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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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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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