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April 11, 1998
Cargowebweb site
APRIL 10, 1998
  • Sister company first major European customer Penske
  • Delivery service Royal Mail and Microsoft to the US
  • Daimler-Benz: $86 billion turnover by 2000
  • Harry Vos Group sells its software
  • Record Kühne & Nagel profit
  • Broad resistance to road pricing
  • KPN share down/split up on June 29
  • New Rotterdam harbor alderman
  • Forwarders against Cargo Agency Agreement

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Japan-US cargo volume shows moderate gain in Feb
  • Shippers blame carriers' joint action
  • Team to work on conference exemption
  • Non-Union labor resumes dock work at Patrick docks
  • Asian meltdown affects box volumes slightly
  • Kuehne posts 16% profit increase

The Linkweb site
MARCH 16, 1998
Cover Story
  • Svedala:Total Solutions for Container Handling from Svedala India
Shipping
  • New APL under NOL Group
  • Now A World Leader in Global Transportation & Logistics
  • ACL's Kota Raja calls at Mumbai Port on its maiden voyage
  • APL, TMM upgrade Asia-Mexico service
  • Intertransport, Sentrans join hands, launch Russia, CIS services
  • Maersk, Sea-Land streamline
  • P&O Nedlloyd consolidates, acquires Blue Star Line
  • Give your 'reefer' cargo Sea-Land's FreshMist edge
  • Shipping Updates
Ports
  • CPT efforts bring cheer to shipping lines, port users
  • Towards a port tariff system - II
  • Port Updates
Aviation
  • National Quality Award to Bax Global
  • Air Cargo Handling: Some Helpful Suggestions - II

The Linkweb site
MARCH 16, 1998
Cover Story
  • Svedala:Total Solutions for Container Handling from Svedala India
Shipping
  • New APL under NOL Group
  • Now A World Leader in Global Transportation & Logistics
  • ACL's Kota Raja calls at Mumbai Port on its maiden voyage
  • APL, TMM upgrade Asia-Mexico service
  • Intertransport, Sentrans join hands, launch Russia, CIS services
  • Maersk, Sea-Land streamline
  • P&O Nedlloyd consolidates, acquires Blue Star Line
  • Give your 'reefer' cargo Sea-Land's FreshMist edge
  • Shipping Updates
Ports
  • CPT efforts bring cheer to shipping lines, port users
  • Towards a port tariff system - II
  • Port Updates
Aviation
  • National Quality Award to Bax Global
  • Air Cargo Handling: Some Helpful Suggestions - II

The Linkweb site
MARCH 16, 1998
Cover Story
  • Svedala:Total Solutions for Container Handling from Svedala India
Shipping
  • New APL under NOL Group
  • Now A World Leader in Global Transportation & Logistics
  • ACL's Kota Raja calls at Mumbai Port on its maiden voyage
  • APL, TMM upgrade Asia-Mexico service
  • Intertransport, Sentrans join hands, launch Russia, CIS services
  • Maersk, Sea-Land streamline
  • P&O Nedlloyd consolidates, acquires Blue Star Line
  • Give your 'reefer' cargo Sea-Land's FreshMist edge
  • Shipping Updates
Ports
  • CPT efforts bring cheer to shipping lines, port users
  • Towards a port tariff system - II
  • Port Updates
Aviation
  • National Quality Award to Bax Global
  • Air Cargo Handling: Some Helpful Suggestions - II

The Linkweb site
MARCH 16, 1998
Cover Story
  • Svedala:Total Solutions for Container Handling from Svedala India
Shipping
  • New APL under NOL Group
  • Now A World Leader in Global Transportation & Logistics
  • ACL's Kota Raja calls at Mumbai Port on its maiden voyage
  • APL, TMM upgrade Asia-Mexico service
  • Intertransport, Sentrans join hands, launch Russia, CIS services
  • Maersk, Sea-Land streamline
  • P&O Nedlloyd consolidates, acquires Blue Star Line
  • Give your 'reefer' cargo Sea-Land's FreshMist edge
  • Shipping Updates
Ports
  • CPT efforts bring cheer to shipping lines, port users
  • Towards a port tariff system - II
  • Port Updates
Aviation
  • National Quality Award to Bax Global
  • Air Cargo Handling: Some Helpful Suggestions - II

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
APRIL 10, 1998
  • L'Australie va-t-elle rater sa réforme portuaire ?
    La décision d'une des plus importantes entreprises de manutention australienne Patrick Stevedores, de licencier d'emblée 1.400 dockers (voir LL du 9/4), suite à une grève déclenchée par les dockers à Port Botany, a eu un effet de détonateur dans le conflit qui oppose gouvernement et manutentionnaires au puissant syndicat MUA (Maritime Union of Australia). Côté syndical, on évoque une conspiration menée par le gouvernement, les agriculteurs et Patrick Stevedores et l'on commence à enregistrer çà et là des appels au boycott. Ainsi, une grève de 24 h était annoncée dans le secteur industriel de Victoria en signe de solidatité avec les dockers licenciés. Des manifestations de soutien ont eu lieu dans plusieurs villes: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne et Perth. Enfin, l'ITWF menace de combattre toute tentative de briser le monopole syndical sur les quai australiens et envisage de boycotter tout chargeur ayant recours à des dockers non syndiqués.
  • Les Etats-Unis ont renoncé à l'open sky avec la France
    Le mercredi 8 avril, les négociations aériennes entre les Etats-Unis la France viennent de connaître un dénouement présenté à Paris comme très positif. La formule "Open Sky" (ciel ouvert) n'a pas été retenue. Les possibilités de vols en "5ème liberté" restent limitées pour le moment. Le mécanisme de règlement des éventuels conflits est présenté comme très positif.
  • Les Etats-riverains de la Meuse joignent leurs forces pour la maîtrise du fleuve
    A l'heure où les ministres compétents de la France, des Pays-Bas, de la Flandre et de la Wallonie signaient le plan d'action Inondations-Meuse, une pré-alerte de crue était décrétée. Quelques jours de pluies abondantes ont en effet provoqué un régime d'inondations sur le fleuve.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For APL, NOL, a year of learning, sharing
  • New pressure for Shuster as Eppard is indicted
  • APL will divert freight to Seattle to avoid continuing Union Pacific problems
  • Pacific carriers likely to apply to reduce capacity, K-Line exec says
  • Lykes Lines makes major Europe management changes
  • Customs moves to revoke Canadian lumber exemption
  • Country Wide Transport introduces new logistics unit
  • Australian dockworker dispute flares into violence
  • Viking Freight now offers direct service from Denver and Colorado Springs
Transportation
  • Rails list five ways to assist clients
  • UP pulls back on Mexican embargo
  • Customs update: It had better get ready for shippers' big payback
  • Suit says Amtrak discriminates
  • Teamsters OK contract with 4 firms
Maritime
  • IMO: A fifth of world's fleet won't meet safety rules
  • Japan's MOL expanding Latin America service
  • Demand for forest products spurs Gearbulk to make Canadian stop
  • Pilots: Accidents are effect of strike
  • Indian ports show increase in shipments
  • Cunard says 'aloha' to $105,000 as US levies fine for violating cabotage law
  • Transport officials use every charm to keep snakes out

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For APL, NOL, a year of learning, sharing
  • New pressure for Shuster as Eppard is indicted
  • APL will divert freight to Seattle to avoid continuing Union Pacific problems
  • Pacific carriers likely to apply to reduce capacity, K-Line exec says
  • Lykes Lines makes major Europe management changes
  • Customs moves to revoke Canadian lumber exemption
  • Country Wide Transport introduces new logistics unit
  • Australian dockworker dispute flares into violence
  • Viking Freight now offers direct service from Denver and Colorado Springs
Transportation
  • Rails list five ways to assist clients
  • UP pulls back on Mexican embargo
  • Customs update: It had better get ready for shippers' big payback
  • Suit says Amtrak discriminates
  • Teamsters OK contract with 4 firms
Maritime
  • IMO: A fifth of world's fleet won't meet safety rules
  • Japan's MOL expanding Latin America service
  • Demand for forest products spurs Gearbulk to make Canadian stop
  • Pilots: Accidents are effect of strike
  • Indian ports show increase in shipments
  • Cunard says 'aloha' to $105,000 as US levies fine for violating cabotage law
  • Transport officials use every charm to keep snakes out

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For APL, NOL, a year of learning, sharing
  • New pressure for Shuster as Eppard is indicted
  • APL will divert freight to Seattle to avoid continuing Union Pacific problems
  • Pacific carriers likely to apply to reduce capacity, K-Line exec says
  • Lykes Lines makes major Europe management changes
  • Customs moves to revoke Canadian lumber exemption
  • Country Wide Transport introduces new logistics unit
  • Australian dockworker dispute flares into violence
  • Viking Freight now offers direct service from Denver and Colorado Springs
Transportation
  • Rails list five ways to assist clients
  • UP pulls back on Mexican embargo
  • Customs update: It had better get ready for shippers' big payback
  • Suit says Amtrak discriminates
  • Teamsters OK contract with 4 firms
Maritime
  • IMO: A fifth of world's fleet won't meet safety rules
  • Japan's MOL expanding Latin America service
  • Demand for forest products spurs Gearbulk to make Canadian stop
  • Pilots: Accidents are effect of strike
  • Indian ports show increase in shipments
  • Cunard says 'aloha' to $105,000 as US levies fine for violating cabotage law
  • Transport officials use every charm to keep snakes out

Traffic Worldweb site
  • It's Calvin Klein jeans, meat, computer parts, mainframes, television sets and heaven knows what else. Theft is cargo's dirty-but-not-so-little secret. One FBI official estimated that cargo theft is a $6 billion-a-year industry but added, "The reality is probably higher." Around the world, cargo thieves are getting rich but the crime wave in cargo doesn't get the same attention as drug trafficking or murder. Miami, for instance, has 80 U.S. customs agents assigned to narcotics - and four to cargo theft. Approximately 80 percent of all cargo theft involves inside information. A special examination of how cargo theft robs us all is this week's cover story.
  • The hottest ticket in Washington is a seat on the House-Senate conference committee that will reconcile differences between the $217 billion House highway authorization and the $214 billion Senate version. Everybody wants a say in how the money will be spent. Although President Clinton has threatened a veto because it busts the balanced budget agreement, American Trucking Associations President Walter B. McCormick Jr. predicts a final bill will emerge in early May - with the president's signature. Congressional leaders are searching for ways to offset spending to fit the highway bill under the budget cap. At least $26 billion in spending cuts will have to be found over the next six years to fit the highway bill in the budget.
  • Walter B. McCormick Jr., new president of the American Trucking Associations, is trying to distance himself from some of the practices of his predecessor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue. McCormick, who already has cut 10 percent of ATA's staff, charged that ATA had become "aloof" and "out of touch" with the trucking industry's day-to-day affairs. He promised a "lean, mean" operation that was sharply focused on improving members' bottom lines.
  • Lufthansa Cargo's service revolution started on April 1. The airline tossed out its old service manual and rate books and ushered in a whole new set of time-definite services and guarantees, along with a whole new set of rates. Some forwarders have embraced the plan, saying it is exactly where the industry should be heading. Others aren't so sure. Without major changes at the airports where the airlines operate and education at the handler level, no marketing plans will be bold enough to start a revolution.
  • Top officials of the nation's Class 1 railroads, along with the newly installed interim head of the Association of American Railroads and a supporting cast of their top lieutenants, all sat through the greater part of 16 hours of Surface Transportation Board hearings listening to shipper after shipper complain about their lousy service, high rates, poor car supply, arrogance and lack of communication. The attentiveness of million-dollar-a-year executives to the plaints of shippers provides one measure of the seriousness with which the industry now takes the prospect that the Surface Transportation Board or Congress itself will respond to long-smoldering complaints of shippers fanned by the UP service crisis, and change the rules of the game.
  • Some winners are emerging as a result of the Union Pacific's embargo on most Mexico-bound rail traffic through Laredo - in the maritime industry. Trans-Gulf Intermodal Freight and its partners, Landstar Logistics and Agencia Naviera de Mexico, have launched a new roll-on/roll-off weekly service between Mobile, Ala., and Tuxpan, Mexico. It's gotten the attention of the Big Three automakers, who are looking at the service as a way around the rail and road congestion at Laredo, Texas, as well as the Mexican port of Veracruz.
  • Airlines must step up to the technology plate if they want to hold onto what's left of their market share. Combination carriers and forwarders have an opportunity to reclaim their position as the heavy freight provider internationally if the two join forces on technology.
  • 43 J.B. Hunt Logistics is brewing up a steaming suite of Java-based software that it hopes will change the way it connects with most of its contracted motor carriers. With the help of IBM Corp., J.B. Hunt Logistics created the Internet Carrier Suite, four applications that permit freight scheduling, tracking and invoicing over the Internet, potentially replacing fax and EDI traffic. It will roll the software out May 1, introducing it to an initial group of 100 carriers.
  • 46 European shippers soon will be able to use a rail "freightway" linking the ports of Marseilles in France and Antwerp in Belgium to help ease crowding on roads. The French rail operators SNCF will provide freightway service between the Marseilles port and Antwerp via Luxembourg and Lyon, France. It is expected to begin shortly, at the same time a similar service begins between Antwerp and Barcelona, Spain.

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South Korea's Hanwha Ocean has been implicated in the trade war between the US and China.
Beijing
Beijing also took countermeasures against five US subsidiaries of the shipbuilding group
Port of Singapore set new all-time container throughput record in third quarter
Singapore
By weight, however, this cargo volume recorded a decrease of -1.8%.
Green fuel producers support IMO's shipping decarbonization strategy
London
The importance of introducing incentives for green e-fuels was underlined
In August, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +2.5% thanks to the increase in bulk cargoes
Genoa
Various goods fell by 14.4%. The Spediporto Conference
The US threatens retaliation against states that vote to approve the Net-Zero Framework.
Washington
"Our fellow IMO members," Rubio, Wright, and Duffy warned, "should be warned."
Wallenius Wilhelmsen: New US port tax on car carriers is higher than expected.
Oslo
From tomorrow they will rise to 46 dollars per net ton
USTR announces heavy tariffs on port cranes and other handling equipment made in China
Washington
100% additional tariffs on ship-to-shore port cranes
Salvini reassures the port of Livorno of the additional resources needed for the new Darsena Europa.
Chinese taxes on US ships effective October 14
Chinese taxes on US ships effective October 14
Beijing
Beijing's response to the taxes that will be imposed on Chinese ships calling at American ports
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by 4.6%.
Ankara
Volumes with Italy increased by +7.3%, with a sharp increase in containers (+32.2%)
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenue
Taipei/Keelung
In the period July-September, decreases of -36.7%, -42.2% and -35.7% were recorded
ASA, ECSA, ICS, WSC, ITF, IAPH and IBIA call for approval of the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
Only global standards - they underline - will be able to decarbonise a global industry.
Zanetti (Confitarma): ensure the competitiveness of the Italian armaments industry with support tools suited to the sector
Rome
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno recorded drops of -5.3% and -3.2%
Naples
Cruise passengers on the rise
New US tariffs will have a strong impact on containerized imports into the US in the coming months
Washington
National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates forecasts
In 2024, freight transported by rail by the Spanish company RENFE Mercancías decreased by -12.0%.
Madrid
The financial year ended with a net loss of -32.2 million euros
ZIM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels
Haifa
The new US tariffs will take effect on October 14th.
ABB sells its robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp. for $5.4 billion
Zurich/Tokyo
ABB Robotics employs approximately 7,000 people
Federlogistica calls for acceptance and implementation of the regulation on waiting times for heavy vehicles.
Ten European rail associations call for acceleration of TEN-T network completion
Brussels
The need to ensure sufficient funding for the implementation of interoperable systems at European level was highlighted
SAAM Towage to Complete Acquisition of Entire Share Capital in Colombia's Intertug
Santiago
An agreement was signed to obtain the remaining 30%
Last August, the Suez Canal was crossed by 1,070 ships (-3.3%)
Last August, the Suez Canal was crossed by 1,070 ships (-3.3%)
Cairo/Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2025, maritime traffic fell by -9.4%
Port of Salerno: Work resumes to complete the "Porta Ovest"
Naples/Rome
Cuccaro appointed special commissioner of the Central Tyrrhenian Port Authority. Annunziata resigns.
Renewal of concession for Croatian shipyard Iskra Shipyard
Sebenico
The naval-mechanical plant will be expanded to an area of 11,000 square meters
In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
Palermo
The direct intervention of the AdSP commissioner Tardino was crucial - explain Filt, Fit and Uilt
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
Port of Civitavecchia appoints members of the Marine Resources Partnership Body
Civitavecchia
He will remain in office for four years
New quarterly record for container traffic handled by CMPort port terminals
Hong Kong
New highs recorded both in China and at overseas ports
CMA CGM to order six feeder containerships from Cochin Shipyard
Kochi
Order worth approximately 300 million dollars
Efficient solutions for the port launching of floating wind turbines are being studied in France
Trondheim/Brest
Agreement between the Norwegian BOA and the port of Brest
Augusta Due has acquired a second new tanker built by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
Rome
It has a capacity of 18,590 deadweight tons.
IRU, CLECAT, ESC and GCCA oppose binding targets for demand for zero-emission trucks
Brussels
They ask to focus instead on creating favorable conditions for operators to be able to use them.
Marialaura Dell'Abate is the new president of Confitarma's Young Shipowners' Group.
Rome
In the third quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +4%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are decreasing
Matteo Caiti appointed country manager for Italy at Forto
Milan
The goal is to consolidate growth on the Italian market
DP World to build and operate multimodal terminal in Uzbekistan
Dubai
Joint venture with Tashkent Invest
Confitarma welcomes Senate approval of simplification measures for the maritime transport sector.
Rome
A rapid approval in the Chamber is also hoped for
Applications for rail freight transport incentives are now open.
Rome
From today the requests to access the Ferrobonus
The maritime, port and logistics sector asks the Ministry of Transport for clarification on the regulation on waiting times for loading and unloading goods
Rome
A dialogue was called to determine the identification of correct application indications of the law
Four icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard will be built in Finland.
Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
PSA International wins the "Best Singapore Investor in Italy" award.
Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text passes to the Chamber of Deputies
Offshore wind farm in the port of Augusta ready in two or three years
Palermo
Di Sarcina: We are confident in a rapid allocation of the planned resources, amounting to approximately 50 million euros.
In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
We'II Rebuild Apapa, Tin-Can Ports In 48 Months - Dantsoho
(Leadership)
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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