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November 11, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco profits to compensate for purchase losses
  • Trailblazing Customs at Xiamen
  • Brunswick plans move forward
  • First port design seminar held in Singapore
  • Container wreckage assessment continues
  • North Atlantic still leading airfreight market
  • Garuda to cut costs with charter services
  • Air Baltic, SAS Cargo in tighter co-operation
  • Circle registers gains
  • KLM Cargo to offer pet service on Internet

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
  • 'Freeways must become better and cheaper'
  • Higher profit British Airways
  • Delay in KLM/Alitalia alliance
  • Danzas under its own name in Czech Republic
  • Operating profit BTL slightly down

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-EU ties slip on banana rift
  • ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
  • Container industry braces for lawsuits
  • Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
  • Emery's guaranteed service to start early
  • Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
  • Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
  • JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
  • Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida
Transportation
  • DOT moves to calm shippers
  • Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
  • If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
  • Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
  • Through the woods, a trail of consolidations
Maritime
  • Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
  • Seaboard, Miami reach accord
  • Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
  • Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
  • Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
  • US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
  • Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-EU ties slip on banana rift
  • ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
  • Container industry braces for lawsuits
  • Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
  • Emery's guaranteed service to start early
  • Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
  • Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
  • JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
  • Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida
Transportation
  • DOT moves to calm shippers
  • Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
  • If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
  • Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
  • Through the woods, a trail of consolidations
Maritime
  • Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
  • Seaboard, Miami reach accord
  • Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
  • Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
  • Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
  • US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
  • Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-EU ties slip on banana rift
  • ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
  • Container industry braces for lawsuits
  • Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
  • Emery's guaranteed service to start early
  • Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
  • Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
  • JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
  • Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida
Transportation
  • DOT moves to calm shippers
  • Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
  • If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
  • Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
  • Through the woods, a trail of consolidations
Maritime
  • Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
  • Seaboard, Miami reach accord
  • Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
  • Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
  • Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
  • US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
  • Slot Watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Trio to Add Qingdao Call on Far East/NZ Service
  • CMA-CGM Adds Jakarta Call on MEX Service
  • Hyundai Wins $960 Million Contracts

urgente online pressweb site
  • La agrupación Renfe-Talgo entra en el mercado de Estados Unidos
  • Iberia mejora en la ruta Madrid-Barcelona
  • UPS recibe el premio a la "Mejor web de información al consumidor"
  • New World Alliance introduce un servicio Norte de Europa-Oriente Medio

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shot-in-arm for joint ventures
  • Silk pre-shipment inspection to go
  • IMC meeting on excise structure rationalisation
  • Myanmar onions import under OGL
  • Higher soyabean output seen
  • Exim Bank's credit line for Polish enterprises
  • CBEC clarification on redemption fine, penalty waiver
  • Move to form NRIs forum to interact with govt.
  • AP to privatise 7 spinning mills
  • Only WTO-accepted subsidies from now on, says Textile Secy
  • Maharashtra signs MoU with TIC for Rs 500-crore agro fund
  • The export target for software

Marine Logweb site
  • Hyundai has record order backlog
    Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Heavy Industries (HEHI) has recently announced shipbuilding contracts which, it says, are worth a total $960 million for 13 vessels.
  • $27.4 million submarine contract award modification for NNS
  • GD take-over of NASSCO gets Pentagon OK
    The Department of Defense has advised theAntitrust Division of the Department of Justice that it has no objection to General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed acquisition of National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Continental sells off grain arm to Cargill
    US commodity giant Cargill has agreed to purchase rival Continental Grain's worldwide grain business for an undisclosed sum.
  • Salvarani quits safety post to lead transport drive
    ROBERTO Salvarani, the architect of Europe's forceful campaign against substandard ships, has quit his post to help reinvigorate the European Union's drive for improved transport links.
  • Southern Seas planning rise in cover to $500m
    Fixed-premium P&I insurer Southern Seas is set to raise its level of cover to $500m ahead of the forthcoming P&I renewal.
  • Safmarine sale deadline set
    SAFREN expects to draw up a shortlist of candidates to buy Safmarine in the next two to three weeks, and to complete the disposal of its shipping division within about three months.
  • Vadhavan scheme is abandoned
    P&O Ports Australia has withdrawn from the ambitious Rs40bn ($950m) Vadhavan private port project, citing inordinate delays by the state administration over creating a conducive atmosphere for the project.
  • Two more Sanko ships on secondhand market
    JAPAN'S Sanko Steamship has placed a further two vessels on the secondhand market, as poor freight rates continue to dog the dry bulk and tanker sectors.
  • Mitch leaves transport in crisis
    Hurricane Mitch has destroyed many smaller Central American ports, wiped out coastal navigation aids, damaged larger ports and devastated transport infrastructure.
  • Hurricane aftermath set to shake up reefer markets
    REFRIGERATED shipping markets face a shake-up after Hurricane Mitch's devastation of banana plantations in Central America.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
  • Colombo commissions transhipment terminal
    SRI Lanka Ports Authority today commissioned a new dedicated transhipment container terminal for feeder ships at Colombo.
  • Norwegian bank merger collapses
    A PLANNED merger between Norwegian banks has fallen through as the parties could not agree on the use of the distribution network of Posten Norge.
  • Gdansk opens oil terminal
    THE opening today of the third tanker berth at Poland's Gdansk Oil Terminal will increase the handling ability of the port's Northern Port from 21m tons to 33m tons of oil a year.
  • Hyundai continues MSC slot charter
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine is to continue its present agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company next year by chartering slots on MSC vessels.
  • C-Link blacklisted by Philippines
    SINGAPORE-based shipmanager C-Link has been blacklisted and banned from recruiting Filipino seafarers.
  • South Korea to curb TBT paints
    SOUTH Korea's Ministry of Maritime and Fishery will restrict the use of anti-fouling paints containing tributyl tin (TBT).
  • Banks bail out Jindo Corp
    CREDITOR banks have agreed to help save South Korea's Jindo group in a deal which involves swapping debt for an equity stake.
  • California seeks oil-spill contingency plans
    PACIFIC Merchant Shipping Association has sought proposals for the development of a Californian oil-spill contingency plan.
  • Petro Ranger allegations 'preposterous'
    MANAGERS of the hijacked products tanker Petro Ranger have described claims by Chinese authorities that members of the vessel's crew were involved in smuggling as 'preposterous'.
  • P&O Ports sells Vadhavan stake
    P&O PORTS has agreed to sell a major stake in India's Vadhavan port project to Reliance Industries.
  • Swedish flag facing exodus
    SWEDISH owners have confirmed that seven ships are to be withdrawn from the national flag as a result of the government's 1999 draft budget.
  • Finnish minister hits back at yards
    FINLAND'S trade and industry minister has attacked Aker Finnyards and Kv'rner Masa-Yards for blaming the government for problems in the industry.
  • Seaboard signs Miami deal
    A LONG-term terminal agreement has been signed between the Port of Miami and South Florida-based Seaboard Marine.
  • Banana crops devastated by Mitch
    HURRICANE Mitch has devastated banana plantations in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA sues over WA conspiracy
    The Maritime Union of Australia is sharpening its battle tactics on the western waterfront, mounting a conspiracy case in the Federal Court against the Geraldton Port Authority, former WA Transport Minister Eric Charlton and present state Transport Minister Murray Criddle.
    Documents lodged in the Federal Court for the MUA on Tuesday seek an injunction to prevent the GPA from privatising its workforce on 31 December.
    Geraldton's reform program will see it license stevedoring, effectively ending its role of providing stevedoring labor.
    In a prepared statement the MUA said the Federal Court action would be modelled on the successful court action against Patrick Stevedores.
  • Deadweight Devil a first for Hobart's Incat
    Incat Australia launched its largest wave-piercing catamaran from the Coverdale building hall at its Hobart yard on Saturday.
    A spokeswoman for the company said the launch of the 96-metre, $70 million Devil Cat was on the smoothest in recent times -- a particularly pleasing result given the reduced margins for error involved in launching vessels of that size from Incat's drydock.
    With a displacement of about 870 tonnes and a deadweight capacity of 800 tonnes, the new vessel is almost capable of carrying its own weight -- an achievement which Incat believes is a world first in vehicle-passenger ferry design.
  • MIIU mulls carrier grounding
    The Maritime Incident Investigation Unit is thinking of conducting an official investigation into the grounding of a Panama-flagged woodchip carrier on a sandbank in the Tamar River near Launceston on Saturday evening.
    However, given that the 50,000 DWT vessel Crimson Venus was successfully freed by tugs on Sunday and embarked on her return voyage to Japan early on Monday morning after passing a Class NK inspection, the MIIU may decide not to pursue the matter.
    According to the Launceston Port Corporation's chief executive Craig Faulkner, the incident occurred as the Crimson Venus left the port's No 6 berth at 6pm on Saturday.
    "Basically the vessel was being taken off our No 6 berth after it has been loaded with woodchips, and it was caught by the wind and tide and found its way onto a sandbar," Mr Faulkner said.
  • SCT runs into new terminal
    AUSTRALIA'S first private interstate freight train operator Specialized Container Transport has begun its thrice-weekly Melbourne-Perth trains to its new $18 million rail terminal at Forrestfield in Perth.
    The Melbourne-based company revealed yesterday the long-awaited construction of its Western Australian freight hub was nearing completion, with services expected to be fully operational by mid-December.
  • Skilled Maritime cruises into Sydney
    Skilled Maritime Services has made a small foray into the port of Sydney in the area of baggage handling for visiting cruise ships.
    SMS manager Ken Drake, described the event as "a bit of a first", with the activity previously the sole domain of the Marine Porters Association, which is affiliated to the Maritime Union of Australia.
    Mr Drake said: "It's all been negotiated with the unions -- there's nothing underhand about it."
    Mr Drake said Skilled performed their first job last Saturday, on the NYK vessel, Crystal Harmony.
    He said the deal was on a "job by job" basis, but SMS was looking for more work in the area.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
  • German Enviro Disaster Caused By Burning Freighter
    An oil slick off the German coast has caused what is being reported as the region's worst environmental disaster in living memory and endangered thousands of sea birds and animals. Oil has been leaking from the wrecked Italian-owned freighter Pallas since it caught fire in the North Sea two weeks ago and came to rest on one of Germany's North Fresian islands.
  • EuroCom To Get Copenhagen Listing
    EuroCom Industries A/S (ECI), one of the largest suppliers of communication equipment for the maritime market with a reported turnover of $83.2 million in 1997 will get a listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange. The company is owned 50 percent by SAIT-RadioHolland, 50 percent owned by Germany's STN ATLAS Marine Electronics GmbH.
  • VLCC Rates Steady
    VLCC rates were generally steady, as the market awaited the release of Saudi stems for December.
    Mideast/UKC and Mideast/Singapore rates were pegged at W52.5 ($9.4/ton) and W57.5 ($4.0), respectively, both unchanged, and Mideast/Japan slightly softer at W60 ($7.0).
  • Sea Containers Earnings Up 35%
    Sea Containers Ltd. reported a 35 percent boost in third-quarter earnings to $20.8 million and said it reaffirmed fiscal year earnings forecasts of at least $3.00 a share. The diversified marine container lessor which operates passenger transport and hotels said 1997 period included a gain on sale of a hotel property of $5 million, or $0.26 per common share, so the year to year improvement is even greater if this gain is excluded.
  • Barry Leads Business Delegation To Cameroon
    A U.S. business delegation led by Washington Mayor Marion Barry is in Cameroon to look at various investment projects, including the development of Douala port.
  • Cranes Headed For Port Of Tacoma
    Four container cranes bound for the Port of Tacoma's new Hyundai Terminal project are expected to arrive on Thursday. The cranes are part of the $63 million construction of the port's new container terminal for Hyundai Merchant Marine which will be completed by the end of November.
  • Shipsales
    Tanker Sanko Eternal, built 1991, 96,117 dwt, sold for $21 million to Italian based Greek buyers including a timercharter back at $17,000 daily.
    Tanker Xin Ning, built 1986, 5,940 dwt, sold for $5.2 million to Chinese buyers.
    RoRo Brabant and Bayard, built 1998 and 1997 respectively, 11,900 dwt and 12,488 dwt ,sold for $98 million en-bloc.

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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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