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September 11, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
    Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
  • US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
  • India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai
Air and Land Transport
  • Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
    UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
  • Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
  • Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
  • Air Canada pilots get support for strike
  • Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
  • Northwest talks to end strike continue
Features
  • Cloud over 'open skies' policy
    Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition
Columns
  • Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
    Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
  • US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
  • India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai
Air and Land Transport
  • Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
    UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
  • Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
  • Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
  • Air Canada pilots get support for strike
  • Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
  • Northwest talks to end strike continue
Features
  • Cloud over 'open skies' policy
    Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition
Columns
  • Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
    Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
  • US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
  • India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai
Air and Land Transport
  • Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
    UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
  • Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
  • Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
  • Air Canada pilots get support for strike
  • Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
  • Northwest talks to end strike continue
Features
  • Cloud over 'open skies' policy
    Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition
Columns
  • Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
    Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
  • US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
  • India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai
Air and Land Transport
  • Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
    UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
  • Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
  • Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
  • Air Canada pilots get support for strike
  • Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
  • Northwest talks to end strike continue
Features
  • Cloud over 'open skies' policy
    Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition
Columns
  • Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Sched Netweb site
  • MTL scores highest ever throughput
  • Trailer Bridge modules on contract to GM
  • Danzas and DFDS in European transport deal
  • MOL positive about new Mexican operation
  • TMM and Tecomar raise frequency of service
  • Crowley implements new Caribbean port rotation
  • KLM threatens "support" strike
  • Asian crisis sparks westbound rate hikes
  • Korean Air takes deliver of first A330-200
  • AA to handle Canadian Airlines ground service

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
  • Electronic commerce changing logistics
  • Maybe up to 500 job losses at Danzas
  • Extra fruit to Rotterdam due to Russian crisis
  • Northwest strike costs KLM millions
  • FedEx kind for working mothers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Truckers fear economic roadblocks will put brakes on US-Mexico trade
  • Rate hikes on exports sink fast in west
  • Steelmakers seek shelter from imports
  • Key House panel votes "no" on IMF funds
  • House panel votes to lift sanctions on Azerbaijan
  • FBI concludes four year probe of fraud in Navy ship repair program
  • Agreement reached to move miles of power and pipelines from Alameda Corridor
  • IMF tells Finland to watch for economic overheating
  • Report: Air Canada and its pilots close to a deal
  • Croatia inks deal to let Bosnia use its Adriatic port
  • Floods cause relief supply jam at Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong
Transportation
  • 2 rail groups reach accord
  • Officials keep on truckin' over border issue
  • Mexican trucker blasts US investors
  • Circle raids Emery again, hires Clark
Maritime
  • Maersk drops vessel-sharing arrangements with two lines
  • Shipowners caught in storm
  • Peru's ports to ride privatization wave
  • Latest defense bill blocks Cosco terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Truckers fear economic roadblocks will put brakes on US-Mexico trade
  • Rate hikes on exports sink fast in west
  • Steelmakers seek shelter from imports
  • Key House panel votes "no" on IMF funds
  • House panel votes to lift sanctions on Azerbaijan
  • FBI concludes four year probe of fraud in Navy ship repair program
  • Agreement reached to move miles of power and pipelines from Alameda Corridor
  • IMF tells Finland to watch for economic overheating
  • Report: Air Canada and its pilots close to a deal
  • Croatia inks deal to let Bosnia use its Adriatic port
  • Floods cause relief supply jam at Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong
Transportation
  • 2 rail groups reach accord
  • Officials keep on truckin' over border issue
  • Mexican trucker blasts US investors
  • Circle raids Emery again, hires Clark
Maritime
  • Maersk drops vessel-sharing arrangements with two lines
  • Shipowners caught in storm
  • Peru's ports to ride privatization wave
  • Latest defense bill blocks Cosco terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Truckers fear economic roadblocks will put brakes on US-Mexico trade
  • Rate hikes on exports sink fast in west
  • Steelmakers seek shelter from imports
  • Key House panel votes "no" on IMF funds
  • House panel votes to lift sanctions on Azerbaijan
  • FBI concludes four year probe of fraud in Navy ship repair program
  • Agreement reached to move miles of power and pipelines from Alameda Corridor
  • IMF tells Finland to watch for economic overheating
  • Report: Air Canada and its pilots close to a deal
  • Croatia inks deal to let Bosnia use its Adriatic port
  • Floods cause relief supply jam at Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong
Transportation
  • 2 rail groups reach accord
  • Officials keep on truckin' over border issue
  • Mexican trucker blasts US investors
  • Circle raids Emery again, hires Clark
Maritime
  • Maersk drops vessel-sharing arrangements with two lines
  • Shipowners caught in storm
  • Peru's ports to ride privatization wave
  • Latest defense bill blocks Cosco terminal

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Transpacific Eastbound Trade Still Booming
  • US, Japanese Businesses Want Streamlined Customs Procedures
  • DFDS and Danzas Confirm European Network Alliance
  • Air Canada Strike Close to Settlement

urgente online pressweb site
  • Azkar empezará a cotizar en Madrid y Bilbao a final de mes
  • Renfe obtiene la certificación medioambiental ISO 14001
  • Cinco puertos españoles, entre los cien primeros del mundo
  • Delta Air Lines unifica las clases business y first en los vuelos intercontinentales
  • Privatizado el astillero polaco de Gdansk

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sinha assures exporters of drawback in 60 days
  • Excise structure to be simplified
  • OSC confident of dry freight market recovery next year
  • No universal transfer of DEPB licences
  • 3-phase expansion of Vizag EPZ
  • Naidu-CII team to woo US investors
  • NRIs can pay residents in foreign currency
  • FDI outstrips portfolio investments
  • ST relief for big houses in TN
  • Uptrend in tobacco exports
  • Housing projects get a boost
  • Electronic trade fair in Nov.
  • ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada port
  • Rubber prices crash

Marine Logweb site
  • Flying cat ordered for Malta
  • Gdansk yard sold
  • New York ferry operator acquired

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • La crisi dei trasporti, soprattutto dei carichi secchi, ha vanificato gli investimenti per il rinnovamento delle flotte Armatori in allarme, crollano i noli La situazione ' migliore per le compagnie di unit' cisterna e di superpetroliere
  • Nella logistica servizi integrati di Coeclerici
  • Anche nel settore marittimo tramonta il sistema dei prestiti obbligazionari Affonda la moda dei «junk bond»

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Korea Line sells off quartet to Ocean
    IN a ground-breaking sale of Korean-government financed tonnage, Korea Line has finally sold a quartet of capesize ships to clients of Ocean Trade.
  • Nissos master can work
    CONSTANTINOS Spiro-pulos, the master of the Greek flag Nissos Amorgos 'which ran aground in the Maracaibo channal last year has been given permission to work again by the Venezuelan authorities.
  • Reefers hit by Russian hoarders
    SPOT chartering of refrigerated tonnage worldwide has been near-paralysed by the financial and political crisis in Russia.
  • Rail chosen to move Italian fruit
    A MAJOR Italian group of companies has chosen rail for shipment of banana consignments from the Mediterranean port of Vado Ligure to Koper, Slovenia.
  • Keppel reduces share price in Hitachi merger
    Keppel Shipyard of Singapore has revised downwards the share price for its agreed merger with Hitachi Zosen yard.
  • Rankin role in debate on Taca
    Christopher Rankin, the former president and chief executive officer of P&O Nedlloyd North America, has been invited to act as convenor in the debate about a possible successor to the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement.
  • Divers to unlock secrets of Titanic sistership
    A team of British technical divers is due to arrive in Greece this weekend for what they hope will be a ground-breaking exploration of the wreck of the Titanic's sistership Britannic, which has been lying 122 m down on the bed of the Aegean since the First World War.
  • Intertanko to set up interactive shuttle tanker database
    Independent tanker owners' association Intertanko is setting up a interactive database in response to concerns by the UK Health and Safety Executive regarding shuttle tanker operations.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
  • Norasia returns to Marsaxlokk
    NORASIA is to return to Malta Freeport at Marsaxlokk barely a year after it left for Piraeus.
  • Greenpeace occupies Greek waste terminal
    GREENPEACE activists have occupied a Greek toxic waste loading terminal.
  • Color volumes ease ahead
    COLOR Line, the Norwegian cruise ferry group, has recorded a two per cent rise in both its passenger and cargo volume.
  • ITF rejects allegations of 'corruption'
    DAVID Cockroft, ITF general secretary, has "totally rejected" allegations that there remains corruption within the union organisation.
  • Roro berth for Funchal
    WORK is expected to start this month on a roro berth in Madeira's main port of Funchal.
  • Malta has ministerial shake up
    MALTESE maritime authorities will have a change of ministerial control, following the Nationalist Party's landslide victory in the general elections of September 5.
  • ITF admits its foc campaign has failed
    THE ITF has signalled a major change of tack in its campaign against flags of convenience after admitting its campaign has been unsuccessful.
  • PNOC considers tanker subsidiary sale
    STATE-owned Philippine National Oil Co may finally relinquish its 40 per cent stake in its tanker subsidiary PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp.
  • Madeira seeks EU finance for new port
    MADEIRA is applying for EU finance for a project that will move general cargo traffic from Funchal to a new port located in the Atlantic island's Industrial Free Trade Zone.
  • Seoul approves North Korea cruises
    THE South Korean government this week approved a joint venture between the Hyundai Group and a North Korean state-run corporation that will provide cruise ship tours.
  • Sloman Neptun orders ethylene carrier
    ONE 5,600 m' capacity gas tanker for ethylene transport has been ordered from German yard Mutzelfeldtwerft by Bremen-based Sloman Neptun.
  • Philippine cargo liftings slide
    CARGO traffic at Philippine ports has fallen substantially during the first half of the year because of the financial crisis in the region coupled with the El Ni'o weather phenomenon.
  • Qatar bags Petronet order
    QATAR'S Ras Jaffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co (Rasgas) has won a global tender to supply India's Petronet with 7.5m tonnes of lng per year.
  • Ratings boost for Newport News
    VIRGINIA-based shipbuilder Newport News received a boost yesterday when rating agency Standard & Poor's removed the company from 'CreditWatch' where it was placed in March.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • "ScanCir": nouveau train complet entre la Belgique et la Scandinavie
    Depuis le 1er septembre dernier, Intercontainer-Interfrigo (ICF) assure une liaison quotidienne entre les ports d'Anvers et de Zeebrugge, ainsi que le Dry Port Muizen et 14 terminaux situés en Scandinavie.
  • Danzas Eurocargo Benelux devient DFDS Transport
    Suite à l'intégration des divisions finlandaise, belge, néerlandaise et britannique de Danzas Eurocargo dans DFDS Transport, les produits Eurapid et Euroconnect de Danzas seront vendus au Benelux par DFDS, sous leur nom original. Les bureaux de Danzas à Schiphol, Vianen, Tilburg et Rotterdam seront maintenus, tout comme ceux de Zaventem, Anvers, Grimbergen, Boom, Rekkem et de Herentals en Belgique. Seul le nom des bureaux à Tilburg et Rekkem sera changé en DFDS Transport. Ce transfert n'entraînera aucune perte d'emplois.
  • Yangming lance un service séparé sur Israël
    Le premier départ depuis Anvers d'un nouveau service que lance Yangming entre l'Europe du Nord et Israël, aura lieu le 6 octobre prochain. La desserte d'Israël est actuellement assurée uniquement sur la liaison southbound à partir de l'Europe, dans le cadre du service hebdomadaire sur l'Extrême-Orient. Le nouveau service direct vers Israël, qui desservira tant le port d'Haïfa que celui d'Ashdod, opérera également northbound. Il n'est pas exclu que Yangming s'en serve comme point de départ pour une desserte plus large du bassin oriental de la Méditerranée.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA gets undertaking on bulker
    The Maritime Union of Australia has received undertakings on the future employment of the former coastal bulk carrier, the Sandra Marie.
    The union’s deputy national secretary, Paddy Crumlin, told DCN yesterday that he has contacted the vessel’s operators, Intercontinental Ship Management and been advised that it was not the intention of the company to employ her in a dedicated trans-Tasman service.
    The former Australian-registered vessel has been re-registered in Tonga and now carries a crew of Australian officers and Tongan ratings.
    The Australian officers are to be replaced shortly with New Zealand and Tongan personnel.
  • Austrac starts scheduled interstate trains
    Junee-based privately-owned railway operator Austrac is adopting an expansionist policy as it explores the new rail access regime, targeting a range of projects.
    Today, Austrac completes its second week of running regularly scheduled Sydney-Melbourne and Melbourne-Sydney freight trains, scheduling six nights a week in both directions.
    Next week it will firm up arrangements for leasing space at southern Sydney’s Cooks River rail terminal complex, which will also become its national headquarters.
    Next month other major developments in the pipeline could come to light, ranging from new 250TEU rail/road intermodal hubs at Griffith and Moree, to involvement in the Hunter Valley coal supply chain where the company has a substantial investment in facilities.
  • UPS in giant freighter order
    Express freight giant United Parcel Service has announced it is buying a fleet of 60 freighter aircraft from Airbus Industrie in a deal valued up to $US5 billion ($A8.55 billion).
    The massive deal with Airbus -- believed to be the biggest ever order for freighter aircraft - was announced yesterday at Farnborough International ’98, the air show outside London.
    Kentucky-based UPS has placed a firm order for 30 A300F4-600R aircraft, with options for an additional 30. It is the first time UPS has selected planes from Airbus. Deliveries will begin in mid-2000.
    "The decision to commit now to such dramatic growth of our airline reflects our confidence in this company’s future, both in the United States and abroad," UPS said in a statement, adding the aircraft would be used to augment, and not replace, other aircraft in its 200-strong fleet.
  • NR sale on hold as shareholders bicker
    The planned privatisation of National Rail appears almost certain to be delayed until next year, with no end in sight to the protracted dispute between the rail operator’s three government shareholders over the transfer of key assets.
    The formal arbitration process, aimed at resolving the outstanding issues to allow the long-awaited sale to finally proceed, has stalled as the federal government’s attention and efforts has been directed solely at the looming election.
    It was revealed in July that the commonwealth and NSW governments had instigated a process of formal arbitration in order to resolve the last remaining sticking points encountered in protracted negotiations with Victoria over the sale of NR.

TradeWindsweb site
  • Big John turns his back on the stock market
    JOHN FREDRIKSEN is thinking of delisting his tanker company Frontline from the Oslo Stock Exchange and going private. The owner is frustrated that his company is suffering from a negative image from analysts even though he claims it has delivered on its promises. The revelation comes as Fredriksen has also launched an attack on operators planning to keep their VLCCs trading beyond 25 years of age.
  • ITF wrath hits Ravi
  • Insurance powwow
  • Tightening up the belt
  • A dash to demolish
  • Good Faith speaks out

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The stock market took investors and transport companies for a roller coaster ride again last week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Index zoomed up one day only to fall back the next. Transport stocks have been on a slippery slope all year, despite increased demand and low fuel prices. That's beginning to leech profits away from major carriers. And analysts aren't sure if transport stocks - which have underperformed the market - have hit bottom. If slowdown becomes recession, transport stocks could drop another 10 percent, one transportation analyst said. The good news: this is a great time to buy transportation stocks.
  • The Surface Transportation Board is threatening to revoke the railroads industry's privilege of asserting product and geographic competition as a defense against rate challenges by shippers. This follows extensive discovery demands by Union Pacific as part of a rate reasonableness complaint by shipper FMC Corp. FMC termed UP's discovery request an abuse of legal procedure and STB agreed in sharply limiting UP's access to FMC business documents. UP tries to "drive shippers crazy with overreaching discovery," said FMC attorney Ed Greenberg.
  • Shippers are applauding a Department of Transportation recommendation that the full liability standard provided by the Carmack Amendment remain in effect. The DOT report recommends the current system of full value recovery with flexibility to vary liability by released rates or contract stay in place until shippers and the motor carrier industry can agree on an alternative liability procedure. Some shippers say they would be satisfied with a maximum dollar value of between $30 and $50 per pound for most shipments, but truckers appear unwilling to set limits that high in their quest to avoid catastrophic damage claims.
  • A month after UP's last system cutover to link the former Southern Pacific to its system, railroads and shippers in central California are still reeling from the effects. Those effects are familiar to those doing business with UP over the last year: service disruptions due to lost cars, shipper shutdowns and loss of potential business. The good news is that shippers have been seeing some improvement, and that the railroad's recent move to decentralize its operations may make a big difference. The bad news is, as was the case in Houston, getting back to normal may take a while.
  • Airbus wins. After two years of exhaustive research, study, negotiation and price haggling, UPS decided to go against its grain of an all-Boeing fleet and ordered up to 60 new Airbus A300-600s. The new aircraft, which will start entering the fleet in mid-2000, are expected to be used mostly in the U.S. domestic market. The domestic market over the next several years will see a lot of new capacity from all of the integrated carriers, all of whom are banking on continued growth in the intra-U.S. market to fuel their individual growth plans and capital expenses. How the market will absorb all this new capacity is up for debate.
  • A few months after many of the world's top port players came in with sizable bids for the Tecon container terminal in Santos, Brazil, the country was able to garner only a single bidder for Sepetiba, its future super port. Steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional picked up the terminal for $78 million, the minimum concession requirement. Labor disputes and the world financial crisis were cited as the reasons behind the low turnout for the property. And even though Sepetiba has been touted by both private companies and the Brazilian government as having the potential to compete with other Brazilian ports, Santos remains a safer bet for now.
  • Technology was the password and compliance the buzz-word at AUTO-TECH '98 in Detroit, the annual gathering of automotive industry suppliers. Last December the Big Three U.S. automakers informed suppliers of their intent to make electronic data interchange a requirement for doing business with them. The Automotive Industry Action Group, the trade group for auto industry suppliers, has developed the Automotive Network eXchange (ANX) to address electronic data interchange.
  • Optum Software will release two new software applications next week, ResponseNet and ResponseCenter, integrating a company's various software systems and its "demand centers." ResponseCenter will give users the ability to view inventory across the supply chain in real time from all distribution centers, whether at the center or on the road. In addition, the applications run with a standard API, giving customers the option of using the software with other companies' warehouse management or transportation software.
  • A tight container supply is expected to become tighter as the weak Asian economy has industry observers forecasting a long-term impact on the North American intermodal business. An early influx of holiday season imports, possibly caused by importers looking to beat rate increases and better planning to avoid last year's problems, is exacerbating the situation. To deal with an imbalanced transportation flow, steamship lines are looking to short-stop international containers at West Coast ports by unloading cargo into domestic containers and trucks, allowing for a quick return of international boxes to Asia.

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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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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
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
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
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
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
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
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
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.
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
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.
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
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
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.
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
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
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%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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