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June 11, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK revamps maritime board to boost industry
    New board will widen role to include promotion of shipping related activities
  • TT Club eyes expansion in South-east Asia
  • HK cuts throughput growth forecast for 1998
  • MISC adds 2 new ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to reduce output of 747 due to Asia's economic crisis
    Total production to rise to record 51 planes a month in first quarter of 1999
  • Strike over, PAL says as it prepares to hire new pilots
  • Lufthansa sets up call centre in Melbourne
  • FedEx resumes Jakarta service
  • Garuda staff call for management changes
  • BA's low cost airline to fly to Lisbon
Features
  • Reefers are hot property
    Improved cooling technology has turned maritime reefer container transportinto a booming business
Columns
  • Rotterdam exec ponders impact of mega ships on port infrastructure

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK revamps maritime board to boost industry
    New board will widen role to include promotion of shipping related activities
  • TT Club eyes expansion in South-east Asia
  • HK cuts throughput growth forecast for 1998
  • MISC adds 2 new ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to reduce output of 747 due to Asia's economic crisis
    Total production to rise to record 51 planes a month in first quarter of 1999
  • Strike over, PAL says as it prepares to hire new pilots
  • Lufthansa sets up call centre in Melbourne
  • FedEx resumes Jakarta service
  • Garuda staff call for management changes
  • BA's low cost airline to fly to Lisbon
Features
  • Reefers are hot property
    Improved cooling technology has turned maritime reefer container transportinto a booming business
Columns
  • Rotterdam exec ponders impact of mega ships on port infrastructure

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK revamps maritime board to boost industry
    New board will widen role to include promotion of shipping related activities
  • TT Club eyes expansion in South-east Asia
  • HK cuts throughput growth forecast for 1998
  • MISC adds 2 new ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to reduce output of 747 due to Asia's economic crisis
    Total production to rise to record 51 planes a month in first quarter of 1999
  • Strike over, PAL says as it prepares to hire new pilots
  • Lufthansa sets up call centre in Melbourne
  • FedEx resumes Jakarta service
  • Garuda staff call for management changes
  • BA's low cost airline to fly to Lisbon
Features
  • Reefers are hot property
    Improved cooling technology has turned maritime reefer container transportinto a booming business
Columns
  • Rotterdam exec ponders impact of mega ships on port infrastructure

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK revamps maritime board to boost industry
    New board will widen role to include promotion of shipping related activities
  • TT Club eyes expansion in South-east Asia
  • HK cuts throughput growth forecast for 1998
  • MISC adds 2 new ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to reduce output of 747 due to Asia's economic crisis
    Total production to rise to record 51 planes a month in first quarter of 1999
  • Strike over, PAL says as it prepares to hire new pilots
  • Lufthansa sets up call centre in Melbourne
  • FedEx resumes Jakarta service
  • Garuda staff call for management changes
  • BA's low cost airline to fly to Lisbon
Features
  • Reefers are hot property
    Improved cooling technology has turned maritime reefer container transportinto a booming business
Columns
  • Rotterdam exec ponders impact of mega ships on port infrastructure

Sched Netweb site
  • Pusan entices vessels
  • German company moves into Asian market
  • Shipping inspection easier
  • Columbus upgrades South Pacific service
  • Chennai improvements on track
  • ICTSI scores second south American contract
  • German line orders newbuildings
  • System revolutionises operations in Manila
  • Luxembourg and Hong Kong sign air cargo accord
  • Asiana Airlines offers new route to China
  • TNT predicts steady growth
  • Air Canada gains $34.4 m on Galileo Canada sale

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 10, 1998
  • Air France pilots' strike ends
  • Advanced site of Nedlloyd distribution company
  • American shippers don't accept higher rates
  • Agreement on NS wages
  • Secret tank for cheap fuel discovered
  • Investment American Port Services in Belgium

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Bumped from the air cargo battle
  • EU to meet on farm subsidies
  • Seattle-Tacoma seeking FAST Corridor for freight
  • Lykes in the black: Line sees first profit in 8 years
  • Carrier to expand service in Mexico and the US Gulf
  • Federal Highway Administration okays Werner Trucking's paperless driver log system
  • CN signs deal to sell its Montreal-Ottawa line to VIA Rail
  • Viking expands service to include El Paso
  • Boots & Coots signs Pennzoil oil field in Venezuela to its insurance program
  • US, Canada, to huddle on lumber dispute
  • Fast-ferry breaks trans-Atlantic speed record
  • US, South Korea sign open skies aviation pact; Korean Air to buy Boeing craft
  • Clinton calls China satellite deal routine
  • Hong Kong sets up new board to help shipping, create jobs
Transportation
  • Track-related delays continue to dog UP at the heart of its system
  • Thunder Bay Terminals aims to handle US coal
  • Kay-Bee Toys taps Fritz for logistics
  • Congress halts Shuster probe at Justice's request
  • Van Miert: Lufthansa-United ruling coming by month's end
  • Hungry for cash, Thailand hangs for-sale sign on national airline
  • Stop the bells, halt the whistles -- XML is ready to crack the Net
Maritime
  • Congress to boost anti-drug effort
  • Anera lines book more cargo despite standing firm on $300 rate increase
  • Keppel Fels agrees to build jack-up rig for Schlumberger
  • Compliance sought before code deadline
  • Brazil port sale date set
  • Cunard plans 'grandest liner' ever built
  • Chittagong vows to ease congestion amid threat of surcharge
  • Sea Trials with Sean T. Connaughton

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Bumped from the air cargo battle
  • EU to meet on farm subsidies
  • Seattle-Tacoma seeking FAST Corridor for freight
  • Lykes in the black: Line sees first profit in 8 years
  • Carrier to expand service in Mexico and the US Gulf
  • Federal Highway Administration okays Werner Trucking's paperless driver log system
  • CN signs deal to sell its Montreal-Ottawa line to VIA Rail
  • Viking expands service to include El Paso
  • Boots & Coots signs Pennzoil oil field in Venezuela to its insurance program
  • US, Canada, to huddle on lumber dispute
  • Fast-ferry breaks trans-Atlantic speed record
  • US, South Korea sign open skies aviation pact; Korean Air to buy Boeing craft
  • Clinton calls China satellite deal routine
  • Hong Kong sets up new board to help shipping, create jobs
Transportation
  • Track-related delays continue to dog UP at the heart of its system
  • Thunder Bay Terminals aims to handle US coal
  • Kay-Bee Toys taps Fritz for logistics
  • Congress halts Shuster probe at Justice's request
  • Van Miert: Lufthansa-United ruling coming by month's end
  • Hungry for cash, Thailand hangs for-sale sign on national airline
  • Stop the bells, halt the whistles -- XML is ready to crack the Net
Maritime
  • Congress to boost anti-drug effort
  • Anera lines book more cargo despite standing firm on $300 rate increase
  • Keppel Fels agrees to build jack-up rig for Schlumberger
  • Compliance sought before code deadline
  • Brazil port sale date set
  • Cunard plans 'grandest liner' ever built
  • Chittagong vows to ease congestion amid threat of surcharge
  • Sea Trials with Sean T. Connaughton

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Bumped from the air cargo battle
  • EU to meet on farm subsidies
  • Seattle-Tacoma seeking FAST Corridor for freight
  • Lykes in the black: Line sees first profit in 8 years
  • Carrier to expand service in Mexico and the US Gulf
  • Federal Highway Administration okays Werner Trucking's paperless driver log system
  • CN signs deal to sell its Montreal-Ottawa line to VIA Rail
  • Viking expands service to include El Paso
  • Boots & Coots signs Pennzoil oil field in Venezuela to its insurance program
  • US, Canada, to huddle on lumber dispute
  • Fast-ferry breaks trans-Atlantic speed record
  • US, South Korea sign open skies aviation pact; Korean Air to buy Boeing craft
  • Clinton calls China satellite deal routine
  • Hong Kong sets up new board to help shipping, create jobs
Transportation
  • Track-related delays continue to dog UP at the heart of its system
  • Thunder Bay Terminals aims to handle US coal
  • Kay-Bee Toys taps Fritz for logistics
  • Congress halts Shuster probe at Justice's request
  • Van Miert: Lufthansa-United ruling coming by month's end
  • Hungry for cash, Thailand hangs for-sale sign on national airline
  • Stop the bells, halt the whistles -- XML is ready to crack the Net
Maritime
  • Congress to boost anti-drug effort
  • Anera lines book more cargo despite standing firm on $300 rate increase
  • Keppel Fels agrees to build jack-up rig for Schlumberger
  • Compliance sought before code deadline
  • Brazil port sale date set
  • Cunard plans 'grandest liner' ever built
  • Chittagong vows to ease congestion amid threat of surcharge
  • Sea Trials with Sean T. Connaughton

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Korea Conference to Raise Tariff Rates by 15%
  • APL to Cover Indonesia by Feeder
  • Hitachi Transport Expands Revenue from Non-Group Customers
  • Panalpina Profit More Than Doubles
  • Hong Kong's River Trade Terminal Ready Soon
  • ÒKÓ Line Air Net Profit Soars 76%

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Seattle commissioners Ok World Trade Center Leases
  • AEI buys 'drawback' firm
  • President signs $198 billion record transportation bill
  • Boeing will increase airplane production to 51 each month

urgente online pressweb site
  • III Congreso de Ingenier'a del Transporte
  • Delegación de Frans Maas en Burgos
  • Fomento regula el control metrológico del Estado
  • Boeing extiende la distribución de recambios con UPS
  • Segundo vuelo de US Airways a París

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 10, 1998
  • Govt, Suzuki Motors shake hands again
  • TN takes to major roads upgradation
  • Joining global digital economy'
  • Little hope of reversing auto gear'
  • US to open trade office in Hyderabad
  • BSES bags major Dubai deal
  • Blue Dart upgrades national connectivity network
  • Microtech wins IBM Award
  • ATL sets up COM training centres
  • Evergreen realigns its transpacific services
  • Nod for 100 pc foreign IPPs
  • City to host brand identity meet
  • TT Club sets industry standard

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Minoan to order two new vessels
    MINOAN Lines of Crete is poised to make what will be the largest investment to date in Greece's domestic ferry trades by ordering a pair of new vessels for its core Piraeus-Heraklion service.
  • Croatian yards face merger
    FIVE of Croatia's main shipbuilders may be merged and put under a new holding company after running up losses said to total $1bn.
  • Philippine rail link hit by cash crisis
    AN ambitious US$2.5bn railway project which would have linked Manila to the Clark International Airport in Central Luzon and Subic Bay in Zambales has been shelved due to lack of funds and delays in the construction of the Clark airport.
  • Metra feels impact of Wartsila slide
    A WEAK performance at diesel engine builder Wartsila NSD dragged down four month results at Finland's Metra.
  • Vadinar clash gathers pace
    A TWO decade long clash between the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) and the Kandla Port Trust (KPT) over the use of Vadinar port is fast reaching flashpoint with the change in political equations at the centre, following the last general elections.
  • The Royal Viking Sun
    CUNARD Line's 37,845 gt Royal Viking Sun (pictured) has become the largest cruiseship to visit Associated British Ports' Millbay Docks in Plymouth. The 1988-built vessel, carrying around 600 passengers, called at the port's number two berth before sailing for Dublin as part of a round Britain cruise.
  • Norway's oil fields face growing chaos
    NORWEGIAN offshore op-erations in the North Sea stand to be severely hit if an aviation strike widens tomorrow.
  • PGS wins Kyle field contract
    PETROLEUM Geo-Services has won a production contract on the Kyle field in the UK sector of the North Sea from the Kyle group, comprising Premier Oil, Candecca Resources, Bow Valley Petroleum and Croft Oil & Gas, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo Correspondent.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 10, 1998
  • Spain completes first yard privatisation
    SPAIN has formally agreed the sale of Barreras, the Vigo-based shipbuilder, marking the state's first privatisation of a publicly owned shipyard.
  • St Lawrence locks set to go private
    CANADIAN locks on the St Lawrence Seaway could come under private sector operation as early as July 1.
  • Belgian terminal links overseas interests
    WORLD Port Services, a joint venture between ABP-owned American Port Services, Cobelfret and Hessenatie has started construction of a $10m terminal at Zeebrugge.
  • Diesel spill leads to 14 km slick
    A BROKEN hose led to a spill of 7,000 barrels of diesel fuel on June 8 off the coast of eastern Venezuela causing a 14 km slick, according to authorities from Petroleos de Venezuela.
  • Hong Kong boosts port development efforts
    HONG Kong's government has extended the Port Development Board's role to include the promotion of Hong Kong as an international shipping centre.
  • Genoa sells majority stake in oil terminal
    GENOA Port Authority has sold 51 per cent of the shares in Multedo oil terminal Porto Petroli to private interests.
  • Magsaysay, Houlder form insurance venture
    MAGSAYSAY Maritime has formed a joint venture with Houlder Insurance Brokers to provide a wide range of insurance services specialising in shipping related industries.
  • Non-union ports operating soon, says P&CS
    AUSTRALIA'S newest stevedoring company says it believes a second tier of non-union operated ports will soon be competing with Maritime Union docks.
  • Australian dollar slumps again
    THE Australian dollar has nose-dived for the third consecutive day against the US dollar, as offshore investors factor Australia into the Asian crisis.
  • RCCL reveals Eagle's name
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises, the US-Norwegian cruise company, has chosen the name Voyager of the Seas for the first of its three 136,000 gt Eagle class cruiseships.
  • Sea Containers launches crisis course
    A PROGRAMME of two day courses in crisis management for crews of Sea Containers ships operating on Irish sea routes is now in place.
  • Contship explains appeal against MITH
    CONTSHIP Europe has given the reasons for an appeal by its subsidiary Medcentre against the Cagliari concession to MITH.
  • Trans-Pacific carriers lift rates again
    TWELVE MAJOR shipping lines operating in the trade lane from Asia to Canada are to introduce a second rate hike this year.
  • Thai fleet privatisation hits snag
    IMMINENT privatisation of Thai Maritime Navigation (TMN) has been delayed following disagreement among participants.
  • Bug awareness low, says Thomas Miller
    INDUSTRY awareness of potential Year 2000 Millenium Bug complications is below average in the maritime industry, says Mark Holford, director of Thomas Miller Risk Management.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
JUNE 10, 1998
  • Jan Simons: "La route mosane est insérable dans le Rhin d'Acier"
    Jan Simons, professeur retraité de technologie du transport et membre du CDA est pessimiste: "Le dossier du Rhin d'Acier ne progresse ni du côté belge ni du côté néerlandais. Pourtant, la liaison entre Anvers et l'Allemagne est indispensable, tout comme des compromis tant des Pays-Bas que de la Belgique. Il y a en outre un trajet dont on ne parle plus jamais: la route mosane, qui est pourtant une bonne alternative.
  • Pas de fusion - pour l'instant? - entre ABX et Taxipost
    Etienne Schouppe, administrateur-délégué de la SNCB, et André Bastien, son homologue à La Poste, ne sont pas arrivés à un accord sur une éventuelle fusion d'ABX et de Taxipost. Ils se sont rencontrés lundi soir, mais il est ressorti des pourparlers que la SNCB veut geler le projet, de crainte qu'il ne provoque un conflit social à la SNCB, ce dont elle pourrait absolument se passer dans les circonstances actuelles. C'est ce qu'écrit notre confrère le Financieel Economische Tijd.
  • ACL étudie avec prudence d'autres trafics... mais attend des signes de stabilité
    "C'est vrai, les taux sur l'AN chutent, mais nous parvenons à tirer notre épingle du jeu car nous visons des cargaisons spéciales qui permettent de maintenir les prix à certains niveaux. Pour les cargaisons de haute valeur, les chutes sont importantes, mais ce n'est pas notre domaine", nous a dit A. Abott, vice-président d'ACL.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Settlement talk premature
    Reports suggesting that an agreement between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia is imminent are a long way off the mark, according to a party close to those discussions.
    The current gulf between the parties is said to be substantial raising the possibility of an intervention by banks.
  • Grain Corp backs branch lines
    NSW grain bulk handling company GrainCorp Ltd which had been critical of past state government strategies to cut rail costs through the closure of branch "feeder" lines in regional NSW has vowed to secure future branchline operations in the state.
    The promise came as GrainCorp commenced its first ever freight operation at Parkes last week.
  • Tokyo MOU agrees to tough ISM action
    Members of the Committee of the Memorandum of Understanding on Ports State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region agreed at a meeting in Seoul earlier this month to initiate tough action designed to ensure that ships visiting their ports comply with the International Safety Management Code from its enforcement on July 1.
    Under agreed guidelines for the ISM code, ships entering Asia-Pacific ports without ISM certification after that date would be subject to detention by Tokyo MOU member authorities.
  • UK blasts industry over sub-standard ships
    The UK government has called on all sectors of the shipping industry to build on the significant efforts some are already making to help the government break the vicious circle which allows sub-standard ships to operate.
    UK Shipping Minister Glenda Jackson said, "Sub standard ships operate because some in the shipping industry still help them to do so. In some sectors, there appears to be a vicious circle of avoiding commercial blames."
  • Japan-Aust rates to rise
    Freight rates from Japan to Australia will be going up from next month by $US100 per 20-foot container and US$200 per 40-foot container.
    A spokesman for Liner Shipping Services, which looks after the northbound trade confirmed the increase noting that it applied to southbound cargoes only.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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