situations
  • Grand Alliance, VSA Mull Merger of Atlantic Services
  • Trans-Siberian NVOCC Granted License

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • Singapore prices on slippery slope
    Singapore bunker prices have fallen by more than $10 this week. Losses were particularly big on Wednesday and Thursday, while the free-fall ground to a halt this Friday as crude prices showed modest gains. A local source pointed out that there is still room for price falls in Singapore, because the big price differential with Rotterdam works against buying interest in the long term.
  • Elf Marine to start supplies in Fujairah
    Elf Marine Bunkers' Paris office has already started quoting for bunker deliveries in Fujairah, a new service which will come into operation no later than October 18th this year.
  • Texaco with new bunker location in Southeast Asia
    Texaco Fuel and Marine Marketing (TFAMM) has recently introduced a new bunkering location to its international supply network. Starting on October 1 this year, TFAMM was able to take nominations for Port Kelang, Malaysia.
  • Crude losses felt in bunker prices across the globe
    Crude prices lost ground throughout this week (41), with especially large losses on Wednesday and Thursday. Consequently bunker prices have followed suit, with some regional fascinating differences.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • General Dynamics in US yard deal
    THE accelerating trend of US shipyard consolidation has taken another leap with the announcement by defence contractor General Dynamics that it will buy California's Nassco Holdings for $415m in cash and assumed debt.
  • Blair plea as dollar falls
    UK prime minister Tony Blair yesterday urged the world's leading industrialised nations to take quick and concerted action to calm the global economic crisis.
  • Regulatory uncertainty hits Taca business plan
    TRANS-Atlantic Conference Agreement carriers have delayed publication of the group's 1999 business plan for a month while they consider how to respond to regulatory changes on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • We apologise
    South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung (left) shake hands with Japanese premier Keizo Obuchi at the Akasaka state guest house in Tokyo after exchanging documents of a joint declaration in which Japan issued its first written apology to an individual country for inflicting 'damage and pain' before and during the Second World War.
  • Ingalls wins US cruiseship deal
    LITTON Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi, has beaten out two other leading domestic yards to win a Letter of Intent to design and construct the first two large cruiseships built in the US in more than 40 years.
  • Ministers launch new UK agency
    UK deputy prime minister John Prescott and fellow ministers have given the new Maritime & Coastguard Agency a high-profile launch, writes Jack Gaston.
  • Unions welcome EC jobs initiative
    European Commission proposals to promote the employment of European seafarers on board ferries trading in EU waters have been welcomed by the Federation of Transport Workers' Unions in the European Union (FST).
  • Credit-rating caution for stevedore Holt
    HOLT Group, the US stevedore company that unsuccessfully tried to buy Atlantic Container Line earlier this year, has had its corporate credit rating affirmed at double-B-minus by Standard & Poor's. Senior unsecured debt is rated at single-B-plus.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1998
  • BFI hits 1000
    The Baltic Freight Index has today reached 1000 basis points
  • Cunard restructures Seabourn fleet
    CUNARD Line has announced the completion of its fleet restructuring drive, with the renaming, re-deployment and re-flagging of three vessels.
  • Two port plans for Newcastle
    TWO major port development plans have been put forward for an Australian steel-making site at Newcastle which is scheduled to close next September.
  • Filipino seafarers warned of drugs menace
    FILIPINO seafarers have been warned of the growing menace of drug smuggling involving officers and crew.
  • Osaka throughput takes a hit
    JAPAN'S sluggish economy and Asia's financial crisis has triggered a substantial decline in cargo throughput at the port of Osaka.
  • Korean newbuilding orders slide
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilding orders nose-dived last month compared with the position 12 months ago.
  • NZ fights potential pollution disaster
    ANTI-POLLUTION crews are trying to prevent a spreading oil spill from causing what the New Zealand government says is a "potential ecological disaster".
  • P&O settles with MUA
    AUSTRALIA'S largest stevedore has amicably settled pending court action against the Maritime Union of Ausrtralia.
  • China completes multimodal selection
    CHINA has decided on 12 transport companies to operate the country's multimodal transport system.
  • General Dynamics to buy Nassco
    IN a move that will shake up the US shipbuilding industry, US defence contractor General Dynamics (GD) said yesterday it will buy Nassco Holding.
  • Sino-Trans enters fleet expansion drive
    SINO-Trans is planning to expand its fleet by 50 per cent, having secured a loan of $1bn from the Bank of China.
  • Neptun to axe cruise liners
    NEPTUN Maritime, which yesterday unveiled a Fmk 524m ($105m) rights issue plan, intends to sell the three cruise liners it owns at the end of their present charters.
  • Bergesen ups stake in Kv'rner
    OSLO-based bulk shipping group Bergesen has bought 723,300 more class A shares in the Anglo-Norwegian shipbuilding and construction group Kv'rner.
  • NOL calls foul on APL sell-off claims
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has described as "grossly inaccurate" recent reports that it has entered discussions to sell part of American President Lines.

Marine Linkweb site
  • General Dynamics To Buy NASSCO
    General Dynamics Corp. reportedly will buy San Diego-based shipyard NASSCO for $370 million in cash, plus the obligation to pay off about $45 million of the seller's debt. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, with November 30 the reported target date. This will be the defense giant's first shipyard presence on the West Coast, and it will bring its total number of shipyards to three, including its Electric Boat Div. in New London, Conn., and its shipyard in Bath, Maine.
    NASSCO employs 4,000 employees and anticipates 1998 revenues of $485 million.
  • GE Makes Reinsurance Acquisition
    GE Capital, the financial service arm of General Electric Co., reportedly agreed to acquire London-based Eagle Star Reinsurance Co. Ltd. U.K., its second reinsurance acquisition in three months.
  • Container Shipping Companies To Hike Rates In '99
    Container shipping companies operating between Asia and Europe reportedly will attempt to raise rates from the Far East up to four times in 1999. Rates would rise by a minimum $200 per 20 foot container and $400 per 40 ft container from January 1, 1999, carriers in the Asia Westbound Rate Agreement (AWRA) said in a statement.
  • Yangming Secures $300M for New Ships
    Yangming Marine Corp. has secured a $300 million syndicated loan from a banking consortium to finance the purchase of five containerships. This summer the carrier bought five 5,500 TEU ships from South Korea's Hyundai Group.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1998
  • Owners ahead in P&I game
    Big changes are on the way in the once cosy world of the marine insurance clubs that could prove good news for shipowners and charterers. A number of clubs are considering radical restructurings that would would end the risk of shock cash calls. The European Commission has decided against breaking up the International Group cartel, but set terms that may force one club out. Meanwhile the cost of protection and indemnity cover is falling across the board a TradeWinds survey reveals.
  • Tankers queue up for Exxon charter
  • Wrestling match
  • Winners and losers
  • Chinese add to problems
  • Indians build 'cheaper' ships

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that 44 drivers at two RPS locations in California are "employees," not independent contractors. The company, a $1.58 billion unit of FDX Corp., says the labor board's ruling will have no effect on day-to-day operations of the small-package concern. RPS officials say the Teamsters union lost one organizing vote and withdrew another at the two California locations cited in the NLRB ruling.
  • It was a journey mindful of the ancient mariner, but after a four-year tortuous passage through Congress, ocean shipping reform is about to be signed into law and become effective May 1, 1999. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act permits conference lines and independent carriers to enter into confidential contracts with shippers as to rates and service commitments, but those contracts must be filed with the FMC. While the bill eliminates the requirement that individual carriers file common-carrier tariffs with the Federal Maritime Commission, they still must publish tariffs in an FMC-approved format and make them available to shippers for inspection. Antitrust immunity will be available to ocean carriers who discuss and jointly set rates - even if they do so outside the conference process. The FMC will have authority, however, to investigate and impose remedies for market-power abuse where rates are collectively established. The bill also permits ocean carriers to negotiate inland rates collectively with railroads and motor carriers.
  • Landstar System, the nation's third-largest truckload concern, is leaving the American Trucking Associations because of a dispute over ATA's newly restructured dues. Landstar Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Crowe balked at paying $253,300 yearly dues for ATA membership. ATA drew the line, saying it no longer makes "dues deals." The Landstar situation shows the danger ATA officials face in trying to "reinvent" the 65-year-old trade association without alienating some old-line members.
  • The heat is on at Circle International Group Inc. A new management team led by David I. Beatson, formerly of Emery Worldwide, is lighting a spark under the venerable company. The 100-year-old San Francisco-based forwarder and logistics provider has been a steadfast if unspectacular performer in its traditional freight forwarding niche in recent years. Instead its growth has come from its customs brokerage business and related logistics services. Now Circle is ready to capitalize on that success. Under Beatson, Circle has pledged to strengthen its sales and marketing, upgrade its technology and spur productivity among its 104 branch offices.
  • The supply-chain planning and scheduling arena will be consolidating and slowing in growth, according to a study by Benchmarking Partners, an analysis and consulting company based in Cambridge, Mass. The study, entitled "Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling: The Market Leaders," gave an overview of the supply-chain arena in 1997 and made projections for the future of the market.
  • A new contract with General Electric not only may provide Union Pacific Corp. subsidiary Union Pacific Distribution Services with a needed shot in the arm, it also could open up a new market for the company, which has acted primarily as the IMC for the railroad's automotive business. The program, which will move GE appliances between Mexico and three U.S. distribution points, is predicated on the bundling of boxcars with 48-foot intermodal containers. UPDS is hoping the new business will open more opportunities for boxcar bundling.
  • Hurricane Georges has forced a labor dispute into the background - for now - while everyone at the San Juan port in Puerto Rico is struggling to rebuild and to move the thousands of tons of relief cargo pouring in. The hurricane forced the issue by destroying most of the cranes in the port, causing a near shut-down when six of the port's eight container cranes were knocked out of operation. The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, currently in a labor dispute with Holt Cargo Systems of Philadelphia over the use of the two operable cranes, has temporarily set the issue aside to deal with congestion at the port.
  • After sitting in a Senate Committee for more than 20 years, Montreal Protocol No. 4 finally passed on Sept. 28. The treaty paves the way for airlines to submit air waybills electronically without a paper back-up. The new, simplified electronic form is estimated to shave about $6 off of every international shipment and save the U.S. economy $1 billion a year. The airline industry, freight forwarders and shippers have been calling for the treaty's passage for years.
  • Canada and the United States were to begin negotiations over agricultural trade disputes that caused six Western states to harass Canadian trucks carrying livestock and grain. It wasn't clear which topics would be on the agenda for the negotiators, although U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said American concerns about the role of the Canadian Wheat Board would be one key issue. While Canada hopes the talks with Washington can resolve the disputes, Trade Minister Sergio Marchi said the government would reactivate its trade consultation requests immediately if any U.S. state again restricted or obstructed access of Canadian agricultural products.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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