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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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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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